Its the morning after the night before and social media is alive with the news of John Legend and Common’s Oscar win for the ‘Best original Song’ Glory. The win represents much more than an Oscar nod but also validates and prioritizes the sentiments behind the song and the movie itself Selma. But as always here on TIS, we don’t…
By John Maxwell Great leaders are the catalysts for great ideas. So how do you become a catalyst for ideas? Here are seven ways: Think about the business. Ideas come at the strangest of times, but they never come when our minds are closed to them. Great idea people always have at least one eye on the boat dock, just…
By Glory Edozien I remember when I was young and all I wanted to do was become an adult. At age 5, I would wear my mum’s dresses and high heel shoes and pretend I was gossiping on the phone with my friends. I remember when I was 10, my older brother locked me in my room while he watched…
Money, of course, isn’t everything. Not by a long shot. Where your definition of success is concerned, money may rank far down the list. Everyone’s definition of “success” is different. “Success is making those that believed in you look brilliant.” Here are the steps we suggest. They’re neither fast nor easy. But, they’re more likely to work than the quick…
By Wendelyn Okemini Anne and I have a running commentary on the meaning of purpose. There are no conclusions just yet; every time the subject slinks into our gabfests, we sort of twirl about the topic, we hot-potato ideas from palm to palm and resignedly conclude, “…when it comes, we will know it.” Today I asked a colleague for her…
Its been two days since Beyonce’s iconic and flawless performance at the MTV Video Music Awards and yet the world is still transfixed by the phenomenon that is Queen Bey. Let’s face it Beyonce is one of the most talked about celebrities of all time whether it’s her marriage to Jay Z, how many times she combs her daughter’s hair…
So I’m going to be honest. Sunday was difficult for me. I felt completely lethargic and out of sorts and this morning was worse. It wasn’t that I had nothing to do, my to do list still has tasks that should have been completed in May! Yet here I am, unable to find the zeal to get out of bed…
We often refer to people as powerful. But what does it mean? How does one attain power? And most importantly, what do you do, once you have power? What better way to define power except through the voices of the powerful? In this video Forbes, interviews some of the world’s most powerful women for their take on what power means.…
If you were ever unsure of how to answer this question, or thought you knew the answer, Steve’s extremely moving TED speech provides a new level of understanding. We all know Steve Jobs, the amazing entrepreneur and innovator. The co founder, chairman and CEO of Apple inc who died in October 2011. His story has been a source of motivation…
Imagine going to a party, and then days later, unconscious and bottomless pictures of yourself splayed out on the floor began surfacing on line. That’s exactly what happened to Jada, a teenager from Houston. Asides from dealing with the notions of a possible intimate violation, Jada has also had to deal with social media bullies who have attempted to mock…
