A Gratitude Attitude for Productivity.

Today is my birthday. On this day, several years ago, I was a curious teenager consumed with an unusual problem: why had my parents given me the names Joy and Anuri? You see, Anuri is an Igbo name that means “rejoice”. In my opinion I had only one name. I asked my parents why they […]

Comparisons: The Silent Joy Thief

Kate; a good friend asked me to accompany her for lunch alongside other friends to a fancy restaurant and my first thought was like hope she is paying because that restaurant’s menu is quite pricy. I spotted Kate and my other friends as I walked into the restaurant. Immediately after we exchanged pleasantries, Kate ordered […]

Confidence; The Hammer of the Self-Aware

To be successful in today’s fast-paced world requires not just talent, academia or qualifications. It requires confidence. Being confident in your work is crucial for career success. It enables you to be situationally proactive, assertive and focused. Having true confidence means knowing your worth and trusting that others will recognize the value of your service […]

How to Avoid Living in Regret

Whenever I looked at Gloria, I could literally see the sadness, disappointment and, worst of all, the regret in her eyes. It was my first day home from college for the summer break. I remember everything about that day because it changed my general approach to life. As I pulled up in front of our […]

18 Best Time Management Apps and Tools

No one can dispute the countless benefits technology has brought us. It’s undoubtedly allowed us to connect, perform, improve and leverage our resources beyond what was once imaginable. If you’re not taking advantage of one of the hundreds of time management apps and tools out there, you’re definitely missing a trick. But with so many apps […]

Who Are You?

“Why do you keep calling yourself a princess? Are you wishing you are the Princess of Wales or what? Why don’t you stop deceiving yourself and stop calling yourself a princess…

Belief; Recipe or Ingredient?

For something to work out for you, you have to believe it will actually work out, if not you are just wasting your time…

Overcoming Regret

“Jcee, life has not been fair to me at all, I have prayed and fasted but it seems God is not hearing me” those were the words that first tumbled out of Bisi’s lips after a protracted bout of tears. Bisi and I have been friends since childhood and we had decided about a year ago […]