The best inheritance a man can leave to his offspring is education. Education is very important especially when delving into any line of business whether it is either formal or street education. At this season when Plan B has become a must have for most company executives, it is important to find the niche that suits your talent, personality and character. Throughout this year, I would attempt to open the eyes of my readers to various lines of business and talking to various authorities in their chosen field; last week I spoke with Deolu Akinyemi on Network Marketing, this week I would be talking to Debo Adejana. Debo is arguably the most influential entrepreneur in the Real Estate Market...

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Handling rejection is not easy infact I dare say it is the true path to generating lasting wealth. It's not really good news that after just announcing that a thousand staffs were laid off from Bank PHB, a new 1200 staffs would be laid off by Intercontinental Bank. These executives have been rejected by the companies they trust so much to shield them economically, socially and politically. I have been receiving mails from some bank executives through this site and I could feel the spirit behind their words; it's truly heart shattering but musing and meditating over an already bad event is not going to make the event any better than it already is. This is why I am going...

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Mixing with great minds is the best investment I have done to myself since my adult life; I have sometimes asked myself what my life could have been without these relationships. We are where we are today based on the relationships we keep and where we would be tomorrow would be based on the relationship we cultivate today. So, it is safe to say that relationships are crucial but taking the spectator's seat and watching your relationship mate take risk, fail, stand-up and eventually succeed is not a great position to assume. This is one of the reasons I am facilitating the Online Business Workshop tagged BLOG MONEY. Click HERE to know more. Since 5 years of successful online...

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More than six thousand executives have been asked to resign from the banking industry in the last three months and it appears as if there is no end to this matter as fresh one thousand people were advised to resign from Bank PHB. There are two ways to interpret this scenario (no matter the side of the divide you fall); either you blame the CBN governor, the erstwhile bank CEOs and/or the present management team or you simply blame yourself. The latter is one of the hardest things to do but it is actually the pathway to self growth and true freedom. Rewind to pre-Sanusi era where bank executives were literarily jumping from one bank to the other for promotions...

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One story that keeps coming to mind is the widow of Zarephath and her ability to give out her last meal to a man she hardly knew. This particular story was strongly impressed on my mind during a financially tight month in my life – no profit (infact it was a loss) for that month so I deluded myself into believing that it automatically equaled no tithe. Oh was I shocked during one of my family routine prayers that I was prompted by the Holy Spirit to give far more than I had been giving on a monthly basis (don't mind me; the salary habit is still in me). On a serious note, this was a struggle for me; «how...

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Freedom is a concept that I am very interested in and like I have mentioned in my earlier posts, freedom has nothing do with being self-employed; you could be gainfully employed and be at a higher level of freedom than someone who is self-employed. You may read my earlier article; «Before you leave that job» to get a good grasp of what I am saying. One of the major words associated with freedom is independence (from external stimuli like person, organization, etc). The less you depend on the external body, the freer you have become. My search for a job after my compulsory one year military service exposed me to an insight that has guided me throughout my career...

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These are definitely two words that scare the living day light out of almost every executive although endearing words have been cooked up to replace them – from downsizing to laying off. The effect is the same; the fact that some group of people that wanted you suddenly found you repulsive for whatever reason (I don't think the victims care). Last year December alone, more than 5, 000 bank executives were relieved of their jobs and if the bank drama continues, more bank executives would feel the impact of the axe. Anyway, Happy New Year! I have been on a project that needed my full concentration and I am happy to announce to you that I am back. This...

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