Archive for July, 2007
Why It’s Great To Be an ‘Amateur’
There’s a guy called Andrew Keen who has been in the media a lot recently. He has been waxing lyrical about what he calls ‘the cult of the amateur’ (actually the title of his book).
According to him the blogger, the ‘citizen journalist’and those using the internet to make their voices heard are bad for society. He believes that web [...]
Entrepreneurship in Africa
My last post was on the entrepreneurial mindset…The mindset is important, because everything begins first with a thought. So if your mind ain’t right, your life ain’t right.
Recently I’ve been reading various blogs about entrepreneurship in Africa. There is a lot going on business-wise and it’s great to see. Entrepreneurship is vital to continents or countries [...]
The Mind of an Entrepreneur
As someone with a very strong entrepreneurial spirit, I’ve been reflecting on what distinguishes an entrepreneur from an employee.
The answer is simple: mindset. Entrepreneurs think differently from employees. You only need to sit down and talk about your own business, or being self-employed with most (employed) people to realize this.
Those who are in the strongholds of employment will [...]
Enterprise and Social Networking
My name is Lola, and I’m addicted to Facebook. There, I’ve said it! I’ve managed to wean myself off it a bit, but every time I go back and look at the mini-feed, I’m hooked again!
I was browing the various Facebook groups the other day, as you do, and it was great to see that there are [...]
Education, Education, Education!!
This week I have rather occupied by the topic of education, as you may have noticed!
I’ve just seen an article on the BBC website which says that the National Curriculum is to be made more flexible “so that teachers can focus more on individual students’ needs”.
This is along the lines of what I’ve been talking [...]
Go Venus!!
Congrats to Venus on winning Wimbledon - again!
I love Venus and Serena Williams. They are a real inspiration to me. I was also very pleased to see that Serena writes out affirmations - just like I do! (See - I knew it had a purpose! lol)
These girls get a lot of criticism. Goodness knows why [...]
Education…do we really need it?
Coming from a Nigerian family, it has been well pressed on me that an education is your passport to life. If any of you know any Nigerians, you’ll know that Nigerians LOVE to collect qualifications. The more the better!
My parents drummed it into my ears that I had to do well at school. And do [...]
We Don’t Need No Education?
It was announced last week that the government will encourage schools to teach “economic wellbeing and financial capability”, although it is not to be made compulsory.
I’m very glad to hear this. It’s a shame that it won’t be made compulsory. Although the system is already overloaded with compulsory subjects, such as teaching about the slave [...]
Nigerian President Declares Assets…
I’ve been meaning to post about this for some time, but forgot.
I was impressed by the news that Umuru Yar’Adua, the new president of Nigeria, publicly declared his and his wife’s assets, as he promised he would before he was elected. I think this is a great step, showing not only that Yar’Adua is walking his talk, but also [...]
Live Earth… A Load of Hot Air!
The Live Earth concerts kick off today…9 concerts around the world, on 7 continents, in 24 hours. Live Earth is apparently going to raise awareness of climate change.
Excuse me for being a bit cynical, but the idea of flying hundreds of pop stars around the world, in gas-guzzling jets, to play in huge power-sucking, carbon-emitting [...]