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Are you a paycheck away? – from abject despair Life begins at the end of your comfort zone If you were to miss a paycheck from your employer today either because you got relieved of your job, or your firm closed shop or whatever the “unfortunate” circumstance, how would you fare? Imagine the hordes of […]

A Fresh Start – By Jolade “A Fresh start is not a destination but a mindset”  Happy new year folks! Yeah, we can release the bated breaths now. No doubt 2020 was a challenging year for the most part, unprecedented times if you ask me. I am young enough to know nothing about the Spanish

Unlocking Hidden Potential – A True Story Life calls for completeness not perfection This is a true story and I am happy to start by saying it ended well. It was Thursday evening three years ago that I walked into a cozy private lounge after work hours to meet my close buddie for a drink.

To Thyself Be True “Why do we do so much, just to fit in?” By Jolade I get it. Honestly, I do. The insane need to be a certain way in order to be acceptable, wear a mask so as to fit in, make yourself be small so you don’t hurt fragile egos, act dull

We all need some adversity in our lives – by Adebola Abidemi “Choose not to be harmed –and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed –and you haven’t been”. -Marcus Aurelius   By Abidemi Adebola. We go to the school to develop our brain and our mind, we go to the gym to develop our

Lessons from the Eagle – the King of the Sky “A master’s eyes catches the errors, as an eagle on it’s prey” Jeevi One evening many decades ago, my dad shared a special story about the Eagle with my siblings and I. As kids, asking us to sit in one place was like trying to

Prisoner of Fate – one meets his destiny often on the road he takes to avoid it Chapter 7 -Four years in lieu You can catch up with Chapter six here  Chapter 7 Four years in Lieu Benjamin had drifted into a cat nap when he heard the wheels of the airplane kissing the bumpy

The Crow and the Eagle “Be yourself because the original is worth more than the copy” I read this story a few years ago and searched frantically for it online recently so I can share the lessons in its simplicity. I am hoping that it made you realize just as it did way back to

Prisoner of Fate – one meets his destiny often on the road he takes to avoid it Chapter 6 -“Love & Life are fickle” Catch up on chapter 5 here Chapter Six Love & Life are fickle It was morning already. Benjamin woke up to the beeping sound from his mobile phone. Linda had sent

Prisoner of Fate – one meets his destiny often on the road he takes to avoid it Chapter Five – “The Wild Goose Chase” Catch up on Chapter 4 here Chapter Five Wild Goose chase It was grey slow morning as twilight melted away fading into a glorious morning sun rise, the perfect recipe for

Prisoner of Fate – One meets his destiny often on the road he takes to avoid it Chapter Four – “The Mind’s Unrest” Chapter Four The mind’s unrest The time was 4am and Benjamin had been in front of his desktop computer since midnight. Sleep had eluded him and he found solace in front of

Prisoner of Fate – One meets his destiny often on the road he takes to avoid it Chapter Three -“Stranger Things” Chapter Three Fear has taken over. Benjamin felt the panic begin like a cluster of spark plugs in his abdomen the more his mind replayed the strange phone call. The tension grew in his

Prisoner of Fate – One meets his destiny often on the road he takes to avoid it Chapter Two -“The Long Road” Chapter Two The big moment. In 2010, when Benjamin started out his career in journalism, fresh from school and eager to secure a good paying job at his favourite and most popular celebrity

Prisoner of Fate -One meets his destiny often on the road he takes to avoid it Chapter One – “Strange things” Chapter One The rain stopped. After eight grueling and long hours of downpour as heavy as Benjamin had ever seen in a long time, his home was now more of a refuge than a

The Burden of Leadership -To Sink or Stay afloat “Leadership involves the heavy burden of responsibility and the fear of getting it wrong can paralyze a leader” John C Maxwell This is perhaps my first ever post on the subject of leadership. For some inexplicable reasons, I cannot point to exactly why I saved discussions

Dwarfed Sucess -Between Cooperation & Competition “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”  African Proverb By Lateef Adewole One of my readers once asked why I often made references to my interactions with friends in my writings. My answer was simple. That is one of the

Surugede – the dance of the spirit “A child that dances to the sweet melody of “surugede” does not know surugede is the song of the spirits.”  Fijabi was a man filled with strength by the gods But it was never enough He sought to be invincible and wrestled with the spirit of the seven

Self-Mastery Series IV- Self-Management “Work in Progress” “This is work in Progress”   Will be published shortly Related Posts Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn

Self-Mastery Series III -What do you Stand for? “Personal Value is the magnet that attracts all good things into our lives. The greater our value, the greater our reward”  Jim Rohn Self-Mastery Series III – What do you stand for? If you have followed the self-mastery series up to this point then you will notice

Rise out of your Ashes – Be a Phoenix “Often, its the deepest pain which empowers you to grow into your highest self” Karen Salmansohn Life is a mystery they say, just as we see waves momentarily rise from the ocean, expressing shape and individuality before they recede back into the sea, so is life’s