I knew already he would win the role; I stand no chance against him. He came into the reception looking like Dangote’s firstborn. A shiny suit, well ironed and his tie properly placed. He has a very strong aura and presence with a deep charisma. The aroma from his deodorant would get you sniffing loud. He entered the reception and engaged me in a discussion immediately. From his voice, I could sense he had spent some reasonable years in “The Abroad”. He introduced himself and we started talking, damn! the guy is really good, I said within myself. He was called into the interview room first even though I got there before him (maybe because I wasn’t wearing a shiny suit). It took longer than expected and I thought maybe they were signing his offer letter already. Should I kuku be going to my house jejely? I sat down patiently waiting for his interview to end, believe me it took forever. But at last, he stepped out looking very calm. He asked if it’s okay to wait so we could roll o...

They may have stolen our Common Wealth, they cannot steal our Common Sense. In a sane democratic setting, the government should fear the people (electorates), but the otherwise is obtainable in Nigeria. If you must canvass for people's votes, you must show them why you should earn it. No excuse whatsoever is justifiable by anyone to circumvent being present to sell its manifestoes in a debate. Debate helps to calibrate the amount of information, technical know-how, and solutions a candidate has to the socio-economic hardship that stares people in the face. Evading or missing out in a debate not only shows intellectually and political will dryness of the candidate and by extension his moribund supporters, but it also connotes a deliberate disdainful, despicable, contemptuous, and derogatory attitude to the people you want to govern. If a candidate cannot oblige and honor the call of the populace for a debate, what's the probability that the candidate will listen to the yearn...

10 years Challenge: Core Lessons (1) Your past/struggle/shortcomings/failure becomes inconsequential when you're successful/hit limelight. How easy do you think it was for Einstein to boldly disclose he failed 1000 times before the invention of electricity. It was very easy; his failed attempts even made his success story more intriguing. Ever have I seen people who delight in showing their humble beginnings; how they hawked, worked, hustled, and toiled their way to breakthrough. Those pictures tell it all. People will only remember your home runs when you become a success. You may not be proud or people may disdain you for your hustle now, don't be deterred, a time comes when it all becomes a time of the past that even you will revel sharing them without being asked. (2) We don't inspire anyone by being perfect. We inspire by how we deal with our imperfections. The greatest inspection drawn from this challenge emanates from people with the most humiliating, wretched, a...

PDP and APC are not invincible, but have only succeeded making other parties invisible. I have always been left inundated whenever I hear people resolve PDP and the candidature of Atiku is not the solution, leaving them with no option than to stick with the candidature of APC, Buhari. No option? For crying out loud, there are over 20 young, astute, vibrant, if not intelligent standard bearers of other political parties, needless to say over 30, vying for the coveted presidency seat. It is out of ignorance to think you lose your vote if you don't commit it to one of the two major parties. You have nothing to lose doing the right thing. Do not join multitude to do evil. That everyone is taking about APC or PDP is not a yardstick for you to give them your mandate.  The culmination of bipolitical party is more defections, for the political gladiators know too well that to continually parade themselves on the corridor of power, just a deceptive defection to a promising election-winn...

Just so you know Stepping out of your supposedly comfort zone may be daunting, but more daunting is to remain there. That new terrain you cower in fear to tread may turn out to be more comfortable than the status quo comfort zone, ask Abraham. The taste of the meat is in the eating, you definitely won't know it until you try it out. You pretty don't know what that venture, adventure, stride, place has in store for you. You just need to break out of the norm of your sedentary lifestyle and rise to cover more ground. "Where the sole of your feet shall tread, I will give to you"........ Don't get too satisfied with your past achievement and feel complacent to forge ahead. Your best result must be your next result. #peptalk today

Get These Right in 2019 (1) "A good beginning needs excitement, a good ending needs discipline". A good way to kick start a year is with enthusiasm and excitement, however, don't waste all your time basking in the euphoria of the new year, it's less than 364 days already.   Life is too short to waste a second. Get on the feet, start working now, lest procrastination eats your time. Starting well is not as good as ending well; you need discipline to end well. Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments. Once you have commitment, you need discipline and hard work to get you there. (2) You will not find a way If you don't know where you are going. "......Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it" Habakkuk 2:2. Don't roam around this year living visionless or without a goal. Your vision gives you direction. Get a vision board, write your SMART goals, and if need be, get an accountability partner to he...

Making money is quite easier than making meaning, but the latter is quite important than the former. It's a grave mistake and misconception to think money is your goal; no thanks to the decadence in our societal and moral values, we have gone astray in our pursuit of money to the detriment of our purpose. Money is never a goal. Money should not be your goal. God didn't create you for the sole purpose of making money, but making meaning. Money is only a reward; a reward for hard work. You add more meaning to your existence the more you put a smile on people's face. You're near fulfilment when people smile at the sound of your name. And that's quintessential what success truly stands for, and not primarily the hard and soft currency in your account. Thus I always insist, you must thrive to be remembered for the life you lived, and not for the money you made.

Competition doesn't build characters, it rather reveals it. Competition enhances the visibility of those latent characters you thought you never had or you knew not they existed. Most often, we misconstrue WHAT our competition is for WHO our competition is. Your competition is not other people. Your competition is your ego, procrastination, lack of creativity, the knowledge you neglect and negative behaviors you're nurturing. Compete with your ego and see how humble you are. Compete with procrastination to see you're a better time stickler. Compete with those negative behaviors and behold a refined version of yourself. Compete with lack of knowledge and others; it is a must win competition.

People manifest in season, just the same way as fruits and other farm produce. Your time and season will surely come. Don't ever think you're failing because you see your friends progressing, that may just be their season of manifestation; I reiterate, your time and season will surely come. While you await your manifestation, it is expedient you get yourself busy enhancing your skills and character. While it may be difficult for you to change your personality, you can successfully rebrand your character. Success begets success! You have to do something, no matter how small it is. The level of success doing that small thing may be the threshold for bigger success. God may be using that to prepare you for the glory ahead. The 'experience gained will definitely amount to something desideratum in the long run. If you think you're too big to manage something small, then consider yourself too small to manage something big (Your manifestation). Or does the Holy Bible not s...

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