Stop Adjusting, Be Discontented!

Stop Adjusting, Be Discontented!

Adjusting to accommodate our challenges is one of the reasons why we have few pacesetters in our clime. Instead of being discontented we simply adjust. You lost your job, instead of searching for another one or establishing your own business, you simply adjust. You can’t feed you family, instead of hustling to break the back…

Nobody Will Create Wealth for You, Not Even Government!

Nobody Will Create Wealth for You, Not Even Government!

Hey, relax! Follow me carefully. This treatise is not designed to exonerate government and leaders. Government and leaders can create condusive environment for citizens to thrive, but they cannot create wealth for you.  It is on record that some of our leaders across Africa are selfish and self-centered. Most of them are in politics for self-aggrandizement.  Africa is potentially the…

Special Report: How Idleness Gave Birth to Poverty

Special Report: How Idleness Gave Birth to Poverty

Reading the wonderful work of Max Weber on the Protestant Work Ethic many years ago changed my life. Rigid work ethic pay handsomely. We must reintroduce work ethic in our continent if we really want to move Africa forward. God will not do for you what He empowered you to do. Favor minus labour equals delusion. I don’t joke with prayer, and…

Two Factors that Determines the Outcome of Your Life

Two Factors that Determines the Outcome of Your Life

There are two forces you can never control in this life no matter how you try. How you manage them will determine whether this year will be different from last year.  In fact, whenever people meet me and complain about stagnation, I usually ascertain how they manage these two factors. Anyone who downplays the import of…

There is no Difference Between December 31st and January 1st—It’s Just a Change of Label 

There is no Difference Between December 31st and January 1st—It’s Just a Change of Label 

One thing I have refused to do as a minister of God is to spiritualize my responsibility. That is, asking God to do what He has empowered me to do. I love prayer and I don’t joke with it, but I also love principles. Wealth and great accomplishments are predicated on two pillars—power and principle. The…

You Can’t Go Forward While Relaxing in Your Comfort Zone

You Can’t Go Forward While Relaxing in Your Comfort Zone

Can you imagine a man driving backwards while hoping to get to his destination? You planned to travel to Onitsha from Lagos but you’re reversing towards Badagry and praying to get to Onitsha very early. That is how some people live their lives. Have you been driving your car and suddenly realized you had left…