Career Development
Conversation between Entrepreneur Parent and His Kids’ Lesson Teacher
February 28, 2014









How well do you know your child’s teacher(s)? By “know” I mean meeting and engaging him/her in conversation about what s/he thinks education for success in life is about, and how to go about giving it. I share excerpts from a conversation (online chat) with my kids’ lesson teacher, which reveals why connecting with your child’s teacher(s) […]







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8 Practical Considerations You Need to Start a Fish Farm (One Page Practical Mind Map, for Aspiring Fish Farmers and Teachers of Fish Farming!)
February 27, 2014









Starting business part-time, before leaving paid employment is best (though it did NOT work for me). However, this safer approach has its own challenges. Your "employee duties" can deny you time to properly investigate the prospects of a venture you’re considering. Sometimes, even if you can make out time, you may lack the training/skill and […]







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A Strategy to Overcome Adversity
February 20, 2014









It can be tough dealing with adversity in the workplace. Did you make a mistake that made your boss, superiors or colleagues look bad...and they now resent you(?) Or are you being harassed by negative minded co-workers jealous of your progress? This article offers you ideas you can use to move on to success!! I […]







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Convert Your Excel Reporting Workbooks to Secure (& Even Money Making!) EXE Files
February 13, 2014









Below is a screenshot of the 2014 upgrade version of my popular Excel-VB driven Ration Formulator sofware. Do you notice it’s actually an EXE (executable) file, and NOT an Excel workbook...even though it's in Excel?! Users need not enable macros. Plus, it works on any Excel version (for Windows or Mac). All past buyers get […]







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Do You Want a Comprehensive Guide to Private Universities in Benin Republic?
February 12, 2014









A recent email from one of my newsletter subscribers read (in part) as follows: "Tayo, pls can u guide me on university education in Benin Republic? Ranging from the standard ones to qualifications and range of tuition fee as well as accommodation." Sadly, I was only able to send her links to a list of […]







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You Can Agree to Disagree and Still LOVE (Tribute to my father at 80!)
February 8, 2014









Photo: My father - Ezekiel Oluwajimi (E.O) Solagbade - cuts his 80th birthday anniversary cake on Tuesday 4th Feb. 2014, with my mom (his wife for 43 years now). Dad is a Civil and Structural Engineer by profession. I absolutely LOVED the cake, because it was beautifully decorated to depict technical drawing tools he uses! […]







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Do We Really Become More Prone to “Forgetting” As We Grow Older?
February 6, 2014









In 2003, I wrote my popular research based article (titled “When You Grow Old, Your Brain Does Not”. It has since been republished via syndication on many websites. If you believe your mental abilities will diminish because you’re aging, think again. Do We Really Become More Prone to “Forgetting” As We Grow Older? In yesterday's […]







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Happy 80th Birthday to our SUPER DAD!
February 4, 2014









By the time you read this, I'll be in Lagos with my siblings and the rest of the "Luwaji Solagbade family" to join in celebrating with my father, on his 80th birthday anniversary, at the University of Lagos. [Update (12th Feb 2014): Dad's 80th anniversary celebration went perfectly! Click here to read about/view photos :-))] […]







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Is Your In-House Expert's Ego Costing Your Company Money? - Part 2 of 2
January 31, 2014









In this second – and concluding part – of this article (read Part 1 of 2 here) , I offer practical suggestions (based on the true success story of a large multinational company) about how businesses can help their in-house experts act, more often, in the best interest of the company. . The In-House Expert's […]







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Is Your In-House Expert's Ego Costing Your Company Money? - Part 1 of 2
January 30, 2014









“This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us”. – Western Union Internal Memo, 1876. Isn’t it amazing how those narrow minded individuals who wrote that memo, rubbished an innovation that was destined to change the world? If anyone had […]







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