Entrepreneurship

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Entrepreneurship

Achieve Superior Success by Letting Your Work Speak for You

December 3, 2013

Henry Kaiser once said: "When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt". Many people achieve their website (sales and other) goals very quietly - everyday. They let their diligent work convince buyers, and sometimes use "success stories" to re-inforce their impact. This article discusses requirements for succeeding that way. Many Whose Websites Succeed Noiselessly Are […]

Entrepreneurship

How to Use Niches & Specialties to Boost Your Profits (Article & Infographic)

November 26, 2013

I once got - in 2003 - a LONG email response to a proposal I submitted. It was from the CEO/founder, of a company regarded as one of Nigeria’s foremost brand marketing and advertising companies. He politely declined interest in my proposal of a Strategic Partnership between my start-up Self-Development Academy, and his well established, […]

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