What is your plan?
One of my favourite stories I found myself telling again on the first day of this week had to do with planning. I was at the singles fellowship of RCCG at Satelite town and the title of my presentation paraphrased,was “How to get your Dream Job and maintain it”. The week was just starting for me, and I had three speaking engagements on that same day - all with very diverse topics.
This story I made references to earlier was the story of two frogs who lived in the Festac side of Lagos. For some reason or the other, their natural habitat had dried up, the small pool of water where they lived and enjoyed life, had dried up without much notice.
“Have you ever felt that you needed to move from where you are? From a relationship, a job, a line of business, or a career? Have you ever felt as though the excitement you once got from doing certain things weren’t there anymore? Have you ever literally watched the little pool that provided you with the basic comforts of life thin out? Let’s see what lessons these frogs had to offer” (more…)
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Loosing my Virginity
Well, guess if you are not an avid reader, you are pouring through this write-up eager to discover the darker shades of Adeolu Akinyemi :). And if you have been around, then you immediately know that that is the title of Sir Richard Branson’s book. A book that captured his escapades and teething pains as he built his business empire from his little strides publishing a magazine of some sort in college (secondary school) at the age of 16. He later went into a discount mail order joint venture with his friend Nik Powell, this venture became the origin of the Virgin Brand. There was a little something something about their house/ office then having to do with being a place you could “do it all”, and possibly loose your virginity, but then, you might have to really be looking for that type of information to find it in the book 
Richard Branson is currently a world renown entrepreneurship icon with an insatiable desire for new businesses. In 1999 he was awarded a knighthood for his contributions in entrepreneurship. The Virgin Brand presently has over 300 items under its name, and is presently one of the most recognized brands in the world. Richard Branson is a person I like for many reasons, writing about him is a topic that would take at least 3 posts. But if you really thought about it, this article is not going to be about Richard Branson, it’s about the concept of loosing one’s virginity. It’s a valentine special. (more…)
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I try to stay clear of topics that zero in on particular individuals and issues that are not timeless. To clarify what I mean, I always try to write on things that will be useful for a very long time, and not issues that will become history after a while. Principles, values, encouragements, motivations, useful experiences… all these are timeless and would still prove useful on the long run. Issues like Nospecto are however time bound, we all cannot guarantee that it will last for too long. I have however been in many discussions lately about Nospecto, and I have found out that I will not be doing good service to a lot of people if I don’t help them with the information I have that can help them succeed.
If you have never heard of Nospecto before, it is an investment opportunity where you put in 450,000 naira and get 40,000 naira returns monthly, it’s also a joint venture business arrangement, where you share profits with the owners of the company at a rate which makes your share 40 out of every 450 in a month. Nospetco’s arrangement is the standard convinient arrangement for devout muslims, who because of their beliefs in not collecting interests on their money can only be comfortable with sharing profit. Nospetco has made many Nigerians rich today, Nospetco is the reason some people feel more comfortable to live their jobs, but an interesting question we all need to be asking is -”How much longer does Nospetco have to live?”. If you think it’s not a critical question, read on. (more…)
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