10-Year-Old Girl Goes Viral for Posting An Inspirational Video Celebrating Her Natural Hair

Promise Sawyers, a 10-year-old fifth grader at Head Middle Magnet in Nashville, Tennessee who was bullied for wearing her natural in an Afro goes viral after making an inspiring video promising to return to school "bigger and better" than before.

After students at her new school made fun of her Afro, she made a touching video which was later posted to Facebook by her mother - Qui Daugherty who learned that her daughter had secretly recorded it on her phone.

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Naomi Osemedua Wins First Hive Africa Community Support Award 2019

Hive Africa is a global community of conscious leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs who are collaborating on creating a better world which is based around authentic community, global inclusion, and meaningful purpose.

Hive Africa provides a transformative Global Leaders Program (GLP) on leadership community, integrating elements of entrepreneurship, purpose, life design, wellness, the arts, authentic relating, personal development, and global systems thinking.

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How to Become More Powerful from The Inside

We as humans tend to prize those who have power over others. We think of the manager of a firm dictating when his employees must be in at work. Of course, this is not a terrible form of power, as it’s a mutual contractual obligation between them and the employees of the firm, a voluntary and recompensed ideal. However, all forms of power over others due have a certain allure, something that is reflected in our politics (on both sides of the aisle) and in smaller, generalized ways we might see in our everyday life.

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Meet Uyaietieno Okonnah: First Class Graduate in Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University

Uyaietieno Okonnah is a recent graduate from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University where she obtained a first class degree in Accounting. She finished with an outstanding Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.71/5.00 among the top 81 first class students produced by the University during their 41st convocation ceremony.

In this exclusive interview, she shared with us the process it took to achieve such great feat, her undergraduate experience, thoughts on studying in Nigeria, and her plans for the future. She attributes her success to God, and expresses gratitude to him and the people who have inspired and mentored her in one aspect or the other.

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Blessing & Wasinda: Our Love Story! And How to Successfully Plan a Nigerian Wedding

Love is such a beautiful thing and I'm so elated to share Blessing and Wasinda love story on the blog. These two got married a year and about eight months after they met. They have such beautiful hearts and it's exciting learning from their wedding preparation and experience.

In this exclusive interview with the bride, we talked about the possibility of having a drama free wedding in Nigeria. She shared how she was able to navigate the obstacles and challenges encountered during her wedding preparation. She also shared what to look out for in a man and how to plan a hitch free wedding. Yes! She planned it all by herself and it was a very successful event. Hope you learn a few things! Enjoy!

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5 Ways to Start Practicing Gratitude

Three years ago, I was constantly pouring over self-help books, looking for what I thought was the get happy quick answer! Looking back, I know that not all books will be able to help you solve your problems. Guide you, yes. Fix everything for you? No. It has to come from you.

What did help me, was when I came across the gratitude practice. I realised that I have to be appreciative of what I have NOW, rather than focusing on what I don't have. I was constantly fretting about what I didn’t have in my life, and overlooking all of the great things I do have.

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Edirin Edewor: You And Your Mindset

One Sunday afternoon, I got home from church, tired about my situation. I had listened to people share testimonies of the same kind of blessings I was looking for; the same kind of miracles. I had prayed. I was pretty much a good person. I helped people as much as I could. Yet, it seemed like every time God wanted to give miracles to people, I was passed over.

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5 Codes of Success According to Wale AladeJana

Adewale Aladejana is a successful Nigerian business man and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Sapphire Scents, the very first indigenous perfume making company in Nigeria which he began with a 30,000 naira start-up capital.

This morning, he took to his Instagram page to share with us 5 secret codes of success and we are getting so inspired by them. Hope you get inspired as well!

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Simple Habits For A Healthy Lifestyle

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle should be our top most priority in life. However with our everyday busy schedule, it can be quite difficult to implement healthy habits into what we eat or drink. In this post, I shared some of the most simple habits that can help you keep and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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15 Powerful Quotes By John Obidi

Headstart Africa Community (formerly known as SmartBcamp) is one of the reasons 2018 was successful for me. Uncle John Obidi, you have impacted my life in a way you can not even begin to fathom, and this post is long overdue. Your posts regardless of how long or brief, how ordinary or extraordinary, funny or serious has helped shaped my world for the better.

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5 Helpful Ways to Make the Most of the New Year

With the new year comes new expectations, new hopes, new dreams. And for some of us, it's a continuation of our old dreams, goals, and plans. No matter how it feels for you, I want you to know there is nothing you cannot do or become in life. Your life can be made better, your life can be made new, your life can completely change in one year.

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What Did 2018 Teach You? 12 Awesome People Share Their Life Lessons

It's been such a great year for us at the blog and we really want to take this opportunity to thank all of you, our readers, our partners, supporters, mentors, and community at large for being here with us.

We are really grateful for you and we thought it wise to end the year by bringing together some of the lessons our readers and friends learned during the year to inspire others on their journey.

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The Questions You Need To Ask Yourself When Considering a Career Abroad

Is working or studying abroad right for you? It might be, especially when:

a) You are looking to learn and enrich your life experience.

b) Your current employer offers you the possibility.

c) You can grow your career in another country.

There may be many more reasons why working abroad might be right for you, but you shouldn't pack your bags too early, with nary a thought and a prayer. Careful thinking is needed, so let us help you consider the viability for you.

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Morning Habits That Makes Successful People

Becoming successful doesn't happen overnight, you have to be committed to the process it takes to get there. One thing I have learned over the years is, you can't get the results you constantly admire if you don't constantly put in the work. If you want to be successful at what you do, then your habits, daily routines and rituals must prove it.

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Mistakes You Don't Want To Make In Your 20s

The best stage to build your life and invest in yourself the most is your 20s. It is doubtlessly the most crucial and significant aspect of your life. The decisions you make, the habits you develop, and the actions you take at this age can determine your outcome in the future. And while many think they have it all put together, we have seen many who made mistakes that could have been avoided. Below, we shared top mistakes to avoid in your 20s and we hope you learn from them.

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7 Podcasts Every Blogger Needs To Listen To

When it comes to podcasts, I have quite a number of favorites and it's a bit hard picking the best because I think they are all top-notch. As a blogger, it's important I surround myself with other like-minds, creatives individuals, and some of the best motivational resources out there. This is why, I decided to share some of the phenomenal podcasts that are soul-lifting and inspiring that I daily listen to and I believe everyone should be listening to. Not only are they good for bloggers, they are also outstanding and delightful to every one who seeks improvement at what they do, or find creative solutions along their career path.

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5 Modern Ways to Keep Your Home Office Chic and Simple

We picked out a couple of amazing ideas on how you can decorate a girl’s home office and keep it chic but simple. Instead of opting in for the usual masculine neutral tones like steely gray and other cold nuances which are actually boring, you can express your uniqueness through diverse modern designs. So, if you’re one of the successful striving women, take a look at what we have prepared for you and get inspired!

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Why You Should Believe In Yourself No Matter What

You doubt your dreams and visions? You wonder if they will ever come through? You doubt your existence? You wish you had something better to do much better? You think you are not capable of achieving your goals? You feel you are not good enough? You are quite scared? You don't feel confident about where you are headed in life? If your answer is yes, then you probably don't believe in yourself! And even if you do, you are not so sure.

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Seven Entrepreneurial Mistakes You Don't Want To Make

It's okay to make mistakes as we have all made our shares of them. It happens to everyone. Mistakes are an inevitable part of the entrepreneurial process because they are needed for constant improvement and development.

You are better off trying something and having it not work and learning from that than not doing anything at all. - Mark Zuckerberg

The road to success is paved with lots of mistakes making alongside but it doesn't matter as many times you make them, so long as you learn from it. Here are top seven mistakes other entrepreneurs and start ups have made and why you shouldn't make them.

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Why You Should Invest In Conferences

I love to attend conferences and I think I have always had a thing for them. I mean who doesn't love an opportunity to learn, connect with like minds, and become better at what they do.

Conferences are a formal gathering or meeting of people with common interest coming together in order to talk and share ideas about a particular topic or to solve a problem (typically one that takes place over several days).

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