I got born again in secondary school courtesy of my teachers, Mrs Ekpa and Mrs Grace Edet. Before then I was introduced to the life of faith by the effort of my grandmother, Mrs Alice Esoh Omin who was popular called “Eka Anthony”. She did her best to introduce me to God in the best way she could. As a young catholica, I joined the mass servers. It became a training ground for me as I was taught devotion, dedication and a sense of direction in my life. In essence, I have always been a church boy.
Going to campus…
It is easy to tell the story of success and personal achievement but hard to tell when we failed and did stuff that we are not proud of. Who will tell the story of the hunted? Never will the hunter do that. Lions do not acknowledge brave antelopes.
One of the things I was taught as a driver-in-learning is that the ability to reverse is as good as the ability to move forward. When I thought about the analogy and mimicry, I see that to be successful in life, at times you need to live in reverse. You need to…
I was at a friend’s wedding in 2001. A driver was needed to sort out an emergent situation. There was a car and the keys but no one to drive. The groom confidently told me to drive. “I don’t know how to drive” was my response. He was shocked and rightly so. I know why he was shocked. I am the guy that pushes and encourages folks to take on life and learn skills that would serve them — the personal development evangelist. And here was I without a basic life skill. It was a simple occasion of “this healer…
I had heard the words of the speech “I Have A Dream” in bits and pieces but it was the day that a student from the Igbinedion Education Centre (IEC), Benin recited the whole speech that I took full note of it. It was featured on the 9 pm programme “Newsline” anchored by the legendary newscaster, Frank Olize. I watched it at home in Calabar, Cross River State. The programme, Newsline, shown on the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA was a media hit. Do remember that, it was the time of life that you either watched NTA or the other choice…
Secondary mathematics was a dread to me. Algebraic expressions, minus plus minus, word problems, ratios, rate problems etc were confusing. My JSS 1 teacher did her best but I was not the only one that was struggling. I don’t know how we made it to JSS 2. There the struggle continued.
We had a new mathematics teacher, Mrs Omini — diminutive, energetic, confident and lively. I think she saw the retroactive problem and tried her best to break the steps down for us to learn. We were playing catch up and then she began to teach “Word Problems”. Word problems…
I wrote this article when my kids were toddlers. That was about eight years ago. So much has changed since then. But the fundamentals remain the same — timeless and timely. It is about the home court advantage. There is a reason most sporting teams win their home games. Home games are games played in the home base/stadium of the team. For example, I was in Boston 2010 when Celtics and Lakers played the NBA finals. Whenever the game was played in Boston, it seems the whole city was adorned in the green and white colours of the home team…
There is a lot of literature on why companies die, but hardly is the post mortem conducted after their death on the implications of their demise. When companies die, what happens afterwards? The immediate effect that is easily seen and felt, is the loss of jobs. The economy of that part of the city suffers. That cannot be hidden. The humming of the turbine engine comes to a stop. The party is over and folks go home reluctantly.
What else happens when a company dies? I think a lot happens. First let us look at what a company does and…
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD— Proverbs 21:30 (King James Version)
My faith is a part of me that is palpably obvious to many. I live it and talk about the various aspects of it that may intersect, in the conversation with whomever I am having it. Of course, being a Christian, Jesus is the all in all. So in one way or the other Jesus will show up in the conversation. You cannot talk about football in Argentina without Diego Maradona.
As I converse with folks, either in sharing the faith or in making…
Have you been to LinkedIn lately? Everyone there is a super-duper star. This comes with endorsements from folks in their circles — either as former colleagues, neighbours, friends and acquittances. The next question one wonders about is — so why is there a dearth of talent if we have a house full and filled with talents? Follow me as we walk this path.
Let me share an excerpt from a newsletter from Robert Glazer, founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners.
“Last week, a memorable post came across my LinkedIn feed. A successful executive shared a brief biographical story of his…
Everything you want or need is already in your life — merely awaiting your recognition of it. — Dr Mike Murdock in the book, “The Law of Recognition”
When I arrived at Saint Patrick’s College (SPC) in January 1991 to start my secondary school education, I knew something was up in my life. The school had more expanse of land than my primary school. The lawns were well manicured and there were multiple football fields. Other sports (handball, tennis, basketball etc) that I only saw on TV were actively played there. The premises were fenced and there were Irish priests…
Gabriel OMIN
Family Conscious. Eclectic Mind. Faith Inspired. Personal Finance. Biz Consulting. Entrepreneurship
