Towards a Better Version of You Some of the biggest companies in the world are audit firms. Their job is simple, they assess organization’s financial information and determine whether the information is exact and complete. Audit firms are expected to provide accurate representation of a company’s financial standing and evaluate their departments with the aim…
Making Your Limits Clear According to Oxford Bibliographies “the leading cause of war in human history involves Territorial or Boundary Disputes”. Over 800 territorial disputes have been identified globally since 1816 by the Issue Correlates Of War (ICOW) Project – a research project which collects systematic data on contentious issues in world politics. These disputes…
Creating a compelling future Morolake Akinosun is an American athlete of Nigerian descent. At age 17 in 2011, Morolake was in her senior year in Waubonsie Valley High School in Illinois. While watching the televised World Championships for track and field, she got inspired to tweet these words; “In 2016, I will be 22, graduated…
The Art of failing forward After losing a friend to pancreatic cancer because of late detection, 15-year-old Jack Andraka took interest in inventing an early-detection diagnostic test to solve the problem. He had his eureka moment in a high school class and started work on his idea. Soon, he developed his paper test strip and…
Making it plain Research has shown that people who have a clear sense of purpose for their lives age better, generally live longer and are happier. Your purpose is actually the reason for your existence, the answer to the question “WHY AM I HERE?”. It’s one of the greatest discoveries you can make in life,…
Making every moment the moment I like the story of two salesmen who went to a village to sell shoes. In the story, the first salesman got to the village and found out that nobody wore shoes. He said to himself, “these people don’t wear shoes, there are no sales prospects for me here.” He…
The compass was invented more than 2,000 years ago by the Chinese and has developed to become an indispensable tool for navigation. Before its invention, navigation was simply based on some inaccurate estimations using the motion of the stars, the weather or the sighting of some wild birds which helped sailors ascertain the distance to…
How to work and win together John C. Maxwell once said that “teamwork makes the dream work”. This statement is absolutely true about life. No dream, aspiration or goal can become a reality in its full sense without the concerted effort of a team of committed individuals. Simply put, a team can be a unit…
Getting the desired outcomes you want out of life. According to Sir Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion, “When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the first body.” In simple terms, this Law of Physics has become…
In a team, there are roles and responsibilities. For any team to function effectively, the individual is key and must embrace its tasks as a critical component. I am a football fan. I love football a lot and I understand from the game that for your team to do well, the first eleven and even…