There are a lot of days writing doesn’t feel as great as I want it to be, it’s like I lost my hobby. However, there is no job that doesn’t make you feel like you lost your soul on a…
Category: Personality
You get to meet the human behind all the posts here, find out some close and personal experiences I live through.
Moments: I’m 27 today and Still telling Stories. I wrote a letter to my younger self.
One of my friends (Tomilola Deji-Olatunde) asked me to write a letter to my younger self. Today marks another new year for me. I might as well post the letter today. Here goes: Hey buddy, There is so much more…
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…
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…
Our Undeserved Righteousness: An encounter with S’fico Ncwane
This morning I stumbled on comments under a song I have had on repeat for close to a week. S’fico Ncwane’s “Hallelujah” song has held me spellbound for days. I keep repeating this song. I hardly understand a quarter of…
Drake God’s Plan over Science Student Olamide’s Non-Controversy
First, How is God’s Plan or Science Student my business? As a thought influencer and writer, I realize that I cannot ignore the influences around me and what readers absorb regularly matters. I bet you listen to either Drake or…
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…
Essential Ingredients for a Focused Writing Session; The Self-Expression Dilemma.
An elderly man once asked his protege who wanted to be a world-renowned speaker “Do you want to be a great speaker? Or do you want great people to listen to you Or do you want to be known by…
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…
Fela Durotoye: Accusations, The truth About Fuel Subsidy, President Buhari and 2019 elections.
In 2015 the Baga attacks saw about 2,000 Nigerians dead at the hands of Boko Haram. Hafsat Abiola-Costello Founder/President Kudirat Initiative for Democracy, also the daughter of the Late MKO Abiola wrote an open letter to the GEJ administration. This…
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…
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.…
My Near Death Experience at Sun City, South Africa.
I just want to live. Yesterday I had a near-death experience but it was my own choice. It was not an accident neither was I sick. I plunged down a steep slide at Sun City. During the fall, my eyes were…
People: How they help you connect the dots.
Journal Post 1.0.1:: I am so psyched! This week has been filled with ground breaking experiences, people and Ideas. I want to share! Awesome people I met and/or remember 1. Susan Mwenda-Mulongoti writes to educate African SMEs 2. Sarah Arrow is definitely awesome blogger…
Dating a good talker could influence your creativity in 1000 ways.
It’s Saturday and my memory tingles. I have not dated much but in the little experience I have had, conversation skills rank high. A relationship with boring conversations can ultimately kill creativity. Sometimes we get so carried away with all…
10 habits of happy people
My life is like a freight train, it sometimes has an open roof and people dump their refuse while I pass by. Imagine night train passing through a lonely town. The people don’t have waste disposal systems and there are…