14 Signs You Have What it Takes to Become a Millionaire

 

You get along with others

People like you. They like working with you and dealing with you. You make people feel upbeat, happy, enthusiastic, and optimistic.

                                            

You think like an owner

You have an owner mindset. You think bigger. You have a big vision. You take ownership in everything you do. Ninety-0ne percent of the rich in my study were decision-makers.

You take action

You are not afraid to take action because …

You are not afraid to fail

... you view failure as a learning experience and nothing more.

Goldman Sachs' HR chief says the key to good ocver letter is "Keep it new and interesting"

                    

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BloombergGoldman Sachs' HR chief, Edith Cooper.
If you ever questioned the value of a cover letter in today's technological age, Goldman Sachs' HR chief has an important message for you.

"We read them because at times they will contain information that actually gives us insight into the person," Edith Cooper, executive vice president and global head of Human Capital Management at Goldman Sachs, tells Business Insider.

 

The key to a good cover letter, she says, is to keep it new and interesting. 

A colleague recently told Cooper about a job candidate who submitted a unique cover letter that, strangely enough, touched on astrophysics.

 

"It was so, so unusual that the recruiter said, 'You know what? I really want to talk to this person.'"

Cooper says the lesson isn't that every candidate should write about something unusual for the sake of standing out.

One Trait Successful people like Richard Branson, Marc Benioff, and Oprah Winfrey share in common

For more than 30 years, Tony Robbins has established himself as the premiere performance coach, working with clients ranging from legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones to President Bill Clinton.

His access has allowed him to both teach and learn from people at the top of their fields, and he's shared those lessons with millions of people through his books and seminars.

Among Robbins' star friend group are .

Robbins according to Business Insider, what  that these massively successful Virgin chairman Richard Branson, Salesforce chairman and CEO Marc Benioff, and media mogul Oprah Winfrey have starkly different personalities, they share one defining trait: They have an insatiable hunger — to become, learn, do, share, and give more.

Nine (9) Phrases that make you sound Less experienced than you are on the Job

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 Here are a few commonly used words and phrases you want to avoid, since they instantly make you sound more inexperienced — plus what to say instead to ensure you come across as the capable, competent professional you are.

1. 'I don’t know'

You certainly don’t need to have all the answers all the time. None of us do. But answering your co-workers’ questions with "I don’t know" (and a blank stare) can make you look like you’re not up to the job.
Muse writer Sara McCord offers some great alternatives in this article, such as offering up what you do know ("Well, I can tell you that the report went to the printer on Friday") or responding, "That's exactly the question I'm looking to answer." Or, if you know you can get the information from someone else, try "Let's loop Devante in to confirm."

Hyperrealistic oil paintings Pictures by talented Nigeria Artist

 

Water droplets slide down the faces of children as they stare directly at what you could easily believe is a camera. The hyperrealism created in the oil paintings makes his work seem so real that it is hard to believe they aren't.

 

In fact, they are all paintings by Lagos-born Nigerian artist Oresegun Olumide.The 35-year-old majored in Fine Art at the Yaba College of Technology , Lagos, graduating with a distinction.

 

With over 19.7k followers and counting on Instagram, his work is gaining momentum online and fast.

Michelle Obama Just Suggested A New Emoji To Empower Girls

First lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday reached out to the feminine hygiene brand Always to suggest a new emoji aimed at empowering girls -- just in time for International Women’s Day.

Last year, Always launched its Like A Girl ad campaign -- an effort to help build confidence in girls as they go through puberty. More recently, the brand has released a video series examining gender bias through the experiences of adolescent girls.

The latest video, released last week, shows girls talking about how the only female emojis seem to depict people wearing pink and getting haircuts -- as if that's all girls ever do, or could ever aspire to do.

Calling All African Entrepreneurs under 22! Anzisha Prize increases award to $100,000 & $7,500 USD fellowship

 

After five years of success, the Anzisha Prize is investing further to find, celebrate and expand the award to the very youngest entrepreneurs in Africa. Look for the 2016 Anzisha Prize Tour in cities across the continent as our ambitious search for this year’s top 12 entrepreneurs begins!

 

The 6th Anzisha Prize application phase is now open, and the search is on to find 12 of Africa’s youngest, most innovative social and business entrepreneurs under the age of 22. Organisers are calling for more nominations from the public this year to ensure they discover the very best talent on the continent.

 

African Leadership Academy (ALA) and The MasterCard Foundation – co-hosts of the Anzisha Prize – are also excited to announce a significant increase in the support available to selected entrepreneurs over the next five years.

Apply for the 2016 TechWomen Program

TechWomen empowers, connects, and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East by providing them the access and opportunity needed to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, and inspire women and girls in their communities.

Through mentorship and exchange, TechWomen strengthens participants’ professional capacity, increases mutual understanding between key networks of professionals, and expands girls’ interest in STEM careers by exposing them to female role models.

Global Development Awards Competition 2016 for Researchers from Developing countries

The Global Development Awards Competition is an innovative award scheme launched by GDN with the generous support from the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan. The Awards Competition recognizes excellence in policy-oriented research, supports research capacity development of researchers in developing countries and funds innovative social development projects benefiting marginalized groups in the developing world. Since its inception in 2000, GDN has provided US$ 3.8 million in awards and travel grants to finalists and winners.

2016 Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI) for Visionary Nigerian Youths

The Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI) seeks to develop a select group of young Nigerians into ethical and impactful leaders by connecting them with mentorship, networking, training and funding opportunities over the course of an intensive fellowship year. The CYFI fellowship is built around year-long social innovation projects that are designed by fellows and supported by the U.S. Consulate and private partners. Following successful completion of their projects, fellows remain involved with CYFI and the U.S. Consulate through the CYFI Alumni Program.

427,000 Jobs created in third quarter 20I5, says NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics Quarter 3 report says around 427,000 new jobs were created nationwide while 1.9 million new entrants entered the labor market within the same period.

The report also indicated that the number of unemployed increased to make the unemployment rate 9.9 percent for the 3^rd quarter of 2015.

Other highlights of the report included a slight decrease in underemployment rates for those in the 18-24 age group.

Job Vacancy: British American Tobacco is Hiring Warehouse Assistant

British American Tobacco (www.bat.com) is a market leading, global organisation with a long, established history and a bright and dynamic future.BAT is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Leaf Warehouse Assistant
Job number: 9016BR
Location: Ibadan
Appointment Type: Permanent

Fresh Graduate Trainees Recruitment at a Leading Nigerian Bank - IBFCAlliance Limited

Job Title: Graduate Trainee

Location: Nigeria

Requirements

• Candidates must have a minimum of 2.2 or lower credit from reputable institutions and must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service Corp.

Application Closing Date
22nd October, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a copy of their resumes to: recruitment@ibfcalliance.com with their Name and Age in the subject to the mail.

Job Vacancy: GE Nigeria Operations Management Leadership Program (OMLP) 2015

 

 GE Oil & Gas is a world leader in advanced technologies and services with 43,000 employees in more than 100 countries supporting customers across the industry - from extraction to transportation to end useOur unrelenting commitment to the environment, health and safety, quality and integrity defines us: it’s The Way We Work.

 We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Operations Management Leadership Program (OMLP)

Job Number: 2312351
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Business: GE Oil & Gas
Business Segment: OG-HQ Headquarters

Teen clockmaker Ahmed Mohamed visits Google Science Fair and Withdraws from School district

The 14-year-old Irving, Texas, teen stopped by the tech company’s California campus one week after being detained for a DIY clock mistaken for a bomb.

Ahmed joined nearly two dozen finalists at Google’s invite — a tech tour that will take him to the United Nations and White House.

“Curious young scientists, inventors and builders like (Ahmed) should be encouraged and empowered,” Mariette DiChristina, Scientific American’s Editor-in-Chief, wrote in a statement late Monday for the science fair.

Prince Andrew, Dangote and Obasanjo team up for African Entrepreneurship Programme

An initiative of the Global African Investment Summit, the African Entrepreneurship Programme (AEP) is on a mission to give support to entrepreneurs and young businesses in Africa.
 
The initiative is supported by Prince Andrew, Duke of York,  Africa’s most successful entrepreneur, Aliko Dangote and former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo.
 
The support is meant for businesses in need of capital for expansion purposes, The summit is already calling on applications for the support as well as for opportunity to connect with financial stakeholders in Africa.

AIA Accelerator Programme now open for African Healthcare Startups

The AIA Accelerator programme, which launched last year and ended with a demo day in June that saw about eight startups successfully secure funding, will be taking place in Hong Kong.

AIA Which is an insurance company will be patnering with startup accelerator, Nest, for the second edition of the programme Which will be running for 12 weeks. The programme will also be  co-sponsored by big names in the tech industry, including Microsoft , Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, InvestHK, and Amazon.

Eight startups will be selected to join the programme, which begins November 16th and closes with a public investor demo day in March next year.

Artist Creates Realistic LIFE-SIZED Portraits

Incredible  paintings of reality by Brooklyn-based artist, David Kassan, 38.  He portrays his subjects with incredible realism, using wooden panels  as a canvas such that at first glance, you might be fooled into thinking that these images are intimate photographs - but you'd be mistaken.

 

Kassan's art pieces capture every wrinkle, shadow and mole in outstanding detail, as well as the haunting emotion of each of the imploring gazes.

US Congress Women Host Six Chibok Girls Who Escaped Boko Haram Captivity

What a joy for the parents of these six Chibok girls to see their children thrive in foreign country while many of their colleagues are still held in an unknown location somewhere by the Boko Haram man.

Yesterday, the US Congress women led by Representative Frederica Wilson met with  the sixe Chibok Nigerian girls who escaped from Boko Haram captivity.  They were all carrying placards with the message"Bring Back Our Girls". Some Congress men also came out to lend their voices.

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Inspirational Story of Nigerian President's Official Photographer , Bayo Omoboriowo

 

How inspiring can this be. Doing what you love until it takes you places plus knowing that not everything is acquired through white collar opportunities.

This inspiring story was written by Chukwudi Iwuchukwu

For many Nigerians on social media, we always admire the beautiful pictures of our new President, Muhammed Buhari. We admire the elegance and the story the pictures portray, we salute the aesthetics behind the image but not many know that the guy behind it all is Bayo Omoboriowo the official photographer of the president and amazingly, he's just 28.