Why you should trust for the future. Some weeks ago, I had this conversation (why you should trust for the future) with four of my friends, individually and at different times. With each of them, I was discussing general matters but somehow the talk ma ...
Blank pages, blank life
Blank pages do not equal blank thoughts. That you haven’t written anything down doesn’t mean there’s nothing to be written. Your mind is swirling in a sea of thoughts and till you process those thoughts into words, nothing will be written—blank pages. ...
How I discovered Isaiah 58:11
This month’s wish from us was lifted from the 11th verse of Isaiah 58. In the note that followed, I mentioned how that I had discovered and incorporated it into my daily reading as that prayer always spurs me on. I feel the need to share this be ...
The End!
My students have this song they sing at every send forth. What endeared us to the song was how they sang it and a part of the lyrics: “maybe we shall meet again, maybe we shall not….” There was also this funny vibe to it. But as I sat in the car that morn ...
AWAKENING THE LEADER IN YOU
Everything restarts when we wake up. Life is about being awake. Being awake is being alive. There are times when you are awake yet you don't feel alive. You feel something in you is missing. Your body is awake but something in you is still deep asleep. ...
Cracking the Excellence Code
Cracking the Excellence Code- how to excel in your studies. When my sister in writing, Chisom, reached out to me, requesting in her usual sweetly persuasive manner, that I write about the theme, I answered, "Yes ma, with all pleasure." In my mind, it'd b ...
IS THIS GOODBYE?
When I started sharing this journey with you, I had almost all of you asking me about Agbonle, every time we spoke. Some of you asked me how to pronounce the name…lol. Many months later, I’m not even sure I pronounce it right. But by doing that, it subtly ...
BECOMING A PEOPLE PERSON
Hello there, I welcome you to this edition of BUILD PEOPLE NETWORK. A phrase for 'becoming a people-person— creating relationship systems that work.' You may wish to sit tight with a glass of water as you won't enjoy reading this if you are not physicall ...
SUICIDE IS A CHOICE
Suicide is a choice. Yes I know that might freak you out a bit. But try to relax and not wet your pants fast. Suicide is a choice. I don’t think you present a balanced view when you get up and go all #SuicideIsNotAChoice. Yes really, you don’t. It makes m ...
BEST WAY TO CORRECT A YOUNGSTER
I made a post last week on my social media pages about how it's not our place to impose choices on others. I'd observed how people lorded it over others when they gave advice, and I didn't think that was right and I said as much. Here's what I said. Do I ...