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2023 is here, it's another 365 days to do life. We must maximize it to get the best out of the new year or allow it pass us by.  Below are 5 areas you should focus on to make 2023 a great year in our own Life irrespective of what other people are saying and doing. This is the most important of all, it influences every other area of your life. If you are spiritually healthy and eating balanced spiritual meals, the chances that every area of your life will be healthy is over 50%.  It's not 100% because you still need to focus and do work on any area for you to see progress there. But the spiritual is no one area to pursue stability. It influences and increases your chances at Financial, Relational and Physical health among others without doubt. I know from experience that I am fine in all areas to the degree my spirit is doing well. Every area picks up, finances, career, relationships etc. You become scattered, battered and defeated once your spiritual Health is out ...

I was born in the most unconventional times in the most humble Places a person can be born in Africa. Ekpe-Aggah is a Farm Village inside Aggah town.  It had the Complete Hallmarks of a full fledged Africa village setting. Source of water was only Stream and rain water. Source of cooking fuel firewood. No trace of electricity or its precursor, electric poles. Houses were mud. A block house miracle. Occupation was Farming, ( yam, cassava, corn, especially) fishing, hunting, Palm wine tapping (Ngor)  Palm tree climbing (Ete). Mostly on a subsistent Bases. Buying and selling. Side hustle.Hustle for Children like us involved: Palm kernel Cracking for sales. Broom making, Rabbit and Bush rat traps (Igbudu). Bird hunting with traps (Onya Asha) and Catapults. Primitive forms of fishing hunting and farming of different crops. Plays for us involved moon light plays in sand. Counter ball with coke bottle covers, Rubber Tree seeds (Akuru). Swimming in the river, tree clim...

Willpower is not strong enough to sponsor your life goals. How many times have you resolved to start or stop doing a Something, only to  fail after the first week? Want to succeed at your goals in life or business? But you have not found the self discipline to stay on course? You know what to do, and you know the impact that Action will make on your overall performance, but Somehow you can't keep up with this "willpower" thing to stay on course You know that your actions are what defines your  habits which will ultimately determine your destination in life. Maybe it's to break a negative cycle/habit or to form a new one. To add a valuable routine to your life. Exercise, Meditation, Journalling, Reading, Praying, Writing...etc. Here is 1 secret Factor that trumps "Will power" every time they come against each other. It makes a mess of your willpower every time. Many times stronger than it. It is only wise that we use it to our favour in build...

A Lot of people find discovering purpose a hard thing to do. It shouldn't be. It has been with you all your life. Here is this formula. When you are passionate about something, it drives you towards knowledge in that thing. Knowledge drives you towards competence.  In due  time you become an expert. One way to know your passion is to examine your current interests. What catches your fancy? What would you rather be doing in perfect conditions? What do you desperately want to learn about? If you say you love singing, and after several years you still can't sing well. Forget it, you are not passionate enough.  Your love for singing would have driven you to know a lot about it, join choirs, bands, sing a lot, get a role model-mentor, join singing competitions, seize every opportunity to sing in church, to the extent you start singing really well. What are the things you have a lot of knowledge in already?  Watch out, that could be passion drivi...

Dear Nigerian youth, there is a mindset that is robbing you of your relevance and delaying your big break. It is the idea that "I am still a student" Question : What do you do for money? What is your occupation Answer : I am a student. Me : Like seriously? The mindset of  "School vs Labour market" That after  finish school then you enter the labour market. As if the two are mutually exclusive. Whoever said you must put your life, your ideas, talents and passions on hold because you are in school didn't tell you the truth. Whoever says you should  "concentrate in school" at the expense of your big idea and discovered purpose didn't do you a lot of good. That mindset has delayed and killed so many good ideas, talents and passions. It has stifled the spirit of creativity and reduced maximum productivity among African youths. The labour market is not waiting for you to finish school. Your destiny should not be played w...

3 THINGS HOLDING YOU BACK (part 3) I promised to do a 3 part series on the things holding you back from launching your ideas, they include: >> Perfect timing >> Perfecting your skills >> Start up Capital Bonus >> Where exactly to start from The first two posts are somewhere on my timeline you can check them out today i will talk about the 3 thing holding you back, which is: 3). START UP CAPITAL. Many business and valid  ideas have died untimely deaths because the Owners couldn't get past the "funding stage". I usually think it is very unfortunate. Every business that survives must go through this stage, because essentially Capital is a very indispensable factor of production. Ultimately every Idea needs funding with money at one stage or another, if not for start-up then for necessary expansion.  The problem becomes when the idea doesn't kick off at all on the excuse of "start up capital." Because you see; any...

I started a series on this topic days back and on the 3 major reasons you are yet to launch your idea and start that project or business you  have been brewing for ages. Considering that starting is the most important step in a journey of success and maximum impact. Today the lets take the next major reason for inactivity NO 2. PERFECTING YOUR SKILLS AND IDEAS Many creative people are incapacitated by the need for perfection in their skill or talent. And they use this as a perfect excuse not to start working on their Big ideas just yet They safely say that they need more skill, more knowledge, better experience, more research, more and more of something else. This is understandable considering you have not done what is intended before, as a matter of fact nobody may have ever done it before. That's why its a big idea right? Take a look at Facebook today. Can you imagine the difference between the sophisticated platform we have today compared to the first ev...

Certificates are becoming less and less important. In the days of our fathers, if you as much as had standard 6, you are an elite. White collar jobs na dem go dey rush you. Then the standard was raise to bachelors degree, then to Masters. Today having a Ph.D does not guarantee you Nathing. Graduates are becoming more and more unemployed.  When i see those highly certified unemployed, broke graduates i feel they have been deceived. Not in the way that "school is scam". Abeg oo. But they where trained for an economy that is no more existent. They have been prepared and deployed for a battle that has long shifted to another level Not that their Training is essentially useless, but it is no longer the Main Arsenal for survival. In this war, certificates are no more the main instrument of offense, i will tell you what are the first line of defense against Hunger and poverty. >>>Skills It is no longer what you studied, it is not even what you k...

That Fallacy that people shouldn't think because it causes Hypertension Is why Africa is Underdeveloped. How can anyone dissuade you from thinking? Thinking is the greatest work there is. Thinking is one of the highest act of living. The world is a product of thinking. Everything you see is a brainchild of thinkers. The greatest people in every field are men who among the other skills they have are great thinkers. You must differentiate thinking which is mental exercise geared towards finding solutions to problems from worrying which is a negative disempowering use of the brain characterised by fear and inactivity. Fear of anything at all. worrying Is Bad , Thinking Is Good Worrying deactivates your creative problem solving brain. Thinking is calls upon it. While worrying will get you nowhere, thinking will get you out of trouble. Thinking is the first step in the right direction. If you will think more you will not only come out of your problems but will be moved to the ve...

You would not want to look back at your youth and discover that there are things you regret. That is why it is most important that you do your best to get it right now that you are young and your wits are still about you. A step towards doing that is reading this article and internalizing the following mistakes you should avoid making: 1. Marrying the wrong person Marriage is a lifetime deal so it would not make sense to slug it out with the wrong person. The wrong person here means someone who does not respect you, support your dreams, who abuses you emotionally and physically or who does not help you grow spiritually. 2. Not taking care of your body All the messed up things like alcohol and drugs that you take while you are young will catch up with you. Also, the exercise you procrastinate over is sure to rear its head later in life. 3. Not making financial investments It is good to give your best to where you work but don’t waste your best years there. If at all you must ...

We all want to be happy. If you asked  People what they want most out of life, they will probably list very similar things: a stable marriage, financial security, children, health and happiness. But for far too many of us, happiness seems to be elusive. No matter how hard we try, we just can’t seem to find it. Instead, we wallow in sadness and loneliness, and we wonder what in the heck we are doing wrong. The problem could be that you’re looking for happiness in the wrong places. It could be that you’re clinging onto things that you need to let go of. Let’s take look at 10 things you need to say goodbye to, in order to be happy. 1. Toxic Friendships We’ve all got a friend who is eternally miserable. They moan about everything, from the weather to the fact that there are no good movies anymore. Being around them can be a bore, because each time you try to be positive they put you down. Indeed, they put a downer on everything. This is an issue for you, b...

Communication is key to navigating life’s many challenges. From romantic relationships to friendships to work situations, everyone should know how to communicate effectively. Not everyone is the best at communicating. This is because communication is a skill that needs to be developed and practiced. If you find you’re a little lacking in the communication department, have no fear. Developing a few simple habits can help you become a better communicator. Here are some of the best ways to learn and foster your communication skills. Here Are 5 Habits That Give You Better Communication Skills 1 . START ASKING QUESTIONS Communication is about listening just as much as it is about talking. When someone is speaking, you want to take note of what they’re saying. No, you don’t need a clipboard or a notebook and pen. A good way to do this is to ask questions about what the other person is saying. Of course, you don’t want to bombard them with questions about every de...

Successmust be built on a solid foundation. Because life will throw many challenges and difficulties at you as you are working to build your success. The challenges that will be thrown your way can knock you off your path if it is not built on a solid foundation. Even worse, you may get to the end of your journey and be left utterly unhappy with the mark you’ve left on the world. What good is success if you can’t feel good about the way you attained it? Is stepping on other people to get ahead good for your heart and soul? Can you be proud if you misled or exploited people on your climb to success? Of course not! I guess So what are the essential building blocks in the foundation of success? 1. Integrity . A person is judged by their actions, and on the strength and weight of their word. How many times in your life has someone given you their word, only to go back on it when it became inconvenient for them? And did your feelings toward that person change? They demonstrate...

Low self esteem can be easy to spot on other people but not yourself. It is a menace, it will make you an underachiever, you must be able to identify it before you can deal with it this is because majority of the people needing to work on Self esteem do not know they the have self esteem issues. Below are habits and behaviours that spell low self esteem. If you find yourself practicing these, you need to work on your self. 1. YOU ALWAYS SEEM HAPPY AND PUT TOGETHER . You are the queen of making people around you think that you are completely fine. You don’t want to be a burden to anyone, so instead of sharing how you really feel, you put on a facade. And most of the time, people don’t see through you. 2. YOU ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU ARE BUSY. You constantly are filling up your calendar. You love being busy because it makes you feel less alone, and again, because you’re excellent at pretending. People are always asking how you do it, how you stay so social and sane at the sam...

Here are 10 simple ways improve your intelligence and increase your brain power. 1. Do something new When you experience something ‘new’ that actually ‘stimulate’ your brain! Don’t get stuck in a rut doing the same old things – the only way to change the structure of your brain is to do something new. This creates new neural pathways, increasing your intelligence level. You could take a new route to work, try a new recipe for dinner, or even a new form of exercise – mix them up. 2. Exercise regularly It’s been proven that regular exercise helps to increase brain function and enhances neurogenesis. This means that every time you exercise you are creating new brain cells! Get off the couch and get moving! Your brain will thank you for it. 3. Train your memory How often do you hear people say “I wish I had a better memory!’ Yet no-one does anything about this! If you discipline yourself to memorise phone numbers and other important numbers (passport, credit card, insurance, driv...

One of the traits of successful  people is, they recognize the inevitability of temporal disappointments and defeats, and that they accept them as a normal and natural a part of life. They do everything viable to avoid problem, but whilst problem comes, a successful persons reply with a effective mind-set. Laziness is mental problem that has answer. there is no hassle without a solution. untill you die, you’d keep facing challenges in existence and the more you conquer them, the more you grow in life. a majority of these statistics are all indeniable. Laziness as a Problem may be resolved via making use of the right principles used in Problem solving. The bitter truth is that you may not  resolve any trouble until you find out the foundation cause of such trouble. So to overcome laziness, it’s exceedingly advisable to recognize the causes of laziness. The discovery of the phenomena that causes laziness could enable you to find a lasting method to laziness. Afte...