Entrepreneurship
No. 159: 5 Key Reasons Competent Experts Struggle to Make Profits!
September 15, 2014









Many competent experts struggle to find/win clients. To make matters worse - in serving few clients they win - these experts often fail to demand adequate remuneration! I used to be like that ...years ago...but NOT anymore. I used my suffering to drive myself to find a PERMANENT SOLUTION...which is what I now share below. […]







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Entrepreneurship
How to Avoid Wasting Money You Spend On Adverts
September 13, 2014









I sent huge amounts of my working capital down "newspaper advertising drainpipes", when I first started out, because I did not have a proper understanding of the important considerations for deciding on how and where to place my ads. My thinking about advertisements, and how to use them to attract business for myself was terribly […]







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Career Development
Defeat Traitors Using Compassion (Hint: Welcome a Judas into Your Life!)
September 12, 2014









FACT: You can be a genius and still fail due to a "close friend's" betrayal. This week, I'm teaching my kids about this. "Et tu Brutus?!" Caesar's famous exclamation is one of the classic examples of how great people responded to discovery of acts of betrayal by those closest to them. In my personal opinion, […]







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Entrepreneurship
Email to a Farm CEO About Powerful Reasons For Using a Blog
September 10, 2014









Today I sent an email message to a new Farm CEO client, who'd purchased my Monthly Poultry Farm Manager app. The email was however NOT about the app or his farm. Instead it was about a blog I discovered he created in 2012, then later abandoned, which I wanted him to know could be VERY […]







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Entrepreneurship
Get the Excel-VB driven Cash Inflow and Outflow Tracker app(Featuring Screenshot Images & Video Demonstration)
September 9, 2014









In yesterday's issue of my newsletter, I mentioned that I would publish a blog featuring my Excel-VB driven Cash Inflow and Outflow Tracker (BCCT) app: THIS is IT. I built the BCCT app within 48 hours, in late 2007 during a dark period following a major setback. From late September through November that year, I […]







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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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