Self-Development - SD Nuggets™

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 […]

General

Many People Who Should Write Are NOT Writing - and YOU Are Probably One of Them (Read This to Learn Why) - Part 2 of 2

July 13, 2014

Who better to tell you what it feels like(or takes) to survive as a start-up entrepreneur, if not someone currently in the struggle – or recently out of it? To get an authentic update on the situation in Nigeria, would you ask someone who travels once-a-year to Lagos on official visits – or would you […]

My DN Travel News

Many People Who Should Write Are NOT Writing - and YOU Are Probably One of Them (Read This to Learn Why) - Part 1 of 2

July 12, 2014

For society to develop fully, it MUST encourage members to write - and read - as frequently as possible(especially non-fiction).You can influence society's progressive evolution, by acquiring qualitative experiences in pursuit of challenging goals, and sharing what you learn with others. This article explains (in part) why I have written so dedicatedly, since 2002. And […]

Career Development

The Mental Attitude That Yields Web Marketing Success (Hint: Tips for "Marketers" In Paid Employment...and others)

July 11, 2014

The ideas I offer here can benefit members of sales and marketing teams in companies, who, in addition to offline efforts, have been tasked to use the web to find buyers, by the company (be it micro business or multinational) that employs them. And of course solo operators (e.g. independent consultants/professionals) who do self-marketing, will […]

Career Development

Video Narration: She Called Me a Peeping Tom (A True Personal Story) - What If This Happened To YOUR 8 Year Old Child?

July 10, 2014

This is a True Story Narration. It is available as audio (MP3) & as a video presentation, and PDF on CD/DVD. You can listen to the audio on your phones. This is Part 2 in the Self-Development Education for Parents Series titled "Kukuru Danger™: Adventures - & Misadventures - of a School Age Child Trying […]

Entrepreneurship

To Succeed, You Need a Gut-Level Instinct for Self-Preservation

July 9, 2014

I once had someone phone me up (in 2002, my first year in business), requesting that I come down to Falomo on Victoria Island from my Gbagada base, in Lagos (more than 30 minute drive on a good day) saying my services were needed. I got there to find that I was only being mocked! […]

Entrepreneurship

One Major Reason Why People Avoid Entrepreneurship (True Story)

July 8, 2014

[NB: Names used in the following narrative are NOT real] The Admin Manager in a medium sized company gets an ultimatum to resolve a recurring office photocopier fault. This fault has made it necessary to visit business centres to duplicate sensitive documents at higher costs. Different "trained" service engineers brought in previously had been unable […]