One of the major reasons a vision fails is due to lack of enough business being generated around the vision. It is not enough to develop a vision statement. There must be serious business being built around it. You need to understand that without shrewd business acumen, you will not be able to transform the […]
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You do not need to be a genius to realise that the real goal of a business is to solve a specific problem in a specific way at a scale that makes it worthwhile. We see then that it is not so different from the person that aspires to operate as a salt and light
Business is a tool and like any tool, its impact and legacy is determined by the people directing the affairs of the business. A business can be a vehicle for crime and corruption. However, it can also be a vehicle for long-term change in the community. For anyone interested in building a consistent and sustainable
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Our vision for a better future must evolve beyond handing out money or food to the poor and vulnerable. Handing out money to people is like the \”fast food\” version of change. It provides instant gratification and a sense of accomplishment. However, we all know nothing has really changed. You will always need to give
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The goal should not be to make money and do good by setting aside some money for \”charity\”. There are documented studies and research that has shown such interventions to be superficial. An example is the \”big man\” who gives a village ten bags of rice and claims he has solved world hunger. While we
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I think it is up to us – you and me, to shift the conversation from money and material possessions towards ideas. We should debate ideas more often, not get caught up in gossip about people. This is a major failing of Nigerian society. We are glued towards discussing people and enjoy the chance to
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If you live in Nigeria you would observe that money and material possessions are the center of most conversations. From the town square to the Ivory Tower. From the corridors of political power to the sacred pulpit. It is all the same. These are a people united by their drive to make money in order
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The ideology of \”make money and do the good you can\” must be condemned. It promotes the idea that you should make money anyhow you can and court divine favour by giving away some of the money. This mindset enables a lot of the societal evils that keeps the genuine watchman up at night. When
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One day, you will have to decide whether you want to make money or you want to serve. While you are not wrong for thinking they are not mutually exclusive, the core ideology behind your pursuits in life matters. There is a difference between watching the world and making money. There is a difference between
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It seems obvious that people living without the influence of Christ are drawn towards a lifestyle that tends towards lawlessness and destruction. They are destroyed by human passions fuelled by greed and lust. You need to realize that the world pulls us downwards towards mediocrity. They are lost and groping in the dark. There is
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