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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Entrepreneurship
No. 123: Boost Your Marketing Success by Using the Web Differently
January 6, 2014









The massive name recognition and marketing reach/impact I'm getting via my zero cost Web Marketing System baffles many. Most believe if you don't spend on online ads in some media, you cannot get enough marketing exposure. My achievements on the web disprove that myth. SCROLL DOWN TO READ FULL ISSUE Home | Subscribe | About | Contact Publication: Weekly […]







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Career Development
Can You Be Trusted to Keep Private Information "Private"?
January 2, 2014









Let me be clear about this up front. What I advocate in this article is not meant to endorse covering up dirty deeds or secrets. In other words, bad things you may know or discover about another person that s/he may wish to keep away from public knowledge. For instance, a person who habitually shop-lifts, […]







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My DN Travel News
Show Others How to Succeed!
December 27, 2013









In 2002, I worked as a volunteer maths tutor in an NGO’s weekend(secondary school students) tutoring project.. Having overcome a severe math-phobia (with the help of a private tutor) to get a distinction on my second exam attempt, I had a passion for demystifying maths for students. I Dreaded Maths in Secondary School… You see […]







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Self-Development
What Should You Really Give to People at Christmas?
December 26, 2013









"What! Giving again?" I ask in dismay. 'And must I keep giving away?" 'Oh no' said the angel looking me through. 'Just keep giving till the Master stops giving to you!" Source: "Success through a Positive Mental Attitude", by Napoleon Hill NB: This article should have published yesterday 25th December 2013...but I was back in […]







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Entrepreneurship
Sometimes Going On Alone Will Be Futile (Hint: I Wrote "Begging Letters" to Keep Going)
December 24, 2013









I first encountered the term "begging letters", from reading a biography of Karl Marx. Many books have been written about Marx, and NONE fail to mention that he wrote "begging letters" (read this one). That's why I know that the SMSes/emails I've sent to ONE friend (few times in 2002), and many relatives (over the […]







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Entrepreneurship
The Right Mental Attitude Keeps Dreams Alive
December 18, 2013









“The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune.” – Napoleon Hill In truth, how long a person can keep going in pursuit of a valued goal, will often be a function of his/her mental attitude, based on available reserve […]







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Career Development
SMART Acronym for People Who Succeed (Incl. Infographic)
December 17, 2013









[NB: Post updated - see bottom - on Wed 18th Dec 2013 @2:04pm - causing reset of views counter.] You probably know the popular SMART acronym - a mnemonic - for setting goals and objectives ("S" for Specific, "M" for Measurable etc). I’m not referring to that. Over the past 10 years, I’ve conceived a […]







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Entrepreneurship
To Succeed, You Need to Treat Money With Respect
December 11, 2013









“If it is true that money talks, the only word we ever heard it say is: 'Goodbye'.” – Anon. Probably no other group of people understand the foregoing statement better than entrepreneurs – especially start-ups. With few exceptions, entrepreneurs often find themselves tormented with perpetual cash shortages, or outright outages. This happens at various stages […]







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My DN Travel News
No. 119: How to Achieve Success in Any Field (True Story)
December 9, 2013









This true story demonstrates how FAITH, persistently applied, can help you succeed in any field - including Writing, and Public Speaking. I share it not to brag, but to (hopefully) inspire others to do what I’ve done, or even better. "Nothing in life is more wonderful than faith - the one great moving force which […]







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