Book Review: Rick Page‘s marketing insights can increase the odds in your favour. — Every one lives by selling one thing or the other. Either you are selling or being sold to. Those who are further on in life’s game of survival have among other skills, mastered the art of selling, early in their journeys. Even though this book has been around for almost…

A handful of lessons from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Yale University’s 2019 Class Day Speech. — It was late Sunday night. Both of us have been busy from late the previous night. The early hours of the new day of a new week were rapidly counting up. The FM radio station on the phone was on. I joined her to listen to a lively ministration from…

Will you rather choose scarcity when there is so much to go round? — As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. (2 Corinthians 6:10) ~ Apostle Paul Merriam Webster dictionary on my phone defined abundance as, an ample quantity of, relative degree of plentifulness, profusion, and wealth. From the same source, mentality…

It doesn’t matter whether your cup is half empty or half full, gratitude will always take you much further. — Photo by Hanny Naibaho on Unsplash Yes, I know it. You’ve already had more than your fair share of those seemingly unending tips and hacks for keeping your head above the waters in these turbulent times. Right from our mothers’ wombs to our infant days and all through our early…

Book Review: Professor Jean Lipman-Blumen shows how to escape the allure of toxic leaders. — With the complexities of the world as we know it, don’t know it, and perhaps can never know it, we shall understand one another and ourselves better by seeing the world, from time to time, through one another’s spectacles. ~Jean Lipman-Blumen Be it in business, the academia, national or international…

Transformative encounters, unlearning limiting habits, and learning to reignite the fire within — This week, I published my 100th story on Medium. My productivity has gone up too. That is, if you will call turning in 4 articles per week prolific. Well, isn’t everybody here running his own race? Yes, I’m speeding up now. Or trying to. I discovered Medium around 2015. Then…

2 timeless acts of gracious leadership — Nobody ever makes it to the top by never getting into trouble. ~General Colin Powell In his book, My American Journey, the late General Colin Powell recounted how his illustrious military career was rescued from early flash out. He had mistakenly lost his service pistol while serving in Germany. Two…

Simultaneously easy and tough, #3 is often the most neglected — Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. ~ Holy Bible (Job 14:1) Life is full of challenges. Life’s grilling challenges are endless. And often daunting as well. These, you already know. At home, you may have issues with your spouse. Your once…

10 lessons from Barry J. Moltz on bouncing back and making better choices. — Every so often, life throws shocks and hard knocks at every and anyone of us. You might have been spared thus far, but your turn is coming. It is not a case of “ïf”, but “when”. Sooner than later, failure will come dodging your steps. Prepare. Popular wisdom tells us…