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Admit your wrong to yourself Discontinue further attempts to justify your earlier position Identify two persons you want to show some kindness Ensure they are persons that cannot return your favours Determine what kindness you wish to share, how you would share and for how long Begin today Join children at play Look up
Louis Vuitton’s Bernard Arnault is the third richest man in the world. He sits atop the LVMH conglomerate. His current net worth is $93.6billion. He made $5billion in three days in October. For him, “The most important thing in business is to position yourself for long term, and not to be impatient…” I wonder if he has ever heard of Borno’s base of Bentonite Beauty….
I do not know if any of Nigeria’s founding fathers publicly acknowledged the wind, which they rode and landed the rest of Nigeria on the shores of Independence on October 1, 1960. That wind was the biggest boost to their agitation and demand for self-government. It is the reason some people say Nigeria got her Independence on a platter. And they do not say so…
Two of the factors that determined the outcome of Jose Mourinho’s first game as coach of English Premiership side, Tottenham Hotspurs, last Saturday, require closer attention. Though West Ham United, the opposing side, tried a late rally to turn Mourinho’s magic into a mirage, the potency of the magic held on. And the smiles remained on the faces of the Tottenham fans and supporters till…
My neighbour has got a new buzz word, STU, shake things up. I was immediately sold on the idea when he told me THINGS are being constantly SU (Shaken Up) whether we like it or not. And whether by us or through us, or through others. Things are being shaken up. We are not in charge anyway. Have you driven around Lagos in the last…
There was this questioning look on the face of one of my young friends recently when I started a discussion about Nigeria’s famed mineral endowment. I had begun with something from one of Mr Leke Alder’s presentations in which he said, “it is as if the Omnipotence decided to turn Nigeria into a mineral dump.” But my friend didn’t look like he wanted another lecture…
How is that my business? Do I go bed with him? You wish Oh please. It’s been a while since I had any of those banters with you When do you wake up every morning? Do you want to tell me to wake up at 3.45am like Tim Cook? A simple answer will just be fine? Do you think 3:45am is his holy grail or…
How did she do it? How did she control her late college boyfriend of eighteen months, using text messages, which eventually pushed him to killing himself? Her name is Inyoung You, a 21-year old South Korean former student of Boston College. Her late boyfriend and fellow student was Alexander Urtula, 22, who received, in a space of two months 47,000 text messages, many of which…
They occupy front row in the tech revolution. They have the tech game on their hands. Now they have Nigeria on their minds. Why? What about Nigeria has fascinated Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and Jack Ma, co-founder and former CEO of Chinese online retail giant, Alibaba? These gentlemen have all made physical visits to Nigeria. Instructively, while…
Jack Ma, the Chinese tech billionaire co-founder and former CEO of online behemoth Alibaba, flew 15hours to Nigeria last week. He affirmed the greatness of Nigeria, her population, the economy, and her innovative young people. He said he and his team are looking at supporting Nigeria through four Es namely, E-Infrastructure, for internet connections; E-Entrepreneur’s support for business development; E-government support for government to become…