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The Woman Who Stole My Breath

My Mother Catherine AkwiIt is a month. As I come to terms with this new reality that my greatest inspirer is gone, I realise, though she had not said goodbye, she had said it several times over with...

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Your Mindset Can Make or Break

She walked elegantly to the center of the stage. She pulled out a shiny $50 bill from her pocket and popped a question. “Who wants this $50 bill?” Few hands went up in a room holding about 3,000...

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Delay, Deny and Donate

What can you learn from a dozen school counselors from a dozen local and internationals schools in 4 hours? I would say a lot! This is based on workshop I conducted last week at American Club....

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Mine Your Keystone Habits

“No coffee!!??? I will die….”, commented one of my friends on Facebook. He was not alone. Many other friends offered similar reactions to my post that I had clocked 7 days without coffee. At last...

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3Ds of Managing a Personal Crisis Meltdown

Don’t let anyone fool you. Personal crisis can happen to you. I found out Sunday morning. After a long night of sleep, I was feeling agitated for no apparent reason. As a former firefighter, I thought...

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The Power of Purpose

There is nothing as liberating as finding your purpose and living it! To me, your purpose is a manifestation of your core values and beliefs. Quite often in life, we settle for the good, instead of the...

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Humor = Health = Happiness

Research shows that people who believe in the positive impact of humor experience benefits such less pain.  Hmmm, sounds like humor is a kind of pain killer or a form of alternative medicine.   In a...

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The Power of Story

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The 5Gs of a Compelling Story

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3 Tips on How to Overcome Procrastination in a Very Distracting World

I often talk about the 3 Invisible fires that burn us everyday. Individually and collectively, these fires undermine our productivity: addictions, distractions and procrastination. Am guilty of all...

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