My Word For The Year 2019
At the beginning of the year, I shared a Year Compass Planner designed to help us plan our year. It just occurred to me that I didn't update you with my findings, so here it goes… I enjoyed the exercise. I got stuck a few times but pushed through. I got my word for...
On Fulfilling Your Potential
I hate the word 'potential' because it serves as an annoying reminder of everything that one can be but has not yet become. For the emotionally charged, it hits a raw nerve.Yesterday, as I read the book 'Die Empty', the word 'potential' reared its ugly head again....
On Accepting Your Reality
It's been a battle, a miserable one at that. While many people openly accept a leadership position, I have constantly fought it. My natural self goes left when everyone else is going right. I am at my best when I feel I am free. Free to speak and free to act. I don't...
My Career Change Story
Thank you to Sam Ashimolowo for inspiring this piece via a question he asked me yesterday on whether a professional can be self taught using Zan Asher, CNN News Anchor as a case study. Because of his question, I googled Zain Asher and happened to stumble on her TED...
Still Running Away From One-Man Businesses?
I do not have Nigerian statistics but I am certain there are huge similarities between our business structure and that of the USA. According to Michael Gerber, 98% of all businesses in the USA have 20 employees or less. 90% of those have less than 10 employees, and...
Failure Is A Journey, Not A Destination (Part 1)
About a month ago, I was approached by Unwana Umana to submit a contribution to his project focussing on stories on failing and failure. It was tagged 'Good Fail.' The aim was to help people develop by sharing stories on their failures, looking beyond their failed...
Transformation Thursday
Are you Insane? No Way! By the definition below, many of us including myself may be acting insane in some areas of our career and business related pursuits. What have you been repeating over and over again and expecting a different result? Have you been forwarding...
On Passion
Still using the word passionate loosely? Think again. Never use the word passion if you are not prepared to die. Passion is Sacrifice; Passion is Costly, Passion Kills. Passion is a Do or Die. Passion is what you Do before you Die. Passion is what you devote your time...
ON DYING EMPTY
I first came across the words 'Die Empty' in 2003. The words appeared in book I was reading at the time, 'Discover Your Hidden Treasures' by Dr Sola Fola-Alade. A lot of people get uncomfortable when they hear the word DIE, something about the finality of it is...