Entrepreneurship
When Publishing On 3rd Party Websites Can Hurt You (True Story)
February 7, 2015









If you do any marketing online, it's likely you've heard or read that "Guest Posting" is a powerful (often) zero cost marketing strategy. I agree - but sometimes it can backfire, and make YOU look bad, as this true story illustrates. Due to the fact that it's so hard to find a good fit for […]







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Career Development
Don't Let Age Stop You From Becoming A Positive Change Agent!
February 6, 2015









I learnt a long time ago that one will only be as old as one thinks s/he is. That knowledge makes me very comfortable relating with people of all ages and across social strata, without bothering about their age, color, income class or educational level. What I look for is a desire for self-improvement, evidence […]







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Career Development
How To Turn A Major Blunder At Work Into A Career Advancement Opportunity [Hint: The W x R(to the power of 3) formula]
February 5, 2015









This article describes a simple but highly effective self improvement formula I developed over a decade ago, that can be applied in any situation towards using setbacks as stepping stones to achieve authentic success. It works for both self-employed persons and employees, who want to know how they can turn a blunder they make, into […]







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Career Development
When I Quit My Job, They Called Me "Mad" - And I Felt So, So Sorry, For Them!
February 3, 2015









", many people still think you must have been mad to do what you did." That's what a former senior colleague told me when we met 3 years after I resigned from Guinness to start my business. In this article, I reveal the TRUE fear-fueled motives that some salary earners (and their employers) have for […]







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Career Development
No. 179: To Achieve Lasting Success, Even a Star Studded Team Needs the Right "Trainer"
February 2, 2015









Nothing compares to a passion-driven team of people, committed to giving their best at what they do. Whether in paid employment, sports or elsewhere, the results they get will often record spectacular results. Very often, the success of a team of people will depend on the leadership they have. Typically, that would be a central […]







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Career Development
To Achieve Authentic Success You Need More Self Belief Than Looks!
January 31, 2015









Success in any area of life will come to you more frequently if you believe in yourself - unwaveringly - and show it. The foregoing FACT becomes even more important to keep in mind if/when you have to start-up or run a business of your own. Few endeavours in life, are as challenging as having […]







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Career Development
To Borrow Other People's Money, You Need to Answer Their "WIIFM?" Question
January 31, 2015









This article offers you a unique opportunity to access practical wisdom shared by a successful entrepreneur about raising startup capital. It is based on my handwritten notes, from a seminar I attended in the year 2000 (24 months before starting my own business).  From my undergraduate days I have honed my skill at taking […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 178: To Achieve Marketing Success at Low Cost, You Need a List of Potential Buyers
January 26, 2015









The more I “data-mine” my website mailing LIST of subscribers, and some actually go ahead and buy my products/services (sometimes years after signing up), the more I tell other business owners this: “The money is IN the LIST”! Curious to know what I mean? Keep reading then!! SCROLL DOWN TO READ FULL ISSUE Publication: Weekly Public […]







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Career Development
Boost Your Ability to Achieve Success Using THIS Strategy!
January 23, 2015









My DIY (Do-It-Yourself ) mental attitude is the reason I have relentlessly succeeded, in spite of myriad challenges, over the past decade as an entrepreneur. Many of the obstacles I encountered were intimidating, and would have stopped me permanently, if I had NOT possessed this DIY reflex. For instance, this website (www.tayosolagbade.com), my newsletter, indeed […]







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Entrepreneurship
Money Is Just ONE Measure Of Success - It Is Not The Basis Of Business
January 22, 2015









In 2003 my second year as a startup entrepreneur, I had the opportunity to benefit from the wisdom of the managing partner in a popular management training firm. I had gone to introduce my service on website marketing strategy development to his organisation, in a bid to interest them in having a website newsletter set-up […]







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