Its not what you are look at that matters, its what you see.-Henry David Trudeau.
Isn’t it interesting that you may have something and never know you do. In this past 2 months, I have seen this in action more than I could record. I will share 2 instances with you here.
Some of you know that I recently got back from a trip to Montreal for some of my annual conferences and events. It was a great time btw 😉
On my way to Montreal,
I had a good 15 hours layover in London which afforded me the opportunity to re-unite with my family there. Saw my big brother and his family. Hadnt seen one of his sons in almost 9 years and the other for the first time. My nephew is now almost 1 foot taller than I am…how interesting 🙂
I also had a good time with 2 of my sisters-in-law and their family. After a good time, I went back to Heathrow airport to continue my trip. I always love shopping around cos sometimes you get a good find, so I did a bit of that while waiting to board. Got to this nice store with nice decor; pillows, picture frames, …. The quote about by Henry David Trudeau caught my attention: Its not what you are looking at that matters, its what you see. Interesting!
And so I did a video about it here:
Next I got on the plane and decided to relax with a musical Movie titled Annie. Nice one-good story line. As I closed my eyes to rest I got an Ha ha moment right there – I have 3 amazing older sisters and 3 amazing sisters-in-law. That makes me the goodie between a three-sister sandwich…hehe. I have been married for almost 11 years but now I am just discovering this. I was more intrigued that I never figured this out.
What’s special about that fact? I don’t know, may be just the symmetry or perhaps I will discover later, but the fact that I just discovered though it had been a fact for 11 years was the important point.
Is there anything you have now that could bring more fruitfulness to your endeavours but you are not even aware? The next example will even show it clearer.
Clone a Sim
Since we moved to Nigeria for the mission of planting a new branch of Overcomers, one of the main issues asides irregular power supply has been securing a good internet service. I use an Etisalat line and got a good deal for my phone and internet needs- I buy credit on my phone and tether it to my other devices. Nigeria is what I call an emerging market and because of this many opportunities go untapped. lots of money to be made and lot of needs to be met; making unending opportunity available for smart and good people to tap into.
Anyway, before I decided on what phone plan to take I did my research, coming from a Canadian system (where by the way I was an expert in the area of getting the most from your service providers) I was determined to get the most I could for the money I pay. I however discovered that what I figured out was more effective than the solution I was given by calling customer service, though they helped.
On a side note: A Phone / Internet Consultant would make some side income in Nigeria. By guiding people, recommending a package that would work best for individual and showing them how to save money on services. Helping them fish out the best option suited for them. I wish there was one and I would have paid them to help me figure out a mobile/internet solution for my need.
Meanwhile, I got a rhythm and enjoyed my services from Etisalat here in Kuje for the most part. Yesterday we decided to use a Mifi device from Etisalat for our home internet. (A Mifi device is a small phone size device, you insert a sim with data into and it serves as a modem, making wifi available for other devices-phones, tablets and computers). Its definitely easier to use a Mifi for all other devices than to tether my phone for internet. So we decided to pay for some internet on the Mifi sim. (If you reading this from the western world, you likely wouldn’t ever need this….lol).
Anyway I called customer service yesterday, spoke with a lady, she gave me some information. Thank God I asked her if I could link my Mifi to my phone. Then she transferred me to the Data department to speak with a data specialist. What I discovered afterwards is that the info she gave me was wrong.
To my amazements, He said I could clone my sim to a new sim. Wow! I didnt need to buy extra data on my phone and another on the Mifi! I can buy bulk data on my phone that way and still be able to use it on the Mifi. That means my phone will no longer get so heated up from tethering. Great!
He sent me the code to do it and voila! We got it done today. And as I write I am using the Mifi as wifi. Very cool.
Again I have had the Mifi since October and had tried to use it, but now I am getting the most from it. Plus I have had the same phone company for the same time, but now I am maximizing my services with them.
My question to you, what do you have now that you are not gaining the most results from? Is there a skill or passion that can be converted into an income stream for you?
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