Career Development
How Regular Salary Payments Can Hurt You Post-Paid Employment
June 27, 2013









This article highlights a potential blind spot some  employees have, so they can eliminate it. Doing so will enable them give more value to their employers, while becoming better prepared for life outside the security of paid employment at the same time. Employees Don’t Earn Money – They Receive Handouts It is not my intention […]







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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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My DN Travel News
No. 95: Speaking to Retirees & Aspiring Entrepreneurs
June 24, 2013









If you ever have to organise a training program or course for retirees or aspiring start-ups, aim to deliver “content” that make attendees your fervent advocates, because what they learn REALLY helps them succeed. This article offers a lot of ideas for generating useful practical content to delight your attendees. Big thanks to E.O, a […]







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My DN Travel News
A Writer Who Does Not Read Is...NOT a Writer!
June 22, 2013









A writer who does not read is not one to be taken seriously. My experiences convince me s/he would be boring to “read” ...or converse with. Just like most people who don’t read. As a result, unless s/he is gifted with talent never before seen on this plane, s/he is highly unlikely to make noteworthy […]







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My DN Travel News
Always Saying YES to Your Child's Demands Can Hurt Her (2 Tips...and a True Story)
June 21, 2013









We love our children, and always want the best for them. That's why many parents readily give their kids things they did not have when they were young. It's not bad. However, sometimes we tend to go overboard. Especially on the material side, as compared to giving them support for emotional and intellectual – indeed […]







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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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My DN Travel News
No. 94: Use Physical Fitness to Boost Your Productivity (4 Tips)
June 17, 2013









Professional public speaking can be hard work, being both physically and psychologically demanding. The financial rewards are however attractive enough to make many willing to do it. But when we do it without ensuring we remain in the best state of health, BAD things can happen. And we may be forced to resolve those "bad […]







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