Self-Development - SD Nuggets™

Succeeding In spite of Poverty (3 Tips You Can Use)

April 22, 2014

FACT: I never experienced poverty as a child. But as a startup entrepreneur, I've suffered such severe lack of money, that my parents and siblings had to help with paying my rent, kids' school fees etc! Now, no offense to the reader, but if you've never experienced SEVERE lack of money, for prolonged periods(read: years!), […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 138: Use Constant Innovation to Achieve Authority Status

April 21, 2014

Over the past decade, my ability to constantly innovate, has earned me massive name recognition I use to successfully attract buyers worldwide. In this writeup, I explain why/how any willing expert, in any field, can succeed the same way. SCROLL DOWN TO READ FULL ISSUE Home | Subscribe | About | Contact Publication: Weekly Public Speaking IDEAS Newsletter Date: Monday21st […]

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Your Child can Succeed Even When Schooling Fails

April 18, 2014

This article was inspired by Dauda Ayodele’s Facebook post which read: ““THE POOR EDUCATION THEY ARE GIVING US IS INTENTIONAL. TO CREATE UNINFORMED MULTITUDES AND IT IS WORKING THE WAY THEY WANT”. It was linked to a 2006 report (shared by Dr. Chukwuma Christopher Osaji) that quotes Governor Ali Modu Sheriff, on the same theme. […]

Career Development

Is It (Sometimes) Good To Have A Bad Boss?

April 17, 2014

Who is a good boss? And when can you correctly say that your boss is "bad"? This is an issue that is subject to a lot of debate. Does the fact that your boss does(or makes you do) certain things you personally dislike, make him/her "bad"? I say NOT necessarily! This article explores this subject, […]

Farm Biz

How to Correct Excess Energy Content in a Livestock Ration [Feed Formulation Home Study Video Series]

April 16, 2014

Quick Take-Away : This is Video No. 21 (out of 33) in my New Practical Feed Formulation (& Compounding) Home Study Video Series. I discuss the process of calculating a Substitution Value to correct excess energy in a derived ration - as described in pages 26 to 27 of my popular feed formulation handbook, which the video […]

Entrepreneurship

Can Lack Of Money Stop Your Marriage Succeeding?

April 15, 2014

Drawing from my experiences initially as an employee, and later as an entrepreneur, I describe the psychological challenge that confronts a person who runs out of money, while married - and doing business. I then offer practical for surviving such periods of financial adversity, without losing dignity. Do you have a spouse? If yes, do […]

Career Development

Why I Give Free Money Making Ideas to Excel Trainers

April 11, 2014

I periodically offer unsolicited income generating ideas, via phone/email to CEOs of training companies I discover offer MS Excel training. In fact, I just did THAT today, with a Lagos based trainer. This article explains why I give away money making ideas I could use by myself! As an Excel-VB Solutions Developer, I've used my […]

Career Development

The Story of an Employee Whose Cup was “FULL” (How Thinking You Know It All, Can Cost You/Your Employer!)

April 10, 2014

As a keen student of human nature, I’ve noticed that once (we think) we’re doing well, many of us have a tendency to conclude no one can tell us anything new. Last week, I encountered a young lady afflicted with this problem while visiting my bank. I’d overheard her giving marketing tips to a new […]

Career Development

No. 136: Stop Taking Failure Personally!

April 7, 2014

People who take failure personally, often fail to succeed. Some who succeed fail to continue succeeding, for the same reason! Most people want things to work the way we want all the time. And when that doesn't happen, they give up on themselves. But people who succeed often do so, because they NEVER take failure […]

Entrepreneurship

Fulfilling Farm Business Best Practice Product Orders, Amidst Chaos (True Story)

April 6, 2014

[Lagos, 6:49a.m, 6th April 2014] Each time I visit Lagos, I see more reasons to justify not doing any aspect of my work from here. I spent all of Friday 4th February 2014 - under stressful conditions - battling to prepare and send courier packs to 3 Farm CEOs who paid for my products. One […]