Self-Development - SD Nuggets™

Pre-Marital Sex Amongst Teenagers - A PROPOSED SOLUTION

April 4, 2014

[NB: I first e-published this article on 31st July 2003 i.e a decade ago.] I greatly enjoyed watching the maiden edition of a network television show Today’s Woman hosted by Adesuwa on Wednesday 30th July 2003 from 8.30pm. She came across as one who truly desired to make a positive, meaningful and lasting impact in the lives […]

Entrepreneurship

Sometimes You'll Need to Keep It Within Your Family

April 3, 2014

“Tayo, let your wife and kids work with you to run the place. Do not employ people who will have easy access to the inner workings of your business. Out here, people can rarely be found who are that trustworthy. Give them an inch, and they’ll take a mile!" That kind of advice came from […]

Entrepreneurship

Why Marketing to Strangers Yields More Success

April 2, 2014

Rekiya, a chartered accountant had a great career, for 15 years, in a leading financial services firm. Since launching her own consulting outfit 6 months ago however, finding client business has been tough. She’s been offered advice by well meaning friends, relatives, former colleagues and associates. Many recommended calling old school mates, past acquaintances, with […]

Career Development

Earning Income Working From Anywhere (True Story)

April 1, 2014

Yesterday, I was in a Cotonou taxi headed for the Benin Republic-Nigeria border, when Alhaji Usman S., CEO of a pelleted livestock feed manufacturing company in Nigeria’s Kano State, called, and we spoke like old friends…even though we have NEVER met. I've been having such conversations weekly, with increasing frequency since last year... If truth […]

Career Development

No. 135: Succeed by Speaking Part-time With a Full Time Job!

March 31, 2014

Some experts in paid employment are doing great things others can learn from. You may be one of them. Do you know you can earn extra income by sharing what you know with others as a part-time speaker? I offer ideas you can use in this issue of my Speaking Ideas newsletter. Some Self-Employed Experts […]

Career Development

Teach Your Child How to Recognize Authentic Success

March 28, 2014

A recent discussion started by a friend - Chima Ejiofor - on Facebook reminded me I wanted to write about two kinds of success: Authentic and Non-Authentic (or to put the latter bluntly…Phony!). If you desire positive, long term progress, pursue achievement of "Authentic Success". I offer ideas you (and any child in your life) […]

Career Development

To Succeed More at Work, LEAVE the "Herd"! (True Story)

March 27, 2014

In 2001, as Training and Technical Development Manager (TTDM) in Guinness Nigeria, I read an article about “Herd mentality”: people wanting to go where others go...like cattle in a herd. The author argued that humans who want to excel will periodically need to break away from the herd. I agree(d) with that author - based […]

My DN Travel News

Conversation with a Nigerian in Diaspora, About Nigeria

March 26, 2014

The excerpts below, are from an online conversation I had with a Nigerian in Diaspora. He works with an oil exploration firm. He gave a powerful example of his job search experience BEFORE and AFTER going abroad, which reveals the fact that Nigeria's problems are compounded, NOT BY GOVERNMENT, but by average Nigerians who choose […]

Career Development

Extracting Useful Lessons From Travel Experiences (True Stories & Tips)

March 22, 2014

Have you ever interacted with an unschooled, but widely traveled person? Stop for a moment and think about any such person you know. They often come across as knowledgeable, and self-confident don’t they? Now, consider an unschooled person whose soccer skills earned him a high paying pro career, in clubs around the world for years. […]

Career Development

To Succeed, Extract Useful Lessons from Your Travel Experiences

March 21, 2014

You arrive in a new country at night, and check into a hotel. Then at 10a.m you meet your business associate, for a meal. You talk business, and then fly out. Get this: You have NOT really "been to" that country! If your schedule makes doing the above necessary, I do not quarrel with that. […]