Career Development

The Need to Set the Right Example by Being Useful at Home (Even If You're Busy)

February 3, 2016

Do Experts Wash Dishes? Do YOU? You read that right: I mean YOU, reading this right now. Regardless of your gender, or professional status, the above question is meant for YOU. Here’s a more elaborate version of it: As a startup or established expert in your field of interest or specialization, should you bother doing […]

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Do You Really Need Employees?

February 2, 2016

I once read a document which featured interesting statistics like the following: “About three quarters of all U.S. business firms have no payroll. Most are self-employed persons operating unincorporated businesses, and may or may not be the owner’s principal source of income… Since 1997, however, non employers have grown faster than employer firms.” - U.S. […]

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No. 230: Post Employment Survival Strategies & Biz Startup Ideas [Hint: Signup for my Confidential Business Startup Ideas Support Service]

February 1, 2016

Tough economic times, fewer jobs for those seeking, and more job losses looming on the horizon for people in industries we once thought to offer job security, ALL combine to make the message in this issue of my newsletter most relevant and compelling! You will want to read this write-up if you are: a. preparing […]

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Welcome to my MS Excel Heaven Visual Basic Automation Club [Introductory Videos You Need to Watch]

January 30, 2016

This is a generic introduction page that is accessible without a password. All other pages for members of the club will require you to use your USERNAME and PASSWORD, which will be emailed to you. Welcome, and congratulations for joining my Excel Heaven Visual Basic Club. If you've NOT yet done so, take a moment […]

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Using LinkedIn - The Required Mindset For Best Results

January 26, 2016

Back in 2012, I had a discussion with a new member (let's call him Nhoj) in one of the groups I belonged to on Linked In. He pointed out a worrying trend he had observed. Specifically, he expressed concern that a rather unhealthy majority of people in that particular group were openly "hard selling" to […]

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No. 229: How To Excel As An Employee (4 Experience Based Strategies)

January 25, 2016

[This issue is dedicated to experts-who-speak, who work in paid employment e.g. as Sales/Marketing Professionals, Public Relations/Corporate Affairs Managers, Legal Experts & career persons in general] Except you are a CEO of the company you work for, there is a good chance you have ambitions to move to the next rung of the corporate ladder, […]

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Achieve Greater Success by Being a Problem Solver

January 20, 2016

The Internet, if properly utilized to achieve what Michel Fortin describes as Power Positioning (click), can make people who fit your target audience profile, conclude YOU are the go to-expert for virtually anything they need as far as what you do is concerned. In my case, I continue to marvel at how people from within […]

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No. 228: To Achieve Extraordinary Feats, Be Prepared to Overcome Extraordinary Trials! [Hint: That's Why You Need Practical Guiding Philosophies to Pursue Success]

January 18, 2016

"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny" - C.S (Clive Staples) Lewis, 20th century British novelist, poet, literary critic, theologian, broadcaster, lecturer (November 29, 1898 to November 22, 1963) The above C.S. Lewis quote was shared by a Facebook friend, on her wall, with a question asking if her observation that most successful […]

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An Indigenous African Church Leader Who Makes World Class Talking Automobiles (Incl. Engines!) From Scratch, Using Local Materials in Ghana: Meet Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo

January 15, 2016

I've been studying and researching him for some time now and have downloaded articles, videos and audios by reporters from BBC, Al Jazeera, AFP, CNN etc, based on visits they made to his facility in Ghana, to see his amazing locally made talking SUVs and other tech products like TVs that go off when you […]

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Handle Your Problems Without Drama!

January 13, 2016

One Yoruba saying I really LOVE goes thus: Gbogbo alangba lo da inu de ile. A ko mo eyi ti inu nrun. Literal Translation: Since all lizards go around with their stomachs on the ground, we cannot tell which one is suffering from stomach trouble. Contextual Translation: The fact that others are not screaming to […]