Date Published: 05/01/09

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In life problems make our lives more interesting. Enemies make us feel extremely important. In disapproving of us, or even in plotting our downfall, our opponents confirm that we are people whose existence makes a difference. We don’t really want our lives to be too quiet. Nor do we want it to be too bland. We just want a brief break from bother. Can we have this, in Nigeria? Of course, indeed, despite our current concern, that I believe is precisely what we will eventually experience.

Good leaders are like seasoned commercial diplomats and must be ready to make one-handed decisions. Vision also counts. Where most people see fog, fear and confusion, the leader will create a sense of clarity, purpose and hope. Like normal people, the leader will have one mouth and two ears. Like good commercial diplomats, but unlike “MOST HUMANS”, the good leader will use his mouth and ears in that proportion. Listening well is harder than talking. Let other people talk. Then they feel they have been heard and it becomes much easier to understand their agenda and gain not just their compliance but their commitment. To Jackson, Churchill and ‘Dimeji, I say THANK YOU for POINTBLANKNEWS.COM - Professional Journalism at its best! 

 D. Akinsanya Juliuson C. Dipl

Don't be an ostrich. Take your head out of the sand and look at what's really going on. If you do this, you will start to see constructive solutions instead of just reasons to become ever more anxious. Don't be a donkey. Stop following imaginary carrots and fleeing from non-existent sticks. Don't be a butterfly either. Don't flit from topic to topic whilst ignoring the issues that matter most of all. Be yourself, seek wisdom and be proud of who you truly are - Nigerian. As long as you are brave, you will make wise choices in life.
 
D.Akinsanya Juliuson C. Dipl