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This habit took me a while to figure out, but I am steadily developing a routine around my personal grooming. It is fast becoming…
Somedays are going to be more challenging than the others. You might be so broke or in debt that checking your bank account has…
What we often call “overnight success” is a lot of hard work, sleepless nights, roadwork, training, gym reps, swim laps, and relentless pursuit in…
Joy (n.) is derived from Old French joie “pleasure, delight, erotic pleasure, bliss, joyfulness” (11c.), from Latin gaudia “expressions of pleasure; sensual delight,” plural of gaudium “joy, inward joy, gladness,…
Lose the battle but win the war. Play the Long Game (idiom) 1: to plan and do things that will help you to be successful far into the future, rather than only thinking about the present or near future.…
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to…
Somedays will be more challenging than the rest; mistakes will be made, and you might even lose sight of the big picture. Your goals might seem out of…
Our parents and care-givers tried the best they could based on their level of awareness and exposure. It is often said that you can not give what you…
When it comes to the arts, passion should always trump common sense. American actor Robert De Niro delivered a frank, funny and thought-provoking speech to the 2015 graduating…
Actor, producer and screenwriter Charlie Day, a 1998 graduate of Merrimack College, delivered the keynote address at Merrimack’s 64th undergraduate commencement ceremony. Charlie is He is best known…
“Being an artist is not just about what happens when you are in the studio. The way you live, the people you choose to love and the way…
There are some people, who don’t wait. I don’t know exactly what’s going on inside them; but they have this hunger. It’s almost like an ache. American radio…
“We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.” American philosopher Judith Butler delivered the Honorary Doctorate Commencement Address…
“I am a Bestselling Writer. I write Bestselling Books. Every day in every way, I am researching and writing my award-winning Bestselling Books and short stories. Every one…
Sure, this world is full of troubleI ain’t said it ain’t.Lord, I’ve had enough and doubleReason for complaint;Rain and storm have come to fret me,Skies are often gray;Thorns…
I stumbled on Coach George Raveling’s story while reading, Jon Gordon’s Book: The Power of Positive Leadership and after finishing the book, I googled him and I was…
Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina is the president of the African Development Bank since 2015. Until he was appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2010, he…
Whenever you wake up, that is your morning. What matters is that you wake up. – Igbo Saying Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian Writer born 15 September…
After ten seasons in the NBA, the Nigerian-born Olajuwon won the league’s Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year awards. The only other man ever to be so honoured…
Adebayo Ogunlesi is a Nigerian-born lawyer and investment banker, who is currently Chairman and Managing Partner at the private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners. His father, Emeritus Professor Theophilus Ogunlesi was the…
Codependency is about normal behaviours taken too far. It’s about crossing lines. – Melody Beattie We all started out life being codependent on our parent, caregivers, society and…
Curiosity is the desire to gain knowledge or information. One of the hallmarks of highly successful people is that they have an insatiable taste for knowledge, they are…
Optimism is an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome. Optimism is from French optimisme, from Latin optimum whuch…
Helplessness is the belief that there is nothing that anyone can do to improve a bad situation (such as being diagnosed with an illness). In many ways, then, helplessness…
There is an old joke about someone trying to get to Carnegie Hall and he spots another man carrying a violin case. He asked “Sir, how do I…