Career Development
How To Turn A Major Blunder At Work Into A Career Advancement Opportunity [Hint: The W x R(to the power of 3) formula]
February 5, 2015









This article describes a simple but highly effective self improvement formula I developed over a decade ago, that can be applied in any situation towards using setbacks as stepping stones to achieve authentic success. It works for both self-employed persons and employees, who want to know how they can turn a blunder they make, into […]







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Career Development
Achieve Recognition and Attract Career Advancement Opportunities By Being A Change Agent
February 4, 2015









Becoming A Change Agent At Work - Key Actions You Can Take Make sure you have at least as many "years of experience", as the "number of years you have been with your company, or on your job". Remember that your having spent 20 years in a place will not really mean you have acquired […]







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Career Development
When I Quit My Job, They Called Me "Mad" - And I Felt So, So Sorry, For Them!
February 3, 2015









", many people still think you must have been mad to do what you did." That's what a former senior colleague told me when we met 3 years after I resigned from Guinness to start my business. In this article, I reveal the TRUE fear-fueled motives that some salary earners (and their employers) have for […]







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Career Development
No. 179: To Achieve Lasting Success, Even a Star Studded Team Needs the Right "Trainer"
February 2, 2015









Nothing compares to a passion-driven team of people, committed to giving their best at what they do. Whether in paid employment, sports or elsewhere, the results they get will often record spectacular results. Very often, the success of a team of people will depend on the leadership they have. Typically, that would be a central […]







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Career Development
To Achieve Authentic Success You Need More Self Belief Than Looks!
January 31, 2015









Success in any area of life will come to you more frequently if you believe in yourself - unwaveringly - and show it. The foregoing FACT becomes even more important to keep in mind if/when you have to start-up or run a business of your own. Few endeavours in life, are as challenging as having […]







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Career Development
To Borrow Other People's Money, You Need to Answer Their "WIIFM?" Question
January 31, 2015









This article offers you a unique opportunity to access practical wisdom shared by a successful entrepreneur about raising startup capital. It is based on my handwritten notes, from a seminar I attended in the year 2000 (24 months before starting my own business).  From my undergraduate days I have honed my skill at taking […]







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Career Development
Experience Sharing Is The World’s Most Powerful Coaching Strategy (FREE PDF Preview Download of a Best Practice Book That Can Help You)
January 27, 2015









Experience sharing is a powerful way to coach and influence. And it works quite well for people of all ages. I know this from years of using it successfully, both in and out of paid employment. Also, research based publications abound that confirm this. You are likely to have had many experiences that would interest, […]







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Career Development
Boost Your Ability to Achieve Success Using THIS Strategy!
January 23, 2015









My DIY (Do-It-Yourself ) mental attitude is the reason I have relentlessly succeeded, in spite of myriad challenges, over the past decade as an entrepreneur. Many of the obstacles I encountered were intimidating, and would have stopped me permanently, if I had NOT possessed this DIY reflex. For instance, this website (www.tayosolagbade.com), my newsletter, indeed […]







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Career Development
Should You Give Up On Someone Who Is Chasing An "Impossible Dream"?
January 21, 2015









"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists" During some difficult times in the life of my business, I have found […]







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Career Development
No. 177: To Be Unstoppable, You Must Be Incomparable!
January 19, 2015









Those who become unstoppable at what they do, often stand out from the crowd, in terms of their demonstrated abilities, and achievements. In other words, they are incomparable. By implication, their names come first in people's minds, ahead of any others who do what they do. One person I believe really personifies this concept is […]







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