Profile of Speaker

❑ An International Award-Winning Grants Management Specialist with Over 15 years experience working in the
Profit and Non-Profit sectors. Managed projects funded by DFID, EU, the World Bank, USAID, and the
Government of Ghana. Total value of funds managed across all sectors is $104.6 million. He is a John Maxwell
Speaker, Trainer, Mentor and Coach. He has spoken on various platforms in the US and in Ghana and is
passionate about developing capacities of people to perform at their best.

❑ Speaking Engagement
✓ Dec 2017, Speaker at the Youth and Young Adults Summit at the Pentecost International Worship Center
(PIWC) in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
✓ April 2018, Speaker at the Annual Grant Conference in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
✓ July 2019, Speaker at the Accounting & Finance Conference in New York, USA
✓ July 2019, Speaker at the Information Systems Audit and Control Association( ISACA) Conference, Ghana

❑ Qualifications
✓ Chartered Global Investment Analyst, Certified Grants Management Specialist, Global Certified
Management Accountant, Kaplan-Norton Balanced Scorecard Certified Graduate, and Certified Project
Management Analyst
 Scriptural Background
• John 1:19-22
• 19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priestsand Levites
from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

• 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not theChrist.

• 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, Iam not.
Art thou that prophet?And he answered, No.

• 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to
them that sent us. What sayest thou ofthyself?
5 Important Questions
We Must Answer
Question #1
Question #2
Question #3
Question #4
Question #5
Question #1- Who Am I?
Genesis 1:26-27
• 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our
likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the
sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and
over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth.

• 27 So God created man in his own image, in the imageof

God created he him; male and female created hethem.
Question #1 cont’d
The Truth About You

✓ You are made in the image of God (Gen 1:27)

✓ You are fearfully and wonderfully made ( Psalm 139:14)
✓ You are designed to have high levels of self-esteem and self-respect.
✓ You are extraordinary; there has never been anyone exactly like you in all the
history of mankind on earth.
✓ You have absolutely amazing untapped talents and abilities that, when properly
unleashed and applied, can bring you everything you could ever want in life
(Ephesians 3:20)
✓ You are designed to recognize and choose the right things to think about (Josh
24:15, Eccles. 7:29)
✓ You are created to succeed and to have dominion, in spite of the odds.You are
more than a conqueror ( Romans 8:37)
✓ You are complete in Christ ( Col 2:10)
Question#1 cont’d- Who AmI?
Understand Your Self-Concept

Self-Concept

Self-
Ideal

Self- Self-
Image Esteem
Question #1 cont’d
Your Self-Concept

✓ Your self-concept is made up of all your beliefs about yourselfand

your abilities. This includes all the experiences, decisions,
successes, failures, ideas, information, emotions, and opinions of
your life up to now.
✓ Everything you know about yourself, all your beliefs, arerecorded
on the hard drive of your personality, in your self-concept.
✓ You behave on the outside in a manner consistent with your self-
concept on the inside.
✓ Your self-concept precedes and predicts your levels of performance
and effectiveness in everything you do.
 Question #1 cont’d
Self-Concept
✓ You have a self-concept of how healthy you are, and how much you eat or
exercise.
✓ You have a self-concept of how good a person you are to your parents, to your
friends etc.
✓ You have a self-concept of how smart you are, and how wellyou learn, how
well you do yourwork.
✓ If you want to change your performance and your results in any area of your
life, you have to change your self-concept ( your beliefs about yourself).
✓ Reject self-limiting beliefs that limit your potential. If you accept them as valid
estimates of your ability, they become true for you as if they were correct
✓ Reprogram your mental hard drive withnew, positive, constructive, and
courageous beliefs about yourself and your future. Romans 12:2
Question #1 cont’d
Self-Ideal- How you admire
yourself
✓ Your self-Ideal is made up of your hopes, dreams, visions, andideals
✓ Your self-ideal is composed of the virtues, values, and qualities that you
most admire in yourself andothers.
✓ Your self-ideal is the person you would most like to become, if you
could be a perfect person in every way. These ideals guide and shape
your behavior.
✓ Great men and women, leaders, and people of character are very clear
about their values, visions, and ideals. They know who they are and
what they belief in. They set high standards forthemselves, and they do
not compromise those standards. They are men and women that others
can look up to and depend on. Examples Daniel and his friends, Joseph,
Moses, Paul the Apostle, Nehemiah, Ruth, Elisha etc
Question #1 cont’d: Self-Image-
The Way you see yourself
✓ This is the way you see yourself and think about yourself. It is often called your
inner mirror.
✓ It is where you look internally to see how you should behave in a particular
situation. Because of the power of self-image, you always perform on the
outside consistent with the image you have of yourself on the inside.
✓ By visualizing and imagining yourself performing at your best in an upcoming
situation, you send a message to your subconscious mind. Your subconscious
mind accepts this message as a command, and then coordinates your thoughts,
words, and actions so that they fit a pattern consistent with the picture you
created.
✓ All improvement in your life begins with an improvement in your mental
pictures. Your internal images influence your emotions, your behaviors,your
attitudes, and even the way other people respond to you.
Question #1 cont’d
Self-Esteem: How you feel about yourself

✓ This is the emotional component of your personality, and is the most

important factor in determining how you think, feel, and behave.
✓ Your level of self-esteem largely determines much of whathappens to
you life.
✓ Your self-esteem is best defined as how much you like yourself. The more you like
yourself, the better you perform at anything you attempt.
✓ Your self-esteem determines your levels of confidence andenthusiasm.
✓ Your level of self-esteem determines the quality of your relationships
with others. (Matthew 22:39)
✓ Whenever you feel that you are living up to your very best, you feel terrific
about yourself. Your self-esteem soars. You feel happy and fulfilled. The
reverse is also true.
Question #2- Where
Am I From?
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he
him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 2:7
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul

Created in God’s own image. You don’t come from a monkey or any
other object.
 Question #2 cont’d:
Where Am I From?
Psalm 102:18
“This shall be written for the generation to come: and the
people which shall be created shall praise the Lord”.

Ephesians 2:10
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto
good works, which God hath beforeordained
that we should walk in them”

Workmanship as defined by the Oxford dictionary:

The degree of skill with which a product is made or a job
done
Question #3- Why Am I Here?
Sober Reflections
Colossians 1:16
✓ Everything begins with God
✓ God is not just the starting point of your life; he is the source of it. Todiscover your
purpose in life you must turn to God’s Word, not the world’s wisdom. You must build your
life on eternal truths.
✓ You discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with JesusChrist.
✓ God was thinking of you long before you ever thought about him. His purpose foryour life
predates your conception. He planned it before you existed, without your input! You may
choose your career, your spouse, your hobbies, and many other parts of your life, but you
don’t get to choose yourpurpose.
– Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest
forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the
nations.
✓ The purpose of your life fits into a much larger purpose that God has designed for eternity.
 Question #3 cont’d:
Sober Reflections

✓ You are not an accident

– Isaiah 44:2a Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee
from the womb, which willhelp thee.
✓ Your birthwas no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature.
Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He was not at all
surprised by your birth. In fact, he expected it. Long before you were
conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God. He
thought of you first. It is not fate, nor chance, nor luck, nor coincidence
that you are breathing at this very moment. You are alive because God
wanted to create you….. “The Lord will perfect that which concerneth
me” Psalm 138:8
 Question #3 cont’d:
Sober Reflections
✓ God prescribed every single detail of your body. He deliberately
chose your race, the color of your skin, your hair, and every other
feature. He custom-made your body just the way he wanted it.He
also determined the natural talents you would possess and the
uniqueness of your personality.
– Psalm 139:6 “You saw me before I was born and scheduled each
day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day was recorded
in your Book”!
– “Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were
written in your book and planned before a single one of them
began”
Question #3 cont’d:
Sober Reflections

✓ God also planned where you’d be born and where you’d live forhis
purpose. Your race and nationality are no accident. God left no
detail to chance. He planned it all for his purpose.
– Acts 17:26 “And hath made of one blood all nations of men for
to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the
times before appointed, and the bounds of theirhabitation”
– “From one man he made every nation of men, that they should
inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for
them and the exact places where they shouldlive”.
Nothing in your life is by random choice. It’s all for a purpose
Question #3 cont’d:
Sober Reflections

✓ Most amazingly, God decided how you would be born.

Regardless of the circumstances of your birth or who your
parents are, God had a plan in creating you. It doesn’t matter
whether your parents were good, bad, or indifferent. God
knew that those two individuals possessed exactly the right
genetic makeup to create the custom “you” he had in mind.
They had the DNA God wanted to make you.
✓ Stop complaining and understand the meaning ofyour
existence!
Question #3 cont’d:
Benefits of Knowing Why Youare
Here
1. Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life.
– Without God, life has no purpose, and without
purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning,
life has no significance or hope.
– The greatest tragedy is not death, but lifewithout
purpose.
Question #3 cont’d:
Benefits of Knowing Why You
are Here
2. Knowing your purpose simplifies your life.
– It defines what you do and what you don’t do. Your
purpose becomes the standard you use to evaluate which
activities are essential and which aren’t. You simply ask,
“Does this activity help me fulfill one of God’s purposes for
my life?”
– Without a clear purpose you have no foundation onwhich
you base decisions, allocate your time, and use your
resources. You will tend to make choices based on
circumstances, pressures, and your mood at thatmoment
 Question #3 cont’d:
Benefits of Knowing Why Youare
Here
3. Knowing your purpose focuses your life.
– Itconcentrates your effort and energy on
what’s
important. You become effective.
– Without a clear purpose, you make unwise
decisions. Ephesians 5:17 Wherefore, be ye
not unwise, but understanding what the will
of the Lord is.
– If you want your life to have impact, focus it!
Question #3 cont’d:
Benefits of Knowing Why Youare
Here

4. Knowing your purpose motivates your life.

– Purpose always produces passion. Nothing
energizes like a clear purpose.
– On the other hand, passion dissipates when you
lack a purpose
Question #3 cont’d:
Benefits of Knowing Why Youare
Here
5. Knowing your purpose prepares you for eternity.
– Many people spend their lives trying to create a lasting legacy on earth. They
want tobe remembered when they’re gone. Yet, what ultimately matters most
will not be what others say about your life but what God says.
– What people fail to realize is that all achievements are eventuallysurpassed,
records are broken, reputations fade, and tributes are forgotten.
– Living to create an earthly legacy is a shortsighted goal. A wiser use of time is
to build an eternal legacy. You weren’t put on earth to be remembered. You
were put here to prepare foreternity.
– One day you will stand before God, and he will do an audit of your life,a final
exam, before you enter eternity.
– Fortunately, God wants us to pass this exam, so he has given us the questions
in advance.
 Question #3 Cont’d:
God’s Exam Questions
✓ Exam Question #1
“What did you do with my Son,Jesus Christ?”
God won’t ask about your religious background or doctrinal views.
The only thing that will matter is, did you accept what Jesus did
for you and did you learn to love and trust him?

Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes
to theFather except through me”
Have you chosen that way????????
Question #3 Cont’d:
God’s Exam Questions

✓ Exam Question #2
“What did you do with whatI gave you?”
What did you do with your life —all the gifts, talents,
opportunities, energy, relationships, and resources God
gave you? Did you spend them on yourself, or did you
use them for the purposes God made you for?
 Question #3 Cont’d:
Why Am I Here?
✓ Your assignment is to serve
✓ John 17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest
me to do
✓ You were put on earth to make a contribution. You weren't created just to consume
resources-to eat, breathe, and take up space. God designed you to make a difference with
your life. You were created to add to life on earth, not just take from it. God wants you to
give something back.
✓ 2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our
works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus
before the world began
✓ You are saved for service. In God's kingdom, you have a place, a purpose, a role, anda
function to fulfill. This gives your lifegreat significance and value.
✓ Anytime you use your God-given abilities to help others, you are fulfillingyour calling.
Question #4:
What Can I Do?
Hebrews 13:16
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with
such sacrifices God is well pleased.
 Question #4 cont’d:
What Can I Do?
✓ 1. Help your family. (Romans 12:10)
When was the last time you cleaned the dishes or made
dinner, not because it was your turn, but just because you
can?
It’s easy to forget that the ones we need to serve the most
are often the ones closest to us. How would the attitudes in
our homes change if we started each day by asking, “How
can I help you today?” then followed through on the
response.
Question #4 cont’d:
What Can I Do?
✓ 2. Volunteer at church. (1 Peter 4:10-11)
We all have at least one spiritual gift. What do you enjoy doing?
What do others say you’re good at? What does your schedule
look like? These kind of questions can help you discover the
place where God wants you to serve thechurch.
You can serve in the choir, you can usher, you can come in and
arrange the place before service starts, you can offer to play
musical instruments etc.

YOUMUST DOSOMETHING!
 Question #4 cont’d:
What Can I Do?

✓ 3. Donate items to a homeless shelter. (Matthew 25:46)

We all have more than we need. Get the family together
and clean out the house gathering clothes, toys, books
and coats to donate.
Question #4 cont’d:
What Can I Do?
✓ 4. Send someone an encouraging note. (1 Thes5:11)
Encouragement is a gift we can give that costs us nothing.
Pick a friend or family member each week and send an
email, text or handwritten note telling that person you
are proud of them, that you’re praying for them, or that
you’re here to help.
Question #4 cont’d:
What Can I Do?

✓ 5. Deliver a meal. (Acts 20:35)

When you make dinner, double that recipe and take it
to someone who may need a helping hand. A busy
mother, a sick friend, or an elderly neighbor would love
a night free from worrying about what’s fordinner.
Question #4 cont’d:
What Can I Do?

✓ 6. Help other people shine. (Philippians 2:3)

We want people to acknowledge our accomplishments
and our successes, but in Philippians, Paul tells us to
consider others better than ourselves. Helping others
showcase their gifts and talents is an awesome way to
serve someone else.
Question #4 cont’d:
What Can I Do?

✓ 7. Listen. (James 1:19)

Take time to sit with your kids, a friend,your spouse, or
a neighbor and just listen to them. Make a point to put
your own agenda aside, and focus on what someone
else has to say!
Question #4 cont’d:
What Can I Do?

✓ 8. Pay it forward (Proverbs11:24-25)

While in line at the grocery store, coffee shop, or a fast
food place, pay for the person behind you, no strings
attached. Your generosity could make someone’s day.
Question #4 cont’d:
What Can I Do?

✓ 9. Anticipate serving. (Galatians 6:9)

One of the best ways to find opportunities to serve is
ask God to give them to you. God will definitely answer,
so be ready to jump in whenever the Holy Spirit nudges
you.
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due
season we shall reap, if we faint not”.
Question #4 cont’d:
What Can I Do?

✓ 10. Develop a service orientation attitude

Step into the minds of people, anticipate their needs
and provide a solution before they even articulate them
 Question #5:
Where Am I going?

✓ Where you think you are going after this life directly
affects your behavior and attitude.
✓ Settle your destiny. If you have questions or doubts that
are keeping you from accepting Christ as your Lord and
savior, reach out to a friend that is a believer or to a
Pastor. Engage in a conversation about your concerns.
✓ Set your mind on your destiny- Col 3:1-2. Make anhonest
list of your priorities. Is Christ first on your list? If not, re-
prioritise your life so that Christ is top priority.
 Summary

✓ Who Am I?
✓ Where Am I From?
✓ Why Am I Here?
✓ What Can I Do?
✓ Where Am I Going