Work
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Metamorphosis
Your future is not rigid. But if you choose to be too lazy to bother about becoming better, you won’t go far. There’s also a huge difference between dreaming to become better and actually doing the work to become better. Most often than not, the work requires you to go beyond than what you used… Read more
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What killed the project before it was born
Have you ever experienced planning for a project for so many months only to have it crumble over the last minute before launching? Why? Because too many hands got involved at the last minute. Often, last-minute collaboration is what keeps the project seeing the light of day. Here’s Thrashing, an excerpt from the book Linchpin:… Read more
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Beginnings are lonely
… most of the time. But it doesn’t have to stay that way because building connections is essential for growth. So if you are just here to entertain yourself, go on. But time and time again, experience tells us that we will never be established if we only live for ourselves and our ideas die… Read more
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Two orange pencils
If you are an orange pencil, unsharpened and unprepared for use, you will be left behind by the other orange pencil, which is already sharpened and ready as it can be. Just because you have the same coat doesn’t mean you are both ready for the opportunity. And just because you graduated with a degree… Read more
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Legitimate power
It’s quite challenging to ask people to do what they ought to do when you do not have the authority to do so. In specific cases, it helps if you have the position to make things happen. You might be an enthusiastic employee, but if you do not have the authority to move things forward,… Read more
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Resolute leadership
Now when the time was approaching for Him to be taken up [to heaven], He was determined to go to Jerusalem [to fulfill His purpose].Luke 9:51 AMP The three leadership principles from Luke 9:51 are: Good leaders know the mission. Good leaders pursue a purpose beyond themselves. Good leaders strive for goals that require the… Read more
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Growth and excuses
What do you have in your hands right now? Isn’t it more comfortable to dream dreams than to make them tangible and real? Yes, you’re right. The difficulty lies in your lack of imagination. Looking into what you have in your hands right now only proves your capacity to do something. However, the nagging sense… Read more