Michael Botu's Blog

IT'S SO VITAL TO TRAIN AND RETRAIN: To us at The Bikome Affairs training is like ridding a bike, to maintain peak performance, you've got to keep training and retraining. The Scriptures says; "The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city." Because, he doesn't know how, he wearieth everyone, including the owner of the business.

NEVER STOP LEARNING: But that information would be very valuable—we would learn how someone who had it all messed it up. Learning from other people’s adventures and mistakes is valuable information because we can learn what not to do without the pain of having tried and failed ourselves. As Haruki Murakami asserts “Unfortunately the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.”

"In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP -👏 the job's a game!" ~ Julie Andrews

WEALTH DOES NOT EQUAL INTELLIGENCE AND OR WISDOM It is wrong for entrepreneurs to think that just because someone works for them, that person is inferior or less intelligent and or lacks wisdom. The average entrepreneur in Nigeria threats his or her employees as slaves who are nothing but tools to be used and dumped whenever necessary. But is that the best?  You don't scold a grown man or woman like you are scolding a toddler, and in some cases less than you will scold your under age children and still expects them to be at their peak performance wise.

IT PAYS TO PAY OTHERS “If you deprive yourself of outsourcing and your competitors do not, you're putting yourself out of business.” ~ Lee Kuan Yew It's wisdom to evaluate where you are and project for the future as an entrepreneur, for the pain of closing a once thriving business goes beyond the immediate lose of a source of income for the business owner and jobs for the employees but also potential investors that may become frightened to invest in the sector. Imagine the ripple effect. Getting it right and keeping the business afloat and growing takes ingenuity. And because no one knows it all, outsourcing is a safe way to get things done effectively.

REDUCE FEAR: Fear stops action. Entrepreneurs have to be able to pivot and quickly take action when they see an opportunity or recognize a mistake. With fear riding on your shoulder, you won’t be a successful entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur, if you let fear be your guide, you won’t be able to listen to your intuition, you’ll be afraid to take the necessary risks, and your judgment will be clouded by emotion. Find ways to reduce and manage your fear and you’ll be a much more successful entrepreneur.