Counting Minutes With Sam: Recent Episodes
Samuel Akagu
Counting Minutes With Sam simply is all about sharing memories in time. Looking back at the moments we spent in time past and looking forward to the times ahead. Discussing different issues of importance to the African society and exploring new grounds that resonates with the general public.
This is the first episode in the "Keep Believing" series. Faith is the unwavering believe in the seemingly impossible. In the wake of many challenges and difficulties, only the man with faith can consistently fight doubt and continue in his quest to achieving his goals. Faith has not just it's roots from the religious background, but also a general term in all facets of life. Entrepreneurs are a group of people who are known for their level of unwavering belief in their dreams and ideas which every other person terms "crazy". This also is the case with the example posited in this episode, the blind Bartimaeus example. This episode strives to encourage all to be steadfast in their firm belief and never give in to the darkness of doubt. But to allow the light of faith to always dispel the darkness of doubt and fear.
In this episode, I reviewed the state of hopelessness currently being experienced after all the events of the last elections. But in the gloomy state of things, there is always hope lurking around the corner. The sole aim of this episode is to cheer up the youths, thank them for giving it their best in the pursuit of changing Nigeria. Also to remind them not to give up hope, but to keep striving with faith until a new Nigeria is achieved.
Here I x-rayed the attitude of some of our "elderly" members of our society who find it insulting to have a young person point out the falsehood of their stands. Also the need to raise a generation of truthful young people who will eventually grow old, become elders and continue the chain of truthful society.
On this episode, I x-ray the need for one to be grateful for whatever process or encounter life throws at you. The need to one to appreciate the growth process and also appreciate the current level of progress in order to be able to take the lessons and forge ahead to the next level. Each level prepares us for the next!
This episode x-rays the importance of friendship, and the effects of time and space (distance) on friendship.
In this episode, the invited guest, Joe, a communications and new media expert helped us dissect the role and impact of social media in the 21st century. We also looked at its influence on offline decision making and actions.
This episode welcomes all listeners to my podcast. Highlighting all the packages I have lined up for those that will follow up on this journey. I welcome you all and hope you enjoy the ride!