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DONALD TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS AND DANGEROUS RED LINES
The late Nobel Prize winner and political economist Thomas Schelling is said to have noted 2 critical things in international politics and diplomacy- “Threats when they fail and promises when they succeed.” In his recent State of the Union address I was particularly interested in what President Donald Trump had to say about U.S foreign…
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COMMUNICATION: 5 STEPS TO BETTER COMMUNICATION IN MARRIAGE
5 STEPS TO BETTER COMMUNICATION STEP 1 TAKE OUT TIME FOR EACH OTHER: Time must be invested in any relationship that will work. Time, although a highly expendable resource, is an invaluable one. We usually exchange our time for what we place value on. If you are on a 9-5 you exchange those work hours…
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COMMUNICATION IN MARRIAGE: 3 OBSTACLES TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
We began this series talking about Communication. In an earlier episode we defined the term and spoke about the various carriers of communication. Having identified them, and having resolved that Communication is the lifeblood of a successful relationship we will in this Instalment speak about the hindrances to effective communication. There are 3 Obstacles to…
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COMMUNICATION: THE MASTER TOOL FOR BUILDING HEALTHY AND STRONG RELATIONSHIPS
The heart of a marriage is its communication system”- Dwight Small In this article we will be looking at a very essential factor in the building and establishing of fruitful, happy and successful relationships. This cuts across all forms of inter-personal associations and as you read you can pick very important points to help you…
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UNDERSTANDING THE 7 LEVELS OF FRIENDSHIP
7 LEVELS OF FRIENDSHIP Have you ever heard where two people who did not know each other got hooked to get married by a third party/mutual friend? I know I have. In my line of work I have seen quite a number of these sort of relationships. Some of them are long-distance relationships and they…
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5 LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP
LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE: 5 LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP There are 5 levels of leadership. The level you are on determines the degree of effectiveness of your leadership. POSITION: The first and lowest level of leadership is the level of Position. In reality this is not actually leadership, it is more an opportunity to get leadership. …
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LEADERSHIP SERIES: UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP
UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP One of the most interesting topics for me is the subject of Leadership. Before I took up the appellations of “Life Coach” and “Leadership Consultant” I had discovered that helping people discover and develop leadership was something I was very passionate about and it was something that was central to my being. So,…
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SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: HOW SOCIETY DETERMINES OUR BEHAVIOR, AND HOW TO BUCK THE TREND (Part II)
We began this series by speaking about the effects of culture on behavior and how to buck the trend if the behavior isn’t favorable. We spoke about Geert Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory and began to use it as a framework for analysis. We explored the 6 Dimensions and looked at 4 of them with some…
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WHAT HATE SPEECH IS NOT
WHAT HATE SPEECH IS NOT This will be a very simple and straight to the point kind of article. Considering that this Blog is essentially a life class module we will delve into something that is a bit discordant even though it affects all who are Nigerians reading this. The most important resource on earth…
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THE CONCEPT OF DEJA VU (Part 2)
THE CONCEPT OF DEJA VU (Part II): OTHER “EXPLANATIONS” We began this series on understanding the phenomenon of Deja Vu by pointing out the various potential explanations I heard a group of people giving over this phenomenon. We first defined Deja Vu, and one of the definitions we gave of it was- “…a feeling of…