Zuckerberg’s Non-verbal Message To Nigerian Entrepreneurs

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Babatunde Fajimi, kairosbsng@gmail.com, 07080511600

Nigerian entrepreneurs can learn from the recent low-key business visit of Mark Zuckerberg.

Mark Zuckerberg, the tech entrepreneur and young billionaire is a fairy tale of how a college student became the founder and manager of Facebook (from its forerunner, Facemash), one of the most influential websites in the world.

He was in Nigeria the previous week. He went around Yaba, Victoria Island and Lekki in Lagos, the economic heartbeat; and later Abuja, symbol of power of Nigeria.

He met with young technologists, social entrepreneurs, technology companies, investors, Nollywood stars and government functionaries. He talked, walked, jogged and shared meals with everyday people. His humility, simplicity and fraternity with people belie his $54.5bn worth and are a sharp contrast to the pictures of rich people in this clime.

With his visit and lifestyle, Zuckerberg communicated non-verbal messages to Nigerian entrepreneurs, to challenge their world-view about enterprise and sustainable wealth creation.

Cultures are inter-related in post-literate world. Capacity development and learning are global tools. Global citizens are progressives who think globally and act locally. They draw inspirations from ideologies that work from any part of the world and contextualise them in their environment.

Work hard to succeed

Most people are superstitious. They expect the divine to interrupt nature and transform paupers overnight into millionaires through petitions and supplications. Unfortunately, superstitions and luck do not make people successful in business enterprise.

The founding fathers of America laid its foundation on the puritan ethics of honesty, responsibility, hard work and self-control. The divine is impartial. Saint or sinner, the laws of nature guarantee success to individuals who work purposefully and patiently hard to create wealth.

Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak worked hard when they started Apple in the former’s parents’ garage. Then he was 20 and in 10 years; Apple grew into a $2bn company with over 4,000 employees.

Adapt, change and thrive

Nothing is static in life. Everything changes. Yesterday, it was yearbook. Today, it is Facebook.

Some ingenious entrepreneurs are already interrogating present products and technologies and negotiating a future of possibilities.

Entrepreneurs cannot afford to be idle in boom times or depressed in recession. Sessions come, seasons go! There had been boom in this economy. There is recession today. It is cyclical, it will not last forever.

Entrepreneurs should be learners, who question their challenges and rethinking their environment. The society is always evolving and entrepreneurs should be open to exploring new and better ways of engaging their target markets. They should stay hungry and always strive for excellence.

Gain mastery of lifestyle

The undoing of the typical Nigerian entrepreneurs is the quest to upgrade their lifestyle when they start making money. They want to live larger than life. They become afflicted with the incurable disease of ‘bigmanism’ once they start making money.

The cocoa farmers of the South West in the 1980s made money during economic prosperity, married more wives, spent lavishly on ceremonies and funerals and bought brand new Peugeot 504 to announce their new-found wealth.

The trend subsists till date. Entrepreneurs want to live as celebrities when they make more money and ironically crash before they build any meaningful brand in the marketplace.

Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart stores in America, told his story in his autobiography titled, ‘Sam Walton: Made in America’, that he drove his old pickup truck for years, wore a Wal-Mart ball cap and got his hair cut at the barbershop, off the town square.

Expenditure has a way of rising up to income. Entrepreneurs should maintain moderate lifestyle and keep their expenses lower than the average even when their fortunes grow. This is the way of Spartan lifestyle for entrepreneurs who want to build sustainable legacy for posterity.

People matter always

Entrepreneurs have the tendency to make friends with their equals: they dine with the high and mighty in the society. They seldom care about their employees or feel the pulse of the society where they do their business.

Yes, entrepreneurs need to be in the good books of government and fraternise with powerful people. But, more importantly, people, matter always. People – employees and customers are equally important stakeholders in the business enterprise equation. They can only be neglected to the peril of ignorant entrepreneurs.

Smart entrepreneurs surround themselves with intelligent and talented employees, youthful and enthusiastic consumers. They are comfortable around mentors, coaches and people who inspire them to innovativeness and greatness.

Building businesses in capitalism is about profit- making but profit-making is practicable and sustainable when the motive is wrapped around the love for people; the desire to create solutions and products to make their lives easy and better.

Zuckerberg is back in America

Zuckerberg was here. He promised to come again when another opportunity comes. The opportunity he desires is always with us. Nigerian entrepreneurs can find their acres of diamonds here faster than anywhere in the world. With or without recession, dreamers, potential entrepreneurs and start-ups should not stop thinking about tomorrow.

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so Gotdanm Inspiring

#LifeLessons Advice from an 80 year old man. 

1. Have a firm handshake.

2. Look people in the eye.

3. Sing in the shower.

4. Own a great stereo system.

5. If in a fight, hit first and hit hard.

6. Keep secrets.

7. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.

8. Always accept an outstretched hand.

9. Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.

10. Whistle.

11. Avoid sarcastic remarks.

12. Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 per cent of all your happiness or misery.

13. Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out.

14. Lend only those books you never care to see again.

15. Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have.

16. When playing games with children, let them win.

17. Give people a second chance, but not a third.

18. Be romantic.

19. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

20. Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.

21. Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's there for our convenience, not the caller's.

22. Be a good loser.

23. Be a good winner.

24. Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.

25. When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.

26. Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.

27. Keep it simple.

28. Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.

29. Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.

30. Live your life so that your epitaph could read, No Regrets

31. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.

32. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.

33. Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped you.

34. Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you.

35. Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need only stay a few minutes.

36. Begin each day with some of your favourite music.

37. Once in a while, take the scenic route.

38. Send a lot of Valentine cards. Sign them, 'Someone who thinks you're terrific.'

39. Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice.

40. Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 a.m.

41. Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.

42. Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason later.

43. Make someone's day by paying the toll for the person in the car behind you.

44. Become someone's hero.

45. Marry only for love.

46. Count your blessings.

47. Compliment the meal when you're a guest in someone's home.

48. Wave at the children on a school bus.

49. Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job is based on your ability to deal with people.

50. Don't expect life to be fair

Source: Pat Divilly

Be Inspired...

5ive undeniable Facts

of Life :

👉 1.

Don't educate

your children

to be rich.

Educate them

to be Happy.

So when

they grow up

they will know

the value of things

not the price

👉 2.

"Eat your food

as your medicines.

Otherwise

you have to

eat medicines

as your food"

👉 3.

The One

who loves you

will never leave you

because

even if there are

100 reasons

to give up on you,

he will find

one reason

to hold on

👉 4.

There is

a lot of difference

between

human being

and being human.

A Few understand it.

👉 5.

You are loved

when you are born.

You will be loved

when you die.

In between

You have to manage...!

*****

If u want to Walk Fast,

Walk Alone..!

But

if u want to Walk Far,

Walk Together..!!

Six Best Doctors in the World-

1.Sunlight

2.Rest

3.Exercise

4.Diet

5.Self Confidence

&

6.Friends

Maintain them in all stages of Life and enjoy healthy life

If you see the moon ..... You see the beauty of God ..... If you see the Sun ..... You see the power of God ..... And .... If you see the Mirror ..... You see the best Creation of GOD .... So Believe in YOURSELF..... .

We all are tourists & God is our travel agent who

already fixed all our Routes Reservations & Destinations

So!

Trust him & Enjoy the "Trip" called LIFE...

send to all people who are important to you... 😊 😊

I just did. 👍

Blog Buster.. Credits and Originality to Uju Okorie.

I once was alone in the house cooking dinner when someone knocked my door.

Standing outside was a white lady I wasn't sure I had met before.

"Is this the home of the African couple who are Christians?" She asked.

"Yes, please." I answered.

I could see she was deeply troubled.

"I just need someone to pray with me. I've had a bad day." She said.

"Please come in." I widened the door and invited her in.

We sat in the kitchen and talked.

And then we prayed.

Long story short, the Holy Spirit took over the meeting and words of prophecy were uttered.

Me, I was just shocked.

When she left, I sat still and thought about my life.

What if Royal Husbandness and I had been notorious in our neighbourhood for shouting and quarrelling:

"You must kee me today! Papa Chinedu today na today! Na me and you!" 😂😂

Or for having the police and social workers visit us from time to time?

Or for not evangelising?

Is this how this wonderful lady would have carried this heavy weight on her heart because there was no one to represent Jesus on our street?

Tufiakwa.

So, you kwanu that are reading this post, let me talk to you in the way my Mummy does.

If you like, don't let your light shine.

When they bring expo during exams, join them.

Cheat!

When they go on insulting sprees on social media, follow them enter bus.

Shade and sub the much you can!

When they ask for bribes in your office, give!

Follow them and sign 8:00am when you know you arrived at 9:47.

When they enjoy the corrupt, satanic music, follow them!

Nod your head!

Dance ooo!

When it's time to tell lies, haba, what are you waiting for?

Tell them and troway face!

Nothing mega.

But, don't you just come out and claim Christian.

Don't do it.

Have the decency to admit that you are a tare among the wheat.

Better still, you have the option to take out that candle from under the bushel, clean it up in repentance to God and place it on the candlestick of your Facebook wall, your Twitter account, your Instagram page, your office, your neighbourhood.

This world is hurting!

We who have the light should let it shine!

This light must shine, biko!

The devil is a liar.

Tenkiu.

You get your Brightest Ideas when life Gets Low.

70% 70% 70% 70% 70%
When we die, our money remains in the bank... Yet, when we are alive, we don't have enough money to spend. In reality, when we are gone, there is still a lot of money not spent. One business tycoon in China passed away. His widow, left with $1.9 billion in the bank, married his chauffeur.His chauffeur said:-
"All the while, I thought I was working for my boss... it is only now, that I realize that my boss was all the time, working for me !!!"
The cruel reality is:
It is more important to live longer than to have more wealth. So, we must strive to have a strong and healthy body, It really doesn't matter who is working for who.
In a high end hand phone, 70% of the functions are useless!
For an expensive car, 70% of the speed and gadgets are not needed.
If you own a luxurious villa or mansion, 70% of the space is usually not used or occupied.
How about your wardrobes of clothes?
70% of them are not worn!
A whole life of work and earning...
70% is for other people to spend.
So, we must protect and make full use of our 30%.
Go for medical check-ups even if not sick.
Drink more water, even if not thirsty.
Learn to let go, even if faced with grave problems.
Endeavour to give in, even if you are in the right.
Remain humble, even if you are very rich and powerful.
learn to be contented, even if you are not rich.
Exercise your mind and body, even if you are very busy.
Make time for people you care about
LIFE IS SHORT...
ENJOY & LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST!!!
Handbook 2016
HEALTH
Drink Plenty of water.
EAT: Breakfast like a KING,
Lunch like a Prince &
Dinner like a beggar.
Live with the 3 E's--
Energy,
Enthusiasm &
Empathy.
Make time to PRAY.
Play more games.
Read more books than you did in 2014 and 2015
Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Sleep for 7 hours.
Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily And while you walk, Smile.
PERSONALITY
Don't over do.
Keep your limits.
Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
Dream more while you are awake.
Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past.
That will ruin your present Happiness.
Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
Smile and Laugh More.
You don't have to win every argument, Agree to disagree.
SOCIETY
Call your family often.
Each day give something good to others. Forgive everyone for everything.
Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
Try to make at least three people smile each day.
What other people think of you is none of your business.
LIFE
Do the right thing!
God heals everything.
However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
No matter how you feel, Get up, Dress up and Show up. The best is yet to come.
When awake in the morning Thank GOD for it. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be Happy.

Get Inspired. : Define Your Friendship

Get Inspired. : Define Your Friendship: So here happens to be a very Beautiful one on defining Friendship, it was written by Omolola Oluwafisayomi Mercy .. with her Permissi...

Define Your Friendship

So here happens to be a very Beautiful one on defining Friendship,
it was written by Omolola Oluwafisayomi Mercy .. with her Permission and all Credits to her i was allowed to post it here ..
have a look what it is... its breath taking.

Wande is a young man in his mid-thirties. About eight months ago, he moved into a two bedroom apartment and as he got to know his neighbours better, he discovered that one of them, Mariam, was a widow. Mariam, in her early thirties, had been married just four years when her husband died in a motor accident; they had a son. Wande was moved by her plight and decided to help her whenever he could. He began by helping her put on the generator whenever there was power outage, then he helped to arrange for an electrician to help fix some faults in her apartment and even helped her once or twice to get fuel during the shortage crisis; as gratitude for his thoughtfulness, Mariam often cooked for him.

Wande also grew close to Mariam’s son, Richard; he took him out a lot, spent hours playing with him and Richard often spent the better part of the weekends in Wande’s apartment. Though he had no ulterior motives for his actions, it became clear to Wande one evening that he had to put a stop to his actions when one of his other neighbours referred to Mariam as his wife; he soon learnt that people thought he was having an affair with Mariam and he decided to pull back from her but it was easier said than done. After two days of not seeing Mariam or picking her calls, Wande realized that he missed her a lot and soon reverted to spending time with her and Richard. In all this, he never really thought of the fact that they were getting attached to each other.
Whilst all this was still going on, Wande met and began dating Kike. He had told Kike about Mariam earlier in their relationship but somehow the ladies had never met each other. At first, Kike had also felt compassion for Mariam and supported his lending a hand when necessary but when she noticed that Mariam and Richard’s names always cropped up whenever Wande was telling her about his day, she grew wary. One day, Kike asked to meet Mariam and Wande obliged. After the visit, Kike told Wande that Mariam was in love with him and asked him to redefine their friendship. Wande did not believe Kike and teased her about her jealousy, but when she insisted and he sensed her seriousness, he promised to put a distance between himself and Mariam and he did.
Some days later, Mariam visited Wande and accused him of avoiding her; at a point, she burst into tears as she told him that she loved and missed him and that he was a father figure to Richard, Wande had to fight himself not to take her in his arms to comfort her. He had to promise to see her the next day before she left his apartment. Immediately, he called Kike and told her all that had happened; after scolding him for his carelessness with Mariam’s emotions, she encouraged him to continue avoiding Mariam. Wande and Mariam no longer speak to each other; in fact, she treats him as if he does not exist. It is now clear to Wande that Mariam was emotionally attached and he wishes he had been more careful and considerate of her. He wanted to help but ended up hurting her and Richard.
Comments

Friendships are built and they occur on four different levels .i.e. acquaintance, casual, close and intimate friendship.
An acquaintance is someone you see once in a while and with whom you only exchange greetings; an acquaintance is a “hello-friend”.
A casual friend is someone with whom you actually hold conversations; however, the conversations are light-hearted and do not involve any sharing of deep issues.
Note: Between men and women, it is advised that the friendship be restricted to either acquaintance or casual level if both parties are not romantically involved with each other; this is simply to protect them from hurting each other.
A close friend is someone with whom you share your thoughts, fears, hopes for the future, etc; a close friend bonds with you over time and has access to your heart. It is therefore unwise and dangerous to have close friendship with a member of the opposite sex if he/she is not your spouse or someone you intend to marry.
This was the mistake Wande and Mariam made, women are emotional beings. When a woman meets a man who listens, takes care of her needs, spends quality time with her and just generally shows that he cares, she opens up and bonds emotionally with him; this is what Mariam experienced with Wande. He was more than a neighbour to her; he was a man who cared for her as a woman, someone she had grown to trust and even love. He had become her close, almost intimate, friend and to whom much is given, much is expected.
Boundaries are important in relationships; they help to guard against heartbreak, betrayal and pain. The level of friendship desired determines the kind of boundaries that will be built. If all you want is casual friendship, don’t spend much time or exchange confidence with the other person and don’t encourage him/her to do so with you either. Helping Mariam was a good idea but Wande should never have allowed her to share her fears, hopes and pain with him; it was not right for him to grow close to her. She was vulnerable and he took advantage of that, though unintentionally. If they had established boundaries for their friendship, the story would have been different.
As we go through life, we will meet different people. Some will remain in our lives forever while some will leave after a short while but irrespective of long we are a part of each others lives, we must be careful to be good and kind to each other. Purpose never to leave another person wishing they had never met you and one of the first steps towards achieving this is having boundaries for all your relationships. Do not share with an acquaintance, casual friend, colleague, secretary, driver, that which is meant for your spouse or fiancé.
If like Wande, you have hurt someone unintentionally, please ask God for forgiveness and seek how you can make amends (without getting yourself in the same predicament again). Never underestimate the power of repentance and offering an apology; ask God to show you how you can make amends.
If like Mariam, you are the injured party, you need to forgive and let God heal your broken heart. You also need to learn to handle your emotions better; make decisions based on information and not what you feel or think. Is someone spending a lot of time with you? Ask him/her to define what they want, do not assume anything!!
Ur friendship matters a lot.....

Success! Everybody want to be succcessfull. get tips.

Ok, so Today i'l give Tips on success!


All I want in my life is to be Successful and everybody wants to be successful, but i'l tell you This much, success is not offered to no one on a platter of Gold, success in most instances Comes with a lot'a Hard work, smart work, Dedication, devotion to a course, commitment, Persistence and Consistence, it is believed that streamlined Focus and paying attention to Details is prerequisite and Corner stone to Success.

Let me tell you about Michael Jordan! In his Exact words..

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed".

Jordan.

No form of success is ever by accident or by Luck, life is Action-Reactions, You only Reap what you sow, you can't sow beans and reap rice, to be successful you must pay the price, you Must sow the seeds of success to Harvest success successfully.

In your Journey to success, you will fail a thousand times but you must never be detered, Jordan Failed, Muhammed Ali failed, all successful people today has Failed at some point in their live. Never be afraid to fail, only be afraid of not Trying.

George S. Patton says, and I quote..


"Success is how High you Bounce after you hit Rock Bottom"

Truth is, Successful people trust themselves, they never care what others expect from them, such people always know what they want from themselves and do it.

Successful People constantly analyse their goals and evaluates their performance, corrects the course and finds new ways to attain greatness.

Successful people Never take up job that are not interesting to them in order to get good Fees From it, Although the Threat of Poverty conversely becomes the motivation for them to realize their ideals quickly.

Failing to plan is planning to fail. Successfull people are never far away from the drawing board where they map out plans.

Every Successful Person planned it and envisioned it. Ask Dangote!

I hope Somebody is inspired and fired up for the week ahead.

Next episode God's willing I would write on the place of "Passion" in Success!

Till you log on to this inspirational series on my blog again, I look forward to seeing you.

Be Blessed, Have a Successful Week ahead of you and be a Success.

Osinubi Martin Abidemi (OMA)

Owner @OMA's Blogs.

Get Inspired Series.

Don't Feel sad over someone who gave up on you, Feel sorry For them because they gave up on someone who would never have given up on them.

I hope this Inspires somebody.


Whenever I remember these quotes, I ask myself what it is that could make people Flip and just change over night from whom they used to be to a whole lot new different person..

I was asking myself, what aspect of Science in Behavioral sciences would I have to study to understand this strangeness in itself, then I go to my book of motivations and Inspirations and came across these quotes and tot to share with you!

All my life, i'd never tot of the idea of giving up on em, then all of a sudden u are the victim, they've given up on you and it turns around to bite..

But Truth is, Don't "EVER" feel sad over someone who gave up on you, instead you feel sorry For them because they gave up on someone who would never ever have given up on them.

The one good thing you should remember is this.
Life is Action - Reactions.
Life is Karma...

Be not deceived, whatever a Man sows, that he Must reap..

I hope this kick-starts your day on a very Positive Note...

Please be Inspired and have a wonderful day ahead of you.