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We know a lot of you that will read this will wait for APC,PDP to change their lives, a lot will wait for the governbment to spoonfeed them, a lot will blame their failures and inability to compete on strangers that might come up just the way South African farmers will blame foriegn Doctors for taking their job...but wait let us have a time out, rethink and do a re aprraisal....I have seen people here on nairaland, few very intelligent and their critical thinki9ng is sublime but many will come and criticise government. Criticising government is a good idea but what is bad about this is using all your productive life to do that.

We have to understand that Nigeria is a huge market, there is billions to be made and I do not get it when people will say that there is no opportunity. what I see is that most people have refuse to thinko and market their skills. Go to Murtala Muhammed Airport international wing and see how foriegners troop in to make money in Nigeria yet nigerian youths will blame their state on government. Nobody will; give it to us on a plattter, we have to work, we have to compete we have to know quota system is not the best but competing brings out the best.

This is not meant to be in politics section...yes some people will say why put it here, I know many people will not read this, yes i know that and I also know that many will just turn it into a bashing but the intelligent ones will take it .


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1. Look far and wide for opportunity.
Ma categorizes those who fail as often being myopic to opportunity. Look across the professional and financial landscape with a broad lens first, considering all possibilities. Then, bend down to dig under every rock and in every nook and cranny for potential opportunities.

2. Treat every opportunity as an open door.
No chance is too small, too menial, or beneath you. When something lies before you, seize it. Grasp it with all of your strength, work this opportunity with all of your heart. Bring everything that you are to bear on this task. Do not treat anything as small if you want large results.

3. Seek understanding.
Work to understand both your current position and the position to which you aspire. What, exactly, are you working for? Why? What will it take to get you to where you want to go?

4. Act quickly.
Sometimes, the race does go to the swift. What most folks miss, however, is that being “swift” means bouncing back from failure, not necessarily running most quickly at all times. Acting swiftly can also mean being the first one out of the blocks when the gun goes off. When an opportunity presents itself, act.

5. See beyond your circumstances.
No matter what your current condition, how or where you grew up, or what education or training you feel you lack, you can be successful in your chosen endeavor. It is spirit, fortitude, and hardiness that matter more than where you start.

6. Channel your ambition.
It is your job as a visionary to become single-minded in your ambition. Focus on your goal, work toward it, and never let it go.

7. Be courageous.
When Ma launched Alibaba Group, a highly successful group of internet businesses, he did so in the face of cautionary feedback from potential backers. There is a time for boldness, and in pursuit of your chosen ambition is that time.

8. Take chances in your youth.
If you are not rich by the time you are 35, says Ma, then you have wasted the opportunities of youth. Capitalize upon these young years, with their energy and imagination, by giving in to your ambition and the pursuit of it.

9. Unify your team toward a common goal.
You will never succeed in unifying every member of your team behind a single person. Ma estimates that 30% of people will always disagree with you. Unite them behind an idea, cause, or mission, however, and you can harness the power of the team.

10. Make yourself replaceable.
Part of unifying behind an idea or mission is reducing dependency upon any particular individual, including the founder or lead boss. Cultivate the ideas, skills, and approach that you value in individuals you trust. When you move on, their leadership will ensure the continued success of that mission or idea.

11. Hire those with better technical skills than you possess.
If the boss has better technical skills than the employees, then they hired the wrong people. Workers should always be technical experts. Hire them, empower them, and let them do their jobs. They’re better at it than you are.

12. Lead with vision, tenacity, and grit.
There are skills that are vital to successful leadership of any company or endeavor — vision, tenacity, and grit. A leader must be a visionary, able to see opportunity where others do not and acknowledge challenges before they come. A leader must be tenacious, be able to “hang in there” when a less determined individual would have long since given up. A leader must have grit, that ability to buckle down and do what is required in order to get the job before them, done.

13. Persevere.
Hard times will come. Challenges may be everywhere even at launch. Keep that founding vision in mind, and cling to it in rough waters as a lighthouse and guide. Your actions will inspire others to do the same.

14. Attitude is more important than capability.
It is your attitude that determines your altitude. Whether in smooth times or rough, successful leaders remain calm, confident in their mission, and focused on their desired outcome.

15. Savvy decision-making is more important than capability.
The most successful leaders are not always the smartest or the most qualified on paper. They do, however, surround themselves with extremely capable experts, turn to them for input, and make clear decisions. It is the decisions you make that will advance you and your endeavor forward one step at a time, not how qualified you are to move from square to square.

16. Money and political power cannot exist together.
Money and political power are mutually exclusive. One is the powder keg, the other, the match. Where both exist, an explosion will occur. If you are interested in both, pursue them consecutively, not concurrently.

17. Resilience is only understood after you have gone through hardship.
An intellectual understanding of resilience means nothing. The capacity to be resilient means nothing. It is only after having gone through hardships and having been tested, that an individual can be deemed “resilient.”

18. Your job is to be more diligent, hardworking, and ambitious than others.
There is a simple formula for success, every time. Be diligent. Work hard. Never lose sight of your ambition. Whatever form your endeavor takes, these principles hold true.

19. Compete with grace.
If you treat your competitors as enemies, you will be seen as an enemy yourself. You will soon be surrounded. Instead, enter professional competition with grace, honoring your competitor and remembering that next time, the tide may turn another way.

20. Take all competitors seriously.
No competitor is a giant unless you make them one in your perspective. Treat all competitors with respect; treat your own business with respect. All have an equal chance of success when the competition begins. The one you overlook may be the one that beats you.

21. Behold yourself a giant.
Every large business started somewhere. Your business started somewhere. All deserve a seat at the table. Behold yourself equal to those you are competing with, and conduct yourself accordingly.

22. Winners do not whine.
While occasional poor spirits are to be expected, with the accompanying utterances of annoyance or dejection, regular whining is a sure sign of failure. All endeavors will bring hardships and challenges. How you deal with them will indicate the success of your business. Winners do not whine.

23. Customers are first; employees, second; shareholders, third.
As a leader, you only have a certain amount of time and energy. Give yours to those who enable your business, first — your customers. Those who make your business run come second — your employees. The shareholders are given attention and resources only after the first two have been satisfied. Many business owners spend all day, every day, catering to the shareholders. This resource allocation is not sustainable.

24. Forget about the money.
You did not launch your business or project solely for the money. You went down this path to build a particular lifestyle, or to meet a need of your soul and mind. If you focus on the money, you will make different decisions than if you focus on the journey. Walk the path you started down diligently, with ambition; the money will come.

25. Find the right people, not necessarily the best or most skilled people.
The most skilled people on paper are not necessarily the ones who fit best into your culture, or work best with you. The most efficient people on paper may not be those you trust most. Sparkling resumes do not mean that an individual can grow and evolve with your company. Find the right people, now. They are the best people. Their skills can be developed, as will yours.

26. “Free” is a very expensive word.
When you give something away for “free,” you give away profits, as well as resources of manpower spent during development, implementation, and follow-up, and possibly intellectual property in the form of a great idea. Think carefully before you run such a promotion. Nothing is truly free.

27. A smart man uses his brain to “speak”…
The words that come from another’s mouth are not meaningful. Engage your mind. Utilize your intellect. Make decisions from an informed, grounded perspective.

28. … a wise man uses his heart.
Likewise, trust your intuition and your knowing. Making decisions from a place of faith can serve you exceptionally well, particularly with regard to personnel and when identifying strategic objectives.

29. We are born to enjoy life, not to spend it working.
The point of life is not to simply work, work, work, grinding away our bodies and our minds until we die. The focus should be on enjoyment, not only of your work but by creating time to play, relax, and enjoy those around you. If you work your life away, you will regret it — this is guaranteed.

30. Giving up is the greatest failure.
You will never know what you can achieve and accomplish, unless you try it. You will never know if your idea will “work” or if the business will produce, unless you stick with it. Adapt your ideas, change your strategies if you must, but never give up.



http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/30-life-lessons-from-chinese-billionaire-jack.html

mykl01:
When it finally starts, no one will be safe. Remember those shoe menders who used to walk around aimlessly in the rural communities? Guess what, they have mapped the whole Southern Nigeria. No where to run, no where to hide.
South is conquered.

Your correct but this is not Igbo fight ....Igbo know their fight and how to go about their security system ..they did that in bakassi ,kidnapping and fulani menance ....so this isn't Igbo fight I repeat

writetopoker:
i thnk we shld legalise gun in this country

So that you can blast the head off your husband when you catch him shining iya kunle Toto


No way ..we no go get guns

bigfrancis21:
What do you mean? I was only pointing out to you that your action caused a reaction from Tony and you say i'm not objective for telling the truth?

Maturity is a thing of the mind and carriage. It is possible that you barely even notice that you've derailed your very own thread you said you opened to learn more about the Igbo culture and it has become one of unnecessary exchange of words. Sometimes, we overlook certain things, not because we cannot handle our ego, but because the mind gets to a certain level in life when it sees certain actions are folly.

Stop engaging her she is saucy and insuling ..nowonder Igbo men do not go for their people

Who wants to have a canterkerous and nagging woman at home ?

BlaqCoffee109:
...you never disappoint Tony, you really are true to your type...I really cant expect much from you

Don't take life serious ..laugh when you see a joke

Lol

midolian:
but the favourite food of an igbo man/woman is garri.

...And point of correction..50%

No it's akpu and garri with onugbu soup for anambra for IMO it is ofe Owerri for delta Igbo and anambra it is nsala for abia it is achara

Then we use various African salad to garnish it

Truckpusher:
That name 'Igbos' is almost becoming synonymous to a Nigerian nightmare ?
Igbo kwenu!!! Who do this juju for una?

Lol

Osinachi


It is from God... Whatever Igbo land on they crash it


Even in dream Igbo masquerades chases top men of God in their place

ooshinibos:
he is already doing humanitarian work ..feeding poor people and all

By buying luxury jetv

V0lv0:
Same thing applies to Ghana as well but still we manage to see each other as one. Anyways like someone said, since I am not Nigerian I won't understand

Yeah I know Ghana well but the only thing is that Ghana are smaller can you imagine Igbo population is about 40milliob globally they can be seen from all corner of the world

nwanlecha:
Let me correct you there. We are not from the same country. Nigeria is not a nation. It is made up of different nations, who were forced by Britain into one. I am an Igbo lady and that makes me a Biafran. My sole interest lies in ensuring the progress of Biafra and not nigeria.
Secondly, I don't think that the fact that we Ndi Igbo prefer to marry among ourselves makes us unpolished or unexposed. It's called gene pool preservation. Even if we marry outside, it will be preferable for us to practice selective mating with people who are known achievers like us. Mind you, I am not trying to pontificate here okay. It's just important that we maintain or better still, increase our edge over others. That's all.

What you said is just the damn true though it is bitter but you spoke well and I concur with your submission totally

nwanlecha:
I can never see those who committed genocide against my people as one with me. The difference between us is as light and day. One Nigeria is a scam. You definitely wouldn't understand, so don't even try to.
To the others who quoted me, your comments were seen but they are just not worth a response from me.

Ada Igbo malu mma .....nwanyi di egwu..enebe ukwu egbuo enyi...enebe ikpu ede cheque ...kedu ije ?

aim5:
Even though I disagree with you on a lot of things, I agree with you here. I feel that intertribal marriages are messed up. If I have kids, I want them to have a clear identity of what they are. With intertribal/interethnic marriages, the children are mixed up with no clear identity and they live a life of confusion. Intertribal unions hurt smaller groups more because it will cut down on their even smaller numbers.

That's what I am saying and in extension killing the norms that is left ..then the worst thing is confusing the group and kids


When you see a child that has an Igbo father and a Yoruba mother ask that child where he is from...he will answer you that my father is an Igbo and mum a Yoruba ..without having a clear identity and this makes him butt if jokes and I won't like to see a kid that is derided because of this

80% OF FOODS HERE ARE IGBO


IGBO GET FOOD SHA...NO WONDER THEY ARE STRONG

midolian:
There’s a wide range of Nigerian foods available today. The wide variety of ethnic communities found in Nigeria means that the nation located in West Africa has a varied and rich culinary tradition. Like other West African countries, most Nigerian Foods uses spices and herbs in combination with palm oil or groundnut oil in order to create deeply flavoured sauces and soups often made very hot with chili peppers. There are some staples and ingredients that cross the country’s state borders and there are lots ofNigerian foodsthat are not mentioned here but these are some of the foods we recommend you try when next you visit Nigeria. Nigerian foods consists mainly of rice, yam, cassava, plantain and beans just to name a few.

These are prepared and eaten with the various soups and sometimes stew recipes. Some Nigerian foods can also be prepared in jollof or porridge form.

1.) Agidi Jollof

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This delicious Nigerian food comes with a soft bone inside otherwise known as (Okpukpu Agidi) . It is a very light food that can serve for either lunch or dinner and can also serve as a snack. It is usually wrapped in a leaf known as Uma leaf but you can also put it in a plastic container, or even aluminium foil. It’s a low-cost food, all that is needed is just a few ingredients to prepare, This is a must eat food for every Nigerian home.

2.) Pap (Akamu or Ogi)

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Made from corn, this traditional food, when combined with Akara, Fried plantain or Fried Yam tastes so great. It is also a very nice and nutritious baby food. Evaporated milk added to Akamu, gives you a great taste.

3.) Nkwobi

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This is a super Nigerian delicacy simply prepared by mixing a well cooked cow foot or cow head with a spicy palm oil paste. Usually served in exclusive restaurants. It goes very well with any kind of drink.

4.) Tuwo Shinkafa

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This food has its origin from the northern part of Nigeria It is prepared with a special quality of soft rice. It goes down well with Northern Nigerian soups and some other Nigerian soups as well.

5.) Nigerian Groundnut soup (peanut soup)

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This is a very great substitute for Egusi soup and both share the same method of preparation. Some of the ingredients you need are: peeled groundnut, assorted fish and meat, palm oil, fluted pumpkin leaves, crayfish, salt and pepper.

6.) Ji Abubo (Yam and Vegetable Sauce)

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This is known mostly with the Igbo’s. One of the most delicious delicacies in Igbo land.

7.) Boli (Roasted plantain)

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This can come in two ways; the ripe and the unripe, whichever you chose, the taste is great.

8.) Plantain porridge

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For this particular food, its preparation is fast and easy but that doesn’t cancel the fact that it is very rich in iron especially with the unripe one. It goes better with dried fish, or if you like, meat. Vegetable is a must for this delicacy.

9.) Abacha (African Salad)

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Just as the name implies, it is a purely African Salad. Though most people still see it as a complete meal on its own, it is good to be taken as an in-between meal. Abacha is made from cassava.

10.) Ugba (Oil bean)

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Oh my! Ask an Igbo about this, he will tell you a better story than I would ever do!

http://buzznigeria.com/nigerian-foods/
http://buzznigeria.com/nigerian-foods/2/

Lalasticlala

Add yours pls..let's know the missing delicacies.

BlaqCoffee109:
..now tell me on the low, how big is johnny boy..now I am interested

madam forget day dreaming


go and get laid


bye

lol

BlaqCoffee109:
go away on cyberspace? shut up while typing? b*tch don't be emotional

I THINK THE FIRST LAW OF NATURE IS SELF PRESRVATION ...IN A LAY MANS TERM...SURVIVAL


PEOPLE SHOULD START PROTECTING THEMSELVES


IT IS WELL

NO IT IS IGBO HERDSMEN THAT CAME AGAIN...HMMM THESE IGBO ARE ENIGMATIC..THE IGBO EVEN CHASE PEOPLE IN THEIR DREAM...ONE POPULAR PASTOR CONFESSED IT


LOL

Eluwilussit:
Igbo abi "Igbo"? We have refused to tell ourselves the truth. Always chasing shadows. The south is screwed. We have been so taken advantage of by the north. The day we allow merit to reign in our national life, is the day we will move forward.

Let us keep blaming "yeebos" for all our problems. One day, it will be too late to stay together as a nation, with the amount of nepotism and tribalism being encouraged in every facet of our national life.

now your getting funnier by the day


odiegwu

ArodewilliamsT:
"We yoruba muslims disagree with this blatant lie, the peaceful fulanis are innocent, it is the Igbo herdsmen that should be accused of commiting this atrocity. Sai fulani!"- Alhaji Ishaq Akintola


cc: wytecat, mayoroflagos, macof, ilekeh

bigfrancis21:
To be honest, I think his posts were in response to some of your comments on the first page which many would perceive as Igbo bashing. Some people were already beginning to ask if the thread was created to bash Igbos or to actually learn about the Igbo culture as you had mentioned.

And I asked the Igbo dick man dick searcher about that and she won't respond

BlaqCoffee109:
oh well..I guess the ish with TonyChristopher? the guy is a Clown! ..we were just taking swipes at each other..not necessarily bashing Igbos

So you have condescended calling me a clown ..have you found the elusive Igbo husband itshekiri abi na Yoruba Babe


Wishing you success. .now the ish with me is that all wanna be us but can't be us


So am I clowning

BlaqCoffee109:
...TonyChristopher,you mustn't be shocked..ideologically speaking,you are at par with the paramedics who favored white over black..in your own words,stick with your type...Igbo's are better and more superior...they {paramedics} feel the white man are better and more superior..in relation to my thread,you get the drift?

Lol..I am not a suoremacist pls and I am not a proud man just that I have a friend in youv

BlaqCoffee109:
..well, someone mentioned they perceive their women to understand their culture better..I have heard in some places, even if the Igbo man is married to an outsider,chances are the family will see to it he eventually marries an IBO woman..to some extent,if he is from a liberal enlightened background, he might get away with it...but this rarely is the case if he is a traditional man

let me be honest with you...igbo men and igbo generally believe they are better and supeior and that is the way we are and we do not marry outside, it is rare even if we do we have traditional places that we go such as the Efiks, Ibibio, Anangs, Kalabari and maybe and I mean maybe but very rare Urhobo...we loo east..anything far West From benin is seen as abberation and the man looked down on



how can a woman from lets say itshekiri with the way their women are known, i lived in warri come to say meeting umuada or ndiinyo and merge...ko possible, how can she cook that ofe onugbu with ogiri isi and okporoko just like Nkechi...it is impossible, how can she differentiate ede from ede uli


I think you should marry your type dear


now this is an advise not a joke

have you gotten married to the men in line for you...lol



you must have longed for igbo penis and blokos for long



take this as a joke

BlaqCoffee109:
..you really are disappointing with this petty and mundane contribution..will front page or your contributions give me a Jaguar? The thread was to address some sociological issues which may in real life situation with meaningful contributions be addressed..whats one of the purpose of an online forum again?

i must speak igbo by fire by force...

i am busy here, please get busy also


have a good day

ibedun:
Multinational Indian firm? Bloody onyeberiebe!

So your career is anchored on jobs in the Indian sector yet you are currently buying up Lagos including my ancestor's grave. Not forgetting that you developed Lagos as well o? I bet you house your wife and kids in a single room or at a room and parlour self contain (somewhere in Ipaja or Ikotun). Probably your rent is not even up to date?

These mouthy chest beater! I will expose your lying flat/head in the politics section. Did you say feed me? Pay my drivers' salaries for just 3 months and I will accord you some dignity. Were, opu to, omo Ibo.

Chiwude:
Even if Rochas performed below the expected satisfaction of NdImo, let it be left to us to criticize. Us alone! You'll hardly see Imolites open threads to lampoon the good people of Anambra, or talk ill about the incompetence of Obiano or his anti-Obi policies. But I don't know why loose canons like Chino and other cry babies can't do the same. As true sons of Igboland we will never fall for the OP's trick to propel us into maligning our sister state, thereby wash our dirty linens in public. We know him as a troublemaker, but wish to inform other unsuspecting commentators not to join him in his usual dance of shame.
While it is true I didn't vote Rochas for 2nd
term, it is also fair to say that I'm one of his fierce critics. Yet, it pains me to see vagabonds with anti-Igbo tendencies insult not only the Governor, but also the good and hardworking people of Imo state, all in the name of amateurish politics. It is so disheartening to see why these lunatics are taking panadol for another mans headache. I even saw where a juvenile kept comparing Ohakims shambolic tenure to that of Rochas. Even one idiot openly came out to insult the political decisions of Imolites during the last election. Imo remains the most politically sophisticated state in the whole east, you can take it anywhere. People who play emotional and bitter politics are coming here to tutors us on something we know better. Let them check the records to see how we've faired from the 2nd republic till now.
The likes of Mandax can criticize ORO after all he has a stake in what goes on in the state as an indigene. However, since other intruders are bereft of ideas to criticize constructively, courtesy demands they keep shut. Let them face their state and pour that bitterness there. Imolites voted for Rochas because they had faith in him, it is now left for him to reciprocate that faith by proving that he is truly the best man for the job. He has more than 3 years to round up his tenure and till then he remains the Governor of Imo and no form of witch hunting and character assassination will make him step aside.
@Lalasticlala this thread has violated nairaland standing rule with slander, insults and libel. Pls do the needful and send it to where it belongs. Thanks.
cc Afam4eva

What USA is to the world is what anambra is to Igbo

One has to check out others and its unfortunate it falls on the shoulder of anambra

ibedun:
So, tonychristopher is just a job hunting punk upon all your forming in the politics section particularly Igbo matters. I thought you had bought all my ancestral land finish? With your Indian company job? Anuofia, just make sure you no give woman belle otherwise you will wipe an Indian man's yansh tire. Onyeberiebe

Aturu.... The average Igbo man is always on a look out for greater business and this was like years ago and mind you I am still looking for greater money and will comfortably feed you


I got kids so I don pass giving belle levels like u

Valendo:
You see. Sometimes I wonder why we are so quick to blame others but ourselves. If you imagine the rate at which people are wasting there money on lotto baba ijebu or football betting all in the name of I want to get rich quickly. Its a shameful thing in our society but like I said where you arrive in future is a function of what you do today

To me I consider anybody that plays lotto lazy