Advanced Personal Development Blog @ Dr. Ben Modie

  “If you are intending to live a long and greatly fulfilling life, you’re going to have to demand a lot more of yourself than others.  First things first, you must acknowledge that there’s no other but only you, who is charged with the responsibility to lead and manage your life for better.  It’s crucial that you accept this sooner than later to avoid giving away your power, while expecting from others and risk losing much of your time in your journey.  Your self-leadership and self-management are core in determining whether life will turn out as you desire, and as well the overall extent of the journey you’re likely to travel.  No doubt learning how to self-lead and self-manage isn’t much, if any at all, a part of the core subjects taught at formal educational institutions .  Hence, many of us do truly struggle when it comes to finding a good hold or grip on leading and managing ourselves in life, across the board.  Yes, it’s better late than never,...

  “Surely, when it comes to the journey of your life, you are the sole accountable person.  This is because you hold the keys to all the defining thoughts, decisions, and choices, on where at any given moment, your journey of life ought to be heading or not.  It is your sole responsibility to influence how your journey will unfold to yield the future you desire to live and experience.  The latter, though you can delegate by giving away your power, it is always best if you maintain accountability as no other person can replicate the exact thoughts and feelings you have about that significant future.  Your critical and non-ending or life-long assignment is to ensure that your life remains significant to you, and that there’s an endless supply of zeal to keep the journey in motion.  If you can’t create a sense of importance about your life, you’ll be like a driver who loses control of the vehicle he/she’s driving and end up with some non-desirable situation....

  “There’s a long-standing view we have held as the current human species, from back in human history, which you may or may not know about, nor hold as being realistic or truthful, that we are the most superior, smartest, and intelligent of all species ever created.  In addition, that all that exists around us was created just for us and we have the natural authority over it.  Nevertheless, human life today is inundated with a deluge of endless social ills , which despite our self-acclaimed smartness and intelligence are proving hard to contain, manage, and preferably eradicate.  No doubt, we are visibly smart with many artificial creations like smart phones, televisions, AI etc., but the one thing that remains illusive is our kingpin to overall human success and thrive on Earth, which is human relations .  This time around I thought to share some views about one of the most felt social ills in recent times, namely Gender Based Violence (GBV), which no doubt is ...

  “Truly, no man is an island, as the wise from yesteryear observed, because you cannot provide for yourself or your family etc., by yourself, a school, a hospital, food production services, water and electrical services, transportation infrastructure etc.  To get all these you must depend on the support of others, while they too look-up to you to give a hand in some way.  Yes, you might look at yourself now and think, well, what do I have really that can make a significant difference in life?  Nothing, you might conclude, and only government and other important people have what it takes.  Not so, I can assure you, because you came-in loaded with massive endless possibilities to give value to life.  You in fact make significant differences to many in your community, on a daily basis, as you appreciate and acknowledge their presence through greetings, which gives them a sense they are valued and important, and they feel buoyed to get on with life despite cha...

  “The advent of technology has no doubt expedited the dissemination of information across the globe.  You get to choose what information to interact with, and leverage to enhance your experience of life.  Given the deluge of information today, if you haven’t taken your life to another level then you must be reading all the wrong scripts about life.  If you are feeling like your life is all stuck, with little or no sense of advancement, it may be that your choice of information lacks value.  Your advantage though is that you, and not anyone else, holds the power to decide what information is deserving of your time, efforts, and as well, your finances.  Surely, learning has never been this accessible and there’s no good reason for clinging to any excuses for failing to live a purposeful and fulfilling life experience.  What humanity needs dearly from you is to mould yourself into a quality human brick that can withstand all the social challenges and adv...