The saying, ‘dare to be exceptional’, is tied to a lot of meaning. It is used as a motto that encourages children to think best of themselves, not to follow the bad trend, not to join the bad gang or to succumb to peer pressure. It is used to prompt children to be different in […]
As we make our new year resolutions and numerate our expectations for the year, it is very important that we do a performance review and personal retreat of the past years. In the spirit of progress, we need an assessment (formal and informal) of ourselves as it relates to our personal, family, cooperate, and general […]
Roy Scranton in one of his books on climate change titled “We’re doomed, now what”, gave a despairing analysis of the future, yet he refuses to let go of hope believing that hope will overcome. Yes, we can not pretend or deny that there’s a high rate of deteriorating moral standards in this generation, which […]
Generally, as we approach life, we’re likely to place some expectations on ourselves and how we want to achieve things. It’s a feeling that comes with eagerness, anticipation, and sometimes anxiety. What do I need first? How do I achieve this first? I need to work towards this goal or vision first, and so on. […]
I grew up in an environment with a very specific and undiscerning defined idea of what it looked like to be faithful. Faithfulness was attached only to loyalty, service, attendance, fidelity, or to say yes to opportunities. Being faithful is not limited to these attributes. It goes beyond to attest not just what we do […]
PURPOSE MEETS PASSION TO ALIGN WITH VISION. The correlation between the words; Purpose, Passion, and Vision, and their reflection, discussion, exploration, and action can bring a wave of existential crisis if care is not taken. In reality, many people find the conflation between the concepts confounding. While they are somehow related, they are all different, […]
Within a decade, Grant had gone from selling firewood to living in the White House. He was so broke after being kicked out of the army for drunkenness. He could neither manage the farm his father gave him nor keep the clerical job his brother offered him. The future looked bleak to him. But Service […]