Archives Tag: Personal Development
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Growth & You: Self-Discipline – Key To Success
April 19, 2022
There are still many people out there who hold tight to the belief that how you turn out in life depends strictly on some factors including – a luck charm, a privileged birth, high level connections, special gifts/talents, and so on. The truth of the matter is that, yes, all the listed factors can give … Continue reading Growth & You: Self-Discipline – Key To Success
By noela-ugwu
BUSINESS Inspirational motivation
Are You Ready To Start A Small Business?
April 19, 2022
Starting a small business is not a walk in the park, especially in Nigeria; a chat with any Nigerian entrepreneur will quickly reveal this. In spite of the many challenges, small businesses continue to spring up daily, and Connect Nigeria continues to support SMEs across Nigeria, recognizing the invaluable role they play in the economy. … Continue reading Are You Ready To Start A Small Business?
By jehonwa
4 Tips to Make Your New Year Resolutions Stick
April 19, 2022
Are you worried your resolutions won’t make it past January? Here are a few tips you can try: Write them where you can see them When you write down your resolutions, you’re more likely to follow through. As tempting as it may be to use your phone’s memo pad, pen and paper are still the … Continue reading 4 Tips to Make Your New Year Resolutions Stick
By jehonwa
Are You Really Serious About Personal Development in 2018?
April 19, 2022
We can talk about how lit 2018 is going to be from now until tomorrow, but talk is cheap. Unless we take deliberate steps, 2018 will not be significantly better than 2017. In fact, “Happy New Year” begins now. If you’re really serious about developing yourself, there is one commitment you must make and keep: … Continue reading Are You Really Serious About Personal Development in 2018?
By jehonwa
Is Work-Life Balance Achievable?
April 19, 2022
The work-life balance dream seems to recede farther into the distance as we pursue it. At least, this is what a lot of working people say. Many have lamented their failed attempts to divorce career from family, friends and leisure (or to marry them). Not a few have given up on the whole project, resigning … Continue reading Is Work-Life Balance Achievable?
The Little Things That Matter the Most
April 19, 2022
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 that a little line can make or mar a good drawing. So also in life, … Continue reading The Little Things That Matter the Most
By adepeju
5 Reasons Your Budgeting Doesn’t Work
April 19, 2022
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 my home more efficiently than I would have without a budget. Many people know that … Continue reading 5 Reasons Your Budgeting Doesn’t Work
By jehonwa
A Good Name
April 19, 2022
A good name is sure better than gold and silver- this implies that integrity counts in the journey of life. Adekunle was such a good generous, lovable and approachable young man. No one visits him in tears and returns helpless. Ojo is a friend in need, he might not have the resources to give to … Continue reading A Good Name
Little Ingredients of Happiness
April 19, 2022
Have you ever wondered what makes some people happy and contented while others just wallow in sadness every day? Happiness makes all the difference, you can spot a happy person from a mile away and feel the joy radiating from them. The question is how we remain happy in the face of all the challenges … Continue reading Little Ingredients of Happiness
By jelifat
The Ethics of Exposure
April 19, 2022
To Expose or Not To Expose Exposure—the acquisition of new knowledge through study, emulation or experimentation—as it applies to an individual in any position whether as a ward or parent; employee or employer; citizen or leaders, carries within it the capacity for great good and great evil. The dilemma of how much exposure a person … Continue reading The Ethics of Exposure
By nehijesu
Dream Big, Live Big
April 19, 2022
Have you ever wondered how extremely successful people made it to the top? The answer is simple, they did not give up and they did not limit themselves to small ideas. If you want to make it big, you have to be able to think big and plan even bigger. Making a lot of money … Continue reading Dream Big, Live Big
By jelifat
Picking Up the Pieces
April 19, 2022
The world breaks everyone, and afterwards, many are stronger at the broken places.
– Ernest Hemmingway
Falling, and Getting Up
April 19, 2022
It was this time two years ago, just about. I fell in my flat. In my tiny little bathroom in my little flat. I was stepping out of it, my little bathroom, when I slipped and fell, falling backward with such force that I split the back of my head (read scalp) open on the … Continue reading Falling, and Getting Up
On Dealing with Ego
April 19, 2022
Have you ever been in a situation where you just had to compromise and drop your ego to save a relationship? Yes, we have all been in these situations at one point or the other. The difference is that some of us only get into these situations once in a while. Egoistic people are usually … Continue reading On Dealing with Ego
By jelifat
Handling Criticism Positively
April 19, 2022
Criticism, in most forms, is usually discouraging. But the person on the receiving end needs to be told the truth. An old proverb says “the one dancing does not realize the way their movement appears to the onlooker,” meaning it is the onlooker that can tell you how your body-twist turned out. People like to give … Continue reading Handling Criticism Positively
