August, 2014 - SD Nuggets™

Speaking & Acting With Self-Confidence Does NOT Make You Arrogant!

August 21, 2014

I've been accused of being arrogant several times - especially during my startup years. Some "critics" actually said MY arrogance was why I struggled in business back then. They told me to "humble" myself, so I could be "elevated". I laughed at such suggestions back then. And I still do today. Here's why... As a […]

Entrepreneurship

"HOW I MADE MY FIRST MILLION AS A WRITER SELLING BOOKS…" - by Charles Ayo Dada (Hint: This is the FREE Downloadable PDF version of his original Facebook post)

August 20, 2014

I like Facebook a lot, but I've had to develop a strategy to beat its habit of sometimes inadvertently "hiding" potentially useful information from those who most need it. A good example is the amazingly educative story told on 18th August 2014 by the award winning Nigerian writer, Charles Ayo Dada on his Facebook wall. […]

Entrepreneurship

Proven Strategy for Making Your Business Idea Investor Friendly

August 19, 2014

I recently read an appeal posted as a comment by a young MBA student on a millionaire’s Facebook page, asking the latter to consider investing in a business idea he had. My heart went out to young man, because I knew he needed to be told a (potentially) painful truth. The harsh truth: It will […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 155: To Excel, Avoid Rigid Routine & Focus on GETTING RESULTS THAT WORK!

August 18, 2014

Last Friday (15th August 2014) a.m., at Mr. Biggs’ Maryland outlet in Lagos-Nigeria, I met - for the FIRST time ever in 2 years - with Enuenwemba Chukuyenum (Chuks) - a past buyer of my Ration Formulator app. We shook hands, hugged, then held each other like old friends (see photo below), while my 15 […]

Entrepreneurship

Beat Competitors by Doing Things Differently!

August 16, 2014

"It should be encouraging to know that practically all great fortunes began in the form of compensation for personal services, or from sale of ideas. What else, except ideas and personal services, would one not possessed of property have to give in return for riches?" - Napoleon Hill in "Think & Grow Rich" Business marketing […]

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To Succeed, START Living in the Real World - TODAY! (Hint: And Teach Your Child to Do the Same!)

August 15, 2014

As I said in the research paper I presented at the Center for Management Development, a dangerous craze to acquire paper qualifications in order to secure jobs or higher positions has overtaken many in today's Nigeria. They have lost sight of so many things they can learn through diligent application of self-development. By "things" I […]

Career Development

To Succeed, Go Beyond Quoting Quotes

August 15, 2014

One morning in 2009, I heard the following quote (credited to a famous American celebrity) on radio: "Success is the result of good judgement. Good judgement is the result of experience. Experience is the result of bad judgement". The moral according to the radio presenter, is that FAILURES we go through in life (as a […]

Career Development

STOP Procrastinating And START Achieving The Goals You Dream About!

August 13, 2014

Every January, many people announce new year resolutions, but by December achieve little or nothing. I've had some intriguing characters PAY me to teach them web design, or Excel-VB, ONLY to leave wondering why I'm chasing them to attend agreed sessions: Funny world indeed! This article explains why you must make procrastination your enemy, and […]

General

Powerful Resources to Boost Your Poultry Farm's Performance

August 12, 2014

Poultry farming is a potentially risky but time-tested income generator. If you have bought my popular Practical Feed Formulation Handbook (or downloaded the FREE chapter PDF version), then you know I have an elaborate background in poultry farming. That background covers practical hands-on experience in intensive, market-focused production of broilers, cockerels, and layers - especially in […]

Career Development

No. 154: KUKURU DANGER™ - 5 True Stories About the Adventures - & Misadventures! - of a School Age Child Trying to Find Purpose in Life (FREE 20 PAGE PAPERBACK BOOK PREVIEW)

August 11, 2014

This week, I continue my call on experts-who-speak in the education "industry" to offer programs to influence school curriculums towards better equipping students to succeed in the real world. I offer a FREE preview of my new book, which is based on the same theme, for interested experts to review. SCROLL DOWN TO READ FULL […]