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 […]







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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 […]







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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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My DN Travel News
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 […]







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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 […]







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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 […]







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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 […]







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Entrepreneurship
Use Joint Venture Marketing Partnerships to Achieve Greater Marketing Success
August 9, 2014









The use of Joint Venture Marketing Partnerships to boost sales is a time tested strategy. Sadly, not many people understand how it works, and/or how to use it successfully. This article offers explanations and insights interested persons can use. How It Works: The example of a well known publisher of a business magazine This gentleman […]







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General
Teach Your Child to Learn By Discovery
August 8, 2014









Yesterday, I arrived my home in Lagos, from Cotonou at 11.30 p.m. There was no power, and I learnt the "small" generator “ (I pass my neighbour) stopped working days ago". Asking “Has the plug been cleaned?” would however lead my 13 year old son to SHOCK ME by servicing and starting the generator successfully […]







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Career Development
Why You May Not Need To Rent An Office To Start YOUR Business!
August 7, 2014









Believing you need to have your own office/staff from the start could be a BIG mistake. With only a few exceptions, most businesses can be prudently started up on a small budget, in a way that would increase their changes of achieving long term success. The problem seems however to be that certain individuals come […]







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