Wednesday, 5 June 2019

How Unique Are You?


Good morning and Eid Mubarak to my Muslim friends and readers all over the world. I hope we all are enjoying the holiday (especially in countries like Nigeria where the holiday is a bank holiday)?

While writing the piece that should have been for today, I stumbled across an article I wrote for Bella Naija a couple of years ago and thought to share. But then, before I share the article, I would like to ask a few questions-

1. Do you think you are unique
2. If yes- why; If no, why not?
3. How unique are you? (For the third question, ask yourself first, read the article, then provide an answer. Let the answer you give apply to your craft, business, as well as your individual life).

So, on to the article, here we go:

At a meeting consisting of different food vendors, ten ladies were asked to walk up to the stage. On getting to the stage, they were immediately told to walk back. Amazed, everybody wondered what was going on, even the ladies themselves. Then just as they were wondering, the convener of the seminar, who happens to be a man, asked them to walk towards the stage again. This time around, he told the audience to watch them keenly. Then after the second walk, he asked the audience what they noticed.
“shoes, skirts, make-up…” they all echoed.
For the last and final time, he told these ladies to walk again. But this time around....
Continue reading......


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10 comments:

  1. Very very inspiring. We all have a flavour to add to life, we shouldn't let anything deter us from doing this. Let's also learn to celebrate our uniqueness. Thanks Soul writer.

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  2. Yes sis. So right. May God help us all.
    Thank you for your awesome comment.

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  3. Brilliant article!

    A space appears overcrowded because the occupants pattern themselves after themselves. But when the players in an industry build on their uniqueness, their ingenuity creates diversity and variety - the spice of life.

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  4. This is a blissful read.
    Followed your blog from LinkedIn.
    Its now bookmarked ahead.
    Thanks for values you create by pen

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