It is not the things we are most motivated about we spend the most of our energy on. Even when we are following our passion, we still have to do a lot of boring non-motivating tasks. And we are usually most motivated about the things we can spare little energy for. Often, the ones who have the motivation lack the energy and the ones who have the energy lack the motivation. And even in our individual lives, we struggle to find the energy for the things we are most motivated about and burn a lot ...
If you read my posts you will know all that is going on in my life but there is a great chance that you'll also not know the complete me. And it's my fault. I share only the perspective I see myself from. I overemphasize some aspects of my life and de-emphasize other aspects, often unintentionally. But I have a valid reason for it. I write daily for a very selfish purpose: to force myself ...
I have been learning a lot in the past one year. Almost everyday I know way more than what I knew the previous day. And I don't just mean experiential learning but a lot of formal learning too. image: dmlcentral.net Below are the list of the learning I am undergoing: Online MBA. Last year September I got an admission to University of Nicosia for an online MBA programme. ...
Inspiring: I am a thirty year old drop out and I don't know how to live as I already wasted...?
posted on , by Michael Olafusi
Yesterday I read the most inspiring life story and today I am going to share it with you. It's the answer someone gave to another's question online. You can read the original Q&A here: Quora Virali Modi Question: I am a thirty year old drop out and I don't know how to live as I already wasted years living a virtual life until now. How can I start my life again? Or is my only option ...
A recession is a slowdown in economic activities and general spending cuts. And that is what we have in Nigeria now. Government is slashing expenses and putting capital expenses on hold. Some states owe their workers. A lot of companies have slowed down recruitment and some are even retrenching workers. CBN is putting in place a contractionary monetary policy in it's bid to keep Naira ...
The opportunity to make your one year salary in one week. Getting paid different amounts for the same effort. Having no one you can't ignore. Knowing your career growth is fully in your hands. And the thrill of building a company from scratch. Entrepreneurship is fun. image: flipkart.com Then there is the scary part. Cashflow problems. You not only don't how much you will make ...
There is this common joke about a man who charged a company $10,000 to fix a technical issue they had. So after the deal was sealed and he came to fix the issue, one of the company managers walked him to where the faulty system (not a computer system, but those complicated interconnected production line system) was and watched him as he worked. The man examined the system and after about ...
It is very easy to look at other people's lives from afar, to look at successful businesses from afar and feel like they have gotten everything right. image: vinnylanni.wordpress.com One of the biggest benefits I have gotten from being a Microsoft MVP is the exclusive email group Microsoft made for us. Reading through the discussions in the mail and occasionally participating ...
I hope you have signed up for my upcoming Power BI demonstration webinar where you can get all your questions answered and see a live demonstration. Register for the Webinar. Today, I'll show you a demonstration of how to use Power BI. First you'll need to sign up, download and install the Power BI designer. Just head over to www.powerbi.com You'll get an email with the download link ...
The decision on a customer's part to choose your service or product over a competitor's is the ultimate feedback. That is why it is said that it is the consumers who decide which businesses survive and which businesses fail. By their naira power. When they ignore a business' service/product they are simply killing it and when they go for another's service/product they are making that company ...
This is definitely going to surprise you. The way I get the most done is by being under pressure. I am always almost missing deadlines and occasionally I miss them. But I end up doing some incredible amount of work when the deadline is crushing me. It is my number one productivity hack. image: forbes.com The only way I have been able to write a blog post per day is because I have ...
First, this is not to say other ways are bad. In fact, this post is to share what I consider is the best of all the good ways to save money. image: contactlensescouk.wordpress.com The best way to save money is to make money. Depending on your stage and status, responsibility-wise especially, you will definitely need to have money saved for uses like your children's education, ...
The Benefits of Running Your Business Full-time Over Running it Part-time
posted on , by Michael Olafusi
I started my business part-time and after about two years, I took it full-time. I have some experience to back my claim. I have also met with many other entrepreneurs who fall under one of the following categories: Category F: These entrepreneurs had never run their business part-time before. The went into it from day one, full-time. Category PF: These are entrepreneurs like me, who started ...
We’ve got Home menu, Insert menu, Page Layout menu, Formulas menu, Data menu, Review menu and View menu. Next, each of these menus will be discussed in practical terms. The other menus — Developer menu, Load Test Menu and Power Query menu — are not displayed by default. I enabled them for my own use. Home Menu The home menu is Excel’s most used menu. It has very straightforward ...
