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<h6> We have come to the end of another lovely week. Last week was very uneventful for me in the online world for some reasons I will state later </h6>

<h6> I only managed to drop two posts which is very unlike me. But before we go further let me review the two posts of last week. </h6>

<h6> The first post of last week was titled : [On Branding : How To Deal With Unethical Competitors](https://steemit.com/business/@ogochukwu/on-branding-how-to-deal-with-unethical-competitors) </h6>

<h6> In the world of business we have seen people go to great lenghts to diminish the value of the business of others, some may call it competition but there are times lines are crossed and someone loses their value in the eurs of the general public </h6>

<h6> I went on to explain what true marketing is all about, and why it is about help not hype </h6>

<h6> The following are comments from readers </h6>

<h6> @greenrun said </h6>

> It's a jungle out there. You just have to be true to your passion. They'd always be competitors, it makes one to be on top of his game. The unethical ones even makes you perform better if you've got your eyes on the prize, all those becomes background noise which fades away making you concentrate on getting better.

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<h6> @paigegirl  said </h6>

> Nice post, but I don't quite agree with the notion that you should ignore your competition so long as you have an enviable brand.

> As @greenrun already pointed out, it's a jungle out there and anything goes. Competitors will come at you with ethical and shady means, all intent on bringing you down.

> Everyone wants the number one spot so to retain it, you have to be more than good. You have to be prepared to also fight (fair or dirty, who ever you think works best for you).
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<h6> @niallon11 said </h6>

> It's east to see when a person is doing it right. Like surpassinggoogle, the facts speak for themselves. As soon as they were accused there was a whole group of people who were willing to speak on their behalf. Their was also statistical evidence to back this up.

> The saying at home is that you can tell a lot about a person by their friends. In this case i would say that it holds true. For all the people that they have helped and guided, when they needed support it was there.If you do well by yourself and by others for the most part it will stand to you.
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<h6> The second post of week was titled [What's Your Opinion On Self Made Men](https://steemit.com/discussion/@ogochukwu/what-s-your-opinion-on-self-made-men) </h6> 

<h6> This discussion post is like a prelude to a post I will be dropping tomorrow about patnership. </h6>

<h6> There has always been those in the business world that have been called self made and this is something I don't believe. </h6> 

<h6> In my opinion no Man is self Made </h6>

<h6> The following are comments from readers </h6>

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<h6> @kingeazi said </h6>

> It actually depends on the way you see the word "self-made" basically it's NOT possible to grow without the help of others, you can't say you got absolutely NO assistance from the outside world in building up yourself. There's a quote that says:

>> We are made up of thousands of others, everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us or spoken a word of encouragement to us, has entered into the makeup of our character and our thoughts as well as our success.

> So it's naturally not possible to be that kind of self made. If you talk about people like Bill gates as "self-made", they were only termed that because they were individuals who arose from a poor or otherwise disadvantaged background to eminence in financial, political or other areas by nurturing qualities, such as perseverance, hard work, and ingenuity, as opposed to achieving these goals through inherited fortune, family connections, or other privileges.

> In other words their journey were more of a "solo" one but that doesn't mean they got NO assistance from the outside world.
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<h6> @practicaleric said </h6>

> I agree with you to an extent, there is nothing like 100% self made, all the so called self made individuals needed the help of others to grow and earn lots of cash. Probably they had nothing at the start of their careers but possessed a unique ability or talent to rally others to support their ideas. 

> Therefore the masses who purchased their products and services actually made them- they didn't make themselves. However, one can also argue that they made themselves with their unique idea/talent- it all depends how you want to view it.
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<h6> @elicarroll1970 said </h6>

> "Self-made man. A "self-made man" or "self-made woman" is a person who was born poor or otherwise disadvantaged, but who achieves economic or other success thanks to their own hard work and ingenuity rather than because of any inherited fortune, family connections, or other privileges."

> Basically, it is okay to have help. I really do not believe that anyone can truly do anything in life without some form of assistance. i.e.-I cooked dinner for my family by myself, however, a farmer grew the product making the meal feasible. My grandchildren did their homework by themselves, but not without a #2 pencil that someone else had manufactured.
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<h6> That's all for last week . And now to the reason for my inconsistency </h6>

<h6> I started my semester exams last two weeks so I have not had time to really work online. Hopefully I will be done this week. So my consistency will Improve from next week. </h6>

<h6> I promise however to drop  at least three posts this week, you can hold me to that </h6>


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<h6> Thanks For Reading </h6>

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