Impact Impression Blog

Tomorrow is something - a place - we always look forward to. Many people spend their time - all of it - planning their tomorrow; which is also known as the future. Although you busy yourself with planning and worrying for a future that you desire t o have or destroy , the fact still remains that this future (you so pine for), is only a dream, a mist that we treat as probable, but also very uncertain.

The popular business centre in Ikeja known as Computer Village bubbled with life today as people flooded the stores to buy gadgets and accessories.                                 It is obvious that the craze for smart gadgets by Nigerians, especially Lagosians has not been hampered by the fluctuating Dollar rate.

Mobile users around the world are logging in to messaging apps to not only chat with friends but also connect with brands, browse merchandise and watch content. According to Business Insider Intelligence report, what were once simple services for exchanging messages, pictures, videos and GIFs have evolved into expansive ecosystems with their own developers, apps and APIs.

It was time for her to turn back; to return home. But the picturesque landmark was too captivating to leave behind. She couldn't just get enough of the view. Coming to this place (which she named Eden) was almost routine for her, but each visit felt like the first time. The place always had something new to show her. Joan got a free pass to Eden - anytime she wanted. The only condition was that she must go back home once its time.

I read something online recently and I was impressed. The writer wrote, "you can't express while trying to impress" . Now this is super. He (the writer) was expressing, but I, the reader, was impressed. Express and impress, what's the difference? When I communicate candidly, I'm expressing. I try to stay close to the facts and choose my words objectively. Here, I try not to add emotional or subjective feelings to the message to which I want to communicate. But when I want to impress, this is another case entirely. Impressive words dwells largely on flattery and less on factual words.

Ever wondered why the words ' Listen ' and ' Silent ' are made up by the same letters? I have too and the reason is simple: to listen , you have to be silent . It's important to keep learning everyday, in fact, it's an attribute of life. The day you stop learning, you start dying. Now, one way to learn is to listen - pay attention; and you cannot do this by always having something to say! Sometimes, there's always the urge to air our opinion and thus we end up interrupting a what would have been a productive conversation.

Harvest is only possible when seed has been planted. You can only expect to get returns when you have traded something or made investments. So in essence, it can be said that action begets results - fruit.This is clear. But do you also know that inaction, not planting a seed also begets result? Oh yes. Either action or inaction is seed planting. The former yields fruits while the later yield weed. This is how serious life has become! You are free to do whatever your heart so desire, but you must also be ready for the consequence of your action and (or) inaction.