Made For Greatness

Why is change so difficult? Why do we find it very difficult to change even when what we are doing isn't beneficial to us or anyone else? We find it hard to leave or cut away from a "bad" relationship, a painful and an unhealthy workplace, an unhealthy lifestyle, a negative attitude that we know is pulling us back every time we want to go forward. Why? The fact is,  we all know every decision comes with an action (or actions). Every action has its own consequences - it can be positive or it can be negative (and at the end of the day it all comes down to how you define things).  We are afraid to cut off, to stop certain behaviour because what we tend to see most times in the process of cutting away from these relationships or behaviour are the things we are going to lose. We don't see the long term benefits - we don't want to prime our brains to see that cos we let our emotions take control when it should be taking the back sit. Now, for instan

There are those that will get angry with you because they believe you are not taking their advices There are some that will get mad at you cos they believe they have done a lot for you already There are those that will get mad at you because they believe you haven't paid them back enough for what they have done for you There those that will they get mad at you because they believe you are supposed to be their source of happiness and you aren't keeping that "promise" you never made to them There are those that will get mad at you because you aren't following their footsteps There are those that will get angry at you because you started together and now you are playing at a bigger and higher stage  There are those that will get angry because (for whatever reason), they believe you are supposed to always give them something and you don't There are those that will get mad at you because it seems like you are always "lucky"

What do you know about Nigeria as a brand? What do you know about Nigerians. We should be able to sell Nigeria as a brand in terms of all the good things we have not just in terms of her politicians.  We should sell Nigeria as a brand in terms of fashion, creativity, technical know-how, culture and we should sell it with the best of styles and narratives we as a people can put forward to the world. Now that is the whole essence of Silver Naira . Silver Naira is a social platform founded by Nigerian - Tonye Lekara and it is here to sell the Nigeria content - to showcase Nigeria as a brand (a brand everyone should be proud of associating with). It was launched in October 1, 2019. Tonye has more than 12 years experience in the IT industry - embedded system, robotics, etc. The beauty of Silver Naira is that it digs deep into Nigeria and the Nigerian brand and pour out what makes the Nation as a brand beauty for everyone to behold. Silver Naira does not associate itself

People want those that will take it easy on them - those that will pet them, those that are not bold enough to tell them the truth. Sometimes in many cases most times, we need to hear that painful truth to make us uncomfortable and make us sit up. When the house is on fire, you don't need someone that will give you a gentle touch to wake you up. When you are about to be hit by a car you don't need that person that will softly call on you to leave the road - what you need is that person that will push you out of the road (and if you fall in the process, you will rise again) but at least you have not been hit by the car. The truth is the truth. It helps to know the truth and it doesn't have to be palatable always. Be truthful and if it hurts being truthful, change what you don't like. Desperate times call for innovative actions

Be willing to break. Be willing to scatter yourself and rebuild. That is how you achieve your goals. Don't go about with a fixed mindset more especially when you have been doing the same thing for a long time and it is not working. It is the process of breaking and rebuilding that you can discover the hidden treasures within you. Don't be afraid of change. Don't be afraid to fall down. Don't be afraid to fail. Sometimes knowing the negatives helps us in knowing the positives. It is in the process of pain, hardship and difficulties and challenges that we discover who we are (in earnest) and what we are capable of doing. When you go through a painful situation and you refuse to change that is when it feels like suffering. "The purpose of pain" like Tony Robbins said "is to make us take action, not to make us suffer". Pain is there to help us become better person.  You need the pain to build the muscles. You need the pain to loose the

I wasn't born into privilege is an excuse I see fly around every here and there. No one is born into privilege and no one is born out of privilege. It is all about perspective - it's all about how you look at it. We are all born into privilege.  I was born into life - that is privilege. I was born having a mother and a father, that is privilege. I was born having one eye, to me, it is privilege. I was born without parents but I was adopted, that is still a privilege. Appreciate what you have and take advantage of the resources at your disposal and make good use of what you have and what you are born into. Stop saying you aren't born into privilege - well if you have to say it, it shouldn't be your excuse, but a motivation. Create a privilege with the privilege of life you have. Life is the membership card to the club of the privileged. 

By making yourself better, by challenging and growing yourself, you can contribute to the lives of others, you can create value in the lives of others. I make these videos, make my audio recordings - I have to repeatedly check out myself, how I sound, how others will perceive me and criticize me, the errors and mistakes therein. If I don't do these things I won't get to the point of self discovery, self appreciation and self actualization. Looking for the opinions of others to validate my work and support my unhealthy ego will not help me. We belittle ourselves and sabotage our chances of doing great work when we are so desperate for the approval of others. Investing in yourself is the best way we can contribute to our lives, our families and our societies. You don't attract what you want, you attract who you are. Make you a better person to attract better people and be open to feedback and criticism.  Like Tim Grover said, the only difference betw

If you are eating your food and there is no salt or no enough salt in it, why complain? You are not going to be eating that food forever. Just go ahead and eat the food (like there is salt in it) and move ahead - and move on with your life. Why waste time complaining. You have been eating food with salt for many days and years why not be grateful for those days and years and forget about the one (the one experience) where you have no salt in your food. Complaining serve us no good. Trying to solve a problem do us good. The name of the game is offering solution - not complaining. When it's going right, thumbs up, when it's not going right - don't kill yourself or the other person - crosscheck and correct.  Life goes on, it won't stop for you to complain. Live it when it is good and find the courage to keep living when it's bad.

The process most times may seem hard but it is worth the person you want to become. The work brings out the best in you. Yes it may be uncomfortable and seemingly hard initially but the rewards of the work far exceeds the temporary hardships that comes with it. Working with children is a privilege. Having an opportunity to talk to and offer advice to a child is golden. The beauty of a butterfly cannot be seen when it a caterpillar - it takes some change process to get a butterfly. That is the way it seems sometimes working with children - don't just see them as caterpillars, but be visionary enough to see the butterflies they will become. Yes, they may be "average student" now based on your own assessment, but don't cut away the fact that they are CEO's of companies, Presidents of Nations, Industry Leaders, Founders of Great Businesses, and Shapers of the World (for good). Yes, it is almost certain that a caterpillar will become a butterfly but no one

There is something about young minds that interest me. The depth of their potential and the unlimited possibilities they are capable of. However, these minds most times are not tapped into by their owner. These young ones know how capable they are - but somewhere along the road something happens and the best versions of themselves were not realized. The support and the platform these young minds need are made available by ALAMAU and also they are providing the necessary skills and atmosphere needed for these young minds to develop and attain their fullest potential. African Leadership Academy Model African Union (ALAMAU) is doing something great for these minds. The support and the platform these young minds need are made available by ALAMAU and they are also providing the necessary skills and atmosphere needed for these young minds to develop and attain their fullest potential. ALAMAU is a simulation of the African Union, providing a platform for young leaders

People are scared to leave abusive relationship or abusive situation they found themselves. These relationships can be in any form - romantic, career, mere friendships, etc.  These are situations, these are relationships that they know that is abusive, not beneficial to them, holding them back. These relationships are drowning them, exhaustive emotionally, materially, financially, career-wise, investment wise but still they found themselves in those relationships trying to make it work, trying to do this or that believing that things will work out while the other party is just busy enjoying the flow of the relationship. They found themselves doing all they can to make it work - apologising unnecessarily, saying things to make the other party believe in them and their authenticity in the relationship but at the end of the day your 80 percent to make the relationship work is countered by the 80 percent to make the relationship not work provided by the other party. Stil

Whatever you are or whatever you think you are, if you aren't earning it everyday then you are just lying to yourself If you are being called a teacher and you are not willing to earn it everyday, then you are deceiving yourself and those around you who call you teacher You are father/dad and you don't do what a father/dad is supposed to do, you are just an imposter, you know who you are and definitely you know you aren't a father/dad The work, the effort, the will and the energy - all what you do make you and that's the title you deserve not the one someone else gave you. Your work gives you your title and not the other way round.  Everything in life boils down to work. Taking actions and taking the steps. Having the courage and zeal and willpower to do.

Things will change for us if we allow ourselves to open up to life. I know life has dealt with us in so many a negative way that we are scared of opening up to life even for the things we know we make our lives better. Don't run away because life has dealt with you badly before and you are so unwilling to forgive life and move on. Life does not "care" about you and your forgiveness - it will still hit you again and even hit you harder this time around if you allow it. Forgiveness is meant for you. It is for you to become good and a better person. Whether you forgive life or not, it will always exist and keep doing what it has to do - bless you or hit you hard.  In all of these - the way to grow is to learn. Learn from life and apply what you have learned. It is what you have learned from life that will keep you standing when life hits you hard again.  Don't close up, but learn. Open up and learn whatever it takes to live the kind of life you d

The stage was set for me. The glory of God was upon me - it seems like heaven has shone its light on me. Everything comes with ease. But somehow I refuse to work on me and on my abilities. Thinking I was talented and my talents has brought me this far and will take me further. This was a myth stirring at me. The need for plans, the need for future goals, the need to keep working on one's crafts can't be over emphasized. The world is moving and moving forward at a fast pace - so imagine how easily obsolete someone be that refused to work on himself Did it go wrong with my mindset, my attitude, my reasoning, my exposure, my lack of zeal and passion or because of all of these? Did it go wrong because I taught I was smart and stop doing what made me smart? Did it go wrong because I stop seizing opportunities as I used to? Attitude plays a big role in the scheme of things - how successful you can be or not. Your attitude towards people and li