THE PRESENCE ~ Part 3 (of 3)
Follow the cloud; not the crowd. (Photo credit: Pixabay)
Do you know the story about the wealthy arts collector and his son? Eventually when both died the man willed all of his wealth—unbeknownst to the other wealthy art connoisseurs and museums who were eyeing his stuff—to whoever bought the ‘unimpressive’ but deeply precious painting of his son. Usually, this story...
THE PRESENCE ~ Part 2 (of 3)
All you need is in THE PRESENCE. (Photo credit: Northstar Church)
17When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” 18So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up...
From One Legendary Leader in the Evening to Another One in the Morning–a Tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The beloved late Desmond Tutu (photo: Yaw Perbi does not own the rights to the picture and owner is unknown).
I was emailed this incredible tribute by a mentor of mine in the Lausanne Movement, Dr. Michael Cassidy, to his late friend Archbishop Desmond Tutu, that I just had to share as a student of leadership. What impresses you most? May many Cassidies and Tutus be...
Whoever Takes the Son Gets It All
An image of a precious son
Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of the family estate. The widowed, elder man looked on...
THE PRESENCE ~ Part 1 (of 3)
May THE PRESENCE be with you; may you dwell in THE PRESENCE. (Photo credit: Biblestudytools.com)
As I prayerfully pondered how best to enter 2022 personally as well as what to share with a church plant on the Akuapem mountains (in the Eastern Region of Ghana) that had invited me as guest preacher for their Watch Night service, THE PRESENCE became overwhelming clear....
Are You Aligned with the Mission of God in the Marketplace?
The Triple Bottom Line (also TBL or 3BL) coined in 1994
Marketplace leaders of faith, it’s time to align. Since returning to Ghana, after several years mainly in Canada, that is a word I’ve heard a lot in my re-orientation: align. “Let’s align, let’s align,” I hear this quite often! CEOs want to align with their boards, other C-level...
Is ‘Self-Leadership’ Really a Thing?
A Personal Pathway to Prosperity that includes Self-Leadership
When the CEO of TNYOU, short for The New YOU, a leading health and wellness movement asked me to speak to a group of their Queens (members) on ‘self leadership’ it felt odd on three levels. I still showed up anyway, grateful for the invite, because Sena told me there was going to be a lot of...
Family Foundations and Success: Will Your Anchor Hold?
The last YAW PERBI mastermind for the year 2021
We live in perilous times. Don’t you sometimes feel like the world is spinning out of control ? One of the most important things we must cherish and hold on to is family. Every single one of us has a family–no matter how (dys)functional and emotionally or geographically removed. The family is the...
4 F’s for Finding the Right Life Partner
The writer and his wife. Still madly in love even when we get mad at each other 🙂
A special shout out to Naa Anyele Perbi, my wife, economist-entrepreneur and CEO of Perbi Cubs. It’s my wife’s birthday (October 3), my wife of 15 years and counting, and as I celebrate her it seems to me that the rest of the world could benefit from 4 F’s that are...
Relax. Religion isn’t going anywhere.
Although Pew’s projection of the Christian numbers is disputed by many, like the Center for the Study of Global Christianity (that it should be much higher)), the point being made in this article is still clear: the majority of the world has and will continue to be religious.
I’m very excited to begin my doctorate in global leadership this week. Having...
WANTED: Intrapreneurs!
A YP presentation to the two dozen Perbi Cubs staff gathered for orientation and training at a hotel in Accra.
Have you ever come across a ‘WANTED’ notice? Have you ever been on one? People can be wanted for good and bad reasons. Today, I’m here to share a WANTED notice with you on behalf of several business owners I get to coach and on my own behalf as a serial...
Life is lived forwards but understood backwards
Phenomenal words of wisdom from the famous Danish philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard.
Life is lived forwards but understood backwards. That sounds very much like one of those witty sayings from my bank of African proverbs but the person I read that from first was the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. In his own mother tongue “Livet skal forstaas baglaens, men...