Take Your Life Serious
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MONEY MISTAKES TO AVOID (2)
As humans, it is natural for us to make mistakes. However, like I mentioned in my previous article, some mistakes have debilitating effects and should be avoided at all cost. “The sad thing is many people learn how to manage money after they’ve made a lot of financial mistakes, some that take decades to fix.”…
MONEY MISTAKES TO AVOID (1)
When it comes to money management, one of my favorite stories is about the prodigal son who took his inheritance from his father (while he was still alive) and squandered it. This story describes what happens on the other side of the quintessential grass-to-grace story we all love—the fall from grace to grass. We rarely…
DEVELOPING THE WEALTH MINDSET
When it comes to building wealth, having the Wealth Mindset is critical. The Wealth Mindset is an overriding attitude that you have towards your finances. It influences how you make any financial decision. I believe your Wealth Mindset will have a huge impact on your attitude towards – Saving, Debt, Investment etc. The Wealth Mindset sees…
THE FINANCIAL LADDER
There’s a common misconception that financial literacy is an affair of just the wealthy, but I dare say that having that mindset is a strong indication that you are not in control of your finances. Many people realize too late the importance of taking charge of their finances early in life and by the time…
THE JOURNEY SO FAR (90secondswithFBO)
How time flies… 90secondswithFBO is 2 years already. Seems like just yesterday when I shared and brainstormed the Idea with my team (Tope, Michael, Simi, Tosin and Banke) over Coffee. It’s amazing how fast what started as just an Idea has built a community that inspires people globally. “Ideas are easy, implementation is hard” –…
DEVELOPING SELF ARTICLE SERIES – EPISODE 3: Balancing the Two C’s (Competence and Confidence)
Have you ever heard of “The Dunning–Kruger effect”? It is a hypothetical cognitive bias stating that people with low ability at a task overestimate their capability. In a nutshell, the Dunning-Kruger effect applies to all of us when it comes to things we aren’t particularly good at. We often teach young leaders to boost their…
DEVELOPING SELF ARTICLE SERIES – EPISODE 2: THE POWER OF WORDS
Did you know? “Abracadabra!” the single word used by performers for magical displays, originated from the Aramaic meaning – “I will create as I speak.” I personally agree with its meaning because indeed we create as we speak. “Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this…
DEVELOPING SELF ARTICLE SERIES – EPISODE 1: BREAKING BAD HABITS
“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” – Warren Buffett According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, Habit is a settled tendency or usual manner of behaviour. It is also defined as an acquired mode of behaviour that has become nearly or completely involuntary. Everybody has habits. Some…
MYTH BUSTER ARTICLE SERIES EPISODE 12: Hard Work Pays
Many people support the notion that good results are impossible to achieve without a lot of hard work. Even though this statement has some truth in it, success is not only about the amount of effort and time we’re willing to invest in our goals. Quite often, it’s possible to do the same amount of…