Archive for “June, 2006”

Fear Factor

Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on June 29th, 2006

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person: Always do what you are afraid to do. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom - Bertrand Russell
I’ve once mentioned my adventurous childhood. I remember on one occassion, try as I can, I will never forget! On that [...]

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Setbacks are for Comebacks

Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on June 29th, 2006

This morining I woke up to a disturbing reality! I finished my morning devotion with my family and wanted to start getting ready for work, I restored my laptop to check the earnings on my google account as my custom was only to discover that I wasn’t allowed access. What?? I went through all the [...]

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Yahoo Yahoo, 419 and Making Money Online

Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on June 28th, 2006

Today was one of those days when once again, I am reminded that a few miscreants have wrecked and continue to wreck havoc on our national image.
Here was I, watching “Fakers and Takers” and being thoroughly amused by the fact that American and European electricians were more dubious than the ones I have always complained [...]

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Tests

Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on June 28th, 2006

I remember school days. School was fun, until the exam days drew near. Everybody (or almost) silently wished that this cup could just pass over unfelt. Exam time always came with a marked difference from other times. Back in Great Ife, these were times when any “aluta” that gave students extra breaks from the rigors [...]

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Focus

Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on June 25th, 2006

There is this interesting phenomenon I learnt very early in life. It had to do with the cultivation of grapes. The grape farmer uses a principle that we should all apply in our lives. When the grape is planted and begins to fruit, it brings out a large cluster of grapes. The cluster of grapes [...]

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Converting Contacts to Career

Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on June 25th, 2006

One of the most powerful tools that we have in the world today is networking. This tool is predicated on the fact that everything that we need or want in this life is already present in the hands of someone who is willing to part with it. Let’s take a practical look at this. Do [...]

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What Counts!!

Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on June 23rd, 2006

Today I was at the burial of the mum of a friend. At the young age of 55, she had passed away. It was an event with mixed feelings, she had lived a great life, had children and grand children, but she was still gone too soon.
Yesterday night was the wake keeping, friends and family [...]

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Life is a Dance

Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on June 22nd, 2006

I heard a true life story yesterday that inspired me. In fact I think I’ll arrange to meet with the person whose life story it is soon.
A certain young man plunged headlong into doing business rather than getting a paid job. He was skilled at what he did, and in no time made it and [...]

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World Cup!

Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on June 20th, 2006

The world cup is probably the most attention grabbing event in the world today. It happens once in 4 years but is unrivaled by the olympics, despite the fact that more sporting events are featured in it. To what event can we compare the World Cup? The swearing in of a new pope does not [...]

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The $1 Million Test

Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on June 17th, 2006

If you won $1 million today, what would you do? Will you resign from your present job?
Research says that over 80% of people in the US will resign from their present jobs, do you have an idea what the statistics of Nigeria will look like? The interesting thing is, if you will resign from your [...]

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