image: cocomatsnmore.com I definitely have got a problem. I easily lose control over the things I start doing. As much as I hate to admit it, I am helpless about two third of the things I do. I often have great ways of explaining the logic behind the things I do that make me look like I am in control of my actions, but the truth is that I just do them and find a reason for doing ...
First, read this: MMM (Ponzi scheme company) Is MMM legal? I don't know for sure. Is MMM good? It's not for me to say. But should you put your money in MMM? I'll say a big NO. Why? No investment or help scheme that promises you 30% return a month, equal to 360% annual return, same as your money almost quadrupling in one year should be taken seriously. Especially when they make ...
image: youtube.com That was the state of my iPhone until yesterday when I permanently fixed it. The issue started after I upgraded the OS to iOS 9 (last year). The performance took a dive. I would tap on Mail app and it would take seconds before it would respond. Sometimes picking phone calls became a hit or miss, as I would tap the green answer icon and nothing would happen. I ...
image: growthbusiness.co.uk Risk-taking. That is the entrepreneur's number one skill. His ability to take risk. And like all skills, he gets better at it over time. Looking back, over the two years I have been on my own business-wise, I have become used to the life of uncertainty that comes with entrepreneurship. I am only sure of the money I have in my hands, I don't know where ...
image: ripplesnigeria.com We attribute too much of our current circumstance to politics -- from the days of colonial masters to Buhari's government of change. It is the government's fault that we are dependent on oil for foreign exchange earning. It is the government's fault that our educational system is substandard. It is the government's fault that we don't manufacture much. ...
image: schoolofestate.com "Take me to all the affordable hotels in Wuse 2" -- Me "No problem. There is 1st Forty at Aminu Kano Crescent. I used to take some people there. It is cheap. There is also National Hospital Guest house close to Banex Plaza, that one definitely will be affordable. If no luck there, then I will take you to one cheap one opposite Rockview Hotel" -- The taxi ...
image: twitter.com Are you an Excel champ and would like to win something tangible for your competence in Excel? Then Microsoft has got something to give you the recognition you deserve. It is a global competition to find the world's Excel champs. Below are the details directly from Microsoft: Do you think you have what it takes to be the Excel World Champ? We want to test your skills ...
As a recent alumni, I have been given the privilege to nominate a few people who will immensely benefit from the program. You can read about what the program is about here, Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, and Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa Executive Training. If you feel like its a good fit for you, send me your name, email, job role and company. I will forward about five ...
The biggest problem you'll face when trying to start a business in Nigeria what I call wrong assumptions. Things you are very sure of but aren't correct. And if you intend to start a business part-time, they often go undetected and kill the business. I started my business part-time in 2012. I was 100% certain that the money is in catering for SMEs and consulting. It took just months of starting full time to find that the SME focus is a deadend. And two years to find that consulting involves ...
First, the answer: technically, NO. image: venturesafrica.com Now let's talk the technical part of what is currently happening to us in Nigeria. About this time in 2014, I bought my iPhone 5 64GB on Amazon for $409.95 and in Naira it was N68,553.85 With shipping it came to $414.94, and in Naira, N69,388.30 Yesterday, I tried buying the iPhone 6 64GB on same Amazon. ...
In 2011 I opened two investment accounts: ARM Discovery Fund and Stanbic IBTC Nigerian Equity Fund accounts. They are both mutual funds -- meaning they pool money from different individual and institutional investors and invest on their behalves charging management fee and, what is called, front-end load fee. If you are just starting your investment journey or don't have time to manage ...
image: newsmaritime.com Now I am absolutely convinced that learning any skill, including programming, is like learning to drive. You make good progress when you listen to those who already have the skill and you practice with different types/models. Listening to those who already are experts goes beyond having a conversation while you are behind the wheel, that may or may not involve ...
image: connectivitycounselling.com Think it's impossible? Think again. When we think of the past, we erroneously think of 10, 20, 30 years ago. We think of the distant past. What about the immediate past? As you are reading this post, your reading the sentence before this one happened in your past. And the moment you decided to read this post you changed your immediate past. From ...
The only constant is change. Or should I say: only change is constant. Well, they both mean the same thing. And for me the latest change is that I have revamped our monthly class training. I have improved the content to cover new things and focus more on the business application of the skills covered. Now, it is more of a two in one training -- the hard skill part of Excel and the soft ...
When the say the best things in life are free, you can safely say they have Udacity in mind. Udacity offers courses developed by the world's leading companies and experts. And their certificate courses don't come cheap at all. As much as I love learning and won't hesitate to spend to learn every time I come to check the amazing courses Udacity have and feel tempted to enroll, the moment ...
