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Alex Owumi
- Jan 16, 2019
- 2 min
WHY REJECTION ISN'T SO BAD
You ever heard the phrase WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES ANOTHER ONE OPENS? I'm sure every time you hear it you just want to roll your eyes. The truth about the phrase is that it is 100% accurate. We as humans don't handle rejection very well, and I really don't know a specific way to tell you how to handle any rejection that comes your way. What I can tell you not to do when you get rejected is to walk in a room, shut the door and close yourself off from the rest of the world. Some of
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Alex Owumi
- Oct 3, 2018
- 2 min
Qaddafi's Point Guard
October 1, 2013 was the release date for my first book 'Qaddafi's Point Guard'. It took a lot for me to put my life on display because I'm a very private person. The book has done a lot for my life. It was an opportunity to talk about my experiences in life, but most importantly I got to shine a light on the people that helped me throughout my rough time during the Libyan Civil War. It would've been selfish for me to not talk about those people and how they were courageous en
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Vada Green (Guest Blogger)
- Sep 12, 2018
- 2 min
Why Reading Matters
Every month I'm giving an opportunity for an individual to do a guest blog post on my blog. The very first one is from a guest blogger by the name of Vada Green. Vada is a tremendous blogger who lives in England and writes a great blog called Ramblings of a Neurotic Writer . Check out her guest blog post about her reading journey below, and let me know what you think in the comment section. I was home-schooled all through my childhood and my mum taught me Maths, English, Scie
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Alex Owumi
- Aug 29, 2018
- 2 min
Energy
My favorite piece of reading this summer was a book by Jon Gordon called 'The Energy Bus:10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy'. The Energy Bus, an international best seller by Jon Gordon, takes readers on an enlightening and inspiring ride that reveals 10 secrets for approaching life and work with the kind of positive, forward thinking that leads to true accomplishment - at work and at home. Jon Gordon infuses this engaging story with keen insights
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