THE WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION BY D.A. AYO

THE WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION BY D.A. AYO

THE WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION

The house was quiet and the day was sunny. I was about 8 or 9 years old when I visited a neighbour and suddenly a black, mangy, wild dog jumped from nowhere and bit me. As a boy, I did not know the implications of being bitten by a wild dog. I did not know about a deadly virus called Rabies which has a 100% mortality rate in humans if you’re not treated on time. But fortunately for me, I told my parents the same day and because of my Parent’s knowledge of Rabies infection, I was given multiple shots of Anti-Rabies vaccines the next day in the hospital. However` another man that was bitten by a dog that had Rabies few years later while praying ignorantly thought it was an attack from satan. So all he did was throw stones at the dog that bit him. Few weeks later, he started manifesting the signs and symptoms of Rabies like hydrophobia (hatred for water) and barking like a dog. By this time it was too late. He eventually died of Rabies.

Question: What saved me and what killed the other man. Was it luck? Was it GOD and satan respectively? Simple! Knowledge and ignorance respectively. A book of wisdom has this quotation which goes thus “A man in honour that does not know he is in honour is like a fool that is destroyed”. Also from the book: “You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.”

Friends, every time you pay for something, it’s because you’re ignorant of that thing. For instance, why do you pay a Physician to treat you when you’re ill? It’s because you do not have the knowledge to treat yourself. Why do you pay a lawyer a lot of money? Because you either do not know the law or you do not know how to interpret the law by yourself. I’ve just paid the mechanic to repair my car because I am bereft of the knowledge on how to fix cares. That’s why I am a medical doctor.

The reason why your boss is earning more than you are earning is because your boss knows more than what you know. The reason why a person is your leader is because the person knows more about leadership than you do.

If you are not in the know, you will not be in the flow; if you’re not updated; you will become out-dated; if you’re not informed you will be deformed, if you’re not inspired, you will expire. To be current is the currency of life.

Did you know that information doubles every two years? In fact in Silicon Valley in California U.S.A which is probably the world’s largest conglomeration of Companies involved in Information Technology. It is said that in every five minutes the information in Silicon Valley changes hence if you’re not updating yourself with new information every five minutes you will become out-dated.

So what is the solution?

1. Read an average of 1 hour a day or more in your field or in any area you’re experiencing a challenge.

2. Attend seminars or workshops in your field or in any area where you need a change or you have a challenge.

3. Seek professional counsel or advice from mentors and experts.

4. Walk and talk with people that have more information than yours or people that have superior information than yours.

5. Turn your car into a university on wheels by listening to CDs while you’re in traffic.

6. Create your own information storing system by utilizing modern technology to store your information like external hard drives, tablets, iPods, computers etc.

The only weapon of mass destruction is ignorance. A challenge is not a problem. The only problem is not knowing how to deal with the challenge. No information, no growth. If you stop learning, you’ll start dying. Now go out and get that information. Your progress depends on it.

D.A. Ayo

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D.A. Ayo is a Medical Doctor with awesome abilities as a management consultant, professional speaker, trainer and a coach specifically in the areas of soft skills, personal effectiveness and personal transformation in different aspects of life and leadership. He is a much sought after world class international positive change cuasing speaker.

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