My DN Travel News - SD Nuggets™

No. 136: Stop Taking Failure Personally!

April 7, 2014

People who take failure personally, often fail to succeed. Some who succeed fail to continue succeeding, for the same reason! Most people want things to work the way we want all the time. And when that doesn't happen, they give up on themselves. But people who succeed often do so, because they NEVER take failure […]

Entrepreneurship

Fulfilling Farm Business Best Practice Product Orders, Amidst Chaos (True Story)

April 6, 2014

[Lagos, 6:49a.m, 6th April 2014] Each time I visit Lagos, I see more reasons to justify not doing any aspect of my work from here. I spent all of Friday 4th February 2014 - under stressful conditions - battling to prepare and send courier packs to 3 Farm CEOs who paid for my products. One […]

My DN Travel News

Pre-Marital Sex Amongst Teenagers - A PROPOSED SOLUTION

April 4, 2014

[NB: I first e-published this article on 31st July 2003 i.e a decade ago.] I greatly enjoyed watching the maiden edition of a network television show Today’s Woman hosted by Adesuwa on Wednesday 30th July 2003 from 8.30pm. She came across as one who truly desired to make a positive, meaningful and lasting impact in the lives […]

Entrepreneurship

Sometimes You'll Need to Keep It Within Your Family

April 3, 2014

“Tayo, let your wife and kids work with you to run the place. Do not employ people who will have easy access to the inner workings of your business. Out here, people can rarely be found who are that trustworthy. Give them an inch, and they’ll take a mile!" That kind of advice came from […]

Entrepreneurship

Why Marketing to Strangers Yields More Success

April 2, 2014

Rekiya, a chartered accountant had a great career, for 15 years, in a leading financial services firm. Since launching her own consulting outfit 6 months ago however, finding client business has been tough. She’s been offered advice by well meaning friends, relatives, former colleagues and associates. Many recommended calling old school mates, past acquaintances, with […]

Career Development

Earning Income Working From Anywhere (True Story)

April 1, 2014

Yesterday, I was in a Cotonou taxi headed for the Benin Republic-Nigeria border, when Alhaji Usman S., CEO of a pelleted livestock feed manufacturing company in Nigeria’s Kano State, called, and we spoke like old friends…even though we have NEVER met. I've been having such conversations weekly, with increasing frequency since last year... If truth […]

Career Development

No. 135: Succeed by Speaking Part-time With a Full Time Job!

March 31, 2014

Some experts in paid employment are doing great things others can learn from. You may be one of them. Do you know you can earn extra income by sharing what you know with others as a part-time speaker? I offer ideas you can use in this issue of my Speaking Ideas newsletter. Some Self-Employed Experts […]

Entrepreneurship

Achieve Increased Marketing Success Using This System

March 29, 2014

I've used it for years, at zero cost, to repeatedly attract prequalified prospects, who periodically buy from me, and/or refer others to do so. It's difficult to imagine ANY website owner being averse to such benefits. I explain how YOU can have such a system. FACT: If Google Sends People to Websites Unrelated to Their […]

Career Development

Teach Your Child How to Recognize Authentic Success

March 28, 2014

A recent discussion started by a friend - Chima Ejiofor - on Facebook reminded me I wanted to write about two kinds of success: Authentic and Non-Authentic (or to put the latter bluntly…Phony!). If you desire positive, long term progress, pursue achievement of "Authentic Success". I offer ideas you (and any child in your life) […]

Career Development

To Succeed More at Work, LEAVE the "Herd"! (True Story)

March 27, 2014

In 2001, as Training and Technical Development Manager (TTDM) in Guinness Nigeria, I read an article about “Herd mentality”: people wanting to go where others go...like cattle in a herd. The author argued that humans who want to excel will periodically need to break away from the herd. I agree(d) with that author - based […]