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Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
1 min

This is what I want for Christmas

This was originally posted on December 25, 2019 This is what I want from you as my Christmas gift. Use some of your social media capital and share this information so that we can have a productive conversation about the malady of superiority and inferiority complex aka “racism.” Christmas is about the greatest gift of all. God’s free gift of His son Jesus Christ. He became all that we can never be so that we can become all that God created us to be. Would you spare some of yo

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Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
1 min

How Badly Do You Want It?

If you want it badly enough you are going to make the necessary changes that will make you successful. You will push yourself harder. You will stay up a little late. You will change the books you read. You will change the people you hang around with. You will eat less. You will drink less. You will not be afraid to be different. You will stop making excuses and blaming others. You will put in your 100%. You will push yourself harder. You will not give up no matter what happen

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Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
2 min

How to stop blaming your failures

Without taking responsibility for your actions and inaction you will never achieve your goals. To be successful you must take responsibility. This is not an easy thing to do. That is why you must learn to take responsibility by stopping the blame game. Don’t play the blame! Stop blaming your height. Stop blaming your age. Stop blaming your skin color. Stop blaming your parents. Stop blaming the educational system. Stop blaming your siblings. Stop blaming the past. Stop blamin

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One way to form strong habits

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
4 min

One way to form strong habits

We had to wake up this morning at 4:15 am to get ready for our last half marathon run for 2019. The morning was cold, muggy, and wet, and a part of me wanted so badly to stay under the warm sheets. I did not feel like getting out of bed at all. Everything in me wanted me to stay in bed and sleep some. It is worth noting that we are in winter, and the mornings are cold and uncomfortable. Unfortunately, for this “wimpy” part of me, the habit of running kicked in, and I dragged

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A gift that will make you a millionaire in 2020

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
4 min

A gift that will make you a millionaire in 2020

A happy new year and my prayer for you is that 2020 will be a year in which you will maximize one of the most important resources you have, time. The good news is that you are going to have the same amount of time for this year like everybody else. This will be about 365 days, 8,760 hours, 210,240 minutes, and 5,045,760 seconds. If you were told that each second could be turned into a dollar, you would do all to turn your 5,045,760 into $5,045,760. You will be a millionaire b

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One way to become LUCKY

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
3 min

One way to become LUCKY

In 2018 after many years of procrastination and waiting to become lucky in writing, I realized that luck had forgotten the road to my house and was refusing to show up. I had been waiting and praying for inspiration to knock on my door and help me to write prolifically. I was disappointed because even inspiration missed my address, it seems luck and inspiration had conspired to cause my downfall by sabotaging my writing career before it even started. I kept waiting for the fe

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One secret of happiness

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
3 min

One secret of happiness

What comes in your mind when you see a picture like this? Do you take a minute to let a picture like this have an impact on you or you just skip it? What are some of the stereotypes such a picture enforces? Do you have what it takes to see beyond the distractions in this picture? Being vulnerable is not for the faint-hearted, but you have to learn to be vulnerable if you want your life to inspire, encourage, and bless other people. The pressure to always appear put together,

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When Nothing Makes Sense

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
3 min

When Nothing Makes Sense

In 2002 I was sitting in a conference room listening to a speaker from the United States of America delivering a speech. When I heard the gentle voice of the Holy Spirit in my heart, "Eric you are going to America for graduate school." Lord, how is this going to happen? America is too far and expensive. How on earth am I going to raise the 12 million francs that is needed to pay my tuition per year, when I was not even having one hundred thousand in my account? The air ticket

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One Shortcut to Leadership

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
4 min

One Shortcut to Leadership

Do not let the title of this article mislead you. The longest distance between two points is a shortcut. Beware of shortcuts, especially if you are aspiring to be a leader. A leader that desires other people to follow you. There are many different definitions of what leadership is and who a leader is. The question has always been the following. Are all born leaders and should all lead? When you get a proper definition of leadership these questions will answer themselves. Acco

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A New Currency

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
3 min

A New Currency

There is a new currency that all of us who use social media have. The beauty of this new currency is that all of us have an equal amount of it. Therefore, nobody should complain of not having any. This is the only currency that we do not need to do anything to have our first supply, but what you do with this new currency will determine how much it will continue to receive it. You must have heard that a picture or video that was posted by somebody on any of the numerous social

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Geology Inspires

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
3 min

Geology Inspires

You need to see the light in the eyes of the children, feel the energy in the room, and hear the excitement in their voices as they connect to foundation of our civilization and way of life. The children have every reason to be excited because geology truly inspires! " We are part of the rock cycle," I proudly declared and the students took a second look at their hands when I made them understand that we have minerals in our bodies that come from rocks. After probing them for

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Lawlessness is not empathy

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
2 min

Lawlessness is not empathy

I am all for love, justice, and empathy when it comes to immigration and other related issues. We should love all people enough to let them know that our stay here on earth is temporal and no matter how good life in the United States of America is, compared to other parts of the world, there is an expiration date on how long all of us will live on this earth, including living in the United States of America or any other developed country. We should love enough to tell those t

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Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
2 min

I am the architect of my life

I am the architect of my life, And there is no need for any other, I formed myself in my mother’s womb and decided the beginning from the end. Feeble minds believe fables about a divine plan; Unschooled, uninformed, unsophisticated ones cling to midwife tales, I am free from the shackles of man, and my mind is free. At last, I am drinking from my own fountain and have found the truth. My truth, created by me, moderated by our collective effort; The truth that is ever changi

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She is your neighbor

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
4 min

She is your neighbor

The parable of the good Samaritan is more than relevant for us today. Jesus Christ told that story to make a point that we are each other's keeper and should be just that. It is a simple yet profound and compelling story. A man was robbed and left to die, a priest and a Levite on their way to the temple saw the man and did nothing to help. Then the Samaritan of all people shows up, stops, and offers help. From all indications whatever reason the priest and the Levite gave for

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Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
2 min

To live you MUST die

I think there is some hidden law that we should not talk about our faith in God in public, especially in the business arena. When was the law passed and which president signed it into law? It is time to stand up for our Lord and stop being ashamed. There is always a price to pay and we should. Jesus Christ did not go with the flow, and that cost Him His life. He is calling us to die to live, and the world is calling us to a life of comfort, convenience, and self-preservation.

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Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
4 min

Racism Where is Your Sting?

According to the English Oxford Living, Dictionaries Racism is defined as, “Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's race is superior.” Some people think that that they are better than others and even go ahead to act on these thoughts and discriminate against other people. Those who think they are better than others are living in self-delusion. There is one race, and that is humans, and we are all equ

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One way to take the toxin out of charity

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
2 min

One way to take the toxin out of charity

Charity can become toxic when we fail to empower the receiver to experience the joy and blessedness of giving. I went to Cameroon to visit a sustainability project at HOTPEC orphanage. This orphanage has been in operation for 20 years and we believe the time is ripe for the orphanage to start giving to the surrounding community. Our nonprofit is providing the seed capital for micro projects that will meet specific needs in the community and in exchange the community will pay

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It's time to challenge lawlessness

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2020
3 min

It's time to challenge lawlessness

There is a consented effort by some to turn the United States of America into a lawless utopian paradise. This movement is focused on discarding natural laws, civil and societal laws. They are rallying the country to break any law that that stands on their way to achieving whatever they desire to have. It can be pleasure, power, or economic status. All you hear is the call for humanity to rise and be humans. All restraint must be cast off and let true freedom to reign. This d

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Why I am passionate about the USA

Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 23, 2020
3 min

Why I am passionate about the USA

Last December I wanted to travel from the United States of America to visit my parents and siblings plus extended family in my country of birth Cameroon, but there was an obstacle that I had to over come. I had just taken up citizenship of the United States of America in September, which meant that I needed a visa to travel to Cameroon. To apply for a visa to visit Cameroon, I had to hand over my Cameroonian passport to the Cameroonian consulate in Washington DC. What? Up til

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Eric Tangumonkem, Ph.D.

Jul 23, 2020
3 min

Slowly Digging Your Grave with your Teeth

Are you slowly digging your grave with your teeth? Your Professional life, marriage, and all other aspects of your life are directly dependent on when, where, why, and what you eat. Therefore choose what you eat carefully and eat wisely. Food is meant to satisfy your hunger and nourish your body so that you will be able to go about your day and business successfully. The issue is that we are using food for other purposes the food was not meant for. It is not a good idea to de

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