Self-Development - SD Nuggets™

"Bleaching" Your Skin Insults Your Creator, and Makes You Lose Dignity (Message from Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Lupita Nyong'o to Black/African Parents & their Children)

August 1, 2014

One of Fela's most popular songs when I was a child was :"Yellow Fever" - released when I was 6 years old, in 1976. I LOVED that song. Still do too(see Youtube video below)! He was basically challenging skin-bleaching black men and women, who wanted to become "white" by force, out of an inferiority complex, […]

Career Development

Achieve Success IN SPITE OF Adversity - 2 True Stories

July 30, 2014

Adrenoleukodystrophy or ALD for short. That was the name of a terrible disorder that afflicted the child of an American woman in a film(based on a true story) I watched some years ago. It was an ailment the child’s doctors believed could not be treated. The mother of the ALD afflicted child was however not […]

Career Development

To Succeed Despite Misconceptions and Stereotypes, Let Your Work Speak For You (2 True Stories)

July 26, 2014

Yesterday I had a Skype chat session with a Pakistan based Poultry Farm CEO, about my Excel-VB Poultry Farm Manager. At a point, he wrote: "it is good to see that kind of work from Africa"(screenshot below). I knew he meant it was rare to find an African based in Africa, selling functional, and customizable […]

Career Development

People Who Take Without Giving Ultimately Hurt Themselves (Be It In Paid Employment or Business)

July 24, 2014

“After listening to each of my subordinates give me a self-appraisal of their performance, I have come to the conclusion that I have only three types of people working for me - Stars, All Stars and Superstars!” - Gunther Brink Do you justify the pay you get for each day you show up at work? […]

Career Development

Readers Become Leaders ONLY If They Do The Right Kind of Reading!

July 23, 2014

Michael Angier once wrote that: “Reading can be a powerful catalyst for thinking; it has the potential for stimulating wisdom.”. I agree…but I would add that the "kind" of reading you do, will often be more important than the frequency at which you do it! For instance, in talking about "reading", I’m not referring here […]

Entrepreneurship

To Achieve AUTHENTIC Success, Make Adversity Your Teacher and Friend

July 22, 2014

Some people (wrongly) believe delays, setbacks and disappointments should only persist for “wrong doers”. If such happens once too often for them to rationalize, they get paranoid. Then the “Devil” (poor guy) gets accused of trying to make them fail! In about 750 words, I explain why you’re better off embracing YOUR adversity! "I often […]

My DN Travel News

What Do YOU Tell YOUR Child About Rampant Wrong Doing S/he Sees In Society?

July 18, 2014

I call it the 21st century parenting dilemma. How do you convince your child to accept that stealing, cheating or lying for instance are “bad”, when s/he often sees them happening routinely? This ranges from adults s/he sees (or hears) about in public office diverting state funds, to sports persons found guilty of doping, as […]

Career Development

I Flopped Badly At The National Finals! (A True Story About How NOT To Prepare For/Deliver An Important Presentation) - with Photos

July 17, 2014

The lessons I share in this article are based mainly on a true-life experience I had, in 1997, at the age of 27. I was delivering a management research paper at the National Finals of the now defunct Young Managers Competition, organized by the Nigerian Institute of Management(NIM). I provide graphic details of how my […]

General

A Powerful Tool for Solving Your Website's RSS Feed Problem (Based on a True Story)

July 16, 2014

When I posted my video based blog last Thursday, no RSS feeds appeared for it on my Facebook wall. But I assumed it was a glitch from the RSS syndication service I use. When it happened again the next day, I knew it was time to be concerned! This article explains how I spent 2 […]

General

No. 150: 4 Tips on Successful Public Speaking...from Muhammad Ali!

July 14, 2014

Muhammad Ali gave us his gift of beautiful and entertaining boxing. However, I believe an even greater gift he gave us was his unique brand of eloquent & impact-FULL public speaking. Ali remains one of the most widely quoted celebrities to ever grace this planet. I doubt many will disagree with that sentiment. Ali, in […]