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food for thought
what keeps us going in life,no matter d challenges we face,is d uncertainty of what tomorrow brings.

7 Leadership Lessons From Alexander The Great.
Leadership Lesson #1: Have An action orientation
Action was what Alexander wanted from life. He hated a life of comfortable sloth. When he heard of the conquests of his father, King Philip of Macedonia, Alexander was not happy about the additional wealth and power that he would inherit, but instead was sad that there would be less left for him to conquer. Alexander often lamented to his friends that the way things were going nothing would be left for him to do once he became king!
Leadership Lesson # 2: Care for your people
Between 30,000 and 43,000 infantry and between 3,000 and 4,000 horsemen followed Alexander into Asia Minor [334 B.C.]. He had only 70 talents (Greek currency) for their pay, and no more than thirty days' provisions. Alexander was 200 talents in debt, having spent everything he had in making sure that his best men were able to provide for their families. When one of his generals asked what he had kept for himself, Alexander answered: "My hope." On hearing this, the general refused the pension that Alexander offered him, saying: "Your soldiers will be your partners in that."
Lesson # 3: Be seen caring for your people
After covering four hundred miles in eleven days in the battle against King Darius, Alexander and his soldiers were nearly dead from thirst. Some Macedonian scouts had brought back a few bags of water from a distant river, and they offered Alexander a helmet-full. Although his mouth was so dry that he nearly was choking, he gave back the helmet with his thanks and explained: "There is not enough for everyone, and if I drink, the others will faint." When his men saw this, they spurred their horses forward and shouted for him to lead them. With such a king, they said, they would defy any hardships.
Leadership Lesson # 4: Dare to innovate!
In the city of Gordium, Alexander accepted the challenge of the Gordian knot. A very intricate knot tied together the yoke of an ancient chariot, and there was a legend that whoever could undo the knot would become the master of the world. Alexander pulled out his sword and chopped through the Gordian knot, instead of involving himself in its mysterious entanglements.
Lesson # 5: Lead by personal example
One day, Alexander fell behind the rest of his army because his old teacher, Lysimachus could not keep up. Night found Alexander in a very dangerous position: far behind his army and without any fire to combat the cold. He noticed some enemy campfires, so he ran over to one, killed two soldiers with his knife, then carried back a burning stick to his men. This was typical of Alexander -- he was always encouraging his men by a personal example of readiness to work and face danger.
Lesson # 6: Live your values
One night at Gaugamela, the armies of Alexander and Darius, King of Persia, came in sight of each other. The noise and campfires of the vast barbarian camp were so frightening that some of Alexander's generals advised a night attack because it would be too dangerous to take on such a huge force in daylight. But Alexander replied: "I will not steal victory."
Lesson # 7: Reward your people
Another time, one of the common soldiers was driving a mule that carried some of Alexander's treasure. The mule was too exhausted to go on, so the soldier put the load on his own shoulders. Alexander saw the man staggering along, and he asked what was the matter. The soldier told him that the mule was too tired to carry the load, and that he was about at the end of his endurance too. "Don't give up now," said Alexander, "but carry what you have there to the end of the journey, then take it to your own tent, to keep for yourself."

As I watched the National Geographic Channel I came to learn of the Fish called The Electric Eel for the first time, actual name is Electrophorus electricus.
The fish is commonly found in the Amazon and generally in fresh waters.
In the narration of the documentary, Electric Eels are mostly blind, although they are not born blind.
To me they are such beautiful creatures and I was wondering how come they are blind?
I then read about them and came to understand that these animals have three pairs of abdominal organs that produce electricity as a form of defensive mechanism against predators.
Whenever the animal is under attack, it activates an electric field of up to 860 Volts (that is nearly 4 times the 220V electricity supplied to our homes) to electrocute its attacker.
The Eel also requires rising to the surface of the water every 10 minutes in order to take in Oxygen before going back under the water.
Due to this routine, the fish has developed a mindset that it is vulnerable to attack due to constant coming up to breathe and hence
*it is always on a ‘suspicious mission’*
– It is always and constantly electrocuting its environment,
*even when it is not under attack*.
The sad effect is that in the course of continuous electrocution of its environment,
*Its eyes are also electrocuted and hence causes its blindness!*
But then as I watched this animal swimming around blindly and only using its sense of feeling and hearing , and been unable to see, it goes into more suspicion and every movement it feels in the waters, it releases further electric shock worsening his plight.
– The animal thus goes into a cyclic paranoia and self infliction of pain causing it to be more blind irreversibly.
-When stranded and in dire need of assistance, its nature of continuous release of electric shocks, prevents helpers from getting to it.
*You see such is the situation in some people’s life.*
They suspect everybody and everything!
They are always on a mindset of ‘someone is doing me’,
‘something evil is coming to happen to me’,
‘someone is planning to harm me’, etc.
By having this kind of mental picture or mindset such people release shock waves that electrocutes whoever comes near them.
*Friends who mean well, are branded enemies, Parents are considered evil,*
*Siblings are suspected of hatching evil plots,*!
*Work colleagues are branded enemies, Etc.*
When people go into such *self-destructive mode*,
All they think about is themselves and not the feelings of others.
The desire to protect oneself ends up in hurting others.
*Let us all strive to cultivate a positive attitude of love towards ourselves even when it isn't convenient.
Pls let brotherly love continue.
In other words, treat each other in a brotherly manner.
*Think and reflect about these things.

For 20 years of marriage, every night while making love, the husband always insist to her wife to turn off the lights. Then one night, the wife turned on the light. Then she saw her husband holding a vibrator. She said "you impotent bastard! how could you have lie to me all these years?"
Then the husband look straight into his wife's eyes and calmly said: "okay, i'll explain the toy, you explain the kids.

them never ready to graduate,i pity them,i know ipob nuisance are d ones behind it.

we are sailors, others are swimmers, onboard d ship,no hard feelings, dnki all d way.

apc,lies in abundance

hope una dey see d way biafra boy dey spend for olosho,by d time, money finished make he nor expect from Nigeria govt o,because we have done our own referendum since for social media.

them be ayes, unlike d dnki,99.1 matters.

DAT writer is a plague & perverts like buhari

It cost Dubai $1.5 Billion to build the world tallest building, The Burj khalifa.
If its true that another $26Billion got missing in the NNPC under this CHANGE ADMINISTRATION, then we should have 17 Burj khalifas in Nigeria.
I wonder if there's a principality of backwardness and corruption in Nigeria.

It cost Dubai $1.5 Billion to build the world tallest building, The Burj khalifa.
If its true that another $26Billion got missing in the NNPC under this CHANGE ADMINISTRATION, then we should have 17 Burj khalifas in Nigeria.
I wonder if there's a principality of backwardness and corruption in Nigeria.

It cost Dubai $1.5 Billion to build the world tallest building, The Burj khalifa.
If its true that another $26Billion got missing in the NNPC under this CHANGE ADMINISTRATION, then we should have 17 Burj khalifas in Nigeria.
I wonder if there's a principality of backwardness and corruption in Nigeria.

that number 9 on d list for special recognition,is someone I know, someone should trace him to his root & see how his family members are doing, nothing to show@ home,but out there just to be recognized,all most all his family members lives a little above d poverty line, expecting them to crawl & kiss his shoes to gain from him

he's not a Muslim,all his stunts are to tarnish d religion of peace,Islam has come to stay for eternity insha Allah.

1. "I will continue to show openly and inside me the total commitment to the Sharia movement that is sweeping all over Nigeria. God willing, we will not stop the agitation for the total implementation of the Sharia in the country.” - Buhari (News24, August 27, 2001)
2. "If what happened in 2011 should again happen in 2015, by the grace of God, the dog and the baboon will all be soaked in blood." - Buhari (Vanguard May 15, 2012)
3. “The last general election was anything but free and fair. The only political parties that could complain of election rigging are those parties that lacked the resources to rig.” - Buhar (First Speech after Military Coup, 31 December, 1983)
4. "No no no, Abacha did not steal Nigeria's money." - Buhari (10th Anniversary of Abacha's death)
5. "The declaration of state of emergency in three Northern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe is a grave injustice against the North." - Buhari (Liberty Radio, June 2, 2013)
6. "I live on borrowing. I borrowed from the banks to build the house in Daura and the one in Abuja and Kano. The bank then was Barclays, now Union Bank." - Buhari (The SUN Exclusive Interview, December 24, 2012)
7. “When the Niger Delta militants started their activities in the South-South, they were invited by the late President Umaru Yar’adua. An aircraft was sent to them and their leaders met with the late President in Aso Rock and discussed issues. They were given money and a training scheme was introduced for their members. But when the Boko Haram emerged in the north, members of the sect were killed”. - Buhari (Liberty Radio, Kaduna May 14 2012)
8. "Muslims should only vote those who will promote Islam. We are more than the Christians if you add our Muslim brothers in the West."- Buhari (Liberty Radio Kaduna, 2003)
9. “This campaign is the third and last one for me; since, after it, I will not present myself again for election into office of the president.” – Buhari (April, 2011 at the Int'l Conference Centre, Abuja)
10. "I'll stabilize oil market if elected." - Buhari (Channels TV Interview, 2014)
11. “Why should Christians be concerned when Muslim cut off their limbs? After all, the limbs that are being cut off are Muslim ones and not Christian. So why should Christians bother about it?? – Buhari (Liberty Radio, Kaduna 2003)
12. "I will not have office of the first lady if I'm elected president.” – Buhari (2014)
13. "If There Is a repeat of the Civil War again, I will kill more Igbos to save the country." - Buhari (BBC Hausa Service, 2015)
14. “I can die for the cause of Islam if necessary. We are prepared to fight another civil war. We cannot be blackmailed into killing Sharia.” – Muhammadu Buhari (Freedom House, 2000)
15. I’ll make Naira equal in value to dollar." - Muhammadu Buhari (Vanguard, March 23, 2015),he should also include this as part of his achievements, useless, brainless sai baba indeed, undiluted thunder from Ogun deity shrine strike buhari,insha Allah.

sail on brother,ur deeds shall be remembered,derios dog,we missed u.

he's sharing buhari looted money to gain vote against 2019,mbaka should pray for us to return to Egypt,we can't waste 40yrs in d wilderness for this current naija.

d breast is what we called Olympus has fallen.

I need his age pls, besides na Yankee o,things easy there,if na naija cell, uncooked beans with stench smell of toilet go format u,full time,all d same congrats, he's a true dnki indeed.

her boobs are like avocado shape, whenever we do d cowgirl ride,my hands can't let go,her punna is d tightest I have banged so far,but buhari regime made me lose it.
it won't be well for sai baba at all.

pls help a naira lander out & also school offering it as weekend/part time,if possible university, polytechnic and monotechnic

stupid eiye,blue BST,he don turn turkey for stew, proud to be a king,than a bird.

alcuin:
Don't cap on a n***rish environment. Crocodiles onb***d. The secrets of K**gs is only known to K**gs. Only those who live close to the river banks know the proper cry of the crocodile. --->M8t

may our BP, echoes for us believe,atricato grucato,elohi elohi,for now I remain capless to observed more for days are evil.