My DN Travel News
Actualize Your God-Given Potential By Thinking for Yourself (6 Tips for Your Child)
May 17, 2013









Preamble My son is celebrating his 14th birthday today (in Nigeria, while I'm here in Benin Republic) - and his uncle, my brother-in-law, is a year older as well 🙂 I’m preparing to send him a special happy birthday song (MP3) I will record in French, with a couple of friends out here in Calavi, […]







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Career Development
Why 10 Years On Your Job May Not Mean YOU Have 10 Years Experience!
May 16, 2013









There are myriads of myths and assumptions that many of us allow to guide our thoughts and actions daily. This write-up highlights an unfounded myth that prevents many employees from actualizing their full potentials in the workplace. What Is Your Answer to This Question? (True or False?) An employee who has spent 20 years on […]







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How to Unmask & Defeat Blood-Sucking Vampires!
May 15, 2013









Ha…I love that title! It probably got you thinking strange thoughts: Like where on earth did he learn to do that? Okay, enough fooling around. The real title for this piece is “How (Deliberate) Naivety Can Help YOU Unmask People Who Secretly Want You to Fail”. Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos Sorry to deny you a […]







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Entrepreneurship
Frugality & Prudence Can Help You Do More with Less Money
May 14, 2013









Overheads like rent, mortgage, salaries, are often fixed. However, most other things you spend money on depend mainly on how much you use. To cut down on your electricity bill, a simple way is to check for points of waste in your insulation, and also your energy usage habits. When a room (in your office, […]







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My DN Travel News
No. 89: No Mentor Can Shield You from Mistakes
May 13, 2013









This is a universal truth. Any self-respecting mentor will acknowledge it. Whoever says s/he can help you avoid making mistakes is lying to you. A mentor can guide you to minimize mistakes you make. But you WILL have to make some to gain full mastery or competence. This week’s issue of my speaking IDEAS newsletter […]







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How to Produce Your Best Writing, Even When Upset (3 Steps)
May 11, 2013









Everyone gets upset. A quarrel with your spouse, a friend or even your teenage kid could be the cause. Sometimes it could be a mistake you made, that causes you to be angry with yourself. Maybe it cost you money you had plans for. The loss of a valuable client can also get you upset […]







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When Is The Right Time to Start Having Kids? (3 Checks You Can Use)
May 10, 2013









Not everyone will agree with what I’m going to say here. But it’s the truth.  It is generally accepted that one needs to be financially capable of playing the role of a parent, before one begins to have them. In certain cultures, this need to be financially capable makes some men especially wait till they […]







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Career Development
Unruly Employees – An Employer’s Worst Nightmare (3 Tips for Dealing With Them)
May 9, 2013









I’ve had many discussions with organizational decision makers, about employee behavior over the past 15 years. At first it was as a high performing employee, then later as a service provider. What frustrates employers often is when some employees act as if the company owes them for doing nothing. Some employees seem to delight in […]







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Deliver to Deadlines, Even After a Setback, Using This Smartphone Based Productivity Hack for Writers
May 8, 2013









Imagine you have a write-up that needs to go online before a deadline expires, but your trusted Internet connection suddenly disappoints. Plus there’s no place you can go to use another. What do you do when that happens (other than running out in your underpants to bang on your neighbour's door)? This article describes a […]







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Entrepreneurship
What Do You Do When People Are Scared To Trust You?
May 7, 2013









Sometimes it happens with women who’ve had bad experiences with men. The men want to take the relationship to the next level, but they keep holding out. In business, this problem of damaged trust from past relationships between people can create major obstacles to successful selling. I’ve tried hard to keep quiet about it since […]







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