Touching lives one soul at a time

It is always a privilege to pass on the little knowledge that you have to others who will benefit from it. That's what I did yesterday. The Kola Daisi Foundation Youth Empowerment Centre invited me to give a speech at their career seminar which was targeted at teenagers. "That should be easy", I told myself …

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Hug yourself right now; you need it

Have you ever worked on something and you were proud of what you created or designed? Have you ever looked at the work of your hands and said to yourself, "Wow, I'm good"? This happened to me recently after I wrote a blog post for one of my clients. The idea for the post came …

Why coincidence does not exist

God's faithfulness always amazes me. Really it does. So many times when I think I have reached the end of the road, God shows up and turns everything around in a way that I was least expecting. He makes a way every time. That's why I have come to trust and depend on Him. I …

Sometimes, it’s ok to say no

'No' is a very interesting word isn't it? It has the power to completely shatter and shut down a person's self-confidence. It can also limit someone to a particular level for a very long time. The word 'No' can have very devastating effects, beyond what the person who said them originally intended. Which is why …

Need inspiration to write? These 8 quotes will help you

Writing is fun. Actually it is. I'm not being sarcastic. The only problem is that it takes a bit of work to get to the fun part. Staring at a blank paper or computer screen, scattered thoughts, writing then cancelling then writing again. It does take a bit of work. But when you eventually strike gold? It …

When you feel like giving up – do this

Have you ever worked so hard and felt like your efforts are not enough? Have you committed all of you to a project and you're getting little or nothing out of it? What do you do when you don't have any more strength to take the next step? How do you deal with frustration when …

My long lost affair with poetry

Here we are, in another brand new week. I planned on putting up some posts over the weekend but I couldn't. I was swamped with different activities. Don't know why I can't just stay still and rest. Although I wasn't able to do much writing over the weekend, I had to face something that I …

Who are you listening to?

Can you believe it's Friday already? I don't know about you but this week went by rather quickly for me. I'm not complaining though; I love the weekend. One thing I really loved about this week was the support I received. As I wrote in my post on Monday, my client launched their education portal, …

Why internships are important…Part 2

Finally I get to it. This is part two of my internship post. You might want to read that first part if you haven't done so yet to understand the story better. Ok so here it goes. After I concluded my first internship at the consulting firm, I didn't exactly have a concrete plan of what to …

The 5 things I am very grateful for

I know I promised to put up part two of yesterday's post today but I am just so mentally drained right now. I've been working overnight and sleeping really late and it's beginning to take it's toll. You're wondering where my self-imposed holiday went to right? Honestly, I don't know. I think at this point …