Still Running Away From One-Man Businesses?
I do not have Nigerian statistics but I am certain there are huge similarities between our business structure and that of the USA. According to Michael Gerber, 98% of all businesses in the USA have 20 employees or less. 90% of...
Failure Is A Journey, Not A Destination (Part 1)
About a month ago, I was approached by Unwana Umana to submit a contribution to his project focussing on stories on failing and failure. It was tagged 'Good Fail.' The aim was to help people develop by sharing stories on their failures, looking beyond their failed...
Transformation Thursday
Are you Insane? No Way! By the definition below, many of us including myself may be acting insane in some areas of our career and business related pursuits. What have you been repeating over and over again and expecting a different result? Have you been forwarding...
On Passion
Still using the word passionate loosely? Think again. Never use the word passion if you are not prepared to die. Passion is Sacrifice; Passion is Costly, Passion Kills. Passion is a Do or Die. Passion is what you Do before you Die. Passion is what you devote your time...
ON DYING EMPTY
I first came across the words 'Die Empty' in 2003. The words appeared in book I was reading at the time, 'Discover Your Hidden Treasures' by Dr Sola Fola-Alade. A lot of people get uncomfortable when they hear the word DIE, something about the finality of it is...
ON RESIGNATION ETIQUETT
Never end an agreement that was made face to face via email. It never looks good. Honour agreements and contract terms. Any changes to terms should be agreed via a discussion. Feedback is a valuable tool to improve challenges in relationships, use it to express your...
Networking, Showcase Yourself
I have a simple philosophy on networking and its "Show Up". I have met thousands of people online but nothing beats face to face, physically present relationships. We are most likely to remember people we have seen personally. Life generally is about leveraging...
WE ARE NOT AGBAYAS
Growing up in Lagos, the word 'Agbaya' was something I heard often. I wasn't sure what it meant but it was often followed by the phrase "big for nothing". Ladies and Gentlemen, we are 55k members in this group. Are we big for nothing? What initiative can we carry out...
On Doing it Afraid
'Everything you want is on the other side of fear.' Last week, I read these words in a number of places, it seemed like they were chasing me around. A lot of people think, I must be very brave to have started a consulting business, especially being relatively young at...