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Friends, colleagues and comrades I salute you all. Growing up in Nigeria has been challenging, challenges day in, day out and as it appears we have all come to adapt to the challenging situations and this has built our resilience.  As I remember my younger years, the song we always sung when we marched into our humble classrooms “……parents listen to your children, we are the leaders of tomorrow….”   clearly rings in my head, and I wondered in puzzlement at the boisterousness of those innocent days vis-à-vis the realities of our present days, ‘are we indeed the leaders of tomorrow?’ We were implored to study in school, obey the teachers and civic rules and thereafter the jobs would be waiting, the prescience in us believed those words readily. We all went through the pubertal period of secondary education which culminated in the Senior School Certificate Examinations and the eminent JAMB, those who were fortunate enough went at it once and made-the-grade, some had ...

MASTER THE ART OF SELF-DISCIPLINE Self-discipline is that bridge that links our desires to rewards, it is the art of self-control. Donald trump in his classic book Never give up was asked the important characteristic required of a good leader and discipline was his succinct reply. Excellence is a habit and the successful differ because of their habits, successful people are deemed lucky because they are known for doing the needful.  All goals set are easily achieved when we stick to the plans needed to achieve them and this requires good personal ethics strengthened by self-discipline.  Since accomplishing our goals makes us feel good about ourselves, self-discipline in essence is a means to having a super self-image, here are a few ways to develop and strengthen our personal willpower.   1. Taking a bold step: Our present results are consequences of previous actions, if such results are not congruent with our wishes, there arises a ne...

Understanding. The ability to judge situations accurately, it is a necessity for successful living. The level of understanding concerning a particular subject determines the level of outstanding achievements in that subject. Aliko Dangote is prosperously outstanding in business because he has a superb understanding of business and financial principles, he necessarily might not be the most knowledgeable in business or have a Doctor of Philosophy degree in business but he sure has an awesome understanding of business principles and the effects of that is seen by all and sundry. David Oyedepo has a wonderful understanding of faith matters, prosperity and educational matters and this understanding is evidenced in his healthy achievements in church and educational affairs, a pointer to the truth that a house built on a hill cannot be hid. These examples amidst many show that understanding is crucial to being outstanding in life. Historical Example. In the days when David, the yo...