Tag: goals
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Learn to Pay Yourself first
One of the key reasons for paying ourselves first is that we are worth it. After working long and hard for the money, why give it all away with nothing left for yourself? If you sit down and look at how your income gets spent, hardly anything comes to you. You may feel you bought…
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Lessons on the Road to Financial Freedom
The interesting about the journey to financial freedom is that at the start, the major drive is to achieve financial independence and financial freedom, but as you go along, you see that it is not really all about money. It is more about freedom than money, freedom to really be yourself, live life and contribute…
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From University Dropout to ICT Millionaire
By DAYO OKETOLA Wande Adalemo dropped out of Olabisi Onabanjo University to actualize his dream of building an Internet service company, which is now worth N1bn. He tells DAYO OKETOLA how it all started and what other young Nigerian entrepreneurs can learn from his journey. The Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Oxygen Broadband Networks, Nigeria’s…
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Turning Financial Setbacks into Stepping Stones
We all make financial mistakes. They are often quite painful. More often than not, we get to part with our hard-earned money. Someone we trusted collected money from us and did not deliver the goods, or delivered inferior goods. Somebody borrows and does not pay back. A business deal goes sour due to bad partners…
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Keeping Promises and Commitments
Keeping promises is the foundation of all achievement. You did what you said you will do. When you get to the point where you make a promise and keep it, you are a winner. Most people labor under the illusion that we can break promises we make to others and keep those we make to…
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Cut your goals according to your willingness to pay the price
Goals are easier set than achieved. When it comes to setting goals, most people think it is about making wishing, hoping it will come true. So we make a wish list, label it goals and go after it halfheartedly notwithstanding our lack of commitment to pay the full price. When push comes to shove, we…
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Your Top 7 Goal Busters in 2012
As you get ready to pursue your goals for 2012, you need to be aware of some common goal-busters and avoid them like potholes. There are legion, but this is what I would consider the top 7 Setting the Bar Too High I can do it. You have to set short-term goals for your size.…
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2012 – See You at the Next Level
As we bid 2011 a final goodbye, we need to take a look back at the passing year with a grateful heart to God for keeping us throughout the year and learning the lessons from things we did wrong and things we got right. The year 2011 was a mixed bag for many. Recession staged…
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Setting Realistic Goals
When it comes to achieving our goals or completing projects, more often than not, we miss the mark when it comes to cost and schedule. It ends up taking longer time and costing more money. We tend to underestimate the length of time it will actually take to accomplish a task or the amount of…
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Upgrade Your Mindset
You need to upgrade your mindset if you want to get better results. Your current mindset has brought the results you are experiencing today. If you notice that you are not growing financially and in other areas, it means you have reached the plateau. Your current mindset has brought you to its final bus stop.…