Productive living is the way to a fulfilled life.

1. Productive living By Okoronkwo Sunday (08068142697) Presented at North 13, 2011, Youth Convention

2. Exercise 1 Get a piece of paper and write down the following: My walk with God: My Service in His Vineyard: My family: My career: My Business: My education: Beside each of these sentences, write down your achievements in 2010 and Jan-June 2011.

3. Food for thought What will you want to be remembered for?

4. Definitions: To be productive is to bring forth something abundantly and efficiently ( John 15:16, John 10:10) Living is a particular way of life/quality of life Productive living therefore is the efficient and effective utilization of your God give resources that will yield favourable results in every areas of your lives. (John 15:16, Gen 26:13, Gen 13:2)

5. Evidence of a Productive life A productive life is one that is; Fruitful in all things Industrious enough to mass produce desired output Dynamic in all life issues Fertile enough to replicate itself (success) Creative enough to amaze your world Useful enough to be indispensible

6. Productivity factors Efficiency: the judicious management of your God given resources (input) to obtain desired results (output) Effectiveness: ensuring that the input of your God given resources meets the started desired result (started targets) Competence: ability acquired through trainings that ensures efficient and effective usage of resources for desired results. It is the effective deployment of your gifts/talents to produce desired outcomes Attitudes

8. GREATEST HELPER OR HEAVIEST BURDEN?

9. PUSH YOU ONWARDS OR DRAG YOU DOWN TO FAILURE?

10. COMPLETELY AT YOUR COMMAND?

11. SERVANT OF ALL GREAT MEN?

12. SERVANT OF ALL FAILURES?

14. 9 Attitude isthe energy that fuels your thoughts, feelings & actions based upon your expectations & your perception

16. CRITICS: They perceive themselves as experts in the game of life and pride themselves on finding fault in others

18. 12 Attitude is everything ‘‘Your attitude/mind-set determines your actions, and your actions determine your Accomplishment’’(John C. Maxwell) Attitude is every thing, productive people have winning attitude, do you?

19. Productivity process

20. Productive process: Input Phase Gods Resources in you- your discovery: Productive Mind (1 Cor. 2:16, II Tim 1:7) Ability to produce (Phil. 4:13, Num 13:30 ) Sufficient help to produce (John 14:26 But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby. AMP VER), Open cheque to draw with –(John 14:13-14, John 16: 23-24)

21. Your part: Process Phase-1 Nothing you do will fail – (Ps 1:3) Diligence is required – ( Pro. 10:4, 12:24) As a believer, ‘If’ not permitted-(Mk 9:23, Jn 6:29) Winners don’t quit, quitters don’t win-(Lk 18:2-8) Expectation gives birth to experience-(Pro. 23:18; 24:14)

22. Your part: Process Phase-2 Re-Examine your life, the following questions will be helpful; Who are you? Where are you? Where are you going to? What do you need to get there? Know what you want Evaluate your methods/methodologies Draw your action plan Acquire competence where necessary

23. Your part: Process Phase-2 Efficiently implement improvement plans Evaluate output; to know if it meets desired output Celebrate/ reward yourself for meeting desired outputs Stick to the system that works for you Change system once it no longer gives desired output Repeat cycle every time, for continuous improvement

24. Rewards :Output Phase God’s approval –(Matt 25:23) Relevance- (Gen 41:37-44) Accomplishments-( 2 Tim 4:7 ) Channel for heaven’s releases- ( Gen 12:2) Reign with Him In Glory- ( John 15 :2)

25. Don’t Forget You were created for constant and continuous growth, improvement-(Pro. 4:18) God’s perfect will is for you to bear fruits (Desired results in all areas of life Endeavour), so as to bring Him glory, better your life, bless others and therefore fulfill your God given destiny. (Gen 1:28, Matt 5:13-16)

26. Conclusion We today remember our beloved…Mr. /Mrs.………… He/she lived an exemplary life: Of success, positive achievements, gave away money in billions of dollars to the work of God and the needy, left inheritance for his/her family worth trillions of Naira, His/her family is an example of God perfect plan for families, etc. In summary he/she led a productive life; will this be said at your memorial service?

27. Q & A