Public Speaking
Why 30 out of 31 Aspiring Speakers Do Not Succeed (2 Tips) – By Burt Dubin
April 8, 2013









According to Burt Dubin (who has mentored some of the highest paid International Speakers in the world – some becoming  CSPs i.e. Certified Speaking Professionals), it is a lack of the two qualities discussed in this issue that often makes 30 out of 31 wannabe speakers fail. What follows is my paraphrased version of Burt’s […]







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My DN Travel News
2 Dangers of Using Social Media As Your Business Home
April 7, 2013









If you promote your business primarily by using social media as your base platform, you're likely to shoot yourself in the foot. And very badly too. Read this article to learn 2 important reasons why you will be better off using your own website as a base, while your social media profiles function as secondary […]







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Excel-VB Solutions
3 Ways Travelling Can Prepare Your Child To Succeed (Features Pix of a Cameroonian Michael Jackson :-)
April 5, 2013









Picture below is of a guy I named "Cameroonian Micheal Jackson"...Your child is likely to see unique and exciting sights like those in the pictures below, if s/he travels and explores beyond the world she already knows. This enterprising chap was doing an impressive version of Michael Jackson’s moon walk in Douala’s Marché Mokolo (Mokolo […]







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Career Development
Going The Extra Mile, Can Make You A High-Flyer At Work!
April 4, 2013









This is another in a series of articles I have committed to writing, to help career persons in paid employment. If you aspire to climb high, as fast as possible, up the corporate ladder, in the organization you work for, this article can help you. I outline practical steps you can take to set yourself […]







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Self-Development
To Succeed You Need Your Sixth Sense to Unmask Insincerity
April 3, 2013









To achieve significant and authentic success, you need to forge relationships with sincere persons – in your business or personal life. Avoid dealings with persons who will constantly be on the lookout for ways to exploit you for their own benefit. Instead,actively seek out people with whom you can enjoy mutually rewarding relationships. This article […]







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Entrepreneurship
Build Profitable Relationships by Inspiring Respect
April 2, 2013









Conflicts rarely occur when there’s mutual respect and consideration between two parties in a business (or even personal) relationship. You may have heard an entrepreneur complain that a client refused to pay up for work done or product delivered. This could happen with a a new client. At other times it’s an old client. Sometimes […]







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My DN Travel News
Update: Checked into hotel (Why I'm keeing my destinations and location secret for now)
April 1, 2013









Hi, I've just checked into a hotel room in the capital of a Francophone West African nation. You have take my word for it for now that I AM really outside Nigeria 🙂 At least my family knows I'm telling the truth - as does Burt Dubin who I've already emailed from my Blackberry on […]







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My DN Travel News
How to Jump Start Your Speaking Career (7 Steps) - By Burt Dubin
April 1, 2013









NEWS (Nigeria) : Expert Jump Starts International Speaking Career by Traveling Across West Africa as a Location Independent Entrepreneur. This issue of my Speaking IDEAS newsletter is based on text transcript excerpts I created from Burt Dubin's recorded responses to a question from a caller to a SpeakerMatch teleseminar.  Sandy (according to the host - […]







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