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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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“I don’t know what to do; no one is willing to help!” Does that sound familiar? If you’ve ever gone looking for help, then you would know the feeling. Sometimes, getting help when you need one so badly could be frustrating. And you wonder what on earth makes people turn deaf ears to folks who …
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