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Walk into almost any waiting room today, a hospital, a bank, a bus park, even a family gathering and you'll notice something interesting. Ten people can be sitting together, yet nobody is talking. Heads are down. Fingers are scrolling. Every now and then, someone smiles at something on their screen, but the person sitting beside them never knows why. Somewhere along the line, being connected to everyone online started disconnecting us from the people right in front of us.  Introduction Yeah! It is the truth. We ain't debating this fact, it is so glaring how almost everyone is glued to their phones. And you are telling me our lives ain't ran by social media. I love tech stuffs, and the beautiful things that come with it. However, too many people are missing the real gist behind social media. They are too excited that they have forgotten or rather are not interested in finding out ways Facebook and other social media can help better them. Let me tell you something that shocke...

Introduction You know how it is when a mother is carrying her small baby and the baby stumbles while trying to walk. That mother will not shout at the child or call the child useless. No. She will pick the child up gently, wipe the tears, and say "try again my dear, you are doing well." That same gentleness the mother gives to her toddler is exactly the gentleness many of us refuse to give to ourselves. What are your aspirations in life? To be wealthy, famous, to have an awesome home, wonderful relationship or to be happy ? How do you feel when your set goals and aspirations seem far fetched? I remember a friend of mine, a very hardworking young woman, who used to cry herself to sleep every time her business struggled while her mates were posting flashy pictures online. She felt like life had passed her by. She used to tell me "I don close finish, my life don spoil." But today, that same woman runs one of the most respected catering services in her area. The only th...

Introduction Let me tell you something my grandmother used to say back in the village. She would look at us children gathered around the fire and say, "My pikin, na who you follow waka go market go determine wetin you go carry come house." Meaning, the person you walk with to the market will determine what you bring back home. That woman never went to any university, but she understood something that modern psychologists are only now writing long grammar about in their research journals. Many young people are confused today because they were advised by wrong persons. Friends, cousins, classmates, even acquaintances. Confusion everywhere you turn. I remember a young man in my hometown, brilliant boy, everybody in the compound used to call him "future doctor." His parents trained him well, sold their only piece of land to send him to school. But one bad friend entered his life in his second year at the university. Before you knew it, that same boy who used to lead mor...