Z For Zeal
It’s been a while since I’ve been here, not because I didn’t want to, but because I was forced by circumstances to not be here. You see, I had an unwanted visitor in the form of a mammoth migraine. Let me just say the migraine migrated with its entire extended family and cramped itself…
“There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.” George Burton Adams
I used to…
If there is one thing that is certain in business, it is uncertainty; still some companies perform reliably well and with excellence in spite of changing circumstances and business conditions, while others completely collapse. Why? There is evidence showing that those that survive uncertainty have…
Hello my dear Esteemed Reader. Happy New Year 2019 to you and yours!
I am truly grateful that you and I are still here this year. It may look like it is just a normal thing but from some of the news I got towards the last few hours of 2018, I just cannot take being alive today for granted. I…
We only have one more day to go before we store 2018 away together will all the other years that have passed before this one. If I may be bold enough to ask you, on a scale of 0 – 10, how would you rate your 2018, 0 being the worst and 10 being the best? Secondly, on a scale of 0 – 10 how would you…
When I started the #52BooksIn52Weeks2018 Book Reading Challenge, I thought I had an idea of the kind of books I would read for the year. If you have been following my trend, you will realize that I started mostly with personal development books because that is what I really needed; to develop…
Every so often I allow myself to just sit and watch human beings being weird, as they do things that are truly embarrassing.
Let’s take a good example of the nicely dressed guy who just stepped out of his black colored machine. His ensemble suggested that while others were complaining…
This last week saw Africa lay down to rest a great statesman, the late Kofi Annan. As I watched the proceedings of the funeral live online, I was saddened by the realization that people of his caliber are fast diminishing from this continent, mostly due to age and age-related ailments.
I was also…
Hello You!
Thank you for taking the time to read this article today. If you are a first time reader of this column, I am completely convinced that you are not here by mistake but by divine connection. As for those of you who have been reading this column devotedly, I just want to take this…
Happy 9th Month everyone!
It is September 2018 already, and yes, I am still trying to figure out where the other eight months went to. Honestly speaking, it feels like it was just a few weeks ago when we were wishing each other a Happy New Year. As of two days ago, its eight down and four more…
What is the value of your life? I believe this is a question few people can answer, and even fewer have ever bothered to think about it. Today I’d like to share the experience of a young boy who sought to find out the answer to this question from his grandmother. Here goes...
Once a little boy went…
Two weeks ago right here on this column, I wrote an article that my editor titled “Why you should move on despite various negative incidents”. On 11th of August, exactly one week after the article appeared here, the same article appeared elsewhere in a different local newspaper but…
If I was asked I'd say That's Not How We Do Things Here is about challenging the status quo.
In this book, authors John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber examine the dynamics of change and innovation within organisations. Through a captivating…
Ryan Holiday's enlightening book Ego Is the Enemy dives into how ego may impair our personal and professional lives. Drawing on lessons from both historical and modern figures, Holiday makes a compelling argument for the perils of ego and how…
I have to admit that The Top Five Regrets of the Dying wasn't an easy book to read, but it is undeniably an essential one for everyone. If you have children, it is crucial for them to read this book so they can learn from the regrets shared…
John C. Maxwell's book, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, is a thorough guide for anyone wishing to maximise their personal and professional potential. As a prominent specialist in leadership development, Maxwell offers practical tips and…
I haven't read many autobiographies in the past, but some friends recommended that I diversify my reading to include biographies. So, this year I decided to begin. Since I haven't been a fan of them in the past, I opted to start with one I…
Counter to traditional marketing wisdom, which tries to count, measure, and manipulate the spread of information, Seth Godin argues that information can spread most effectively from customer to customer, rather than from business to customer.
Godin…
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