Archive for “November, 2006”
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on November 19th, 2006
I had a most interesting day today, it is indeed a wonder that well after midnight on a saturday I’m still awake. Do you have days like this, when you feel you are being obsessive in the short term, but actually investing for the long term? Let me make it a bit clearer. For the [...]
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Categorized as: Change, Encouragement, Events, Motivation, Recap, Self Development | 5 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on November 17th, 2006
Go and write it down somewhere, 15-20yrs from now, Nigeria will be one of the most desired countries in the world. The Nigerian VISA will be more priced and more scarce than that of Dubai. People will literally kill to visit, and people will smile and get excited about you, when they hear that you [...]
Read: Do you believe in Nigeria? »
Categorized as: Goals, Patriotic | 12 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on November 15th, 2006
For years we have asked the question, “How smart are you?” rather than ask, “How are you smart?”. We have created a standard, called it IQ test, and measured everybody by these standards in a bid to answer a wrong question. Current research has shown that it is indeed a wrong question to ask “how [...]
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Categorized as: Career, Education, Insights, Skills | 14 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on November 15th, 2006
The 180 degrees seminar in OOU went very well. 11 of us left from Lagos (9 of us as part of Generis Solutions) as part of the planning committee for this event. Pat Utomi also came inĀ with his convoy during the seminar. The programme was anchored by Image consultant, Lolu Mogaji. Speakers were Pat [...]
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Categorized as: Career, Choice, Entrepreneurship, Fear, Goals, Insights, Motivation, Networking, Recap, Success | 10 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on November 13th, 2006
In the last article I wrote, I slightly mentioned a networking principle called the law of 250. I don’t know if you have done a little research on it, but the law of 250 provides the answer to any excuses by people that the they do not know enough people to be able to network. [...]
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Categorized as: Career, Networking, Opportunities | 8 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on November 8th, 2006
On sunday I chatted with a friend who told me he was making well over 100% returns on making some particular investments. He started out loosing some money, but now he had made it all back and was acing good pay. He also showed me some he was about to get into which had prospects [...]
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Categorized as: Education, Encouragement, Entrepreneurship, Motivation, Success Principles | 11 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on November 8th, 2006
One and a half years ago, I had an interesting conversation with a friend, I was in the UK, recruiting Nigerians for a multinational company here in Nigeria, and we chatted online. She sent me some excerpts of the chat today. She sent it to me with the title Dreams, she said she was shocked [...]
Read: How to become lucky. »
Categorized as: Career, Dreams, Events, Goals, Success, Vision | 15 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on November 4th, 2006
I don’t know about you, but I’ve heard many people say a lot of things about my dear Ibo brothers (And sorry if that was supposed to have a g, some of us need education on the difference - I hear its a pre or post biafra thing). Our Ibo brothers have been called many [...]
Read: Ibo-Igbo! Sweet Irony »
Categorized as: Change, Insights, Patriotic, Relationships, TGIF | 8 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on November 3rd, 2006
Statistics show that 7.5 out of 10 people get jobs and indeed business opportunities through networking. In sales it also a fact that referrals get 80% more success rates than cold calls. If these facts don’t mean much to you, let me try and break it down a bit more.
That job you are looking for? [...]
Read: How to Network and get a Job »
Categorized as: Career, Motivation, Networking, Relationships, Skills | 16 Comments »
Posted by: Adeolu Akinyemi on November 1st, 2006
One of our new improved mega banks in Nigeria conducted a test sometime last month in Ikeja. I was told by eye witnesses that many people fainted during this madenning rush, and that tear gas was used to put the crowd under control.
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Categorized as: Career, Events | 35 Comments »
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