PACE with Emmanuel Oluwatosin

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Is it really possible for you to get everything you want in life? YES, it is…But there’s just one problem. Someone else has it now and you have to convince them to give it to you! Nothing good comes on a platter of gold. You must be ready and willing to sacrifice to go for what you want. You need to leave your comfort zone and go after what you feel is important to you.

If you want to go to college, you have to convince the college admissions officer to let you in by showing that you’re a good student. For instance, if you want to go to a top business school, you have to start first by preparing for your GMAT examination. This places a lot of demand on you as you definitely going to combine this with your existing work. After you pass your examination, you will then site down to write your application essays and submit your MBA applications to as many schools as you want. If you scale this hurdle, you will have to scale the hurdle of interview before you are eventually offered admission.

If what you want is a raise or a better job, you have to convince your employer to give you one. This involves you becoming master of what you do and make yourself relevant to the company. The people in your organisation that are being paid money that is many times your current salary are not necessary wiser than you. They have only been able to make themselves relevant in the organisation in such a way that your boss is willing to pay any amount to keep them. Seek to understand how they got to where they are and make a commitment to put in effort to achieving this same. [Read more →]

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Do you have something you can offer to others? Are you really good at work you are doing? Then, it is essential that others know about it. This will help increase your business - and contrary to what your mother might have taught you, it is not necessary to feel guilty or shy about promoting yourself.

Here are some way to do this in an effective way.

1. Attain a high level of expertise: Before you start promoting yourself, it is important that you take pains to obtain extra skills and that you possess a high level of expertise. You need to stand out in your field if you are to get and keep business. Seek out new training courses and mentors. Find a way to get your name out there without looking like you’re trying too hard.
2. Speak in front of an audience: When you get a chance to speak in front of an audience in a conference, meeting or even just a get-together, use the opportunity to promote your skills and knowledge – and your business.  Speak on any subject relevant to your line of business where you have knowledge. This will not only increase your confidence in public speaking, but will also advance your popularity and help you begin to develop a good reputation.

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Are you currently finding it hard to stay motivated? Do you feel everything is all over you and thinking of quitting? Hold on for some time. One key factor in getting and staying motivated in the face of challenges and trials is find and stay around other business owners. You need to stay connected with those who have the same passion like you.

Networking helps you to offset the solitary working statuses you may be facing. In fact, working alone can be one of most difficult component parts of being an entrepreneur. You may never truly deliver the goods or services without the aid of others but remember that you will have to make yourself available to others as well. Mutual support is not only motivating but rewarding. [Read more →]

Do you wish you can set your own hours, with enough money and time to do what you want? There have never been so many opportunities to start and build a successful business than there are today. Many businesses spring forth everyday. You do not have to look too far.  Someone in your street is starting something even though it may be on a small scale. What are you waiting? The opportunities for finding or developing a new business idea are all around you, and with proper preparation, the possibilities for your success are enormous.

You may be wondering why you should start a business when the chance that it will succeed is very low. You may even have just experienced a business failure. But is this enough reason for you to suspend your dreams? 80  or 90 percent of new businesses may fail in the first three years but this does not necessary mean that yours will fail. Businesses fail due to a number of factors.

One of these being managerial incompetence. Most businesses have a great product or service but what happens if the owner is unable to sell the product or can’t control its costs or both. The result is definitely failure. One way of avoiding this is to go for knowledge. Buy and read the books on business management. You may also need to attend seminars organised by successful business men. By doing this, you are learning from their experience and saving yourself a lot of future headache. [Read more →]

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I read a story early today and decided to share it on this blog. You may have heard it or read about it before but I am sure the message will sink again. When some native people want to catch monkeys, they hollow out a coconut shell by cutting small hole at one end. The hole is small enough to barely allow a monkey’s hand. Some peanuts would be placed inside this hollowed shell and the connect the coconut shell to a thin, strong cord and wait in hiding for the monkeys.

When a monkey discovers the nuts inside the shell, he reaches in and grasps them in his fist. Remember that the hole is small and it will not allow any tightly clenched fist to escape. At this precise moment, the native pulls on the cord and the monkey is caught. Do you know why? The monkey will not let of those peanuts to save his life and he is caught. [Read more →]