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"Creativity is related to 9 of the top 10 skills that global executives say is essential for 2020 and beyond." – World Economic Forum   So what really is "Creativity"? According to Stefan Mumaw, who has authored six books on creativity,  "Creativity is problem-solving with relevance and novelty." It also is,  "the ability to combine and recombine bits of information — either from your store of memories and knowledge or from the outside environment — in novel, original, and useful ways,”  says Shelley Carson, author of  Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life. Based on the largest known sample of one-on-one CEO interviews, involving over 1,500 corporate and public sector heads across 60 nationalities and 33 industries polled by IBM - 60% of CEOs cited creativity as the most important leadership quality required to help manage companies in today’s world. It not only is the most soug

Life is like a stage play...  There are Scenes in the Acts of life, and there are many Acts in the Play called life; fortunately, God Himself is the playwright of life - Now, He already has illustrated severally in the manual for life (The HOLY BIBLE) that though we may experience a few tough scenes, we are not to be shaken because the play doesn't end a tragedy. So don't leave the theater yet, cast your cares upon Him, sit still, as you're about to experience your scene change for the better, because what the enemy meant for evil would serve as a stepping stone to a brighter future. Read: Psalm 27  Happy Sunday 

The life you acquired or were born into isn't yours. Forget about your age, quit bench-marking your life against that of other people, your life hasn't started yet; so don't be mad desperate to get out of your acquired life in a hurry such that you inflict damage on your soul for eon or sell your freedom and peace of mind in the interim. Be patient with yourself, the purpose of life is to evolve at your own pace. Take all the time you need - learn, unlearn, relearn and equip your mind with all empowering knowledge, principles and models to help you build a solid, decent and healthy life for your true self, your higher self, the you that you actually are. Notwithstanding, if you now realize that you already made some terrible decisions and choices with your life; my dear, you're not alone and everyone makes mistakes, but understand this "it's not your fault and there's not a much better time than now to turn a new leaf." ... "The bl

”People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.” – George Bernard Shaw  Should you stop worrying today because you can't have everything under control, no matter how well you plan? Hmm, let's see...  Sometimes, we make life and at other times life makes us. But this often depends on the choices we make, and how we respond to circumstances both within and outside our locus-of-control.  Everything we worry about falls into two prevalent categories: i. The Things We Can Change: this comprises of our reactions, decisions, actions, attitudes, habits, style, environment, quality of life and beliefs. ii. The Things We Can't Change: this comprises of facts, chance occurrences, and other people's philosophies of life.  Hence, judging from the insights above we need never have to worry about nothing if we can or cannot change it. However, what we should do instead of indulging the act, worrying; are: practicing mindfulnes

There are two of you in you, let both coexist; because you can survive, but not live with a single identity. ~ Tapan Ghosh An alter-ego is a second-self, the opposite of who you usually are and your presonality; it is a persona created by an individual–usually to live out a better version of the self. For example, A few years back, American singer and songwriter Beyoncé Knowles created an alter-ego which she named Sasha Fierce. She described Sasha as being fun, sensual, glamorous, and aggressive. Beyoncé let Sasha out when she was on stage. This AE protected Beyoncé’s self-identify as someone who was reserved and very ladylike.  Likewise, in comic books, Peter Parker works as a photographer for the Daily Bugle but, has a crime-fighting AE who makes an appearance when needed, Spider-man. Jane McGonigal, PhD, explains in her book "SuperBetter: The Power of Living Game fully" that alter-egos can help give us distance from ourselves. This can help us deal better wit

In my humble opinion, I think it's always more rewarding when people take job offers in industries that they can have fun at - yes! fun, work should always be play because those few who truly excel and stand out in their industry are those who play their best game in a field where many basically just work.  You know what's worse than fooling others - right, fooling yourself. It's nice to welcome people's good wishes and standards for you, but you will almost never feel as fulfilled in life as much as when you follow your core childhood dreams. Majority of our most productive years would be spent at work, therefore it is important that we choose career paths or accept jobs that we truly are wired for - in terms of natural abilities.  Stop playing it safe, stop doing it to have others' approval, stop doing it to impress - Start doing it for you, for impact, for the audience that really wants to have a piece of your uniqueness.  Your childhood interests, pa

Progress and Productivity are never the same thing as being "Busy" - you can actually be very busy and still remain stuck at the same level for eon, and that's not the same as being productive. Presently, we live in a world where tonnes of "life-transforming" information and resources can be accessed in just about a short period of time; from eBooks, to videos, and podcasts, literally there's no excuse not to make progress in the direction you truly desire at this time in history.  The underlying problem with this information overload is, over-consumption of unnecessary-yet-irresistible information can leave you directionless in life. Yes my dear, it is true that no knowledge is a waste; but have you ever stopped to consider how much you stunt growth in your true-north (areas of greater impact)  by jumping at every opportunity presented to you. I get it, you mostly jump at these opportunities for fear of missing out or be