Personal Development

Daily Reflection – 04092025

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One secret to living long is staying close to nature, or spending time playing with children.

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Up Close and Personal – 03092025

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I’ve been wearing the same haircut for years, so everyone I’ve met in recent times has only known me with that one style.

This past weekend, my boys and I decided to switch things up. I went for a much lower, cropped haircut, just to let some air into my head, knowing it would grow back in a month.

To my surprise, the new look made me appear almost ten years younger! When I showed up at the office on Monday, there were lots of “ohs” and “ahs,” with mixed reactions, some loved it, others thought I shouldn’t have cut it that low.

Reflecting on it, I realized how quickly people get used to seeing you a certain way, and how those expectations can box us in. Sometimes we get so stuck in the familiar that we miss opportunities for growth and transformation.

So here’s my challenge to you today: dare to step outside the norm. Try something different. You never know, your breakthrough might just be on the other side of that change.

Enjoy your day, and have a great week ahead!

Cheers!

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Daily Reflection – 02092025

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Even when it seems like a negative impact, that person still has a role to play.

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Daily Reflection – 01092025

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Be careful how you manage anger, it can make or break you.

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Daily Reflection – 29082025

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Fortune yields to the courageous, so cast away every cloak of fear.

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Daily Reflection – 28082025

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Who you are at night will determine who you will be during the day.

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Daily Reflection – 25082025

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Do not be quick to grab what appears to be the easiest way out; you may end up complicating matters.

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Daily Reflection – 22082024

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Leave the past in the past, and focus on the future.

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Daily Reflection – 21082025

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What you nurture grows, and in time, it comes back to nurture you.

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Up Close and Personal – 20082025

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In the year 2000, I eagerly awaited my deployment letter to serve the nation under the National Youth Service Corps, despite being given a letter to the then Director of Mobilisation to influence my posting to Lagos or somewhere in the South-West. I tucked the letter under my pillow and put my fate in God’s hands.
My letter arrived, and lo and behold, I was to head to Benue State, with the Orientation Camp then sited at a place called Nwanunne (I hope I got the spelling right). The adventurous spirit in me excitedly prepared for the journey. I took off from Ilesha in the morning for Akure, where I was to board a bus to Benue. For some reason, there was no bus going to Benue until early evening, so we set out around sunset. We ended up spending the night somewhere near Okene, if I recall correctly.
The camp was closing the next day, and I arrived just a few hours before the Orientation Camp closed for admission. Thus began my one-year stay in Benue State. After the three weeks in camp, some guys again suggested trying to influence our posting to the State Capital (Makurdi) or Katsina-Ala. But the stubborn Ijesha spirit in me refused to yield. Trusting providence, I left it for fate to decide.
Alas, those who tried to influence their postings were sent to villages that required at least two modes of transportation, by road and by water. Meanwhile, the son of man who didn’t influence anything got posted to Makurdi. 😁
I was deployed to Government College, Makurdi, secured accommodation within the school, and made good friends during my one-year stay.
Would my story have been different if I had influenced any of the postings? Maybe, or maybe not. All I know is that I enjoyed my NYSC year. What was your experience like?
Enjoy your day and the rest of your week!
Cheers!