My DN Travel News
No. 127: Master FEAR, and You'll Achieve Mastery In Any Field
February 3, 2014









What are you afraid of? Fear is experienced by everyone. And that includes experts - be they self-employed or in paid employment. Sadly, traditional schooling teaches us little about how to handle it successfully. This issue of my newsletter offers practical insights that can help you. You could be trying to launch a speaking service, […]







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Parenting
Achieve Success via Patience and Tolerance (A Lesson from Bello Hassan, a Farm Business CEO)
February 1, 2014









In business, and in life, our relationships with others often determine how well we succeed. How we handle conflicts, and even perceived slights can make or break cordial relations we’ve built with a client, partner, associate or friend. This true story teaches a useful lesson from a humble, but successful Farm CEO client of mine. […]







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My DN Travel News
No. 126: True Story - Public Speaking On The Road (Why You Must Always Be Prepared!)
January 27, 2014









This is a true story that I hope will impress upon you, the need to be PREPARED, at all times! I returned to Cotonou 2 evenings ago (i.e. Saturday p.m), after a 24hr visit to Lagos, where I conducted practical training(on use of my livestock feed formulation software/handbook) for a client who paid N47k. He […]







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My DN Travel News
Good Writing Ability Can Lead You to Financial Success
January 25, 2014









People use writing to make money in so many unusual ways. Some write articles and reports for others, and get paid per word, page etc. Others write as a means of self-promotion, to attract buyers/clients. Then others write to produce books they publish and sell. All this happens across so many genres. With diligent effort, […]







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Career Development
If Everybody Does It, Should You?
January 23, 2014









Quick answer: Not if it’s something that you’d be ashamed to admit doing to others not doing it. In this article, I discuss the tendency people in paid employment have of adopting a “herd mentality”, even where issues conflicting with their ethical and moral values are concerned. A good example which has bothered me since […]







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My DN Travel News
Real-Life Proof That Co-incidences Rarely Happen! (True Story)
January 22, 2014









Here's a story you may find entertaining. I share it because it provides an excellent multi dimensional example of how the creator can lead you to meet people who have answers to your needs, when you least expect it. 19th January 2014 Was A "Sunday" of Multiple Uncanny Coincidences! If you’ve been reading this blog […]







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My DN Travel News
Emancipate Your Thinking: Many Roads Lead to Authentic Success!
January 17, 2014









Our persistent thoughts ultimately determine the outcome of our lives. This is a well known truth. It is for this reason that learning to control our thoughts is considered by successful people, to be a very important competence. In many societies today, it appears fewer people are arriving adulthood with this ability. As a result, […]







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My DN Travel News
Making Money Your Primary Motive is Risky
January 15, 2014









Do you know why you do what you do? If money is the most important reason you’re doing it, I argue that your achievement of long term success and fulfilment could suffer. Real Life Historical Evidence Confirms the Importance of Knowing Why You Do What You Do It does not matter whether you’re in paid […]







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Parenting
A Lesson on Money Spending from John D. Rockefeller
January 10, 2014









Those who have experienced severe lack of money and gone on to become financially successful often display frugality and prudence in handling money. The authors of “The Millionaire Next Door” reported from their over 2 decade study of mostly self-made millionaires across America, that majority of them built their wealth slowly and from scratch too. […]







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My DN Travel News
Will Your Claims of Achievement Withstand Scrutiny?
January 8, 2014









Many adults know the "joke" about parents (especially fathers) who tell their kids that they (the parent) always came first in class (even when they did not) during their schooling days. They then use that "claim" to demand that their kids deliver similar performances :-))) The irony is however often that the achievements of most […]







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