Last year, I got accepted to the Grooming for Greatness Fellowship, its been an amazing few months of personal development, self reflection and learning. But by far one of the biggest rewards has been meeting other Fellows, who challenge, inspire and encourage me in every way. Temi Giwa-Tubosun is one of such Fellows. The girl is a ROCKSTAR. Honestly I…
One of the resolutions I made this year, was to become a better manager of my personal finances. No more earning and not having anything to show for it. I’m ready to build and secure my financial future and make the sacrifices today to ensure that happens. So when Arese Ugwu of Smart Money Africa advertised the Smart Money Woman…
by Melissa Nixon for Courageous Life Academy I absolutely love the start of a new year! But with it also comes some serious reflection of what did or didn’t happen in the year before. With all the hype of moving into something new, there may also come a twinge of disappointment for the things you set out to accomplish but…
“LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered — how fleeting my life is.” Psalm 39:4 (NLT) I wanted to crawl in a hole and hide. Somehow in the rush of my crazy busy schedule and all the demands on my time and attention, I found myself in a crowded airport,…
It’s the first day of February and I think it’s completely safe to say, 2016 has gathered full steam! In fact January felt like such an active month, it might be tough to believe we are only in the 2nd month of a new year. But just before we slam in on the new month, I think it may be…
So it comes as no surprise that we are crushing on the amazing Tara Fela Durotoye, the founder and CEO of House of Tara, Africa’s Foremost Beauty Brand, especially after the House of Tara brand became a Case Study at Harvard. According to the Harvard website, “House of Tara has been named by L’Oréal as a strategic distributor for Nigeria…
We are beyond excited to present to you the first edition of our 2016 workshop line up- #My2016Goals Strategising for Success. “People with goals succeed because they know where they are going”. – Earl Nightingale Every year we make resolutions, set goals, targets and hope we achieve our dreams. For most of us, by March some of these goals are either…
By Wendy Pope for Proverbs 31 Ministries May God strike me and kill me if even one man of his household is still alive tomorrow morning!” 1 Samuel 25:22 (NLT) “I’m going to let her have it!” My friend said she’d had enough with another friend’s gossip and lies. She asked me to read an email she’d composed to this woman, basically…
I really believe 2015 was a vital year for the Nigerian woman! In some ways our conversations on equality, opportunity and importance of self got louder and we found creative ways to engage each other and those around us. I learnt loads from the women around me and in many respects, I am a product of these lessons. That’s why…
So last week, we told you 2016 would be the year of personal development and we meant it. Today’s #InspireMondays post puts you squarely at the center of your life (frankly that’s where you should always be) and tells us the importance of tacking charge of our lives, careers and personal development choices. We are all entrepreneurs of our own…
