The most inevitable thing in the world is death. Yet, many of us, especially in Africa shy away from discussing it. Personally, I find death to be the most powerful motivator to live. We take each breathe and the seeming promise of tomorrow for granted and we procrastinate. We live our lives in the future. One day I will….tomorrow I…
Haters! Everywhere! No matter what you do these days, there always seems to be someone somewhere who isn’t satisfied or has a complaint. Critics….they can make you or break you. I find these days we concentrate too much on the person giving the criticism rather than the merit behind their comments. Granted, people need to learn how to frame negative…
By Kim Kimberling for proverbs31.org What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”Romans 8:31 (NIV) When I tell people that my wife Nancy and I have been married 45 years, I almost always hear “Wow!” and “That’s great.” I appreciate those comments, but where we are today has been…
By Katy MacKinnon Hansell for Huffington Post Woman As a career, executive and leadership coach, a question I get asked the most is: “Can I do what I love and still make a living doing it?” My answer is always a resounding “YES!” So what are YOU waiting for? Let’s get YOU going… Here’s my proven formula to get you into work…
Friendships. One of life’s necessary ingredients. Complicated little monsters that can make life quite difficult or filled with laughter and pleasant memories. It has struck me that while we spend so much time evaluating how our friends have betrayed us or let us down….we dont spend as much time thinking about how good a friend we’ve been. For a long…
It’s hard. With images of perfect, long limed, slim, small waisted and wash board stomachs floating around, to feel you measure up or come even close to what society terms as beautiful. Sometimes we think beauty is about change. If only I could be slimmer, taller, had a bigger butt, smaller nose, cat like eyes, smaller forehead, longer hair…..we modify…
Time. We all have it but use it differently. Hindsight and age helps us to review the choices we’ve made in the past and if we are smart and/or lucky we get to make changes. One of my greatest fears has always been turning 80 with regrets. No cool stories to tell the grand kids of what I did and…
We love our home grown female entrepreneurs! Despite the challenges of running a business in Nigeria, these women stay slaying by rising and surpassing these challenges. Kene Rapu is one of such entrepreneurs and we are crushing on her zeal, drive and of course her FAB footwear! A key aspect of the brand Kene Rapu is its support of the…
So if you have been a reader of IBG (Inspired by Glory), you know we are on the path of self evaluation and growth. There’s so much to do and achieve and very little time to do it in. That’s why we love our ‘list’ articles. these articles condense into a few tips what you need to know and how…
Ynaija recently released the #YNaijaPowerList for the most influential young Nigerians under 40 who are in politics and policy. Six young and influential women made this list, check on them below; Josephine Washima Washima is an accomplished business transformation expert but it is her position as the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Job Creation that earns her a spot…
