How to Overcome the Fear of Failure
The fear of failure is something most of us experience at some point. It’s that nagging voice in your head that says, “What if I mess up?” or “What if I’m not good enough?” This fear can hold you back from trying new things, pursuing your dreams, or even enjoying life. But the good […]
How to Recover from a Business Failure and Start Again
No one starts a business expecting it to fail, but the truth is, many businesses don’t survive long. Available statistics show that about 80% of Nigerian SMEs fail within the first five years. Reasons for this failure include poor financial management, lack of market demand, and economic instability. Read more about Business However, as […]
How You Can Overcome the Fear of Failure as an Entrepreneur
Every entrepreneur at some point faces the fear of failure. The new entrepreneurs and the more experienced entrepreneurs alike often have to deal with the thought of things going wrong. These thoughts can paralyze anyone, making it hard to take the necessary steps. Thus, this article provides practical steps to overcome the fear of […]
Overcoming the Fear of Failure
We’ve all felt it at some point – that knot in your stomach when you’re about to try something new. The voice in your head that whispers, “What if I mess up?” This is the fear of failure, and it’s a common part of being human. But here’s the good news: we can learn […]
5 Ways To Motivate A Demoralized Team After A Business Failure
You and your team had invested time and resources to build a product or service, but it failed to achieve its goal in the marketplace. Disappointments are normal in the business world. There are times when your business fails to break even, but how you go about it is what matters most. For example, losing […]
25 Inspiring Quotes About Learning From Failure
We live in a society that frowns at the idea of failing. Anything that does not represent a win or success is seen as a death sentence. Unfortunately, many people let this mindset prevent them from striving for greatness. Read more about Personal Development Daring to do great things even though there’s a potential for […]
Monday Motivation: 20 Quotes About Learning From Failure
We all fail at some point in our lives. Whether it’s at academics or business, family or friendships, faith or morals, there is some aspect of our existence in which we have fallen flat on our faces. But we want to make something out of those dark moments. It’s only in deriving the good […]
7 Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Own Progress
Sometimes we wonder why we aren’t making as much progress as we ought to and often times we blame it on other people, events, and circumstances. But do we ever take time to consider how we might be contributing to our own poor performance and lack of progress? Before we start pointing at external factors […]
Falling, and Getting Up
It was this time two years ago, just about. I fell in my flat. In my tiny little bathroom in my little flat. I was stepping out of it, my little bathroom, when I slipped and fell, falling backward with such force that I split the back of my head (read scalp) open on the […]
If At First You Don’t Succeed, Don’t Try, Try Again
Last year, I didn’t achieve one of my most important goals. I was simply going to try again this year when something stopped me in my tracks. Visions of 2017 turning out exactly like 2016 in that regard, flashed before my eyes, along with the thought, what’s the plan to succeed this year where you failed […]
The Dangers of Procrastination
Most of us are very familiar with that voice that tells us to postpone work till later. The dictionary defines procrastination as the act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. If you continually postpone stuff you should be doing and do not eventually catch up within the limited amount […]
Monday Motivation: Five Common Reasons for Failure
People lament bitterly after failing at one endeavor or another. They blame failure on many things including inanimate objects. Although it is normal for human beings to want to shift the blame and deny responsibility for their actions, the fact still remains that the main reason for failure can usually be traced back to the […]
Monday Motivation: ABCD Tips to Boost Your Confidence
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Ouch, I Flunked: Dealing with Failure
It’s easy to get discouraged when you embark on a project with high hopes and a vision, only to fail. It can be especially hard when you’re a teenager. However, you must realise that not succeeding at first doesn’t mean you have failed; unless of course, you stop trying, in which case you really have […]
5 Business Lessons I Learned From the First Half of the Year
Is it me or is this year speeding along? It looks like we sleep and wake up and despite the challenges in the economy, time is not standing still! Last week, I spent some time reviewing and reflecting on the first half of the year. I have learned from John Maxwell that it is not […]
Failing in Business? Here’s How To Approach Failure to Lead to Greater Success in Business
Failure in business is often due to our individual and personal character flaws. You see! Humans are largely prone to make wrong assumptions, poor assessment and misjudgements or yield to character flaws such as lack of focus and arrogance which leads to poor productivity in business. Other common problems are negativity, anger, lack of motivation […]