Rantology: Page 1

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Rantology: Page 1🎬
Why are we so obsessed with titles and academic degrees as Ghanaians? Really it is very worrying. Even our public and civil services are built on this same sand castle. People are promoted or paid based on their titles or degrees. Get a Masters degree and get promoted and paid better. It does not matter if you come back to perform the same functions, as long as you have a new degree or title, you are automatically placed on a higher pedestal. This is preposterous and deleterious. That is why we have a primarily redundant public service system that costs a fortune but produces meagre results. That is why we have people sit in their offices and earn MBA's in eight months without showing up at lectures or even turning in a single paper. Similarly, that is why we have vulture institutions preying on our obsession and sharing "dishonorary" doctorates all over like how a political party shares party t shirts and caps during election campaigns. It is almost impossible to hear anyone mention the name of a politician in this country without attaching pointless and inexplicable titles and honors to their names. Shouldn't you earn a title before being accorded? What makes a member of Parliament or assembly member honorable? Please tell me? The fact that he contested an election and won? This is so laughable. Let's be serious for once. Instead of seeing value in output and impact, we naively assume it is rather in bigger titles and degrees. What a sad illusion. Let's be more interested in quality content instead of shiny wrapping papers. Let's be more about impact than accolades. Let's get serious instead of cosmetic then maybe, just maybe, we can change our nation for the better.
~Paa Kofi Tinagyei

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Prepare for a Lot!

Many of us pray prayers and desire miracles but a careful look at our lives does not indicate our readiness for the harvest we pray for. Take for instance a young graduate who prays for employment but does not know how to pass an interview or even write a proposal letter. Or the young man who prays for wealth but lacks financial discipline and does not even know what a personal budget looks like. Or maybe the pastor of a small church who prays for growth but lacks management and leadership skills to handle a larger congregation. It looks like we carry cups to God and ask for buckets of water. It won't happen. If we don't prepare our minds to receive big, it won't come. God is a responsible Father. He won't give us what we cannot handle. So if we want to receive big, then we need to prepare for big. Let's examine our lives and attitudes and see if we are prepared to receive the blessings we ask for.
See you on the Impact side!
~Doc Sam Tinagyei
#JollofLife
#SmartAfrican

Real Friendship are made not found

A friend of mine was talking about how hard it was to find real friendships one evening and so as usual I spent a big part of the night thinking about what "real" friendship really means and why it was difficult to find it. After some deep thought,  I concluded that, you cannot find "real" friendship, you have to create it yourself. Who are great friends? Are they perfect people? No! Are they infallible? No. They are ordinary people who have made a conscious and committed decision to create a relationship that transcends pettiness, selfishness, apathy and immaturity. The worst enemy of a great or real friendship is APATHY! Simply put, if you don't care what happens to your "friend", then you are not one. Real friends don't keep tabs on who called more or who visited more. They focus on being the best possible from their side. As they do that, the law of sowing and reaping rewards them with the fruit of great friendship. It is not a great thing to be a good friend when people are close to you. The real test is when they are far from you. That is where the real test happens. So don't conclude on real friendship just yet, wait till they move away or you do. In conclusion, real friendship are not found, they are made.

Treasure the moments!

We waste so much time dwelling on trivialities like language, color, tribe, family and status to the point where we forget that at the end of this life, all that matters is who we love,  who loves us and how much difference we made in their lives. Time waits for no one and when wasted cannot be recovered. So celebrate the people who mean something to you. Let them know how much you care. Don't wait till later. Likewise, move above what makes us different and focus on what connects us. Today, my question is "are you making every moment you have with your friends count?"
~Doc Sam Tinagyei
#JollofLife
#GoldenThoughts

TIME

One of the most precious commodities and treasures in this world is TIME! Our lives are measured in time and hence time is life. Everyone invests their most precious commodity in what is most important to them. Simply put, the best test of true love is the investment of time.
If he/she loves you, they will invest their time in you. If you love them, you will make time for them too. Not just quality time, but quantity too.  Today let me ask you another question; Looking at how you invest your time, is that relationship truly important to you?
~Doc Sam Tinagyei
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