Career Development
SMART Acronym for People Who Succeed (Incl. Infographic)
December 17, 2013









[NB: Post updated - see bottom - on Wed 18th Dec 2013 @2:04pm - causing reset of views counter.] You probably know the popular SMART acronym - a mnemonic - for setting goals and objectives ("S" for Specific, "M" for Measurable etc). I’m not referring to that. Over the past 10 years, I’ve conceived a […]







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Farm Biz
No. 120: Creativity is Not Genetic (Farmers Have It, & So Do You!)
December 16, 2013









It does not matter if no one in your family, or village, ever created anything noteworthy. Neither does it matter if others in your field think it's a waste of time being creative. As a child of the omnipotent creator, you have the ability to create and innovate. Used wisely, it can help you achieve […]







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Career Development
How to Help Your Employees Produce Better Results - Part 2 of 2
December 14, 2013









This is Part 2 of 2 of this Career Development article. Click here to read Part 1 of 2. 6. Endorse 'Leading" And Make "Bossing" Unfashionable: Make it obvious that "No bosses" are wanted in your workplace, and that only leaders are welcome. The difference between these two types of people is that the former […]







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Career Development
How to Help Your Employees Produce Better Results
December 13, 2013









Do you want your employees to always put in their best efforts at work? This article offers ideas you can use to "subtly" make them do that. Your company's success depends on applying them correctly. Hint: You Need to Establish a Workplace Performance Improvement Philosophy Now the above is just a phrase, but a lot […]







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My DN Travel News
Involve Your Kids in Your Dream, and They'll Succeed Too
December 12, 2013









When I graduated from university, I found myself wondering why a lot of stuff I was learning to function in the real world, were not taught to me earlier. Experience with other kids, and mine convince me I would have had no problems grasping most of it. For instance, it was not until I went […]







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Entrepreneurship
To Succeed, You Need to Treat Money With Respect
December 11, 2013









“If it is true that money talks, the only word we ever heard it say is: 'Goodbye'.” – Anon. Probably no other group of people understand the foregoing statement better than entrepreneurs – especially start-ups. With few exceptions, entrepreneurs often find themselves tormented with perpetual cash shortages, or outright outages. This happens at various stages […]







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Entrepreneurship
Always Be a Dignified Professional (Especially When a Client Is In a Hurry and/or Demands Lower Fees!)
December 10, 2013









A South African poultry broiler farm business owner contacted me via my website last week. And he was in a BIG hurry: “Hi, Could you please send me the Excel trial Version of Broiler Chicken management software. Let me know also the price of the system please. I need this urgently. Regards, Molefe (surname removed […]







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My DN Travel News
No. 119: How to Achieve Success in Any Field (True Story)
December 9, 2013









This true story demonstrates how FAITH, persistently applied, can help you succeed in any field - including Writing, and Public Speaking. I share it not to brag, but to (hopefully) inspire others to do what I’ve done, or even better. "Nothing in life is more wonderful than faith - the one great moving force which […]







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Career Development
When You're Not Working, Create a Bigger Dream (Hint: New Product - My Pineapple Peels Based Cakes...Made Without an Oven!)
December 7, 2013









When I'm not hammering away at my laptop keyboard, writing articles, reports and books...or building custom Excel-VB software, I'm likely to be found sleeping, or working to progress further towards my ultimate dream. That dream is to own what I call a Home-Based Farm-Products-Brew-Pub. And I've nursed it since 1999, when I still worked in […]







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My DN Travel News
Are Your Kids Ready to Succeed in Your World?
December 6, 2013









A few days ago I spoke with my wife and kids in Lagos, on phone. While speaking with my 10 year old boy, he suddenly exclaimed “Tayo, we’ve started selling the pineapple peels drink in our school”! “Really? How much?” I asked. He replied “N50” (fifty naira). By the time I hung up, I was […]







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