My DN Travel News
Your Child can Succeed Even When Schooling Fails
April 18, 2014









This article was inspired by Dauda Ayodele’s Facebook post which read: ““THE POOR EDUCATION THEY ARE GIVING US IS INTENTIONAL. TO CREATE UNINFORMED MULTITUDES AND IT IS WORKING THE WAY THEY WANT”. It was linked to a 2006 report (shared by Dr. Chukwuma Christopher Osaji) that quotes Governor Ali Modu Sheriff, on the same theme. […]







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Career Development
Is It (Sometimes) Good To Have A Bad Boss?
April 17, 2014









Who is a good boss? And when can you correctly say that your boss is "bad"? This is an issue that is subject to a lot of debate. Does the fact that your boss does(or makes you do) certain things you personally dislike, make him/her "bad"? I say NOT necessarily! This article explores this subject, […]







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Farm Biz
How to Correct Excess Energy Content in a Livestock Ration [Feed Formulation Home Study Video Series]
April 16, 2014









Quick Take-Away : This is Video No. 21 (out of 33) in my New Practical Feed Formulation (& Compounding) Home Study Video Series. I discuss the process of calculating a Substitution Value to correct excess energy in  a derived ration - as described in pages 26 to 27 of my popular feed formulation handbook, which the video […]







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Entrepreneurship
Can Lack Of Money Stop Your Marriage Succeeding?
April 15, 2014









Drawing from my experiences initially as an employee, and later as an entrepreneur, I describe the psychological challenge that confronts a person who runs out of money, while married - and doing business. I then offer practical for surviving such periods of financial adversity, without losing dignity. Do you have a spouse? If yes, do […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 137: Succeed By "Looking Bigger" Than You Are!
April 14, 2014









Size (in physical or financial terms) can confer “popularity”. So can appearing to be everywhere. That’s why I argue that making yourself look bigger than you are, can make your marketing more successful! People – and organisations - that are popular, often get their offers taken more seriously, than those who are not. SCROLL DOWN […]







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My DN Travel News
Activism Does Not Succeed With Egotism (Case Study of Nigeria's Activists)
April 13, 2014









I believe about 80% of Nigeria's activists let egotism and hidden ambitions diminish their impact. This is based on my personal observations, and subtle testing, of many I've related with over the past decade. Screaming, tearing your hair out, or beating your head against the wall won't change my view. And if youre objective, you'll […]







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My DN Travel News
An Idiot With an Educational Qualification?
April 13, 2014









To give our children a good head start in life, so they can enjoy better success than we have (and in the process contribute to society even better than we will), we must help them discover themselves. In other words, we are obligated to help our children find their purpose in life. If we can […]







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Career Development
Why I Give Free Money Making Ideas to Excel Trainers
April 11, 2014









I periodically offer unsolicited income generating ideas, via phone/email to CEOs of training companies I discover offer MS Excel training. In fact, I just did THAT today, with a Lagos based trainer. This article explains why I give away money making ideas I could use by myself! As an Excel-VB Solutions Developer, I've used my […]







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Career Development
The Story of an Employee Whose Cup was “FULL” (How Thinking You Know It All, Can Cost You/Your Employer!)
April 10, 2014









As a keen student of human nature, I’ve noticed that once (we think) we’re doing well, many of us have a tendency to conclude no one can tell us anything new. Last week, I encountered a young lady afflicted with this problem while visiting my bank. I’d overheard her giving marketing tips to a new […]







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Entrepreneurship
How my Automated Invoice Generator Was Built to Solve a Real Life Client Problem
April 9, 2014









Last Tuesday, during a meeting with a Web Marketing client, a Jos based business owner called asking for the price for my mini Poultry Farm Manager software. 6 hours later – around 8p.m at night - he’d done a bank transfer to me.The next day he called and asked “Do you have software to generate […]







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