Nwamaka Johnson

Do you fancy yourself a very disciplined person? Do you know that you can wake up one day and suddenly discover that your discipline is only so because you have not been tempted with what you truly desire! Most people are always eager to highlight the positive aspects of themselves or their loved ones. They […]

It is fair to admit that we are not always at our best at every point in time. There are times we function best, and there are times we practically have to drag ourselves before we can get anything done! There are also times we act out because we were pushed to our limits. Imagine

I don’t want to go into the details. I just want to give you the summarized version. I don’t want to be the one telling the story, I can direct you to someone who can tell you the full story. Do these lines sound familiar? There are some people who are not patient to hear

It sometimes feels surreal to be the center of attention, especially for someone who is used to not being noticed. The attention may come from becoming noticed for a remarkable achievement in one field of human endeavor or another. For such ones, I believe the trick is to accept that you have worked so hard

Anytime you get upset over what someone did to you, you are by that action of yours saying that you are hurt by that person’s behaviour towards you. Whether it is shouting, walking out on the person, being angry, they are all valid ways to express emotions over the way you feel. We are all

Do you consider yourself an honest fellow? If you do, then you understand the importance of keeping to your words and not disappointing people who put their trust in you. I also believe that as someone who values and respects honesty, you understand what it means to communicate any change of plans to the people

It is going to be alright. Whatever it is you are worrying about may or may not happen.  If it happens, you will recover eventually, you will be fine! Stop living your life worrying about the bad that may or may not happen, that is tantamount to depleting today’s energy for something that may not

Keep hope alive. It is very easy to cave into pressure. Pressure from unmet expectations, family, society, work etc. There is a need for you take a break, breath and just be good.  (You can see the video version of this here- https://youtu.be/TpQ4Is-jNEI) Setting goals and tasking oneself to produce one’s best can be that

Are you in doubt about something? Ask questions, do your findings. Do you suspect foul play, do your investigations. You have finished an important project and despite doing everything well, you still have an unsettled feeling that something is not right, do not hurry up to sign off that work, put it off till later.

Financial education is largely overlooked in my community. Infact we only start learning about finances when we are grown, maybe after having completed a degree or a higher educational program. This sometimes have a long term effect on an individual. Imagine learning as an adult what you ought to have learned as a child? You