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I saw this video on Instagram about a lady trying to do everything at once as a solopreneur and I said, yes! Yes! That’s exactly how it feels. Click here to see the video on Instagram. You are creating content, managing orders, handling advertising, filing tax and other legal documents, managing subordinates… The list goes on. Then add the […]

Nigeria is getting rocked by so many emotions this year, and it is not even election year yet. We are pushing through the primaries, and we hear so much hopeful and deflating news, and not in equal measure. The scale just keeps on sliding left and right. But do not give up on your hope.

It’s the middle of the year. I am laughing and crying as I remember how it has all gone down. There have been many gains and losses and successes and failures. The beauty of it all is that purpose never fails until you stop trying. When you keep trying, you can make progress. The words

REVIEW I had forgotten about this poem until I heard some lines from it quoted in a message by Pastor E. A, Adeboye, The heights by great men reached and kept       Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept,       Were toiling upward in the night. This verse was always quoted when teachers

Everyone has a story. What’s yours? In years past, I felt I should keep my thoughts to myself. However, that’s not true. People want to hear from you. A friend once said to me, ‘When you speak, people listen because we want to hear what you have to say.’ Your story matters. I love writing

REVIEW Ozymandias is a sonnet. A poem of 14 lines. The poem tells of a broken statue with a pedestal that the poet finds. And the words on the pedestal says, “Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!” But what was there to see? Debris. Giant legs of stone and a broken face. The mighty Ozymandias

Hello again! It’s been a rollercoaster few months. And it’s been exhausting, but super rewarding. I’ve had to make quite a few changes in the way I work to help me find balance, but in doing so, I have learned a lot! What have I missed telling you in the past few months? There’s more.

There is always something you need to do. God created you for achievements. Not failures. Just imagine God creating you, fashioning out your arms and legs. And imagine the angels hanging around, waiting for him to finish. Then they ask, “What is this one for?” And God answers, “Nothing. This one is a failure.” I can’t

Many times, we give Eve a bad rap for eating that fruit and opening the door for sin and separation. If she had known how much damage her little action would have caused, I am sure she would not have touched that fruit. But, as a friend of mine always says, it is what it is.