All posts by Tayo Solagbade

Tayo K. Solagbade is a Location Independent Performance Improvement Specialist and Multipreneur (i.e. a highly versatile/multi-skilled entrepreneur), with a bias for delivering Best Practice solutions to Farm Businesses and others. Since 2002, he has earned multiple streams of income providing individuals and organisations with personal development training and coaching, custom MS Excel-VB solutions, web marketing systems, freelance writing services, and best practice extension support services (for farm business owners). Tayo is the author of the Self-Development (SD) Bible™, the popular Livestock Feed Formulation Handbook, and developer of its accompanying Excel-VB driven Ration Formulator - as well as the increasingly popular Monthly Poultry Farm Manager app. On 1st April 2013, Tayo (who reads, writes and speaks the French language) relocated to Cotonou, in the French Speaking Benin Republic on the first lap of his slow travels across the West African region. His key purpose is to deliver talks, seminars and workshops on his key areas of focus and interest to interested audiences (Email tayo at tksola dot com for details). When he's not amazing clients with his superhuman skills (wink), Tayo works as the creative force behind his Daily Self-Development Nuggets blog - on which he also publishes previews of paid issues of The Farm CEO™ Newspaper (www.thefarmceo.net), in addition to his FREE Weekly Public Speaking/Web Marketing IDEAS newsletter - which he uses to promote Burt Dubin's Public Speaking Mentoring service to experts across the African continent. Visit Tayo's Flagship Performance Improvement website to download over 10 performance improvement resources to boost your personal and work related productivity. Join Tayo's international community of fans on his Flagship MS Excel Heaven Facebook page (click here). You can also connect with him via Twitter (@tksola).

[BPP VIDEO] Secrets to Raising Your Child Successfully (Features Smart Parenting Tips from Steve Harvey)

Watch this video to learn what most modern parents today – possibly includ,ing you – are doing wrong in raising their kids to achieve success in adulthood.
Click below to watch:

[BPP] Nigerians must learn to combine handwork with white-collar jobs

What this expert recommends is very similar to the strategy I advocated for adoption in my 62 page 2018 paper (titled “Schooling is a Means to an End, and Not an End in Itself”  Click to read it here
) for use in our education system if we want to eliminate unemployment post-schooling.

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Mrs. Elizabeth Osinsanya, the proprietress and chief executive of Elegant Twins School of Cosmetology, comes from the parentage of Mr. P.A. Okubadejo of Ijebu Ode and Princess Alake Kosoko of the royal family of Lagos. She remains a reference point and a force to reckon with both locally and internationally as a beautician.

Her outfit, Elegant Twins School of Cosmetology in Lagos has churned out great beauticians scattered all over Nigeria and beyond. In this interview with EFFECTS, the astute hairdresser, foremost cosmetologist and entrepreneur spoke about life and others.

Continue reading:

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/nigerians-must-learn-to-combine-handwork-with-white-collar-jobs/

ENTREPRENEURS DON’T WORK FOR MONEY. THEY BUILD ASSETS THAT PRODUCE CASH FLOW

I’m a very proud and passionate believer in the ideas and philosophies advocated for adoption by Robert Kiyosaki on money making and what I like to call Best Practice Parenting.

And my attitude is based on the fact the success and personal advancement I enjoy today is mainly due to my diligent study and application of Mr. Kiyosaki’s teachings.

For instance, my creation and promotion of what I call Digital Cash Flow Generating Assets is a direct result of adapting the idea of building cash flow generating assets that he constantly advocates.

My personal experiences using this strategy convince me that if a person is NOT making money this way, s/he is very unlikely to maximize his/her income earning potential.

This is why I NEVER hesitate to recommend Robert’s learning events and resources (like books, videos etc) to others. The one he announces at the link below is another example. I urge you to check it out. I gain NOTHING by doing this – so it’s not like I stand to earn a commission or anything.

Free Workshop + Free Book – CLICK HERE

Wishing for a stable income? Here’s how to do it WITHOUT a 9-5…
❗ Getting a JOB is for LOSERS ❗
When you ask most people why they are working so hard in a job, they will tell you it’s for the money – a steady PAYCHECK.
The problem is, working a job can give you a FALSE sense of financial security…

CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.

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Secret Strategy for Handling Exploitative Clients/Prospects [True Stories]

This post linked below was shared by the author on Facebook. In it he narrates several examples of attempts that clients and prospects have repeatedly made to try taking advantage of him as a service provider working online/remotely.

Even though what I do as a Digital Nomad/Location Independent Multipreneur is different from what the author does, I can relate quite readily to his experiences. Click here to read the story.

Why?

Because I have undergone similar ones in the past.

I developed a system that solved this problem for me years ago, and it has helped me screen out “time wasters” like those the expert describes, while simultaneously attracting ready-to-buy prequalified prospects to me.

As a result I rarely ever find myself having such experiences today.

Smart and competent experts need to put in place a system that PROTECTS THEM FROM POSSIBLE EXPLOITATION.

Need help? Get in touch.

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FARM CEO ASKS: SHOULD I USE THIS DAMAGED WEEVIL INFESTED MAIZE BATCH?

Click here to download my response to this question posted by a Pakistan based Poultry Layer Farm CEO who recently joined my Cost-Saving Farm Business Ideas club, after purchasing my Excel-VB Ration Formulator software and Feed Formulation Handbook.

The PDF is a verbatim text transcript of the audio note I recorded and shared to the client and other members in my Cost-Saving Farm Business Ideas group.

Click http://www.tinyurl.com/dmmz2020 to download the PDF as well the audio note suource (a video version will be added soon).

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[BPP – VIDEO] Secrets to Raising Your Child Successfully (Features Smart Parenting Tips from Steve Harvey)

Watch this video to learn what most modern parents today – possibly including you – are doing wrong in raising their kids to achieve success in adulthood.
Click below to watch:
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[Dear Gov. Sanwo-Olu, PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO URGENTLY] S.O.S. MESSAGE TO GOV. SANWO-OLU, ON BEHALF OF ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE CITIZENS OF NIGERIA’S LAGOS

DEAR Governor Sanwo Olu.

Please watch this video urgently (click the link below)

https://www.facebook.com/671733230/posts/10157358097438231/?app=fbl

Screenshot_20200416-054849Emotional intelligence needs to be applied in implementing the lockdown.

People who live from hand to mouth on daily basis cannot cope with this kind of prolonged isolation.

They and their families are suffering already and that spells danger for the entire state.

You need to meet their simple need for food, money etc.

Please watch this video urgently (click the link below)

https://www.facebook.com/671733230/posts/10157358097438231/?app=fbl

One Strategy You Can Use to Succeed Despite COVID-19 [Download Audio Podcast and a FREE copy of my book titled “The World’s Future Prosperity Depends on Digital Multipreneurs”]

A Stay-At-Home order need NOT stop you from making money. This true story illustrates how a digital lifestyle – can minimize negative impact on your productivity and income when you’re forced to stay home – for any reason.

The screenshots below tell the true story of how yet another total stranger discovered my Excel-VB Ration Formulator software via the Google.com search engine, and within 24 hours had contacted me + gone ahead to make payment to purchase it, without needing to meet face to face with me.

The fact that this latest sale took place during the COVID-19 sit-at-home exercise is a key reason why I chose to share it.

Like I stated in my latest audio podcast recorded on the 25th of March 2020, the challenge posed by the need to stay home following government directives to minimize spread of the CORONA virus could be a blessing in disguise.

More people are realizing that adopting the use of PC/Internet technology to get their work or business done could be beneficial to them.

Indeed some have already launched complementary online platforms to keep their work going. I’ve see educators and knowledge providers promoting 25 day online home schooling offers via WhatsApp for parents to signup for,

In this latest podcast I argue that the rest of us can succeed more – and resist adversity better – by doing something similar (i.e working/selling online), if we are willing to adopt flexible mindsets with creative thinking.

The screenshots below show how despite the commencement of the stay-at-home order, my well established Web Marketing System still continues to bring prequalified prospects to me, who end up paying me good money to buy what I sell.

I have been living this 100% digital life since 2012 and have not looked back since. This strategy allows me to benefit from opportunities available to make money both on and off the web.

My vision is to inform, educate and empower as many people as are willing to succeed like I am doing.

If this interests you, click here to fill/submit a web contact form to get my new Audio Podcast and a FREE copy of my book titled “The World’s Future Prosperity Depends on Digital Multipreneurs” – which I actually sell in my online store.

1. The prospect sent an email to me via tayo at tksola dot com which I replied by asking him to call me.

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2. Hours after sending him the email I called him up to confirm (and to hint him about the time limited promo it included). His reply led me to send a revised promo offer via SMS

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3. After our phone conv, I asked him to send his email address (I later realized I already had it!).  Then I emailed him an offer + later sent SMS (see 2). He paid + I sent the app

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PII 187: Permissive Parenting Prevents Kids from Building Character Needed to Achieve True Success

If I let a 14 year old child dictate to me about a potentially beneficial real-world relevant learning activity I’ve instructed her to engage in, which she has an OPINION on, but little knowledge about, or experience in, then I am practicing Permissive Parenting – which would be WRONG, and also IRRESPONSIBLE of me!

Sadly, that’s what (faulty) Permissive Parenting (promoted by some non-African societies) which is increasingly popular today, is making parents do.

In the name of adopting “civilization” from some parts of the developed world, we Africans have been making the mistake of discarding  most of our traditional African Parenting Methods in favour of mass media promoted non-African ones.

And that’s why our African social systems are collapsing.

As parents, we are to guide our kids even as we acknowledge the genius/talents they are blessed with.

In a past article titled “Parenting is NOT a Democracy” I explained that successful parenting will not happen if you make the mistake of letting your kids dictate terms to you.

Don’t get me wrong. You must listen to them and ensure they activities you require them to engage in are truly beneficial to them. For instance it is not wise to force them to learn a subject or skill they do not have a natural interest in or passion for. Indeed history has shown that kids do best as something that interests or excites them.

However LIFE is not always sweet and pleasant.

There are things each one of us needs to know, learn and be able to do that may sometimes not feel enjoyable or convenient for us!

Yet getting through them will be a requirement for us to achieve the progress, advancement or success we desire.

Unfortunately, when we are young and have little or no real life experience, it can be difficult to understand the above stated truth.

This is why teenagers in particular tend not to see eye to eye with their parents about certain issues in life till they leave home and have first hand experience of the real world (aka University of Hard Knocks – UHK). Unfortunately some of them may not recover from the shock of what they discover.

And that is why the parent who DOES have the experience and knowledge of the real world at that point in time MUST think and act in the BEST INTEREST of the child, even if the child does not agree or cannot see what lies ahead.

This is WHY the Creator made you the child’s parent. You know why that thing s/he finds uninteresting or unimportant is CRUCIAL for his/her success. So you need to assert yourself and insist the child does what you ask.

Letting the child vote on whether or not to obey you on such an issue (e.g. learning survival/income generating skills like sewing, cooking, hairstyling etc) amounts to ABDICATING your responsibility to give him/her the best possible preparation to succeed in the society you know s/he will enter.

 

In traditional African society, every adult was required to function in a parental role to every child – regardless of whether or not the child was biologically his/hers.

Any wayward child in traditional African society therefore often ended up getting corrected or disciplined by any adults who saw him/her doing wrong.

Then they would take him/her home and inform the child’s parents of what had been done.

The latter DID NOT contest what they were told about their kids, but instead accepted it and acted based on it to reinforce the lesson being communicated to the child.

This was how we grew up.

Society spoke to use about what was expected of us, without contradicting itself. You could be sure that if another adult heard what you did, s/he would readily echo what others had told you.

Today, lots of kids are being misled right from home, by their own parents, to behave badly. And when adults in society try to correct them some parents take sides with their kids!

The reverse also happens in which the child is misled to misbehave to their parents at home by adults s/he meets in society (sometimes even the teachers).

This is happening because we discarded our traditional parenting system.

Instead we have imported alien cultures and values systems. As a result, RESPECT is no longer cherished or taught to young people.

Parents now try to appease kids by indulging them, so the kids can say they (the parents) are “GOOD”.

Such weak parents believe that they should allow their kids to VOTE about whether or not they are good parents and about whether or not to obey them.

And when one parent is not on good terms with the other, sometimes s/he may deliberately bend the rules for the kids, or look the other way when they do wrong so the kids can reciprocate by supporting him/her against the other parent!

Children raised in such an environment often go on to become undisciplined, disrespectful adults unwilling to exert themselves to get anything they want.

A look at the quality of young and adult persons we have today in society shows that this borrowed approach to parenting DOES NOT WORK!

Those of us who grew up in the times when African parenting methods still prevailed know that it produced youths and adults with great strength of character, who could face life’s challenges without caving in to adversity or cutting corners to succeed.

It is my considered opinion that we NOW need to return to our original unadulterated African parenting methods, if we wish to avoid further decay in our society!

 

RELATED ARTICLES

1. Why parenting is not a democracy

Parenting is not a democracy.  My husband James has joked it’s more like a benevolent dictatorship!

I’m not saying you shouldn’t consider your children’s opinions and preferences.

I’m not saying the family meeting doesn’t have a place.

What I am saying is you don’t have to put everything to a vote.  You don’t have to make your family decisions by majority rule.  The truth is God has put you as a parent ultimately in charge.

https://www.thecourage.com/why-parenting-is-not-a-democracy/

2. To Consult with Your Kids on Everything is Not Democracy, It’s Bad Parenting

Parenting has undergone a bad transformation during the last few decades. The structure of the family has also changed dramatically. It went from the pattern of considering children as chattel to children become the center of their parents universe.

https://exploringyourmind.com/to-consult-with-your-kids-on-everything-is-not-democracy-but-rather-bad-parenting/

3. This House is Not a Democracy: Parenting With Love and Ultimatums

For our kids, it’s about trusting us, the parents, to make the decision that is in their best interest, even when they can’t see it.

“No one bosses mommy around.” Ask any of my children, and they’ll quote you on this. They’re young yet…very much still feeling around in the sandbox for the untouchable acts that will get them in serious trouble.

Having twin three-year-olds is like going into the pet store to pick out a fish and finding yourself treading water in the tank. You’re just trying to keep your head above water, while they sucker themselves to your body. One misstep and the sheer mass of them will pull you under.

https://www.parent.com/no-one-bosses-mommy-around/

4. Parenting Isn’t a Democracy

I’m sure folks that read my “Chronicles” have concluded that “One-liners” drive a lot of my learning and belief system. Sayings such as: “You Can Only Expect What You Inspect.” When you begin to think about many of them, they truly speak volumes. That’s how the one-liner title I’ve used–referencing “Parenting”–hit me.

Of course we know that a newborn doesn’t come into this world with a neat computer chip that has pre-trained and pre-programmed that baby….They’re “wild little animals” and the training starts right after they’re born.

Looking back in time, the child rearing “Model” has changed so much. Fifty or more years ago, you heard expressions like: “Only speak when spoken to,” or “Always say, yes ma’am, yes sir” and discipline could get pretty rigid and often unforgiving.

http://www.fbma.org/blog/posts/parenting-isnt-a-democracy.html

5. PII 007: Parenting Is NOT A Democracy [Hint: The Need to Assert Yourself to Get Results That Matter – Lesson from True Story of a Girl Who Made Pizza Without An Oven]

Too many of us grow up being overly concerned about pleasing others, so they can like us, and/or have good things to say about us.

I used to be that way, and like I explained in the true stories narrated in my book – Kukuru Danger – it got me into LOADS of trouble!

Life has taught me that no matter how hard you try, people will still decide not to like you if they do NOT want to like you. Same applies to what they say about you.

In addition, I learnt – the hard way – that failing to say what needs to be said to others, would often lead me (and sometimes them!) to avoidable suffering and pain…

By “others” I also refer to kids – for those of us who are parents or have to function in that role to young people.

As a parent, I’ve used thes insight to decide when to put my foot down with my kids, and when to look the other way or let things pass.

What I’ve learnt to remember is that for young people who have yet to experience life, there will often be a need to be FIRM, and not let have their way at times!

This is because YOU the adult will often KNOW more about the benefits to be had, or consequences that will result from such situation(s) or circumstance(s).

In other words, with few exceptions, young people will usually not have the benefit of YOUR experience based insights as a COMPETENT adult, that comes from having done stuff they are contemplating BEFORE them.

In such situations therefore, you’ll simply have to act based on your superior knowledge and insights, and let them learn from the benefit of hindsight LATER.

http://tayosolagbade.com/sdnuggets/pii-007-parenting-is-not-a-democracy-hint-the-need-to-assert-yourself-to-get-results-that-matter-lesson-from-true-story-of-a-girl-who-made-pizza-without-an-oven/#.XnDQE6NKgdU