Public Speaking
Enough Reading - It's Time You Started Giving Talks!
November 19, 2012









"One thing is certain: the accepted way to learn to swim is to plunge into the water" - Dale Carnegie in his book titled 'How To Develop Self-Confidence and Influence People By Public Speaking'. Public speaking is a very practical endeavour. There is only so much you can learn by reading up on it. To […]







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General
How I Discovered And Used Print-On-Demand (POD) Self-Publishing For The First Time
November 17, 2012









Preview POD technology is today widely used worldwide by millions of people as a means to create a wide variety of printed products. Examples include branded gift items, like t-shirts, caps, stickers which have high quality graphic designs printed on them. Then there are the written publications - books, technical manuals, special reports which have […]







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General
Ten Practical Steps You Can Take To Help YOUR Child Discover His/Her Purpose In Life
November 16, 2012









Many adults/parents today have a natural interest in - and love for - a different kind of vocation from that which they are currently engaged in. The problem is some FEAR that trying to make a change might require more effort than they believe they could possibly put in. Others worry about how to care […]







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Career Development
How To Make Yourself UNRETRENCHABLE
November 15, 2012









Preview In any well run company, merit is always given key consideration in order to ensure reliable employee performance evaluation - and rightly so. Every business that truly desires to be CONTINUALLY successful will actively identify and reward employees who demonstrate a passionate drive and commitment to helping the company achieve her goals - even […]







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Self-Development
It’s Okay To Be Human: So Take Risks, Make Mistakes, and Feel the Joy of REAL LEARNING!
November 14, 2012









What's holding you back from going out and doing those things you've dreamt about for so long? Do you yearn to explore a new line of work, a new business, a different course of study, a new sport? Are you afraid that having to venture into the entirely new field you're interested in could be […]







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Entrepreneurship
A New Generation of Entrepreneurs PROVES That Our Schools Need To Offer a Different Kind of Education!
November 13, 2012









[WARNING: To get useful value from reading this post, you’ll need to keep an open mind. Like the saying goes “The mind is like a parachute. It works best when it is open”.] It’s becoming more and more obvious that society is evolving so rapidly that jobs and vocations as we’ve known them are being […]







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Public Speaking
Everyone Needs Coaching – Even YOU
November 12, 2012









PREVEIW: This week's issue of my speaking IDEAS newsletter is based - in part - on excerpts from my latest ebook titled "Why You Keep Failing To Achieve Your Writing Goals!" - for which I recently published a press release. “Even if you’re on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit […]







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Writing/Blogging
Earn EXTRA Income Using Your Writing Skills As A Contract Resource Person
November 10, 2012









There are times when I think some of us freelance writers suffer from a little bit of tunnel vision when it comes to exploring ways to make money using our writing skills. I get this impression most often from reading blog posts and website articles discussing the same income earning avenues/strategies over and over again. […]







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General
NIGERIA: New EBook for Writers Uncovers 10 Often Overlooked Habits Keeping Many from Achieving Their Writing Goals
November 10, 2012









For Immediate Release: November 10, 2012 IKEJA, Lagos — As natural writing becomes more important in online marketing, smart business owners are trying to get more writing done for their websites and blogs - but many are finding it harder to keep new content coming, and this worries them. Like Tayo Solagbade - owner of Self-Development Academy's SD Nuggets™ blog […]







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Parenting
Getting Your Kid to Drop a Bad Habit: A Proven Strategy Parents Can Use (True Story)
November 9, 2012









Parents need to pay close attention to the study habits of their children, so as to quickly detect and correct any wayward tendencies. Many times getting teenagers to do the right thing can be difficult. Children in this age group can be particularly headstrong and opinionated. Resorting to physical punishment to effect a change in […]







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