“Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment.” — Preamble My colleague and I were having a conversation. She has a habit of cleaning her house daily. On weekends, she does thorough cleaning. On the surface, this is good. However, this is what I struggle with; why clean a house when you are fatigued? Why can’t the task wait? I…

What Achieving Difficult Goals Really Looks Like If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you…Whatever good things we build end up building us.medium.com I Met My Husband and Then… “You are the mower of lawns, the unclogger of sinks, the griller of burgers, and the provider of helicopter rides for…medium.com This One Is on Self Care “Self-discipline is self-caring.” M. Scott Peckmedium.com

I think I am a lot of things in one person — It’s kinda hard to summarize my story but let’s see… At The Very Beginning… I am a Nigerian, specifically from the South Eastern region. My hometown is Nkwerre in Imo State. I belong to a major tribe called the ‘Igbos’. I am from a family of six and plus my parents; that’s eight. Everyone…

“What this [COVID] virus has continued to demonstrate is its ability to find people who are not vaccinated.” — I am a doctor and, by default, a scientist. I do not understand all scientific principles, but understand those that affect my practice as a physician. As for the rest, because there are giants before me who have proved their hypothesis, I just follow. This is the reason I wash…

Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. — When I was six, my dad asked me what I wanted to become in the future. I responded I wanted to be a physician. My dad and my mum exchanged glances. “Why on earth would anyone want to be anything else? How do other professions help humanity? They are just…

It is never too late to give up your prejudices. — I have a trip coming up which I have been planning for months. I suddenly realized that I did not have the right footwear for the trip considering how many functions I was going to attend. …

It’s not about making the right choice. It’s about making a choice and making it right. — Astrologers say Librans are indecisive. I am a Libran and it sometimes feels that way. However, there are certain decisions that aren’t difficult to make as long as I see the variables in a logical pattern. It then comes down to a game of X and O. When I was…

If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you…Whatever good things we build end up building us. — Preamble I hate exams. Perhaps my time in medical school has something to do with it. For most years, we were always writing one exam or another. When you failed an exam, you wrote it again a couple of months later. You went on to the next class if you passed…

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness? — I have a mother who used to sell women’s work clothes. It wasn’t just that; she and my aunties brought us up with a good sense of fashion while at it. …