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Essence of an Impactful Conversation

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"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." ― Benjamin Franklin A situation happened in a book written about 2000 years ago - more precisely the book of John, where a conversation was fired up, it started with the issue of water. Like any informal conversation, it moved on to different subjects, in this case it was about being a descendant of Jacob, then to details about having husband or not, then changed abruptly and finally to the issue of worshiping in Jerusalem. From this brief encounter with Jesus, the conversation had changed subject several times. But the main question impressed on my mind was, Why did this lady ask a question concerning worshiping in Jerusalem? As a matter of fact all other subjects in this conversation had a semblance in the preceding subject except this issue of worshiping. Can it be assumed that she has been bottling that question

The Act of Giving

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The manner of giving is worth more than the gift ~ Pierre Corneille. Simply put, there is nothing given for free, that might sound as a shock but the real understanding beneath, is that, there is always at least a blessing attached to anyone who gives, even if it's for free, and by blessing, I mean, a favor or gift bestowed by God, at first it is returned immediately as an emotion, which can be happiness, gladness, peace, love etc. All these values, the creator has made to operate by default as blessings for anyone who gives. The act of giving always bring two values; 1. An intangible value 2. A tangible value - which will later come in 100 fold return of the substance. An intangible value is the first obvious fact after giving since because its emotion based but the latter is based on the principle of sowing - Sow a seed and reap a hundred fold of that seed. The attribute of a giver, in an ideal situation is not to have the intention of receiving tang

Can African Tech Start-ups Catch Up?

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And at the end of the day, the internet is all about software. ~ Marc Andreeseen. Research has shown that every company will revolve around software in future. An average person may relate to a smartphone as a proof of technology or a simple device that combines software and hardware together in an interesting way. But it is beyond that. All emerging countries have at least one resource that is a delight of developed countries. Each of them has something that is more important than the basic factors of production namely, land, labour, capital and entrepreneur. As a matter of fact, when I consider the relationship between emerging countries and developed ones, landmass (or land) and population (which accounts for labour size) do not appear as classifying factors. Otherwise, Britain would be ranked among the least developed countries of the world. Regarding the third factor, capital, a Forrester Research report has argued that corporate software assets will be more val

Traits That Produce Innovative And Resourceful Learners

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The day we stop learning is the day we die ~ Michael Scott. There is a joke in a part of the world that if somebody says "Are you are a learner", then it means you are a novice. Nevertheless, in every situation of life, knowledge is the proof that ignorance existed at a particular point in time and the only way to make progress in life is to reduce or eliminate Ignorance whenever possible. From the time when the Biblical Adam fell, to this present time, by default, most humans have possessed some strange characteristics. Managerial scientists call it the basic characteristics of human nature It states; Man is an indolent, inherently, lazy and has apparent dislike for work He must be coerced, controlled, directed, or even threatened with punishment for him to perform. He has to be motivated by economic incentives to improve his performance and output He has little ambition but needs security above all Okay, maybe that’s way too offside, alternat