What they have said to me…

There had been several people in my life and in a brief moment of reflection a few minutes back decided to mention the following and their charge to me – some are humorous though. ‘Gbenga Sesan: Work! work!! Work!!! and Plaaaaaaaaaaay!!! But whatever you do focus on the movie not the snap shot- look beyond now always. Dayo Alao: find excitement in all you do. Apostle Asuni: Do well whatever deserves to be done. Deoluakinyemi: the Iceberg theory. ‘Biola: Be eccentric, it is the best thing ythat can happen to you. ‘Tutu: Live your life,make God happy. Omolara: drink ‘cola only lazy people drink orange

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Letter to the Looser

Was checking through blog posts on my favorite social networking site: Taking It Global when I came across the post with the same title as this blog post, I liked it and wanted to share it and guess what the author wanted me to :). Here is it: “Dear Loooser, Winner creates history and looser creates mystery. So don’t worry. History and Mystery both are highly valuable in Hollywood. Yours, Share This”

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PIN Anounces Non-Profits Employee Motivation Program (NEMP)

I am pleased to introduce to you the Non–Profit Employee Motivation Program (NEMP), a capacity building initiative for Non-Profits by Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN). NEMP is geared towards achieving overall increased productivity of staff of Non Profits in Nigeria, the project has amongst others the following cardinal objectives: * To motivate employees for better organizational productivity; * To motivate employees towards Personal Development within organization’s career space; * To introduce employees to the win-win scenario in organizational growth; * To encourage employees to move from local actors to glocal (think global, act local) players * To give maximum value to donor funding and organizational capacity building The program has become necessary after our evaluation of the Non Profit space in Nigeria revealed that: * Most non-profits are worried that staff are not motivated * Budget constraints and organizational models often mean low pay * Organization leaders wish that employees will have their own kind of passion and ignore limiting conditions * It’s not about the money or any other thing, its about the value of people and their attitude to work * Organizations wish to increase employee efficiency with minimal budget growth * Every organization would love to grow in reach (to become global) * Every donor will like to see their grantees become increasingly better and global * Every NGO network will like to see members improve in capacity The program will have at its core the following courses to be delivered by experienced facilitators: * Choosing a Non-Profit

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2007: Me and I

No doubt the year 2007 was a good one. Perhaps I should say that the year was for me, a huge experiment, I took time off testing several of the theories I have gathered over a period. The year had its ups and off course its terrible and painful downs-I burnt my fingers and my fingers got burnt too! But over all I thank God the year was. Some of the theories I tried out was to plan ahead, anticipate the future and prepare for it, so that when chance comes it does not catch you napping. In the course of putting to use this theory for which several techniques are available, I learnt the vital lesson not to go to sleep on ones plans, rather one should follow with heart, mind and passion what one has planned to achieve, in-spite of the odds-which definitely are there. Only then will your plans hold out and your dreams come real. It is also of note that not all I planned for worked out despite working hard at some of them, but at the end of the year, I was able to asses my progress, identified distractions and weak points and can now re-strategize to make things happen better this year. Guess I will have continued merry-go-rounding and not have the quality of focus my life has today but for planning. The moral’s that while all plans don’t work the process of drawing them and working at them let’s you know your

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The Olabisi Onabanjo University Achivers’ Awards

The Olabisi Onabajo University Achivers’ Awards (OOUAA) is aimed at rewarding excellence in several areas of endeavour amongst undergraduates at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Nigeria. It is the brain child of Dreamakers’ Int’l-a social enterprise seeking to walk the talk of providing solutions to the developmental needs of young people in Nigeria. The OOUAA, is first in a series of Achivers’ Awards to be held in the coming months. It is an attempt at rewarding excellence and creativity amongst members of communities comprising mostly of young people, it is hoped that by rewarding those doing positively well in a world that mostly celebrates the odd and wrong, others may be prompted to do some good too, and those with great ideas may be encouraged to bring forth their ideas into reality. The OOUAA, which is billed to hold, in march 2008, will feature the following award categories and in all reward 101 outstanding individuals : Entreprise Leadership Academics Creativity/good use of talent Personal growth Socials/Development Nominations will open soon, my advice is: watch this space.

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Thought for food !?*

We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark…but, must forgive an adult who is afraid of the light…!

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Students’ Survival Kit

Introduction It is not uncommon for freshmen to be carried away by the ‘NOW AM FREE’ feeling upon admission into University. It is also not rare for one to be worn down by the challenges that the new environment presents. Hence there is a need for a guide to prepare prospective students/undergraduates adequately for the University career. Such an appropriate guide is the Students’ Survival Kit, which will not only prepare one for the several challenges ahead but also, serve as a reference material throughout one’s period of study. Made up of 14 chapters, Students’ Survival Kit is written in simple English and is presented in an easy to read format, it goes a mile further to share with the reader some of the author’s experiences (and those of some other freshmen). The book has at its core the following objectives: Objectives: • To introduce a typical FRESHMAN/FRESHER to the University environment and culture • To provide tips for good academic performance of students • To promote a vibrant and non-violent campus culture on all university campuses in Nigeria • To empower students, to know their rights and duties and learn how to pursue these rights without violence. • To express the community and larger societies’ expectation of the students and to • Generally, help students overcome the challenges of CAMPUS life. The Book at a Glance The book ddresses the basic needs and challenges of the average freshman as follows: FOREWORD: Dr. Mrs. E. A. Ogunsanya Director, Prof. Olubi

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Hello world!

Hey there, as part of a renewed effort at a mature online presence, I have decided to host a revved-up version of my blog here. It is unfortunate, though, that I lost some of my writings recently while trying to upgrade my web presence; however, some of my old writings can still be viewed at www.oluwakoredeasuni.blogspot.com (I have rested work on this site) and http://brosko.tigblogs.org (where I still post some writings). Feel free to leave me comments here, and I will acknowledge the courtesy. I hope this will provide us (me and you) a great experience. In the next few days, I will disclose my thoughts, plans and aspirations for the new year, as well as a review of last year, and possibly make public a report on work on my book and the web portal I am leading efforts on. Thank you, for your support, and I look forward to the future with you. Happy New Year!!!

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