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Yes! Have these four skills and you’re on your way to living a life of financial freedom. The problems Nigerians have till date is that we don’t understand certain imperative credos about money, so we end up having the wrong view of wealth. That you have millions of naira in your account cannot make you rich. If you understand this single fact, you are on your way to becoming a financial literate. I wrote in my other article, 'What makes the rich rich ’ that the difference between rich people and poor people is not the value of their wealth but the wealth of their values. Success becomes palpable if and only if we see to the application of tested and trusted principles that guarantee our desired achievements. The idea that a particular occupation is richer than others is an ideological voodoo which must be thrown away. Let me tell you the bitter truth, there are no rich or poor occupations. The only thing that guarantees the wealth or penury of such occupations is the individual it...

There are different relationships in the world. These include platonic friendship between two or more people, relations in the family and a romantic frienship between a man and a woman. Relationship in this context is an emotional or sexual affair between a man and a woman. It’s an act that every grown-up person must perform in order to start a new family. This is mostly seen as a step that precede marriage because many people do skip courtship especially in Nigeria. An unripe relationship is a romantic friendship between two people who are not fully prepared or fully matured for marriage. This kind of relationship mostly failed because both parties are not ready for marriage. Many teenagers are into lustfulness but they think they’re in relationship. Most ladies lost their virginity at tender age because of their ignorance about relationship. They were tricked by adults who have interest in tasting their fruits. It’s no more news that unripe relationship is common in the society. Seco...

Making the most of your life is an obligation that each person should have towards themselves. When all you have is this one life, why not make the most of it? Fully enjoy life’s luxuries, benefits, and sources of happiness every chance you can. 1. Don’t Put Off Things Until Tomorrow We all say, “Oh, I’ll do that tomorrow!” What you should really be saying is, “Oh, I’ll do that right now!” Living in the moment and getting things done now are great habits to have regardless of making the most of your life or not. Living for the now is even better if you want to make the most of your life. It is indeed quite helpful. Give it a try. Leave that procrastination far behind. 2. Get Engaged With Your Community Whenever you do something, do it with all your heart. Even if you don’t want to do something, give it your heart and soul. You don’t want to regret what you could have done. Get engaged in your community. Do some activities offering to help in the church, cleaning in the park, or helping...

This is your moment, this is your year 2015! You are awesome! May your graduation be the beginning of a future filled with success and happiness! _______________________ Congratulations on college graduation to the world's best friend! So proud of you on this great achievement! The human spirit needs to achieve and triumph to be happy. You're infinitely more talented than you think! May this new chapter of life bring you new passion and inspiration. _______________________ My dearest, you should be so proud of yourself for your dedication and persistence. Remember to set your sights on the stars and to reach for them always. Believe in yourself, because you are so unique with no limit to what you can do! _______________________ You've worked really hard, my boy (girl)! Through the years in college/ high school you have acquired knowledge and friendship. I hope you have many more successes in the future! _______________________ The hat, tassel, and robe suit you! A diploma g...

‘ Between men and women, there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love but no friendship’ – Oscar Wilde. I remember the first time I saw this quote, I thought, ‘what is this man on about?’ I read it again the second time, and I began to think deeply about this topic. From early on, I had quite a number of platonic male friends and I did not see them any different from my female friends. In fact, my curiosity led me to make friends with a lot of people so I could understand different facets of life. Although in secondary school, I was aware of one or two of my platonic friends who wanted something more from me, I just couldn’t see them in that way. I disliked the idea of moving from a friendship into a relationship up until my twenties when I realised that friendship is a fantastic start for something more concrete. Although, I still contemplate from time to time if a friendship to relationship transition is worth it, because relationships can go south. When i...

“I dialed my mother’s number on my wife’s phone and found out she saved it as ‘old witch”. Granted my mother has her attitude but is it fair to save her name like that? I am thinking of creating a storm because I am really upset.

It still surprises me that some small business owners are still not using social media to its maximum potential as part of their business marketing mix. It has actually become quite tiresome to hear some dismiss social media as a “waste of time”. Here are just a few reasons why you should be using social media to market your business and your brand. Reason 1: Most social media platforms are FREE. Even though I’m not an advocate of just signing up to something because it’s free the very fact that social media is pretty much given to us for FREE is reason enough for any small business owner to sign up to twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest etc. There are costs associated for advertising of course but it’s worth paying for marketing…just in case I haven’t mentioned this enough before. Reason 2: Social Media is a great way to reach a global audience. Most social media platforms can be accessed pretty much anywhere across the world, this means that you potentially have access to the enti...

You might be looking to create new products, find new business processes, or just be motivated to keep going. Whatever you decide, considering ways you can grow your business and adding them to your business plan, will help you towards your business goals and find new ways to achieve success. There can be great advantages to growing your business but it can also bring more challenges. Below are the few Tips on how to improve the growth of your Business: 1. You Need a Easy to remember brand Name This is the first and the most important. Every Business needs a brand name and also an easy to remember one. Names like “Musa Musa and Brothers Intercontinental Nigeria Enterprises Limited” is one of the wrong brand names that would definately crawl the business. Names like “Deo Pearl Enterprises” is a name which can easily be remembered and pronounced, This would help your business so well. 2. Get a Brand logo This is where most business men get it wrong. Logos are very important in a business...

Sometimes we find ourselves worrying and bothering about things that we shouldn’t pay so much or any attention to at all in life. I will like to share a few things I personally do not bother about and hopefully it helps one or two people. What the future holds, yes you should not even have headache on what will happen tomorrow. NO I’m not crazy and YES I’m serious. I am not saying don’t plan ahead, what will life be like without plans I’m just saying don’t let the worries of tomorrow take away today’s joy. One thing I’ve learnt from life is everything is unpredictable, things just change, plans fails and it isn’t the things or plans that fails that breaks us down but the expectations. Enjoy the moment, do your best, keep your plans in place but don’t expect too much. Who doesn’t like you , like seriously this is something I personally don’t bother about but I needed to include it. Not everyone will like you, people don’t just like you for no reason like none at all “ I just hate that g...

If you think that the best thing you can on weekends is absolutely nothing, you are completely wrong. Sure, you need to time to relax and rest but this doesn’t mean that you should sit down on a coach and do nothing but watch TV for all day long. You should take control of your weekends and do the things you enjoy the most. If you do things that make you happy on weekends, you can start your workweek happier. As a result, you can be more productive and in the end much more successful.Below you can find some tips for how to spend your weekend: Plan Your Weekend You plan your career, vacation and workday. Why not plan your weekend? Don’t try to plan every hour but schedule two-three events for your weekend such as meeting up with friends for dinner or visiting a museum or going to a concert. This will help you prevent being locked up in the house and give you an excuse to go out for a change. Spend Time with Your Loved Ones You are generally busy during the week so spending your weekend ...

The world would be a better place The mountain would be a flat plain The grasses would be green And the waters shall be clean The sky would be fresh and blue All the faces we see shall be cute The eyes of children shall be bright And adults shall all carry a big smile There would be no dent in the world The birds would sing melodious songs Searchers shall find that which they seek For none would be lost because they’d be justice Man shall have found the reason of his Maker For he was made to first be a giver to be a taker He would have pulled off the selfish mask Because everyday would be Christmas

“I knew it from the first day that I saw you, that you’ll make us proud”, Prof Adebanjo said. The prof was excited as Olanitemi Alabi was given prize as the best graduating student in his department and the faculty. Alabi finished at the Communication and Language Art department where Prof Adebanjo is the HOD. It was a memorable day for him and his parents. Alabi was born into a monogamous family of Mr and Mrs Olanitemi. His mother was born into Christianity but his father is a Christian convert. They had a son before Alabi who was named Wasiu by Mr Olanitemi’s head of family. It’s a tradition in the family that the head of family who is an Imam should name every fruit of the family. The reversed was the case for Alabi. He was named by a pastor because her mother registered at a mission clinic due to attacks from spiritual forces. Alhaji Olaonipekun, the head of family got angry and vowed not to do anything with Mr Olanitemi anymore. This was the beginning of unforseen problem in their...

Sometimes we focus so much on bringing positive energy into our own lives, we forgot to project that same positive energy outwards. Take some time away from yourself and use these tips to brighten up someone’s day. 1. Bake some goodies and bring them to work for your co-workers. 2. Send out thank you notes. 3. Hold the door open for someone. 4. Give your change to the homeless. 5. Leave “I love you” notes for your partner to find (perhaps his packed lunch or his work trousers pocket). 6. Help a struggling elderly person or mother take their shopping to their car 7. Say “hello” to a stranger. 8. Stop to give your spare change to a charity collector. 9. Smile at a stranger. 10. Let someone go in front of you in traffic. 11. Send an old friend a message asking how things are going for them. 12. Talk to a stranger in the grocery store queue. 13. Compliment someone. 14. Leave dollar notes on a vending machine for the next person to use. 15. Leave a note on a public bathroom mirror saying “Y...

A leader is a person who rules, guides, or inspires others. In other words, he is the head who should be setting a good example to others. There are some attributes that someone must have possessed before he could be seen as a good leader. They are very important for someone who want to be a pathfinder. The few points mentioned in this piece r are most important things that someone must do in order to beegarded as a good leader. 1. Speak out and be heard A good leader should always speak his mind. This is very important because people always want to hear the opinion of a leader on any crucial issue. Such opinion should be able to provide solution or inspire people. That is, his ability to speak out and inspires people will always make them to seek advice from him. 2. Bring out the charisma of a leader in you A good leader must be a charismatic leader and an inspirer. In fact, you must be a persuasive leader who can change people thoughts from negative to positive. You must be able to m...