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His name is Jack. He is a 7-year-old Boerbador. I’m not even sure if there is an actual breed like that, but that is my name for it. He is a cross between the powerful South African Boerboel and the well known, lovely natured Labrador. In my opinion, he was lucky to...

The expression, “I cannot believe my eyes,”  comes out so easily. Have you ever asked yourself, why? Obviously, whatever happened was unexpected and yet it just did happen. The simple answer is that we are governed by what has transpired and thus we can only...

Perspective matters. Right? And it does help to take a look at where we are seeing things from. Increased Hope With renewed waves of the pandemic, the one thing that is presented to us constantly is the statistics. The majority of the official sources emphasize the...

When I was a little girl, fellowshipping in a Presbyterian Church at Kaneshie, a  suburb of  Accra  Ghana,  there was an elderly man who was a leader in that church; and whenever he mounted the podium to give announcements for  the day, ...

After a journey of more than 20 years searching for the essence of excellent leadership, I have uncovered a crucial missing link that must be mentioned and acted upon if we are going to dramatically improve leadership worldwide, collectively speaking. Why, despite a...

Self-control is defined as our ability to manage our thoughts, actions, feelings and emotions. This quote from James Allen is quite thought-provoking - “Self-control is strength, right thought is mastery, calmness is power.” In this article, we will focus on the...

Unpredictability is the new Predictability. A roller coaster of a ride is the only way to describe 2020. We learnt patience, built resilience and more importantly appreciated all the things we took for granted. The sad part is that we lost some good friends and loved...

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.-Albert Einstein There's a song by Ryan Shupe and the Rubber B and titled 'Dream Big'. A chorus of the song goes this way-And when you dream, dream big,As big as the...

Calvin Coolidge, the thirtieth president of the United States, said the following statement; “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is...

I read this statement some months ago about the power of gratitude. A man was listening to a gentleman complain and this is the comment he made when the gentleman was done. “I see that our friend here is living on Grumbling Street. Every day of life there is a...