Rasheed Ogunlaru Quotes

“Don't spend your life believing a story about yourself that you didn't write that's been fed to you - that simply you've accepted, embedded and added to. Let the story go and there beneath is the real you...and your unique gifts, heart and path that await you.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“There are two powerful fuels, two forces; motivation and inspiration. To be motivated you need to know what your motives are. Over time - and to sustain you through it - your motivation must become an inner energy; a 'motor' driving you forward, passionately, purposefully, wisely and compassionately... come what may, every day. Inspiration is an outer - worldly - energy that you breathe and draw in. It may come from many places, faces, spaces and stages - right across the ages. It is where nature, spirit, science, mind and time meet, dance, play and speak. It keeps you outward facing and life embracing. But you must be open-minded and open-hearted to first let it in and then let it out again. Together - blended, combined and re-entwined - motivation and inspiration bring connectivity, productivity, creativity and boundless possibilities that is not just 'self' serving but enriching to all humanity and societies...just as it should be.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Is your life story the truth? Yes, the chronological events are true. Is it the whole truth? No, you see and judge it through your conditioned eyes and mind - not of all involved - nor do you see the entire overview. Is it nothing but the truth? No, you select, share, delete, distort, subtract, assume and add what you want, need and choose to.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“A rich life is lived from a giving heart not a selfish mind.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“During my life journey I've discovered an interesting thing; once you stop seeking outside you discover what already resides within.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Don't waste your whole lifetime waiting for the perfect life when there's a perfectly good one within and right in front of you.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“A free spirit is not bound by this, that, matter, materialism or opinion. They sing, dance and flow on the wind - for they are at one with it. They are nothing and everything - void and expanse. Even space and time does not confine or define them. For they are pure energy itself.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“All hate is hurt, all compassion is understanding”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“You only ever have three things: 1) your self, wellbeing and mindset 2) Your life network, resources and resourcefulness 3) Your reputation and goodwill. Treasure and tend the first. Value, support and build the second. And mindfully, wisely ensure that the third (your life current and savings account) is always in credit.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“The tragedy about history - personally and globally - is that while we may learn it we rarely learn from it.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“The stiller you are the calmer life is.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Happiness is not a thing - it is a feeling; a way of joyful living and being. It comes from inner fulfilment and appreciating the world you live in.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Sharpen and trust your judgement: learn when spending is a shrewd investment and when it is merely an indulgence”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“See money – currency - as the flow of energy and giving that cycles between you, others and me. Now let it flow kindly, fairly and mindfully.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“There’s little growth and progression without learning and reflection”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“You will never get the best out of anyone professionally unless you understand what motivates and makes them tick personally - as a human being”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“I've found that trying to be like everyone else, do what others do and follow others 'guaranteed path' to 'so-called success' never really works for me. I have found my best strategy is to authentically be me, listen within and follow it....and then to treat and connect with others - wherever I can - personally, personably and individually.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“See life for what it is - a blessing to be lived - rather than what is so often reduced to; a problem to be fixed.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“A quiet mind is the quickest and biggest step to a peaceful world.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Music is energy, emotion, expression, escapism, enlightenment. Music is so much more than just entertainment.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Success is simply the wisdom born out of so called failures”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Despair and disappointment are the parent of countless inspired, inspiring, triumphant creations”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“It does not need to be perfect - or technically correct - to be magic”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Sometimes a step back or away from an idea, task or project brings even more perspective, insight and clarity.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“The secret of winning any prize is knowing that your own treasure and potential is equal to it... and worthy of it.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“You'll find that more doors open if you approach them with an open heart rather than a closed mind.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Your life - and all lives - will be richer if lived with a open, loving heart rather than a closed, fearful mind”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“There is no well being without inner peace.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Your brand is the value and magic that's not in your bottle, body or box. It's the inspiration, incense, intent and impact before, within and beyond.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“There's a vast space between being simply human to being truly humane.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru