The Success Digest

"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful." That lone powerful voice was that of a seventeen year old Pakistani teenager who became the target of terrorist group, the Taliban, in her native Swat valley. Malala's foray into activism started when she was about 11-12 while writing a blog for the BBC Urdu detailing what it was like for her and other young girls living in her native Swat Valley during Taliban occupation. Born Malala Yousafzai on the 12th of July, 1997 in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern   Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to an activist father, Ziauddin Yousafzai who also owns a school, Malala's was destined to take on the the Taliban. After a public speaking titled "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right  to education?"and blogging about her life in the Swat District on BBC Urdu, Malala became a target of the Taliban. Her voice began to grow and she started to garner world wide atten

Being an entrepreneur means that you'll often blaze your own trail: No career guides, counselors or maps will guide you from one step to the next: You'll have to make it up as you go. I’ve been an entrepreneur my whole adult life and it’s the only career I’ve ever known. In a way, that makes me lucky: I’ve become not only comfortable with, but actually good at, forging ahead into unchartered territory. However, like everyone else, I’ve faced moments of doubt and uncertainty and plenty of sleepless nights. As I look back at the steps that led me from my first sale -- standing next to my grandfather Joe at a folk festival when I was just a young kid -- to my assorted entrepreneurial ventures today, some common themes emerge. 1. Keep the big vision in sight. A big vision will take you far. I put this tip first because when things go wrong on the path to your success, and they will, keeping the big vision in mind will enable you to steer your way back to a successful

Crichton at Harvard, 2002. "Keep working. Don't wait for inspiration. Work inspires inspiration. Keep working" Michael Crichton is my favorite author in the world simply because of his style of writing. Michael Crichton combines intellectuality with entertainment producing a pulsating edge-of-your-seat storytelling. The first Crichton book I ever got my hand on was Sphere. It was my introduction to him. I read that book in one sweep- finishing the same day I started to read it. From then on, I decided I was going to read as many of his books I could get. Right now I think I've average about ten of his books. This delightsome novelist was born John Michael Crichton in October 23, 1942 (he passed away on November 4, 2008) in Chicago, Illinois to a journalist father, John Henderson Crichton.  He was raised on  Long Island,  in  Roslyn, New York. He  showed a keen interest in writing from a young age of 14. He had a column related to travel published in   The New

From Strive Masiyiwa  Pause: It’s time you become an entrepreneur __Start right where you are, today! This is one of my business secrets: I look for entrepreneurs all the time. The managers that I value the most are those who show an entrepreneurial flare. To paraphrase Moses, "O I would that everyone who works in our organization was an entrepreneur!" The other day I stirred quite a discussion when I remarked that some of the greatest entrepreneurs I’d ever met were not in business… that I’d even met civil servants and teachers who were great entrepreneurs! Entrepreneurship is not just about making money. __Think of an entrepreneur as someone who hungers to see transformation, and goes out to do something about it in an innovative and sustainable way. A friend of mine who was a senior executive for a well-established business once came to me and said he was thinking of starting his own business: "I’ve been working for 20 years; now I want to be an

"I was tired of complaining anytime I watched African Magic. I couldn't stand the level of average quality." In 2012, while I was in filmmaking diapers, Fiyin Gambo was carving a niché for himself. Little did he know of what awaited him in the future. This prodigious and groundbreaking filmmaker was born Fiyin Joshua Gambo in Lagos, Nigeria on the 22nd of February, in the nineties. At a time in his life, Fiyin Gambo had wanted to be an Aeronautic Engineer. He had even gone as far as being awarded a scholarship from Bristol Helicopter to study PPL- Private Piloting when he was sixteen and in his final year in high school, but his destiny was tied somewhere else entirely- the world of moving pictures. This architecturally savvy youngster was on his way to changing the face of Nollywood. In his high school days at the Murtala Muhammad Airport Secondary School, Gambo and his friends had experimented with photography, but never took it seriously. He had started

She has dreams, lots of big dreams and she has started living them. Her story is fascinating. Just seventeen, Esther Patrick has done what most adults are still dreaming of doing- owning their own businesses. Patrick doesn't just own a business for herself, she is building a business empire. This teenage sweetheart was born Annabella Esther Patrick on the 13th of September, 1999 in Benue state, Nigeria. Her childhood was rough. She learnt how to survive and be dependent on herself. As a little girl of 8 and 9, she had began developing and honing her talent for commerce, making money for herself, buying and reselling things that were worth some money to her. It was the late Greek ship merchant and billionaire, Aristotle Onassis that came up with the theory he called 'historic necessities' created by hard times. According to him, experience has taught him that when nature provided man with and agreeable climate and abundant food, he had little energy and lacked initi

On the 7th of December, Christ Embassy members the world over celebrated the epitome of excellence, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. Prior to that, there was the International Day of Service where members of this global ministry took to their communities in honor of the birth of this charismatic and endearing minister of God.  Widely described as God's gift to humanity, Pastor Chris was born December 7th, 1963 (the year is unconfirmed). He got born again as a child. Ever since, he has dedicated his life to ministry.  Pastor Chris has authored numerous bestsellers like the Rhapsody of Realities daily devotion which is now available in over 800 languages and has been distributed over 300 million times this year alone. His other bestsellers include, but not limited to, Prophecy: Understanding the power that controls your future; The Power of your mind; How to make your faith work; The Seven Spirits of God; How to pray effectively, Join this chariot, The Oil and the Mantle and seve