The ‘Past’, (I mean events that have already happened, like that encounter that you just had or the one you had 10 years ago) and the ‘future’, (the next minute, day, month, and year), can have a great impact on us now – our present. Decisions in the past affect and to a large extent determine where we are today … Read More
Improve Your Relationships With Your Colleagues – The Quality Of Your Life Depends On It!
As Social beings we need people to thrive. Everything we do revolves around other people, whether at home or at work; whether we have a service or product to sell or buy. To show the great effect of social interactions on humans a recent study conducted by Harvard University* shows that the quality of our social interaction is the #1 … Read More
Breaking Down the Walls of Prejudice in our Minds
‘Where does the meat, the soup & the Eba go to?’ ‘Na inside belle’ I answered. ‘So does it matter in what order or shape they go as long as they end up in the stomach?’. It was logical reasoning. Akin had noticed how I twitched my face as I watched him eat his Eba with Okro soup in the … Read More
Reminiscence After The Change To Digital Currency Had Crystallized
The man’s Stand was in an obscure part of the Shopping Centre, he sets it up only at night and is cautious about the people he deals with. Recognizing me though, he relaxed, and smiling he said ‘I have fresh organic fruits for sale, as usual, Sir, cash only, no change please’. Harmattan had come very early in November 2030 … Read More
Transliteration Gone Wrong – How He Got His Nickname
The holiday period that year in Junior Secondary was lit. We had the greatest fun; wake up on a Monday morning & no School? – Pure Heaven! I know you still get that feeling on Public Holidays & when you are on Vacation. So on this day, we were heading home from one of our aimless roaming around the neighborhood … Read More
Tobi Amusan’s Guano Lessons
All through yesterday and most of this morning, I have been seeing lots of tributes to Ijebuland in honor of its indigenes our super girl Tobi Amusan, Anthony Joshua, and Isreal Adesanya who are champion Boxers. Most of the messages have the same format: ‘From Anthony Joshua to Isreal and now Tobi – It must be something in the Ijebu … Read More
How Do You Learn? – Imbibe the Entrepreneurial Mode of Learning
Entrepreneurs are a great asset to Mankind. Entrepreneurs commercialize their inventions and innovations to give us a better, richer life. Entrepreneurship can be expressed either in a private or corporate setting. Many start businesses; others innovate within other people’s businesses. Everyone who works is an entrepreneur – they trade their skills, talent, and competencies for some compensation. Some choose to … Read More
Thoughts on a Wintery evening: Our Great Weather May Be ‘The Reason’ We Have Failed.
I sat by the window & thought deeply about the people and how they have adapted to the weather. For a few days, my wife & I hadn’t left the room which was on a needs basis and we had nowhere that important to go to; how could it be so cold I wondered. I thought the freezer was cold … Read More
Obliteration of Advantages, War ends Soon
Man to man we proved who was superior. An agrieved man may corner his fellow and prove who was stronger. Then as people increased, it was the number of people. In hand-to-hand combat, you needed strong men to fight.Then simple weapons – knives and spears eliminated that advantage. No one was a strong match for a knife-wielding maniac.The use of … Read More
The Scare – My Teeth Don Turn Green?
It was a very large party, but everything was on point, my guy in the Office was getting married, all of us come turn up. I give kudos to the organizers who arranged the hall so beautifully and provided enough seats for the many who attended. The packaging make sense well well. The meal in the party was very delicious. … Read More