Practicing Assertiveness

You are that person who can make a difference everywhere you get to. Your ugly perception about life must be changed. You are that goal-getter. You are exceptional and you need to put things right. It starts from now. You will improve on yourself as from this moment.

I need you to look at yourself again and say the best of words you have ever said to yourself. Will you? … More Practicing Assertiveness

Your time, Your life

Life is full of mysteries, humans are living with chunks of questions they can’t find answers to, puzzles that don’t seem solvable, and even a life that doesn’t look livable. Yet in a world of struggle and unending curiosity, you can thrive, you can cope, you can succeed, you can shine, you can be okay. Yes! If you realize and accept the fact that “your time is your life” … More Your time, Your life

Laying the Right Foundation as a Teen

Sometimes, a wrong choice can be amended but most times, they are irreversible. And even when choices are amended, the past is not erasable. Those that have trodden this path can tell you that it’s not as easy as it seems. Teenage years are serious years, you pay now and play later or you play now and pay later. The former is very much preferable. … More Laying the Right Foundation as a Teen

How to Receive Criticism and Make it Work for you

I can preach about criticism being a good thing but, to be honest enough, it’s not always easy to receive.
Seeing our mistakes being pointed out by our parents, a teacher, a friend or a mentor isn’t always beautiful. As a result, we tend to build emotional walls and end up being defensive.
As much as we would hate to hear it, criticism isn’t meant to be ignored, it is meant to be faced head-on. … More How to Receive Criticism and Make it Work for you

Effective Communication

Don’t you think it’s time you evaluated your method of communication?

To communicate whatever issues you may be having as a teenager, have you taken time to check if your method will be accepted and understood?

Remember that a communication is only authentic when it’s been received, accepted, and responded to. … More Effective Communication

How to Deal with Difficult People

I hope you would be convinced to know that it is possible to stay calm, maintain peace and avoid conflict. Bear in mind though that these tips will, for now, only guarantee a shift in your own mindset and not a shift in the mindset of the people you would be dealing with.

The change you seek to see most of the time needs to take place in you first before it takes place in others. It’s a process. … More How to Deal with Difficult People

Qualities of Go-Getters

A Go-getter is an active and enterprising person, one who is motivated or inclined to excel, one who strives to achieve success or improvement. Go-getters are not a lazy set of people. They sometimes deny themselves of having fun or get involved in social activities in order to get things done. They put in the time to achieve their goals. … More Qualities of Go-Getters