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self-expression.
self-expression – the expression and subsequent effulgence of your why and why you are is up there with the loudest markers of true freedom.
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understanding how the world works.
understanding is the process that converts information to revelation. understanding is what makes wisdom profitable to direct. if knowledge was gourmet, understanding is it’s dressing; if knowledge was pizza, understanding is the topping. it’s the engine that drives reproducibility and replication because whatever is understood can be repeated, obtaining consistent and identical results in the…
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on conversations with the spirit.
i thought long and hard about how to title this reflection, i’ll probably still do that even as i proceed to elucidate my perspective; it could have been titled as “i talk to the holy spirit as i would my best friend”, and still be accurate because he’s literally my best friend- one i’ve never…
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the cycle of innovation.
inventors in history were people who gave intellectual context to already existing intangible realities. they contextualized things that people knew but couldn’t quite explain. things like desires, needs and knowledge that was crying out to be expressed and established as wisdom. the understanding of these inherent desires that needed satisfaction led them to taking up…
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why?
why? is probably the most important question in life, in every context. you’d be shocked at the secrets revealed; mysteries discovered; truths unearthed; seals unlocked, and scrolls unbuckled when you ask or wonder why long enough.
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process and keys.
every process ends when the key to the next door is found. this key might be a lesson, an experience, a dimension of wisdom, higher light, or whatever is a building block whether tangible or intangible but one thing is constant, processes end and begin with the deciphering of keys or the realization of the…
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understanding how the world works.
you can’t optimize a concept you don’t understand, you can’t change a system you’re not well versed in, and you definitely can’t have dominion in a realm without a sound understanding of the rules and systems of governance. so if you’re trying to change the world, your first port of call is to understand how…
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relative obscurity.
being hidden for a time is a gift. you get to make the best reiterations, understand your essence, discern your unique prints and refine your perspective while you define your why and know why you are. you truly make the best adjustments in aggregated personal development while you’re relatively unknown or better put, in isolation.…
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pain – a unit cost for destiny.
i’d like to start this contemplation with the definition of terms. what does destiny means in this context? it’s the pre-determined purpose, assignment, and destination for a person’s life, established by God before their birth while purpose is the reason for being, the why of a thing, the idea of the creation of the said…
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laws, culture and legislators.
upon reflection, i’ve deduced that there’s a direct correlation between law and culture. every integral change in society’s perception and perspective was hinged on the creation, modification or abolition of laws. laws influence culture and culture engineers society’s perception of reality. intrinsically, the inherent difference between two societies is culture: the ethos, the spirit and…
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ideas: flashes of thoughts and impressions.
there’s a better version unveiled and revealed in every idea when you respect the original idea; ideas are seeds and fruits bloom from every idea that was planted and tended to as a seed. they come as flashes of thoughts and impressions and writing them down is the first level of acknowledging value.
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voices.
so many voices yet none is without signification; reverberating infection or inspiration and paradoxically some find a way to do both. a lot of people walk around with engineered thoughts and mindsets and they’re mostly unaware of this fact. i humbly appeal to you to be sure that you understand why you believe what you…
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true or truth?
it’s disingenuous to attempt to establish half-truths as absolutes. it could be dangerous too because true isn’t truth. if it requires some sort of context then it might be true but truths are true regardless of the context.
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experience and leadership.
experiences – both good and bad, give you testaments, and the aggregation of these testaments count as one of the qualifying components for leadership.
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the illusion of not giving a fuck.
i think you should absolutely give a fuck, but only about things that set your heart on fire, causes that are worth living and dying for, solutions that posterity would appreciate you for, legacy, impact, and destiny. not giving a fuck is an illusion of a great sell of strategic complacency, selfishness and repugnant stagnancy.
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faith, patience and trust.
faith, patience and trust. these three go together, inherently inseparable.
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embrace your unique prints.
embrace your unique prints. there’s no glory in being the cheap copy of a great original. there’s a place for imitation – of patterns, principles, precepts and structures but not for a trade-off of your essence. those unique prints when understood and refined are the very markers that define, separate and reveal you to your…
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on voyages.
the voyage from point A to B isn’t always as straightforward as it sounds on paper, because in that navigation, you have to solve for x, y, z. these tests teach you so much more than the navigation itself, you get to learn on the job and molt into an adept sailor qualified for voyage…
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