Darasimi Oshodi The ability to recall facts, events and names of people is a trait that is admired by many. I believe this is also a trait that is needed for one to succeed in academics and other areas of life. People are usually pleased when people remember their names and they tend to think… Continue reading You are Not a Prisoner of Your Past
Category: Motivation & Self-Help
Motivational reading and self-help materials
You Have No Option… Run!
By Darasimi Oshodi In the jungle of Africa, the lion wakes up and thinks to itself that if it must find food, it must run faster than the gazelle while the gazelle thinks to itself that to survive the day, it must outrun the lion. There is a moral to this analogy and the moral… Continue reading You Have No Option… Run!
Celebrated or Tolerated?
Your self-portrait determines your self-confidence and those you stick with have a big part in shaping your self-portrait. Your self-portrait is the way you see yourself and what people say about you contributes to how you see yourself. Do you then see why you need to associate with those who water the seed of greatness in you? It is because your self-portrait controls your self-confidence and conduct
The Thirteen Year-Old African Boy Who Found a Way to Combat Lions
By Darasimi Oshodi This is a story one should hear directly from the horse’s mouth. It will make you appreciate the story better. Richard Turere is a 13-year old Kenyan whose family’s compound is behind the unfenced southern part of the Nairobi National Park. Richard is the one who tends his father’s herd of cattle.… Continue reading The Thirteen Year-Old African Boy Who Found a Way to Combat Lions
My Experience at Ikorodu News, by Dr Tunde Oseni
After leaving Ikorodu News, I had proceeded to earn a First Class degree in Political Science at the University of Ibadan, a Masters at the University of Oxford, and a Doctorate at the University of Exeter in United Kingdom, all on scholarships. As a matter of fact, only God knows if these feats would have been possible had I not sharpened my writing, research and presentation skills during those good, solid eighteen months at Ikorodu News.
Miracle on Ice and Other Remarkable Stories of Upset
By Darasimi Oshodi I watched a film recently, Glory Road, in which a coach led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to win the NCAA national championship in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. After watching the film, I decided to do a search of some of the greatest upsets in… Continue reading Miracle on Ice and Other Remarkable Stories of Upset
Amazing Comeback Stories from the Brink of Failure, By Darasimi Oshodi
Last week Friday, Chelsea was on the verge of victory against Bayern Munich in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup but with just eight seconds left, Bayern Munich equalised and were the eventual winner after a penalty shootout. The UEFA Super Cup is an annual football match organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)… Continue reading Amazing Comeback Stories from the Brink of Failure, By Darasimi Oshodi
The Law of Connection: Nelson Mandela’s Example
By Darasimi Oshodi I saw a movie sometime last year. The movie was released in 2009 but I saw it for the first time last year. The title of the movie is Invictus. The movie is about Nelson Mandela’s handling of post-apartheid South Africa. He is portrayed in the movie as a leader whose major desire… Continue reading The Law of Connection: Nelson Mandela’s Example