8 Practical Steps to Setting, Tracking, and Achieving Your Life Goals
Building on the groundwork laid in the first part of this article, you might be wondering how to approach goal setting effectively. This article explores practical strategies for setting, pursuing, and achieving your life goals. If you've not set your goals yet, it's not too late. You can do it...
The Power of Written Goals: A Proven Blueprint for Long-Term Success
Towards the end of 2009, I sat with my wife to plan specifically for 2010. That has been our routine for many years because we sit down to write our goals. I have my individual goals, and she has hers. Then, we have family goals. That year, one of her major business goals was starting a preschool....
Why No Experience Is Ever Wasted: Lessons from a Driver Salesman
Over 20 years ago, I was a driver salesman. I sat for an interview with hundreds of candidates. The interview was handled by a foremost fast-moving consumer goods company. Initially, we thought we would be employed by the company. It was when the final eight candidates were selected that we were...
Keep Your Dreams Alive! Good Things Happen To Those Who Dream Big
We were seatmates in the latter period of my secondary school days. I remember that as we discussed in class that day about our university plans, I told her I would be the President of the Students’ Union of the University of Ibadan. I was 16 years old at the time, but I used to read about the...
How Social Media Can Shape Your Life and Career (Part 2)
This is not for everyone. The caveat is necessary, as I'm not about to argue or debate anything. I'm not even trying to convince anyone because those who have chosen to be foolish will be foolish, regardless of any intervention. As the saying goes, “The stray dog that will be forever lost...
How Social Media Can Shape Your Life and Career (Part 1)
Sometime in November 2019, I saw some wild pictures and videos of a certain “Ilorin Hangout” that went viral on social media. In the name of hanging out, people were hanging their future, so to speak. In one of those videos, guys were popping balloons directly on ladies' behinds with their...
Growth vs. Pay: The Key Questions to Ask Before Your Next Career Move
It was in 2007. I had been interviewed for a branch manager role and expected to start a brand new branch somewhere in Ibadan. The interview process took quite some time. Within that period, I had a chat with another organization, and within a week, I concluded the interview process. It was pretty...
Trusting God’s Plan When Ours Don’t Work Out
My first love was music. Growing up in the early 80s, I was heavily influenced by Dizzy K. Falola. To me then, he was a god—the god of music. His Baby Kilode song boomed everywhere then. I recall watching the Michael Jackson wannabe on TSOS (Television Service of Oyo State—as BCOS TV was...
Don’t Quit on Your Dreams. If You Fail, Try Again
I have failed many times, but this experience is one I will never forget. I was at 300 level in the university and had just finished serving as the Deputy Speaker of the Students Representative Congress (SRC). The following year, I took a plunge and contested for the post of President of the...
Understanding Times and Seasons: The Secret to Thriving Through Life’s Ups and Downs
“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) If you have a proper understanding of this scripture, life will be a lot easier. Everything—and I mean everything—has a season. God operates with timing even though He's not affected or limited by it....