By Darasimi Oshodi “I don’t feel comfortable enough to tell you what I think about the game. We’re in trouble. It is a concern [conceding so many goals]. I don’t like it, I don’t organise my teams to be like this.” Jose Mourinho, December, 2013 I have got a huge respect for Jose Mourinho, even… Continue reading The Demystification of Jose Mourinho
Category: Career Tools
What is on your bucket list?
Do you have a bucket list? Or maybe I should ask, “Have you heard of the term ‘bucket list’?’’ Does it look like goal setting? For me, it doesn’t necessarily have to be about goals but wishes. A bucket list is list of all the things you desire to experience during your lifetime. Your bucket list contains all the wishes and desires that you have always wanted to fulfill. Having a bucket list reminds you of what’s really important so you can act on them. Your bucket list is your wish list
The Ten Thousand-Hour Rule: Becoming a Champion
By Darasimi Oshodi “Champions do not become champions when they win an event, but in the hours, weeks, and months, and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely a demonstration of their championship character.” The statement above is credited to Michael Jordan who is arguably the best basket ball player… Continue reading The Ten Thousand-Hour Rule: Becoming a Champion
There will always be Garbage In
By Dr. Kwabena Amponsah-Manager There is a popular saying that ‘garbage in, garbage out’. What this means is that if you receive poorly refined instructions, codes, methodology, you act on it as you receive it. When this is true, it reduces one to the level of a robotic machine or a lower level being. What… Continue reading There will always be Garbage In
Youth Focus Initiative Honors Falana Afolayan, Others, Report by Ajibola Olarinoye
Legal icon and Human Rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana and top Nigerian film maker, Mr. Kunle Afolayan were among eminent Nigerians honoured by Youth Focus Initiative (Y.F.I) on the recognition of distinguished roles they have played individually in motivating several young people in the society. The historic event tagged “Youth Focus Role Model Awards 2013 and… Continue reading Youth Focus Initiative Honors Falana Afolayan, Others, Report by Ajibola Olarinoye
Motivating Tomorrow’s Leaders: Doing it While the Plane is Still on the Runway
by Dr. Kwabena Amponsah-Manager Doing something and feeling at the end that you did the right thing at the right time gives a kind of a sweet feeling. Last week I was at Aketenchi, a village in the Western Region of Ghana to help train health workers as part of the Ghana’s grassroots healthcare delivery… Continue reading Motivating Tomorrow’s Leaders: Doing it While the Plane is Still on the Runway
You are Not a Prisoner of Your Past
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
Less Can be More in Speeches: Beware of Selfishness
by Dr. Kwabena Amponsah-Manager Why do speakers often go over the time offered to them by their host or organizers? The simple answer is that we’re just selfish. We love to take more than we are given. It’s a pleasurable thing to do. When you’re going to give a speech, one thing you need to… Continue reading Less Can be More in Speeches: Beware of Selfishness