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, […]







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Career Development
To Succeed More, You Need a Real World Understanding of the Meaning of Intelligence
September 11, 2014









We often hear (or read) this word - "intelligence" - being used in different situations by different people e.g an intelligent "writer", intelligent "student", intelligent "speaker", intelligent "artist", PLUS on a less approving note, an intelligent THIEF ! 🙂 In this article, I advocate the adoption of what I consider ONE all embracing,and real-world relevant […]







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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 […]







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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 […]







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General
Introduce Your Kids to the Philosophy of Personal Success Achievement (A Real Life Example) - Part 2 of 2
September 6, 2014









Yesterday, in part 1 of 2, I ended my true story at the point where I asked my kids: "What do you call a child of God?". They said: "A child of God." But I told them: NO! [And they looked at me in confusion]. When I told them THE answer, I saw the looks […]







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General
Introduce Your Kids to the Philosophy of Personal Success Achievement (A Real Life Example) - Part 1 of 2
September 5, 2014









On Sunday 17th August 2014 a.m, I had my first Personal Achievement Coaching (PAC) project conversation with my children. I asked them: "What is a child of God called?" and told them it was NOT "child of God". If you truly believe in God, know that this is a message from God to you. If […]







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Career Development
Is That Nice Person "Nice" To Everyone - Or Just YOU?
September 4, 2014









"A person who is nice to you, but is NOT nice to the waiter, is NOT nice" - Author unknown. The foregoing quote captures my preferred definition of being nice, which is essentially entails treating others with "respect and consideration". In this article, I offer five (5) practical ways to evaluate the "quality" of your relationships […]







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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 […]







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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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General
To Succeed, You Need a Reason for Writing
August 30, 2014









If you use your writing to directly or indirectly earn income (e.g. by writing for others, selling written works, or winning buyers for your products and services), this truth may shock you. But I've seen enough proof of it in 10 years, to be sure it's accurate! If you happen to write just "for the […]







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