Some people have been sent as hired killers to kill any time in your life that they can lay hold of. These people aren’t just burglars. They have an array of weapons hidden in different places. And you can’t recognise them because in plain sight, they look like normal people. …

It is impossible to use a gift that’s still wrapped. You always have to tear off the wrapping paper to reveal what that gift really is. A car key and a USB drive as gifts can come in packages of the same size. …

A magnet has properties that attracts magnets and other materials with those properties to itself (for example, metals with magnetic properties such as iron, cobalt and nickel). A magnet doesn’t attract wood, clay, sand, water or air. So why do we want to attract everybody, regardless of the qualities and…

People who sell nails offer to sell you a hammer to add more value to your purchase. Whether you need it or not, they really don’t mind. That’s why it’s called an offer. They offer it anyway, and sometimes, could be at a discount too. …

No matter the position, everyone must answer to someone or a group of people. For some, it’s their boss. For others, it’s their conscience. Sometimes it could be the opinions of others that determine the actions of some. Everyone learns submission in one way or the other. Believing that you’re…

Someone once told me that, “If you hit a brick wall continuously, you’ll eventually create a hole in it. In no time, the wall will come crashing down”. In other words, there are no obstacles too great that they can’t be overcome. But the only way to overcome them is…

Why do we excel in our careers, businesses and other endeavours? It’s not because of that new certification we receive after going through a program. The certification does nothing unless it is used. We grow because we’ve gotten deeper in knowledge, skill and the ability to implement. We’re able to…

Like plants, we want to blossom and show the world how beautiful we are. We want to become high and mighty. We want to reach so high that when people look into the crowd, we easily standout. But big trees have very strong roots. Without the roots, they won’t stand the test of time. They’ll fall, or wither, or die. Focus on being grounded in something. Do your work well. That way, there’ll be no need to engineer the growth that comes with fame or distinction. It’ll just happen. Proverbs 22:29.

I once read a business article that said, “24 hours is divided into three parts — 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours for work, and another 8 hours that’s usually unaccounted for.” That’s a lot of spare time. While I’d like to say we should use that spare 8 hours…