Impact Impression Blog

Since this administration got into power, the most recurring word in Nigeria's economic industry is recession. Many did not even know that this word exist until they were plunged into it. However, this ugliness is here among us and is threatening to cohabit with us for much longer than is necessary or required. Hardship is bad - when viewed from an angle. But if viewed from other angles, it can be a tool of greatness. Many successful people in the world today have credited their success to a one time hardship, or deficiency, which prompted them into doing the extraordinary. Of course if everything were rosy, some of the great inventions in the world today wouldn't have been thought of, let alone brought to being. Napoleon Hill, in his address said, "There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is  definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to achieve it." To live above this evil called recession, you must be...

As social beings, verbal interaction is one of the ways we communicate our feelings and ideas.. In fact, one of the celebrated feature of a human specie is when his speech ability is birthed (which usually manifests after 2 years of his existence). Of course, ability to interact goes a long way to determine your maturity and sanity. After learning to talk, the next skill to imbibe is to know when to talk or keep quiet. But what if there's a conversation that needs to be made which its thought frightens the life out of you? What do you do? Have you been putting off an important but difficult conversation? Perhaps you just can’t bring yourself to share some negative feedback with a peer. Or maybe you’re hesitant to admit to something you did wrong.  Unfortunately,  postponing a potentially awkward conversation usually only makes it worse. In the majority of situations, you should have the difficult conversation as quickly as possible. The only way to do this is to pr...

The way we pay is changing dramatically. People are beginning to use their smartphones for every kind of formal and informal transaction — to shop at stores ( www.chip.ng ), buy songs online, and even split their rent... Nearly half of consumers prefer using digital apps to make payments. Roughly 47% of consumers stated that they preferred digital means for performing transactions, while cash came in slightly lower, at 45%. This difference will likely become more profound as consumers increasingly move away from using cash. In fact, half of survey respondents reported that they carry cash less than half of the time, and when they do, they often don't use it — 46% of consumers reported using cash fewer than eight days a month.  And these habits don't vary much by demographic segment. Although millennials are embracing the use of digital payments more than any other age group — 49% of millennials prefer digital payments to cash — they aren't the only ones; 44% of G...

If everyone were to get what they deserved, what would you get? Most people seek and pray to get what they need or want, but how many sincerely ask for what they deserve? Yet, though you forget to ask for it, or pray for it, in this life, most times you get what you deserve and not what you want or need.   The difference between those who excel and those who don’t is simple.  Some say that the successful know something that the unsuccessful don’t. Another set assert that it is in the application of what is known that counts, not just in the knowing. Both are correct. A most cherished mentor once said that many suffer unduly on this planet because they do not know (or fail to apply) the laws that govern the planet. There are laws here - laws that function with or without your knowledge or approval. For example, your ignorance of the existence of the law of gravity does not stop whatever that you throw up to come crashing down. Therefore, it is needful that you know...

The failures of the past generation are the opportunity of the present. In this planet, almost nothing is fixed or absolute (except principles and laws). The earth is a dynamic sphere – always changing and evolving. What worked in the past is now seen as archaic and most importantly, what didn’t work in those years now bear a herald of possibilities. Things that used to be considered science fiction are now our reality. We live in a world of so many possibilities. In the past, the place of birth and who gave you life determines how far you go in life – your placement and your voice. However, things have changed. You can be anything you desire – it doesn’t matter what colour you are or where you are from. What matters is what you desire and your willingness to pay the price – to become. There are so many books out there, and even articles all over the internet that tells or teaches you how to birth your desires or dreams (because until those desires are birthed to take tan...

Did you know that communication takes two forms -the verbal and non verbal? And of course when both conflict, the non verbal is (consciously or unconsciously) validated. Do you know how horrifying this can be? Imagine preparing the best presentation – world class type – and then mess it up by being fidgety or frowning or even showcasing fear! Why take the trouble to gather or face an audience (believe me, it’s not easy to do this) and then muddle it up by communicating the opposite of your intention? Have you ever watched a Chinese movie that’s not translated yet you still watch it to the end? Why would you watch a movie that you don’t understand Jack of what they are saying? Because somehow, you can relate with shouts, facial expressions, body language and other tiny bits – this is non verbal communication doing its thing. Some of the action could be misunderstood, because the verbal and non verbal are supposed to go hand in hand (complement each other). But the fact remains...

The world has become digitally reformed that almost anything is possible. These days, most of the work has been done for you by, of course, technology and many geniuses in the world who keep discovering cool stuff – around the clock. Now, the only prerequisite is a thinking brain. Fortunately, everyone has a brain; but unfortunately, not all brains think. Not that they lack the capacity to think, they are just simply lazy. With the world becoming a global village, the barrier of country borders is now a thing in the past. Your customers can be anywhere and everywhere. All you have to do is use leverages. There are basically 3 ways to leverage on other people’s tools to make money.  They are: 1.        Using Other People’s Platform (OPP) : You may have good products and what you think everyone needs, but if you don’t have the right platforms to advertise and project your goods and services, it will be difficult to make the right turnover. Y...