“It’s not the depth of your intellect that will comfort you or transform your world. Only the richness of your heart and your generosity of spirit can do that”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“You may possibly become rich by just caring about yourself and what you want to gain from your profession and your life but you cannot possibly enrich the lives of everyone you meet that way.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Love is the only answer to every question”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“You can not hope to arrive at harmony in your life while stirring up disturbances in anothers…”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“We’re merely one tree with various types, shapes and sizes of leaves that all wave differently in the breeze”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“There are ultimately two choices in life: to fight it or to embrace it. If you fight it you will lose – if you embrace it you become one with it and you’ll be lived.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Tomorrow’s leaders will not lead dictating from the front, nor pushing from the back. They will lead from the centre – from the heart”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Those who say life is knocking them down and giving them a tough time are usually the first to beat themselves up. Be on your own side.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“All pursuits are pointless and fruitless unless and until love and compassion are found and then are the foundation and destination of all you do”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“The mind will enchain yourself, others or both. Your heart will set you / them free”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Some strive to make themselves great. Others help others see and find their own greatness. It’s the latter who really enrich the world we live in”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Nothing has value without self worth”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“You may possibly become rich by just caring about yourself and what you want to gain from life but you cannot possibly enrich the lives of everyone you meet that way. The pathway to enlightenment and transformation and liberation is the heart not the mind.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Only love and compassion can bring true and lasting transformation”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Until you understand your customers – deeply and genuinely – you cannot hope to serve them”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Customer conversion is dependent on the right customer conversation”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Unlike sport in business the win-win is the best possible score”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“All selling should spring from service”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Know your magic, trust your magic, use your magic and know that you are a manifestation of life’s magic.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“The head thinks. The heart knows.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“You are what resides before, beyond and between what you think so do not be consumed by thought. It is only a fragment of your magic.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Odd how we focus on studying wars at at school to form our ‘education’. No wonder we know so little about making and forging peace as adults.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Q: When is the perfect time? A: Who can say, but probably somewhere between haste and delay – and it’s usually most wise to start today.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“When setbacks arise – and they will from time to time – regroup, recharge, refocus and refine.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Your consistency says a lot about your commitment.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Nothing in life is a foregone conclusion unless and until it is foregone and concluded”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“A touch less ego and dash more humility will improve the quality of anything you turn your hand to.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“In the long run most short cuts are flawed – especially on journeys to ‘so-called’ success”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“If you feel that you are going without go within”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Legacy is not what’s left tomorrow when you’re gone. It’s what you give, create, impact and contribute today while you’re here that then happens to live on.”
— Rasheed Ogunlaru