Career Development
No. 218: Meet a Nigerian Expert Who Speaks to - and Coaches - British CEOs to Succeed
November 9, 2015









In this issue of my Speaking/Web Marketing IDEAS newsletter, I feature a UK based Nigerian expert who overcame the perpetual discouragement and frustration of being born into potentially crippling poverty (that saw him hawking groceries on Nigerian streets between the ages of 13 to 21 years!), to become a highly recognized and successful international Speaker, […]







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Career Development
How to Publish Your Own Money Making International Quality PHYSICAL Book in Your Field of Expertise: at Zero Cost & Without YOUR Writing a Single Word! [DOWNLOAD FREE PDF REPORT &/OR ATTEND FREE 1 HOUR TALK]
November 5, 2015









1. Get your manuscript written in your area of expertise. 2. Publish your physical book without needing to pay publisher. 3. Use the book for zero-cost business marketing that boosts your name/brand recognition, and attracts MORE/better paying clients. 4. Earn passive income from its sales on and off the web. 5. Order copies at cost […]







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Career Development
To Achieve Uncommon Success, Avoid Specializing [Hint: New York Times Article About Steve Martin's Amazing Success As a Multipreneur]!
October 31, 2015









The following 2 quotes set the tone for this piece... 1. "Specialization is for Insects A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, […]







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Career Development
Science Subjects are NOT Superior to the Arts: The Case for Self-Managed Schooling
October 27, 2015









“After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in aesthetics, plasticity and form. The greatest scientists are always artists as well.” – Albert Einstein Despite agreeing with virtually everything else he said in his THIS DAY newspaper article on the recent NBL sponsored Maltina Teacher of the […]







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Career Development
No. 216: To Excel, Be As Proficient In Reading & Writing, As You Are In Speaking [True Story]
October 26, 2015









Quick Take-Away: This week, I use the true story [see video below] of a "graduate Teacher Who Could Not Read Her Own Certificate", to illustrate why - apart from your speaking skills - you also need proficiency in reading/writing to demonstrate competence as an expert-who-speaks. Hint: Teachers are also " experts-who-speak" (though most people don't […]







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On-Demand Feed Formulation for Farm CEOs Workshop : 2 Proposed Alternatives [1] Attend a one-on-one hands-on Feed Formulation Training session with me or [2] Purchase my Feed Formulation Home Study Video Series
October 23, 2015









Last week I announced the availability of my Monthly On-Demand Feed Formulation for Farm CEOs Workshop [Hint: FREE Entry for Owners of Tayo Solagbade’s Feed Formulation Handbook & Software]. However, in light of the VERY different date preferences being expressed by intending attendees to the 6 tentative dates I sent out, it's become obvious that […]







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Career Development
Choosing The Right Role Models for Success Achievement - What to Look For [Case Study: 21 year old Ibadan-based Nigerian freelance writer/blogger, who earns thousands of dollars writing for international clients AND also makes money from a Catfish Farm Business he started 1 year ago!]
October 22, 2015









Quick Take Away As far as I'm concerned, due to the TRULY international dimension of the success he enjoys as a freelance writer/blogger, earning steady income in thousands of dollars by CREATING 100% original value adding content for high profile and discerning international clients, coupled with his successful investment of his earnings to start-up an […]







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Career Development
The Missing Element Needed to Equip More School Leavers/Graduates to Excel In Life
October 20, 2015









"A society's competitive advantage will come not from how well its schools teach the multiplication and periodic table, but from how well they stimulate imagination and creativity." --Einstein to Vivienne Anderson, May 12, 1953, AEA 60-716. If you are a parent to school age kids, mark my words: You need to get yourself firmly into […]







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No. 215: Don’t Be So "Nice" That You Appear Incompetent (Hint: Sometimes It Pays to be Initially “Difficult” So as to be Successful Later)
October 19, 2015









When it comes to DELIVERING desired results, LOWERING YOUR STANDARDS (or COMPROMISING) in order to avoid being called "difficult" by clients (or representatives) unwilling to honour their end of the bargain, can end up making you look incompetent. In this write-up I explain why doing the above to please others is never worth it, IF […]







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Motivational Speaking is NOT Self-Development Education
October 17, 2015









[NB: This Personal Philosophy paper was originally e-published via  SpontaneousDevelopmentDotCom (now defunct) on 27th March 2003/Revised on 27th December 2006 by Tayo Solagbade - Founder SDAc] ***** It rarely happens anymore, what with my increasing name/brand recognition for what I do...but several years ago, it happened fairly often. I mean people calling me a "Motivational […]







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