Personal Development

5 Helpful Tips for Navigating Overwhelming Seasons of Life

I’m just finding my way out of a season which, if I had to name it, would be called Overwhelm. It was a stressful time, full of “how did I get here?” and “where do I start from?” ‎moments. The

Emotions Are Not The Enemy

Growing up in Nigeria, we learned that it’s okay for Females to be emotional but not Males. The sign of Masculinity was showing no emotion, being strong. While emotions symbolised femininity was because females are the ‘weaker vessel’. Hence, men

How to Form a Saving Habit

So it’s the end of the month and you have received your package 😉 You’re excited because it’s time to buy all you set your eyes on. For some others, the money has already been spent because there is a

The Little Things That Matter the Most

An architect is always concerned about little lines, those tiny dots that move from one place to another. If one line should go missing or placed in the wrong direction, he erases his drawing or corrects the shape. This shows

Celebrating World Savings Day: How Do You Save?

Financial Literacy is referred to as the ability to make informed judgments and to take effective decisions regarding the use and management of money. As little children, we were trained through various institutions of socialization and we developed skills from

4 Ways to Develop a Talent Culture

Talent is the ability to naturally do something that would have perhaps seemed difficult. Over the weekend, I stumbled on an advert sign with the inscription “Talent want not Talent hunt”, and I was quick to disregard the sign. But

5 Steps To Developing Your Skillset

“Every man has specific skill, whether it is discovered or not, that more readily and naturally it would come to him than it would come to another, and his own should be sought and polished. He excels best in his

How to Overcome Negative Thinking

Sometimes, we engage in self-sabotaging, negative actions and/or thoughts. Instead of rationalizing all the positive things that have occurred in our lives, we focus on those things that had gone wrong. We give more attention to things that are less

How To Reduce Birthday Expenses

Celebrating the anniversary of your birth should be a legal right, I mean who does not love parties. Birthday celebrations usually entail foods, cakes, drinks and lots of music, while some people just take out time to pray and reflect

Vulnerablity: A Tool For Building Confidence

Growing up as a child, one answer we were not expected to give was ‘I don’t know’. Our childhood had no room for vulnerability. In case, you disagree because you had it easy, let me remind you of that child

The Speech Bender: 5 Tips on Public Speaking

One thing Nigerians have been blessed with is the zest and willpower to talk- and talk- and talk. Everyone has something to say about everything; especially when they converge at recreational centers, buses and most of all, newspaper stands. What

5 Reasons Your Budgeting Doesn’t Work

I first learnt about budgets in secondary school; from my home economics text book, to be precise. I started budgeting even with my small allowance, and over the years, those skills have helped me manage my own finances, and run

Do You Really Know What You Think You Know?

While writing this article about how what you don’t know may be holding you back, I remembered a recent experience that revealed something important to me. In my teens, I took a self-awareness quiz and made notes in my journal

Much Ado about Purpose

There is an all important question which plagues many a sage, across many an age, yet there is no clear methodology to discovery. Why then do we even bother? However, man’s curious nature will not allow him (or her) to

Appearance is important!

Your appearance says a whole lot about you. It’s a Non Verbal Communication. Until you appear, no one knows you exist. Books may not be judged by their cover, they’re mostly judge by their contents, but absolutely not the same

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

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