Entrepreneurship
No. 158: To Achieve Sustainable Selling Success, NEVER Stop Marketing!
September 8, 2014









In late 2007, I had a setback when I broke a fundamental rule which I've summed up as: "Never stop marketing. Not even when business is so good that you’re over booked!” Ignoring this is often what causes the feast-famine cycle many people pass through! In this issue of my newsletter, I use a true […]







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Career Development
Top Twelve Ways to Achieve Results Focused Self-Development
September 3, 2014









Too many people claim to do Self-Development, when what they do is mostly wishful thinking, with little or NO ACTION TAKING! The ideas I offer will help you practice results-focused Self-Development that yields tangible benefits! 1. BREAK the bad habit of idolising paper qualifications Don’t rush like others to acquire the latest certification unless you’re […]







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Entrepreneurship
To Succeed, You Need to Avoid Advice from Wrong People!
September 2, 2014









Who are you taking advice from in your business or personal life? Every day in Nigeria, and I am sure all over the world as well, people find themselves on the receiving end of advice from speakers, writers, presenters etc. On radio, TV, newspapers, the web, tons of advices are offered by (mostly) well meaning […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 157: Deciding What You Need to Write - or Speak - About (3 Strategies You Can Use)
September 1, 2014









As an expert-who-speaks (or writes), the topic, subject, or theme you choose to focus on can be a crucial determinant of your success. If your audience loves it, you’ll become a “hero” who demystifies it for them. Otherwise, you may get largely ignored…until you can do better. Today's issue was inspired by a question sent […]







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Entrepreneurship
Prepare Your Child to Succeed by Learning to Overcome Rejection Using Persistence & PMA (Lessons from Tayo Solagbade’s Maiden "Selling Skills Development" Project for Kids)
August 29, 2014









On Wednesday 27th August 2014, my 3 sons (11, 13, and 15 respectively), as part of my Personal Achievement Coaching for Kids (PACK)™ project, went on their first ever "sales calls": Finding Buyers for their Pineapple Flavored Cakes Baked Without Oven. [Note: (a). PMA = Positive Mental Attitude (b). Click here to download PDF preview […]







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Career Development
To Ensure Others Easily View Your Pictures, Optimise Them BEFORE You E-mail Them (Here's How!)
August 28, 2014









Before you excitedly email those pictures to your contacts, do them the favour of reducing the image file sizes (via web optimisation) in a graphics software. Owners or employees in fields like real estate and entertainment, often have to send digital camera, or scanned images (e.g of contracts) to contacts via email. But doing so […]







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Career Development
Protect Your Debit Card from Online Fraudsters...or This Could Happen to You (True Story) [Lost & Re-Published Post]
August 27, 2014









This article was first published on this blog 3 months ago, on Friday 23rd May 2014 (see browser history screenshot below). Today, when I tried linking to it, to post a comment on Facebook, I got a "Page Not Found" error on my blog. A MySQL database check soon revealed it was GONE: "Yepa!"! But […]







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Career Development
Why I Convert Video/Audio Interviews & “Informal Narratives” by Other Experts Into Downloadable PDF/Slideshow Versions for EVERYONE – Tayo K. Solagbade
August 27, 2014









This new personal philosophy paper offers download access to four (4) useful PDF documents I recently created using videos, audios or informal "writing" originated by competent experts I reckon with. They are Efe Ohwofasa (UK), Patrick Meninga (USA), Richie Parker (USA) and Charles Ayo Dada (Nigeria). The first 3 can be downloaded from www.tayosolagbade.com. A. Breakthrough to […]







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Entrepreneurship
Selling Skills Development in Tayo Solagbade’s Personal Achievement Coaching for Kids (PACK)™ Project [Hint: Finding Buyers for Cakes Made Without Oven]
August 26, 2014









Tomorrow - Wednesday 27th August 2014 will be a BIG day for my 3 boys (9, 13, and 15 respectively). As part of my Personal Achievement Coaching for Kids (PACK)™ project, during their holidays, they now embark on "sales calls" to develop their selling skills, and learn to deal with rejection. My kids have been making and […]







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Career Development
No. 156: To Succeed, Always Count Your Blessings During Adversity (Hint: Would You Work At Your Best If Power Supply Was Erratic?)
August 25, 2014









I am not sure how many of you on my mailing list know what it feels like to endure YEARS of VERY erratic power supply on a daily basis from your country's power company. That's what Nigerians in Nigeria endure daily. During my visits to Ghana (in 2005) and Cameroon (in 1999 and 2001) most […]







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