9 years ago, my parents got divorced. A lot of things were affected, especially my education. I went through a really tough and rough patch as a teenager. I was emotionally unstable, malnourished and I experienced a lot of trauma while growing up. I failed woefully at the West African Examinations, with a result containing…
Fear is the prompt. Hope is the way. Fear is about trying to survive something. Hope is about knowing why you want to. Both hope and fear are great motivators, and they both have the capacity to promote growth in us, but hope creates space in the mind and heart. Fear, more often than not,…
With WhatsApp’s recent policy change regarding the use of our data, there’s been a lot of confusion everywhere; both locally and internationally making it seem like every single bit of our data, private information and most importantly our chats and conversations will be made public. Well, I’m just here wondering why all these fuss about…
This is how the professionals get trapped into SISI – Single Income, Single Identity. A “mouse” was put at the top of a jar filled with grains. He was too happy to find so much of food around him. Now he doesn’t need to run around searching for food and can happily lead his life….
Waiting is, the action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or until something else happens. Waiting is all about time. It’s about stopping or “delaying action” until the thing you want actually happens. It takes away the possibility of being present because “now” becomes an expectation for the future. On the other…
Hello reader, Before we go deep into our discussion, let’s see what Digital marketing is. Digital marketing is the marketing of products or services using digital technologies, mainly on the Internet, but also includes mobile phones, display advertising, and any other digital medium. Digital marketing is also the promotion of products or brands via one…
Today we’ll be paying attention to an area of total consideration; of which many of us never took serious for years now, as Nigerians.The area I’m talking about is Living the Smartphone Lifestyle in Nigeria. What is Smartphone Lifestyle? Smartphone lifestyle is making a sound source of income, covering day to day expenses and earning…
How Mark Zuckerberg really started is not how the movie ? The Social Network showed it. Mark Zuckerberg meets a computer His father, although not an engineer, was an early computer enthusiast. Running a dental office he had a vision that computers would change the way people communicate. But for the time being he used them for taking…
If Hollywood wants to portray a successful entrepreneur in a movie, then he — and it’s usually a he – is in his early 20s, may or may not have a college degree, is probably wearing blue jeans and a hoodie, and is a bit unkempt, with messy hair and facial hair. That stereotype may…
Getting rich and becoming a millionaire is a taboo topic. Saying it can be done by the age of 30 seems like a fantasy. It shouldn’t be taboo and it is possible. At the age of 21, I got out of college, broke and in debt, and by the time I was 30, I was…
Chapter 5: Staying Motivated A positive attitude and a lot of passion are absolutely necessary to running a successful business over the long term. Your passion and dream will be your motivation during this process. However, the daily ups and downs of running a business, along with the occasional misstep, will often diminish your motivation. This can have severe…
Chapter 4: Managing Others How well you are able to manage other people will determine whether or not your business is successful. This includes finding the right place for yourself in the company’s actions and for hiring employees. Choosing employees who are capable, competent, compatible, committed and who fit into your company’s culture will ensure that the day to…
