While a conflict of interest, be it in life or in fiction, can bring about self-introspection, strange though it may seem, a casual encounter could lead to self-discovery. So it happened with me in the wake of my rebuff to a dogged tempter, “money is not my weakness” and his “what is your weakness” repartee; for the record, either I had been a straight purchase officer or a strict loss assessor, occupations amenable to monetary mischief. However, the idea of this article is not to gloat over my uprightness but to present the genesis of my attitude to money and the vicissitudes of my life as a subject matter for possible research. But the caveat is that much of my growing up that...

”The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now” ——Chinese proverb.

Every day, we find people who started something but couldn’t follow through on their project or vision because they lacked the motivation to continue. Often, such individuals had looked to external sources for motivation, and since they couldn’t find it there, they had to quit.

In this article, you will find practical wisdom to keep you motivated in the pursuit of your dreams.