Redefinition

......Hey, are you on Facebook and Instagram? I like Snapchat tho Twitter is boring That song I told you about the other time, I have seen the video on YouTube...... Hmmmmmm Internet is a great blessing to this generation and also a danger to it. We are actually in the era when access to data or information is very easy once you have a smartphone and Subscription on it. (The world is at your palm) Over time, lots of parents have been complaining to me about the challenges the face seeing their teenagers spend long night surfing the internet instead of reading their books. I could feel the pain of these parents watching their children spend their money on data subscription instead of books. Funny enough these teenagers spend those times online checking out all their social media accounts. Their lives are now been influenced by what they observe and see on social media. Their thinking are been shaped by the kind of stories they read on social media especially Faceboo...

It was Barrack Obama who made a profound statement on Africa in his official visit to Ghana that "Africa doesn't need strong men, but strong institutions " The unfolding political events in IMO state  where heavyweight Politicians are throwing political banters at each other in one of the political parties is a clear evidence of Barrack Obama's statement. At a time when Pensioners are dying in long queues due to arrears of pensions, our leaders are caught up in political thug of war. At a time when our state's IGR is consistently dropping and our state rated 26th on the ease of doing business in Nigeria, our leaders are caught up in political battles in their selfish interest as against the interest of the people of IMO state. At a time when IMO has lost her pride of place as the best state in all public exams like JAMB and WAEC as has always been, our leaders are caught up in political battles as against the future of our children. At a time when our ...

Over the years I have been asking myself some questions... Am I a leader or a boss? I have read so many books also on leadership trying to understand the concept of leadership and how a leader acts. So many books came up with so many definitions and illustrations but one strikes my heart. John C. Maxwell in his definition of who a leader is said that "a leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way" From the definition I derived that a leader first discovers himself, leads himself and shows others how he was able to achieve that. Going further I also realized that leaders are people oriented and boss self oriented. In one of Myles Munroe books titled "INCHARGE", he pointed it out that when a group led by a leader fails in their goals, it is the leader that fails but when the group wins or achieve their goals, the group wins. This statement got me thinking ..... I did this I did that I was present I will be there with my team ...

Teach your children your business Yes,  I advice that parents should teach their children their business because it runs in them. I walked down to Ihiala market to pick up some ingredients to garnish a nice Okra soup. Imagine a bachelor like me, I just have to organize the food as fast as I can before anything that evening because I was just so hungry. I bought some Okra, onions, salt, pepper, ice fish and others. Just as I was about leaving the market I heard a voice saying ...... Onyinyechi: Oga zuru kwa ugu iga etinye n'ofe gi (meaning "sir, buy some vegetables for your soup). Me: Yes!! I screamed Just to find out that she was selling the same thing I forgot (vegetables) Me: how much do you sell? Onyinyechi: sir just #50 and above depending on what you want. Honestly my heart started pumping very fast. (For the love of teens) Me: Put #100 vegetables Me: didn't you go to school today? Onyinyechi: I went to school but we have closed for today an...

WOMEN ARE THE POWERHOUSE Hmmmmmm I know some men here would want to shoot me down to dead before I land but then hear me out. Take your time to take this journey with me. Driving down to Ekwulobia from Ogidi through Nnobi, I stumbled to the sight of one side of the market where there were bunch of women. I asked my friend to pull over so I could check out some few things in the market. Not knowing why I said so, he pulled over and step down straight to the market (Afor Nnobi). I walked through the area they where selling red oil, out of approximately 30 people selling red oil, only 3 where men. I also walked down to the ice fish and red meat side, I also found out that it's just almost the same thing. It took me close to 30minutes to satisfy my curiosity that women are taking the lead in virtually everything in that market. I made a mistake and I asked some of them some questions. Questions like; 1. Why are you doing this business? 2. Is there no other thin...

The world is charging and everything in life is changing with great speed. We were once on IT (Information Technology) time, this is the era where people or individuals develop themselves and gather knowledge. We have come to the knowing. We have known enough but times are changing. Times are Changing from information technology time to Data time (DT). Data Time is the period when these individuals who has empowered themselves in the IT time goes ahead to empowers others to be just like them. New Era Concerns Nigeria Company is here to empower teenagers with the right set knowledge that will transform their lives. The New Era Teens Leadership Conference 2018 with the Theme: "Becoming Something Extraordinary" Date: Saturday, 27th October 2018 Time: 11am Venue:  Maranatha Suites #5 Maranatha Avenue off Port-Harcourt Road Owerri, Imo state (by City Global Hotel junction). Registration: #1000 only Payment Account name: New Era Concerns Nig Bank name: Diam...

1. Self Awareness Most times in my journey of speaking to people and learning leadership, I have come to realize that you can't lead if you don't know. Permit me to say it this way, that if you don't know yourself and understand yourself, you can't lead anyone! You can only manage people and that is not leadership. Self awareness in Leadership is the knowledge and understanding of your own character. Self awareness is the understanding and knowing the origin/content/traits of your character This means to uncover the hidden treasure about your hidden you by the creator (God). A wise man once said "the strength of a leader is based on his self awareness or discovery." When a man discovers himself then he can lead with purpose and vision. So a leader first discovers himself and leads himself through the discovery he had made, this defines his core values and message. John C. Maxwell in his words defined a leader as "One who knows the w...