Self-Development

Why Schools Need to Teach Emotional Intelligence [Hint: Your Success In Life - Academic Ability Matters LESS Than Your Emotional Intelligence]

May 14, 2016

Do you want to excel at what you do in life? If YES, it might interest you to know that your academic prowess and credentials pale in significance when compared to the Emotional Intelligence you possess. I recently read Why You Need Emotional Intelligence to Succeed (click to read) by Travis Bradberry on Success.com, […]

Career Development

PII 013: Sometimes When Your World Feels Like it's Falling Apart, It May Actually be Evolving to a New Level of Success [Hint: Why Burning One's Bridges Works Better In Pursuit of Success]

May 9, 2016

Recently, I read a write-up by a coach advising against taking risks in starting a business, without having a safety net in place first. He argued that it would be wiser to hold on to some safety net (like a job) until your new venture takes off fully and you’re certain it will stay up, […]

Career Development

Succeed More by Using the Web Creatively [Features True Story]

May 7, 2016

I posted a blog yesterday, featuring 3 adverts I have published on my buyers-meet-sellers platform using a plugin I found that does exactly what I want. Like I explained in that post, the FREE advertising opportunity is for my paid clients who I have a vision to support in as many zero to low cost […]

Entrepreneurship

How Studying a Great African Achiever is Leading Me to Self-Actualization

May 4, 2016

"Va vers les gens, vit avec eux. Apprend d’eux. Aime-les. Commence avec ce qu’ils connaissent. Planifie avec eux. Construit sur ce qu’ils ont. Enseigne en montrant. Apprend en pratiquant. Ne te conforme pas, mais transforme. Ne soulage pas mais libère. Et quand avec les meilleurs leaders, le travail est fait, la tâche accomplie, les gens […]

Excel-VB Solutions

Marriage is Not for Everyone [You Don't Have to Get Married to Prove You're Normal]

May 3, 2016

Yes. It is my considered opinion, based on my personal observations over the past 25 years of my adult life (16 of them as a husband and father) that marriage is not for everyone. You don't have to get married to prove you're normal. And when you're a high performing achiever or "genius", […]

Career Development

PII 012: Succeed by Solving Problems Using MS Excel Visual Basic [How I Started Spreadsheet Programming in Guinness Nigeria Using Lotus 1-2-3 Macros in 1995, Before Discovering Microsoft's Excel Visual Basic in 1999]

May 2, 2016

Today I enjoy patronage from buyers within and outside Africa, for my customizable Excel Visual Basic software. But the journey to this point began for me 2 decades ago when I worked as a young graduate trainee brewer in Guinness! Back then Lotus 1-2-3's was the industry spreadsheet application standard worldwide and it had a […]

Entrepreneurship

PII 011: You Need to Coach Your Child to be Resourceful in Life [Watch video of 12 Year Old Building Battery Powered Toy Power Bike from Scratch]

April 25, 2016

Few weeks ago, I shared a video on my YouTube channel, of a battery-powered toy power bike built by my 12 year old son, using scrap materials he picked up from various places. Since then I have shown the video to many people in Nigeria and here in Benin Republic, eliciting the same comments of […]

Career Development

[Recommended Article/Website] Librarians Love It, and Everybody (Including You!) Needs It: The Secret You Need to Know About Ebooks - and ONE website that spills it!

April 21, 2016

[I am constantly on the lookout for useful articles/websites I can recommend to my readers. This is one!] Here are excerpts with the clickable link to learn more: Earlier this year, the price on the blockbuster book, The Girl on the Train, was slashed from $11.99 to $1.99 for one day only. Previously, Gone Girl […]

Career Development

PII 010: PC & Internet Technology Has Changed the Rules About Schooling and Money Making Or Income Earning [Hint: Those Who Resist The Change Risk Extinction]

April 18, 2016

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write. They will be those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” – Alan Toffer Look around you. Regarding what is required to earn a decent living as an adult in society, the world has changed completely from what it was when […]

Career Development

Giving Bribes Can Make You Money, But Ultimately Sorry

April 16, 2016

Do you give bribes - or are you considering giving to some persons(s) who asked? If yes, I urge you to STOP right now and read this piece to understand why you're better off NOT getting involved in doing it! No one can make me give him/her a bribe to get ANYTHING I […]

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