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black book
Everyone should have one little black book. Well…every determined person should. I know there’s a twisted connotation that comes with it, but it actually has a good one too.
I have one.
I first got the idea when I started watching Shark Tank. Each of the “Sharks” had a little black book. It was in those they did their calculations on the valuations of businesses and their offers. I decided to get one after I started following the Canadian version- Dragons’ Den. The “Dragons” also had little black books for the same reasons the “Sharks” did.
Obviously, I got one for slightly different purposes- to write down every idea, thought and calculation that is business-related. So far, it is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. There are some calculations and ideas I have on there that are dynamite.
If you decide to get one, you’ll be happy you did. I have to warn you though, take very good care of it. I’ve had to buy 3 between March and late October because I lost 2. It serves me right though, I kept carrying it in my hand, rather than in my messenger bag or buy a small satchel for it. Now it is permanently in my messenger bag.
It’s a good thing I hadn’t put anything every significant or futuristic in them before they got stolen. Right now, I would literally lose it if it got stolen. I’ll give you a few reasons why:
– If you read the “ska redefined [2010]” post from last August, then you must have seen the page on which I drew out the companies’ logos before they were professionally redone. It was because I had my black book handy at the time that I could spontaneously decide to draw logos.
– Right now, amidst my Health Studies program, I’m also working on getting a diploma in Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship from Mohawk College, Hamilton. Some of my courses like Accounting, Operations & Legal Issues and Introduction to Small Business require deep thinking and calculations. Outside class, I have factual calculations of my annual business expenditures, cash flow analysis, coin collection valuation, personal investments and net worth calculations etc in there.
As you can see, I have important info handy, but at the same time, it has to be well kept. In an animated movie, this would the part where I say, “…if it falls into the wrong hands, it would be the end of the world”, but I’m sure you get the message.
Get a black book! If you’re not a careful person, may be you shouldn’t.
Just thought I’d mention it because it just might help someone just as its helping and very useful to me.
déjà vu
You know how sometimes and somehow, you’re put in a similar situation over & over? Or you’re told something by different people in different ways? Well, it’s happening to me a lot lately! I’ve been having the feeling that I need to read in between the lines.
It all started with one of my best friends, Kasope A*, saying to me in passing, “the future is only for those who prepare for it”. It has been stuck in my head. Then, I discovered the Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC), and now watch most of its shows. There are two of its originals I’m particularly fond of – Biography on CNBC and How I Made My Millions. On a recent episode of the latter, a woman who went from broke to a net worth of $150M USD said something profound. I can’t remember her exact words, but I spun it in my head as, “you have to be worth millions in your mind before it materializes”. It hit me like she was saying it to me directly. Lastly, I have a habit of reading biographies online and watching interviews on millionaires, and most of them chorus statements like: “dream big and bigger”, “no dream is too big” and “don’t give up”.
I decided these weren’t coincidences and I needed to act…fast! I learnt it wasn’t enough to just think it in my head, I had to put in down. And possibly also put it out there too, and by God’s grace, accomplish it all. To that effect, I typed out future me and then made a Wikipedia page, but it was soon deleted. This note was posted as the reason – “relevance of article?”. I guess that’s their way of saying, “the world doesn’t know you yet buddy.” Alternatively, I’ve set up a Facebook page, and if you aren’t already a fan on Facebook, you can become one by following this link directly to my page and like me :). I also put a detailed biography of this future me for my bio page.
This “future me” write-up is drawn up from my perception of what future articles about me would state. Some of it has already begun, but I won’t tell what stage(s) I’m currently in. I did not put in a net worth so as not to limit myself, but tens of billions (of dollars) won’t be a stretch from what I’m thinking it could will be lol 😀
SYLVESTER O. KAY-ADADE

Sylvester Kay-Adade II is a Nigerian-Canadian Businessman, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist.
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That’s it! I don’t remember if I made this up or I heard/read it somewhere: “if you’re going to dream at all, might as well dream big!” It’s pretty smart so yeah, I most likely made it up lol. In case you’re wondering why there’s nothing about a wife or children, I do want to get married and have children. This is where I see myself in about 5 years from now. I think I’ll try to update it from time to time as things progress 🙂
I challenge you to do the same. Think of where you want to be in the next 5, 10 or 15 years and write it down. Setting and writing down your goals is half the battle won. I think it helps put things in perspective. Trust me 5 years isn’t a long time from now. I’ll see you at the top! 😀