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Malachi 3:3 says: 'He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.' This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining Silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: 'He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.' She asked the silversmith if it was tr...

INTEGRITY – Match behaviour with values Demonstrate your positive personal values in all you do and say. Be sincere and real. Living in integrity means that everything we say and everything we do are true reflections of what we value, what’s important to us. Think about what your behaviour says about you. Does it clearly show others what you value? Do you show up as honest and committed, or dishonest and indifferent? Are you spending your time with the people and activities you value, or is your focus elsewhere? When we live in integrity we are sincere and true to ourselves—we don’t say or think one thing and do another. People trust and respect us, our relationships are solid, and we feel good about ourselves. Those positive feelings from others and within ourselves reinforce our values and build our reputation and self-esteem, leading us to greater success in all areas of our lives.   FAILURE LEADS TO SUCCESS – Learn from mistakes View failures as feedback that prov...

THE NATION BUILDER CAMPAIGN kicks off! On the 5th of February 2014 by 12noon, all traffic led to a certain point on the cyberspace. People started talking about it. People started tweeting about it, many social media platforms were engaged in the nationwide campaign. It’s called the “I am a Nation Builder campaign”. Many people who desire to identify with the dream of building Nigeria and making it the most desirable place to live in by December 31st 2025 stood up and spoke out. “My name is……., and I am a Nation Builder! Are you?”. This was the question everyone was asking. The question started spreading like wild fire across the social media with vehement alacrity. Most especially on Twitter where the traffic was concentrated, the GEMSTONE NATION BUILDERS NETWORK (@WeAreGEMSTONE) began with a series of interviews with Nation Builders, starting with the National President of GEMSTONE NATION BUILDER NETWORK, Wisdom Osiri (@OsiriWisdom). In the interview session, he talked abou...

What It Really Means to Have a Personal Brand Taking a look at what is happening in our country and all around us a lot has been said about unemployment, loss of job due to retrenchment policies, and failing businesses just as the economy started to unravel around us. People were losing jobs left and right, and many found themselves stuck in a place they didn't want to be. As I watched people wrestle with career and personal decisions, I began to realize one thing: managing a career is like managing a  BRAND .  So I decided to put some big brand theory to use on the most important of all our brands: Ourselves. Let us see how to help people formulate what works best for them personally and professionally. I would argue that each of our  personal brands  began at birth. When Mom and Dad gave us a name, they unknowingly launched a new brand, the first of a lifetime of personal decisions that makes us each uniquely our own being -- or brand. From that day forw...

NOT THE WAY YOU PLANNED Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, ‘Someday I hope to be a great treasure strong box. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with an intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty.’ Then the second tree said, ‘Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take Kings and Queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. People will feel safe in me because of the strength of my Hull.’ Finally the third tree said.’ ‘I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest Tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill, look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me.’ After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tr...

LEADERSHIP: A KEY TO ACHIEVING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE (talk on leadership shared with secondary school students in Ekiti State) WHO IS A LEADER? President, Governor, our Principal, our Teachers and sometimes our school prefects and seniors. A leader is most times defined as a person who leads/controls or gives orders to a set of people to achieve a goal. But being a leader is not about a title or position. As you are, you are a born leader If the President, Governor, Principals, Teachers were once like you (young & youthful) then you are also a potential President/Governor/Principal. The leadership potential lies inside you. You must take the decision to activate your potentials to lead every area of your life. You are called the leaders of tomorrow; please don’t wait till tomorrow before you ·         Start leading your class If you desire to be next medical doctor, best engineer, the successful lawyer, that excellent t...

I would b posting some of my write ups from the Nigeria Centenary TGIC weekly Competitions on my blog and some other creative writing or speeches that can stir us to live/lead a good life and to project Nigeria Image for good. Happy Reading and Happy Learning. I Have a Dream that one day; *Nigeria becomes a nation where we live for ourselves, a people with good morals and positive attitude for growth and development. *Nigeria’s National Integration is successful *Nigeria will have abundant Peace and justice shall reign supreme *Nigeria Citizens will all be patriotic *Nigerians minds are renewed and our mentalities are changed so as to transform the system. *There is peace and unity in Nigeria *Love which is the only thing we owe each other surpasses our religious, ethnic and tribal differences in Nigeria *Nigerian People will aspire for public offices because of the desire to serve and make the Country Better and not to enrich themselves *There is integrity, hones...