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April 9, 2017

Leaders Find Solutions: George Washington Carver

There’s no short cut to achievement.  Life requires thorough preparation – veneer isn’t worth anything” – George Washington Carver Leaders find solutions to problems facing their […]
April 6, 2017

Top 3 ways to avoid conflict in a relationship

1. Be kind – everyone you meet is a human being not a ‘human done.’  In other words, we’re all still becoming something great. 2. Make time […]
March 28, 2017

Choose Your Leaders Wisely

According to Dale O’Shields, “People tend to think they are not led; that they make their own choices. But this is not true. We are all […]
March 25, 2017

Combat Self-Sabotage

Many of us suffer from a secret fear of success. We want to succeed but we self-sabotage because deep down, we are really afraid of success. […]
March 23, 2017

Ready, Fire, Aim

The first time I read about the concept, “Ready, Fire, Aim” from Michael Masterson, I didn’t get it. I thought it was just an excuse to […]
March 20, 2017

Personal Effectiveness

Chance favors the well prepared – Aaron W. Smith Personal effectiveness is not doing what is expected. It is being at the top of one’s game, […]
March 18, 2017

Turn off to Tune In

After a long day at work, it feels good to relax and unwind. For most, unwinding usually takes the form of television watching, playing video games, […]
March 13, 2017

Shh… I saw the Orò Masquerade

We were sitting in Grandma’s living room in Ijẹ̀bu Igbó. Grandma and I were shelling ẹ̀gusi kennels while Dad and Taiye, my twin brother, were looking […]
March 7, 2017

Popo Trouble (Excerpt from Renike comes to America)

Deep in thought, Renike clomped determinedly to the bus stop from the Faji’s subdivision. The rain had just taken a breather and would probably start again. […]
February 21, 2017

Every Girl’s Cinderella Dream, NOT

The prince comes from a faraway kingdom (or from down the street which is kind of the same since he’s as wealthy as Cinderella is poor). […]
February 16, 2017

Ìfẹ́: Loving the Yoruba Way

Love in Yoruba culture is playful on one hand and serious on the other. Love consists of afẹ́rí and ojúṣe. Afẹ́rí, the closest form to romance, […]
February 11, 2017

If you want to marry a husband…

“If you want to marry a husband, never you marry a waka about” goes Nelly Uchendu’s 1970s highlife classic, “Waka About.” The song tells the story […]
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