Career Development
Get FREE Download Access to Over N250k Worth of Excel-VB Software, PLUS Customization - FOREVER!
May 20, 2014









All the customizable Excel-VB software products (and related services) described below have been delivered to real life individual and business clients, since 2005 for the fees indicated,or greater. The products have however stayed idle on my PC for years, I feel that's a waste, and that they can add value to other individuals or businesses […]







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Career Development
No. 142: Why Ordinary People Achieve Extraordinary Success
May 19, 2014









It is my experience based opinion that succeeding or failing is often 99% of the time a mental game. That's why succeeding continually requires one to develop a firm control of one's mind state under ANY conditions. It's why champions in sports and life often have coaches, mentors and psychologists. Everyone experiences setbacks in life. […]







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Career Development
No. 140: Knowledge Without "Know-How" Rarely Yields Success
May 5, 2014









Knowing “what to do” is crucial. However, knowing “HOW to do it” is the key to ultimate success. The former has to do with your knowledge. The latter relates to your ability to apply that knowledge to achieve results you want i.e. your "know-how". Your success in life depends on being able to develop the […]







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Career Development
Is It (Sometimes) Good To Have A Bad Boss?
April 17, 2014









Who is a good boss? And when can you correctly say that your boss is "bad"? This is an issue that is subject to a lot of debate. Does the fact that your boss does(or makes you do) certain things you personally dislike, make him/her "bad"? I say NOT necessarily! This article explores this subject, […]







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Career Development
Why I Give Free Money Making Ideas to Excel Trainers
April 11, 2014









I periodically offer unsolicited income generating ideas, via phone/email to CEOs of training companies I discover offer MS Excel training. In fact, I just did THAT today, with a Lagos based trainer. This article explains why I give away money making ideas I could use by myself! As an Excel-VB Solutions Developer, I've used my […]







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The Story of an Employee Whose Cup was “FULL” (How Thinking You Know It All, Can Cost You/Your Employer!)
April 10, 2014









As a keen student of human nature, I’ve noticed that once (we think) we’re doing well, many of us have a tendency to conclude no one can tell us anything new. Last week, I encountered a young lady afflicted with this problem while visiting my bank. I’d overheard her giving marketing tips to a new […]







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No. 136: Stop Taking Failure Personally!
April 7, 2014









People who take failure personally, often fail to succeed. Some who succeed fail to continue succeeding, for the same reason! Most people want things to work the way we want all the time. And when that doesn't happen, they give up on themselves. But people who succeed often do so, because they NEVER take failure […]







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Career Development
To Sell with Your Writing, Touch on Different Areas of Your Target Audience's Life
April 5, 2014









Successful selling in any area of life requires gaining the trust of the prospective buyer. If you think about why YOU buy things, you'll likely discover multiple factors often influence your final decision. For instance, I have bought tutorial CDs and books on a variety of subjects, because I felt they would be useful for […]







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Career Development
Earning Income Working From Anywhere (True Story)
April 1, 2014









Yesterday, I was in a Cotonou taxi headed for the Benin Republic-Nigeria border, when Alhaji Usman S., CEO of a pelleted livestock feed manufacturing company in Nigeria’s Kano State, called, and we spoke like old friends…even though we have NEVER met. I've been having such conversations weekly, with increasing frequency since last year... If truth […]







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No. 135: Succeed by Speaking Part-time With a Full Time Job!
March 31, 2014









Some experts in paid employment are doing great things others can learn from. You may be one of them. Do you know you can earn extra income by sharing what you know with others as a part-time speaker? I offer ideas you can use in this issue of my Speaking Ideas newsletter. Some Self-Employed Experts […]







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