Being in a bad mood is not a license to be unkind. Being sensitive is not an excuse for being abusive.
Respect is a social responsibility. Treating it as optional reveals a lack of concern for others.
A mark of character is maintaining civility when things don’t go your way.
In a polarized world, a key to happiness is being hard to offend.
Feeling slighted takes a toll. It's possible to object without getting upset.
Rudeness says more about the perpetrator than the target. If they haven't earned your respect, they don't deserve your attention.
Few arguments are resolved by landing on the same page. Most are reconciled by recognizing that reasonable people can hold different views.
The highest goal of disagreement is not to determine who's right. It's to maintain mutual respect and gain mutual understanding.
My spouse and I have "laddered up" our whole careers.
One in building mode, the other in earning mode.
Then it flips...
Another in building mode, the other in earning mode.
Fastest way to accelerate as a couple.
As a teenager who is a child of God, you are ordained to be at the top and redeemed to reign on the earth and be a leader everywhere you find yourself. The seed of leadership was in you from the beginning. Do all you can to nurture it to maturity so you can reign on earth.
The best way to gauge the quality of someone’s ideas isn’t to listen to them talking. It’s to read their writing.
Compelling speakers can mask weak logic with strong charisma. Putting key points on a page exposes flawed reasoning.
Compelling writing requires clear thinking.
Your mind is a powerful spiritual tool. This is why scripture says the last enemy is death, and to be carnally minded is death. It is the unrenewed mind that sabotages the massive plans God has for you.
Is Democracy a good fit for Nigeria, seeing that many of our leaders are imposed rather than elected?
On average, is this thing we practice a democracy? Is this it?
The PARROT is talkative.
It tells everyone everything.
It is caged like a slave.
The EAGLE is silent.
Tells nobody nothing.
It flies with power.
It cannot be caged.
Be like the eagle.
Keep your plans private.
Move in silence.