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💰 The most fun I ever had negotiating a salary: Years ago, I hired a guy—I’ll call him J—to a junior marketing role. He was a bike mechanic with no relevant experience, but he had an engineer’s mind and was funny as heck. I asked J to call me to discuss compensation… When he called, I could tell he was nervous. This was a big deal for J—his wife had just given birth to their first child. I asked J what salary he thought was fair. He had prepared for this question: “Well, to leave my current career and support my family I’d need to make… $50,000.” I could tell J knew that number was a stretch for someone with no experience in an entry level position (this was ~2008). I paused for a few seconds before responding. Then I said: “J, I don’t think I can pay $50,000 for this role. I’m making a bet on you and we’re going to have to train you. Can I make a counter offer?” J responded eagerly: “I completely understand. I really want this job so I’ll take whatever you can offer.” Then I said, “How about $60,000?” Confused silence. After a few seconds, J said, voice cracking, “You have no idea how much this means to me.” 😭 J turned out to be a great hire and within three years he was making six figures. I’m pretty sure he would have taken a bullet for me. Here’s my point: When it comes to people—especially those with high potential—don’t bargain shop. You’ll only be negotiating against yourself. It’s not just about being generous, it’s good business. The ROI on good people, properly motivated, is tenfold.

Being extremely wealthy but not famous is a wonderful life.

universities should open their libraries up to the public. im so sick of working from overpriced cafes with bad music

Global finance is a humbling game. When a private firm has a $380 billion war chest, you start to rethink the scale of modern wealth

Nigeria does not have up to 10 Billionaires in Dollars. Being a billionaire in dollars is not hide and seek them go know you

I’ve officially become the General Manager at Vitafoam Nigeria PLC

If you are a salary earner and you are not religiously investing in dividend stocks then what are you doing

Pray to God against socialism and communism. Socialism and communism is what destroyed the black south african man The whites in SA are capitalists and are being productive. The blacks wants a welfare state. How do you want a welfare state on Zero productivity? The little socialism Nigeria experienced is what damaged us to this point. Especially Northern Nigeria That is the reason you will see a Nigerian who believes the government is supposed to take full responsibility of their housing and kids because "We have crude oil" Curse socialism and communism No Nation became great on the backs of those two nonsense ideologies

I will still stand by my opinion that investing in stocks and all that is for the middle class If you are not in the middle class, your dividends or interest will be 24k or 86k a year Take that your 300k or 500k Buy handbag, hair or anything from China and do ads while you create content for it too If the 300k can get you a skill that will make you earn more too, get the skill But that 300-500k wey you dey put for stocks no follow. Commot am. no sha eat am. carry am sell something or learn something. When you begin earn well, find better thing like TBills or go Stanbic make them show you options