Luxury can be seen to be a state of great comfort or elegance, especially, when involving great expense. In fashion, however, it’s more than that. In addition to comfort and elegance, luxury is exclusivity, satisfaction and status. Through the ages and across cultures, luxury fashion brands have successfully offered value, elegance and status to the […]
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Leadership in Transformation by Gracious Ogoun
Leadership cannot be defined in simple terms because it has so many components. Leadership has a myriad of traits and an effective and ethical leader must embody a combination of these traits that would make people motivated to follow his/her direction. Don Martin in his book ‘Tram Think” says a leader’s success can be judged […]
Who is to Blame for my Inability to Speak my Native Language? by Gracious Ogoun
Speaking the English language wasn’t a problem for any of us. We grew up feeling really comfortable speaking the language, and we did speak it well. But there were times my mum would say things in another language, we didn’t bother to listen, because it wasn’t what we knew. At other times dad’s siblings will […]
Nigerians are Africa’s Sixth Happiest People by Gracious Ogoun
Nigeria, the home of my fore-bearers, the place where I was born, raised and learnt to be me, the place where I learnt to believe that nothing comes easy and you need to work your fingers to the bones to make it, you could get lucky (if you are an ardent socialist) or you could […]
Legacy: A Fashion Commentary on Classics
Pause! Quick questions, please? What are you wearing? Why are you wearing that? Is it an expression of your individuality; your values; your love for details or more? Oh, you never thought of those? Let me help you. Patek Philippe’s generational adverts have this line, “You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely look […]
7 Tips to Eat Healthy on a Budget by Chef Daniel
It is shocking (well maybe not) that more than 10% of the world population is currently obese and that since 1975 the worldwide obesity has nearly tripled. The numbers keep increasing which explains why more people are starting to eat healthy. A lot of us think that it is expensive to eat healthy. Even when […]
How to Deal with Toxic Friends
Do you have a friend whose call you are intentionally beginning to avoid? You no longer take this friends call or you wait a while longer than you ordinarily do before taking their calls. You always look for an excuse to turn down an opportunity to meet? You are probably dealing with toxic friends. Being […]
2019: 12 Things to Leave Behind in 2018
Consider this a rant. I just want to point out a few things that should end in 2019. These are a few things that happened in 2018 that shouldn’t be happening. Things that we all should put a stop to in 2019. Listen to the podcast I did on the topic. How to Achieve Your […]
How to Achieve Your 2019 Set Goals
Goals? Do I need to set goals? Why do I need to set goals? Haven’t I done enough goal setting in my life and yet my life isn’t all that? These and more questions could be going on in your mind right now. But what if you don’t set goals right? After publishing the posts […]
Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work
The first time I wrote new year’s resolutions would be in 2007. It was January and like a normal human being, I wanted a wonderful year for myself. I have heard lots of people talk about new year’s resolutions and how good it is to write them down. I remember watching an episode of AM […]