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𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐃! I remember many years ago as far back as my primary school days, I used to have a very young boy then (now grown up today) who used to intimidate me with his huge stature and afterwards bullied me with some beatings of my life whenever I crossed path with him. For no reason, he would always slap my face and made away with it. Most at times, whenever I see him coming from afar, I would ensure he didn't catch a glimpse of me. On rare occasions, he wouldn't see me and the other times, he would and then pounced on me like an hungry lion. This continued for years until one fateful night after receiving my usual night dinner from my oppressor, I cried myself home like one who had just lost a fight in a battle. Reaching home, a neighbor seeing how swollen my face had become, rushed to my aid and began questioning what went wrong. You know that point when you tried to explain a heart wrenching scenerio that played out and beads of tears won't stop stroking your face, leaving you speechless and your mouth stuck? I know you can relate well on this. 😊 This was my case, but eventually after some minutes of travail, the wave ceased and I was able to voice out, still in tears. 😭 After narrating my ordeal to her, she wiped away my tears and then encouraged me to cry no more. She however, empowered me to stay strong and fret no more. She instilled some confidence in me and told me... "Maureen, whenever he appears again, stand up courageously for your defence and fight back like your life depended on it. Believe you me, he would flee." And that was the magic. As usual, the boy appeared again to dare me but this time I was fortified to fight back courageously. All I was targeting at was how to bring him down with all my strength. 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆, 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒖𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖. ~Pastor Emmanuel Ifeanyichukwu And so the battle line was drawn. While at it, the words of my neighbor kept ringing out loud in my subconsciousness and boom! I surmounted my giant in a blink. 😲 Without mincing words, that victory was what silenced him for life. 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖. From that very minute, whenever he saw me, he would always pick race and run for his life. 🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏽‍♂️ Nobody taught him how to run but las las he did. Hahaha 🤣 I could only imagine his thought at that point... Where did this small brat got her super power from to fight him back to the point of bringing him down? I left him with his thought (who him epp? 🤷🏽‍♀️) and walked away victoriously, bouncing back home like a child who won a jack pot to narrate my experience for the day. I tell you for fact, this act made him fled to God-knows-where, never to trouble my life anymore. 𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎: 𝙵𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 Wow! I know you are smiling 😊 already and perhaps wondering, how can this thing be? Now, come with me, let me show you something further. . . Truth is, life itself comes with lots of challenges in different shades and forms be it living and non-living obstacles. As you strive to climb the ladder of success, there are obstacles that would want to pose a threat at you from getting to that top. Some might come in form of oppressors just as seen in the storyline above to oppress you to the point of giving up on your goals and then they will go ahead and mock you if you eventually fail. While some might just be a financial induced stumbling block, just to make you back down on your goals. Which ever oppression it is, stand up for your defence and fight it to the very last. Giving no room to failure. In the midst of your storm, call on God to help you fight your battles. No doubt, you'll agree with me that, my neighbor in the story was my savior sent by God to help me fight back by restoring my confidence, and yes, it did work wonders. The m

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐈 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐂A𝐌𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓! Over the weekend, I was privileged to have anchored a live Youth Empowerment Program tagged: 𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑶 𝑷𝑼𝑹𝑷𝑶𝑺𝑬 𝑭𝑼𝑳𝑭𝑰𝑳𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻 somewhere in a private facebook forum and I was dazed at the height of confidence I displayed on stage which got my audience glued till the end of the program. Ordinarily, I planned for a maximum of one hour but ended up spending less time which left my audience in a state of euphoria, wondering if I was just starting. Guess what! 😲 Inspites I've been writing for years, that was actually my first live appearance on stage and the level of excellence spoke volume. Alright, come with me, let me show you something. . . Prior to this show, I used to be a very timid lady, reserved, an introvert to the core and one who runs away from stage presentation. At some point, I got scared of the microphone.🎤 Whenever one is handed over to me whether for song ministration or speech presentation, there's this unknown fear that would engulf me instantly. At that point in time, that is when my bladder will be crying for press release. Hahaha 😂 Ask me, where the urge to empty my bladder is suddenly coming from, I wouldn't be able to fathom. As much as I try, I kept shying away from the stage. I rather hide under the pretence of 'I don't know how to do a thing', than facing the crowd to speak. Talk about singing confidently in the midst of my co-choristers. I will do it passionately simply because, I prefer to hide under the shadow of the mighty to facing my fears. One day, my Music Director called my attention to this in the presence of others and said... Maureen, you've got this singing potential in you, but your challenge is stage fright. When it comes to writing, you can expressly express yourself but come and sing now, you'll start fidgeting. I really want to help you become your real self and build your self confidence. And phew! The journey started just like that until when I started getting tiny fraction of compliments that I'm improving gradually. Nevertheless, I didn't stop at that. I also got the privilege to serve as a Diction Facilitator for a Diction Agency where I'm presently undergoing a 3 months intense speech training and diction polish. Which in turn has helped sharpen my voice intonation and has rebranded my speech. Upon completion, I'll be working with the Agency to train corporate firms' staff, speak at seminars and other top business parastatals. No doubt, these practices have helped instilled my self confidence. Talk about the charismatic expression, the liveliness, the joy from within, the courage, the smiles, the confidence, the outfit, the background settings and many more behind-the-scene stories made my presentation top notch and kept my audience glued till the end of the show. More so, I was able to overcome my stage fright the moment I started believing in myself and what I can do. I will always tell myself... Hello, Maureen. You can do it. If A B C and D can go live without flopping, nothing can stop you if you're focused on becoming the best. And truly, that was my reality and the beginning of my transformation. Truth is, anything is achievable, so long you're focused and intentional about growth. And today, I'm super proud of myself that my first appearance live came like a BANG. I truly love the woman I've grown to become overtime. You too can if you're ready to put in the work. To become a great writer, you must also learn how to speak. Both skills must align with each other. One must not be lacking. This is just the tip of the Iceberg. Anticipate my second live appearance for my new book coming up soon. Stay connected! Wait! Did you get value? Please, leave your feedback as always. THANK YOU! 🆃🆄🅴🆂🅳🅰🆈 🅸🅽🆂🅸🅶🅷🆃 W/Maureen Ikeh #Writers'Coach #LifeCoach #PurposeDiscoveryExpert #RelationshipTalkExpert #TheKing'sDaughter.

THE PLACE OF RELEVANCE I arrived the city of Uyo on Thursday night at exactly 11.30pm, beaming with high hopes and expectations from the world class BEWA Africa's conference held over the weekend. As planned, my intention was to rest through the early hours of Friday, so I could get charged up for the task ahead at the volunteers meeting by 3pm. While I was yet having an awesome moment of rest from the previous day's journey, my friend (the amiable and impeccable lady) who offered me her shelter for safety beckoned on me to wake up and get dressed for an outing. That she would like us to go together, so she can tour me around some beautiful places in the city of Uyo. With excitement, I hurriedly got dressed and we dashed out. On arrival at the venue, the reality of what we were in for dawned on me. Alas, it was a burial ceremony of a legend. Who died fighting the course of life. Thereby, leaving his footprint on the sand of time. During the course of the event, a bag of souvenir was handed over to everyone who graced the day. So searching through mine, a particular item struck a cord which left me in a world of ecstasy and got me pondering on the place of relevance in the human race. Guess what was that! 😲 Please, read on! . . Wow! It was a book written by him 3 months before his demise, gifted to everyone for free. Oh! He died an established author, he died a legend who affected lives through his intellectual property. What a great way to live a legacy to the generation coming after him! And do you know what? His memory would linger on for life. Oh yes, for forever. That's the power of relevance at work. . . Leaving the venue, I moved in the speed of light down to my friend's church after having a brief meeting with BEWA team of volunteers and the host, Eno Sam. On reaching the church's premise, my eyes stumbled on her Pastor's birthday bill board, positioned somewhere at the church entrance. Oh, my world! I exclaimed subconsciously. Imagining the moves from burial ceremony to birthday celebration. It was indeed a moment of reflection for me. As the birthday event was unfolding, a video documentary of his life's journey was displayed. How the journey of relevance started, his achievements, his selfless services to humanity and his present life today. I was watching the various heart melting scenes like a flash in a cinema and I couldn't agree less of his relevance. . . Then and there, the essence of life struck a deeper meaning to me and I was able to draw out 2 key realities that will help position you for relevance. Follow me! 📌 First, at the burial ceremony, a life of relevance was celebrated which reflected in the high class befitting burial done for him. This only proves that a life of relevance will always be celebrated and be remembered for even after death. 📌 At the Pastor's birthday celebration, the life of a young man was celebrated. One who has yielded his life to serve God and humanity. His relevance couldn't be quantified with million spoken words as witness were there to attest to his impact. . . Now, to you reading this... Listen up! The place of relevance can not be overlooked or jeopardized with mere frivolities. How you live your life is as important as your destiny fulfilment. A life of relevance is a life of purpose. How well you live it will determine how far you will go in life. Sometime ago I said, do not live your life as though you owe humanity nothing. Of course, you do because by the virtue of your existence, lives are connected to your destiny and you can't afford to mess up. If you do not build yourself up to fit into the new economy of relevance, you'll be failing millions of souls attached to your life. Know it that you do not live for yourself alone but for others. If you do not make up your mind to become relevant in this 21st century, the world won't mind you. Eno Sam, Dicta Okoye, Emeka Nobis, Philip Asuquotes, Emily Wale-Koya, Edwin Wes

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌! Growth is an irreversible constant development experienced by an individual or a brand. Growth is a systematic difference in stages. Growth is productivity. Growth means attaining a level of excellence at what you do. Growth is improvement. It means transforming into a new reality of advancement. Growth is not static and it is a continuous ball game for you who want to remain relevant in the global world. . . The beauty of growth is, you may not be all you want to be. But you will never be who you used to be. . . Once overwhelmed by growth, it would become so difficult to crawl back to your old self as the new reality to become the best version of yourself will hit you so hard that you've got no choice than to keep moving with the tides. Sometimes, the transformation eats so deep that you cannot undo it. John Maxwell would say, "𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒈𝒐 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒓." . . Starting out on my writing career as a confused soul without a clear vision would have continually left me in the dark, if I hadn't sought after growth through various learning techniques. Obviously, I would have still be writing N for AND, U for YOU, Y for WHY and AM for I'M. The list continues... The level of growth I've attained in my writing in the space of 2 years has been mind blowing. So, when I weigh the result of today, all I can see is growth in motion. Obviously, the way I'd written last year is certainly not the way I'm writing this year. Every shade of my writing revolves around growth. Financially sacrificing for my personal development is one thing I'm grateful for and has immensely transformed my life in a short while. I'm not who I used to be. Obviously, the change is evident. I dare new things daily, which in turn have contributed massively to my personal and brand growth. . . How about you? How much are you willing to sacrifice for your personal and brand development? How daring are you to challenge your growth? . . The time wasted on figuring things out yourself will always pay off more if invested into mastery. This is why we pay others for their knowledge, that we may grow. So, we learn from others and then spend time on mastery. It's not because we have spare money to pay for training, Nah! You see, there is a lot to do and it must be done right if you must grow. The truth is, if I hadn't developed my writing skill to the profound stage it is today, people wouldn't have considered me a go-to-person for their writing needs. So, they are willing to pay me for what I know to help them become a better writer. This is what I call 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑹𝑶𝑾𝑻𝑯 𝑺𝒀𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑴. . . More so, I was sharing with my students yesterday, the story of HOW I STARTED OUT on my writing career and a portion of my piece touched their innermost hearts and wouldn't know when they chorused RHEMA. At the end, they were spurred up to tighten their seat belt to unleashing that writing potential in them and concluded that if I can, certainly they can do more. That's the magic! So, you need to grow to help others grow with what you know. . . Growth is never a child's play. However, you need to go and learn from someone who is doing what you want to do. You can access their pot of knowledge and their time by working with them either as your mentor or coach. By all means, step into the right environment and grow. Invest in the right knowledge. Learning from others can save you years and months of confusion. Conclusively, when you rely on trying to figure things out, you intentionally activate the " mark time mode". By all means, choose growth over stagnation. THANK YOU! . . Got value? I would love to read from you. Till I write you again. © Maureen Ikeh The King's Daughter