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Business First

“Develop your business first before building your house” First things first; business before pleasure. God gave Adam his work description in the Old Testament before he presented him with a wife. Everyone goes through a series of education and training before he is employed for an opportunity to apply his knowledge. This means we all need to establish our occupation first before we rest. What is your business? What are you known for? What is it you are very good at doing? In Africa, especially my country Nigeria, we love pleasure a lot, to a point we have neglected work. So many of us grow old not knowing exactly what our core business in this world is meant to be. We have houses, beautiful houses but yet no unique identity. It is so bad, that as it stands now, so many Nigerians do not know how to work. The truth! Nigerians, please develop your business, your occupation, your name, your skill, your ability, your workmanship, your industry, your product, your service, your ...

Ourselves

Then they said, "Come let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the earth." Is there any country in the world, where you won't find a Nigerian? Don't you think this is because we have refused to come together and build for ourselves a comfortable and all encompassing city? We fail to aim for a goal that is bigger than us. Finally, we have also failed to realize the importance of a name and that a good name is more precious than riches. In productivity, a product is attached to a personality. 10% buy the product not minding the personality of the producer, 90% buy a product because of the personality behind the product among other factors. These days people do not want to openly associate with demerits, failures, corrupt, etc.  Imagine this scenario; the conceptual view of some countries of Nigeria is that they are 'FANTASTICALLY CORRUPT', what do y...