W is for Wednesday, 04/06/08

Posted in Career, Food for thought, My job-related, Personal development, Personal stories on June 4, 2008 by folayemianifowoshe

Wow!

Wednesday ! I know i keep apologizing for not posting regularly, but today has actually been my major reason for not posting.

I had been trying to arrange a demonstration day for all my farmers, which took place today. I had to visit about 30 communities to visit farmers, their farms, ask questions and select my demonstration farmers….. I lost a few pounds, but i ain’t complaining..cos my waist line was becoming intimidating…lol..:P Read more »

V is for Value

Posted in Personal stories on June 2, 2008 by folayemianifowoshe

What value do i place on myself? How do i measure myself? Is it by my words? thoughts? acceptance from others? What? How? Do i measure my value by the number of people that like me? or those that hate me? :D …..Value? Is it a function of the amount of money that i have? or the material possessions that i control? Read more »

U is for Underestimation

Posted in Food for thought, Philosophy, Political, your views on May 24, 2008 by folayemianifowoshe

One thing i do from time to time, is to proactively seek feedback on my strengths and weaknesses from people that i respect. I was with a mentor a while back and i asked for his opinion. His response to me was shocking and yet very thought-provoking. He looked me, straight in the eye, and said, ” One major weakness i think you should work on is this Read more »

T is for Time and moments

Posted in Food for thought, Personal stories on May 18, 2008 by folayemianifowoshe

Oh! how i wish i could control time. Literally stop it. Sometimes rewind it, on other times fast forward it.

Time. . .. Time. . . .Time. Sometimes i wish i could just turn back the hands of time to when i was much younger, without a care in the world.I have realized that with maturity comes responsibility. A whole lot of responsibility. Not that i mind, but it just gets so demanding. I remember Read more »