My DN Travel News
Are Your Kids Ready to Succeed in Your World?
December 6, 2013









A few days ago I spoke with my wife and kids in Lagos, on phone. While speaking with my 10 year old boy, he suddenly exclaimed “Tayo, we’ve started selling the pineapple peels drink in our school”! “Really? How much?” I asked. He replied “N50” (fifty naira). By the time I hung up, I was […]







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Career Development
Fun Strategy for Quickly Improving Language Skills
December 5, 2013









Learning a foreign (or new) language is not easy. I share a strategy developed from my obsession with improving my proficiency in French. It’s so simple, yet effective, that you’ll wonder why you never thought of it before! Career persons in paid employment, with interest in language learning, will find this strategy useful. What Is […]







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Being Ruthlessly Focused Does NOT Make You Callous!
December 4, 2013









[Hint: At 175 words per minute, which most adults can do, you’ll finish reading this article's 500 words in less than 3 minutes. And you'll be glad you did.] People we celebrate for great achievements mostly started out believing alone in themselves.  We only begin to crowd around and chase after them, when they achieve […]







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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 […]







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My DN Travel News
No. 118: Speak to Impact, and Your Audience Will Be Impressed
December 2, 2013









Your speaking success depends on making yourself understood the way you intend. I can say “Please pass me the sugar” or “Please relocate that receptacle of sweetner, into my hand”. Both mean essentially the same thing. But anyone – regardless of age or educational level – will easily understand the former! SCROLL DOWN TO READ […]







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The Key to Identifying People Worthy of Support
November 29, 2013









"I have long taught: if you can’t make money without money, you won’t make money with money either. And if you’re going to back somebody, pick an entrepreneur who has proven that he can survive without adequate capital” - Dan Kennedy (Millionaire Entrepreneur/Author of “How to succeed in Business by breaking all the rules”) Do […]







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Career Development
3 Timeless Strategies for People Management Success
November 28, 2013









Do you want your employees/team members to work in your organisation as if it was theirs – with unrelenting passion and dedication? If yes, this article explains simple zero cost steps you can take to make that happen. Practical ideas that will enable you get better performances from them perpetually. Preamble In 2000, while still […]







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My DN Travel News
Always Wish Others Well. You'll Succeed Better! (Incl. Lesson from an Amazing Russian Video)
November 27, 2013









What are your thoughts towards your colleague in the office? That cocky rich guy who lives next door? Your cash strapped relative’s child living with you? What about your younger brother who happens to be doing better than everyone else – including you? Do you honestly wish them well? What Happens Among Relatives? Maybe you […]







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No. 117: Smart Speakers Build Relationships With Attendees
November 25, 2013









It is my experience-based opinion, that the most important measure of speaking success is the detectable difference it makes, in the lives of individual or group audiences in the long term. For me, the business of speaking is LESS about the speaker, and more about those s/he speaks to, and what they are able to […]







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Career Development
Smart Exercising Will Keep You Fit, Healthy, and Alive
November 23, 2013









Yes, that's the key to good health, looking young, and LIVING LONG. Sweating enables your body expel many "bad things" that can weaken it! I took the photo below, this a.m (Friday 22nd Nov. 2013 at 10.00a.m): Above: Photo taken in 2013 - I was 43 at the time Below: Photo taken in March 2017 […]







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