The following questions will guide our study this evening; Why do you visit shopping malls when you can patronize iya sule in your area?What's the meaning of the #99.99 on the counter?Who makes more profit between shopping malls and iya Sule in your streetWhy does your charges change when you get to the counter? To … Continue reading SHOPPING MALLS OR IYA SULE
BFF (BEST FRIEND FOREVER)
Shel Silverstein must have thought about us when he said “How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em. How much love inside a friend? Depends … Continue reading BFF (BEST FRIEND FOREVER)
WHO IS MA’RUFAH?
Just like an artiste said " I don go many places, i don see many faces" but there's this lady who is too much. As we grow old, we realize it is less important to have lots of friends, and more important to have real ones.In 2019, i met a new friend, one whose beauty … Continue reading WHO IS MA’RUFAH?
BEING A MALE
MOTIVATED BY SOCIETAL VIEW OF THE MALE CHILD Yes, I am male!A child born after the zygote formed in the uterus of my mum, why then am I different?A child who cried just like every other child, why then am I different?Yes, I am male!The unnecessary hype of the male child begun right even before … Continue reading BEING A MALE
FOCUS
FOCUS is like a walking stick to a blind man…When he loses the way, it guides him..Gives him the touch of his path..As he moves towards his destiny. Focus is like a shoot of the tree..It guides the branches in alignment..When one branch falls off..The tree still has hope of growing. With focus, mountains are … Continue reading FOCUS
BHAG
BHAGA Big Hairy and Audacious Goal A goal that is insane, a goal that only you can believe in.A goal that is so huge, powerful and seductive, that it becomes your singular obsession.A goal that is also very capable of driving you quite mad.A BHAG is a secret power simply because it will drive its … Continue reading BHAG
WHY YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE NOT STAYING
As an entrepreneur, you need to understand how well to hold your customers. Do you want one-off customers(those who will buy once and never return) or a life long customer partnership? It is pertinent to note that a 5% increase in customer loyalty can lead to 75% increase in sales.A customer who is satisfied with … Continue reading WHY YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE NOT STAYING
WHILE THE OVATION IS LOUDEST
While the Ovation is Loudest There is a common saying among people that one should leave the stage while the ovation is loudest. Is it wise to leave the stage when you should be enjoying the moment? This question keeps lingering in my heart anytime I hear that statement. Most people will agree that it … Continue reading WHILE THE OVATION IS LOUDEST
A BRIEF LETTER TO MY FATHER
A BRIEF LETTER TO MY FATHER -BlackPoet Papa,—the assemblage of grey hairsthat catnapped on the follicles of your headheaped my memories with outlandish reflections;that one day—some strange palms will pat mytender arms,with threnodies dancing—on their solacing tonguesIf you flail your wings to the next worldwho will patter to my ears—those ramrodding whispers of yourslike the … Continue reading A BRIEF LETTER TO MY FATHER
THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY
THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY -BlackPoet behind their telling tongueslies their thirsty throats behind their bleeding bellieslies their battered bluffs behind their hungry hutslies their haunted houses behind their ramshackle revelationslies their rebellious rhetorics behind their pleading plateslies their pitying plagues behind their stagnant stareslies their soothing seers Olowo Qudus (BlackPoet)