Dr. Inshan Meahjohn | AI Governance, Cybersecurity & Digital Transformation

What is fear? The dictionary defines it as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or is a threat. One of my respected mentors, Mr. LeRoy Shuffler defined it as a F alse E xpectation A ppearing to be R eal Fear is one of the biggest single factors that deprives one of being able to achieve his/her full potential. We experience fear more as a result of our internal communication of mind rather than because of actual external factors. Fear is an unseen enemy that whispers negative thoughts into your mind, body and soul. It tries to convince you that you will not prosper and that you cannot achieve your full potential. Our lives can be compared to beautiful streams, which are destined to flow, grow in majesty to create wonderful features such as cascading waterfalls, and give nourishment and life to those in its path. Sometimes we let fear put up a small dam in our rivers of life and it causes us to have stu...

--> The term entrepreneur was coined in France over 200 years ago. According to Wikipedia “an entrepreneur is a person who has possession of a new enterprise, venture or idea and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome”. The challenges that faced entrepreneurs in the 1800’s have not changed significantly. There any many who chose this path and failed, as well as, many who chose not to try. However, there are many who have succeeded, improved their standard of living, introduced innovation, new products and services, provided jobs and significantly catalyzed economic change. From my observation of and interaction with successful entrepreneurs I discovered seven characteristics they all have in common: VISION Every one of the successful entrepreneurs that I have had the pleasure to meet all had a clearly defined vision. Once they defined this vision, they were all able to articulate, share it...

"Simple Financial Strategies Wealth Creation has been the goal of many people throughout history and since the 2008 global financial meltdown, this goal is even more important today.   “Buying a home, saving for retirement or for children’s education or even effectively managing the family budget requires more financial sophistication than ever before. Financially literate consumers make the financial marketplace work better, and they are better informed citizens as well,” Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Federal Reserve System. I have found that the wealthiest people have adhered to timeless, disciplined and sustainable principles of wealth creation. It is my pleasure to share some of these gems with you: Set a Goal Lewis Carroll once said “if you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” This applies today as much as it did in the 19th century when he wrote Alice in Wonderland. The first step towards successful wealth creation is to hav...