Entrepreneurship
Your Business Should Free You, Not Restrict You
September 10, 2013









If you own a business - with employees - that won’t make money/do well unless you're there, what you have is NOT a business, but a job! This article offers guidance to help you get maximum value from your business – even when you're not physically present. Indeed if you do it right, you'll develop […]







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My DN Travel News
No. 106: Are You Ready to Be Helped?
September 9, 2013









A person who needs help may not always be ready (or willing) to make effective use of it when it comes. Strange, but true. Not many people realise this. Yet it is often what keeps some from succeeding, despite getting lots of help from various quarters! I know it’s debatable. And like everything else in life, […]







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My DN Travel News
Up-sell to Offline Clients Using Your Online Writing (True Stories)
September 5, 2013









I read online articles written by different freelance writing experts about how to get clients. I’m however a bit of an unusual kind of freelance writer. [NB: I'd planned to auto schedule this post to appear on Saturday, in line with the normal schedule, but I'm getting an error message. Since I'm travelling, I've decided […]







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My DN Travel News
Your Teenager Giving You Problems? Hurray!
September 5, 2013









I’m playing devil’s advocate here. But with good reason. You see I gave my father and mother parenting nightmares as a teenager. In fact, I started from when I was ten. Then I went right on till I clocked sixteen – when I committed my most sensationally bad act in school, as a school prefect! […]







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Career Development
Create Learning Resources to Boost Employee Performance
September 5, 2013









I got my very first paid job as a Trainee Sales Coordinator in early 1994. It was with an indigenous wine manufacturing company that used ripe paw paw fruits as raw materials for making its range of products. The owner had retired from decades of working in a large brewing multinational. I believe his exposure […]







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My DN Travel News
You're Not Crazy to Follow Your Inner Voice
September 4, 2013









Have you ever had a thought cross your mind, that made you stop and think “I can’t do that; people will think I’m crazy!” If YES (as long as it's nothing negative/bad) know that some of the world’s most celebrated people had similar experiences. And they became great because they refused to let that concern […]







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Career Development
Why Won't LinkedIn Stop Sending Me Email Invitations, Months After They Agreed To?
September 3, 2013









When - on August 16, 2013 - Alison Doyle, About.com Guide wrote her article titled “Don’t Waste Your Time On LinkedIn”, she got more than she bargained for: her readers’ summarily bashed LinkedIn in the comments section! About 21 of the 32 comments on her article described LinkedIn using expressions like “a complete and utter […]







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Entrepreneurship
Nine(9) Sure Signs & Symptoms That Indicate You Need To Adopt Best Practice Systems In Your Business
September 3, 2013









Quick Take-Away: Best Practice is about continually striving to do better than you did the last time - in any area of endeavour you may be engaged in. I like to refer to Best Practice as "Self-Development (i.e. continuous self-improvement) for Organisations or Businesses". Do You Operate Best Practice Systems In Your Business? This article […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 105: Chasing Clients Will Cost You Profits (A True Story)
September 2, 2013









I returned from Nigeria, where the events described in this write-up took place, 14 hours ago. Sales leads “follow up” - when "over done" - can sometimes erode one's "credibility". Potential buyers start thinking you need them more than they need you. Then insisting on your best fees/prices becomes difficult! That's why it's wiser to […]







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My DN Travel News
Creative Writing Boosts Kids' Learning
August 30, 2013









Do your kids write outside school? Come to think of it, maybe I should start by asking if YOU have been writing since leaving school (?) I mean creative writing, and not school related stuff, of course. Do you do any such writing? Does your spouse? Your kid(s)? If you said NO, read this article […]







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