#GiftyAntiQUOTES in #TheEngineRoom on Springboard Virtual University

1. Inspiration & Sacrifice - My main inspiration growing up was to make my father happy. I saw the many sacrifices he made and wanted to give him something in return.

2. Legacy - I am always conscious of leaving a legacy. I want my daughter to grow up proud of what I have done. It puts me under pressure and influences everything I do.

3. Mentorship - I benefited from the tough mentoring of people like Liz Hayfron Asare in my days at Ghanaian Times. She still reaches out to me even now.

4. Social Media - It can be really challenging when you post something to encourage a vulnerable person and someone else deliberately misrepresents it just to trend.

5. Emotional Pressures - There can be emotional pressures as people try to design your life to suit their needs or expectations. Be true to yourself and stay focused.

6. Regrets - After a great O’Levels, I lost my way and ended up with a weak A’Levels, largely due to misplaced priorities and wrong relationships. It made me even more resolute.

7. Youth Confusion - Many youth are impatient and confused in trying to reconcile the achievements of their mentors with their own realities.  Youth mentoring must be prioritized in our national development effort.

8. Profitable Labour - I engaged in hawking and carpentry along the line just to raise funds for my education. I try to do everything I do with ‘swag’ so I didn’t find it shameful at all.

9. Lifelong Learning - I continue to learn from every situation even now and, in everything I do, I seek to become a better person.

10. Cultural Awareness - I have had to make a number of lifestyle changes as a chief’s wife. You can call them lessons of ‘Oheneyereship’. Our culture has important lessons for societal preservation.