ELIZABETH ODUWAIYE LIFESKILLS COUNSEL

  How qualitative are the things you do with your time? Do you spend your time on frivolous things?  Some of these frivolous things can be  smoking, womanizing, gossiping, gambling etc. Some people use the bulk of their time doing the useless things and then, they dedicate the remnant of their time to the important things. That is what I call 'Misplacement of Priority'. In one of my books titled "The Higher Calling" I gave an example there from the Bible of Martha and Mary: It explains the term, 'Misplacement of Priority '. We have to be careful so we don't spend our time on irrelevant things under the guise of 'being busy'. Those who make the best of their time are the most fruitful people. Being fruitful is one of the reasons why man was created. It is part of man's purpose. It is also a commandment from God.   Robert Kiyosaki the author of a book called 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' said: "Although both dads worked hard, I noticed that o

  ATTENTION please!  I need everyone's attention.  I call your attention to this not because it is a new development, but because THERE HAS TO BE A WAKE UP CALL.  It's tiring to see everyone sliding bye like this is not a big deal.  There is need for a positive change. We all need to play our roles for that positive change to happen.  Have you noticed that the rate of divorce has sky rocketed in recent times?  I am not writing this to advise couples or discuss ways to prevent divorce. I am not a marriage counsellor.  This write up is created in order for us to see how we can tackle a long standing problem from the root.   Enough of picking the problems from the surface and trying to proffer a solution.  The divorce rate these days is alarming!  And my question is this:  Who is to blame? Is it the children, their parents, the school, the society or the marriage counsellors?  The couple involved in a marriage have work to do to make the marriage work, but so many factors can be a

 I remember when my youngest child was still one year and some months old. She used to sing to me and say: "Mummy, roll it up, roll it up.  Roll it up and let it go. Excellent! Excellent!  You are the best And your future is bright". Well, I loved the song. That is simply because, though I am an adult, I believe in a bright future. I believe things can be better for me tomorrow even if they look gloomy today.  Just like I wrote in an article 2 years ago, I will say the same thing today.   "You should know what you want to become in the future and then start working towards it now". "THAT IS BECAUSE THERE IS A FUTURE FOR YOU AS LONG AS YOU ARE STILL ALIVE". No be only small small children get bright future.  This is the kind of positive mindset that yields results. Beautiful results! Admirable results! The truth is that: a living dog is better than a dead lion. As long as you have life, keep the hope alive. Keep it burning. Yes! That's it! We move!  . .