Aim. Focus. Shoot. Repeat: Steps to achieving anything you want Over two years ago, I was privileged to become a Marie Curie COFUND fellow in Ireland with a visiting opportunity to Spain. I started pursuing a Marie Curie position at least 2 years before I eventually got it. I followed certain steps to arrive at […]
1. Do not join the rat race this year The year is fresh and we are all still in the euphoria of its newness, the dreams and aspirations we have for the year and the soothing feeling of prophecies received at crossover nights. But trust me, 3 months from now, everything will change. One of […]
Like everything in life, scientific writing requires a basic understanding of what is entailed before you can produce an excellent scientific article, whether as a research, review or conference paper. This basic understanding will make the whole process easier for you. So, let’s get into it. 1/ Write to communicate, not to impress Your goal […]
As a published researcher, I have continued to enjoy some, if not all these benefits. As a matter of fact, I look forward to more of the benefits as I continue to strive to publish more of my works. A pertinent question may be ‘what makes me qualified to discuss research publishing’? Well, I have […]
Life plan is a great tool for transformational living. I once read that if you do not have a life plan, then you do not have the right to expect anything more of tomorrow than to wake up to another day older. First day of the year. The busiest day of your life. The day […]
Everyone living here on earth, at one time or the other, must have had one or more experiences with pain — the pain of losing a loved one, the pain of losing a job, the pain of missing out in an opportunity well prepared for, the pain of not meeting one’s expectation, the pain of […]
Last week, we had a trip to the coast side of the country. I have never traveled down there since I arrived Australia. So, I was a bit skeptical to drive as one of my fears is driving to a new place for the first time. So, my wife suggested we get a GPS navigator […]
My wife knows that one of my childhood dreams was to be a boxer. Yes. I once loved to have become a boxer. You may know me as a researcher, university lecturer, speaker, writer and youth development expert, but not as one who ever wanted to be a boxer (small Apeh, a boxer? Hahahaha). I […]
It was sometime around the middle of the 1990s. I was still in my teen age. I was a bit different from other young people of my age. I loved information so much. I used to listen to the news every day, especially the current affairs section, so I can follow the trend of events […]
