Tuesday, September 14, 2010

VISION


In case you think this is going to be one of those long seminar like lectures where one person assumes to know it all and assaults your ears with endless tirades of what he calls speech, let me be clear: this is not. This is just a short article that seeks to get straight to the point.

So you want to do business. OK that's fine but why? You want to be rich? Like Donald Trump and Bill Gates? You want to be famous like Oprah? You want to be able to buy all the things you never had? I think you should listen to Travie"s billionaire track. Whatever the ,motivating factors, I think it is cool. But what are you going to do? So far as the police are not going to come after you if you keep doing it, I am game.

That is what I call a vision. Know what you are doing and why you are doing it. NOT just that but be very clear about it. I want to sell shoes because I want to make enough money to buy myself a car. In my brand of business, that is vision.

And that sure is good enough. At least for now. ADIEU.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

My brand of business.


As a young man, indeed a very young man, I have come across so many types and philosophies of business. Some have worked, some have not; some work all the time, some work some of the time; some bring money,others bring fame. The scope of this discussion of what is business amy actually defy precise discussion so what I am attempting to do here is to tell you of my brand of business is.


Why should you listen to me?

As young as I am, I have been a teacher for almost two years, served as a political consultant, run a travel and tour business, run a trading company that dealt in floral and interior design and computers, worked as an associate for a human resource firm, interned for a horde of other companies dealing in various product, served as a salesman for an IT company (selling software and websites), ran a trading comapny that dealt in clothing and shoes and worked in many editorial positions. In all of these endeavours, some were success, some were serious failures and others were just plain catastrophic. Through all if this therefore, I believe I have managed to glean a variety and wealth of experience. Experiences of both success and failure. It is because of these experiences that I think you should pay attention.


What is my brand of business?


My brand of business is not meant for everyone. It is meant for the young, who do not have so much money but want to make it. individuals who have drive, zeal and courage. it is for the creative and imaginative soul who see problems but also see solutions within the problems are are willing to turn those into business ideas. My brand of business is hinged on five main pillars which are:



  1. VISION

  2. PLAN

  3. CHALLENGES

  4. HARDWORK

  5. INNOVATION.

I would be explaining all of this from time to time. For now, there is not much to say. adieu.