Life: After School

We live in times of several upheavals in several places. For some, it can be life altering. For some, giving up is just they don't want to do, but do not know what to do next. For some, hope is dwindling. Fast. This podcast is not meant to be preachy, but I sense this is meant for a friend, someone out there in the world, who is confused, but is still holding on. I do not know you. But this is...

In this Fathers' Day special episode, we cross boundaries and talk about the importance of insight and foresight. My guest and I talk about the importance of being able to see, in life. We also dig into the critical role Fathers play in our everyday lives. The world desperately needs fathers. Maybe you need one too...

In this episode, I read a snippet of Ben Carson's book, "Think Big". It is a great book with great lessons. We live in a world awash with noise, and information. You will need to dedicate time to acquire knowledge. This isn't about amassing information, which can be rather unstructured. This is allowing your education to continue,structured, at your own pace, fueled by passion, w...

What brought you HERE may not be enough to take you to NEXT. Whether in leadership, in a career, a relationship, a profession or a skillset, change is happening. David got to palace by using a stone and sling. He stayed relevant by learning to use a sword, correctly.  In this podcast, we discuss the need for, and the ways to Anticipate Change, and Thrive when in happens.

In the 5th in the Leadership Ideas Series we need for 2023, we discuss industry leaders who have succeeded in changing the fortunes of companies on the brinks of collapse. Yes, you need an idea, however we show why  execution is more important than the idea itself.  Listen in , and learn how to make things happen for yourself, your career or what is important to you.

They are not bosses. They aren't bossy, or arrogant. They simply serve, and they lead. Unassuming. No big swag. Easy to overlook. Yet, they are custodians of power.  Clark Kent at work. Superman at heart. At their essence, steward leaders are fully invested in something bigger than themselves. They combine both deep personal engagement with a bigger-than-them transcendent perspective that all...

Values are a set of pillars that form your foundation. They are a set of rules you choose to known for and answer to. Question: What are you known for? Do you have a set of values that have almost become synonymous with you? Integrity, kindness, honesty, and financial security are typical examples of personal core values. Others often see these values as your character traits. For example, someone...

What's your mission? How do you intend to execute what you've seen or captured in a vision statement?  Taking as guide, Jonathan Gifford's book on 100 Great Leadership Ideas, I discuss several corporate giants mission statements, and how well it's serving them. Your mission statement should be a concise explanation of the your reason for existence. It should describe your purpose and overall...

In the early days, Bill gates articulated the Microsot vision as "A microcmoputer in every desk and in every home running microsoft software. The microsoft vision drove the entire company forward. Google vision statement  is "to provide access to the world's information in one click". Apple vision statement is "we believe that we on the face of the earth to make great products and that's not...

Around this time, English author Charles Dickens created the immortal classic holiday tale, A Christmas Carol . "...Jacob Marley was dead..."  Famous first lines from Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol". And it does have lessons we would do well to pick up, especially this Christmas. When the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future visit, they leave him a gift. Let's see what gifts th...

Young people, you ARE assets.  In this podcast, we chat with a gender specialist (Ogun State Economic Transformation Project), and Impact Award winner(US Consulate) on waste-to-wealth strategies, and (heads up!!) she has 17 years experience working with women and young people, especially on gender matters. She's beautiful, brilliant, witty, sharp and deep! You'll learn, as we chat, that hard-...

Still on words.  Words are containers of power, life, hope, comfort, or whatever we choose to fill them with.  You choose. You've probably heard of poverty, or education, being weaponized. Know this: You words can be weaponized. For good or evil. They impact both the hearer, and the speaker. You choose. Choose well. Listen, and please share

Your favorite app runs on words. Your life runs on words. The Economy runs,and works with words. Every programming language needs words to work. Would you believe that the words you speak, to a large extent determines the direction and flow of your life.  In this podcast, continuing in the spirit of previous ones, we look at increasing the value of our words by 1%. Everyday. Your words carry...

Awhile ago, 4 of my former students ganged up to give me a surprise gift, and Oh, how it made the sun shine brighter! I told everyone what they'd done!! The world is experiencing meanness on a level that is escalating, with everyone and every nation intent on fighting their own private battles. At times like this, a little kindness, even if its 1% each day, can go a long way. It was John Ruskin wh...

The world is not what it used to be. Things are changing quite rapidly. Values are shifting. There's war internal, wars external.  All these demand a response from you: What will you do? Find out in this short podcast.

Ever watched the hugely successful animated film "Encanto"? Listened to the fantastic "Dos Oruguitas" ? You should. You must. Family matters. Family does matter. In a world with an ever-increasing disdain of family and family values, many young men and women do not know where to turn to. Fathers are scarce. Moms are busy. Roles are changing. Babies get married. Babies giving birth to babies. ...

I've known this young man for awhile, and he amazes me. Each time. This interview was spurred by a 17 hour marathon he set for himself, and broke.  17 hours straight, on a single project. 20 hours. Cumulative. Non-stop. He calls himself "God's SoundMan". He's a 3D animator. A Sound Engineer. A creative. Multimedia person. Dreamer. And he says, all he's learnt, Someone teaches him in a Dream....

A lot of people are going through stuff. A lot of things are going on right now. At personal levels. Family levels, communities, and within and among nations.  Things are just happening. Covid. Ukraine. Russia. Brexit. You... Are these happenings random? Is there a script being played out? Do we have a choice in the matter, or we just pawns? Is it just luck?  In this podcast, we discuss...

In the last episode of this series, we again draw insight from the book, (available on Okada Books) " When Opportunity Knocks " by our guest, Olutoyin Oladele.  In this very lively episode, we, more importantly, examine specifics on How to Prepare for Opportunity.  Enjoy. And do not forget to share with a friend!

How do you recognize an opportunity? What workclothes do opportunities wear? What's their peculiarities?  We are not going to look at opportunities in general, we are tackling your own opportunities; the one that's got your name on it. Maybe your own opportunity is right beside you. Right now. Right here. Let's find out.

In the last episode, we pierced through the fact that opportunity comes oft times unannounced, dressed like a passersby, in work-clothesor like a ache somewhere. In this episode we dig downin how to recognize opportunity when and whenever it shows up, and how to treat it.  Our guest says: The person who has the answer is the Master!!  Let's dive straight in, and invite someone along...&n...

Its a New year!!  But is it a New you? With a great year ahead, there are opportunities. Or are there? How can you see them? Where are they? Is there a key to identifying and keying in? In the first of the 4 episode, Opportunity Knocks series, we invite author Toyin Oladele on a ride with her awesome book " When Opportunity Knocks" to shed light on how to see, manage, take advantage of, and m...

As the year speeds to a close, I know you've got loads of things to accomplish. We all do. Wait!! Don't just speed blindly on. Have a strategy for what you want to do. Each and every time, strategy trumps effort. Don't just go; get a strategy.

Young people are doing great stuff everywhere.  In this podcast, we speak with an engineer, a multi-instrumentalist, a music producer and a beats maker. And a person of Faith. Plus, he's all this rolled into One!! We get to know how its like to, as christian, produce music for the contemporary industry, and how to be a person of influence in the afro-pop music scene. This podcast is short, sn...

You've been there before.  You've done all the preparation and analysis. Then paralysis strikes. You don't move or take that step.  Or. you just take the plunge. And then come up gasping for air, almost sunk by the icy waters of unforeseen, and disastrous results. But it worked last time, you muse... Which is better? Where's the thin line of sanity, that makes most sense? Where's the saf...