How Should A Course Creator Create A Course?

Among the top questions you will confront as a course creator is, how should I create a course? Every new course creator faces a burning question, which course should I create first? As someone who has been in the course creation trenches for years, it’s the number one question my students ask me. Sometimes they ask, “How do I start?” At other times, “Where do I start?” So, how should a course creator create a

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I’m So Sad

I’m so sad. Really sad. I’m sad because the CBN has conspired against me. From N560 to the Dollar in May, the Naira exchanged for N1,310 yesterday. So, instead of N560,000 I have to cough out N1,310,000 for the books I bought for $1,000. Corruption has brought the Naira to its knees. The official headquarters for corruption is the CBN. When CBN gives you $1m, you pay N790m, the “Official rate.” You immediately call big

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The Story of John H. Johnson (Part 1)

These are excerpts from the book, Succeeding Against the Odds, by John H. Johnson. This is Part 1. Hope you enjoy. Commenting on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Johnson Publishing Company, the founder, John H. Johnson, re-echoed in his book, Succeeding Against the Odds, the mantra that there is no defense against an excellence that meets a public need and that nothing can permanently deny anyone who performs better at what he

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Do You Really Deserve To Win?

Everybody deserves to win, but do you really deserve to win? Gone are the days when you won because of your colour. In the days gone by, you won because of your tribe. Yes, in those days you won because of your religion. Even today, you could still win because of your colour, tribe and religion but you will be joining a dying breed because the world will ignore and penalize you – for winning

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I Emerged A “Winner” In Alex Hormozi’s Book Launch

Alex Hormozi, the poster boy for online success, launched his $100M LEADS to a global audience last Saturday (19th August). It was an amazing event with over 100,000 fans from all over the globe in attendance. Fans from New Zealand and Australia waited up to 3am to be part of the historic event. In the build up to the launch, Alex had promised his “top fans” (affiliates) “Two” Bonus Chapters and other goodies. Some top

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5 Levels of Competence (And Why It Matters)

The five levels of competence (the Dreyfus model) asserts that individuals pass through five stages as they acquire and internalize skills.    Whether you are acquiring skills as a guitar player, course creator, author, basketball player you can’t escape the stages. About 10 years ago I was a recipient of Toastmasters International’s Competent Communicator and Competent Leader Awards and my pride knew no bounds until I stumbled on the Dreyfus model. According to the model

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