Personal, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Development

15 years ago, I started a blog on Personal, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Development. These are topics that I’m passionate about, but for some reasons I couldn’t sustain the momentum. Today, I’m back!!! ... Like I never left. I’m back to pick up the pieces of my abandoned dream, dust it up, get on track and proceed on My journey to Purpose. One thing I noticed however, is the fact that I didn’t have to struggle to get myself in the mood and in motion this time around….Why? It’s because I already have a frame of reference on this task. I have been here before. I may not be a “Pro” yet but this is not a new feat for me at all, I’m not a novice. There’s a lesson I’m trying to draw out of the background story of my Blog writing. I could have easily viewed my inability to sustain my initial goal of Blogging as a Failed Project. However, reframing the experience helped me keep things in proper perspective. I viewed my initial “failed attempt” as an opportunity that helped me gain

“When the pupil is ready, the teacher will appear” -Plato As i journey through this year, one attitude I have held so dearly is a teachable spirit. John Maxwell once said each person we meet has the potential to teach us something, I agree with this view and I wish to add that even from a fool one can also learn how not to do things. Hence, I have learnt to listen more than I speak, to value the differences in people, cultures, views and opinions…..Hmmmnnn I have really learnt timeless lessons from unlikely people and unlikely places. Life like it is said is a teacher, overtime we learn, unlearn and re-learn lessons with the ultimate of growing to become better persons I have learnt: • That life is basically about relationships (horizontal and vertical) and also to make conscious effort to build, maintain and maximize strategic relationships). • To value people irrespective of whatever phase of life they may be right now…no condition is permanent you know. • Practice the golden rule: D

“There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always time to do the most important thing” -Brian Tracy For those of us living in the city that never sleeps like “LAGOZ” you would agree with me that one of the most difficult resource to manage on a daily basis is your time. Personally it often seems to get out my control considering some factors such as the daily traffics on your way to and from work, however overtime I’ve been able to come up with coping strategies to help manage the day to day demands of work, personal live and other commitments. It is important however to note that your PRIORITY (what is most important to you in life) will actually determine how you allocate and manage time as a resource,. For some it is their work that takes first position on their priority list, for others it is their family, personal development, having fun and the list goes on. Little wonder someone would rather spend three hours or more watching a movie series and another person wou

It is amazing how much organization can achieve when leaders and managers learn to adopt simple strategies such as employee participation in decision making which not only help build a motivated workforce, a positive workplace culture and ultimately a high performance organization. I understand that sometimes involving employees in the decision making process can be a bit time consuming and strenuous but I also believe that on the short and long term the result is enormous. To make the most of this strategy, it is important for managers to create an atmosphere of “openness and honesty” in the workplace and this can be encouraged through ü Getting to know employees and listening for their problems, ideas and aspirations, ü Regular meetings where everyone is free to express their opinions on work related issues. ü Discussions between individuals and groups directly with their managers. ü Third party channels such as suggestion box, union representatives. ü Regular communications such as

It’s a beautiful morning and it has been a great week indeed. What more can I say…… it’s the month of February. What is it that makes FERUAURY special out of all the twelve months in a year? I guess it’s something about LOVE and VALENTINE. This brings to mind the events in my secondary school days, the clamor for teddy bears, cakes, cards, chocolates, roses and all ……..February was a month to look forward to in those days and am wondering is it still the same today? Yes I hear it’s a month dedicated for lovers to show LOVE to their partners by going out on special treat, exchanging gifts, cards and more. This for me is very nice and acceptable, but my question however is do we really have a good knowledge of what love is all about. Is it all about the feelings you have for someone, is it about the decision to stand by your partner through thick and thin? What exactly is this celebration of LOVE about? Love is one force in the course of human existence that never fails…. and am talking

In the course of our journey in life we go through various experiences, some of which are not palatable. Some folks are betrayed by their most trusted friends or acquaintances, for others it is rejection, loss of a job, financial loss, lack etc.. Whatever they are God has given us the power to choose our reactions to such experiences. Would you rather look back over them and pick up the lessons and move on to become a better person, or would you prefer to shift blames and be bitter about them? The choice is yours. Srully Blotnick once said “what looks like a loss may be the very event which is subsequently responsible for helping to produce the major achievement of your life”. Reading through Joseph’s experience of moving from prison to palace(Gen 39-45), there was no other person qualified to be bitter after all that he went through but interestingly the weight of the blessing that God brought into his life after all the trials outweighed the pains. It is my prayer that as you journey