Actually going on the self-employed route is more like gambling and for most degenerate gamblers, it is not the end that drives them but the thrill of the possibility, the chance of recognition, the chemical high of anticipation, etc. They get more excited by the process rather than the endgame. For most people who have taken this self-employment journey, they would realize that the ebb period of any business they venture in would make them question their motive(s) for taking the plunge: Why do I really want to go out on my own? What is my endgame? How do I know when I have achieved what I set out for? Compare the questions above with the question that may be...

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I am sorry I couldn’t make a post last week; I was in Ilorin speaking to youths on the Science of Success Seminar and Workshop and also present to speak were the NDLEA state commander, commissioner of police, commissioner of road and transport, various consultants and speakers. I was privy to speak twice on the concept of career development and entrepreneurship; the funny part of the workshop was that I was introduced as the author of popular book, JOBFinder and I did not even have a distributive center in the city (lol). Anyway, I am suppose to be finishing the series on the questions one must ask him/herself before quitting his/her job and plunging the self-employment route but some...

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If you want to be successful as a self-employed person, this is the second question you must ask yourself before you leave your current job. It is quite imperative to read the first part of this ongoing series before delving into this article: Click HERE to read it. This was supposed to be the last question I wanted to expatiate on but I got an important question in the comment box that made me realize how crucial it was to discuss this particular perspective. The question from Deji goes thus: “I am trying to go it on my own but the challenge I face now is getting financiers who are not asking for an arm and a leg in...

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I travelled for some few days, knowing full well that the car battery would have depleted when I got back; I took the electromate 400 from the trunk of the car to jump start the engine. As I opened the bonnet of the car, I saw a very huge rat and to my surprise I saw myself in a panic-stricken state. The rat, which was also obviously scared, ran through the engine down the compound. The first thing that hit me was my reaction; I had always prided myself as a bold and audacious person but to be totally shaken by a rat was really enlightening to me. First, I blamed it on the surprise element; prior to the...

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I have been giving this Plan B thing some thought and have been wondering how effective it actually is. What we mostly regard as Plan B is an investment with passive involvement thus the term; “passive income” but can anything tangible actually evolve from a passive involvement? Yeah, if you are interested in having series of passive income from various sources and this can be quite complex except you are born a “wild oat” but we all (a majority of us) want to live a simple life and contribute the best we can to the world and generation to come. Plan B is not actually a passive income stream but is popularly defined as a reserved, secondary plan, in...

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