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29-12-2015 NO ONE OWES YOU! Authored by Sampson Adotey Jnr "When you realise from birth, that no one owes you a dime, you are set to survive the storms of life" - Sampson Adotey Jnr Do you get easily disappointed when both inactions and actions of man is contrary to your expectation? Do you get easily angered? Does the frustrations in your environment cause you to fret? NO ONE OWES YOU ANYTHING. Some weeks ago, I happen to have been selected as part of a few for a training program. One of the numerous lessons I want to share with you today is the lesson of life: NO ONE OWES YOU ANYTHING. When you are birthed, your survival depends largely on your parents. However, at some point in your life(adulthood), you need to realise that no one owes you anything. Personally, I have had several disappointments. This was because, my expectations we largely not met by relatives, family, friends and colleagues at work. Many people have the perception, that probably thei...

How far are you willing to go? How wide are you interested in searching? What are you unique challenges? Your dad might not have a regular job or perhaps you share your chamber and hall residence with 8people. Shy of this? Naah.. others have been through worst. I met a young surgeon back in shs who lost his dad at age 4 with just his mum catering for in a mud single room residence somewhere in the Dangbe area. How did he become a surgeon? He had scholarship throughout his education. He knew nobody but made studying his priority. With his unflinching faith in God, he ended up as not only a surgeon but as the youngest in his specialty. I am unaware of the gigantic situation confronting you and your family but tell you what. I have one of my own. One or more that makes me sleepless at night. One that makes me want to fight hard against and defy the odds. What do you succumb to? The evil men show you? The poverty ridden situation you find yourself in? A sinking G.P.A? The r...

As 2015 comes to an end i want to share some important keys we ought to have in other to succeed in the following year(that's if you don't have them already). Even if you do, please spend sometime to ponder over them and perhaps there could be some changes you would need to make or some improvements you might want to consider. lets go! The 3 F's and 1 S. -Family:  In this fast changing world, many extended family units are breaking down to nuclear family units. considering the fact that this post is not an academic essay i wouldn't want to argue its merits and demerits. however, `its important to note that considering the constant reliance of mass media on loads of foreign content, we are gradually losing the importance of family. Most youth of our days spend so much time with our phones and television or internet which is peculiar to our age and time. The family offers very good opportunities for socialization and also networking. In the days of ou...