Entrepreneurship
To Effortlessly Do More, Get Into Flow (Or The Zone)!
July 2, 2013









It’s been about 5 years since I wrote my 6,000 (six thousand) word article titled “Become a Habitual Peak Performer: Learn How to Get Into "Flow"(Or..."The Zone") More Frequently”. In that article, I explained what getting into flow (or the zone) means. It means entering a state of mind, that facilitates seemingly effortless attainment of […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 96: Amaze Clients By Being Extraordinary!
July 1, 2013









What you’re about to read is a simple – but very effective - formula for impressing people who pay for your services. People who do extraordinary things often get called “amazing”. If YOU can learn how to habitually deliver extraordinary results, clients will call YOU amazing! It's that simple. This issue of my speaking IDEAS […]







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Career Development
Sometimes You Need to Act Without Your Intuition (6 Tips)
June 28, 2013









This article is a sequel to the piece on my blog titled “How to Establish Truth, and Experience Less Doubt“. Like I said in that piece, to use your sixth sense simply LISTEN to your deepest feelings, and act on them. However, sometimes those “feelings” may not be distinct enough for you make your mind […]







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Career Development
Be Easy to Identify Online
June 26, 2013









Success in business (or life in general) requires getting others to trust you. Today, people will readily Google your name to find out more about you. Do you have your first name and surname registered as a domain name i.e. www.firstnamesurname.com? This article explains why your success may depend in-part, on doing that - as […]







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Entrepreneurship
Why Company Retirement Courses Rarely Work
June 25, 2013









This is a sequel to yesterday's issue of my Speaking IDEAS newsletter, titled "Speaking to Retirees & Aspiring Entrepreneurs". If you have to organise training courses for (prospective) retirees, start-ups and/or aspiring entrepreneurs, THIS is one article you want to read. Otherwise you may get it ALL wrong. Believe me! Before leaving in December 2001, to […]







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Career Development
How to Use Your Job to Prepare for Retirement (6 Tips)
June 20, 2013









Every employee will eventually leave the company s/he works for e.g. via retirement. Sometimes companies can also “leave employees” e.g. via retrenchment. Either way, it pays to be ready. In one of his books, Robert Kiyosaki, recommended proactively acquiring skills that would help one in self-employment, while still in paid employment. It’s an unusual - […]







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Career Development
THE FOOL WHO THOUGHT HE WAS WISE (A 14 Year Old's Useful Short Story On HIV-AIDS Prevention)
June 19, 2013









This insightful piece was written by a 14 year old boy – Amaechi O.S - 6 months ago. It was typed by him in MS Word format. The story delivers a powerful message regarding a dangerous misconception some people – especially kids or “uneducated” adults - may have about “how to wear” condoms to prevent […]







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Career Development
Attract Success by Leaving Others Better Off Than When They Met You (2 Tips)
June 18, 2013









FACT: In business, and life in general, doing what this title proposes is sure to lead you to attract long term recognition and success to yourself. I employ it in dealing with every person I encounter – both online, and off the web. I strive to do it no matter how brief our interaction is. […]







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Entrepreneurship
You Can Get Paid MORE for Doing LESS Work, By Adopting This Simple Mindset
June 11, 2013









Are you good at what you do? Very good? If no, work hard on yourself, so you can use the ideas here. But if yes, this article explains how you can get paid more, for doing the same or even less work. It goes without saying that getting to the competence level that makes it […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 93: Aim to Be Reliably Competent - Not Popular
June 10, 2013









Competence, when reliable - and especially when exceptional - can lead to popularity or fame. However, chasing popularity ahead of competence can make you prone to avoidable mistakes e.g. going inadequately prepared for a speaking gig, and goofing up. Now that, could also make you popular – but it would be for the wrong reasons! […]







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