Entrepreneurship

To Perpetually Achieve Noteworthy Success, You May Need To Be Moderate In Your Humility

September 17, 2014

I once read the following quote in a magazine, and it really hit home with me: “In all things, apply moderation - including moderation” - Anon There is, in some societies, this issue of “humility" and how important it is for a person not to appear “proud” or “arrogant”. I believe it is sometimes taken […]

Entrepreneurship

You Need to Know Your REAL Friends - Accepting Help Indiscriminately Can get you Exploited

September 16, 2014

When you first begin your business, you will likely be often short on cash. Those periods might force you to have to depend on others. If you accept unsolicited offers of help from just about anyone who makes them, you can set yourself up to be ripped-off or exploited causing you major suffering/setbacks. Read this […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 159: 5 Key Reasons Competent Experts Struggle to Make Profits!

September 15, 2014

Many competent experts struggle to find/win clients. To make matters worse - in serving few clients they win - these experts often fail to demand adequate remuneration! I used to be like that ...years ago...but NOT anymore. I used my suffering to drive myself to find a PERMANENT SOLUTION...which is what I now share below. […]

Entrepreneurship

How to Avoid Wasting Money You Spend On Adverts

September 13, 2014

I sent huge amounts of my working capital down "newspaper advertising drainpipes", when I first started out, because I did not have a proper understanding of the important considerations for deciding on how and where to place my ads. My thinking about advertisements, and how to use them to attract business for myself was terribly […]

Career Development

Defeat Traitors Using Compassion (Hint: Welcome a Judas into Your Life!)

September 12, 2014

FACT: You can be a genius and still fail due to a "close friend's" betrayal. This week, I'm teaching my kids about this. "Et tu Brutus?!" Caesar's famous exclamation is one of the classic examples of how great people responded to discovery of acts of betrayal by those closest to them. In my personal opinion, […]

Entrepreneurship

Email to a Farm CEO About Powerful Reasons For Using a Blog

September 10, 2014

Today I sent an email message to a new Farm CEO client, who'd purchased my Monthly Poultry Farm Manager app. The email was however NOT about the app or his farm. Instead it was about a blog I discovered he created in 2012, then later abandoned, which I wanted him to know could be VERY […]

Entrepreneurship

Get the Excel-VB driven Cash Inflow and Outflow Tracker app(Featuring Screenshot Images & Video Demonstration)

September 9, 2014

In yesterday's issue of my newsletter, I mentioned that I would publish a blog featuring my Excel-VB driven Cash Inflow and Outflow Tracker (BCCT) app: THIS is IT. I built the BCCT app within 48 hours, in late 2007 during a dark period following a major setback. From late September through November that year, I […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 158: To Achieve Sustainable Selling Success, NEVER Stop Marketing!

September 8, 2014

In late 2007, I had a setback when I broke a fundamental rule which I've summed up as: "Never stop marketing. Not even when business is so good that you’re over booked!” Ignoring this is often what causes the feast-famine cycle many people pass through! In this issue of my newsletter, I use a true […]

Career Development

Top Twelve Ways to Achieve Results Focused Self-Development

September 3, 2014

Too many people claim to do Self-Development, when what they do is mostly wishful thinking, with little or NO ACTION TAKING! The ideas I offer will help you practice results-focused Self-Development that yields tangible benefits! 1. BREAK the bad habit of idolising paper qualifications Don’t rush like others to acquire the latest certification unless you’re […]

Entrepreneurship

To Succeed, You Need to Avoid Advice from Wrong People!

September 2, 2014

Who are you taking advice from in your business or personal life? Every day in Nigeria, and I am sure all over the world as well, people find themselves on the receiving end of advice from speakers, writers, presenters etc. On radio, TV, newspapers, the web, tons of advices are offered by (mostly) well meaning […]

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