4 Things That Determine Our Self Esteem
The opinion of others about us Our experiences (both failures and successes) Our faith/ religion and The source of our informative development The opinions of others play a major role in determining our self-esteem, especially in our teenage and impressionable years (although it also works throughout our lifetime). We care so much about what people […]
Every Man’s Mountain
“There are no mountains anywhere; every man’s ignorance is his mountain”. -David Oyedepo Do you have an idea the number of things you are struggling with today just because you are ignorant of an easier way to do it? Or the sheer number of things you are ignorant of? Ignorance means “lacking knowledge or […]
How To Improve Your Self Esteem
Accept yourself for who you are: Your first step is to accept yourself. You are who you are and peace comes when you accept that. Some folk use this as an excuse to become lazy and give up on life because they accept a low pedigree as the reason not to be successful. Accepting yourself […]
Remember To Love Me
The personal message on a friend’s Blackberry device read “Remember to love me”. I quickly sent her a ping chiding that it’s me she should remember to love because she had abandoned me for a long time. We pinged back and forth, accusing each other of the most hideous crimes to friendship we could muster until […]
What About Self Esteem
I think your own definition of yourself is the most important identity you have. Of all the opinions of who you are (solicited and unsolicited), your opinion about yourself is the one you will believe the most. The danger with it is that ‘belief’ is the strongest human force on earth. The power of conviction […]
4 Reasons We Get Hurt
While I don’t believe anyone would deliberately hurt you, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t. This list though does not include folks close to you just by proximity e.g. some relatives, colleagues, associates at the office… and what not. These people are close to you by reason of their position, not necessarily because of […]
What Glasses are You Wearing?
Our lives are more similar than we know. We are all born blind, and then grow up to see. As we mature we begin to see life through spectacles. The colour and strength of these spectacles are determined by our individual experiences. The spectacles vary from single plain lenses to double lenses tinted to various […]
Living in a world where bad news sells…
“Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.” ― Douglas Adams I had fun as a kid, not because I was one of those playing in the street kind of kid, but because I enjoyed the world around me. There was always […]
Bishop T.D. Jakes in Nigeria!
House on the Rock, the church which plays host to the biggest gospel event in Africa ‘The Experience’ is about to make yet another historic event, as she rolls out the red carpet to receive the Hon. Bishop T.D. Jakes for his third visit to Nigeria. HOTR will be hosting Bishop J.D. Jakes at the […]
Secure Your Future
“Things are hard” is becoming a more accepted axiom than ‘the sky is blue’. The economic constraints that threatens the comfort of our time is now a universal experience. Both the wealthy and financially challenged are all bemoaning the situation. Unfortunately, financial gurus are not making any promising predictions for the future. Rather, the glum […]
The Hallelujah Challenge, a Worship Movement
About two weeks ago, renowned Nigerian worship leader, Nathaniel Bassey, announced a 30-day worship session called The Hallelujah Challenge. This Challenge, which began on the 1st of June 2017, holds every day from mid-night to 1am. Nathaniel, from time to time, leads these live worship sessions via his Instagram page (@nathanielblow), and on his Facebook: […]
Dealing With Your Experiences
“Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it or learn from it.” Rafiki: The Lion King. If life is a school, then one of its most effective teaching aids would be our experiences. They’re the culmination of all we’ve been through in life; good, bad and ugly. It’s one of […]