A toymaker in a small village makes free toys for all the children who live there. This gesture brings great joy to children and their parents. He is very talented. The toys are beautiful but fragile. They break easily. When this happens, the children get sad and depressed. They cry for long hours and will…
In January 2020, I decided to publish my first book. Several life-changing events took place that made me want to do it. It was a collection of poems I wrote over fifteen years. The poems were not the only things I had written. It was like dipping your toes into the water to see how…
This story begins in 2012. I was a young man with my whole life ahead of me. I worked for a school and earned minimum wage, despite having a university degree. But when you come from my home country, being underemployed is just one of those things you have to live with. My boss at…
Being a leader is not reserved for a select few; anyone can become a leader with dedication, determination, and a willingness to learn. This is especially true for young people, particularly university students. In this post, we will explore inspiring stories from popular historical figures who were once rejected but went on to become great…
Formal Education is no longer enough to meet the challenges of today’s workplace. Young people feel that they lack adequate skills to compete for a few available jobs. societal problems, on the other hand, raise the performance bar for new businesses. whether one seeks a job in already established firms or wants to grow a…
From my earliest days, I learnt to see success as somewhat of a bad thing. Many people grew up this way and without knowing it, you might even share these feelings. You know that mindset that people are successful because they are doing something illegal. That mindset that successful people are not decent people. By…
Having worked in the nonprofit space for many years, many people who knew me assumed that I was at the top of my career. “You must be having the time of your life!” most of them declared confidently. Who wouldn’t think that? An occasional appearance in the news, frequent media appearances where I generously shared…
Burnouts are some of nature’s best gifts to you. This may sound wrong, maybe strange to you. In all fairness, burnouts suck but most people who have left jobs they hate to create some of the biggest brands in the world have all felt the transformative power of burnouts. Burnouts are heaven’s way of forcing…