Have you ever been seized by a sudden urge to pray while in a public place? It happened to me one time on a BRT bus in Lagos many years ago. I was going for an audition in Victoria Island from the mainland where I lived at the time. I left home on time, got … Continue reading PRAYING IN A PUBLIC PLACE?
Anyone who has started a small business will tell you that it is a daunting challenge. A good knowledge of business know-how and finances are just some of the requirements for success. Others include partnerships, product-market fit, and marketing. The uninformed — and less informed — could be forgiven for saying that all they need … Continue reading 6 APPS TO HELP YOU MANAGE YOUR SMALL BUSINESS’ FINANCES BETTER
On TECH THURSDAY today, I'll share with you some cool tools that can make content creation super easy for you. So if I asked you this question: "what is the no. 1 thing that keeps you from posting as consistently as you would want?" The answer would either be: "I don’t know what to write" … Continue reading TOP 5 TOOLS TO HELP YOU CREATE ATTRACTIVE CAPTIONS
From mentions on social media to features in top-rated publications to TV and radio appearances, publicity is something we all crave…especially if you are building a business. All these activities can be categorized as Public Relations (PR). PR is the deliberate practice of providing the public with information about your business so that people have … Continue reading HOW TO CREATE A PR STRATEGY FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Last week made it one year Olamide passed away. Continue to rest in peace dear girl đź’”. For those who don't know Olamide's story, let me quickly bring you up to speed. She was gruesomely killed by her children's father and fiánce in a murder-suicide last year. She was only 25. She has been gone … Continue reading OLAMIDE’S DEATH: A RUDE AWAKENING
Our first coaching session started off with a long story about her background and her early years.Martha (not real name) grew up with parents who cared more about themselves than the children they had sired. As the first child, she bore the full brunt of their dysfunction and neglect. She practically raised herself and her … Continue reading MARTHA’S STORY OF TRANSFORMATION
One thing that stops people from manifesting their greatness is IMPOSTER SYNDROME. Do you doubt your own achievements at work and sometimes feel like you are a fraud who would soon be discovered by others? You feel like you are fooling yourself and everyone around you because you think you are not really qualified to … Continue reading IMPOSTER SYNDROME: HOW TO OVERCOME IT
Who knew at the beginning of 2020 that covid-19 would rear its ugly head just a couple of months into the year and send everyone on a compulsory holiday, putting everything on pause? From businesses to schools to major sporting events like the Olympics to nations to economies, everything was shut down. The most unfortunate … Continue reading 7 THINGS COVID-19 TAUGHT ME
So I entered this international competition for journalists a couple of months back. The winning team gets an all-expense-paid trip to London to understudy journalists and media organisations there. Of course, the all-expense-paid trip motivated me to sign up for the competition. What I wasn't prepared for however, was the amount of work it will … Continue reading ARE YOU A FINISHER?
A young lady recently called off her wedding to her beau. But this was after the court wedding had taken place and the church and traditional wedding was just one week away. Why? She realised that their values and beliefs were on different ends of the spectrum and it would take a miracle for the … Continue reading WHAT ARE YOUR VALUES?
Ifeoma Okafor 