10 Secrets to Help You Achieve Better Productivity.
Everyone has 24 hours in a day, so what is it that makes some people so much more productive than others? Here are Tips that can help you boost productivity 1. Set your own deadlines. If you’re having trouble getting motivated to finish a project — or even to start it — consider setting yourself a […]
12 Tips To Help Convert That Great Idea Into a Reality.
Most of the time – we get a really great idea, but end up doing nothing about it. Most great ideas remain dormant because people don’t have the courage, resources, time and/or money to take action. And for those who take action, most are unprepared and thus find themselves spending their valuable time and money […]
“Get Proper Knowledge and Invest In Your Skill; Understand That Learning is a Continuous Process, Do Not Stop” #LLA Meets Chinedu Akpunonu – Creative Director of Dafscourt
Chinedu Akpunonu is the creative director of Dafscourt, a fashion outfit that tends to the needs fashion needs of women between 0-80 years. She recently launched her ready-to-wear line, DImmortalWoman; an extension of Dafscourt, that caters to trendy, eclectic and contemporary pieces for the modern woman. Chinedu also runs a bespoke line for children- Pinkies and […]
Meet the Family Changing the Face of African Literature for Gambian Children
Business and social change is a family affair for YaAdam Fye. Alongside her mother Lucy and two sisters—Anna and Jainaba—the activist created The Fye Network, the premier producer and provider of African-inspired literature for Gambian children of all ages. The Fye family began writing a series of children’s books that aim to give Gambian youth […]
“You Are Your Best Thing” – 10 Toni Morrison Quotes We Absolutely Love!
Toni Morrison was an American novelist, essayist, editor, teacher and professor emeritus at Princeton University who graduated from Howard University in 1953, and further went to graduate school at Cornell University. In the late 1960s, she became the first black female editor in fiction at Random House in New York City. In the 1970s and 1980s she developed her own reputation as […]
How Authentic Are You? – Tips To Enhance Your Self Expression Skills
We are all so bogged down with messages about how we should look, think, speak, and act; what we should eat and drink and study and do for fun; who we should associate with and who we should love or despise; and, indeed, who we should be deep down. These constant missives about what we […]
Scaling a Business Doesn’t Come Easy, Invest in Courses and Leverage Technology – 5 Ways To Scale Your Business
Making the decision to grow your business is a big deal – It means a lot of things, from setting the stage to enable and support growth in your company, to having the ability to grow without being hampered. It requires planning, investments, some funding and the right systems, staff, processes, technology and partners. These […]
“The biggest misconception about entrepreneurship is that it is easy and glamorous” #LLA Meets Uju Rapu – Founder, Bel Fiore Medical Aesthetics
Dr. Uju Rapu is a medical doctor with post graduate qualifications in Clinical Dermatology and specialising in Aesthetic Medicine. She is the Founder of Bel Fiore Medical Aesthetics a clinic that offers skin care, non surgical and anti ageing cosmetic procedures. As our ladyboss of the week, Dr Uju shares how she got into her […]
5 Ways to Deal With Passive Aggressive People
Passive-aggressive people are unpleasant to deal with, but deal with them we must; whether they be our friends, our family or just that annoying coworker that we kind of love to hate. Because they mask their real feelings, they can be hard to deal with. Dealing with them can be done, though, and you can […]
Meet Carol Moseley Braun, the First African-American Woman Elected to the U.S Senate
Carol Moseley Braun jokingly describes herself as a “recovering politician” who is on her fourth career. She currently is the Founder and Manager of Good Food Organics, a beverage company specializing in certified organic coffees, teas, cocoa and olive oil. She began her career as an Assistant United States Attorney (Northern District of Illinois, 1973-1977), and […]