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You have heard it time and again. People tell you to forgive and forget. And usually we tend not to have a problem understanding what it means to forgive. The part that bothers many is what exactly it means to forget. Does forgetting mean one wouldn’t remember at all? Of course not! Why We Can't …
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Growth is something we all desire. But it doesn’t come on a platter. There are demands and responsibilities that always come with our quest to improve and become a better person. More often than not, all these usually boil down to two things: the need to give up certain things and the willingness to take …
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From as early as 8 years, I have been involved with leadership. And this ranges from various dimensions of secular service roles to the academic and spiritual. Everywhere I went; it seemed there was always a seat reserved for me. And I kept wondering, ‘Why do I keep getting these appointments? Why does Providence keep lending …
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Sometimes, it seems life just tosses you around whichever way. It seems as if you are just being swayed around by people, technology, social media and circumstances; without a control over anything. You just seem not to be able to get a hold on your life. And you are wondering: ‘how can I actually be …
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This is an updated version of the original piece, Why You Should Develop the Leader in You, previously published on faithwriters.com and christianhangsuite.com If you’ve ever thought of leadership as one of those things you pay little attention to, you might need to have a rethink. That’s because everyone is a leader of …
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In a woman’s world, few things compare to the deep emotion and ecstasy that accompanies a public romantic proposal that is simply breathtaking. I figured this upon seeing the YouTube clip of a young woman’s animated reaction when her boyfriend set her up and flashed the knobbed ring in a public gathering. The moment she …
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So your boss mounts a lot of pressure on you at work and you are wondering what on earth you have done to deserve that kind of superior. Where you live, life is a living hell, because your landlord picks on you perpetually. You have been out of job for some time now and you …
Whether it is to stop a negative habit, carry out an assignment, deliver an immediate task or complete a lengthy project, getting things done, is always a challenge. We often find ourselves trapped in the web of excuses, distractions and other things that crush our morale and leave us ruing the things we left undone. …
At sixty-two, Darius became the only king recorded in the bible to ascend the throne as a senior citizen. Oftentimes, wisdom is associated with the elderly but it didn’t quite turn out so, as Darius slipped into certain errors that every leader needs to watch out for. It all started when, in a move towards …
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Socrates’ well known nugget, ‘Man know thyself’, is apt for self-discovery and self-assessment. Tacitly, it says, ‘evaluate yourself sincerely, then act on that knowledge’. As a naive 12-year old, in his third (and final) year of junior school, I fell short of this timeless advice as I prepared for the qualifying exams into senior school. …
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