By Goke Ilesanmi It is believed in the traditional Yoruba society of Nigeria, my tribe, that names are a very important aspect of people’s identity. Beyond the issue of identity, the Yoruba also believe that names have something to do with how people will eventually behave, and even determine their (people’s) fortune or ability
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Author: Jim Rohn Publisher: African Pastors Literature Trust Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Wealth and happiness are two of the great desires of human beings. In short, they often go together because most people that are financially wealthy tend to be happy because of the attendant financial independence. I am sure this realisation must have informed
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By Goke Ilesanmi Communication is simply defined as the process by which information is shared between two people or organisations, or among individuals, etc. Communication may be human and non-human in nature. Non-human form of communication may be onomatopoeic manifestations such as the mew of the cat, coo of the dove, the squeak of
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By Goke Ilesanmi To succeed in any endeavour, you need to have a clear sense of direction. People with a clear purpose naturally make progress on the roughest road, while those without direction achieve nothing even on the smoothest road. One aspect of success extremely cherished by almost everybody is financial success. Everybody likes
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Authors: Barry Nalebuff and Adam Brandenburger Publisher: Profile Books Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi The only thing that is constant in life is change. This means one needs to embrace it to avoid being swept away by its tide. Like I said in my earlier article “Employing Modern Language of Competition”, the old concept of competition
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Author: Ron Hoff Publisher: Andrews and McMeel Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Time, they say, is money. We all have an equal number of hours in a day. However, while some achieve much within the available hours, others achieve less or nothing. At the organisational level, the same thing manifests. It is interesting to know that
By Goke Ilesanmi It is a truism that anybody that aspires to succeed must have a plan. This is because even though success normally starts with a dream, without a good plan, nothing tangible can be achieved. But with a good plan reinforced with determination and energy that can be constantly available by persistently
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By Goke Ilesanmi Despite the fact that dictionaries are a treasury of linguistic and extra-linguistic information, most people believe that they are just meant for confirming meanings of words, nothing more. I had always had the same notion, until about 24 years ago when I decided to be reading them like I read books,
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By Goke Ilesanmi Those who cherish all-round success believe that success is a journey and not a destination. That is, if you are a very strongly-ambitious person, you must continue to set fresh goals for yourself to achieve success in other areas as soon as you have achieved success in one or some areas.
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By Goke Ilesanmi It has been established that every human being has potential for leadership. But in spite of this latent ability, it is only few people that discover and utilise their leadership talent. It takes time to become a leader. John Maxwell, a renowned leadership expert educates that while a few people are
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