How to build up passion for what you do
I think having passion for what you do is key to long term success. A few weeks ago, I was having a business chat with a senior colleague that confided in me that he was getting “burnt out”… by he …
Here is why money should NOT be the primary driver in business
When you combine the common knowledge that nearly 9 in 10 new businesses fail within the first 2 years with the knowledge that most people in business are there because they are looking for money… I think it is not …
It is not about the amount of money you spend
Does the richest guy always get the girl? I know opinions will be divided on this… but y’all know the truth… When it comes to wooing a woman, the right strategy is better than trying to buy your way into …
Is your passion project 3 years away?
There is an interesting set of people I meet everyday, people who are very passionate about a certain idea for a business, or non-profit and are keen to start working on it in about 3-5 years time. The thing is …
Goal-setting is for amateurs
One key difference between Amateurs and Professionals? Amateurs have goals, Professionals have a process. In case you are wondering what the difference is… Here it is: A goal is merely a statement of intention, that is all it is. A …
Conventional thinking only leads to one thing
Mediocrity. That is what conventional thinking leads to. If you are thinking like everybody out there… there is no way you can stand out. The world is the way it is today because everybody is blending in, very few have …
Nobody cares about what you know. Try this instead.
I want to let you in on a big secret of my life and success so far. I might be everything people say I am: brilliant, self-driven, highly optimistic and visionary… However, this is all irrelevant. What really matters is …
Ride a wave
If you do not have the might and scale of big companies… You have to master the art of riding upon an existing wave. You might have a lot of brilliant, innovative ideas… but unless we can somehow tap into …
Forget money, here are 5 other tradable commodities in business
To start a business, money is not the only resource you can draw upon. There are a lot of other things that are much more valuable to you as a business person than money. Leke Alder identified 6 tradable commodities …
It is always about the profit margin
Forget all those fat business books, thousands of pages long… that are describing business in riddles. Business is all about selling something cheaper than you got it. That’s all there is to business. That’s why I’m suggesting you look for …