Motivational Monday: Your Only Competition is You
Can you believe it’s December already! I mean, when did 2015 start? It’s really true that time waits for no man. How did you spend 2015? Did you spend it chasing your God-given purpose or were you stuck keeping up with the Joneses? It’s amusing how with each year that comes, our society gets […]
The Death of Good English
I really miss those days when it was cool to speak and write good English. Remember those days? Those were the pre-mobile phone and social media days. Communication was more straightforward back then. It was easy to understand what the other person was trying to say mainly because they said it the way it was; […]
What Lego Pieces Can Teach You About Your Life
Do you know that Lego blocks can teach you a lot about life? Have you ever assembled a jigsaw puzzle before? It was one of the things I loved doing when I was a child. Trying to recreate the picture piece by piece was exciting for me. In the same way, I loved assembling Lego […]
The Writer’s Diary: To go Commercial or Not?
Now that you know why you want to be a writer, and you have figured out what you should write about, let’s move on to the next important question: to go commercial or not? Here is the fourth episode of The Writer’s Diary: To Go Commercial or Not?
The Writer’s Diary: What You Should Write About
Are you an aspiring writer who doesn’t know what to write about or you’re a seasoned writer who seems to have lost the “spark?” You stare endlessly at the computer screen, lacking the words to convey your many jumbled thoughts … we’ve all been there, haven’t we? Well, you can learn how to find topics […]
Do You Have Your Own?
“Mama may have, papa may have…who can complete this quote?” That was the question my principal threw to the whole school during assembly time more than ten years ago (sigh…I’m getting old). She asked the junior and senior students…none of them knew. Then she moved on to the prefects. I was a prefect at the […]
Why You Should Ask “Why?”
There is one thing my father taught me and it has stayed with me all these years. He taught me to ask the question “why?” My father taught me to question things as a child. If my mum or aunty wanted to send me on an errand, my father would say to them “Tell her […]
Being in the Spotlight
I’ve never liked being in the spotlight. All-eyes-on-me type of situations have never been my thing. During one of our weekly meetings my pastor’s wife gave this illustration about facing criticism. She took a book from the table and began to slowly raise it towards the light bulb. When the book was just underneath the […]
What Makes You Better Than Diezani Alison-Madueke?
I’ve been musing over this news of Diezani’s arrest and all the things that have been revealed and I just don’t get it. How can a woman of such means steal so much money? What was she planning to do with the money; go to heaven with it? Even before her appointment as a minister, […]
The Writer’s Diary: Why Do You Want to Be a Writer?
In her second video in The Writer’s Diary series, Adedoyin Jaiyesimi will make you think and think and think about this world of writing and if you REALLY want to be part of it. When you have answered that, she will make you think about your reasons for wanting to be a writer: is it for […]
Life Lessons: Don’t Jump Out of That Boat
Life is in times and seasons. There is a time to plant and there is a time to harvest. There is also a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them back. In Ecclesiastes 3, you’ll find the different seasons of life but one thing that strikes me in that portion of Scripture is […]
The Writer’s Diary: Introduction
I remember vividly the first time I read one of Adedoyin Jaiyesimi’s articles. It was a delightful experience and I quickly became a fan because she writes in such a beautiful and relatable way – with an easy flow and an appropriate dash of humour; leaving you refreshed and enlightened. Read some of her articles here. When I […]
When Last Did You Tell Someone “Well Done”?
There is something I realised not too long ago and I keep thinking about why it happens that way. Why is it that people are quick to judge and criticise things but they are slow to offer compliments for a job well done? There is so much negativity in our world today and it’s quite […]
The Incredible Power of Little Things
When it comes to the little things, watch your attitude! There’s this portion of the Bible that I really love. It says don’t despise the day of small things. It is in the book of Zechariah. As we desire to make it big and “hammer” as Nigerians will say, we often forget that it is […]
How Every Woman Can Run the World
To run the world, you need beauty and brains! Simple. It’s fun being a woman. Well, most times. I love shopping, dressing up and looking good. I also love to play around with make-up and different hairstyles. Despite all of these, there’s more to me than my beauty. It makes me really (add another ‘really’ […]
What to Do When God Leads You on a Rough Path
During my quiet time over the weekend, I decided to read some psalms. I love the book of Psalms because it contains words of true worship to God. As I was reading this beautiful portion of the Bible, I got to Psalm 27:11 and I paused. “Teach me your way, O LORD, and lead me […]