Tina Love Foundation (TLF)

Tina Love Foundation (TLF)

6/17/2025, 4:06:25 PM

13 The CEO To those who understand: No explanation is necessary... To those who don't understand: No explanation will suffice"... A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together. He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you. "The young executives were Shocked, but the boss continued. "I am going to give each one of you a SEED today - one very special SEED. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next CEO." One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed. Every day, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow. Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure. Six months went by -- still nothing in Jim's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however, he just kept watering and fertilizing the soil - He so wanted the seed to grow. A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought their plants to the CEO for inspection. Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest about what happened. Jim felt sick to his stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right. He took his empty pot to the board room. When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful -- in all shapes and sizes.. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for him! When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young executives. Jim just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!" All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the Financial Director to bring him to the front. Jim was terrified. He thought, "The CEO knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!" When Jim got to the front, the CEO asked him what had happened to his seed - Jim told him the story. The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim, and then announced to the young executives, "Behold your next Chief Executive Officer! His name is Jim!" Jim couldn't believe it. Jim couldn't even grow his seed. "How could he be the new CEO?" the others said. Then the CEO said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone in this room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not possible for them to grow. All of you, except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive Officer!" * If you plant honesty, you will reap trust * If you plant goodness, you will reap friends * If you plant humility, you will reap greatness * If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment * If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective * If you plant hard work, you will reap success * If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later. Think about this for a minute.... If I happened to show up on your door step crying, would you care? If I called you and asked you to pick me up because something happened, would you come? If I had one day left to live my life, would you be part of that last day? If I needed a shoulder to cry on, would you give me yours? This is a test to see who your real friends are or if you are just someone to talk to you when they are bored. Do you know what the relationship is between your two eyes? They blink together, they move together, they cry together, they see things together, and they sleep together, but they never see each other; ....that's what friendship is. Your aspiration is your motivation, your motivation is your belief, your belief is your peace, your peace is your target, and life is like hard core torture without it! "The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you" #June #Enterprise TLF💚

Tina Love Foundation (TLF)

6/18/2025, 9:22:44 AM

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Tina Love Foundation (TLF)

6/12/2025, 9:30:57 AM

12th of June is World Day against Child Labour. We commend all those individuals, groups, NGOs, Charities, Foundations and others who engage in one form of advocacy and activity for children's rights and welfare. God bless your labour and work of love. May we not do anything in vain. Kindly watch the Ted talk on Labour in Nigeria by Michael Nwabufo. Let's discuss on whether or not this issue is objective or subjective especially in a country like ours where we at one time or the other have had dealings with children who were either selling goods to us or offering services. Remember: Children are gifts from God. Remember the ultimate law is love. God is love. Be inspired by the works of Zuriel Oduwole. There is no answer outside of God. Your life in God is most important. In all your research, submit to Jesus Christ and be fervent. ... the ultimate law is love. #June #Enterprise TLF💚

Tina Love Foundation (TLF)

5/17/2025, 6:58:10 AM

Our D Day for the Month's theme! 17th of May is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. We commend all those individuals, groups, NGOs, Charities, Foundations and others who engage in one form or the other of promoting telecommunication and information. God bless your labour and work of love. May we not do anything in vain. Let me share this secret with you, don't tell anybody you heard it from me sha! If anyone tells you to speak their language because you are in their state, tell them to speak English that it's the lingual franca of Nigeria recognised by the highest law of the land. If they say English is not our language and we are really not English, tell them bravo! So also I'm not from your village, and your language is not mine. I beg don't find trouble oh. As much as you can learn new languages. If someone would not show interest in your language or would force their language on you, no matter how dominating (including English language), challenge them to learn yours. Remember 2 Corinthians 4:2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake. Remember the ultimate law is love. God is love. There is no answer outside of God. Your life in God is most important. In all your research, submit to Jesus Christ and be fervent. Bravo to our telecommunication companies here in Nigeria who give with one hand and take with the other. TLF utilises data in 50% of our activities and we have had to spend more on data since the covid19 pandemic started! We thank all those who have helped us with such internet/data access - Mr. Ike Njamanze, Engr. Sam Anene, Mr. Benson Asemota, Mr. Bight Audu, Engr. Oghosa, Mr. Destiny, Mr. Etinosa and Engr. Chijioke Muokogwu, among others! You all are amazing and we appreciate you all in TLF. In all we thank God for telecommunications. If some of us had the privilege of having landlines, cyber cafes and NITEL credit cards to make calls with public phones in booths, many people did not have such opportunities. But telecommunication is not a luxury but a necessity. Look at how far commerce, security, religion, education and relationships have gone with the availability and widespread access to various forms of telecommunication devices! We celebrate with the Information Society and wish all those in the ICT a happy celebration. But as an NGO we are calling on all relevant authorities to make telecommunication cheap, clear and accessible. ... the ultimate law is love. #May #Communication

Tina Love Foundation (TLF)

5/17/2025, 6:57:04 AM

Be reminded of our Theme for this month It's our month of light aka communication. Communication brings awareness, which brings light to a dark area of our world we do not yet concern ourselves with, and this causes an action plan to be made and executed. We urge us in love to pick one of the above issues under our theme for the month and help share messages, videos, pictures and matters for discussion and action plans under any of the issues. Communication is key to human existence. Remember the tower of Babel? But more so remember the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was poured out on all who were in Jerusalem and they spoke in various tongues. Communicate and listen to communicate. Don't be a harbinger of Fake News. In line with this theme, these are the relevant UN days for our theme this month of May- 3 May World Press Freedom Day  5 October World Teachers’ Day  13 February World Radio Day  16 May International Day of Light  17 May World Telecommunication and Information Society Day  21 November World Television Day  23 September International Day of Sign Languages  24 October World Development Information Day 28 September International Day for Universal Access to Information  30 September International Translation Day  For: Tina Love Foundation (TLF💚) #May #Communication

Tina Love Foundation (TLF)

5/18/2025, 3:21:12 PM

Read our tracts please. Join us to share our tracts. Please anywhere you see our tracts help ensure they reach the readers and are not discarded, destroyed or mutilated. We urge you to come to our Office to get copies to help us share at home and abroad. Inspired by the Holy Spirit you can also write for us and\or donate to printing and publication. Thank you. TLF💚

Tina Love Foundation (TLF)

5/17/2025, 6:56:33 AM

16th May yearly is International Day of Light. We commend all those individuals, groups, NGOs, Charities, Foundations and others who engage in providing light for us to have access to information and enhance communication. God bless your labour and work of love. May we not do anything in vain. Remember Genesis 1:3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. Micah 7:8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The LORD will be a light to me. Remember the ultimate law is love. God is love. There is no answer outside of God. Your life in God is most important. In all your research, submit to Jesus Christ and be fervent. Let there be light! Was the beginning of all of creation. With light came day, the sun, moon and stars. In present day we now have light in different forms. While growing up we had lantern, candles, gas light. Then we involved still carrying along generators. We now have solar and other forms of electricity. Why is light important in #Communication? Well we need light to broadcast and receive information. In these modern times, we rely on internet and our devices need to be charged. We light to watch TV, listen to radio, read newspapers, magazines and more! Happy International Day of Light. We encourage engagements, contributions and support for our activities. Please bear in mind that money is essential in this Foundation. We welcome donations in cash and kind, endowment and referrals. We run generators at our centre. Our activities include seminars and film-shows. We have so many uses of light at TLF. Besides our monthly budget for TLF and the Centre, we spend mostly excessively on data, power and printing. ... the ultimate law is love. #May #Communication

Tina Love Foundation (TLF)

5/11/2025, 1:51:58 PM

#Communication #May TLF 💚