I have a profound belief that every living thing was created by God on purpose and for a purpose. We aren’t morphed apes roaming the earth, blown by the winds and circumstances of life only to turn into dust. We are created to be and do life for a reason. And that reason is illuminated by the ignition of our…
By Mfonobong Nsehe Ashish J. Thakkar is the CEO of Mara Group a diversified conglomerate with approximately $100 million in revenues. Ashish who started business at age 14 has parlayed a small computer trading operation into a pan-African conglomerate, earned a fortune and attained rock star status along the way. Ashish J. Thakkar is only 30, but in less than two…
We all know God’s promises by heart. We know when to say amen to prayers for blessing, increase, healing and prosperity. But rarely do we talk about the part we need to play in receiving these promises. We have somehow managed to turn God into a money doubler, put 100Naira into the offering basket on Sunday and receive 1million by Monday…
Its the first day of the month of September, only 4 months left of year 2014. I don’t know what hopes, aspirations or goals you set for yourself this year or if you have achieved them. I only know one thing, no matter the circumstance you must continue to believe in yourself. Tyler Perry is an actor, producer, writer and…
By Lisa Abeyta I recently had breakfast with a group of women, all owners of their own businesses, board members on multiple charities, active volunteers in their community and mothers who volunteered at their children’s schools — by all standards highly successful women. These women had already found success while living in one of the poorest states in the U.S. and were gathered for the…
By Karen Ehman Then they believed his promises and sang his praise. But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold.” Psalm 106:12-13 (NIV) My son Mitchell was a curious child. When he first learned to talk he often repeated the same three phrases to his dad and me: “Why?” “How?” and…
We’ve heard of money doublers but this is crazy! She has never taken a business class, failed her law school exams, twice, and got laughed at! Yet she is amongst the world’s youngest billionaires. Sara Blakely is the CEO of Spanx, the ‘invisible’ under garment worn by women all over the world. What many people don’t know is how by…
I am impulsive. In my quiet moments my mind is in constant churn, orchestrating new ideas and making plans. I wake up ready to jump right in and learn as I go. This means I learn how to swim on my feet and I’m quite flexible with the change of the tide. However, it makes me a hopeless planner. Although…
I woke up this morning with a lot on my mind. Things I haven’t done, things I don’t have and things I want. I doubt if thats any different to a vast majority of people reading this. We all have our want list. Our brain is predisposed to think about things we don’t have not things we have. The result…
Today we bring you Part Two of ‘How to become a Woman of Power’ which is part of our ongoing #powerseries. If you missed part 1 you can find it here. How to become a powerful woman: Be ambitious…Be Resilient The most interesting thing about this video is that the women here do not have an ‘I have arrived therefore…
