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If you’ve been watching CNN this week, you’ve likely seen the current U.S. Senate hearing.

They’re deliberating whether a man is fit to be Supreme Court judge based on his (reported) conduct from his high school years (decades ago).

The reason this case has dragged on is that it’s a matter of what one person said versus another.

If social media culture had existed then, I’m sure he would have publicly documented his high school foolishness the way our generation is currently doing willingly.

One old picture of him with the wrong group would have been almost enough to demote him.

I’ve said it before that our generation is the most politically-endangered ever.

This Trojan horse of social media is you collecting evidence against yourself and handing it to your adversaries.

Be guided. No loose ends.

Tomorrow is pregnant.

- J.O.

An excerpt from last night’s masterclass.

COUNTING THE COST!


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As a high value thought leader (speaker, consultant, coach, etc), your sexual pursuits can destroy you.


It’s not always destruction on a dramatic scale. It doesn’t have to be the scandal sort.


It’s in the little whispers that follow your escapades. Your ‘partners’ are confiding in other people what transpired, or at least their high impact versions.


Now you’re wondering why you’re not being called for events or appearances at TV and Radio houses.


You’re experiencing a strange financial/economic dryness and you’re wondering whether it’s ‘everywhere’.


It’s not everywhere oh. It’s not you.


A gatekeeper somewhere has heard your gist, added salt, pepper and maggi and shared with other gatekeepers in the industry.


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ACT 1
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NKECHI: “Our HOD gave me a list of 5 trainers to consider for our comIng event. What do you think about Kunle?”

ABIKE: “Which Kunle? Wait. Is he tall, not too dark, with big head?”

NKECHI: “Wow! How did you know?”

ABIKE: “Hmmm... I don’t want to say anything sha oh. But he used to have a thing with Enitan. Do you know all that time, he was secretly planning his wedding to someone else? It was so bad”

NKECHI: “I don’t believe you. This guy is a great speaker and one of the best life coaches I know”

ABIKE: “My dear, I don’t have power to argue. All the girls in my compound know that guy. Let me show you screenshots from a chat he had with my flat mate.”

NKECHI: “Oh my God!”

ABIKE: “Ah, keep scrolling oh. There’s more. You know these days, it’s important to keep evidence just in case.”

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END OF ACT 1
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I was going to create ACT 2, where a woman is this time on the receiving end but I think you already get the message by now.


Our generation of thought leaders are mostly young and very virile (it’s a compliment. Look up the word).


However, this presents a bigger problem of taming these misleading hormones, while balancing purpose.


Figure this out while remembering that a stainless reputation is your biggest asset.


Falling in love with a fellow thought leader is fairly easy. We share common interests and maybe common values.


But please look hard into your soul. Search your heart. If you know that you will not marry this person, prepare an extra seat in your conducive friend zone. You people can still help each other in life without getting entangled in THAT way.


Once you cross the line and start knacking, you’ve opened another door for exposure. You have no control over what this person will do with what they now know about you.


FEMALES LISTEN!


Many female thought leaders are still dealing with past heartbreak, low self esteem and daddy issues.


Predators (even in the industry) are trained to spot a wounded animal. They know that you’re only smart, not wise. They know the buttons to push.


Once a predator has had you, he tells other predators. They will come to you with an expectation of the same dish their compatriot was (reportedly) served.


Nobody will take you seriously anymore, ESPECIALLY your fellow females.


You might be wondering whether you’re cursed. No, look deeper and you’ll see the connection.


You opened a door. Now your gist is everywhere and you’re considering dropping this career for one where less people will know you.


So when you see me shouting DISCIPLINE like a mad man, don’t see me as a grumpy old man who doesn’t want you to enjoy life.


I’m just 32, but by God’s grace, I know things. It doesn’t matter how, only that I do.


I’m not saving your life either.
No, I’m too busy with mine.


I’m begging you to take your destiny into your own hands and save yourself.


In 2018 and beyond, honour is becoming a scarce commodity.


Social media technologies have messed with people’s brains and no one knows how to shut up anymore.


The media vampires also don’t like it that you’re young, relevant, bagging awards and making clean money. They want to see you bleed.


It’s becoming more and more expensive to be an idiot.


You were born for such a time as this, but you must learn the rules of the road.


Count the cost of impact.


Beware the perils of the path.


At any cost, PROTECT THE GIFT!


- J.O.

Whilst we were in the gutters of obscurity, there were belief systems and behavioral patterns that were acceptable on that level, and to the people we met at that level.


If you wish to be promoted in life, you must be willing to rinse your mind of everything you've ever known, and then learn the constitution of the new world you aspire to.


Some people are hindering themselves from promotion due to the yama-yama behavior carried over from their previous environments.


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PAPARAZZI
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For example, you don't come into a privileged environment and take photos of a person you admire without their express consent.


There might be no law against it.


They themselves might not make trouble just for the sake of decorum. But that's all you'll get - the picture and not the relationship.


You don't step into a privileged environment and without their permission, start recording someone you admire, so you can show your equally morally bankrupt associates that you're hanging out with that person.


Again, they might see what you're doing and say nothing.


But whenever your name comes up in future conversations, they'll say, "No, call someone else. She doesn't know how to behave"


You need to understand that for the level you're seeking acceptance into, you'll be dealing with people who have a heightened 'scandal value'.


They know it and so when you reach out to them and they greet you with their plastic smiles, they're looking you over and silently asking, "Is she going to be trouble?"


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WANDERING EYES
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Listen guys, it's very possible to retrain the mind to maintain strict eye contact with an attractive female and not stray south. It takes practice, but believe me, it can be done.


When you're at a function and you're privileged to have a conversation with a female in a position of authority, please don't side with your village witches.


Forget everything you've ever seen in pornographic movie scenes and keep your eyes above her chin.


You will not die, I promise you.


KONJI is a KON-fusionist.


It won't let you ask the pertinent questions like:

- Is my behavior appropriate?

- Is she married/committed?

- Is she here with her significant other and is he watching this interaction right now?

- If he's not here, is she so loyal that she'll inform him of my behavior?

- Does he have the power to ruin my life?

- If not her significant other, is her father present?

- Are there security cameras/personnel observing the proceedings?

- Are there influential people here who are watching my comportment and using it as a measure of my competence and trustworthiness?


And so on and so forth...


Because you've left the gutter but the gutter hasn't left you, you score own goals by looking at her cleavage and acting your real age by even daring to flirt.


Our people say that when a chicken enters a new environment, it stands on one leg first, while observing the new terrain.


Konji won't let you and then you get into situations that cause unnecessary and debilitating drama for you.


Again I say this - for the environment you're coming from, this gutter behavior might be tenable and understood by the people on that level.


But it won't get you into these new doors.


Your old crowd will challenge this thought and ask, "But what's wrong with..."


On this level we don't ask that. We instead ask, "What's RIGHT with..."


For some of us, we weren't specifically taught these things by our parents and that's okay. They tried.


At least we're educated and have acquired the ability and willingness to unlearn, learn and relearn.


What got you HERE, won't take you THERE.


LEVEL UP!

- J.O.

Last year, I relocated to Uyo for some major engagements. When I got here newly, I didn't know where to get good bites. That week, I took a stroll and found a Fast Food; it had mouthwatering pictures of burger and other stuff on the walls.

Salivating, I walked in and placed an order. I was eager to taste something delicious but was disgusted when I took the first bite. Wondering why it looked good but tasted badly, I calmly called their attention to it but they had no valid explanation for it. It was heartbreaking that they sold it at a higher price. Well, I don't have to mention names but I vowed never to step my feet there again.

It's okay to package a product beautifully but what exactly is inside it? Is it as great as you've painted? That's how you lose customers.

It's okay to look good and dress beautifully but what exactly is inside of you? Is your personality as beautiful as you look physically?
Your beauty may attract but if your character is the opposite, your beauty is a waste.

I understand how angry you can be but if you break appliances at home out of anger, you aren't truly handsome even if your beards are breathtaking.

I understand how annoying some people's comments can be on social media but when you begin to use abusive words on them, you aren't truly beautiful.
"Fool, aren't you such an idiot? Can't you read my post and understand my point? This is my timeline and you have no right to exhibit your stupidity here."
Such replies show you are immature. Even if you have a gorgeous profile photo, you've ruined it all.

People may disagree with your points but there is a better way to communicate effectively without making it look like a fight. Sometimes, a simple explanation can settle conflicts. What's the use of making little issues look big? Ever since I learnt that not everything deserves a response, I started experiencing a higher realm of inner peace. When you realize that you must not talk all the time, you would know exactly what to ignore.

I understand how rich you are but the moment you begin to treat a cleaner like a complete nonentity, you're not beautiful even if you have charming eyes.

It's true that nobody is perfect; I am not perfect either. But there is a difference between someone who consciously continues to behave anyhow under the covers of 'nobody is perfect' and someone who works towards perfection even though he knows he isn't perfect.

Don't sit with folded arms and make excuses for your bad attitude. Study yourself closely and identify that thing you call a weakness. Then, think of how to become a better person. You can speak to a counselor about it or go on your knees in prayer but be sure you have that inner passion to build up a personality worth emulating. Don't just dress up in a great shirt, dress up in a great personality. Don't be like that burger.


© Eno Sam

I'm in the shower, not to take a bath, but to hide my tears under the flowing water. That way, my neighbours won't notice I'm lost in agony.

With my fingers firmly sticking right into my mouth and my eyes, leaking sore, I moan amid my own hiccups. I try to push my wet hair away because it gets in my face but it stays still.

I'm hurt!

My friend, Sonia, is a better woman; she's luckier too. She gets a ride at 20 and flies to New York thrice a year. Here I am, suffering in this place that looks like a den of flies. She's fair and beautiful; isn't that unfair? Look at me- my big ears, black skin and ugly hips.
Morosely, I lament till noon.

Uninvited, I take a stroll through the crooked streets to Sonia's fine house and what I see scares me to my bones. Sonia, the girl I envy, is startled by my presence. I check what she's hiding under her sleeves and watch her shake in grief.

I look into her eyes, swollen like a forsaken crone's, and peep into the paper in her hand. It says she's going to New York to treat her cancer again. In shock, I grow cold at once and wipe the tears pouring on her asheen cheeks. I never knew she had a disease; she never told me since we became friends in 2015.

Just when I struggle to think, I hear a voice from heaven. It sounds like our creator.

" My child, before you compare yourself with others or envy them, know that they have their own battles. The thorns in their roses may be different from yours and just because you only see their roses, you may think your thorns hurt the most. Live your own life, appreciate your Lord, be thankful each new day and if you must compare yourself with anyone, it should be with who you were last year. That way, you would be inspired to become a better person."

Sitting dumb, I watch the evening slowly roll away.



© Eno Sam

FRIENDLY REMINDER to Thought Leaders, Coaches, Speakers, Trainers and Public Figures.

RELATIONSHIPS are key to your career.

If you like, sabi book from here to Niger Republic.

If you don't have a culture of managing relationships, you won't get very far. Or if you do get far, it will be through unnecessary toil.

Hear the truth about the industry.

People don't give opportunity to the best brains. They hand them to people they like. If you have a great brain, that's just a welcome bonus.

Don't hate me. I didn't make the rules. I met them here too.

So when you see someone who just started 'yesterday' getting speaking opportunities and getting featured on influential platforms, look deeper and imagine the behind-the-scenes mechanics.

These are the intangibles you won't find in most books.

There's this error in character I observed when I moved to Lagos.

People tend to size you up before considering how to relate with you.

Please don't learn that behaviour. I don't care if your mentor does it. They don't know any better. Find something else to copy.

One of my stand-out characteristics is that I remember people's names. Most you who have met me in person have noted that.

I greet everyone with the same respect as I do my mentors.

As much as I can, I remember your middle names and surnames too, and also your career designation for bonus points.

Do you think I just enjoy cramming that many names in my head?

People love the sound of their own names and in order to better connect, I make the effort to remember. I relate with them like we've known for years.

Who do you think would stay top of mind when it comes to the industry? ME!

With all my gymnastics consulting for companies as a Social Media Strategist, almost no one knew that I never got certified.

NOBODY ASKED.

NOBODY CARED.

They just wanted to deal with that funny guy with pink lips.
They told their friends and associates to deal with me exclusively, even though I was honestly overpriced at the time.

I can shape-shift into any industry and succeed there because behind every desk is a human being, and I know how to make them smile.

You can be Harvard-trained, U.K. Certified and all that, but if people don't like you, they won't cooperate with you.

Cultivating an agreeable, pleasing, likable personality can give you the quantum leap you're been looking for.

- J.O.

TOP GOOGLE SEARCH SECRETS YOU HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT.

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I will show you for FREE,

But tell me this First!!!!!

I want to see what I don't know about google search over the years.

ONLY for inquisitive Entrpreneurs and those that want to MAXIMIZE their SEARCH results.

BUT,

They are actually simple,

it works this way.

1.Using The Tab Options

Whenever you are searching on Google and after inserting your search word in that long rectangular box,

You always fail to EXPLORE something.

it is this.

The tabs that comes with your results ,you are familiar with them .

I said SECRETS you have no idea about.

This ,

You May Know

BUT ,

You don't use them and this may affect your SEARCH effectiveness and results.

Those tab options are the images,Maps ,PDF etc.

Use them and See the magic result that will tremendously improve your search results .

2.Use of quotation Marks:

This is the only funny one amidst all of the tricks i will unveil to you,

To Make Your Search Super Specific such that you will get the exact words or PHRASE as your search result.

This narrows your search to reduce the time you will spend hovering around the fuzzy search results

This is a wonderful example

"How to Be a Millionaire "

you will be amazed with the result ,

you will see "HOW",

The question is

(will you implement it?)

3.Use of Hypen

That Minus mark (-)means a lot when discussing about google search .

There are times you are unsure of the word or phrase you want to search for .

Perhaps,

You are not familiar with the spelling or you have totally forgotten how it is spelt.

Problem!!!! It is not.

Just Type the word the way you can spell it and in front of it add an HYPEN(-) with a more generic word that serve as a headword to the unsure word.

you will understand better now.

Do you know this Car?

lamboginy--------

i have actually misspelt it, but to get a more accurate search just because you have forgotten the spelling.

Use "Lamborginy"- Cars

Then you are good to GO.

4.Use of Colon

After you must have READ a valuable post or article on a website and you want to get back to that article ..

I mean you have been seriously looking for it all over the internet and you can't remember how you were able to get that article.

and you still know the website where you came across it.

Use this " Short Code "

it is like a thief in the day with Google .

opadejiolayinka.ml:Laptop Millionaire

Mehn,

you go see am like Magic.

5.Find site related to other sites.

Perhaps,you have been in search of information,and you are not satisfied with the few information you have.

And you need Similar Information.

That is,

You want more info ,

Why can't you do this?

just in front of the first information website.

Apply this.

Wait!!! an example will make it more clearer.

Makemoneyonline

Do this .

look carefully ooooooooo.

type related:makemoneyonline.com.

Your search results will be solely on money making results from other online money preaching websites.

Se fini,

The French Man will Say!!!!

Hope this helps

P.S Ensure to work on this and see the Life Magic With Google

I am Opadeji Olayinka

(Your Online Business Coach )

I will try to keep this as short and precise as possible so that startups and entrepreneurs can understand sales and marketing.

For you to make sales you have to get your marketing right.

When your marketing sucks your sales drops.

You are not making sales because you are marketing to the wrong set of people.

As an entrepreneur, understand you are not selling to everybody, you are selling to a particular set of people within the market.

This is where market segmentation comes in, you need to know the particular market you are called to serve.

For you to market right and raking those sales, you need to create personality profile for your prospective customers and clients that is a (buyer persona)

For example

*What is their name
*What is their age
* What is their gender
* Where do they live
* What is their monthly or annual income
* What is their highest level of education
* What is their occupation
* Where do they go.

This is to mention a few, understanding this makes your marketing accurate and your sales increase.

For example, if falls within my target market and buyer persona, I know where he goes to eat I can easily market to him.

Understanding who your prospective clients are makes it easier for you to close sales as a startup or an entrepreneur.

Apply this and watch your sales double.

Remember



I Love you deeply
Jesus Loves you more

Your Business Strategist
Justin Tochukwu
Jukemtech

Njoku

I am honored to have met this great man ( Njoku ) today in place of my duty handling a contract for one of Nigeria biggest company with over 3500 outlets nationwide as a brand consultant with my team.

There are 7 things that will make you successful as an entrepreneur.

1. Potential - build it to the fullest such that you are the best among your contemporaries.
2. Platform - Where you sell your potential determine who you meet. A product meant for city sold in the village will never sell.
3. People you meet will determine how far you go. It determines your association and your association will determine your height in life.

4. Excellence - you may know great people but you need to have a commensurate value that can make you harness their potentials. Great people only use what is excellent. Let your work be mind-blowing.

5. Personal Branding - This how people perceive you based on what you do, say and look like. You may have the best and most excellent potential but without good personal branding, you will be misrepresented. The greatest people in the world are not the best but people who have created the best-fitting personal branding that has helped them to deliver success. It’s not by potential or excellence alone. It’s about personal branding

6. Perception of self – your self-concept will determine the value you think you worth. You need to keep and always tell yourself you are worth more than an average person for you to put a high price tag on yourself. In other words, your perception of self will determine how you value you which sends a signal on how your outer world values you.

7. Don’t stop dreaming – dreaming is the power of imagination to be like God. Think like God. Create what is not in existence. Your passion is what keeps you going when the work is stressful.

Those who dream are a creator of possibilities.

I am a possibilitaerian.
Share with someone if you are blessed.

-Avis Charles

ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA

Jason Chukwuma Njoku is a Nigerian entrepreneur, film magnate, and African start-up investor. He is the co-founder and CEO of iROKOtv, one of the early video-on-demand movie platforms for Nigerian movies (also known as Nollywood)

A self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur, iROKOtv is Njoku's 11th attempt at starting a business. He came up with the idea of launching a new distribution platform for Nollywood whilst living at home with his mum, aged 30, after a number of failed enterprises.

In August 2013, alongside his business partners Bastian Gotter and Mary Remmy Njoku, Njoku launched a $2 million investment vehicle for Lagos-based Internet start-ups called Spark. The company initially invested in 11 companies, including a drinks distribution company called Drinks.ng, a real-estate and property online letting agency called ToLet.com.ng, and a hotel room booking site, called Hotels.ng, which has gone on to raise $1.2 million in VC investment from EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund and Omidyar Network.

DON’T JOKE WITH YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE!!!

Here’s a quick scenario to explain the power of your social media profile;
I’ve got a major deal for a good cake baker. I go online and post a request. Two bakers send me a DM. Typically, I’ll check their profile. I check the first person’s Facebook profile and all I can see is “Chioma tagged you and 85 others” and Chioma is either swimming or dancing Shoki. I keep seeing irrelevant tags and posts that are totally unrelated to the person's business. I check the second person’s wall and see different pictures of cakes and cookies and interesting posts regarding baking. Who do you think I’ll take serious???

A lot of us keep spending money on sponsored ads for our business, while losing good money that is within our reach. You claim to have adequate knowledge in a particular field, but your profile has little or nothing to show for it.

Now hear this; you’ve got over Five hundred Friends on Facebook alone. What exactly are you doing with them? Why don’t you constantly remind them of your business through interactive posts? Yes, at first the response might be low, with few likes and comments. Consistency is key. You never know, your next big client might be on your friends list.

Also, turn on review for tags on your timeline . That way, you can analyze them before approval.

DON’T ALLOW YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE TURN TO A DUMP SITE FOR IRRELEVANT POSTS; BE PROFESSIONAL.

Your I.T Consultant,
Kelechi Mmonu.
www.catextech.com

5 Basic Photo-Editing Tool To Become A Graphics Designer

Don't fret, all these tools are mobile. So, you don't need a PC to get started.

Once you learn to use these tools very well, you can begin to advance.

This means, you can begin to learn Photoshop, Corel draw as well other technical softwares. But start small first!

Graphics design is a popular cm lucrative skill for millennial but many do not know how to get started.

This is where the ‘robber meets the road’ and you hear statements like:

"... Photoshop is too technical for me to understand"

"... graphic design is not meant for me", "...blah, blah, blah" and so on.

Whilst graphics design can be a thing of creativity, don't also forget: it is a skill.

This makes it learnable for anyone who set his/her heart to it.

Since I was small, Graphics design has always been a skill I yearn to learn.

But I was limited in many ways too. I later found a secret about graphic design.

It is my belief that graphics design is a combination of creativity and hunger to learn the skill.

This gave me a simple formula which is Creativity + Hunger to Learn = Stunning Output.

The truth is, we all want to start from the top which is why we keep having problems.

When I started, I was only bootstrapping and so I wasn't ready to pay anyone to teach me.

I used the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) formula and mixed it with the above secret formula.

Another thing you should also understand is that graphic design is not a destination, it is a journey.

So I would share with you 5 editing apps I used to get started.

These apps will develop your graphics experience from scratch like Ebola virus.

But, don't forget that these tools will only help you in getting started.

So, they are not all there is to be a graphic designer. Bottom line, continue to develop yourself!

1. Canva App: Canva is a design app where you create stunning graphics, amazing fonts with images.

Non-professional and professional graphics designer use Canva.

It was develop in 2012 and has helped groomed a lot of designers.

Before you jump on Photoshop, start with Canva and get acquainted with the features.

You can get the Canva App on Play Store or Apple Store if you use iPhone.

2. Desygner: Desygner is a graphics software with ready-made designs where you edit images.

It has beautiful templates you can use and tweak for your benefit.

You can find the desygner app on play store or Apple Store if you use iPhone.

3. Adobe Photoshop Express Editor: This is more of a picture editing software.

You can do layout and style transfer, direct upload on Dropbox, Facebook or Google Drive.

You can also add watermark to your images.

From experience, using Photoshop express to add text on images doesn't give you the result Canva App would give.

So, I recommend using Canva App for text and Photoshop Express for editing your picture.

4. Adobe Lightroom CC: This is another advanced but simple version of Photoshop Express.

It is a free app that allows a powerful yet simple solution for capturing, editing and sharing your videos.

Thus, you can capture, edit, organise or save your work in a very simple form. You can learn to edit with this too.

5. Snapseed mobile App: When I started, Snapseed was one of the apps I explored a lot.

It has some beautiful features like editing text, photo edit, filters, templates.

It has healing brush and you can export your work RAW. It's an awesome app for beginners.

So, you can start your graphics editing career with these amazing tool.

I hope you would take action now because it is just too late to be nobody.

P.S. Do you design often? Drop any mobile app that you know in the comment box.

Happiest birthday to this amazing woman
Asha Blessing Omamuzo
Intelligent, Brave, Gifted...

Keep succeeding Dear Comrade
We celebrate you!
We love you!

Have a beautiful year ahead.
Cheers!!!