By JAPHET ALAKAM

Regardless of how old you are, where you live, where you’re from or what your career goals are, everybody’s ultimate goal in life is to be happy and successful. Though this is the dream of all, but several factors have made it impossible for many to actualize that.

Like the biblical Deborah who is on a rescue mission and one who wants many to succeed , Deborah Ukoh, a pharmacist and lover of God after an indept research, came out with a new life changing book entitled Successful People, Volume 1; Strategies and Principles that will unlock your hidden powers to succeed.

In her insightful style, the author in the 120 page book published by Rehobot Media Koncept takes the reader on a systematic journey that profoundly redefines the concept of success. Success to her is more than an idea, it is a state of mind.

According to her, God’s plan for you is all round success, whether you are a success or failure, you are the determinant. Your colour or look makes no difference, the important thing is what is inside you,  that is the contents and what you can make out of it.

She goes further to say, “ True success is the accomplishment of an assignment or the attainment of a  desired end. It is essentially the product of discovery or of purpose.”

Chapters one and two talk about the real you and your dream, and here she points out that your dream is your blueprint to success, your vision determines your outcome, so you must be able to see the end of  your dream.

Deborah who is of the view that everyone is designed for greatness went on to highlight the 12 pillars that are vital to achieving success. She did not stop there, she also mentions the principles and core values of the successful- to include commitment to the vision, passion, character, customer focus, excellence, the entreprenueral spirit, energy and leadership.

With the firm belief that there is no better way to succeed than to follow the footsteps of those who have already done so, the author shared insight of indigenous conglomerates in Nigeria and the brains behind them.  They include,  Bishop David Oyedepo, of Living Faith Church Worlwide; Stella Okoli, Emzor Pharmaceuticals; Aliko Dangote, Dangote Group; Cosmas Maduka, Coscharis Group; Fidelis Ayeabe, Fidson Healthcare; Obiora Chukwuka, Greenlife Pharmaceuticals amongst others. These are people who differed all odds and applied the right keys to become successful, how they started, challenges and where they are now.

Fused with biblical references for effective digestion, the author whom I can describe as a successful woman has through the book unveiled the secrets of making wealth in all endeavours.

Written in very simple language for easy readership, the revealing and motivational book is a very good addition to a list of the motivational books in the book stand. It will help the average man who believes that he can not make it to sit up. Apart from few unavoidable errors, the author also went too far in the analysis of the different successful people and their companies, to the extent that it looked like an advertorial for the companies. Such can be avoided as she has already made her points earlier on. But that notwithstanding, I recommend the book, it is good for you