8 BEST KEPT SUCCESS SECRETS OF TOP MOTIVATIONAL GURUS

Author Michael Jeffreys personally interviewed 15 top motivational gurus in 1997 for his then upcoming book.  After talking to gurus from Brian Tracy to Dr. Wayne Dyer, he distilled 8 Secrets to Success they all agreed upon.  These secrets are still good today and are as follows:

1.     Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life – In a society where people blame everything from their parents to the government for failure, those who don’t buy into this mentality or succumb to the “victim” thinking succeed. To blame something or somebody outside yourself is saying they have control of your life and not you. Someone else’s opinion of you doesn’t have to become your reality.

2.     Live Your Life On Purpose -  What separates motivational thinkers from the unsuccessful is that they believe they’re doing what they were put her to do. The difference between this and just living, is that the latter is just getting through the week with the least problems.  But when you live your life on purpose, your main concern is doing the job right.  For the entrepreneur this means finding a cause you believe in and building your business around it.

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3.     Be Willing to Pay the Price - Be willing to pay the price for your dreams.  Wanting a big house, a luxury car, and a million dollars in the bank is all very nice, and everyone wants these things – but are you willing to pay the price to get them?  This is one of the major differences between the successful and unsuccessful.

4.     Stay Focused – Every day we’re bombarded with hundreds of tasks, phone calls, messages, and everyone competing for our time.  Focusing requires giving up something in the present because you are investing your time in something that will pay off big-time down the road.  Jack Canfield and Mark Hanson were turned by 30 publishers when they submitted the first “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book.  Instead of giving up, they stayed focused on their goal and did four or five interviews per day for radio, TV, and newspapers, for five days a week for a whole year.  Eventually, a small publisher decided to take a chance, and of course now it’s a best-seller that spawned an entire series that have sold more than 10 million copies.

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5.     Become An Expert in Your Field  One striking factor all successful people have in common is how seriously they take their profession.  They strive to be the best at what they do, and do almost anything to improve.  If someone followed you around all day with a video camera at your business, would it be a tape you’d be proud of or embarrassed about?  Make the decision today to work at being the best in your field.  How? By finding out what the “best” in your field are doing, and do what they do.

6.     Write Out a Plan for Achieving Your Goals -  Write out an action plan/map for how you’re going to achieve your goals.  Trying to reach your goals

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HOW TO WORK PART TIME AND EARN FULL TIME IN A DYNAMIC ECONOMY

Have you ever dreamt of working part-time and yet still earning full time? Yes, this is a craving rumbling in the minds of so many employees and unemployed who desires to live like a boss. There are two popular options needed to achieve this aspiration, one, is to be able to work very HARD and the other, is to be able to work very SMARTLY. Ironically, it is not the amount of hours that you put into a working day that will ultimately bring the desired return, but rather, the amount of productivity you put into the hours spent. Therefore, instead of jumping from one task to another and end up doing nothing efficiently it is far better to plan your day so you can maximize your resources.

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Financing your dream side income business proposition sometimes does not need a large sum of money. All you need is a good idea and the ability to put together a business plan that will convince investors that you can make good returns from the investment. When people are swayed that you can earn reasonable income from the business idea, getting them to invest in your proposition will not be a daunting task.

To go the way of the SMART-TRACK, a whole lot of millennial entrepreneurs are venturing into the World Wide Web business characteristically because they have dreams of having time all for themselves, sitting on their couches with laptops on and cash deposits dropping in their accounts continuously for every visit and click on their pages.

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By working smartly and in order to work part-time but earn full time, it is better to take your business idea online where majority of the prospects are looking out for products and services to buy. I have earned more money online in the past 4 years than any other period of my work-life. There are many people operating at the moment making a full time living out of info-products on the internet and I am one of the lots out there. Some books will show you everything you need to know, how to produce a very profitable and regular income from a loophole that has been brought about by the

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WHY YOU SHOULD INVEST IN A BUSINESS BEFORE RETIREMENT

Investing has become increasingly important over the years, as the future of retirement benefits becomes unknown.

People want to insure their futures, and they know that if they are depending on retirement benefits, and in some cases pension plans, that they may be in for a rude awakening when they no longer have the ability to earn a steady income. Investing is the answer to the unknowns of the future.

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You may have been saving money in a low interest savings account over the years. Now, you want to see that money grow at a faster pace. Perhaps you’ve inherited money or realized some other type of windfall, and you need a way to make that money grow. Again, investing is the answer.

Investing is also a way of attaining the things that you want, such as a new home, a college education for your children, or expensive vacations. Of course, your financial goals will determine what type of investing you do.

If you want or need to make a lot of money fast, you would be more interested in higher risk investing, which will give you a larger return in a shorter amount of time. If you are saving for something in the far off future, such as retirement, you would want to make safer investments that grow over a longer period of time.

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The overall purpose in investing is to create wealth and security, over a period of time. It is important to remember that you will not always be able to earn an income… you will eventually want to retire.

You also cannot count on the retirement or pension plan system to do what you expect it to do. So, again, investing is the key to insuring your own financial future, but you must make smart investments!

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7 PROVEN WAYS THAT HELPS THE MIND TO IMPROVE YOUR PERSONAL LIFE

Honestly, my background has given me a lot of opportunities to excel in life. I was not born with a silver spoon neither was I raised in abject poverty, I had the privilege to mingle with the well to do as well as the less privileged of the society. Fortunately, one of my greatest strength lies in the fact that, whenever I set my mind to achieve something, I always give it my best shot even when the result isn’t favorable. My MIND has been my best companion when all odds seems not in my favour and even when the chips are flat down, my mind always keeps me going and reassuring me of better deals ahead. I have come to realize in life that with positive mindset, the ants could also move the mountain.

 Using your mind to improve personal life is a great start to achieving. When you use your mind, you set out to gain qualities that guide you in the right direction.

To use the mind to improve your life, consider the following tips:

COMMITMENTS

We all have commitments. Commitments are a part of life. When you have commitments, you enter into promises that you will get something done. Start making commitments to you. I commit to change habits that hinder me from achieving my goals, or improving my personal life.

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SKILLS

Evaluate your skills to see how you can use them to better your life. While you are evaluating your skills, look for new skills. Reach deep inside you, accept the discomforts, fears, or things you do not like, look past them and find new skills.

PRIORITIES

Do you have your priorities straight? Do you have all your plans in perspective? Re-evaluate your plans to make sure that you are on the right path to improve your

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NIGERIA CONFIRMED 10 NEW CASES OF CORONA VIRUS

March 21, 2020


Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, has recorded three cases of COVID-19, The PUNCH can confirm.

The PUNCH learnt that the index case is an official of the Federal Inland Revenue Service and was one of the passengers on British Airways flight that landed on March 13, 2020.

It was learnt that two other cases of COVID-19 were confirmed.

A medical doctor told The PUNCH that the three patients had been moved to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital.


He said, “The bad news is that three samples from the FCT (Federal Capital Territory) suspected cases tested positive for coronavirus. We have got in touch with the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital and we are moving them immediately. We will give more details as soon as possible concerning their flights, contact tracing and other protocols.

“COVID-19 is in Abuja now. One of the passengers on the British Airways flight works with the FIRS and he is among those who tested positive. His wife tested negative. We are hoping that all biometric sign in at the FIRS headquarters in Wuse Zone 5 stops with immediate effect.”

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101 PROVEN TIPS TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR

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They say that true success is not in employment but in doing business. And yes, many entrepreneurs have proven that doing businesses is actually more profitable than getting employed into some company. One good example is Bill Gates – the man behind the Windows brand. The man did not even graduate from college but he hit big in the field of entrepreneurship. And although people also do hit big in employment, they are very few.

This is the reason why many people want to venture into entrepreneurship. The problem is that very few among them have the necessary skills and knowledge base. As a result, many people venture into business without really knowing how to do things correctly. Such entrepreneurs are bound to fail.

So what should you do? Should you enroll into some university and learn the trades and secrets of entrepreneurship? Well, that is certainly a sound choice to take. But it may not be necessary. The trades of entrepreneurship can be learned even without graduating from college.

Self-study, research, and experience - these things will give you an edge in entrepreneurship. And to help you get started, we summarized some of the most helpful entrepreneurship tips out there.

In this article, you will find 101 unique tips that will help you achieve success in doing business.

1. PRACTICE CAREFUL OPTIMISM

Having a positive mind and positive outlook are crucial to being successful in business. It is optimism that drives entrepreneurs to move forward. But there is danger in sheer and pure optimism. Excessive optimism can make one overlook risks and potential pitfalls. This is what you need to avoid. So while approaching business with an optimistic mindset, you also have to acknowledge that there are dangers and risks that you must exercise carefulness.

2. PRACTICE HEALTHY PESSIMISM

People will tell you that negative thinking will not get you anywhere. And yes, pessimism does breed fear and that fear can stop you from taking the necessary steps in order to be successful. But there is use in having a little bit of healthy pessimism. Having healthy pessimism means that you are pessimistic enough so as to recognize the pitfalls and risks involved in your venture. However, you are not pessimistic enough so as to allow those insights to stop you. Instead, you are driven to come up with solutions to every risks and difficulties that you encounter.

3. FIND MOTIVATION

It is good to have the ideas and the opportunities. But even if these things are present, nothing will come into fruition if you do not take action. And to take action, it is necessary that you have the motivation to do so. Motivation may be different from one entrepreneur to another. Find your own motivation to success. You motivation must be something solid that you want to achieve no matter what. Contemplate on this. Do you want to give your family a better life? Do you want to be recognized in a certain field or industry? Do you want to revive an old market that is close to your heart? Any of these can be a motivation.

4. HAVE VISION, MISSION, GOAL

Every business must have one. You can typically see a company’s Vision, Mission, Goal posted on the hallways of its building or on the main page of its website. In a physical setting, the Vision, Mission, Goal is typically framed beautifully which signifies how much it is valued. The Vision describes a company’s ideals. The Mission describes a company’s desired contribution to the society, to its employees, and to others. The Goal describes a company’s desired self-growth in the future. Having a Vision, Mission, Goal to look up to and remember helps keep a company stay on track.

5. BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU DO

Some people may not believe in your venture. But what is important is that you believe in it. If you yourself are not convinced in what you are trying to achieve, it is highly likely that you will not achieve it. This is why it is important that you enter into a business venture that you believe in or have faith in. If you are offering a product for example, do you believe in its quality, in what it can do, in what it can provide to your customers? If you yourself believe in what you offer, you will be more motivated and more driven to sell it. And your customers will feel this because it will emanate from you. This will attract them.

6. START IN YOUR FIELD OF INTEREST

Motivation is easier to find if you are working in your field of interest. So when coming up with a business idea, it is a good start to consider the things that you are personally interested with. For example, it is more likely that a computer store will be managed more correctly if its owner and managers are personally interested in computers. Also, an auto supply shop is more likely to be successful if its owner and managers have a passion for cars.

7. WORK IN YOUR FIELD OF QUALIFICATION

Interest and passion should not be your only basis. You also have to ask yourself: do you have the qualifications to do business in that area? If you are planning to open an auto supply shop for example, you may ask yourself: do I know enough about cars? Do

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HOW TO BECOME PROFITABLE DOING BUSINESS BLOGGING

When I started blogging in 2009, it seems to me like a tall dream but being a very optimistic business oriented person I never doubted my ability to succeed in it. During those early periods, I was just having fun posting my thoughts and feelings on the internet without any recourse to profiteering or becoming popular like Linda Ikeji, Seun Osewa of nairaland, Ladun Liadi, naij.com, etc. But today, at least I have crossed the six figures mark in earnings when it comes to business blogging. My articles and blog posts appear on Page 1 of the Google search engines and other search engines.

Do you remember the old ways of keeping in touch with your clients? You usually patch them through telephone; fax machines, direct mail marketing, and even personal meetings. But now, entrepreneurs are just smart enough to use the existing Internet technology to be regularly updated of the latest trends in business and at the same time keeping in touch with their clients. There is now text and voice chat, exchanges of e-mail, website forums, and others.

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One of the most online business innovation ever made is the transformation of the regular blog posting into an online business tool. Before, blogging is just used for showing different thoughts and ideas. Some are just for fun, while others are for promotion of something that others think is beneficial to other Internet users. In other words, it is just a bunch of personal diaries and bulletin board for those people who want to share their knowledge and thoughts to others.

But think again, it is not just for diary writing or whatever. It is now a promotion tool you can use to boost your business. You can set up blogs in your website and have it with an associated RSS feed. In other words, you can constantly keep in touch with your clients and potential customers as well. In addition, you do not have to e-mail them—your blogs will be responsible in getting the latest news without actually having to visit your website.

From Regular Blogs to Business Blogs

From regular blogs that you post for nothing, now it is called the business blog that can help you save thousands of dollar and providing you great business opportunity with just one click. Not only is it free to use but also it is user-friendly, can be customized, and can be a flexible medium for circulating useful information for effective positioning of your products in the market.

Ø More than half the world now uses a Smartphone;

Ø Almost two-thirds of the world’s population now has a mobile phone;

Ø More than half of the world’s web traffic now comes from mobile phones;

Ø More than half of all mobile connections around the world are now ‘broadband’;

Ø More than one in five of the world’s population shopped online in the past 30 days.

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There are some noted advantages of entrepreneurs who engage in business blogging. Here are some of these advantages:

Ø 4.77 billion global internet users in 2020, equaling 50% penetration;

Ø 4.80 billion global social media users in 2020, equaling 37% penetration;

Ø 4.92 billion global mobile users in 2020, equaling 66% penetration;

Ø 2.56 billion global mobile social media users in 2020, equaling 34% penetration;

Ø 4.65 billion global e-commerce users in 2020, equaling 22% penetration·

           

Through blogs, you allow your clients to post their comments with regards to the

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15 PROVEN TIPS TO REDUCE YOUR PARTNER’S PHONE ADDICTION

1.    Don’t you ever try to snap the phone from him/her; he/she might get irritated or felt agitated which could lead to physical assault.

2.    Keep the line of communication as openly as possible, don’t ever dare stay aloof and evasive in a conjugal relationship, your union may hit Zuma rock.

3.    Try as much as possible to know what really brought about the passion and addiction for the phone. If you have an idea of the things he/she does with the phone even when you needed his/her attention, the solution is not too far away.

4.    The moment you noticed your partner’s addiction to phone is becoming unbearable, start exhibiting your bets traits and behaviors you know he/she will never resist.

5.    Bring up interesting issues he/she like most whenever the phone is with him/her. If it is sports, ask any question about Ronaldo and Messi even if you are not interested in the answer.

6.    Look for valuable and meaningful activities that will engage your mind whenever your partner is glued to his/her phone. The idle mind is the devil’s workshop.

7.    Ask him/her to help out with something you would ordinarily do if he/she was not around, make sure you call his/her attention to do that little chore that will create a pause on the phone activities.

8.    Find out if he/she has issues at work or in his/her business. This might also

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SHOULD WE STILL CONTINUE WITH THE DISCOS?

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The DISCOs have been a drawback to the Nigerian government fulfilling its charge to make electricity available.

We generate 13,000 MW; DISCOs collect 3,000 MW and pay for only 1,000 MW - leaving the government to pay the rest.

They simply do not have the capacity

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12 KEY REASONS TO START EARNING EXTRA INCOME IN 2020

Going by the current global economic recession whirl-winding in different parts of the world, we can very well imagine what the future holds for us if the trend continues unabated. One income undoubtedly will not be sufficient to sustain our variety of needs. It’s best to get ready for the worst and expect the best instead of vice versa. It’s paramount then to have many incomes flowing into your finances than to have an apprehensive future.

Extra Income has not harmed anyone up till now, and it should not be hurting you either. If you are enthusiastic to do that extra bit of work or travel, going extra mile for your employer, I am ultimately sure you will be more than prepared to do so for yourself, especially if you feel that it would improve the quality of life of you and your households.

Extra Income involves hard work and does not come for free but the kind of work you would want to do will determine your energy level to be invested. A little bit of passion and inspiration could get you off the mark therefore, the work becomes hobby when you are doing what you always wanted to do. Let’s look at the reason in support of earning extra income;

1.     RECESSION: The current economic reality is a ginger tonic to look in the other directions for extra income opportunities. Many companies have laid down workers due to inability to meet up with their financial obligations in terms of payment of salaries, bonuses, pensions and other allowances. Job insecurity has been more prevalent now than ever before and the trend doesn’t look any better with the introduction of technological gadgets taking the job position of humans in the

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