Not just busy
The ultimate productivity question is “what am I busy about?” It is not enough to be busy. Plenty of activity does not earn you the productivity badge. I have observed people who appear to be very busy day-to-day and yet …
Only 1 in 10 new businesses succeed
There are 2 ways to respond: I am not going to start a new business since the odds of succeeding are so slim! Better to just toss away the idea and go find something else to do with my time. …
Killing the power of competition
I find news that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is withdrawing the “data floor price’’ for operators in the telecommunications industry as quite interesting. “Floor price’’ is a government or group-imposed price control or the limit a price can be …
The cloud is raining billions
The cloud is here to stay. Amazon.com, Google and Microsoft all topped profit estimates last quarter, adding more than US$90 billion in market cap in after-hours trading following their earnings reports last Thursday. The cloud boom is definitely looking like …
Its not by sales
One of the most profound statements I have ever heard goes thus: “In business, you must know who to collect money from and who to sow into. Follow your Spirit always. In life, profit will not come from sales. It …
Agent-preneurship
Be not deceived, Agent and middleman, multi level marketers are not forms of Entrepreneurship. They suck. I am sick and tired of companies marketing their agents (arms and legs) as partners and entrepreneurs. Signing up as a sales agent or …
The first million
When you get your first million in profit, what do you do with it? Well, unless you have a grasshopper mind that has crafted a very small future for you, you should be smart enough to know that the first …
When it seems the whole world gang up against you
When it seems no progress is been made and doors are closing left and right or doors are not opening fast enough and everything just feels broken it is a great sign that you are heading in the right direction. …
Mentally wealthy
You are a product of your thoughts. If you keep thinking poor, you will generate poverty. The first step to becoming wealthy is by changing your thinking, the way your mind works. I have heard several speakers talking about “experiencing …
Cashing in on the trends
The festive season is fast approaching. How are you planning to cash in? Now is the time to start thinking and preparing your mind as to the best way to position yourself to profit from it this year. From my …