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Do Not Chase Approval, Build Values

There was a time when one of my friends told me about how he has been nursing an idea and how it has taken him a very long time to decide. From our discussion, ...

Your Standards Are A Reflection Of Your Self-Worth

There was this guy I met in one of the places I did a vacation job when I was in school. He was the office assistant, which was a position for high school leave...

Do Not Feel Comfortable With The Average

I remember when I was doing my internship some years back. One of my colleagues then said that he was not really interested in the internship but was just doing...

What You Ignore Today Can Limit You Tomorrow

I once heard a story sometimes ago, about what my friend told me is happening in his marriage. While he was dating his wife, he noticed a lot of little details ...

The Real Difference Between Knowing And Doing

One of my mentors once said that "what makes the most impact is not what you know but what you do with it." A lot of people have knowledge. They gather informat...

You Do Not Find Momentum, Your Build It

A friend of mine wanted to improve his body structure. He had pot belly, and he wanted to get rid of it, plus he also wanted to burn some fat and have muscles i...

Protect Your Time Like Your Future Depends On It

When I entered school newly many years back, I had a mental idea of how I would want my study life to look like. I even drafted a plan of how to read and study ...

The Power Of Keeping The Promises You Made To Yourself

A few years ago, I was part of a particular choral group in my place of worship. When I joined the group, I wanted to learn how to play drums. Then I met with t...

Do Not Allow One Bad Day To Define Your Entire Life's Journey

A friend of mine once wrote a particular exam in the course of pursuing after her profession. She is an accountant, and wanted to charter, so she was required t...

Be Careful Of What Your Normalize

A lot of people have accepted a lot of things in their lives without even questioning them, and they are suddenly becoming a standard for them. Whether negative...

Your Actions Speaks Louder Than Your Intentions

While in school some years back, there were two students I knew. The two of them wished to have academic success. In fact, they always talked about it. But it w...

You Cannot Pour From An Empty Cup

No one can give from what they do not have. Imagine someone promising to give you something that they do not have, how will it make them to look like? Someone o...

Be Willing To Be A Beginner Again

There is someone I know, who got a job as a sales representative in a company. But after about 2 years or so, the company did restructuring and he was asked to ...

Stop Overthinking, Start Executing

Someone can create an idea, have a dream of what to do, then they will think and keep thinking, but at the end, it is not thoughts alone that get the job done, ...

Do Not Allow Temporary Feelings To Control Permanent Decision

There was an experience that one of my friends shared with me, which has affected the course of her life in ways she did not expect. In her former place of work...

Do Not Fear Starting Small; Fear Staying Small

Where I lived before, there was a woman who started cooking and selling food down the street. She started with just one warmer of food by the roadside. It was n...

You Owe Yourself The Life You Want

One of my friends wanted to be a musician and wanted to learn how to play the piano, but he did not have the financial ability to enrol into a music school. For...

Winners Focus On Winning, While Losers Focus On Winners

One very important thing that differentiates successful people from those who are struggling to make success is where they focus their attention on. Winners foc...

Not Every "Sorry" Can Repair Damages. Choose Your Actions Wisely

There is a level of disrespect that saying just sorry, or apologising cannot fix. I once saw a short video clip of a girl that the mother wanted to teach about ...

You Pay The Price Of Success Daily

Everyone wants to have success, but not everyone really understands what it actually costs. We admire people who have achieved success and the achievements that...