Entrepreneurship
No. 122: You Need Mastery, Innovation and a Problem Solving Focus
December 30, 2013









Modiu confidently assured me he could do it. He said “Just let me have each child’s age. That’s all I need to sew the outfits for them”.And he was going to sew six full outfits in about 4 days (with piles of other people's fabrics awaiting his attention)! I still struggled to believe it. Modiu […]







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My DN Travel News
Must You Quit Paid Employment to Influence Change in Nigeria? (If YES, will you get a FAIR & IMPARTIAL chance to do it?)
December 28, 2013









I tried posting a contribution to a friend’s recent post, in which one person asked him to quit his job to do something about the problems he was complaining about regarding Nigeria. It’s however morphed from a comment into this 5th issue of "My Ideas for Making Nigeria Better" PDF series :-)) Click here to […]







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My DN Travel News
Show Others How to Succeed!
December 27, 2013









In 2002, I worked as a volunteer maths tutor in an NGO’s weekend(secondary school students) tutoring project.. Having overcome a severe math-phobia (with the help of a private tutor) to get a distinction on my second exam attempt, I had a passion for demystifying maths for students. I Dreaded Maths in Secondary School… You see […]







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Self-Development
What Should You Really Give to People at Christmas?
December 26, 2013









"What! Giving again?" I ask in dismay. 'And must I keep giving away?" 'Oh no' said the angel looking me through. 'Just keep giving till the Master stops giving to you!" Source: "Success through a Positive Mental Attitude", by Napoleon Hill NB: This article should have published yesterday 25th December 2013...but I was back in […]







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Entrepreneurship
Sometimes Going On Alone Will Be Futile (Hint: I Wrote "Begging Letters" to Keep Going)
December 24, 2013









I first encountered the term "begging letters", from reading a biography of Karl Marx. Many books have been written about Marx, and NONE fail to mention that he wrote "begging letters" (read this one). That's why I know that the SMSes/emails I've sent to ONE friend (few times in 2002), and many relatives (over the […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 121: If Others Doubt Your Ideas, You’ve Probably Struck Gold!
December 23, 2013









Fran Tarkenton (Former American Football Star turned Millionaire Entrepreneur) once said:   “I have never started a company that, at some point, didn’t cause me to have doubts. ‘This must be a stupid idea because no one else is doing it. Why don’t people get it? Maybe there is nothing there’. We all have self doubts, but […]







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Entrepreneurship
Even When Too Busy, Don't Stop Marketing!
December 21, 2013









[UPDATE: 15 February 2025] NEVER STOP MARKETING! Why The Time To Do More Serious Marketing Is When "The Going Is Good". This piece was originally published as a blog post (see below) . It’s now republished HERE - today (15 February 2025) - as a PDF. Click HERE (or the above COVER) to download the […]







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Career Development
Sell Successfully Using a Mailing List
December 20, 2013









[Quick tip: If you own - or run - an agro-based/allied business, the ideas in this article can REALLY help you. Trust me. I LOVE farmers - and would NEVER steer you wrong :-))] Are you responsible for creating marketing awareness, and generating sales leads for your company? If yes, then building a mailing list […]







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Career Development
Quitting My Job Earned Me Names (e.g "mad"), But Today...
December 19, 2013









"Many people still think you must have been mad to do what you did". Those were the words uttered to me by a former senior colleague that I held in considerably high esteem. My response to that "verdict" about my mental state of health, ostensibly passed by some of my former colleagues was along the […]







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Entrepreneurship
The Right Mental Attitude Keeps Dreams Alive
December 18, 2013









“The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune.” – Napoleon Hill In truth, how long a person can keep going in pursuit of a valued goal, will often be a function of his/her mental attitude, based on available reserve […]







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