Important Skills to Guarantee A Successful 2016. PART 2

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ON the last post, I started a very interesting series on important skills you will need for a successful 2016. Remember that these skills are not exhaustive, not in order of importance and require a lot of practice.  

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.

Why Risk Taking Is Good For Us All

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ISN'T it interesting that the first time anything new and creative is proposed, it gets labelled? And the label put on these novel things is likely to be “risky”, or “unreasonable” or unachievable” or “idle dream”. Those who seemingly think they care about you will advise you get a life or a job and forget your dream or proposal.