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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Career Development
When You're Not Working, Create a Bigger Dream (Hint: New Product - My Pineapple Peels Based Cakes...Made Without an Oven!)
December 7, 2013









When I'm not hammering away at my laptop keyboard, writing articles, reports and books...or building custom Excel-VB software, I'm likely to be found sleeping, or working to progress further towards my ultimate dream. That dream is to own what I call a Home-Based Farm-Products-Brew-Pub. And I've nursed it since 1999, when I still worked in […]







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Career Development
Fun Strategy for Quickly Improving Language Skills
December 5, 2013









Learning a foreign (or new) language is not easy. I share a strategy developed from my obsession with improving my proficiency in French. It’s so simple, yet effective, that you’ll wonder why you never thought of it before! Career persons in paid employment, with interest in language learning, will find this strategy useful. What Is […]







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My DN Travel News
Being Ruthlessly Focused Does NOT Make You Callous!
December 4, 2013









[Hint: At 175 words per minute, which most adults can do, you’ll finish reading this article's 500 words in less than 3 minutes. And you'll be glad you did.] People we celebrate for great achievements mostly started out believing alone in themselves.  We only begin to crowd around and chase after them, when they achieve […]







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