Door Mouth

24/02/2025

BUSINESS TALK WITH KEMI LEVI

THE POWER OF PACKAGING!

A few years ago, while in Billingham, UK, I often visited a particular shop in the market square. Every time I walked in, it felt like they had new stock.

Curious, I befriended some of the workers and discovered their secret—they weren’t bringing in new products every week. They simply rearranged the store, repositioned items, and refreshed their displays.

The result? Customers kept coming back, excited to explore what they thought was new.

That simple lesson changed how I approach business.

Fast forward to a few days ago…

I was in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, with my brothers. My elder brother is very selective about where he eats. My younger brother and I? Not so much.

We stopped by a food vendor, and my elder brother took one look and said, “I’m not eating here.” Not because the food was bad, but because of how the vendor and the setup looked.

Later, I went back alone, ordered the same food—but this time, I asked for a different, more attractive takeaway pack.

I handed it to my elder brother without revealing where it came from.

Hours later, he couldn’t stop talking about how delicious the meal was!

The same food he rejected earlier—just packaged differently.

Now, let me ask you this:

Are people ignoring your business?

Do customers walk past your products without a second glance?

Are your sales not where you want them to be?

Before you complain, change your packaging!

✅ Sometimes, the issue isn’t the product—it’s how you present it.
✅ People see before they buy.
✅ They judge based on appearance before they experience the real value.

Your business might be amazing, but if it doesn’t look appealing, people won’t give it a chance.

Rebrand. Refresh. Reposition.

The smallest tweak can create the biggest transformation.

Take action today!

I remain your business coach,

Kemi Levi

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18/05/2023

THE LORD HAS MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF THROUGH MY LIFE

23/11/2022

*GOOD FRIENDS*

So year 2018, my friend's wife rang me. It was late in the Night. I'd already retired to bed.

It's very unusual that any of my friend's wives would call. That should be her first time.

So I quickly answered the call.

"Hello! Our wife..."

"Daddy Desire! Pls, is your friend with you?!"

"No! He is not. Is he not back?!”

"I haven't seen my husband. And it's already late"

"Have you tried reaching him?”

"Yes, his phones are switched off"

I looked at the time, it was 10:47 pm already.

That's very unusual of my friend, staying out late at night. He closes 5:00pm everyday. Apart from our seasonal hang out; i don't think he keeps late at night.

I got worried too.

"Hello dear, Just relax! He should be okay where he is, and I know he will soon be home. I am coming over too"

"Okay! Please we are Expecting you"

She had began to feel so worried.

My friend lives in a very far place. So, I left so quickly.

She was already outside. Looking cluttered.

Heavily pregnant; with three year old Anny!

The little girl was crying and asking where her Daddy was after seeing her mom in such a sorry state.

I took her up in my arms.

"Let's go inside."

"His number isn't going!"

"It's okay, okay?!" But she can't be okay.

I rang few other mutual friends of Bode and I.
Everyone of them haven't seen him for days.

" Could Bode be keeping extra marital affairs?!
Could it be an accident?! No way!!!."
These were my thoughts.

It was getting more late.

Over there, I realized no one will love you like your family. Just no one will care for you like your wife and kids.

You may not get the warm hug from your family everyday, but they've you so close to their hearts.

She was so restless. Poor her.

Then a call came in.

"Hello!"

"Shola"

"Oh Bode!"

At the call of that name, she got curious.
"Bode. Bode. Did you just say Bode?!"

I nodded my head.
She came standing before me.

"Where did he say he is? How is he? What'd happened to him? Pls talk to me.
L

20/11/2022

*REVIEW AND REINVENT*

Years ago when I started my computer clinic, micro sims were in vogue and we got into the business of SIM cutting.

A single SIM cuts for about #200 then and business was good.

We had this template that we used in cutting any SIM to the desired size, and, of course, you had to be good with a razor blade.

Then we bought a SIM cutter. It was so simple and smooth. You just insert the SIM into the desired slot and press out your new size. Business even got better

Then one day, I told my boys, we would be cutting SIMs for free. They were surprised.

I asked them what they were learning by cutting SIMS. There was no positive response.

I told them that I would rather do a business that teaches me and at the same time makes me very relevant in the long run. They didn’t get it.

My idea was to invite prospective clients to come for free SIM cutting and then introduce them to something else, something they really needed. So, the SIM cut became like a lead magnet. The customers were trooping in to cut SIMs for free, and then they saw that we sell accessories and gadgets, and fix phones and laptops.

A few of them felt indebted to us and made some purchases. Others saw it as the best place to kill two birds with one stone. I saw it as living in the future. The actual fact was this; I had reviewed what we were doing and I saw that it could not be sustained. We had to stop before we got stuck.

Today, SIM cutting sounds so out-of-place because every SIM pack I know comes with a nano SIM and an accompanying micro and mini template.

If I had built a big business from SIM cutting, I would be permanently out of business now.

This reminds me of how I almost vowed that I would not use a phone without a physical keyboard. I was lucky to have used one of the last phones that had a keyboard, the Blackberry Key 2. Today, you will hardly find a phone with a physical keyboard.

If I hadn’t reviewed my stand, it would have been reviewed for me without my consent

28/10/2019

There was a bird who lived in a desert, very sick, no feathers, nothing to eat and drink, no shelter to live in. One day a dove was passing by, so the sick unhappy bird stopped the dove and inquired "where are you going?" it replied " I am going to heaven".

So the sick bird said "please find out for me, when my suffering will come to an end?" The dove said, "sure, I will." and bid a good bye to the sick bird. The dove reached heaven and shared the message of the sick bird with the angel incharge at the entrance gate.
The angel said, "For the next seven years of its life the bird has to suffer like this, no happiness till then."

The dove said, "When the sick bird hears this he will get disheartened. could you suggest any solution for this."

The Angel replied, "Tell him to recite this verse "Thank you God for everything." The dove on meeting the sick bird again, delivered the message of the angel to it .

After seven days the dove was passing again passing by and saw that bird was very happy, feathers grew on his body, a small plant grew up in the desert area, a small pond of water was also there, the bird was singing and dancing cheerfully. The dove was astonished. The Angel had said that there would be no happiness for the bird for the next seven years. With this question in mind the dove went to visit the angel at heaven's gate.

The dove put forth his query to the Angel. The Angel replied, "yes it is true there was no happiness for the bird for seven years but because the bird was reciting the verse "THANK YOU GOD FOR EVERYTHING" in every situation, his life changed.

When the bird fell down on the hot sand it said "THANK YOU GOD FOR EVERYTHING"

When it could not fly it said, "THANK YOU GOD FOR EVERYTHING"

When it was thirsty and there was no water around, it said, "THANK YOU GOD FOR EVERYTHING"

Whatever the situation, the bird kept on repeating, "THANK YOU GOD FOR EVERYTHING" and therefore the seven years got dissolved in seven days.

When I heard this story, I felt a tremendous shift in my way of feeling, thinking, accepting and viewing life.

I adopted this verse in my life. WHATEVER the situation I faced I started reciting this verse "THANK YOU GOD FOR EVERYTHING". It helped me to shift my view from what i did not have to what i have in my life.

For instance; if my head pains I THANK GOD that the rest of my body is completely fine and healthy and I notice that the headache does not bother me at all.

In the same manner i started using this verse in my relationships (whether family, friends, neighbours, colleagues ) finances, social life, business and everything with which I can relate. I shared this story with everyone I came in touch with and it brought a great shift in their behaviour too.

This simple verse really had a deep impact on my life, i started feeling how blessed I am, how happy I am, how good life is.

The purpose of sharing this message is to make all of us aware of how powerful the attitude of gratitude is. It can reshape our lives.
Lets recite this verse continuously to experience the shift in our life.

So be grateful, and see the change in your attitude.

Be humble, and you will never stumble. Share with those you care about and be blessed.
-REMEMBER! "THANK YOU GOD FOR EVERYTHING"

24/10/2019

26/04/2019

_*"SIBLINGS' RIVALRY- WHAT TO DO TO MAKE IT NOT HAPPEN"*_

Siblings' rivalry is as old as the first pair of! siblings-Cain and Abel.
It has also left in its wake macabre bitterness that consumed innocent in coming generation.
Parents have continued to be the remote and immediate cause of crisis amongst their children from then on.

Contemporary history points us to the German founders of *Adidas and Puma*- two brothers who bitterly fought themselves till their last breath. The establishment of Puma was the by product of that crisis.
US millionaires *Prestley and Curtis Blake* of Friendly's Ice cream and British politicians, *David and Ed Miliband*.

Don't miss it. Making siblings become like peas in a pod is one of the fundamental duties of parents. It is an error with dark consequences to think that children will love themselves on the strength of biology- they came forth from same mother. Wrong! You have to work it out, for them.

*Les Csorba, lawyer, former Bush White House Advisor and theologian insists that *"parenting is the single most demanding leadership job on the planet"*. Nothing could be truer.

Parents are EVERYTHING to their children. Provider (of almost all things) Spiritual leader/mentor and last but not the least, judge.

Parents must therefore take the following recommended practical steps to avoid rivalry amongst their children as they are being raised.

1. All your children are different but equal. The reticent isn't better than the vivacious or vice versa just by reason of those attributes. Show/harbour no preference but celebrate their differences.

2. Teach (read enforce) your children to show mutual respect for one another.
For instance, let them cultivate the fine art of exchanging greetings when and where necessary.
Do your children say 'good morning' to one another? Do they say "please" when making a request, "Thank you" for favours, etc. Perfect courtesy amongst them must be elevated to culture.

3. Outlaw( if it sounds like criminalise then I achieved my goal) the use of strong and abusive language and behaviour. "Are you stupid?" For example, is not a question but a clear insult. Its use should attract penalty when deployed repeatedly by any child especially after warnings.

4. Misunderstandings (use loosely) are not abnormal. Teach them to disagree without being disagreeable. I needn't remind you that when two persons *always* agree on everything, one of them is unnecessary! Teach them to politely report grievances to you. No child should be encouraged to redress his own perceived wrong.

5. As parents your sense of judgement and arbitration must be impartially sublime. Never excuse the aggressor child (some say second children are troublesome by default, the jury is out) for any reason.
Be that as it may, the 'culprit' should have his/her time/day in your court.

6. Bring your judgement/position/verdict to the attention of all the children. Justice must be SEEN to have been done. Your judgement should be predictable always. The child who showed disrespect to his or her elder sibling should accurately forecast your judgement when the aggrieved child approaches you.

7. Give quality time to share *Life's Great Lessons* with ALL your children. The intention is to make the house philosophy being transmitted, uniform.

8. Never ever, I say it again, Never ever allow a whiff of the odour of preferential treatment in your house. It's nitrogen to the system.

9. Teach them what Cain wasn't taught. *They must remain one another's keepers*. For instance if they attend same school, don't allow the response to the question, "where is your brother/sister?" be
"i don't know". It's the contemporary box office hit variant of Cain's "Am I my brother's keeper?"
It's a rendition of palpable irresponsibility. Don't condone it.

10. *Never ever* compare your children or their 'achievements', not to their face at least. It breeds unhealthy competition. They are complimentary to one another not competitors.

11. *Above all get down on bended knees, raise your head and hands up to God for each of them everyday.*

EVERYTHING RISES AND FALLS ON LEADERSHIP!

17/04/2019

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*WHERE ARE THE PARENTS?*

I strolled into a boarding secondary school to do an outreach and to pray with them. During the ministration to the junior students, I mentioned some cases, prayed for them and then stayed back for counseling.
Many of the kids who came for counseling are victims of s*xual exposures. Many of them started stealing the moment they got exposed to s*x, they have done very terrible things. One of the girls who is 12 years told me she started having s*x in nursery school. At age 12, she couldn't count how many boys she has slept with. There were lots of such cases...painful enough was the repeated complaints that their parents were not aware of their struggles because they fear of being disowned. The 12 years old girl said her mum still sees her as a virgin, but she has slept with countless boys including le***an s*x with her pastor's daughter right in the church.....
It grieves my heart to see how many parents brag about being parents when their kids can't even confide in them, their kids prefer dying in silence than talk to parents...... It turned into a deliverance session because many of them had contacted satanic poisons. I led them to Christ and conducted deliverance on them.
The school authority is trying, they are doing all they can to engage the student and even inviting people like us to come and talk to their students, but when these children go home, they come back worse because their parents are not helping matters.
Invite parents to seminars, they will claim they are busy......ask them to join a whatsapp or Facebook group that can help them, they will tell you they know it all.....ask them to pay and join a group, they will tell you its a waste......
Some of the boys were confessing being introduced to s*x by house helps, older siblings, cousins....
I have dealt with cases of father having s*x with her daughter for 9 years, and having her pregnant 6 times. This girl has aborted for her dad 6 times and mum is not aware.
I have handled cases of siblings having s*x and parents are not aware....yet these parents are educated, invite them to conferences, they will be speaking English for you and telling you how busy they are.....
Many of these kids got abandoned and exposed to s*x due to parental neglects. One JSS 1 girl told me that as her parents are fighting each other at home, no one looks at her, so she took succour at school with a Jss 3 boy who started paying her attention and they started having s*x right after school.
Many have been exposed to ma********on, le***anism and homos*xuality and parents are not aware..... Where are the parents?
My heart bleeds........ Pastor Lemi Jonathan

16/04/2019

*SOME ROLES PARENTS ARE MEANT TO PLAY IN THE LIFE OF THEIR WARDS .*

Parents are cut out to play four(4)major roles in the upbringing or a child within an educational environment namely:
1-INSTRUCTIONAL ROLES
2-REBUKE ROLES
3-EXHORTATION ROLES
4-EDUCATIVE ROLES.

*INSTRUCTIONAL ROLES.*
We must instruct our children:
*To behave well in public.
*To rise up early each day.
*To pray first thing as they rise.
*To be the first to greet people.
*To clean up themselves properly.
*To clean their environment.
*To be early and timely to every daily tasks.
To be orderly.
*To be respectful to people.
*To speak in descent language.
*To organise themselves.
*To plan their schedules.
*To have their daily timetable off hand .
*To comport themselves in quietness.
*To be articulate, reasonable and expectant.
*To ask questions once in doubt.
*To listen carefully with understanding.
*To act with decorum, courtesy and humility always.
*To defend the family name and image at all times.
*To obey elders, set rules and regulations.
*To pray before retiring to bed at night.

REBUKE Roles*.
We must rebuke our children:
*When they portray laziness.
*When they are prayer less.
*When they appear dirty.
*When they're insolent.
*When they speak foul language.
*When they speak improperly.
*When they sit carelessly.
*When they participate in unsolicited discussions.
*When the come late to appointments or tasks.
*When they talk back to elders in anger.
*When you notice Pride in them.
*When they become spendthrift.
*When they eat irregularly.
*When they cannot control their appetite.
*When you notice ostentatious lifestyle in them
*When they think materialism always.
*When they unnecessarily compare themselves with others.
*When they speak abusively of of other parents or elders or mates.
*When you notice the spirit of hate in them.
*When they may hate speeches.
*When they complain always about others.
*When they move with suspicious characters.
*When they are not extolling learning.
*When they're are not proud of academic achievements.
*When they abuse their teachers at home.
*When they discredit their school.
*When they plan to revenge or retaliate against actions.
*When they renege to obey constituted authority.
*When they fail to pray.

*EXHORTATION ROLES.*

Parents must Praise their children :
*When they do well in exams.
*When they are properly dressed.
*When they speak well in public.
*When they speak well of their institution and teachers.
*When they speak well of others.
*When their carriage is descent.
*When they express Godly values.
*When they always talk about academic excellence.
*When they spend less time watching TV.
*When they spend more time studying.
*When they spend less time talking.
*When they spend more time listening.
*When they spend right time praying.
*When they spend less time playing.
*When they know what to do.
*When they know what is right.
*When they refuse to do what is wrong.
*When their ambition is to be the best academically.
*When they speak of becoming Professors tomorrow.

*EDUCATIVE ROLES.*

Parents must Teach their children :
*How to live an honest life.
*How to live amongst people.
*How to live in comfort with others.
*How to love and appreciate others.
*How to love their teachers, school and those in authority over them.
*How to obey rules and regulations.
*How to live in dignity and self esteem.
*How to plan your future.
*How to raise a Godly home.
*How proper education answers to most of life's challenges.
*How to escape from bad friendship.
*How to pick a career.
*How to develop your career.
*How to pass through life successfully by depending on God and not man.
*How to pass examinations without malpractice.
*How to be studious and build their brains.
*How to set academic standards for now and their future.
*How to become an intellectual guru.
*How to flaunt Excellent achievements and not beauty.
*How to be an intellectual celebrity and not a Silverbird Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria without certificate.

GOOD MORNING .

15/04/2019

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*WHO IS A PARENT?*
Well, I will answer the above question using the noun *PARENT*

1. P – A parent is a *PRIEST:* You should ensure the family altar is alive and also show your kids the path to God.

2. A – A parent is *AVAILABLE:* Jesse Jackson said, “Your children need your presence more than your presents”. In other words, they want your company more than what you provide for them.

3. R – A parent is a *REFERENCE:* Be the primary source of information and advice for your children, as such, you must always interact with them.

4. E – A parent is an *EXAMPLE:* Some time ago, someone told me how a parent called the school the child was to write an examination to ask if someone can be allowed to write the examination for the daughter. The truth is that the parent who made that call is not a good example. Tomorrow that child will also engage in cheating and cutting corners to make it in life. Moreover, be conscious of how you behave in their presence, what you wear, the way you drive and the kind of music you listen and dance to including the television programmes you watch. Remember action speaks louder than words.

5. N – A parent is *NEUTRAL:* Don’t show favouritism amongst your children as it will lead to jealousy and unhealthy rivalry.

6. T – A parent is a *TRAINER:* The Bible says in Proverbs 22:6 as follows, ‘Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it”. The training starts when they are still children not teenagers. As such stop the procrastination and begin to train them now.

So parents, it is my heart desire that this information will enable us to become better parents as we put them into practice.

God bless You

08/02/2019

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