Self-Devpt. Nuggets™

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!“Either do wrong or feel guilty, but don’t do both; it’s too much work.” – Rudolf Dreikurs (1897 – 1972) Psychiatrist There’s a lot of social pressure to get yourself liked and approved of in today’s world. Most people would […]

“There is no such thing as an entrepreneur who failed. Only one who gave up.” – James Cook, author of the Startup Entrepreneur. There will always be good and bad times in life. But during hard times, the mind can play tricks on you. The successes you’ve achieved before could even begin to look ordinary. […]

If you’re often afraid of socializing with new people, you’re not alone. It’s a fear many people have. But the world needs you to manifest your genius: so you MUST overcome this fear! In this issue of my speaking IDEAS newsletter, I use personal anecdotes to explain how engaging in extracurricular activities (like sports and […]

Below are brief previews and links to the full text of the above mentioned blog posts/articles I read online this week. Remember to apply due diligence before putting any ideas to use for yourself 1. A Summary and Review of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War for Thinking Executives – and Those Who Want To […]

When people say social media do not really work, I often tell them it’s up to every individual to make it work for his/her purposes. Technology was made for man. Not the other way round. Nigeria’s former Federal Capital Territory minister, Nasir El Rufai’s smart use of popular social media to cost-effectively boost marketing and […]

I’ve told ALL of my kids this story more than once, to make them appreciate the wisdom inherent in avoiding fights of any kind. Children need to be taught this as early as possible, so they know how to handle potential pressure from their peers to act macho. Apart from keeping them out of trouble, […]

Every organization, regardless of its size will periodically experience conflict between and amongst the team members. The success or otherwise of that entity will depend greatly on how effectively it is able to handle such conflicts when they arise. This article describes a time tested strategy successfully used by decision makers in a large corporate […]

This new PDF report will become available for sale at www.lulu.com/sdaproducts from Tuesday 19 Feb 2013. PRICE = N9,500 Table of Contents 1. Origin & History | 2. Breeding | 3. Housing | 4. Nutritional Requirements & Feeding | 5. Health Management | 6. Slaughtering | 7. Packaging | 8. By-Products Utilization | 9. Record […]

Has this ever happened to you before? Really? I don’t mean the situation where you know your salary will come next week and you run out this week, and have to borrow till you pay back when your salary comes through. Nor do I mean a period when you lack cash and have friends bail […]

NB: According to my blog publishing schedule this post on Self-Development should have gone live today. But I accidentally set the schedule date for yesterday. When I noticed it came online, I quickly unpublished it – and have now just put it back online today Wednesday 13th Feb 2013. Have a good read! Introduction Hunger […]