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RomanceRe: Thread Closed by phoenixthefirst(m): 2:18pm On Jul 23, 2017
MsRoe:
Liz, check your text messages, if you get SMS alerts.
I didn't know you're Chioma. I thought you're Odinakachi. It's been a long time. You come to Nairaland sporadically these days.
BusinessRe: Do These 9 Things To Be A Millionaire. by phoenixthefirst(op): 3:44pm On Jul 22, 2017
Worwor:
Most things that work abroad, don't work here in Nigeria.
But these points work anywhere in the world. Dangote has multiple streams of income. I'm sure he also keeps a company of the gentry. He must think big too. These things work anywhere in the world. In the thread, the sixth point is to invest in oneself. Doesn't investing in oneself work in Nigeria? It sure does.
BusinessRe: Do These 9 Things To Be A Millionaire. by phoenixthefirst(op): 1:29pm On Jul 22, 2017
greatnaija01:
yes you are so right, I only stated carefully that YOU SHOULD START WITH ONE. no man can run on 5 lanes at the same time.... check my post again... its very PRACTICAL
Okay, I got it now. But if you check my post again, I never said one should begin with multiple streams of income. It's good advice, though, to begin with one before adding more streams.
BusinessRe: Do These 9 Things To Be A Millionaire. by phoenixthefirst(op): 1:22pm On Jul 22, 2017
greatnaija01:
CORRECTIONS

1 Focus on Learning: This is the only way YOU CAN EARN CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT FAIL... Learn the TRICKS of the TRADE.

2 Develop ONE stream of income: Yes everyone says MULTIPLE streams but its very wrong to start out with many businesses BECAUSE not everyone is a MANAGER... all you need to do is MASTER ONE and you will be able to flow to others over TIME.... ONE business must be the BASE of your EARNINGS while others are still trying to start. COOKING many dishes at the same TIME will only lead to waste and loss of details.

5 Change your mindset about money= MONEY IS YOUR SLAVE..... Send it on INVESTMENT ERRANDS.

8 Start hanging out with people you admire: This RULE can not work in NIGERIA because the people you admire are also admired by EVANS and fellow thieves and kidnappers ... SO such people will never allow you associate with them unless you already have what they admire.... Instead of this, HANG AROUND PEOPLE WHO HAVE INFORMATION in the direction of your VISION.... either you READ THEIR BOOKS, ATTEND THEIR SEMINARS or WATCH THEM

These corrections are not BIASED but BASED on Nigerian Economy and not some FOREIGN BLOG, These are the practical steps to your first millions in naija
This may not be a correction after all. It may just be a different belief as even your points here are not perfect. For example, even in the Nigerian economy, it is highly possible to have multiple streams of income CONCURRENTLY.
BusinessDo These 9 Things To Be A Millionaire. by phoenixthefirst(op):
1 Focus on earning:

"In today's economic environment you cannot save your way to millionaire status," writes Grant Cardone. "The first step is to focus on increasing your income in increments and repeating that." Read about 50 ways to bring in additional income, some high-paying jobs you can do on the side, how you can earn passive income, and the first step to take before starting any business...

2 Develop multiple streams of income

One way to earn more is to increase your streams of income. The more income streams you can create in life, the more secure will your financial house be.

3 Save to invest, don't save to save

The only reason to save money is to invest it. Put your saved money into secured, sacred (untouchable) accounts. Never use these accounts for anything, not even an emergency. This will force you to continue to follow step one (increase income).

4 Don't show off — show up

"I didn't buy my first luxury watch or car until my businesses and investments were producing multiple secure flows of income," writes Cardone. "I was still driving a Toyota Camry when I had become a millionaire. Be known for your work ethic, not the trinkets that you buy."

5 Change your mindset about money

"Getting rich begins with the way you think and what you believe about making money," self-made millionaire Steve Siebold explains.

At the end of the day, "The secret has always been the same: thinking," he emphasises. While the masses believe becoming wealthy is out of their control, rich people know that making money is really an inside job."

6 Invest in yourself

Read at least 30 minutes a day, listen to relevant podcasts while driving and seek out mentors vigorously. You don't just need to be a master in your field, you need to be a well-rounded genius capable of talking about any subject whether it is financial, political or sports related. Consume knowledge like air and put your pursuit of learning above all else."

Many modern-day successful and wealthy people are voracious readers. Take Warren Buffett, for example, who estimates that 80% of his working day is dedicated to reading."

7 Set goals and visualise achieving them

If you want to make more money, you have to have a clear goal and then a specific plan for how to achieve that goal. Money won't just appear — you have to work at it.

Rich people choose to commit to attaining wealth. It takes focus, courage, knowledge, and a lot of effort, self-made millionaire T. Harv Eker emphasises, and it's possible if you have precise goals and a clear vision: "The number one reason most people don't get what they want is that they don't know what they want. Rich people are totally clear that they want wealth."

8 Start hanging out with people you admire

The idea is to surround yourself with talented people who share your vision, because the alignment of several smart and creative minds is exponentially more powerful than just one.

Plus, we become like the people we associate with, which is why the rich tend to associate with others who are rich.

9 Shoot for 10 million, not 1 million

"The single biggest financial mistake I've made was not thinking big enough," writes Cardone. "I encourage you to go for more than a million. There is no shortage of money on this planet, only a shortage of people thinking big enough."
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/9-things-to-do-in-your-20s-to-become-a-millionaire-by-30-a7377801.html?cmpid=facebook-post
Education7 Words With Contradictory Meanings. by phoenixthefirst(op):
In English, there are words with contradictory meanings. These words are known as contronyms. In this thread, I will lay bare a list of seven contronyms.

1 Buckle: To connect, or to break or collapse.
2 Enjoin: To impose, or to prohibit.
3 Fast: Quick, or stuck or made stable.
4 First degree: Most severe in the case of a murder charge, or least severe in reference to a burn.
5 Out: Visible, as with stars showing in the sky, or invisible, in reference to lights.
6 Refrain: To desist from doing something, or to repeat.
7 Sanction: To approve, or to punish.

This thread is with help from https://www.dailywritingtips.com/75-contronyms-words-with-contradictory-meanings/
Lalasticlala, have you seen them?
Poems For ReviewPoseidon: The Lagos Effect. by phoenixthefirst(op):
Wayfarers turn seafarers
With little or no preparation
As legs become boats
Since vehicles become redundant

As homes become seas
Property-floating body of water
Mattresses soak and become larger
As small quantity of garri doubles
After intentionally being left
To, by a pauper, soak for increase
Fake increase devoid of delectability
I mean

A man in the flood
Whose dejection covered face
Told only half of the damage
Of the city's planlessness
Who walked with indirection
I saw

Plus I saw
Efforts by the unaffected
Living on the Mainland
And other parts of the country
Or perhaps other parts
Of the heterogeneous states
Mocking the affected
Something that cuts deeper
Than a two-edged sword
In its mercilessness
Deeper than the extent
Of the flood
In the affected's psyche
So sunk

Some of the affected united
In some ways though
As some, I guess, plan to co-habitate
In the interim
Solutions, self-solutions, are underway
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Poems For ReviewUnwritten Love. by phoenixthefirst(op): 11:25pm On Jul 03, 2017
There was and is a pact
It exists without pen and paper
Audio unrecorded it is too
As huge and weighty
As an immovable mountain
It is
This pact is two-faceted
As a swift, raging sword
Whose wake, at a time, are left
Blood and corpses
Defending the wielder
And at another
Or sameness of time
Drawing blood from the creator
To of his mistake
By making it all unrecorded
Remind
Perhaps now
Let this love story
That was once unrecorded
Though in the hearts recorded
Be recorded and or
Said
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RomanceRe: Ladies Tag The Most _____ , ____ , ____ , _____ , _____ , ____ & ____ Guy On Nl by phoenixthefirst(m): 10:27am On Jul 03, 2017
MsRoe:
grin see your head! On romance section, y'all are womanizers.some are just more subtle than others.

Put up your dp. Inspections at 12 noon for swim suit, and 4 pm for evening wear. I'll update at six. wink
But I'm no womanizer!
RomanceRe: Wish A Nairalander Happy New Month by phoenixthefirst(m): 8:18am On Jul 01, 2017
MsRoe:
Awwww......thank you, kiss

I wish you a Happy July too.
Thanks to you too.
RomanceRe: Wish A Nairalander Happy New Month by phoenixthefirst(m): 2:55am On Jul 01, 2017
'hæpi njuː mʌnθ, MsRoe.
RomanceRe: 7 Awkward Ways Nigerian Ladies Act After Making Love by phoenixthefirst(m): 6:57pm On Jun 29, 2017
Oyindidi:
He want people to see him as a smart dude.
Perhaps.
RomanceRe: 7 Awkward Ways Nigerian Ladies Act After Making Love by phoenixthefirst(m): 6:56pm On Jun 29, 2017
DanceVille:
Thanks for remembering me bro....
You're welcome.
RomanceRe: 7 Awkward Ways Nigerian Ladies Act After Making Love by phoenixthefirst(m): 6:37pm On Jun 29, 2017
DanceVille:
Relationship has different meaning to people who are in
it. Some see it as the perfect medium to satiate their lust
while others see it as the perfect time to grow and learn.


Either way, you are bound to emerge as a different person
after being in it a couple of times.

Love making is considered to be an intricate part of a
relationship. Some relationships have failed because the
parties involved have refused to give in to the lustful desires
of the people they are dealing with. In the same vein, some
people enjoy the sensations that come with exploring their
bodies while dating.

Women have different reactions to love making. While some
feign innocence after the act has been done, others are not
bothered. The latter seize the opportunity to ask questions
that disturb their inner peace. In this part of the world,
people often say women are at the receiving end of a
relationship that involves them and men.


These are some of the reasons why they react the way they
do after making love....

7 Awkward Ways Nigerian Ladies Act After Making Love


1. Use Pills Afterwards


Some Nigerian ladies do not have total faith in the use of
protective measures like condoms. Those who doubt the
ability of this product to prevent them from getting pregnant
will end up buying contraceptives like postinor immediately
they have sex.
And for the ladies that we do not ever see at the pharmacy,
they use salt and water as soon as they are done.


2.Start The Emotional Blackmail


Many women do this as soon as they get laid. They start
messing with the men's heads by asking questions they ought
to have asked before making love.
After making love, men get to answer questions that test their
love for the women they just made passionate love to.
Nigerian ladies also goad men into fights by asking if there
are other women they are sleeping with apart from them. If
you experience this as a man, do not dance to their tune.
Simply remain calm as they only want reassurance after love
making.


3.Crying


Sometimes, ladies cry after sex. Some claim to be in pain
after the deed or broken because they have failed to keep
their words. Doing this is the perfect test to see what the
men's reactions will be afterwards.
It is another form of emotional blackmail as they expect the
men to hold them while comforting them. Women naturally
are emotional, this may be in response to their soft nature.


4.Oh No! What Have I Done?


Sometimes, women act funny when the waves of passion have
calmed down. They feel guilty and become depressed after
making love.
What is baffling about this situation is that they always have
the chance to call it off or break free while at it. However,
they choose to get carried away with the euphoria and satisfy
their curiosity.
Being forced or coerced will be an exception to this. Some
women feign ignorance before the deed is done and end up
lamenting afterwards.


5.Urinate


It has almost become a norm for women to pee immediately
they get up from the bed or couch. Some women do this as a
way of cutting short the journey of the sperm cells in
reaching the eggs.
Ladies do this as soon as possible in order to avoid being
pregnant. The best way to avoid being pregnant is to abstain
from unprotected sex.
Urinating immediately after making love may prevent you
from getting pregnant but it would not prevent you from
contracting a disease.


6. They Act Irritated After Seeing The Semen


Even ladies that are having sex for the umpteenth time in
their lives act weird when they see semen. Some make faces
when the men allow it to touch their skin.
It is strange that many of these ladies will prefer for that to
be deposited inside rather than for it to be discharged outside
their bodies.


7. Start Making Plans
for The Future



If a Nigerian lady has sex with you and immediately asks when
she's meeting your parents, your fear will be palpable. You
may begin eyeing the fire escape, and seriously contemplate
scurrying down four floors to avoid answering this question.
Truly, we wouldn't blame you. She's once again getting ahead
of herself. You shared a beautiful moment, sure, but that
doesn't mean you're obliged to take her apple picking now.
This is their way of knowing whether they have been jilted or not.

Written and compiled by:DanceVille

cc:lalasticlala
This is plagiarism. You should have included your source :https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/www.naij.com/amp/1064607-check-awkward-things-nigerian-ladies-making-love-photos.html
Poems For ReviewO**n*k*c** by phoenixthefirst(op): 8:04pm On Jun 28, 2017
On air was a meeting facilitated
Drenched quickly I became
In this very short time
Never should there be
A denial of these emotional conceptions
King of you and queen of me
A royalty of emperors should we
Create to be the world's envy
High as the sky we need soar
In this unmatchable sensualistic unification
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RomanceRe: A Man Who Does Not Smoke Or Drinks, Is He Considered Not To Be Man Enough? by phoenixthefirst(m): 9:06am On Jun 28, 2017
Nothing in this entire world will make me smoke or drink; I neither smoke nor drink.
Poems For ReviewRe: Fledgling - Poetry by phoenixthefirst(m): 2:26pm On Jun 27, 2017
MsRoe:
Thank you. Sure you can smiley.
Thanks for the permission.

Modified: it's an honour that you're following me in return.
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Poems For ReviewRe: Fledgling - Poetry by phoenixthefirst(m): 2:11pm On Jun 27, 2017
MsRoe:
Fly high, little one,
Fly, fly, fly,
Out of your shell,
And into the sky,

Crooked wings, Wet and clammy,
Unsteady legs, Weak and new,
Wide eyes fearful, fluttery tummy,
Tunnel vision, into the blue


Fall, face first forward,
Each time that you try,
Beneath the watch,
Of one very wary eye

Nose in the sand, Few times too many,
Come out resolved, And character built,
Determination sold, for a cursory penny,
A shower of praise, A solidarity quilt


The sky's still waiting,
Waiting way up high,
Trust in its shimmers,
It's your destiny to fly
Nice poem. I would like to follow you. I hope you'll give me the permission.
Poems For ReviewMy Attraction. by phoenixthefirst(op):
You became my obsession
As with the air I breathe
You became my attraction
As with the beauty you exude

With different shades
Of your face
And with different hues
Of your emotions
Are my thoughts filled

The mere thought of you
My angelic queen
Evinces an irresistible radiation
The work of your coruscating charm

You're an
Angelic beauty cancelling darkness.
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RomanceRe: Depression Is Ruining My Life by phoenixthefirst(m): 7:20pm On Jun 25, 2017
Sanchez01:
Not really. Depression occurs when one's mood hits the lowest of lows and often times, they are not necessarily tied to things as you claimed.

I suffered a major depression in 2010. It was horrible. I cried for over four hours and thought life had no meaning. Interestingly, things were perfect for me so I couldn't just tell what the cause. I cried so bad that I called a couple of friends to come over. They were shocked because I'd be one the last persons they could have sworn to see in that state.

I saw a psychologist then but it didn't help because we could not arrive at the root cause. I was only lucky I had friends who never respected my privacy and space and stayed with me for a whole week, else, the worst could have happened.

Thw best way out of it is to keep friends, I mean face-to-face, real life friends and not those formed on social media. So long you have them, you won't last in the hole of depression.
There's no single cause of depression. It can occur for a variety of reasons and it has many different triggers.
For some people, an upsetting or stressful life event, such as bereavement, divorce, illness, redundancy and job or money worries, can be the cause.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Depression/Pages/Causes.aspx
RomanceRe: Why Do Ladies Respect A Man With Beard More Than Others? by phoenixthefirst(m): 10:19pm On Jun 24, 2017
lefulefu:
for her making such an intelligent post u ought to have saluted her like this cheesy
Or like this?:

RomanceRe: Why Do Ladies Respect A Man With Beard More Than Others? by phoenixthefirst(m): 7:28pm On Jun 24, 2017
Benita27:
Since when is respect attached to only guys with beards?. I only respect guys who seem responsible, with or without beard.
You can never be more right with this post of yours. I can't lay my hands on a perfect well-thought-out post meme, but take this:

RomanceRe: Depression Is Ruining My Life by phoenixthefirst(m): 7:19pm On Jun 24, 2017
touch1234:
To be sincere, there are times I have everything going perfect for me and I just feel am empty. The only thing I know is that every simple thing starts to irritate and piss me off at such time.
Do something new. When you’re depressed, you’re in a rut. Push yourself to do something different. Go to a museum. Pick up a used book and read it on a park bench. Volunteer at a soup kitchen. Take a language class.

"When we challenge ourselves to do something different, there are chemical changes in the brain," Cook says. "Trying something new alters the levels of [the brain chemical] dopamine, which is associated with pleasure, enjoyment, and learning."

10. Try to have fun. If you’re depressed, make time for things you enjoy. What if nothing seems fun anymore? "That's just a symptom of depression," Cook says. You have to keep trying anyway.
http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/natural-treatments
RomanceRe: Depression Is Ruining My Life by phoenixthefirst(m): 7:09pm On Jun 24, 2017
Depression usually has causes. One of the causes being a loss or lack of a job. You know why you are depressed but if you don't know, try to find it. By finding it, you should work on it. But I want you to know that whatever the cause is, things should be better and you need to be alive to see this. So, I urge you: stay safe. Stay alive. As I said, things should be better.

A lot of people have been, at one time or the other, depressed, yet many of them are alive today and have seen that committing suicide would have been a mistake.

In conclusion, stay safe. Stay alive.
Forum GamesRe: If You Were Paid For The Things You Have Done (photo) by phoenixthefirst(m): 3:10pm On Jun 24, 2017
RomanceRe: Crush Poem To Optional1 by phoenixthefirst(m): 9:57pm On Jun 23, 2017
What a nice poem! grin.
RomanceRe: Our Pre Wedding Pictures by phoenixthefirst(m): 7:33am On Jun 22, 2017
Congratulations to you, both. Happy married life.
RomanceRe: Man and Woman are different.. Nothing like Gender Equality by phoenixthefirst(m): 10:03am On Jun 20, 2017
sexybbstar right now.

RomanceRe: In Only One Word, Describe Yourself. by phoenixthefirst(m): 3:22pm On Jun 19, 2017
Realistic.
SportsAward-winning Matador Gored To Death By Raging Bull by phoenixthefirst(op):
Award-winning matador Ivan Fandino has been killed after he tripped on his cloak in the bullring and was fatally gored.

The 36-year-old fighter, who was a professional matador for 12 years, died in the French town of Mont-de-Marsan, near the Spanish border.

Fandino's feet became tangled in the cape used to goad the specially trained fighting bull and he was left with horrific injuries after the animal plunged its horn into his lung.

The matador, who had a wife and a daughter, came from Spain's Basque region and fought hundreds of bulls during his career in the controversial bloodsport.

It is understood his heart stopped in the ambulance and on his arrival at hospital, doctors could not do anything to save his life.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/matador-ivan-fandino-dies-after-10640508?ICID=FB_mirror_main

LiteratureLoving A Girl You Don't Know by phoenixthefirst(op):
Have you ever burned
Like a raging inferno
Just as the one
That could raze a tower?

Has this fiery presence
That could incinerate lives and property
Completely overwhelmed you
From head to toe?

Has it at one time
Empowered and brightened you
And/or at the other
Inhibited and darkened you?

Have you surprisingly had this feeling
For a girl you don't know
Or a girl you haven't seen?
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