Hi,
My name is Ralph Kofi Nyadzi. I am a left-handed online tutor and professional blogger.
But people call me Mr Ralph. Even Caesar, my pet cat, does!
I think it is proper for me to let you know a bit about myself. This is exactly what I’m about to do.
No pretensions, no false claims, no excessive humility.
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Identity – Ralph Kofi Nyadzi
I’ve been told a very rare story about my identity. As a newly-born baby, I was never given a specific name by those who brought me into the world.
I’ve suffered a kinda identity crisis ever since. Then my little elder sister (then a 3 to 4-year-old) started calling me by a certain funny but popular name at the time. That got stuck. You might get to know one day.
But the truth is the connotations surrounding that name have both helped and obstructed my way through life.
Consequently, I have become a firm believer in the profound ramifications a chosen name can have on the life of an individual.
Be careful about the name or names you finally choose to live with. Your name will affect your entire life.
I toyed with a couple of names as I grew older. The baptismal name I hardly use. In fact, it underwent some modification to serve my formal education purposes.
Today, however, I’m known to most people as Ralph Nyadzi.
So if you’re lucky to be reading this, you must know that here is the only place I’ve made things clear about my sometimes confusing identity.
Unofficially, I’m known to some as Kofi Nyadzi. This is simply because I’m a Friday-born male from Ghana.
To most of my students and almost all others within my rather small circle, I’m simply MR. RALPH.
Personality Type
I have fully convinced myself, at least for now, that I’m Choleric and a LOGICIAN belonging to the rare INTP personality type.
The “I” stands for introverted. Not the extreme type, though. But enough to irk you if you’re the judgmental kind of individual.
Call me a non-conformist and you’ll not be far from right.
I think this article says more than enough about me. Both the positives and the not-too-positives. Except that I love the arts more than the sciences.
Who knows, this could have something to do with the way Mathematics in particular was presented to me as a young lad growing up in school.
In fact, I later had to take full personal responsibility for learning Mathematics MY WAY. It was only then that I miraculously began to top my class.
But the harm had already been done. My first love has remained Language, Literature, and Liberal Arts in general.
Why I’m Qualified to Teach General Arts/Liberal Arts
I want to show you why you can trust me to guide you to effectively learn or teach all the subjects and skills you will find on this website.
But let me make this point clear. I’m doing this not because I want to boast. It is only necessary for you to know whom you’re dealing with. In fact, it is in your best interest to be clear about what I’m capable of doing in terms of my God-given talents, skills, and experience. I believe that this will help you to know the difference and choose what you think is best for you.
As you can see, it’s all about you, and you only.
Education
I have a background in Language and Literature (English and Ewe), Classics, Educational Psychology as well as School Administration.
I pride myself on the fact that I’ve been able to acquire a bigger chunk of my knowledge and skills through self-education outside the four walls of a traditional classroom.
This is why I’m naturally a huge fan of self-teaching, homeschooling, self-help, and the do-it-yourself movement.
Work-Life & Skills
I am a self-employed entrepreneur, writer, teacher, pro blogger, and technology junkie.
Currently, I’m the founder and CEO of RN Digital Media Enterprise, an online content marketing platform. Together with my team of highly motivated partners and supporters, we run a number of websites including CegastAcademy.com, BloggingtotheMax.com, and NanaAkuaAgyeiwaa.com.
I was actually born to be a writer. But somehow, I got trained to become a teacher. Then somewhere in the journey, life taught me to become a lover of everything technology.
Now I combine these in my everyday life and work. I am a freelance writer, author, publisher, blogger, online educator, and e-learning strategist as well as a website designer and WordPress trainer/consultant.
Achievements
I am a proud recipient of the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana,
Yeah! That’s the alma mater I love to call CapeVars.
I simply prefer this name to the more popular UCC.
I was actually born to be a writer. But somehow, I got trained to become a teacher. Then somewhere in the journey, life taught me to become a lover of everything technology.
Ralph Kofi Nyadzi
I had two other Distinctions in my bag. One in the Middle School Leaving Certificate Examination and the other in the Nov/Dec GCE Ordinary Level examination.
I’m proud to say that with absolutely NO formal, regular high school tuition nor the help of a private tutor, I managed to obtain a Division One With Distinction as a private candidate in the NOV/DEC WAEC GCE/SCHOOL CERT examination.
I’m also a winner of an award in a BBC World Service Poetry Competition.
For the past twenty-two years, I’ve been my own boss. It hasn’t been easy, no, but it’s been exciting and most fulfilling.
Since 1999, I have successfully coached and mentored 3000+ students and adult learners at both the secondary and tertiary levels to achieve their educational and career dreams.
Values
- The simple lifestyle
- Frugality
- Minimalism
- Intentional living
- Dependability and reliability
- Integrity
- Being true to myself and others, I try as much as possible not to pretend to be what I am not.
- Compassion and self-sacrifice.
Books
- The Self-Support Guide
- Becoming Self Employed
- Regrets: A Story About Love Betrayed
- Success Quotes for Achievers
- The Guy in the Glass: A Motivational Short Story
- Fast Track WASSCE CRS Objective Test Q & A
Passions
- Self-employment and entrepreneurship
- The wonders of the Universe
- Non-stop learning. I mean lifelong learning
- Digital publishing
- Internet research
- Social media marketing
- Work, work, work
- Helping others as much as I can to improve their lot.
- Liberal Arts (General Arts) studies
Setbacks
I have so far not been able to achieve the below personal dreams nor complete the underlisted projects. Some are still dear to my heart. A couple of others, however, have lost my devotion for good.
- Establish a tertiary-level private educational institution, preferably, a university.
- Set up a foundation to give educational scholarships to the needy, at least, in my country.
- Establish a centre for personal development and financial literacy skills studies.
- A private senior high school. It collapsed due to low-quality student intake and the threat posed by a national policy on free public high school education.
- Stop working IN my business (as if I were still an employee) early so I can focus on working ON it only (like a real CEO).
- A couple of other devastating failures. I leave them to my Creator.
Personal Philosophy
The creator never sent any one of us into the world to come and suffer or to end up being underachievers.
With the right attitude and orientation, we can do a lot to live a life of fulfilment and reasonable satisfaction even without much external support.
Blaming others and complaining about everything around you is the worst killer of all ambitions and personal aspirations.
Addiction
BBC World Service News & Programmes
Pets
Four cats. I’ve spoilt them with too much fish and meat! Just can’t help it.
Home Country
Ghana
Guiding Personal Development Quote
“There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.”
Henry van Dyke
#1 Life Inspirational Quote
When shit happens, turn it into fertilizer. – PINTEREST QUOTES
Favourite African Proverb
It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Don’t you agree?
Thank you!
