Counting Our Blessings What Counting Our Blessings What Is Success Is Success ? ?

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Dr. Daniel Yawo Akrodou Dr. Daniel Yawo Akrodou

PhD Public HealthPhD Public Health

Genetic, Chronics and Infectious Genetic, Chronics and Infectious Diseases, and Sociobehavioral Diseases, and Sociobehavioral

EpidemiologyEpidemiology

Statement of Thoughts and Believes

We are successful if we can count our We are successful if we can count our blessings ! blessings !

Life is learning process full of Life is learning process full of

experiences experiences

as powerful sources of knowledge. as powerful sources of knowledge.

Do you Count your Blessings Do you Count your Blessings ? ?

Counting Our BlessingsCounting Our Blessings

Past events are sources of lifetime experiences andPast events are sources of lifetime experiences and force influencers for positive transformation force influencers for positive transformation

and Social Changes.and Social Changes. Life learning process is powerful instructor strengtheningLife learning process is powerful instructor strengthening

our believes, and thinking.our believes, and thinking. Somewhere people have a little to count for, Somewhere people have a little to count for,

only past joyful or unpleasant events are their sources of strength for only past joyful or unpleasant events are their sources of strength for survival. survival.

Their past life experiences sustain their efforts to overcome their daily Their past life experiences sustain their efforts to overcome their daily challenges.challenges.

Is fine…. to question our evolution.Is fine…. to question our evolution. ““Little knowledge is a dangerous”Little knowledge is a dangerous”

(Patterson, et al, 2008,p.89)(Patterson, et al, 2008,p.89)

SuccessSuccess

What is your Success ?What is your Success ?

Nature of Success Nature of Success

Success is ongoing process Success is ongoing process

involving our wills of decision making involving our wills of decision making

for change and for change and

better livingbetter living. .

Walk and Walk Again…! Ourah!Walk and Walk Again…! Ourah!

Success is dynamic process .Success is dynamic process .

… …walk and walk again toward your goals walk and walk again toward your goals

and objectives.and objectives.

What a noble task it is!What a noble task it is!

Ways to Succeed Ways to Succeed Be Positive Be Positive

Obedience, Creative Imagination, Critical Thinking, Positive Thoughts that Obedience, Creative Imagination, Critical Thinking, Positive Thoughts that generate that energy for readiness to make difference.generate that energy for readiness to make difference.

Be able to Recognize Our Mistakes and Correct ThemBe able to Recognize Our Mistakes and Correct Them

Failure is the road toward achievements.Failure is the road toward achievements. Mistake is the step toward problems solving. Mistake is the step toward problems solving.

Sickness is the road to recovery. Sickness is the road to recovery. Choosing The Road of Recovery Choosing The Road of Recovery

Failure can be devastating, get up to seek proper advices. Failure can be devastating, get up to seek proper advices.

Accept failure as way to success. Accept failure as way to success.

Applied Yourself to Succeed (Body, Mind and Soul) Applied Yourself to Succeed (Body, Mind and Soul)

Health, Fitness, Behavioral, Psychological, Economics, Social and Cultural Health, Fitness, Behavioral, Psychological, Economics, Social and Cultural factors integration is crucial for individual and community success.factors integration is crucial for individual and community success.

Honest Success Is Reaching Out!Honest Success Is Reaching Out!

Honest success is seeking Honest success is seeking

love ones, family, relatives, professors, and counselors love ones, family, relatives, professors, and counselors advice and opinion.advice and opinion.

“ “for believers pray”. for believers pray”.

Keep diaries full of souvenirs Keep diaries full of souvenirs

as source of knowledge. (Isn’t easy).as source of knowledge. (Isn’t easy).

Counting Our BlessingsCounting Our Blessings

Somehow, it is hard to succeed alone!Somehow, it is hard to succeed alone!

Isn’t success teamwork process? Isn’t success teamwork process?

I do believe so. I do believe so.

Success Teamwork Process Success Teamwork Process

Our success depends on the quality of Our success depends on the quality of our networking, work habits, and wills to try. our networking, work habits, and wills to try.

Always, let tune ourAlways, let tune our

Critical listening, Critical thinking, Critical listening, Critical thinking,

Critical reasoningCritical reasoning, , Get up and try, and try again…Get up and try, and try again…

A Song To Share With You A Song To Share With You

Whenever things are becoming dark.Whenever things are becoming dark.Whenever you cannot see. Whenever you cannot see.

And all is blurred.And all is blurred.Go back to those old cherished memories.Go back to those old cherished memories.

Find better old ways as references to proceed. Find better old ways as references to proceed. Surely you’ll build on the positive facts.Surely you’ll build on the positive facts.

And achieve success that way. And achieve success that way.

Final ThoughtsFinal Thoughts

So long my friendsSo long my friends life is journeys, often people who life is journeys, often people who make the most of itmake the most of it believe in themselves firstbelieve in themselves first and long life learning processand long life learning processAnd how about you!And how about you! I am singer on nice river I am singer on nice river So long my friends…… So long.So long my friends…… So long.