The New Adults

Going to the university is such a big deal that we organize family meetings, go through university brochures trying to find the course that fits us most. To be a lawyer, you must like arguing, engineer: you must be good in maths, theatre arts: you must have been in your school drama club, journalism: you must be a good speaker. All these are amazing but there are simple ways to know the course you must study but before I suggest the best ways to discover your course of study, let me share my experience. In my head, I’ve always been jack of all trades so I wanted to be a doctor simply because I cleaned my injuries, economist because I found out I liked taking care of money, cosmetologist because it made everyone I told look at me with respect, engineer because I repaired the TV and an antenna once but to be serious technical drawing wearied my soul and physics made me sick  and then one day in ss2 after practising physics for hours without getting the answer. I thought to myself, I cant

An important attribute of a person is their memories. The ability to remember events, words, people encounters, and fragrances is so essential,that when lost, we conclude that the individual will be unable to live to their full potential. As important as making new memories is to our lives, deleting the ones that serve as garbage to our minds, is of great necessity. I used to be a walking encyclopedia for the harms done to me. It was a prized possession, it gave me enough reasons to cry when I felt down, enough reasons that I had every right to be pitied and given attention. In my head I was like, “you don’t know what they’ve done to me” but the truth was that I did not know the damage I was doing to myself. The Lord’s prayers says; “...and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us…” Imagine yourself as a phone with 64GB of storage. You would agree with me when the storage is full, the phone becomes:  • Slow • Overheats • Cannot accommodate new and imp

Today we are talking about savings and God knows that I’m still a learner. Quick Back Story I used to save diligently when I was younger in bags, containers and with my mom( greatest mistake ). But I got frustrated because one particular sibling of mine was always stealing my savings, and some will borrow money from me and will not pay back. I can never forget when my elder sister borrowed 65 naira from me and refused to pay back (I mourned that money for days). It’s a laughing matter now but then I wasn’t smiling.  There was also a time I forgot 170 naira in my primary school and I walked back to school, it was more than a 30 minutes journey. All these occurrences made me discouraged and the discipline to save left me. I got into the university and because I wanted to have so much savings, I would save amounts that made me lose weight because I wasn’t eating.  And also I always had issues with helping people out with money because I would do it at my own detriment at the end of the da

Self  esteem is an individual’s perception of his/her self worth. I was also a victim, I cannot remember when it started but I can remember I always wanted to hide, sometimes in lockers, I hated meeting new people because I felt less than everyone else, there was no will to try new things because I believed I would fail anyways.  This perception made me live  below my full potential but I have passed the test now. The following are the ways I used to build up my self esteem, you can do it too. • Identify the things that make you feel bad about yourself and write down the opposite. E.g. I am not beautiful Opposite: I am beautiful • Recite the opposite of those negative thoughts and reaffirm yourself. Say it even if you don’t believe it at first. • Change your environment Your environment consist of the music,words,people you listen to. Start listening to positive words, music etc. and stay away from toxic people. I would recommend "love myself" by Hailee Steinfeld • M

The first encounter Moses had with God seems like a story most of the time but recently I was moved to read it again and see what I found from Exodus 3 and 4. 1. Curiosity is indeed the mother of revelation and invention.  3:3-4a And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see … God set a situation to catch the attention of Moses, he wanted to see if Moses was curious enough. Are you curious, do you wait to examine things around you, are you so attentive to your life and environment to notice the minute changes? 2. God called him and he answered. 3:4b God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I… Just like the call of Samuel, God called them and they answered. It is possible they could have run away out of fear. Look within are you running from God’s call? 3. God introduced himself. 3:6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the

."Entrepreneur" is the word of the decade and while some are making progress others are failing woefully like the old me. My friend and I are always talking about one business idea or the other. After calculating our expected profits, we get so excited and forget to ask important questions and then we start and fail again. I usually thought we were just not committed enough until a recent failure that put my brain to work. These are a list of questions you should ask to know if  that business idea is worth pursuing. Do this before you even calculate your expected profits. 1.What problem is my product or service going to solve or what value is my product/service adding to the customer? 2. What makes my product/service  different from my competitors? This is usually your selling point. 3..What are the possible problems I am going to face? Problems differ from acquiring start up capital to source of inputs for your  products, delivery of products, acquisition of a reliable worke

Matt 6 :33 has been the anthem in the winners family for some years now. I never really paid attention as a nonchalant Christian that said amen to everything and did nothing about it. It felt like one of those things they say in church . After I gave my life to Christ ,I started to give the scripture more thought but I had not gotten the insight that moves people into  action. During the 7 days prayer and fasting conducted in winners, as Matt 6:33.was emphasized again and again, the  goldmine in the scripture was revealed. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God..." This means to make Christ purpose on earth which is reconciling the lost souls to the kingdom of God your priority. A lot of people are suffering from problems, when the solution is already available which is  Christ. Every believer should join the task force to restore them back to hope, and their birthright in Christ. "Every other thing shall be added to you". This means Exodus 23:25 – 26 becomes your portio