The force motivating electrons to «flow» in a circuit is called voltage. When we speak of a certain amount of voltage being present in a circuit, we are referring to the measurement of how much potential energy exists to move electrons from one particular point in that circuit to another particular point. Without reference to two particular points, the term «voltage» has no meaning. It is possible to have voltage without current, but current cannot flow without voltage.

It is imperative we understand this concept when we are talking about moving forward in life especially from one reference point to another. As I indicated in my earlier post; «Are you frustrated with work?» The average worker is frustrated because he is not progressing but in order to progress, you must face resistance. This resistance produces the potential energy (the voltage) to move you to the next level in life. The potential energy is always there but it is not productive without resistance.

This is what happens to someone who wants to move from a 2million net worth to a 3million net worth, from singlehood to married, from employee to self-entrepreneurship, etc; as long as you are moving from one point to another, you will need a certain amount of voltage to get you there but this amount of voltage cannot be produced without resistance which is the reason why most people give-up on their dreams of moving forward. The question then becomes; «how do we combat this resistance that appears to stop us but we need to move forward?»

David in the bible may have opened our eyes to an insight in combating resistance and moving forward; in order to move forward, you must think backwards. According to 1^st Samuel 17, David explained to Saul why he believed he could combat the resistance that troubled Israel; «I catch Lions and Bears by the jaw and club them to death whenever they attack my father's sheep; if I could kill lions and bear, I can kill this Philistine Giant that troubles the army of God».

David looked back at his testimony; he instinctively knew that if God could give him victory over lions and bear, there really isn't any challenge that God could not give him victory over. This is the attitude we must take when faced with any resistance. For every person reading this article, God has at one time or the other giving you victory over some particular resistance; you must use this testimony to build an attitude because 100% of every resistance that is overcome is a function of attitude.

How we see the resistance (attitude) is more important than the resistance itself; even if you have never encountered the resistance before; drawing back from past victory is all you need to solidify a winning attitude. Attitude discussed here, is equivalent to the voltage of an electric circuit because without the right attitude, you can NEVER progress from one point to another in this life we live in. Always think of this anytime you decide to move forward in life. Have a lovely week!

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Everyone is motivated by either two of these elements; we want to attain significance (economic, political and social) or we want to contribute (give to the poor, fight for the oppressed, open the eyes of the blind, etc.) Since we are (consciously or unconsciously) finding fulfillment in whatever we venture in, we are conflicted on which particular path to take; we do not want to contribute and miss out on the significance and we do not want significance without feeling guilty of not contributing.

My role in my undergraduate days was more inclined to contribution; help out in what capacity I could in the Christian Fellowship either teaching newly intakes a subject for free or pastoring a hall. Since I did this for 4 years, it sort of shaped my paradigm that it became easy for me to contribute when I left the four walls of the university. Till date, I still feel a pang of guilt if my inclination is more towards significance than contribution.

These two elements are not mutually exclusive: However, I have noticed two very important schools of thought on this matter; while some feel that you cannot be truly significant without contributing e.g. Mohammed Yunus founded one of the biggest bank in East Asia (Grameen Bank) through contributing, others feel you need significance to contribute e.g. Bill Gates after his economic significance with Microsoft decided to contribute fully to humanity.

I would not attempt to hide my bias towards «Contributing to Significance» paradigm because most of my heroes contributed to significance (e.g. Bishop David Oyedepo) and not to mention my undergraduate Christian Fellowship background but we must understand that habits are difficult to break; this is the problem I have with «Significance to Contributing» paradigm e.g. IBB with all his economic and social power believes he has to gain political power to create a positive change in Nigeria.

In Proverbs 31, a mother advise his son, King Lemuel, on the difficulty of contributing when significance has been obtained; she made him understand the vices and the challenges that someone who has reached significance face when they try to contribute; this reminds me of the adage «you cannot really know someone unless he is given power». The two vices associated with power (as mentioned by King Lemuel's mom) are Women and Alcohol.

Women and Alcohol are symbolic of distractions that come with power and are a travesty to the help that God promises us: Instead of the Holy Spirit, some men subscribe to Alcohol and instead of a Virtuous Woman, some men subscribe to women. Knowing the distinction between the substance and the shadow is vital to being a virtuous man. Is there really a man on this earth that contributes without seeking for significance: What do you think? I guess I will continue next week; have a lovely week!

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First things first, whenever there is a nudging within you that does not just seems to go away; it clearly indicates that something is wrong with your present level of operation hence a desire to move to a higher level. Most times, the people who experience this discomfort interpret it to mean their present condition and situation is not good enough and immediately passes the buck of responsibility to it. Check: this interpretation may be right but their emotional and 'un-analytical' response may be flawed.

The need to grow is paramount to life and whenever you stop growing; your spirit recognizes this and nudges you to keep growing. When you have mastered your work load or job function, your whole world becomes boring and the need to learn more forces you to blame your work environment; your passion starts to wane and the only compensation is your salary; you will then realize that salary cannot quench the hunger for growth but like the lab rat, you have nowhere to turn to.

On the scale of motivation, I have made an assertion in the paragraph above that «Progress» is better than financial compensation. Though this may not be apparent but the need to progress is the reason you sought for the job in the first place. If you can truly comprehend this, you would realize that half of the issue is already solved. The other half is implementing a «progress» strategy rather than an «exit» strategy; the story below may elucidate this point:

A prodigy of mine, who works in one the foremost auditing and consulting company in Nigeria, visited me over the weekend. We talked about his work as usual and his 4-year exit plan before embarking on his MBA; he told me of his desire to commit to the Ice4Days program which is purely marketing (not sales) in nature. I was surprised because I have always known him to be more analytical (left-brain) than creative (right-brain). However, his reasons dispelled my suspicion;

I want to be on my own in the nearest future; as you know, I have good work ethic, great analytical skills, I am creative when achieving a given task but I suck at marketing. The experience I would gain from XYZ Company would further strengthen me in what I am good at but I need exposure in the field of marketing which is the bed rock of true entrepreneurship and freedom; you can delegate every other thing in running your own business but you cannot delegate the marketing strategy:

Progress is subjective in nature; it is imperative to bring your future dreams to the present and work at the pending dangers that may occur. Providing a solution to what may go wrong and implementing a personal program that could eliminate such future mishap would surely eradicate the lethargy that is derived from work place. You could add a certification to the mix, learn a new language, join a marketing program, stretch yourself and go beyond your comfort zone because that is the only route to growth. Have a lovely week!

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I am aware some people see me as a sort of leader; some people respect my opinion; others seek for my advice; some are in awe of my discernment on some subject matters while some others appreciate my numerous efforts but the reality is that I am just a regular guy who has received the grace and mercy of God. I get tempted, I get confused, I get angry, I fail in some of my endeavors, I sometimes lie and call it diplomacy, etc. This grace and mercy is available to all who extend their hands to receive it.

The story of the man in «Acts 3» is quite instructive; a lame man from birth sat at the gate of the temple begging for alms. He observed everyday as people walked into the temple giving him money. He did not care to wonder; why do this people go to the temple? He did not care to wonder how this people get this money that they give him freely; could going to the temple have any impact on this people's finances? His rationale was simplistic enough; «I am lame and I must position myself for people to keep feeding me with money».

This rationale is common to most men; «I was not born with a silver spoon»; «my salary cannot take me home»; «I do not have a job»; «do not have enough money»; «I do not have a husband like this and this». Most men look for every opportunity to stay at the gate and beg for money rather than enter the temple. They stay at the gate everyday when all they needed to do was to ask someone to take them to temple. They beg for what they can simply own.

Today, I am going to take you to the temple; I am going to reveal to you how I made my first one million Naira. It was actually serendipitous; I followed a law that I did not know would produce such results;  it is commonly referred to as the golden rule; «do onto others as you want them to do to you». This simply means you must be the initiator; you must be willing to first give; you must be willing to contribute whatever you have; it does not matter how insignificant you think it is, you must be willing to contribute it.

More than 4-years ago, I started contributing what I knew through writing. I did not know it would blow up, I was just teaching people all I knew and I was having fun doing what I enjoyed. I was neither an expert at what I was teaching nor was I good at writing but I realized that what I was teaching stuck more with me. I realized that by contributing the little I knew through blogging, I was increasing my level of influence and gaining relevant relationships. These relevant relationships produced the dividend that leveraged a million Naira.

This is a simple formula to grasp; it really does not have to be blogging; anyone who works in a particular field long enough will make some interesting distinctions that, if shared, could provide a lot of value for others. It is this value that creates the influence and if the influence is directed appropriately, you would never lack for anything. When you contribute what you know to the world around you, you are on your way to making your dream financial position. Giving is fundamental to receiving.

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You would realize that I embolden the word “partially” because the spiritual protocol for success is as follows using 1^st Corinthians 3: 6 ‫ “Paul plants, Apollo waters and God gives the increase”. Emphasis is mostly placed on Paul planting (personal development) and God increasing (spiritual exercises e.g. prayer, fasting, meditating, etc) but Apollo watering (grace connection) is deemphasized. There are so many talented and skilled individuals praying to God for increase without understanding the protocol involved. There must be a human contact (whom I regard as your Grace Connection ‫ it could be a person, group of persons or organization) before God can make the increase.

This is one of the prerequisite for success as related by Jesus ‫ if two or three shall agree as touching anything on this earth, it shall be done by my father in heaven. Jesus did not say anything about prayer but about agreement. It is only your grace connectors that can truly agree with you. The problem most people have is not recognizing the Apollo (the grace connector{s}) in their lives ‫ the person(s) you must leverage to get to your dream. It is not everybody that appears on Oprah Winfrey show that has become popular and it is not every film that Oprah has been involved in that has been tremendously successful. This shows you that there is a connection deeper than the physical.

Most people severe relationships with their grace connectors due to pride, arrogance, misunderstanding and the list go on. This severance puts them at a struggling phase of their lives and they keep wondering why things don’t seem to work. Nurturing and maintaining relationship with your grace connector is vital to your success. For most people who are serious about their lives, I would recommend a book for your reading titled; “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell. In this book, the author pin points different elements that causes certain products to tip (tip in this case, means grow exponentially or virally).  The book points to some certain people called the connector and how vital they can be to the success.

The Connector mentioned in the aforementioned book is similar to the Grace Connector except the Grace Connector is subjective to individual personality. Someone’s Grace Connector may not be another’s. It is also easy not to recognize your Grace Connector when it stares directly in your face except God opens your eyes to the person or the organization. It may just be that person you have been taking for granted or the organization you have been complaining about. All in all, it is important to note that it is not good for man to be alone; a human connection is needed for increase to take place. Have a wonderful week!

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It’s kind of funny that one of the most difficult things for Christians to handle is disappointment which is believed to clash with expectation but before I delve deeper into this topic, I would love to differentiate the difference between a Christian and a Righteous man. I believe a proper distinction would save a lot of Christian the headache of depression that is associated with disappointments. A Christian is someone who identifies himself with Jesus tenets and culture while a Righteous man is one who obeys the voice of the Lord (the voice here can depict characteristics like promptings, knowing, peace, etc).

This is one level of conflict that Christians face and this creates a struggle in their faith walk. The promise in the first paragraph is for the Righteous man not the Christian. If you are disappointed at any particular thing, look at the situation squarely; “was this really God’s inspired?” Well, some can claim they don’t even know how to hear from God ‫ well, the truth is that those that hear from God and are truly convicted, learnt to do this through use and exercise to get to the maturity state they enjoy. However, there are situations where one is convicted and the reality he faces appears overwhelming.

Hey! Don’t fret. I would tell you the story of a man named Moses. According to the bible, he spoke with God after experiencing an “unconsumable” burning tree. To show him that he was not dreaming or seeing a vision, God showed him signs while talking to him ‫ turned his stick to serpent and back to stick and transformed his hand to leprous hand and back to his normal hand. Despite this wholesome experience, he faced stiff opposition and disappointments on his “sent” mission to free the Israelites from Egyptians. Well, your righteous status does not free you from disappointments.

Disappointments are expected to be viewed from the perspective of expectation ‫ the war is a bigger picture to the battle. The chess game depicts the true picture of reality ‫ it does not matter the amount of your pun or royal emissaries that are killed as long as the King is not “check mated”, the war is still alive and you have the window of opportunity to win it. The bible promises that you would win the war not the battles ‫ the defeated battles if learnt from, prepare you to win the war. Disappointment reveals your “unpreparedness” not your destiny. Have a lovely week!

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Nobody truly likes to be rejected and the worse part of rejection is that most people take it as a report card of who they are and their activities on earth; “I am not good enough”; “I am less than Mr. XYZ”, etc. These oppressive statements are truly not good for the human spirit and the more they are voiced, the more they stick to the paradigm of these individuals. This is why we unconsciously avoid rejection at all cost; we hate selling things because of the prospect of being rejected; we don’t want to tell anybody about that idea because of the chance of being rejected; we don’t want people to know our true economical state because we want to be accepted by some certain class of people and the lists goes on.

The pain of rejection is so real that most guys are rendered useless by it. Your dream that seemed real to you when it was envisioned can be castigated easily by you because of rejection; rejection now becomes the reality while your dream as the name implies “a pipe dream”. The reality is that everybody goes through rejection but only a few people can handle it; these people are the ones that become heroes to your children and are iconoclastic. Why do most men prefer to believe the reality of the rejection rather than the reality of their dream? Why? Why? Could it mean the dream was never real in the first place? Every dream or vision goes through the rejection phase and the dreams that come out of this phase are the dreams we celebrate.

These were the words that kept me going in my first year of online business; though I started the online business with minimum cost but I was constantly rejected because I had no mentor or counselor to put me through. There was no Nigerian I knew at that time that was making money online so I had to go through rejections until I found the right formula. I knew instinctively that if I could make a hundred dollars, I could make thousands of thousands of dollars. All I needed to do was replicate the formula on a bigger scale but gaining this first 100 dollars proved stubborn. At this stage most people would have given up. During the stage of trying to attain my first $100 USD with consequent rejections, I learnt three important revelations that really had nothing to with making money directly from the online business:

1. Little or No Capital: I was working as an executive at this time and online business was a Plan B business. I knew I had nothing to lose because I started with little or no money (N3, 900 = $25) and leveraged on the office internet. Truth of the matter is that I had nothing to lose but I had everything to gain. I had done businesses before and I knew the money invested was a joke compared to the money I stood to gain. Imagine, a sacked executive using his severance pay to do business and losing it, when he can start with little or nothing.

1. Advertisement: Every business that does not enjoy dominant demand (like oil) needs to advertise; CNN puts it this way ‫ you cannot be a hero in the dark. The bible says you need to put the candle on the stand for there to be any effect. Online presence can act as both the stand and the advertisement platform. Whatever business you are involved in, you could reduce the advertisement cost significantly by having an online presence. I sold the first book I ever authored before having an online presence and I had a hard time selling it but after the online presence, the book sold off.

1. Influence: I cannot begin to tell you the amount of effective friends that developed because I have an online presence. I am not talking about any kind of friends; I am talking about effective ones. The ones that can make things happen in your life if God permits. The secret of this online business is the people not the direct money you earn from it. I realized quickly that people capital is far more important than money capital.

I got to learn other lessons later in my online career but this was the three revelations I learnt while trying to make $100 dollars online. I finally made the $100 like 6 months after which subsequently led to making tens of thousands, resigned my job and living a fairly ok life.  But the first $100 dollars stage was crucial to the sustenance of this site; if I had given up because of the rejections I faced, I doubt you would be reading this article right now. This is why I am inviting those who are interested in setting up a Plan B or having an online presence to click HERE to register for the online business workshop titled BLOG MONEY not BLOOD MONEY. You would not have to go through the rejection process because you would have learnt the secrets of handling these rejections. You may click HERE to know more about it or read the talk I had with Deolu Akinyemi by clicking HERE. Have a wonderful weekend!

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This is exactly how it was in the days of Noah; everything seems perfectly fine with their world so how can there be dark days and worse still, experiencing something they have never experienced before seemed quite illogical. No matter what you do, no matter where you are, it is always important to bullet proof yourself against the unforeseen tide. The world is so revolutionary that a single policy, a noble invention, a suicidal citizen, a corrupt leader, etc, can create a positive or negative change to the world you live in. The world has not changed since the days of Noah, what you consider as security may turn out to be a nightmare. One of the worst things that can happen to a man is to taste a certain lifestyle and lose everything in a twinkle of an eye; from being wealthy and ending in a state of poverty ‫ this can lead to severe depression or hypertension.

This is why I am a strong proponent of an effective Plan B for the workforce and the self-employed persons: Please, before you make assumptions on my philosophy as regards Plan B, I would advise you to read my article on it ‫ Please, click HERE to read. I started this blog year by telling you that only those that engage themselves in actually “doing” what they know, would profit and bullet proof themselves against being fired; my second post talked about building the power within you rather than depending on outside influence and my last post argued succinctly that depending on tithing alone as an inroad to financial success was a waste of resources. In order to epitomize my own write-ups, I have decided to expose an Effective Plan B that would not only make you earn more money than the current salary you take home; it would expose you to an unbelievable world of influence.

I am not writing “twinkle, twinkle little star”, I am telling you about what I have personally handled, touched and currently experiencing. I am talking about a multimillion Naira Plan B that has changed the lives of some notable Nigerian young millionaires like Deolu Akinyemi, Gbenga Sesan, Kayode Muyibi, CFA, Seun Osewa and the list goes on. I am talking about online business; I am talking about a business that most guys have ventured in and failed because they lack the basic rudiments of what it takes to run a successful online business. With about seven thousand experienced bank executives competing in the job market, the only domain where vacancy is abundant and limitless is the internet. It is not about knowing where the opportunity is, it is about gaining the requisite knowledge from an experienced online business person in order to prosper in it.

The online business in Nigeria has so many opportunities but few legitimate players. Most of the temporal players that have ventured in have gone through the blood money approach like the Advance Free Fraud proponents (419ers) and a vast variety of internet huggers seeking for “get rich quick” schemes. I have been approached by quite few guys who wanted me to put them through in the online business as a Plan B program but most of them are thinking the online business in a blood money perspective as oppose the blog money perspective.

Here’s the “Blood Money” Paradigm:

1. Come up with a brilliant idea.
2. Create/Develop/Manufacture the product or service that the idea provides.
3. Try to find a market for the idea.
4. Try to convince that market that they need that product or service.
5. Try to sell the idea to them at a specific price.
6. Pray it works.

Instead of the “Blog Money” Paradigm:

1. Build a Blog/Forum/Social network page/Web Site.
2. Provide valuable content/resources in an area of interest you are passionate about.
3. Attract a loyal audience of followers.
4. Engage and build relationships with your followers.
5. Find out who they are, and what their biggest challenges are.
6. Create a product or service to solve those challenges.
7. Sell it to your audience.

I have used both approaches in my 5 years of online business and I know for certain that the Blog Money paradigm has paid me far better, giving me peace of mind and increase my personal influence. Imagine making an income of 8 figures Naira equivalent using the blog money approach compared to the 4 figure Naira equivalent using the blood money approach. With the blog money approach, I have been invited to speak in platforms that I could never have dreamt of speaking in (with perks like first class tickets, best hotel rooms, car at my beck and call, etc). There is also the network of substantive friends that is developed using the blog money approach.

Those are my own testimonies for my own way of running my online business; each successful online business men I mentioned above, have their own style but the blog money paradigm is the same for all of them. The blog money approach is like the compound interest I mentioned in my earlier post; “2010 Prophetic Insight”. It may appear so small and insignificant but the potential is huge; this is why so many Nigerians have disregarded this approach and lean towards the blood money approach. What they fail to understand is that the blood money approach requires more work than the blog money approach with no peace of mind, no future opportunity and seldom streams of income. Imagine a 419 fraudster writing a long mail and sitting in the internet café all night waiting for a “maga” to pay.

I believe everyone who is serious about running a business should have an online presence. This is why I am willing to train serious minded individuals who are willing to embrace the Blog Money paradigm on legitimate practical online business in a 2-day workshop tagged BLOG MONEY not BLOOD MONEY: Those who attend this workshop would be able to do the following:

1. Build and create a website with your own domain in 10 minutes
2. Successfully build a list of  loyal followers
3. Use SEO as a secondary tool to build traffic
4. Understand the use of PPC to generate income
5. Maximizing social networks for traffic generation
6. Understand the use of  Plugins, Newsletters and Free Reports
7. Leverage affiliates for effective income generation

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Anyway, Happy New Year! I have been on a project that needed my full concentration and I am happy to announce to you that I am back. This year comes with great tidings and also great insight into our everyday life phenomenon; everything is on deck to produce articles that would stimulate your minds, arrange your thoughts and motivate you towards successful living but there is definitely a caveat, especially to those who enjoy reading my articles.

Reading without active participation is a waste of your precious time; you are not just wasting the time you should be using to increase your personal worth, you are cramming your mind with provocative information that would render you inactive towards productivity. The worst thing a man can do to himself is to have multiple visions for his life or being in an «unsure» state. This means any wind can take you to any destination it deems fit.

You should be sure of the destination despite the hazy nature of the process. This is why things like being «fired» should not cause the kind of emotional repression it does to its victim. In the film; «UP IN THE AIR»; you would get to see a clear picture of what people go through when they are fired. If you have not watched this outstanding film, you can pick it up via Mobile Moviz. Getting fired is actually a report card of what you have learnt in life « it shows different perspective to different people « to some; it says it's time to move to greater things « to some; it says you are not the right fit for this organization « to some others; it says your skill is not important enough for consideration.

All in all, you did not play your cards right, so you got booted out; the problem thus becomes getting booted out instead of booting yourself out. The organization gives you a habit and decides to take away that habit from you; you must get to work before 8am and leave at 6pm and now you can do whatever you feel like doing with your time. I believe this is actually the most painful part of the whole drama (even more painful than the economic dis-empowerment); the ability for a man to alter your habit at his own discretion.

Habit is the single most important element of man; though we are not our habit, our habit defines us. It can act as a map to our future; someone can review your habit and can extrapolate your future. Your neighbors or colleagues at work don't know who you are, they can only guess from your habit. The success of any man can be attributed to his habits but something quite funny about habits is that when they are formed over time, they are very hard to remodel.

A good example is Andre Agassi; one of the best lawn tennis players of all time. In his self-authored biography titled “open”, he described his hatred for lawn tennis but through his childhood habit of rigorous training for lawn tennis success, he found it difficult to break. Habit can thus make you hate something and be the best at it. Most people under-estimate the power inherent in forming a habit, it is so powerful that it can define the characters of your fifth generation.

This is why this year, I would be focused on those who have or are willing to form the habit of reading and doing rather than just reading. The people who do what they know are far better than those who simply know; no matter the failures experienced by those that do, they are in every position better than those that do nothing. You can sit at your desk, read, assimilate, make comment, analyze, call me to discuss my articles but if you are not doing what you know, you are as good as not reading my articles at all.

In Luke chapter 5, Jesus made a distinction on those who listen to his words and those that do his words. By the Lake of Gennesaret, were a crowd of people listening to him and a bunch of people doing work. The people doing the work have just arrived from a failed expenditure but this did not matter to Jesus as he was drawn to them. He later showed them a successful way of doing the work. Those who listen alone are always in the crowd and they chase after Jesus while those that do the work are few and Jesus goes after them. Those that do the work are always successful despite their initial failures.

Few months after the mid of last year, I introduced the CAR VACUUM CLEANER competition which dealt primarily on selling. This competition was developed by me to aid the Nigerian work force develop the skill of selling which is undoubtedly a prized asset.  I got a sizeable number of readers participating; some tried and failed; some had initial failures but picked up; some had initial success and failed to keep the initial pace; some were successfully constant all through. I would like to use this medium to appreciate those that participated in this competition and to let them know that whether they failed or succeeded, they have sown the seed of greatness and would speak for them all through their endeavors. Whether you are fired or employed, the skill of selling would always come in handy. Tomiwa Orunipin of Mobil (pics above), won the competition by selling 115 cartons of car vacuum cleaners, he went home with a tricycle valued at 300K Naira. Have a lovely week.

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If I ask you to describe your best friend, you would definitely say good things like he/she is fun, loyal, etc but if I ask your best friend’s enemy to describe him, you know it would amount to negative comments. If your best friend’s name is Sola, it simply means Sola as you describe him/her is not the absolute character he/she possesses but we describe humans based on our experience with them or what a third party tells us about them. This is one of the greatest injustice of man to man and one of the many blind spots we develop as entrepreneurs. People make funny assumptions about me especially people that have done business with me for a while; they say things like; “I know you Dipo”, then I reply them; “how can you know me when I really don’t know myself”. Extending an absolute identity to someone is denying your own identity. No one in life is a constant; you can never place a human in a box based on your prior experience:

If you ask my friends from high school to describe me, the behavioral character they would use in describing me would be diametrically opposite to how my undergraduate colleagues would describe me. While in high school, they may call me a party freak; in university, they would call me a pastor but the truth is I am neither a party freak nor a pastor. I believe I have the power to exhibit those personalities but those labels do not accurately describe me. What do all these have to do with entrepreneurship? Relax! Let me land. Your success as an entrepreneur does not lie in how the world perceives you or what the world expects from you but how true you are to what you know of yourself. Denying yourself for the purpose of gain (either monetary or fame), is equivalent to slavery. Each time you deny yourself for a perceived security, you are losing your power to exert influence; if you are masqueraded with a position, it won’t be long before the position becomes your identity instead of you giving the position an identity.

You are who you are because of what your peers think of you; you are highly driven by your social think tank. You have no sense of direction; you are earnestly waiting for the approval of someone who cannot articulate his/her direction. Death is definitely inevitable, so what would you have lived for. One of the readers of this blog (quite unemployed), who bought the car vacuum cleaner was finding it difficult selling it in his church. After exhausting his complaint; I told him the easiest and the most socially driven people on this earth are church-goers. Just look for a highly influential person in a group, give him/her a good deal, let him/her endorse the product and you would be running out of order. Well, this was not a word of prophesy or word of knowledge, because it materialized the way I said it; this was common sense; people always follow people, they hardly trust their own judgment. His testimony was predictable; “can you imagine, all the people that rejected me, are now booking and struggling to get it.”

When the news of Tiger Woods affair broke, it actually surpassed Obama’s important speech on Afghanistan, despite the fact that the news was 6 days stale. The reaction of the world to the news was overwhelming; there was a shift in the world’s paradigm towards the first billionaire athlete. People have placed him in a certain box and expected him to stay that way, when they realize that their labels were false, they reacted vehemently. Even Tiger’s apology (which was made because he was caught not because he regretted his action) did not appease some of his endorsement deals from getting cancelled. This simply means if the world makes you, they can also take you down; if the world determines the standard of life that you live, they would punish you for breaking it. The Tiger Wood’s Saga is deeper than right or wrong; it’s about humans, with the same frailties, are able to judge another human because he appears to be more popular, wealthier, and more aware of his talent and maximizing it. Since every situation in life is unique, it would be difficult to fill his shoes and judge.

Seeing things from a multiple perspective is a must-have skill for entrepreneurs; every decision is crucial to an entrepreneur’s growth and success; so making a decision from peer pressure or world view would definitely harm you in the long run. Since, we see things as we are; it is important to note that your view of Tiger Wood’s suppose transgression is based on your person. It is ironical that the conservatives find it difficult to forgive (death penalty proponents, gun owners, capitalist, etc) and they cry out to God of mercies. The moral of this saga is simple: “don’t be caught!” because the world has condemned the wrong doer and the wrong doing saying that the wrong doer and his act are the same. This is definitely a false premise and an absolute false conclusion. The wrong doer is definitely not the same with the wrong doing though the wrong doer made a conscious choice (albeit) to do wrong. Ability to separate the wrong doer from his/her habit is not a common skill but it is what we are called to as sons of God. God is pleased with the wrong doer that decides to choose heavenly traits rather than hellish ones. We were loved by God despite our wrong doings, why can’t we extend the same love to our fellow brothers. Have a wonderful week!

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The reason he gave for returning; “Bros. it’s not easy out there and I wonder how you do it?” Seriously, I had to ask myself the same question but I quickly realized after listening to his story that there really is no band-aid quick fix formula to this “leave work, go on your own” attitude. Instead, I gathered three distinct questions one should ask oneself before taking this adventurous path in life. This isn’t the Matrix movie, bro; this is real life altering decision that can ruin your marriage, your children, your friendships, and your career if not handled with caution (I hope I have not scared you; well, let’s see):

Before I delve into the questions, I would like to reiterate the fact that freedom is the ultimate purpose for every human heart. We yearn for it; we dream of it; we fight for it; we work for it; we cry for it and the list goes on. BUT we have a definition of freedom that totally is amiss with what true freedom is really is. When you hear the word; “freedom”; tell me, what comes to mind? It is the first thing that comes to your mind that paints your world view of the concept of freedom. Please, do not tell me to define it; because I cannot.

What I can tell you is that freedom equates to more responsibility. When, you tell someone that you want to be free, what you are telling the person is that you want to be more responsible. Though, it’s kind of ironical because the word as it is commonly used connotes some sense of irresponsibility: lazying in the beach of Bahamas, experiencing a Chinese massage in your Burj al arab Suite in Dubai, shooting crap at Macau Island famous cockpit, exploring the coliseum at Rome, rooting for your favorite premiership team at the stadiums in England, etc. (Please, bury these thoughts….)

Freedom can also be conceptualize subjectively; a guy that works 8-5 daily may see freedom as not having to report himself to any boss while an unemployed guy may see freedom as having to work 8-5 daily. Another very funny statement I hear from ladies about to get married is that when they get married, they would be free from their parents. I guess their meaning of freedom is no external restraint whatsoever. They (the ladies) fail to understand that the restraint becomes tighter because they are married; definitely, the parents would be more understanding than their husband in the lady’s shortcomings and with the introduction of children, the lady is definitely in a leach.

Any gig you find yourself without a certain level of restraint is total calamity; freedom thus comes with its restraint and responsibility. After God made Adam and placed him in the Garden; his first assignment was to work while his restraint was based on not eating a particular tree of ‘good and evil’. It’s important to note that freedom comes with certain level of restraint and responsibility and if you want more freedom, you are seeking for more responsibility and restraint. So before, you leave that job; ask yourself the question; “do I want more responsibility and more restraint?”

This is the first question you need to ask yourself; please, do not be fooled into believing that there is less restraint or the responsibility is less. Those who want to be successful going on their own know the enormous restraint they face; you do not just spend cash any how or you develop cash flow problems; your decisions are more scrutinized and analyzed or you end up in your parents house; say bye-bye to family holidays in London or you want your children’s school fees pilling up. Now concerning responsibility: If you are the kind that complain about how tedious and stressful your work is, please don’t bother going on your own; if you are the kind that patiently waits for 5pm, so you can run home, don’t bother about going on your own.

Going on your own requires you have more bosses (your customers), your time is totally restricted though you can choose your time to work, you have to make more friends and network to sink your products or service, you have to smile more not because you are required to but you must, you have to solve the issues that confront you because you cannot pass the buck and your level of success is tied to issues solved, your time management must on point or you would be like the Nigerian artisan group that promise to deliver a service but fail, the sentence “I am sorry” should be in your dictionary because you cannot please everybody, having employees working for you is another issue all together.

I hope I have not scared you yet because there are two other questions I have not mentioned. Well, I have to do something about that in the next post. The Number One question: “do I want more responsibility and more restraint?” If yes! Then wait to answer the next two questions in the posts to come. What can I say dear? Except if you work smart, you can then play hard. Have a wonderful week!

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Just in a flash, something occurred to me; it was strange when I felt it but it was a powerful revelation. This baby boy would grow and become a man; he would also invite his friends one day to his own baby's naming ceremony. For this baby to grow physically he needs food; for this baby to grow mentally, he needs some form of education feed; for this baby to grow spiritually, he needs to feed on spiritual diet. There is one other variable, I failed to mention: TIME. As long as the baby is healthy and he feeds well, growth is inevitable with time.

This same analogy can be used for anything your hand finds to do; as long as you continue feeding it, time is all you need. The problem with most people is time; most people are aware of the right diet to apply but cannot just wait the time. The issue is further compounded when they assume the grass is greener at the other side so they abort their present baby due to the discomfort they feel; they stop applying the right diet; they stop nurturing, they stop caring. The ability to persevere and stick to something is the only difference between success and failure.

The success we have today is a function of sticklers; when you stick to something, then the element called LUCK (right place, right time) would definitely show up. No matter how much you shadow Bill Gates; read all his books, attend his seminars, even work with him, you can never be like him. Even the sons and daughters of great men, we respect, do not become great. Your ability to become great is based on the vision you have inside of you; if the vision is clear, it's time to start feeding it and allow time to take control.

Everybody that has become a world icon experience the LUCK (right place, right time) factor but this LUCK would not come if you do not stick to what you are doing. Some great biblical examples like Moses who was tending his father-in-law's sheep with a stick; it was the same stick that Moses used in liberating a whole nation. Other good examples are David, who stuck to raising and defending his father's sheep, he was also able to save the nation of Israel from Goliath and Joseph, who was a great visionary leader in Potiphah's house and prison but was elevated to the King's palace.

I would not attempt to convince you that these men were not tempted to boycott the process; in fact they tried to, but it ended up badly. The truth is that in as much as a pregnant lady can carry a child for 9 months despite the discomfort along the way and the eventual child bearing, there is nothing we cannot do, to give birth to our dreams. The reason the pregnant lady could easily transit the process is because she knows that a child would eventually show up and the same reason would have applied to the man with the dream except the man with the dream is not sure is dream would manifest.

At times, the issue lies with the dreamer not choosing the right dream. In chapter 8 of my free report (7 Reasons Ladies date the Wrong Guy), I emphasized on the concept of purpose and how it aligns to our choice; I used the template of how Adam chose Eve. This same template can be used for choosing career, business, dream, etc. If you are interested in getting this FREE report, please click HERE. If your dream is certain like Adam's was when he said; This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh”. This same assertion should apply to any dream worth chasing.

Now, after you are certain of the dream, you now have to feed it and contend with the evolving times. Feeding it is not as easy as I am making it because most people do not see result despite feeding so they get discouraged. I remember chatting with one of the highest intrapreneur of the Car Vacuum Cleaner; he worked with one of the highest paid company in Nigeria so I was curious as regards his passion for the product. His answer was simple but powerful;

«I want to learn how to sell; there is nobody that can sell that can be unemployed or broke; it is the only skill that can ensure your economic security. Despite the fact that XYZ Company has low turnover of staffs and working condition is relatively great; I can never be sure of tomorrow. My tomorrow lies with gaining the skill that cannot impoverish me and my family. Anyway, my dream is to be on my own one day doing ABC; I am not interested in the money per se though the change is useful in some instances, I am interested in feeding my future dream.»

There is also the evolving times to contend with; the world changes in a drastic way. The whole talk of sustainable energy can affect his industry greatly. Just 9 years ago, if I wanted to communicate with my fiancE, I would send a mail that took minimum of three weeks to get to her hand. Now, all I need to do is send an SMS and it would get to her in 5 seconds. The times are really evolving at an astronomical rate and nothing seemed impossible to construct as the world progresses.

I remember my growing-up days when my dad came back from Germany with a Grundig 21 inch Colored TV. At this time, all my neighbors and friends had was «black and white» TV with Betamax Player. I felt great then because the TV had remote controller which was not prevalent then. Most of the people that saw it were amazed and it was difficult to procure in Nigeria. Now, the world is not just talking of CRT, Plasma or LCD TV but High Definition Touch Screen TFT LCD TV. The world has evolved far beyond these times from VCR to VCD to DVD to Blue Ray and now to HDD players. HDD players are so awesome; they have an option of High Definition aspect ratio 16:9 and can play 720P to 1080P encoded. If you want to know more about HDD players, click HERE

Well, I am having a serious cold and a bit tired; Hope to continue on this soon. Remember, if you work smart, then you can play hard!

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According to the bible, competition started with the first two offspring of the first man and woman on earth. It was just two brothers offering their God proceeds from their respective industry. The younger brother’s offering was respected while the elder’s was rejected. On the surface, it may appear that this singular action by God shows that God encourages competition but when you review God’s reason for the rejection, you would definitely erase this particular line of thought from your mind; “If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him”

The above statement did not say if you have done as good as your brother or better; the statement says if you do well. The concept of “well” is not in comparison with a fellow human but in the ability to maximize what you have. This particular concept was corroborated in many parts of the bible ‫ a great example would be the poor man that gave his last coin for offering while the rich men gave part of theirs; Jesus said the poor man has given the most despite the numerical value of the what the rich men gave was more than the poor man. Another example would be the parable of the talents where the emphasis is on maximizing what you are given not on the numeric strength.

This simply means God does not support competition but God supports maximization. God has given you ALL that pertains to life and Godliness: You only need to recognize what God has deposited in you and maximize it because if you fail to maximize what you are given, sin is inevitable. Whenever, I hear someone complain about how rough life is; I always hear comparison; one of the reasons you think your life is rough is because you are comparing yourself with someone else; “my salary is peanuts” “I do not have a child” “my wife is always nagging” “my car is very old” “I do not have a job”. No matter how valid these complains are, they are index against another person. This is where the problem stems from.

When God noticed that Cain was envious of his brother, he immediately warned him that the problem does not lie with his brother but his failure to maximize what he has been given. God gives us talent according to our ability. Remember, the talents are given according to what God believes you can handle. God gives you the talent but it is not God that maximizes it; that responsibility lies with you. When God created man and woman and placed them in the garden; the first thing he told them to do was to be fruitful, multiply, subdue and dominate. This is not the job of God for you but your own given assignment.

When you fail to maximize what you have been given, sin lies at your door. When you hide the talent you have been given, it’s just a matter of time before it is taken away from you and given to another. This is the idea of the scripture that says the wealth of the sinners would be transferred to the righteous. The righteous man is the one that maximizes his talent while the sinner is the one that hides it. The whole concept of “perceived sins” like greed, anger, theft, fornication, etc is simply symptoms of the true “sin” ‫ not living a life of purpose in God.

A very important thing to mention is that we cannot really grow or increase if we kill the Abels in our lives through gossip, envy, manipulation and bitterness. Our ability to grow lies in recognizing the talents that God has deposited in us and maximizing it.I realized that I can be the best I can with what I am giving, then I am very much in the game for an increase from God. If you do not plant your talents and allow others to benefit from it through watering, God would not bring the increase. I believe our prayers should not be focused on God giving us more things because he has already given us all we need; we should model our prayers according to Apostle Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 1:18 ‫ “The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of HIS calling, and what the riches of the glory of HIS inheritance in the saints.”

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BUT (yes a big BUT); supposing you cannot attain the pure belief state due to ingrained habitual experience like a lady who witnessed firsthand her father’s consistent cheating on her mom, her elder brothers deception of females and her three former boyfriends cheating on her. No matter how angelic the brother that approaches her for marriage is, she would never believe that he would not cheat on her. She would definitely marry him out of strong emotional feelings but she would never trust him. She has come to believe that he would eventually cheat on her when the opportunity arises (no matter how nice he initially was) like when she gets pregnant or when they are apart for business purpose.

She has developed a chronic belief that ALL MEN HAVE INFIDELITY ISSUE. She did not just come to this position by a single aha moment, she has developed this position over years of watching her mother, her brothers’ girlfriends, her sisters and herself of going through the excruciating pain of betrayal. This kind of lady would find it almost impossible to reach the state of pure belief that some men are real in keeping their covenant. This was the position of the father of the boy with the dumb spirit; he has taken his son to all the physicians, to exorcists, to sorcerers, to the priests, etc with continuous disappointment so when Jesus asked him to believe; he was simply honest with his reply; “I want to believe strongly but years of experience has taught me not to”.

This man actually showed us another way we can achieve result despite our unbelief. Jesus said; “all things are possible to them that believe” but did not say; “all things are impossible to them that doubt”. It is important we keep this latter statement in context: The passage tells us that if you recognize and acknowledge your FEAR and ask God to aid you overcome the fear towards your desired goal, it is inevitably that you would succeed but most times we simply go into a state called SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF. We doubt the very goal we crave for but we move ahead anyway ‫ suspending our doubts until we see results. When results don’t come favorably, we re-enforce the doubt; creating a continuous cycle of failure.

This is what happens to humans who are expected to be influencers but choose to congeal in the activity of social gatherings and perpetual world views. We are called to influence our immediate environ but we fail at this bitterly choosing to cast blames on external influence. Our success is limited because we are a product of “suspension of disbelief”; we do not know who we really are and what we really want. We carry on everyday with two versions of ourselves; the identity we walk around with which I would call the shell identity e.g. I am a banker; I work for XYZ Company; I drive a Honda SUV, etc and the identity we truly want to be which I would call the core identity e.g. I want to be an entrepreneur; I am suppose to be acting; I want to travel the world.

Of course, if you want to influence your environ, you are expected to carry on your core identity but it is most of the times held captive by Circumstances and lack of Knowledge. I would have loved to expatiate on what our core identity is but we all intuitively (subconscious) know what we crave for while we please the world with what the world craves for. Core Identity can also easily be revealed with the company of people that you really feel at peace with because we subconsciously communicate with the subconscious of these people. Your subconscious can truly indicate your core identity e.g. with the kinds of friends you are attracted to and fortunately you cannot control but you could guide it. With proper guidance, your subconscious would create a new core identity for you and this identity is what would speak to the world on a core level. When we identify and are in congruent with “who” we truly are, then core influence occurs.

One of the recent surprises I got from trying out the core influence was the sales of the Car Vacuum Cleaner; as I saw the cartons being lifted to the warehouse, I told myself that I was not going to profit alone from this; I was going to involve as much people as I can in this largesse: This is congruent with my core value of empowering people and the result was astronomical; I have never sold so fast and so well. Though, the front end guys were profiting more than I was, I was happy that people were doubling their investment and they could look back and be glad they associated with me. The peace and happiness I got from selling this car vacuum cleaner cannot be compared with trying to sell it on my own and pocketing the whole profit. It was not as if my belief was pure on the product (I certainly had doubts about its market reception in Nigeria) but I did not suspend disbelief either instead I leaned on my core value through God.

How can we then identify our core leanings; well, our deepest real desire gives clues to our core identity

1. Why do you want more money?
2. Why do you want more influence?
3. Why do you want to contribute more

In answering these questions, you have to be cautious because your brain would lie to you: It gives surface level desire ‫ a car, a house. The truth is all you want is to create and perpetuate experience ‫ I dare say goals are meaningless in this context. We lie to ourselves, we want an SUV but the truth is we want to be like XY that bought an SUV. When we finally get the SUV, we realize we are not as cool as we thought we would be. What we truly desire is the significance. We want the experience. You are suppose to show how significant you are by having all these toys ‫ house, SUV, etc.  I realize this kind of lifestyle is totally miserable. The most meaningless thing in this world is to strive for a goal and realize it is meaningless, EMPTY and just an ILLUSION.

When you communicate from your core place, you are centered, stable and focused. This total clarity magnetically attracts “matches” and causes you to be exponentially more persuasive. Matches are individuals who lean towards your dream. Your beliefs are reflected in your life ‫ When money is the end result of the business/career you venture in: You build wrong businesses because you attract wrong customers and this subconsciously sabotages money making opportunity. You make money to buy things; you start worrying about the things and live in a constant state of anxiety. We really don’t want stuffs; we want the experience like for example entrepreneurs are not too interested in money but the freedom. Everyone wants a new life experience not the physical stuff.

So the big question that can set you off to discovering your core identity is: if there is NO Limitation or NO Consequence, what would your life be like?

REMEMBER: The Shell identity is motivated by things, goal driven, and status driven; get the money; Get the Money; GET THE MONEY. The Core Identity is to live normal society. Get paid to have fun and contribute to others by doing that. When you take on your core identity, it would be easier to bring forward your disbelief........

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Let me reveal a secret to you; life is in stages ‫ you can never move from one stage to another if one single thought of your previous success comes to your mind. If you are in the business of succeeding, you must never speak, think, dream, reminiscent or sleep the good old days. No matter how bad you perceive your situation to be, your situation now is far better than your previous situation. The bible puts it this way; the path of a just is like a light that shines brighter and brighter. No matter where you find yourself, it is far better than where you were because your path shines brighter not dimmer.

This may sound strange to a man who just lost all his money in a business deal or a lady who just lost her job with no visible hope in sight. Worst still, a couple going through a divorce or a woman who just lost her baby. This is neither actually a motivational write-up nor a rev-up sermon; this is actually a reality check of the truth found in a bunch of books that has survived twenty centuries. Trust me; I am not insensitive to the plight of people or what people are going through but strong assertions from the bible cannot just be wrong and coupled with life experiences, I have also come to the conclusion that the present stage is always better than the stages before it no matter how painful it presently is:

I remember my ordeal in Arithmetic in high school; I was very good with Algebra to the point that I did not study for exams before clinching an “A” but the next term was a totally different ball game; it was Trigonometry and Geometry. I just did not understand it and I nearly failed Arithmetic that term despite studying for the exams. I kept telling people who cared to listen how great I was with Algebra but this talk did not solve the issue I had with Trigonometry and Geometry. This particular issue with Trigonometry and Geometry persisted till the end of my high school when I was kicked out of the boarding house for something I knew nothing about;

It was an unfortunate time in my life but it turned out to be fortunate for me because I realized the only way to get out of the shame of being kicked out was to get a straight “A” in my SSCE. This goal forced me to look at my Arithmetic the second time and because of this goal I really saw my Arithmetic text book in a different way; Trigonometry and Geometry became a piece of cake. I actually came out with a straight “A” save Economics which ironically was the easiest of all the subjects. There were many lessons I derived from this experience but chief amongst them was that there really is no challenge that cannot be surmounted. The challenge exists in the mind not in the situation.

When one has no choice but to get something, the person actually gets it. I mean the person actually has no choice; he either gets the goal or he is doomed. I knew that the only way of getting past the shame from my family and friends of being kicked out of the boarding house was to get a straight “A”, something changed in my mind, I started seeing things clearly; I did not mind staying all night to understand Arithmetic because of the goal I had. I totally forgot I was good in Algebra, the bigger goal in my mind shifted my perception; it was this perception not the challenge that was my greatest enemy. When I gave up my job to start my business, I knew I had to change my perception of being an employee to being a business owner.

This particular shift in perception is not an easy thing to accomplish but when you have no choice, your perception starts changing. First, I had to lose most my employee friends (at least the ones that think like employees); they are buying new cars when I am thinking of a new business to acquire; they are going to holiday in London to shop when I am thinking of India, South Korea or Vietnam to do business and shop; they are complaining about salary increase when I should be bothered about smoothening my process to avoid fraud or theft. I remember how upset I was when a close employee friend of mine did not believe I was sleeping at 9am on Monday when he called me; he thought I was screening his call. It’s not that the perception of an employee is bad, it’s not just feasible to embrace it as a business owner.

Let’s take it to a different level: It’s not as if exploiting the patterns of your success in the past is bad but hanging on to your past success is ineffective in your present situation. Things like good work ethic, excellence, effective prioritization that made you excel as an employee is needed in business but telling yourself that being an employee is better than being a business owner will hinder your progress as a business man (Remember, you are telling yourself; no other person knows). A business man that thinks being an employee is “the good old days” is definitely a deal breaker to his successful business career. My inability to solve Trig and Geometry as a boarding student was not feasible because I had a choice but as a day student, I had no choice but to gain the ability in whatever means I could.

Pouring a new wine into an old wine skin is not feasible because the wine skin would burst; the same thing happens when you think of the past as your best days, you would not have enough space to acquire the right information that would get you from your present predicament. The very first step to any kind of freedom be it financial or otherwise is to renew your mind. Renewing your mind is definitely not an easy process; imagine that since 20 centuries ago, the Jews do not still believe in the power of Jesus despite the fact that he originated from their tribe. Psalm 1 explores the possibility of the companions you keep as a pointer to good success. If you are going through a challenge that does not seem to go away, I would advise you to take a step back and renew your mind.

I would be given my dear readers FREE of charge some important resources that would assist you in renewing your mind towards financial freedom:

1. How to write a Business Plan: This is a book for every aspiring business man whether you are an employee or self employed. Almost everyone would go into business one day so it is important to get the right knowledge on the best practice business plan. This particular business plan has helped a lot of successful business guys I know today.
2. Money Mastery: 10 Principles that will Change your financial life forever. A 312-page book that would change the way you think about money and show you how to master your finances. This is another best seller that would change the way you think of the money you have. This is a must have for everybody.
3. Financial Audio Book for Dummies: Audio Formats are one of the best ways of renewing your mind. These particular format is in MP3 which means you can store in your iPod or MP3 player, play in your car while driving to work, listen to it while in the gym and the list goes on. These financial audio books are bundled pack with Investing for Dummies, Personal Finance for Dummies, Marketing for Dummies and Selling for Dummies.
4. Rich Dad Poor Dad Audio Book: I am sure you all know the famous Rich Dad, Poor Dad book but having it in an audio format makes the principles stick. It is a 70 minute audio that would affect the decisions you make about the money you make. I have read the book like 3 times but listening to this audio version was a mind-renewal.
5. Cashflow 101 E-game: This is a must-have for every serious person interested in being financial free. Games are actually a mind shifter; they act as simulation to what you would do in real life and can help you change the bad habits that are stopping you from being financially free. This game teaches you how to fill your income statement and balance sheet and teaches you the modus operandi of investing in some asset. The aim of the game is to get out of rat race and buy your dream project. All you need to do is install it in your work station or laptop and you would be in a different world. There are very limited copies so book fast.

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