Career Development
The Secret to Getting Things Done, Even When Busy (3 Tips on Smarter Self-Management for CEOs, Top Managers/Executives & Others)
July 3, 2014









Some CEOs, top managers or executives get so busy they suffer exhaustion. I make no claims to being perfect, but NO JOB I’ve done in paid employment, or as an entrepreneur, has EVER overwhelmed me. Indeed, despite being often accused of doing too many things, I - very frequently - get it ALL done on […]







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Career Development
Without Adversity, Meaningful Achievement Would Cease to Exist (Why It Is UNWISE to Wish That You Never Fail Again!)
July 2, 2014









“If it were not for adversity (which has a habit of getting in our way via delays, disappointments, setbacks and failure), the business of achieving AUTHENTIC success, would progress much more quickly and easily for EVERYONE!” – Tayo K. Solagbade FACT: If adversity stopped showing up, meaningful achievement would no longer exist…! That's the truth […]







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Career Development
No. 148: To Succeed, NEVER Let Worry Dominate Your Thoughts
June 30, 2014









On Monday 29th October 2001 at 2.00am in the morning, armed robbers "visited" the house where I was living with my family on Ikpoba Hill in Benin City. These guys numbered about five and ALL carried sawed-off shotguns! They didn't call out for us to come and open the gates - they simply blew the […]







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Career Development
CEO Ineptitude Will Stunt Any Company's Growth (9 Signs to Look Out For!)
June 26, 2014









Since 2002, I have carefully compared my experiences as an entrepreneur, with my time in paid employment. Especially with regard to the most frequent cause of failure, amongst senior managers and CEOs of small/medium businesses I interacted with on both sides. I was shocked to discover that INEPTITUDE - on the part of these top […]







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Career Development
How To Make Yourself IMMUNE To FRUSTRATION!
June 25, 2014









On Saturday (28th June 2014), I'll be delivering a paid 1 hour talk to members of the Media Unit of an NGO in Ogun state, on the invitation of the CEO, who I met with yesterday, here in Lagos. Attendees will hear stories of exciting successes I recorded via diligent application of ideas I describe […]







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Career Development
The Secret to Finding the Right Vocation to Guarantee Your Success
June 21, 2014









It was on Sunday 6th July 1997 (my 27th birthday) that this photo was taken, with Nkechi (my wife), using my Olympus Stylus Camera’s timer. She was 22 at the time. It was our VERY first photo together. And it’s the one I LOVE the most! Tomorrow (Sunday 22nd June 2014) she turns 39. I […]







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To Succeed, Develop Spreadsheet Software for Co-workers (Conversation With a Multinational Employee About My Practical MS Excel-Visual Basic Coaching Service)
June 19, 2014









This article features excerpts from an online chat session I recently had with a friend who works for a multinational, about learning to build Custom MS Excel-Visual Basic Spreadsheet Apps at work. It's a skill you can QUIETLY acquire, and use to attract career advancement opportunities of all kinds! I KNOW, Because I've Done It […]







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Career Development
Why You Need To Develop A Healthy Respect For Money
June 12, 2014









Back in paid employment, I was, like many of my co-workers, used to having my salary paid to me in bulk at the month end (almost without fail). I never really understood what it meant to EARN the money that came to me. Now, don't get me wrong. I am not saying that those in […]







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Career Development
Why School Prepares People POORLY, to Succeed OUTSIDE Paid Employment
June 10, 2014









In 1992, I graduated with the highest ever C.G.P.A of 5.9 (First class was 6.0) in Agric. Extension from Unibadan. Then, in Guinness Nigeria, I earned senior management roles in less than 6 years from 1994. However, as an entrepreneur, I looked like a TOTAL IDIOT - for years - after starting. Yes, IDIOT, in […]







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No. 145: A Few People Can Make Life NEEDLESSLY Miserable for Many, IF Not Called to Order (Case Study: My Experiences at the Nigeria-Benin Republic Seme Border)
June 9, 2014









[NB: This issue of my newsletter is a public service edition.] Last Saturday a.m (7th June 2014), I published a blog about my near 12 hour traffic jam ordeal coming from Seme border to Mile 2 the day before (i.e Friday). What I did not mention was that before that, I’d had unpleasant money-related “disagreements” […]







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