From My Desk

Image credit: www.linkedin.com “Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow, it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before” - Jacob A. Riis Great accomplishments do not come easy. Greatness is not attained on a silver platter. Beneath that global brand and that remarkable feats are men and women who put their minds to work and put their shoulders to the wheel amidst significant odds. The tenacity of these persons yields these enviable dividends. Your dreams and aspirations are definitely within reach, yet the route towards the same can immobilize the faint-hearted.   You will need to set your gaze in the direction of your goals and put in the much-needed work to ensure they see the light of day. Difficult moments will by all means come and the temptation to quit will be the more alluring in the face of setback...

Photo of Bill Gates Photo source: www.globalcarsbrands.com Education is vitally important and should never be taken for granted. Some have had great opportunities drop on their laps because of the academic laurels they chalked. Others have calked great successes as a result of unleashing the competencies and knowledge base they derived from climbing high academic ladder. That said there are also a good number of failures and non-performers in life who have multiple degrees and certificates. The reality is that formal education isn`t the sole prerequisite (or a without which) for success in life; that you dropped out of school is no reason to settle for less in life. That you dropped out of school is no reason you should consign yourself to living second-rated life. Do you know that some school drop outs are responsible for some of the stupendous feats in our world today? Well, in this post, I will name a few with the hope that their stories will inspire you (wheth...

P hoto of Thomas Edison (Notable inventor of the light bulb) Photo source:  www.youtube.com              In my relatively short life, I have observed a couple of young men and women who were once my school mates; many struggled through school. Some were downright academically poor whereas others made consistently poor grades because they were simply not serious with their academics; they seemed a hopeless bunch. A couple of years down the line, I am more than impressed by what they have made of their lives. I look at their lives now but see no correlation between what they once were and what they are now. As a matter of fact, it will seem as though such individuals have always been smart, intelligent, serious-minded and purpose driven.             When the names of some of the world`s great achievers are mentioned, many assume these persons were actually geniuses from childhood. ...

Photo source:  artcreationforever.com “Survival can be summed up in these words - never give up. That`s the heart of it really. Just keep trying”-Bear Grylls If the little baby who kept falling as he or she attempted walking had quit trying, such a baby would probably never have learned to walk. It is common knowledge that babies eventually learn how to walk after several falls; the falling is part of the process of learning to walk. You are not a failure because you failed. You are a failure if you quit trying.             In the pursuit of worthwhile goals and aspirations, there are the lows and the highs. There are times you may succeed. There are also times you may fail. In virtually every field of human endeavor, it is those who keep forging ahead despite their mistakes, failures and seeming lack of progress who eventually come up tops. Show me an individual who is an expert at what he or she does and I will show...