If there ever was a movie that deserved the top spot in the 'the-movies-you-must-watch-before-you-die' genre it must be The Shawshank Redemption. The seminal movie based on the Stephen King novel of the same title is about one Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover. However, he is in reality innocent of the charges. While in prison, he forms alliances with key figures with the main goal of escap

You probably may have read the Indian parable or poem of the blind men and the elephant? The one where 6 blind men, each wise in their own respect chance upon an elephant on their collective path and set out to describe the nature of the animal to each other? Yes, no? I'll refresh your memory. So these intelligent but blind men encounter an elephant and proceed to describe the animal before them based on their limited experience and first encounter with it. One fellow had re

Go back with me 243 million years ago, when the World was a rolling mass of lush green vegetation and a battery of twenty thousand mountain peaks breaking a skyline lit by multiple Suns. A strange and exotic place whose air was rendered asunder by thunderous screeches and roars of reptilian creatures taller than the tallest buildings known to man; creatures living in the deepest ocean depths, roaming the vast plains of land and soaring high above the tops of massive tree trun

In this article, I set out to explain how I managed to recover from a devastating $ 30, 000 loss made from one of my earliest business ventures. Get the downloadable story from this link HERE Get the downloadable story from this link HERE The author, Jan Okonji is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach, and Founder of the Pan-African accelerator BGS – Business Growth Solutions. Jan is passionate about helping employees transition safely into entrepreneurship whilst turning their gre

When you set out to achieve a goal ( health, relationship, spiritual, financial, or career ) you really are looking at one thing ultimately: RESULTS, right? You are looking at an exact outcome in a defined time. You are focusing on a 20kg weight drop in 3 months, a six-pack by December, a wedding date by next year, a closer walk with God, or $ 1,000 in your bank account within 4 months so that you can settle overdue bills. Maybe to be a better husband, daughter, workmate, or

It has been a while since I last blogged. I feel the guilt of my absence down to my very last nerve because putting my thoughts, knowledge, and focus in print is not merely cathartic but now, almost second nature. I have been engrossed in my NLP - Neural Linguistic Programming and CBT - Cognitive Behaviour Theory studies....spending long amounts of time trying to understand how this mind and its accompanying brain work. Trying to understand how I, we, you, and I can develop a

The mind is a fascinating concept. The mind, quite separate from the brain - is the environment of the subconscious. That place where beliefs, thoughts, dreams, passions, and fear reside. Our minds determine how far high we fly in life and in retrospect, how far low we can plunge. What mental barriers feed into our nature of self-sabotage and in turn affect our business success? How do we overcome these barriers? In this interview with Metropol TV, I sit down with Elijah Simb

On Monday this week, SNDBX Kenya kicked off a first of a 3-Part Webinar series availing nuggets for business growth for African business owners and entrepreneurs. In this snippet, Jan Okonji - the resident SNDBX Startup Expert gives his insights on MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS GROWTH IN 2021 for potential attendees of the Cohort II Startup R.O.A.D Map training program through his unique D.O.O.R model. The author, Jan Okonji is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach, and Founder

If there are aspects of life that have fascinated me, these are the areas of business, entrepreneurship, mindset, success (whatever that is), and the general human quest for passion and purpose in life. Why are we here? What makes me feel alive? What makes me feel whole? Can I have it all? How do I get out of my comfort zone and do that which I fully love and am called to do? Is there more to life than just paying the bills? These questions have led me to read tonnes of liter

2021 The last time a year was as closely anticipated was the 1999 to 2000 cross-over. When we honestly believed our cars would fly, honestly believed moon travel en masse would be in vogue, brain chips would be available around the corner, aliens may finally make open contact and talking robots would be our personal home servants. The Spielberg year! Fast forward to 20 years later, 2020/2021 and a lot of that stuff has come to pass, though not in the highly glamourized way Ho