On Injustice, Corruption, and the Misuse of Power You don’t fight Injustice, Corruption, and the Misuse of Power by doing nothing; living your life like it does not concern you. The issue with this menace is that it is not a respecter of person. It comes at you when you least expect it. Many people…
Regrets and Disappointments We make decisions every day. Mostly under a lot of uncertainty. As such, we open ourselves up to possible regrets and disappointments. Regret that we either made a decision or did not. While disappointment is when what we expected to happen is not what the outcome was. Regret is more action-based, while…
The Paradox of Indecision. The Paradox of Indecision is that there is nothing like indecision. The idea that you can be indecisive is faulty because indecision is a choice, although a silent choice. Indecision is not necessarily the inability to make a choice. It is choosing to not make a choice from the options available….
How to Ask a Woman Out I’m not an expert in this matter, but I’ve had my share of experiences where I’ve either been successful or was a sheer failure. In essence, I’ve had Yes and Nos. I’m also about the 1% of men who have been asked out. Not once, twice, or thrice. (Oil…
Effective communication You are not a baby. Your friend is not a mind reader. Learn to communicate effectively. Many friendships have ended because of a miscommunication that none of the parties thought needed clarifications. When you feel a certain way about what a person has done, talk about it with the person and bear your…
Brutal Honesty Any friendship that cannot give and receive brutal honesty is likely to go down the drain. If you are the kind of person that hates brutal honesty, you will have yes people around you who will either. Let go of the friendship soon enough because they cannot cope Or lead you to your…
On Friendship Friendship is a bond not only for the good times but the bad as well. Friendship is a call of love, loyalty, and commitment. You don’t build friendships outside these bonds. A friend is dependable. One who can call your bullshit when you are going off track. Also, one who can give you…
Parenting 101 Parenting is hard. There is no manual to it. So many parents claim to have done everything right, but their results speak otherwise. If I had a course on parenting, I would name the introductory part of it Parenting 101. Few scenarios can play out when it comes to parenting Do parenting the…
How to Correct Children I wrote about gentle parenting here, and I thought it fitting to write a follow-up post about how to correct children. Remember, I am no expert, and neither am I a parent. Here are two ways to correct children: Be empathetic Deal with the act, not the child. In the last…
Gentle Parenting During one of my meetings today with some of my colleagues, one of them had their baby cousin disturb her while she was presenting; immediately, she blurted out, “shut up!” I immediately told her not to say to kids to shut up as it negatively impacts them. But unfortunately, this style of parenting…
