ELIZABETH ODUWAIYE LIFESKILLS COUNSEL

If you are very conversant with the current news. you will realise that what has been trending in the news is the claim that Father Mbaka accused Mr Peter Obi (the Labour Party presidential aspirant) of being stingy. According to the news, we learnt that Father Mbaka even went further to discourage people from voting Mr Obi in as the Nigerian President come 2023 because 'he is stingy'. This has been the brouhaha in the news in recent times.  Admist this hullabaloo I have been able to learn a lesson or two. Follow me as I share the lessons learnt: 📌  When a person tries to expose your own weakness, they succeed in exposing theirs more. When a person tries to expose your flaws, most times, it reveals how unforgiving, bitter, or envious they are. 📍In life, no matter how good, respectable or accomplished you are, some people will still speak ill of you. There is a Yoruba adage that is interpreted as: "Even if you pound yam and share in the market place, leaving no one out, y

Any one who wants to excel in ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE; IN EVERY KIND OF RELATIONSHIP THAT EXIST, be it family, spiritual, professional or other  Interpersonal relationship must be Emotionally Intelligent. Any good leader who wants to excel in his/her leadership role must have Emotional Intelligence otherwise known as EI.  A good business personnel needs EI.  In a romantic relationship, it is important that both parties possess some level of emotional intelligence for the relationship to be fruitful.  Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions. Other times, Emotional intelligence is usually defined as the ability to perceive, use, understand, manage, and handle emotions.  People with high emotional intelligence can recognize their own emotions and those of others, they can use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior. They are able to discern between different feelings and label them appropriately, and adjust emotions to adapt t