Excel-VB Solutions
Why Instead of "SELLING" Fela Anikulapo Kuti to Them, it's the WORLD - led by America - that's "SELLING" Fela to Nigerians!









[PHOTOS: A visit to Fela Anikulapo Kuti's Kalakuta Museum with my 16 year old son - who is named after him] In my 2003 personal philosophy paper titled "Why I Do What I Do, The Way I Do It", I wrote as follows: "In certain ways, I see myself as a non-singing ideological equivalent of […]







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Career Development
On-Demand Feed Formulation for Farm CEOs Workshop : 2 Proposed Alternatives [1] Attend a one-on-one hands-on Feed Formulation Training session with me or [2] Purchase my Feed Formulation Home Study Video Series









Last week I announced the availability of my Monthly On-Demand Feed Formulation for Farm CEOs Workshop [Hint: FREE Entry for Owners of Tayo Solagbade’s Feed Formulation Handbook & Software]. However, in light of the VERY different date preferences being expressed by intending attendees to the 6 tentative dates I sent out, it's become obvious that […]







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Career Development
Choosing The Right Role Models for Success Achievement - What to Look For [Case Study: 21 year old Ibadan-based Nigerian freelance writer/blogger, who earns thousands of dollars writing for international clients AND also makes money from a Catfish Farm Business he started 1 year ago!]









Quick Take Away As far as I'm concerned, due to the TRULY international dimension of the success he enjoys as a freelance writer/blogger, earning steady income in thousands of dollars by CREATING 100% original value adding content for high profile and discerning international clients, coupled with his successful investment of his earnings to start-up an […]







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Entrepreneurship
THE FARM CEO (Issue 20): Formulating Swine Rations…PLUS Get MY Upgraded Excel-VB Ration Formulator Which Generates Amino Acid Balanced Rations for Pigs!, video, POOR WATER QUALITY IN FISH PONDS - What went wrong, Review of Livestock Feed Formulation Techniques, A diet fit for a pig: seven basic rules, A New Guide to Fish Farming in Kenya









[Tagline: If it can help your farm business, you’ll find it in THE FARM CEO™ Newspaper ] Preview: This week, I am pleased to announce that ALL who sign-up for my Feed Formulation Workshop will get a 50% discount to order my new Home Study DVD on How to Formulate Rations for Poultry, Pigs, Fish, […]







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Career Development
No. 215: Don’t Be So "Nice" That You Appear Incompetent (Hint: Sometimes It Pays to be Initially “Difficult” So as to be Successful Later)









When it comes to DELIVERING desired results, LOWERING YOUR STANDARDS (or COMPROMISING) in order to avoid being called "difficult" by clients (or representatives) unwilling to honour their end of the bargain, can end up making you look incompetent. In this write-up I explain why doing the above to please others is never worth it, IF […]







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Career Development
Motivational Speaking is NOT Self-Development Education









[NB: This Personal Philosophy paper was originally e-published via  SpontaneousDevelopmentDotCom (now defunct) on 27th March 2003/Revised on 27th December 2006 by Tayo Solagbade - Founder SDAc] ***** It rarely happens anymore, what with my increasing name/brand recognition for what I do...but several years ago, it happened fairly often. I mean people calling me a "Motivational […]







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Excel-VB Solutions
Making Nigeria Work Again: We ALL Need to Beat The Nigerian Factor (BTNF) ™









"The Nigerian factor is what makes things that work elsewhere fail to work in Nigeria. It is also what makes doing the wrong thing acceptable, and doing the right thing condemnable" - Tayo Solagbade Below is a screenshot of the home page of my - now defunct - Beat The Nigerian Factor (BTNF) ™ mini […]







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Career Development
[RECOMMENDED READING] An adventure to discover the best teacher in Nigeria. Drama Galore…lol!









I never re-publish other people's writings on my blog, but I do link to those I find compelling. This piece by Olusegun Adeniyi titled "An adventure to discover the best teacher in Nigeria. Drama Galore…lol!" - published in THISDAY Newspaper perfectly fits that description: it is a truly compelling, and at the same time "painful" […]







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Career Development
To Coach Successfully, Don't Tie People to Your Apron Strings









Coaching is ultimately about subtly putting ideas into a coachee (person-being-coached)'s head about who s/he is and what s/he can become or accomplish. That may NOT sound very romantic, but THAT is what Coaching ultimately entails! This is the reason why the best coaches are those who know how to make you BELIEVE you can […]







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Entrepreneurship
Tayo Solagbade's Farm and Grow Rich™- 6 Zero Cost Steps to Boost Farm Income: 7 Week FREE Email Auto-responder Course for Farm CEOs and Those Aspiring [LIVE from Wednesday 7th October 2015]!









After WEEKS of hard work writing it, I'm excited to announce my brand new first-of-its-kind 7 Week FREE Email Auto-responder Course for Farm CEOs and Those Aspiring (Based on my forthcoming same titled new book) Title: Farm and Grow Rich™ Subtitle: 6 Zero Cost Steps to Boost Farm Income Goes LIVE from Wednesday 7th October […]







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