Practical Ways To Stop Financial Wastages

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THE story is told of John, not his real name obviously, who had a good paying job and a growing side business. He lived alone in his 3 bed flat in the heart of Abuja and drove a latest model car, something people call a ‘machine’, took vacations at the slightest excuse, the funniest being, ‘Jesus is coming soon…so, live your life now!’ John had an infatuation for having the hottest…

Is There A Better Inheritance?

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A lot of parents and business owners are literally obsessed by the worth of inheritance they will leave their descendants and protégés. For others, it is about how much money they will spend in making their children a man or woman, depending. And to them, the more money they spend, the more they feel like a great parent. Is it about the worth of the inheritance or about inculcating enduring life lessons? Are both mutually exclusive? Are you guilty?

What World Are You Creating?

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THERE’S a saying that goes…“Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can never hurt you”, sometimes said by parents to their child to help them deal with bully name calling. Parents were trying to tell their children to walk away and don’t let what bullies say bother them, because they’re only words. The truth is that words spoken out loud can indeed hurt, not only emotionally, but physically as well. They can also change your life for the better, or for worse depending.

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Don't Be Sorry For Being Rich

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IN a number of social media groups I belong to, there is this post shared frequently. A post that, for lack of the appropriate word, tends to criminalize affluence and glorify poverty. Paraphrased, the post reads and I quote,

How to Create Your Own Zone for Better Productivity

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SPEAKING with several CEOs on the secret behind their outstanding successes, all of them agreed that they created their own world to drive their success. Creating your own zone is surely one of the surest ways to achieving enduring success. Are you creating your own world, and how do you create it?

Don't Go Broke Looking Rich

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RECENTLY, I read an interesting quote on the Facebook wall of someone I call ‘Nwanne’, meaning brother, and he is indeed, Obinnaya Uruakpa. The saying reads, ‘Don’t buy that $300 bag to have nothing in it. Buy that $10 bag to have $290 in it. Don’t go broke trying to look rich’. Waoh!!! This is both simple and profound. Are you broke but trying to look rich? I’m almost certain you know someone who is literally speaking, in the business of ‘impressing’. Once my friend flew to London….

Enough of the Analysis, Try Common Sense

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I’M sure you know some people who are bugged down by all manner of explanations, analysis, theories, postulations, plans and counter plans.  Maybe you are also struggling with this. Is anything wrong with detailed analysis and plans, absolutely not, but something is inherently wrong with analysis that is not worked or executed, something that has come to be known as the ‘paralysis of analysis’. Something is wrong with over-complicating the situation. How do you get out of this or help someone get out of it? Let me share this funny but profound story. An uneducated father with his educated son went on a camping trip. They set-up their tent and fell asleep. Some hours later, the father woke up his son....

Secret to Getting Ahead - I Am Because You Are

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AN Anthropologist proposed a game to children of an African tribe. He put a basket of fruit near a tree and told the kids that the first one to reach the fruits would win them all. When he told them to run, the children took one another’s hand and ran together, then sat together and enjoyed the fruits. When asked why they ran like that, as one could have taken all the fruits for oneself, they said…

Secrets To Being Focused For Greater Productivity

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LISTENING to Bishop TD Jakes talk about focus and intentionality highlights the point that many people and businesses struggle for one major reason; they strive to be all things to all men rather than being something to some men, in other words, they lack focus. 

How To Control Your World and Enhance Your Productivity

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I’VE always known that strange and many times sad news sell. I was taught in media school that it is normal for a dog to bite a man, but news for a man to bite a dog. That’s an aberration. Have you wondered why majority of the news stories that trend are stories of war, gloom, loss and depression; in short they are noise that disrupt your normal life flow?

Humanity in Business Series: Celebrate Your Mentor

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DEPENDING on the part of the world you are in, yesterday was Mother’s Day. This day afforded the opportunity to celebrate the carrier of destinies, builder of the future, mind ‘crafter’, guide of the path, call her whatever you like; Mama, Mum, Mma, Mummy, Ma, Nne, Iya, whatever, it means and sounds sweet. God bless mothers and mothers to be. To those whose mothers are alive, hope you took out time to celebrate them. To others, like me, whose mothers have passed, take heart. I know the feeling. I miss my mother so much its indescribable. God bless her memory as she rests in peace.

What Challenges Will You Create in 2016?

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THIS story is really trending. The facts and truths contained cannot be overemphasized. Have you read it, and given it a thought? I think you should. It is an important guide for 2016. You have to create your own challenges in this New Year.

Forget the New Year

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YES it’s a new year. I’m sure you must be tired of all the noise and clatter around a new year. You should be, because on this edition I make bold to say, ‘Forget the New Year’, and rather focus on the ‘New You’.

Celebrate Yourself, Please

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A LOT of us, this year, had unachieved goals. I had hoped, for instance, to launch The Next Level with Chukwuemeka on radio in 2015. Was this plan achieved? No, not yet. So why celebrate yourself with all the glaring disappointments, unmet goals, under achievements and unexpected results?

Secret to Securing Your Tomorrow

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I couldn’t help but share this great story. In 1892 at Stanford University, an 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright idea. He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise money for their education.

Another Christmas, another…BEWARE!!!

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CHRISTMAS. It’s all in the air; the music, commerce, relationships, holidays, you name it. Even the weather tells us it is Christmas. Like you know, this season also brings its peculiar challenges requirements and pressures. The need to buy presents for loved ones, give someone a special treat, and travel to exciting places. The list continues. Beware of these season tricks as you prepare for Christmas

Important Rules for a Happier You

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EVERYONE, well, every normal person aspires to lead a healthier, happier life. I guess you too want to live a happier life. Some environments have made us erroneously conclude that being happy is directly correlated to being rich, or having plenty of money. Nothing can be farther from the truth. I guess you know or have heard of the popular saying that ‘the rich also cry’, indeed they do. This is however not to discountenance the solutions that having money can provide. Like James my friend will say, he prefers to cry like a rich man than a poor man. The cry of the rich he will say has rhythm and melody while that of the poor is uncoordinated. Don’t mind James. The point here however is, be rich, but don’t seek happiness in riches. Happiness is found in the simple everyday things of life. Here are some important points. 

Secrets To Taking Life Risks

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RECENTLY, on my Facebook page, I offered free recharge or top up cards to my Nigerian friends on Facebook. It was just a way of keeping tab on my friends on a media that claims to be social but many a time is far from what it professes. I simply asked my friends to post on my Facebook wall indicating their interest in the freebie. There was no gimmicks, or tricks or hidden anything anywhere whatsoever. I wasn’t marketing or selling anything to anyone, neither was I bribing anyone for today or tomorrow. I wasn’t expecting anything in return from any friend. The only thing I required of my Nigerian Facebook friends was to indicate interest by saying so on my Facebook wall. Say it, and get it. It was that simple. Of course a lot of my friends could not understand why I would just give away recharge cards for no reason.

When Is Tomorrow?

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FLYING from London to Abuja, I had taken a book I wanted to finish reading in-flight. For some reasons, I was too tired to read. I therefore decided to switch on the in-flight entertainment to watch movies, and hopefully sleep. No I didn’t want to sleep. I bought a late ticket for this trip and therefore paid heavily for it. To compensate myself, I promised myself not to sleep so I don’t miss out when the food is served. Don’t blame me, it’s called value for money, after all 'every little helps'.

How to Successfully Overcome Past Hurt

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DO you have the skills to deal with a terrible yesterday so as to have a terrific tomorrow, in other words, do you know how to deal with the pains of the past to have a better future? Some scholars argue that if you don’t deal with and conquer the pains of yesterday, you may not enjoy the gains of today, and indeed tomorrow.