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“Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.” –  Susan Gale “Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives.” –  Tony Robbins “Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope” –  Hal Lindsey “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” –  Dale Carnegie “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” –  Mary Anne Radmacher “The brave may not live forever, but the cautious dont live at all.” – Ashley L “Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in th...

Today, I want to discuss with you on mentorship. By the way, what is mentorship?    Mentorship  is a  personal development  a relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person. Having known this, who then is a mentor or how must he look like? The mentor may be older or younger, but have a certain area of expertise. It is a learning and development partnership between someone with vast experience and someone who wants to learn. [ 1 ] The person in receipt of mentorship may be referred to as a  protégé  (male), a protégée  (female), an  apprentice  or, in recent years, a  mentee . "Mentoring" is a process that always involves communication and is relationship based, but its precise definition is elusive. One definition of the many that have been proposed, is Mentoring is a process for the informal transmission of knowledge,  social c...

I welcome you to this aspect of personal development. In this section, I'm going to be giving you all you need to know about developing yourself for greater coverage. I will like to start by defining what personal development is all about. Read in line and enjoy.  Personal development  covers activities that improve awareness and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and facilitate employability, enhance quality of life and contribute to the realization of dreams and aspirations. Not limited to self-help , the concept involves formal and informal activities for developing others in roles such as teacher, guide, counselor, manager, life coach or mentor. When personal development takes place in the context of  institutions , it refers to the methods, programs, tools, techniques, and assessment systems that support  human development  at the individual level in organizations . [ 1 ] Personal development may include the followin...

One day after attending a church service in London, I spent several hours going through bookshops looking for a bible translation called The Living Bible. There were no Amazon or Internet editions in those days, so I just had to go from shop to shop. The reason I was looking so determinedly for this translation was because of something that had been preached that morning about the meaning of Matthew 12:35 (based on this translation): "A good man's speech reveals the rich treasures within him. An evil-hearted man is filled with venom, and his speech reveals it." Verse 36, shows us that "words" can be "good or evil treasure," and they come out of the way you speak or express yourself on any issue. “. . .The most important part of your life is actually the ability to use words. Words define your life; words define your values. Words define your personality. You are no better than your words; you are no greater than your words. The character of yo...

The information overload which we have at our disposal is both a boon and a bane. It depends on how you use it. As an investor, you have access to tonnes of information available through multiple channels. The deluge of information can make you do multiple activities, which could cloud your actions. So, are the elements of activity affecting the actions you would want to execute. Is ‘activity’ and ‘action’, the same thing? The game The stock markets react to news swiftly. Many a times, it moves in anticipation of announcements like interest rate changes by central banks. Investors should not take positions based on any anticipation and second guess. It can harm one’s portfolio in the long run. It is very important for you as investor to conserve your energy and focus on wealth creation. The human mind is programmed to think that an activity means work. But it can be considered as work and progress only if it is improving your current situation. Many investors look ...