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Daily Guide’s CEO, Mrs Gina Blay displaying the award and certificate. With her are Fortune Alimi (Editor), Henrietta Abayie and Halifax Ansah-Addo

“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realise they were the big things.” —Author Unknown

Most often, we hear people say, “This is not how we do it here, or this is not the house style” when one tries to bring a form of variety (change) in the way things are being done at where he or she finds him/herself.
I was once watching a cartoon series on television and one of the characters that wanted to jump over a very big valley, seeing how wide the gap was, got a little scared but said, “There is nothing like impossible if you do not give it a try”.
On Saturday, 15th August 2009, the Ghana Journalists Association held its 14th Awards Ceremony that also marked the Diamond Jubilee Anniversary of the association.
Among the many awards that were dished out, Daily Guide was unanimously adjudged Best layout and design (newspaper) for the year 2008.
You could imagine the grin I had on my face even as I lay on my bed, forcing myself to sleep. I felt more like my one and a half-year-old daughter with a glass of ‘Vitamilk’ in hand; she will not let go until the whole quantity is gulped down her throat.
So, at least someone is watching. The GJA Awards has made me, my department and the whole of Daily Guide feel very special among all the papers that are trying so hard to match us, as far as designing is concern.
Daily Guide has done her best to break away from the traditional way of doing things and today, a lot of newspapers a forcing so hard to look like us. They might do their best but who ever picks their newspapers will say, “Your design looks like that of Daily Guide’s” simply because we have set the pace and they are following.
We never saw an impossibility on our way, but with encouragement, determination and prayer to seek God’s knowledge, wisdom, understanding and the spirit of creativity, we have come this far. Do not feel too comfortable where you find yourself, break out of that comfort zone and you will one day look back and realise that it is for the good of it.
Kudos to all “Wemblians”!