Five steps to success
1 Dreams
Dreams are meant to show you the way. Dream big. It is said that we should not put all our eggs in one basket. So try to have at least two goals. You may have a dream to own a mall and write a book of poems. Satan will come to tell that if dreams were horses, even beggars would ride. You resist with- I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, I am more than a conqueror.
2. Plan
It is said to be important to write your plan. it had been noted that more of those who write their plan
succeed.Divide your day into different parts-a time for
devotion,a time to work(maybe eight hours at the mall and a hour on your book of poems) and a time to sleep.Do your most important tasks first eg devotion.There is a time for everything.
It is said that little drops of water make a
mighty ocean.The effort you put in each day is the little drop.Each little drop counts. Satan would come in to
trick you to procrastinate just for that day(he can come every day to tell you to procrastinate). You resist him with wisdom-Procrastination is the killer of dreams,procrastination is the thief of time.Dreams people had-of curing cancer or of singing great songs were ruined because of procrastination.

3 Persistence
Persistence lead to success. To persist means to keep trying even after you fail. Don’t give up.
If every day you take an axe and hit a tree 5 times, it would eventually fall.
Daniel fasted and prayed for 21 days. Then an angel came. You should persist in prayer too.
Satan tell you to give up. Resist him with-Fighting. This is because we are fighting against demons.
Always try. It is better to try and fail than not to try at all. I once read that not all writers who sit and write are writing good fiction. They could be writing rubbish. But a friend told me that when someone cooks soup you should first say well-done, because of the effort they put into it. So, we should congratulate everyone that works including those writers for their hard work and advice them to learn the skills of their trade eg tips like Showing not telling for writers to make their work better.
Just keep working, no matter how bad it seems because the bible says-In all labour there is profit.


4 Pursue excellence and success would run after you.
If you shoot an arrow without taking aim,all the arrows would fall to the ground.So,use your intelligence.
Let's say I want to grow a flower.I would learn the best soil the flower needs and all the necessary information to take care of the flower like how not to over-water and under water the flower.This means you have to listen to advice in whatever you want to accomplish from the internet or eleswhere.
Proverbs 11:14-
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safety.
Put in your best effort but don't over do it.
Satan would try to tell you not to pursue excellence-Resist him-The bible says that whatever work your hand sees to do,you should do it with all your might.This includes using your intelligence and following your instincts. Practice makes perfect.People learn better by doing not reading.
5 Consistency-It means to do your duties all the time.Let's say you write a great book of poems this year.To be consistent,every year till you retire or die,you dream,plan,persist,and pursue excellence to write another great book of poems.
It means you don't just succeed this year and rest on your laurels (be satisfied with past achievements and cease to pursue future achievements). You have to continue to succeed over and over again.
Satan would try to tempt you to be inconsistent-You resist him with prayer or you can sing-If you are going ahead don't hold it,if you are going ahead,dont stop.You go ahead,go ahead,go ahead,go ahead.
Also for making heaven, You can dream of making heaven, plan to do God’s will, persist in following Jesus, pursue excellence by hearing God’s word and being consistent( no more backsliding)