“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.”  I discovered the importance of “thinking” my way to success during my career as a bull rider. I started bull riding with the amateur bull-riding circuit. Not long after I moved to the top of the amateur bull-riding circuit. I YEARNED to join the professional bull riding association, so I LOOKED to the...

Mar 28, 2008

Behold, the fool saith, ‘Put not all thine eggs in the one basket’—which is but a manner of saying, ‘Scatter your money and your attention’; but the wise man saith, ‘Put all your eggs in the one basket and—watch that basket.’ [1894 ‘M. Twain’ Pudd'nhead Wilson in Century Mag. XLVII. vi. 817] What part of ‘don’t put all your eggs in...

Mar 28, 2008

   Behold, the fool saith, ‘Put not all thine eggs in the one basket’—which is but a manner of saying, ‘Scatter your money and your attention’; but the wise man saith, ‘Put all your eggs in the one basket and—watch that basket.’.…….Mark Twain. What part of ‘don’t put all your eggs in one basket’ isn’t clear? Putting...

In a bid to expand it’s business, and add value over a wider scope of the global terrain, Generis Universal Tactical Solutions (GUTS) is currently recruiting for 150 Affiliate Business Consultants. While majority of the qualified candidates will be Nigerians, the management of Generis is also looking forward to hiring applicants from nationals of other...

Hi guys, I know it’s been a while you’ve read from me with the Easter break and all. Hope your break was fun. I had an exciting time as I crossed a major milestone in my career…i.e. Speaking career. The week before Easter, I was “kinda” delegated by my mentor to facilitate a speaking occasion somewhere within the Lagos metropolis. I said kinda, because...

“I believe that Nigeria will be the most desirable country to live in by the year 2025″  I had just returned from an interesting meeting that comprised the staff of the organisation I worked with when all of a sudden, one of the senior partners in the firm rushed into my cubicle and spoke sharply to me “Busayo, oya! oya! let’s go now!”...

I went for a program on Saturday – (2 days ago) where my I was privileged to listen to my mentor speak on a topic titled $1 million dollars. It was a seminar aimed at pointing those who had been making money conning people through the internet in the direction of using those same skill sets they employed in duping people to make money legitimately. He started...

I attended today an interesting interactive breakfast seminar on “Using Street Skills to Make Money Legitimately” facilitated by Felix Ekpa and friends. The highlights of the seminar were focused on how to employ and exploit the same skill sets used on the streets to con and dupe people out of their money to make money legitimately. One of the things that...

Legendary US investor Warren Buffett has overtaken his friend and sometime bridge partner Bill Gates as the world’s richest individual, with a fortune of $62bn, despite giving away a large chunk of his fortune to charity. The Nebraska-based investor has topped Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of the world’s billionaires, ending a 13-year...

Today, it seems some organizations get the best hires while some never almost get a good one. Maybe like everything else, the process of hiring has slightly changed to suit this age and maybe not. I remember attending an assessment at a multinational a few months ago. I passed the written tests and was told to wait for an interview. I was kept waiting for about...