Happy new week guys. I did a blog post last week which had a lot of feedback but I could only engage a few. We explored the reason why being broke could actually make you a better blogger. I couldn’t…
Category: Inspire
Executive Communication in the 21st century workplace – Ayodara Falade
We live in a world that is progressively increasing in speed and the surge of technological advancement has increasingly created distance among the humans who utilize it. Despite the innovation and productivity that technology provides, we must continue to find…
5 Simple Ways Writers Can Help Their Friends Achieve their Dreams
It’s almost an unavoidable response that writing gives you visibility. As a writer, people would share their dreams with you expecting support. They believe you are smart, rich or that you have the audience for some of their needs. This…
Distractions exist because your art has no believers.
Just another line, I say to myself every morning. I pray fervently to be able to push aside every distraction and just write my next book. I have come to a conclusion that art was meant to be defied. No one…
A Radical Dimension about the Concept of Trust: Is trust static or mobile?
I had a talk with my church’s music team yesterday. It was about the concept of trust as a static or mobile disposition. I know a lot of nonbelievers struggle with the idea of leaving your hopes and ambitions to…
Team work writing skills: A leader must not be afraid to shine
Let’s talk team today. Some of us struggle a lot with working with people. The problem might be that we fear our inadequacy and focus too much on such fears. Two quotations I find relevant for today are both from…
How love affects successful writing, beautiful expression that works.
Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. – Malagasy Proverb You can’t possibly make anyone love you if you don’t love yourself enough. Like business negotiations, love is a strict bargain. There is a…
The POOR Will ALWAYS Be Among You and They May Remain POOR
Recently I talked about rejection. Do you know that a lot of times, people reject the poor more than the rich? There is a video of a man in clean shirt and tie, he has a Ferarri and a baby…
Immortality: The Year I worked in the House of Death
It was a good morning sometime in 2016, one of my aunties had passed. The angel of death took her. I was living with my brother and working freelance as an Estate Agent. My Dad called to break the sad…
Executive Speech Writing: The Failure of Nigeria’s 2018 Presidential New Year Address and Lessons for Leaders.
I believe that January 1, 2018, is another day in history! It would be in the record that the Presidential Speech failed Nigerians all over the world. A simple executive job that could have strengthened the citizenry’s faith in the…
Uncover and Discover; Happy New Year from Pretoria, a New Adventure Begins
Yesterday, I considered all that mattered to me and realized that you are important to me. I did a little room cleaning yesterday. For each time I turned over a box, I found new corners to clean. I started out…
WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT REJECTION IN 2017
A friend here asked me to write about rejection. She thinks a lot of people suffered rejections from potential lovers and it would be helpful. Finding love is one of the hardest parts of life. It’s harder than finding a…
7 Inspiring Thoughts from my Scholarship Story
Some good news readers! I am so excited to share this with you. I just won a scholarship with the African Real Estate Society. The details are a long bore but there are some key lessons I want to share…
Why Pastors Show Up to Life Every Sunday, We all have our reasons.
Pastors like you and I, they show up to life for several reasons, we all have our reasons. We all know why we step out of our beds, into the bath and out of our doors. What happens when you…
Your career is too important for you to outsource. – Strive Masiyiwa
How far would you go to achieve self development or training for your career. I started to pursue my dreams for the best Masters Degree I could get since 2013 when I graduated. I have discovered on thing so far.…
I just know how to know stuff, let me help you?
This post reminds me of a course on Coursera “Learning how to learn.” I have come here always sharing my stories because they inspire. Now I know I have been helping people know stuff, not really a bad idea. I…
Press Release: Book Launch of “Quills from Africa 30: Long Walk to Home” and the Freedom Magazine Second Edition.
Press Release: Book Launch of “Quills from Africa 30: Long Walk to Home” and the Freedom Magazine Second Edition. They told us that Nigerians are the worst of Africa, so we told them our own stories. Hatfield, Pretoria, 30th of…
Ordinary stories are valuable assets to extraordinary people.
Let’s be honest, there is nothing special about being a writer. I just have sleepless nights looking for prospects because its part of what writers do. We have fast abandoned skills like writing, we don’t see how it saves people…
What’s it like to be a freelance writer? You don’t wanna know.
#FreelanceStruggles Anybody who is in freelance work, especially artistically, knows that it comes with all the insecurity and the ups and downs. It’s a really frightening life. Alessandro Nivola I have this discomfort in the pit of my belly,…
Organizing my room is usually therapeutic; Improving freelance experience from within.
A recent post on this blog about freelance struggles inspired this one. Organizing your room and eliminating clutter could be truly therapeutic and relaxing. We all hate clutter! It seems to dampen productivity more than we think and this is not a…