“Your Economic Security Does Not Lie In Your Job; It Lies In Your Own Power To Produce – to Think, to Learn, to Create, to Adapt.” | The Voice Of Nature By: Dr. Sandra C. Duru
Many people grew up believing that their financial security lies in their job or choice of career. Our financial independence doesn’t lie in our profession, business or in our job. “Your economic security does not lie in your job; it lies in your own power to produce – to think, to learn, to create, to […]
If You Educate A Man, You Educate An Individual. But If You Educate A Woman, You Educate A Nation.
“If you educate a man, you educate an individual. But if you educate a woman, you educate a nation.” This well-known African Proverb has long been motivating people around the world to strive for education for all. It is true that when you educate a boy, it gives benefit to one family but when you educate a girl, its benefit goes to more families. […]
You Can Be Quick; But Don’t Hurry
“Be quick but don’t hurry” was a frequent phrase Coach John Wooden used at basketball practice, and it has great application to all phases of everyday life. Andy Hill, author of Be Quick- But Don’t Hurry, put it this way when he spoke at the first John R. Wooden Course: “This phrase applies not just to sports, […]
As A Woman In Business, I Was Just Too Busy To Notice…
“Ladies, the struggle for women in business is real, but in order to overcome and rise above, we need to change our understanding of what “proving ourselves” looks like. ” – Danielle Morgan As a woman in business, it’s hard not to feel like I’m constantly having to prove myself to get ahead and go […]
A Boss Says “Go And Make Sure You Do It.” A Leader Says “Let’s Go And Make It Happen.” Bosses Control People; Leaders Involve Them.
A boss says “go and make sure you do it”; a leader says “let’s go and make it happen”. Bosses control people; leaders involve them. Great leaders are good team members. They building potentials and create opportunities for others to grow. They prefer to see their team members work with them and not for them. […]
No Man Is Born Believing That He Has Dominion Over Women.
No man is born believing that he has dominion over women. Instead, this view is handed down from generation to generation and amplified trough social custom, culture and popular media. Values, cultures and norms are important as they help to define a person. These cultures however could be dangerous when the values they possess are […]
Exceptional Situation Calls For Exceptional Measures.
Many leaders get so overwhelmed and frustrated in dealing with very complicated situations or issues. It is important to know that exceptional situation calls for exceptional measures. The primary responsibility for dealing with crises lies with us. We assume it fully. Africa must not be left behind in a global fight against peril. Africa is […]
Someone Who Takes Presidency Must Not Take It To Learn.
I think that someone who takes presidency must not take it to learn. (There is) a crisis of leadership and it needs someone who understands already the depth of human suffering and the difficulties we are confronted with. There is no time for learning in leadership. Many leaders come to leadership positions unprepared and that […]
Dr. Sandra C. Duru’s Voice of Nature | Stay true to your principles. I think there are two types of people in this world.
Everyone is governed by their own fundamental truth or proposition which serves as the foundation for their system of belief or behaviors and also acts as a chain of reasoning. This is known as a principle. This is our drive in everyday life. Having a principle is actually a good thing. The most important part […]
Dr. Sandra C. Duru’s Voice of Nature | Slowly but surely, we are acquiring that famous culture of democracy which is our objective.
Development produces certain cultural changes and it is these cultural changes that lead to democracy. This leads many to ask; does democracy require a democratic culture? Are certain cultures incompatible with democracy? Does culture affect the emergence and survival of democracy? The notion that political institutions such as democracy and dictatorship are more suited to […]