JENNIE IFEATU

  We are all living with the same level of global uncertainty. Certainty is what you create. The degree of certainty that you are experiencing right now is what you have decided to create.  Certainty is not bestowed on you from some external source. You create the environment that you are able to prosper from. You decide the level of risk you are comfortable with, you decide whether to change and develop the skill to become comfortable with higher levels of uncertainty. Every day you are assessing risk, whether starting a business, leaving a job, booking a holiday or getting on a train. Not deciding still counts as a decision and this is a decision to remain uncertain. How to Create Certainty in an Uncertain World You cannot control the world or anyone in it but you can trust in yourself.  Here is how to create certainty in an uncertain world: Remember that challenge and change are merely detours in the right direction, if you are open to the lessons that the challenge will present ch

My earliest knowledge of the word ‘Stock’ could be traced to my Business Studies class in Junior secondary school. It never made sense to me. I saw it as an ambiguous word meant for adults.  Years down the lane, I will be an adult listening to an old friend Maggie ramble about buying stocks non-stop. That constant talk about stocks, what it was and how much it could help my finances triggered my curiosity to delve into it. Plus he shares his wealth of knowledge on his experiences buying stocks tirelessly. You can check him out on https://iammagnus.com He practically gave me my first push.  These were my first baby steps (which were more like questions followed by actions); Why do I have to buy stocks? I wanted to buy stocks but not just any stocks. I wanted stocks owned by US companies like Netflix , Apple, Microsoft, Google, Nike , Pfizer ...Just name them. I wanted to beat my chest and say I owned stocks from these companies no matter how small it was.  My first reason was to prot

  One of my biggest worries as 2021 dawned was carrying out all the plans I had mapped out in my head. Of all the things I know I identify as, I know certainly that I will always be a writer. I know I will always share my wealth knowledge but when it seems something is subtly creeping in and snatching your plans  right before your eyes. What do you do? You snatch it by the throat and yell; What are you trying to do? That will be hilarious and silly. Ofcourse, I am joking. You simply look out for other ways to execute the same plans.  In recent times, it is no longer news that the reading culture seems to be waning and it’s something to be seriously worried about. However, while we try to rekindle the reading culture, we need to look out for other ways to keep people learning.This was the option that was looking at me straight in the face when I realised podcasting was a fast option for me to send my content into the minds of people in a fast-paced world.  The plan was

One of the foremost memories of my childhood and even adulthood still are cartoons. Asides from the comic relief of laughing and being entertained, you also get to watch some superheroes like Powerpuff Girls, Superman, Wonder Woman do great things with their superpowers.  Sometimes, I find myself wondering if there could be an element of a superpower in me, I actually have been tempted to carry out a genetic test to confirm this.  I bet you think this too when you think about the possibilities in your career path.  You might think you are just another employee on the payroll, however, you are just another superhero with some superpower, and here is how to harness it for your career growth.  The first step to discovering your superpower as an employee is to identify what people come to you for or compliment you about. That very thing no matter how inconsequential it might seem is your superpower. People love coming to you for this thing because they know you will do an amazing job. The

  I bet one of the vantages that the online music streaming platforms have against radio and the obsolete CDs is the option of making recommendations of songs to users. There, I was listening to the debut studio album by American R&B super-duo Silk Sonic, composed of American recording artist Bruno Mars and all of a sudden, an American indie rock band is reeling off their song - I have got the world in my pockets.  It was almost impossible to have the world in your pocket some decades ago. However, technology hasn’t ceased to amaze us with the possibilities that accompany it. You can now literally carry a market in your pocket too.  With the advent of surging smartphone users and internet penetration in Nigeria, the e-commerce industry has witnessed immense growth since 2010. The e-commerce and m-commerce industries are set to record even higher growth in the future.  Nigeria has the 7th highest number of mobile phone users in the world; 172 million in 2019. More impressively, the