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THE DAY I WANTED TO TAKE MY LIFE. || BASED ON A TRUE LIFE STORY

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 I can remember this day like it was yesterday. The day I wanted to end my own life.  indeed, suicide is bad. It starts from thoughts, and then nature will just push similar confirmations and alignments of such thoughts to you. ( As a man thinketh, so is He )    This was the case for me sometime during the winter season. I took the most daring decisions in my life, not minding the consequences of my actions.   It all began when I moved to a new class based on a new academic session. Everyone was happy to move into a new class. this was also my case because we all never liked our former classroom teacher. And we've heard good things about the teacher we were coming to meet, hence the excitement. I could not make it to the first day because we travelled on holiday, and returned the next day after school resumption. when I resumed school the next day, I noticed the front row down to the third was already occupied, so I went to the back row.     Still...

5 Lessons I learnt from Failing. And how they made me unstoppable.

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Failure isn't the opposite of success. NO.  it's part of success. A lot of people fear failure. But it's one of the most powerful teachers life has given us. I can recall back then when I was in primary school. I never liked mathematics as a subject. I hated even the sight of it, talk more of learning it. most of us had this same issue growing up.   Fast forward to when my mum had to enroll me in an extra class. Yes, it was that bad. I angrily went, and reluctantly learnt. even in class activities, I still scored the lowest. already, I   knew my place, so I didn't even bother.   One day, when the teacher was tired of my scores, he called me to his office, gave me a seat, and said; ''Mathematics is the simplest subject. I felt he was trying to make me like mathematics. but he kept insisting. so I thought to myself, if he is saying this, then I needed to see it myself.  Here are 5 lessons I learned from failure. 1. Failure doesn't mean you're finish...

Why Most small businesses fail in Nigeria - And how to Avoid the odds.|| EPISODE 2

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  A research was carried out by me, and I discovered that most businesses fail because over 65 to 70%  of business owners don't have a clue about the business they are venturing into. They just get impatient with researching such business techniques,  patterns, trends, and similar business failures, and how to overcome them.  its not about the capital. But the craftmanship of sustaining the capital during the course of business operations.  Ideas aren't enough; just know that ideas are raw data that need modifications.  Two things; I. These modifications need to meet several factors, like trends, current demands, competitive market, and your market penetration/target audience. ii. Modifications are subject to updates from time to time in order to suit the current needs. This part needs critical thinking.  Now, some other factors that contribute to business failures in Nigeria, which are to add to Episode 1, are ; 1. Visibility on social media This has ...

Why Most small businesses fail in Nigeria - And how to Avoid the odds.|| EPISODE 1

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  The reason why some businesses die is not because the business idea was a bad one, but because a few silent killers were not addressed.  There are some decisions that do not require Emotional will to be displayed, but principles.     I have seen a lot of businesses that started very well in Nigeria with loud announcements, but died quietly. This can be frustrating. Now what most people do is, they will change location, or rather the line of business, to another one. Trust me, that one too will crash.  Many are now majoring on the minor and minoring on the major. Here are the secrets to operating a standard-lasting business in Nigeria 1. Don't focus on making money alone. Do this instead. A lot of us think running a business is a free oil well where nobody monitors or regulates your earnings.   please note that, in Business, there is what I call the C.S.E. of business. C - create a niche/ awareness S - solve /satisfy needs E -Earn money.    From ...