THE BREAKFAST OF GREATNESS

*THE BREAKFAST OF GREATNESS* Once a young promising lawyer came to me, and was like, "Eben" so many people just hate me and I don't understand. I look around and I can't find the one single reason for this hatred. I need support to do this and that, but no one is ready. People find problems with everything I do yet they can't explain what exactly it is I've done wrong to them. The more I tried to please them, the more they get offended! Eben, tell me something! What is happening? Is there any hope for my future? I'm troubled! What should I do again? I looked her straight in the face, Smiled, nodded my big head and said: "WELCOME TO THE LAND OF SUCCESS AND INFLUENCE" Then I burst out laughing! "You are not blessed until you are envied!" And a clear indication of envy is hatred without reason! The evidence of success is the envy of others!" No one ever envies anything inferior? Do you ever envy a man sitted on a refuse dump? How on earth does anyone envy something lower than himself? No one is envious of a mediocre good for nothing rubbish? so if you are hated, it clearly means you have greatness inside of you! You are not ordinary!!! This is why you should even be happy that people hate you. They envy you! Because you refuse to be normal! You are too promising for them! You will become too prominent!! When you do what everyone does, you become like everyone. With that, they can trample you down and run over you, and there, you have no oppositions, no confrontations! But once you refuse to flow with the tide, once you decide to stand out and shine above your peers, expect stones and cutlasses and spoilt fruits to be thrown at you. What else do you expect? To be an influence, to be prominent, you need to stand out. You need to be unique in your speech, voice, dressing and walk. Even in relations! You need to be exceptional and command some air of respect and admiration. Decency and decorum must be your hallmarks. Distinguish yourself from the crowd. Those who wish to be like you but can't, will definitely throw stones of "you are becoming too fair, you sound too artificial, you dress too much, who do you think you are, you take too much upon yourself, you are too knowing, you are too exuberant! Too zealous!" and so much more. They will call you names all aimed at reducing you to their level. Let's say you broadcast your writings and paintings or drawings or some special things you have done, its only envy and jealousy that will make others fight you based on these things when you have actually done them no wrong! Some times, even your facebook posts and stuffs will irritate others and they will come at you with strong opposition. Many won't like nor share your posts because they think you are not qualified to say some of the things you say. Others will refuse to support you just because they think you will become too big or great if they should support you. But friend, those are the prices great people pay. It will take you arduous and tortuous climbing of herculean mountains to get to the top of the ladder of influence. Or you want something cheap? At such times, the Christian goes to God in prayer. Perseverance comes to play and She sings. He prays. They praise and worship God, thanking Him for the opportunity to become influential in life. Now. What do you want in life? What do you want to do with your life? What do you hope to make out of school? What is your goal for this relationship? What is your hope after school? Where do you see yourself after 50years? How are you pursuing these things? Have you written them down? These are the things you must not take your eyes off. These are the things that should occupy your mind. These are the things you should be praying about and not crying about the hatred of some mediocre people in life. You were saved to make impacts, to fulfil a purpose. Seek that and pursue it! PURSUE GREATNESS!!! THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOU AT THE TOP!!! GO FOR IT!!! ©Ë YAO AGBENYO (CEO @yafinc) +233543556235 facebook.com/yafinc Fb.me/eyaoagbenyo yaoagbenyo.blogspot.com

New meaning of GALAMSEY....

*GALAMSEY* Ë YAO AGBENYO Whenever we hear the term GALAMSEY, it takes our minds to the illegal mining activities of some Chinese in Ghana. Its very sad to note that the Ghanaian Government looks on while these Chinese exploit and molest our people on our own land. Xenophobia, has also kept the Ghanaians away from confronting these Chinese to demand their rights. Our police service does very little to help the situation: the Chinese have arrogated to themselves portions of land that cannot be stepped on by the natives, they rape our people, they exploit our children and molest our mothers and fathers while they, the illegal migrants live in affluence and enjoyment at the expense of the owners of the land. One really wonders whether our police are afraid of these people and whether colonialism is still with us or the neo colonialism prophesied by the prophet Kwame Nkrumah is supposed to take this form. BUT WELL, However, current trends reveal a different meaning to the term *GALAMSEY*. Before I reveal this new meaning, let me state that I have also a number of times used the word anytime I wanted to sneak out of school to teach elsewhere or do some other work as a hard working man, for some coins. Oscar Wilde coined the word *"bunbury"* through his fictitious dramatic persona, Algernon Moncrief in *The Importance of Being Earnest.* The term bunbury is used by Algy in reference to a non existent friend of his, whose sick bed he's constantly being summoned to, anytime he wanted to sneak out and go have fun or meet a lover in town. Eventually he has to tell a lie that his friend has died in order to stop his deception. "Bunbury" then refers to *SNEAKING OUT TO DO SOMETHING ILLEGAL.* Now to our SECRET NEW MEANING What Oscar Wilde calls bunburying is the center of our discussion today. In one Senior high school I had an internship, the students and teachers coined this term to refer to something else. As stated earlier, I used the term to refer to my sneaking out to teach or do some work elsewhere for "noko fioooo". Then a student came for counseling, and there she revealed many things I never paid attention to. Amongst her revelations is some teachers' constant pestering for sexual exchanges.(some are just mere allegations based on suspicions)Two of these teachers who she claimed had proposed to her are married with children. One I later discovered was an elder in a big church. *Yet they want to use my girl for a garden.* In spite of having lawful wives and children at home, these teachers still had an evil and inordinate desire to sleep with the very students they teach. Sadly (if true). The girl further mentioned several names who are dating one teacher or the other and those who have advised her to accept the proposals with numerous sumptuous deceptive words describing such a DESTRUCTIVE ACTION. I went to the field as an expert counselor who doesn't work with rumors and one man stories, to verify her claims. The results were stupendous!!! You could find one teacher dating about five or more of these students whose future is still in the molding. This action must be condemned. Teachers should try as much to control themselves and avoid any amorous relationship with their students. Surprisingly, the students find it a thing of pride to be dating a teacher, and those "privileged" to be in a sexual date with teachers look down on those dating "small boys" (their mates) and they ain't ashamed to even let you know!!! THEY CALL THIS GALAMSEY!!! It is there in your corporate office, in your church, the banks, even the psychiatry and in government establishments. Its not only in schools. This galamsey is illegal and is different from a clean relationship that leads to marriage. GALAMSEY, whether in its modern terms or former meaning must be condemned. What do you say? *©Ë Yao Agbenyo* +233543556235 fb.me/eyaoagbenyo www.yaoagbenyo.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/yafinc

*GALAMSEY* Ë YAO AGBENYO Whenever we hear the term GALAMSEY, it takes our minds to the illegal mining activities of some Chinese in Ghana. Its very sad to note that the Ghanaian Government looks on while these Chinese exploit and molest our people on our own land. Xenophobia, has also kept the Ghanaians away from confronting these Chinese to demand their rights. Our police service does very little to help the situation: the Chinese have arrogated to themselves portions of land that cannot be stepped on by the natives, they rape our people, they exploit our children and molest our mothers and fathers while they, the illegal migrants live in affluence and enjoyment at the expense of the owners of the land. One really wonders whether our police are afraid of these people and whether colonialism is still with us or the neo colonialism prophesied by the prophet Kwame Nkrumah is supposed to take this form. BUT WELL, However, current trends reveal a different meaning to the term *GALAMSEY*. Before I reveal this new meaning, let me state that I have also a number of times used the word anytime I wanted to sneak out of school to teach elsewhere or do some other work as a hard working man, for some coins. Oscar Wilde coined the word *"bunbury"* through his fictitious dramatic persona, Algernon Moncrief in *The Importance of Being Earnest.* The term bunbury is used by Algy in reference to a non existent friend of his, whose sick bed he's constantly being summoned to, anytime he wanted to sneak out and go have fun or meet a lover in town. Eventually he has to tell a lie that his friend has died in order to stop his deception. "Bunbury" then refers to *SNEAKING OUT TO DO SOMETHING ILLEGAL.* Now to our SECRET NEW MEANING What Oscar Wilde calls bunburying is the center of our discussion today. In one Senior high school I had an internship, the students and teachers coined this term to refer to something else. As stated earlier, I used the term to refer to my sneaking out to teach or do some work elsewhere for "noko fioooo". Then a student came for counseling, and there she revealed many things I never paid attention to. Amongst her revelations is some teachers' constant pestering for sexual exchanges.(some are just mere allegations based on suspicions)Two of these teachers who she claimed had proposed to her are married with children. One I later discovered was an elder in a big church. *Yet they want to use my girl for a garden.* In spite of having lawful wives and children at home, these teachers still had an evil and inordinate desire to sleep with the very students they teach. Sadly (if true). The girl further mentioned several names who are dating one teacher or the other and those who have advised her to accept the proposals with numerous sumptuous deceptive words describing such a DESTRUCTIVE ACTION. I went to the field as an expert counselor who doesn't work with rumors and one man stories, to verify her claims. The results were stupendous!!! You could find one teacher dating about five or more of these students whose future is still in the molding. This action must be condemned. Teachers should try as much to control themselves and avoid any amorous relationship with their students. Surprisingly, the students find it a thing of pride to be dating a teacher, and those "privileged" to be in a sexual date with teachers look down on those dating "small boys" (their mates) and they ain't ashamed to even let you know!!! THEY CALL THIS GALAMSEY!!! It is there in your corporate office, in your church, the banks, even the psychiatry and in government establishments. Its not only in schools. This galamsey is illegal and is different from a clean relationship that leads to marriage. GALAMSEY, whether in its modern terms or former meaning must be condemned. What do you say? *©Ë Yao Agbenyo* +233543556235 fb.me/eyaoagbenyo www.yaoagbenyo.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/yafinc

Volta Chiefs without VISION

We have monitored the posts of several Voltaians and sympathizers on social media and here is a summary of questions the young people are asking. ARE VOLTAIAN CHIEFS VISIONARY? DO THEY CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE? DO THEY THINK ABOUT POSTERITY? WHAT LEGACY ARE THE LEAVING FOR THE YOUNGSTERS WHY ARE THE CHIEFS OF VOLTA NOT SAYING ANYTHING IN THE WAKE OF THIS SPLITTING PLOY? HAVE THEIR CONSCIENCE BEEN BOUGHT? DO THEY KNOW THAT VOLTAIANS ARE HUNGRY TO BE A NATION ON THEIR OWN AS WESTERN LAND? DO THE LEADERS OF VOLTA AND THE WHOLE WESTERN LAND REALLY FOLLOW THE COMMENTS OF THE YOUTH? VISION IS HAVING A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE END OF A THING, RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING. DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE VISIONARY LEADERS???

BREAKING YAF BEGINS ORGANIZING ESSAY COMPETITIONS FOR SENIOR AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS 2017

The Youth and Future Inc.,the pan African NGO that is raising transformational leaders through interscholastic activities has started a pan African essay competition for junior and senior high schools across Africa. The competition is a roadmap towards soliciting solutions to problems facing education in the rural areas. THE TOPIC: EDUCATION IN THE RURAL AREAS:PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS. Participants are expected to frame their own topics or use the same topic provided by the organisers but the theme must be based on RURAL EDUCATION. You are expected to portray a vivid picture of problems faced by students and teachers as well as other stakeholders in an attempt to foster education in the RURAL AREAS. Indicate your level of entry in parenthesis under your topic.example JHS or SHS. VERY SUMPTIOUS AND EXCITING PRIZES AWAIT THE BEST FIVE ESSAYS including a publication in THE YAF VOICE and other prizes to be presented at the launch of the new YAF CLUB in KLO AGOGO Senior High School,March this year in Ghana. Let everybody know! ITS REAL! Good luck.

BREAKING NEWS! HIGH KLASS LISTED AMONG TOP TEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE EASTERN REGION. Everyone is asking; how did they make it? Kindly ask the new headmaster MR. DZOKOTO THE TRANSFORMING LEADER! HIGH KLASS Originally known as KLO AGOGO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is in the YILO KROBO DISTRICT IN THE EASTERN REGION OF GHANA. THE TEACHERS ARE EXCELLENT SBD QUALIFIED FIRST CLASS GRADUATES FROM UNIVERSITIES WITH PROPER AND QUALITY EDUCATIONAL CONTENT. GOOD ENGLISH AND PRACTICAL SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHING. ENROL YOUR CHILD AT HIGH KLASS TODAY! ARISE AND SHINE.

FIVE MAJOR LIFE INFLUENCING QUESTIONS Ë. Yao Agbenyo 1. WHO ARE YOU ? This question requires You to clearly define your personality, values, principles and what you are passionate about. A Christian, born again, knows what that really means. He knows what values he should uphold most, where to go and where not to go. There should be some things that everyone knows that as for you, you wouldn't accept or what you are best at doing. Such that at the slightest problem, everybody knows who to call. Really define and know who you are. Make that known. Declare it. Say it so much, else, the public will be forced to form their own opinions of who they think you are or should be. This will guide you to know how to live your life. 2. WHERE ARE YOU FROM ? Nkrumah once said "they who would judge us by the heights we have attained must do well to consider the depths from which we have come. If you constantly remember your background, your early life, the struggle, the pains and the sufferings you have suffered at the hands of people and the scarcity and the broken hearts. These experiences tell you WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM. they tell us of our negative painful or joyful Past. These help us to relate with others better, understand the reasons behind people's actions. To be continued

YOU MAY NOT KNOW! (another little poem for you) And they walked with the Christ and knew NOT! Until his body was to be eaten by the moth. For nothing showed He was the CHRIST! And little showed He was worth the lot. But when He died, That's when they CRIED: We were with the Christ, but knew not HE WAS HE. YOU MAY NOT KNOW I MAY BE YOUR CHRIST! 🔘Ë. YAO AGBENYO facebook.com/yafinc

ABOUT THE YOUTH AND FUTURE INCORPORATED

Ë. YAO AGBENYO: *ABOUT US* The Youth and Future Inc. is a Pan African NGO that specialises in leadership training, youth education, guidance and counseling, and CAPACITY BUILDING. We welcome you to the website. *Our mission* Raising transformational leaders through interscholastic activities. *Vision* To become a global leader in Youth empowerment and Capacity building. *ACTIVITIES* At the club level, we encourage the formation of THE YOUTH AND FUTURE CLUB in schools, societies and communities through which we offer the youth the opportunity to meet other transformational and future minded intellectuals of all ages to interact and strategize towards a more *SECURED FUTURE*. It is through these clubs that we promote our *YOUTH EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCES*: A series of guidance and counseling services we offer in collaboration with the guidance and counseling coordinators and the Chaplains of the various schools. These conferences are centred on visions, purpose and aspirations, not forgetting *THE GOD FACTOR*. Every year, our hope is to garner enough funds to bring together young people from all over the world for a camp meeting for young people of all ages and orientation across the globe where we invite top and outstanding individuals whose lives are worthy of emulation to speak to our members, we also, here engage them in interactive and interscholastic activities like debates, quizzes, public speaking, presentations and seminars geared towards their moral, SPIRITUAL, intellectual and social developments. There is a yearly magazine, *“THE YAF VOICE"* that offers the youngsters a podium to publish their works for others to read. Aside that, there is constant interaction between the various clubs and others that share similar ideals with us, all aimed at preparing the youngsters for their leadership roles tomorrow. One reason we are so unique is that, in *THE YOUTH AND FUTURE INCORPORATED*, *everybody is a LEADER*, there is therefore no discrimination against anyone, whether tribal, racial, or gender wise. We embrace everyone no matter how bad, and make efforts at improving their lives. There is a sponsorship and scholarship package for outstanding members of the clubs who are faithful to the organization financially and actively. We have a special initiative called the *BOOK DONATION CAMPAIGN*, through which we solicit funds to stock the many empty libraries in our schools WITH *QUALITY BOOKS*. We believe in FOCUS, INTEGRITY AND SERVICE. *SLOGAN* *YAF*.....READING AND LEADING ! *LEADERS*..... DIE EMPTY Kindly visit www.facebook.com/yafinc for more information or call, +233543556235 +233244982028. +233542093504 KINDLY HELP US REALISE THIS VISION BY GIVING A WIDOW'S MITE. GOD BLESS YOU RICHLY. Sincerely, DJANGMAKIE AKWETEY (EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, YAF INC, TEMA, Ghana *THE YOUTH AND FUTURE INCORPORATED* *BOARD OF DIRECTORS* 1. CEO....Agbenyo Ëbenezer Yao 2. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.... Patience Djangmakie Akwetey 3. PROGRAMS DIRECTOR..... Felix Boateng 4. COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR....Bernice Abban 5. BRANDS MANAGER.... Emmanuel Kweku Owusu 6. DIRECTOR OF FINANCES...Grace Afi Amudzi 7. PUBLICATIONS ASSISTANT... Seth Narh Lasidji 8. MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR.....Adjoa Amoako 9. RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OFFICER ....Philip Amegago 10. ASHANTI REGIONAL DIRECTOR.... Yaw Oduro Nkrumah 11. SENIOR COUNSELORS *Richmond Doamekpor *Kofi Amona *Dorcas Naa Adokai Addo *Samuel Adzisu 12. PEER COUNSELORS *Victor Kofi Norgbedzi *Saviour Awisi Djaba *Priscilla Akua Cooper *Aku Sika NB: We are opening the group up for membership to the General Assembly (as in those in the general watsapp group) as well as all others who believe in the YAF MISSION OF RAISING TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS, who also will soon be required to fill a membership form for documentation purposes. *YOU MUST REGISTER TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR DOCUMENTS.* *THE ORGANIZATION THRIVES ON VOLUNTARY DONATIONS AND GRANTS.* BE PART OF THIS VISION Www.facebook.com/yafinc