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Five Notable Achievers Who Bounced Back After Staggering Defeat

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“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” - Robert T. Kiyosaki The business or career challenge you are faced with at the moment is not unique to you. You might have lost your job or perhaps seen a business you invested so much time, effort and money suffer ‘a shipwreck’. The reality, however, is that this obviously disastrous turn of events is not peculiar to you. Scores of others have walked down the same road. This is not meant to make light of your current predicament but to assure you that you are not alone and that more importantly, irrespective of the mess you might find yourself in at this point (and the many times you have failed) in time, it isn’t over until you say it is over.   John Asaraf once noted, “pretty much every self-made billionaire slipped & fell on their way to the top, so if you have too, don`t take it too hard. Persistence is the key.” As a

A Concise and Fascinating Historical Overview of Christmas

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Christmas is by far the most popular and most widely celebrated festival in the 21st century. It is a Christian festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. The word Christmas is a derivative of the old English words Cristes maesse - “Christ’s Mass”. The present spelling of Christmas probably came into use circa the 16th century. The celebration of Christmas on December 25th annually is traceable to approximately the 3 rd century. It is however unknown exactly when the celebration of Christmas began. Reasons for establishing December 25th as Christmas is fairly obscure but it is held by some church historians that the birth of Christ as “Light of the world” was made akin to the rebirth of the sun to make Christianity more meaningful to pagan converts. Christendom does not claim that Jesus Christ was born on December 25th. The exact date of Christ’s birth is unknown. In the scheme of things, this is inconsequential. Pastor Rick Warren, famed author of ‘The Purpose-Driven Life”

Highlights of My 10-Year Career Journey

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This short video highlights my 10-year (2013-2023) career journey... A themed approach is adopted.

Daily Affirmations to Attract Financial Increase

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"Words have creative ability. Said overtime, they metamorphose from intangibles to tangibles." This video takes you on a journey of attracting wealth and financial increase through daily money affirmations.

Why You Should Have a ‘Side Business’

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Often, the term ‘side business’ is used in reference to any activity that generates income for an individual other than his or her regular full time job. So for instance, you work as a banker full time. However, aside your full time job, you MC (master of ceremony) events such as entertainment shows on weekends. Being an MC is your side business. Years gone by, having a side business was perhaps not as common and as compelling as it is today. A growing number of professionals are venturing into multiple income generating activities, and there are clear reasons why this is increasingly becoming the norm. This article highlights three cardinal drivers of this trend, but more importantly, why you should have a side business irrespective of your profession. Supplement regular salary, and for investment purposes The first reason often alluded to for having a side business is that, it creates multiple streams of income, which then lessens the financial pressures associated with holdi