Personal Development
This is is a collection of my blog posts on personal development. It’s a good place to start if you are seeking personal growth and improvement.
5 Productivity Tips for Maximizing the COVID-19 Lockdown
5 Productivity Tips for Maximizing the COVID-19 Lockdown05 APRIL, 2020Samuel Osho It's Spring, but our roads are eerily quiet. Deserted streets flanked by closed shops. As we attempt to flatten a curve cresting beyond our control, we are told to...
Beta Life Series – What’s Your Definition of Success?
Beta Life SeriesWhat's Your Definition of Success? Samuel Osho"We fail the minute we let someone else define success for us." - Brene Brown It's a bad omen when all your drives are externally motivated. You squeeze yourself into boxes made for you by others. You wear...
Beta Life Series – Taking Risks
Beta Life SeriesTaking Risks Samuel OshoWhen was the last time you took a step, and you felt like the hinges holding your world were about to snap? Former heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali, insisted, "He who is not courageous enough to take risks will...
Emotional Intelligence 101 – Who Are You?
Beta Life SeriesEmotional Intelligence 101 - Who Are You? Samuel OshoAfter being brutally beaten and robbed, a man was left unconscious on the roadside. A psychiatrist was passing by, he paused, looked at the man and exclaimed: “My God, whoever did this, really needs...
Lessons from 2019
Lessons from 2019 31 DECEMBER 2019 Samuel Osho Wow! 2019, what a year! A year that taught me many lessons and shaped my character in ways unimaginable. I am not here to tell you "to inspire and aspire your desire even when you perspire ..." Wait a...
Beta Life Series – Becoming an Effective Listener
Beta Life SeriesBecoming an Effective Listener Samuel OshoStop whatever you are doing, turn your head slowly, and survey your surroundings. Count how many people are talking at the moment. "One, Two, Three, Four, ..." You lost count, right? It's not just about them,...
Beta Life Series – Why Curiosity Matters
Beta Life SeriesWhy Curiosity MattersSamuel Osho“Why do we have to wait for the picture,” she inquired impatiently. Inventor Edwin Land had just snapped a picture, and his three-year-old daughter’s question sparked a series of thoughts. This innocent question inspired...
Beta Life Series – What Are you Investing in?
Beta Life SeriesWhat Are You Investing in? Samuel OshoWhen American statesman Benjamin Franklin died in 1790, he left a sum of $4400 USD as a gift to each of two cities, Boston and Philadelphia. The money had to be loaned out to young married couples at five percent...
Beta Life Series – No Substitutes for Preparation
Beta Life SeriesNo Substitutes for Preparation Samuel OshoAward-winning American novelist, Sidney Sheldon was once asked, "What did you do before you wrote your first novel?" And there he goes, with an epic answer: "I was busy writing other things. I wrote 28...
Beta Life Series – Bad Grades ≠ Bleak Future
Beta Life SeriesBad Grades ≠ Bleak Future Samuel OshoThe librarians know you by name because you are the first to come and the last to say goodbye. You studied hard and devoured textbooks like a starved soul because you believe in diligence. You left exam halls with...
Beta Life Series – Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
Beta Life SeriesStop Comparing Yourself to Others Samuel OshoIt’s a competitive world, but I am resolute about my stance not to compete with anyone. Some few years ago, I shelved the idea of joining the queue to enroll in the endless rat race. On this other...
Beta Life Series – Accepting Who You Are
Beta Life SeriesAccepting Who You Are Samuel OshoIf you engage in a variety of chitchats, you will probably have a library saturated with diverse versions of yourself. It usually consists of what B told you about your emotions, what F said about your body physique,...
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