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Making out time for prayer and meditation at the beginning of each day is a good way to set a positive, right tone for your day. It helps you gain focus and direction. It provides the inner strength and wisdom to give you control to navigate the day successfully.

Avoid Time Stealers and Time Wasters, when you get carried away chatting or reading other people’s posts on social media to the detriment of important things you need to do. As much as possible, keep a check on the amount of time you spend on social media.

Getting organised saves us from the huge amount of time we spend looking for things – car keys, checkbooks etc. We can get organised by having a specific place for most things and having the discipline to keep them back there after use. That would help reduce the hassle and time loss that accompanies looking for important things from time to time.

One way to prioritize one’s time is to make a list of the things one needs to do, put a timeline to each activity and then rank them based on their urgency, importance, or the length of time required to accomplish each. Doing this will help one determine what to do at which time.

Delegation is a major time management strategy. No one can possibly do everything, so if there are things that others can do better or things that are not so important, then delegate these tasks. As a mother or parent, allow your kids to do the chores (and dishes sometimes), it will give you time for some other personal things.

A time management audit every once in a while will help us know what is stealing or wasting our time, creating an opportunity to make adjustments that will save us time.

Our guest speaker is Chief Prof. Isaac Zeb- Obipi, Dean Student Affairs, Rivers State University. He will be sharing with us his insight on the topic. Please enjoy the episode.

Our charming Rivers people, please remember to always let your manners speak for you.

God bless and keep you and your families. And God bless Rivers State.

Steps in living a life of purpose include, firstly identifying your passions. A big part of living a life of purpose is having passions and living them. Start by thinking about what you are passionate about. Write down your passions, being as descriptive as possible. Ask yourself, “What do I love to do? What makes me happy?” Identifying your passions will help you realize what is important to you in life. For example, you may be passionate about providing for your family, being an avid reader, or owning a home of your own. After you have identified your passions, speak them out loud every day to remind yourself.

Secondly, integrate your passions into your everyday life. Take your passions and put them into action. Try to integrate them into your everyday life, even if it is just in small ways. Put more of your passion into bonding with your family, as you realize you are passionate about having strong connections to your family members. Or set aside more time to do hobbies you are passionate about, such as painting, singing, reading or writing.

Thirdly, Set goals and work to achieve them. Having goals in your life can also help you feel you are living a purposeful life. Set clear goals around your passion and work to achieve them so you can feel you are accomplishing what you want in life. Write down your goals and post them somewhere you can see them. Refer to them often and check them off as you achieve them. This can help you feel you are living with purpose and motivate you to embrace every day as another opportunity to achieve your goals.

There are so many strategies to living a purposeful life, as we shall now hear from our guest speaker. He is Mr. Ajani Ahmed Olanrewaju, an accomplished school teacher and administrator. He will be sharing his insights on the subject. Please enjoy the episode.

Our distinguished people of Rivers State, don’t forget to always let your manners speak for you.

God bless and keep you and your families and God bless Rivers State.

Since the first cases of HIV were reported more than 35 years ago, 78 million people have become infected with HIV and 35 million have died from AIDS-related illnesses globally. Ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030, as declared in the Sustainable Development Goals, will require a continuous collaborative effort. The United Nations, Governments, civil society and other partners have been working together to scale up access to health services and to reduce new HIV infections. Globally, more than 23 million people living with HIV were receiving treatment in 2018.

Communities around the world are at the heart of this response―helping people to claim their rights, promoting access to stigma-free health and social services, ensuring that services reach the most vulnerable and marginalized, and pressing to change laws that discriminate. As the theme of this year’s observance rightly highlights, communities make the difference.

Yet unmet needs remain. A record 38 million people are living with HIV and more than ever we need to harness the role of community-led organizations that advocate for their peers, deliver HIV services, defend human rights and provide support.

Where communities are engaged, change happens, investment lead to results, and we see equality, respect and dignity. Truly, with communities, we can deal a final blow on the AIDS pandemic.

Our guest speaker today is Dr. Nera Kadiri – Eneh, a consultant public health physician. She will be throwing more light on the topic. Please enjoy the episode.

Our kind Rivers people, don’t forget to always let your manners speak for you.

God bless and keep you and your families. And God bless Rivers State.