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PREVIEW: Choosing The RIGHT Feed Formulation Software (What You Need to Know) – Based on a True Story

A recent prospective (Catfish Farm CEO) buyer of my Excel-VB Ration Formulator app, wrongly opined that it could not be used to formulate feed for Catfish, because my feed formulation handbook used poultry based examples.

You’re likely to find my response (the last of the messages reproduced in the thread below) useful for choosing the right feed formulation app. [Note that you’ll need the password for Issue 05 of THE FARM CEO™ to access this full blog version]

1. First his web contact form enquiry came in…

——Original Message——

From: olayinka <name removed for privacy>

To: tayo at tayosolagbade.com

Subject: TayoSolagbade.com FFApp Demo Request

Sent: Jul 5, 2015 06:08

On 2015-07-05 at 05:08:04,

The following information was submitted:

From Host: 41.220.69.101

name = Olayinka <name removed for privacy>

submit_by = <name removed for privacy>

company = Farm Manager

address =

city =

states =

country = Nigeria

phone = 0816<removed for privacy>

how_found = Google search

interest = Cat fish farming

comments = Request for the DEMO version of Tayo’s Excel-VB Ration Formulator

2. Then I replied him as follows…

Re:(Your Enquiry) – ExcelVB driven Ration Formulator
| Jul 5 (2 days ago)

Hi,

Thanks for your message, and your interest in the solutions I offer.

I am currently unable to offer EXE demos of my ExcelVB apps due to problems with the compiler I use to convert the automated workbook to hacker proof EXE version.

Without that protection, if I send out the MS Excel workbook As Is, it will not be a demo, but the real thing, and therefore very hackable.

I cannot afford to make that mistake.

But here’s an offer:

You can meet me at the event I’m running from 4pm today for CEOs and those aspiring, and I will gladly demonstrate the app’s use to you.

=Details Below=

Proven Ways to Earn Passive Income

Work LESS, Earn MORE MONEY, Be Happier!

FREE 1 HR TALK

Sun 5th July 2015 @4p.m

Sherryville Arcade, Berger Bstop-Lagos

See Flyer here (click) [Note to reader: You also view the DVD autorun menu here]

=Ends=

It might interest you to know that I will be explaining in that talk, how my ExcelVB software have been generating passive income for me from buyers in and out of Africa, since 2004.

If the above does not work for you, then I recommend you take a leap of faith and buy the app, like my international buyers do – most recent being from Uganda.

Feel free to call and ask me any questions you may have. Any day and any time at all.

With kindest regards,

Tayo K. Solagbade*

Location Independent Performance Enhancement Specialist & Multipreneur

http://www.tayosolagbade.com

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3. He then responds with the following queries…

From: Olayinka <name removed for privacy>

Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2015 07:57:11 +0100

To: <tayo at tayosolagbade.com>

Subject: Re:(Your Enquiry) – ExcelVB driven Ration Formulator

Thanks for your prompt response. Kindly provided answers to the following

1. How much does the app cost?

2. What is the content of the package?

3. Mode and duration of delivery?

Cheers.

Yinka.

Sent from Samsung tablet

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4. And I respond as follows…

Re:(Your Enquiry) – ExcelVB driven Ration Formulator
| Jul 5 (2 days ago)

Thanks for getting back.

My responses are inserted below each of your questions…

1. How much does the app cost?

It sells for 12,500.00

Note however, that you must be very familiar with the science of practical feed formulation and compounding, if you wish to make successful use of any software in formulating balanced rations for livestock.

Mine is no exception.

For this reason I always recommend that a prospective buyer, if not proficient in feed formulation, also purchase and diligently study my Handbook on the subject, which sells for N8,000.00 to buyers within Nigeria (It sells for $82 USD in my online store at http://www.lulu.com/shop/tayo-solagbade/practical-livestock-feed-formulation-handbook/ebook/product-20817463.html)

2. What is the content of the package?

You get the following items:

A. A zipped folder containing your personalised copy of the latest version

of my Excel-VB application which auto computes ration formulas

NB: Your password to login to the Ration Formulator app will also be included in the email.

B. A workbook named RF-Export.xls (for storing derived formulas, if you

want) which MUST always be placed in the same location as the app

C. A workbook named data-appended.xls which was used in the 4 part video

tutorial demonstration created for this app at

http://tinyurl.com/RealRationDemo

D. Your personalised copy of the detailed PDF userguide for the Ration

Formulator [Name = screenshots_RATIONFORMULATOR.pdf]

E. A zipped folder containing 4 print-ready screenshot annotated JPEG images that I created to provide additional quick-start details for users

F. [If you paid for it you will also get] Your personalized copy of the Feed Formulation Handbook (PDF)

G. [Based on 6 above you will also get] Your personalised copy of my PDF Annotated Pictorial Introduction to Feed

Ingredients, which all buyers of my Feed Formulation Handbook get FREE, with my compliments.

See a preview of what it looks like, at http://tayosolagbade.com/sdnuggets/annotated-pictorial-introduction-to-livestock-feed-formulation-ingredients/

[Note to reader: Click here to view an updated version of the above article on the annotated PDF]

H. Lastly, you get a PDF invoice confirming payment received from you, plus the above details of items delivered to you.

3. Mode and duration of delivery?

Once your payment is confirmed, I will commence personalizing the items you paid for. They will be delivered via email to you within 24 to max 48 hours.

Now, most buyers opt to receive my software and handbook via email, as attachments.

However, every now and then some have paid relevant fees to ALSO have me Fedex courier them the digital products on DVD to Kano, Uyo, Warri, Jos etc.

This option enables them get the full length video tutorials so they can watch them offline without incurring Internet bandwith costs.

See the video tutorials at http://tinyurl.com/RealRationDemo

View other details at www.boostyourfarmprofits.biz – click Feed Formulation.

Hope this helps.

With kindest regards,

Tayo

Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN

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5. He replies stating that he will go on to buy…asks for payment details

From: olayinka <name removed for privacy>

>Date:05/07/2015  9:45 AM

> To: tayo at tayosolagbade.com

> Subject: Re: [Delete Preceding Email] Re:(Your Enquiry) – ExcelVB driven Ration Formulator

> Thanks. I will pay for both the software and the handbook. Kindly > forward your account details. I will make online payment between 2 and 4

> pm today after our church service. Also let me know the cost of courier service to Ogbomoso in Oyo State.

Yinka.

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6. So I send him the account details…

Bank: <removed for privacy>

Account Name: Tayo Kayode Solagbade

Account Number: <removed for privacy>

On the Fedex fee to your end, I do not have confirmed information I can give you now, as the Fedex office will not open till tomorrow.

What I can do is offer what I know from the waybills issued to me by Fedex Allen Avenue for delivering to past buyers in other states:

1. PHarcourt: N3,250

2. Kano: N2,950

3. Jos: N3,900

4. Warri: N2,910 (I believe your fee cannot be higher than this one , given that Oyo state’s closer to Lagos than Delta, so, in the interest of expedience, I suggest going with this. Decision is yours to make).

Tayo

Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN

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7. Then there was a BIG silence all through the rest of that day (Sunday)… and right through daytime on Monday, until close to 7p.m, when he writes to say this…

NB: I barely had time to even remember or think about this delay from his end, because I had to prepare for and deliver my 1 hour talk on Passive Income Generation on that same Sunday – it ended up lasting from 5 to 8p.m as against the 1 hour I planned. Monday was my 45th birthday, and I still used most of it to respond to my DVD promo offers and also prepare/send out my newsletter.

On Mon, July 6, 2015 6:49 pm, olayinka_oladeji wrote:

> The preview of the Handbook suggests that the emphasis of the software is

> on poultry. I am into fish farming and hence of the opinion that I may

> not enjoy the full benefits of the resources. Tx anyway for your time.

>  Yinka.

> Sent from Samsung Mobile

8. About an hour or so later, I send him the response below, with a PDF attached, ending by wishing him well as he continues his search…

—————————- Original Message —————————-

Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [Delete Preceding Email] Re:(Your Enquiry) – ExcelVB

driven Ration Formulator

From:    “Tayo K. Solagbade” <tayo@tayosolagbade.com>

Date:    Mon, July 6, 2015 8:00 pm

To:      “olayinka_oladeji” <olayinka_oladeji@yahoo.co.uk>

Cc:      “Tayo K. Solagbade [ReInventing]” <tayo@tayosolagbade.com>

————————————————————————–

Thanks for your message…

This response is not designed to make you change your mind.

===End of preview===

Click here to continue reading the final message … [Note that you’ll need the password for Issue 05 of THE FARM CEO™ to access this full blog version: See full details about subscribing at http://tinyurl.com/TheFarmCEO]

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Have you ever watched a flock of geese flying in their traditional “V” formation? Two engineers learned that each bird, by flapping its wings, creates an uplift for the bird that follows. Together the whole flock gains about 70 percent greater flying range than if they were journeying alone. As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.” – Marian Anderson

Everybody wants to be successful. But we all define success in different ways.

For some, MONEY is everything. And some of such people want to make – sometimes STEAL! – and KEEP as much of it as possible.

For others, balance is what matters to them.

They want money, but they don’t nurture extreme emotions about getting and keeping it.

In my case, I want enough money to meet my basic needs, BUT I also intend to have UNLIMITED amounts of it, so I CAN always be in a position to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the lives of others – thereby glorifying the Creator further, in my life.

You see, I have a BIG grouse with certain people I see, who:

a. have what they think is a lot of money, and use it to harass, intimidate and abuse others…as a way of “showing” that they are successful or superior.

b. come around others to take anything and everything they can, materially, intellectually or any other possible way – to achieve what they consider “success”.

With regard to the latter, for instance, there are well educated people, some business owners in their own right, guilty of “stealing” from others…

These people habitually seek out their “target” person (who could even be a relative or loved one) and engage him/her in conversation to obtain unfair access to the person’s superior insights. Then they turn around hours, days or later to represent/use what they got as theirs – without giving ANY credit or compensation to the originator!

In my line of work as a knowledge professional, I am primarily engaged in coming up with new ideas for getting ahead in various fields.

For instance, my Web Marketing Systems development strategy is unique to me, and works for me, and those of my clients that use it as I recommend they do.

What I’ve found is that some business owners who are unwilling to acknowledge me openly for my expertise, after learning about what I know/can do, seek me out hiding behind phones and email addresses, trying to pick my brains for ideas they can use to serve their own clients, or their personal interests.

I always respond to them with the same pure thoughts that I relate with others, even though I often “sense” their insincerity.

Indeed, I deliberately overwhelm them with MORE than what they request, but in a manner that makes it VERY difficult to justify coming back to ask for anything else.

In this way, I am able get rid of them quickly, and focus on serving those with whom I can enjoy more EDIFYING (read: win-win) relations!

Whatever your definition of what success is, it is important to ensure that you go about the business of achieving the success you desire, the right way.

And what is the right way?

It is that which does NOT involve hurting or exploiting others to get what you want, or where you want to go.

It is also that which does NOT involve using what you have to oppress or intimidate others.

Indeed, to succeed authentically, for the long term, you must conduct your affairs in your personal, or work life, with kindness and consideration for others.

Simply put, you need to relate with others with positive intent…

With a deliberate desire and effort to leave them better off than when you meet them.

With a passion for going out of your way to helping them get what they tell you (or that you sense) they want or need to advance in life.

By doing that, you align yourself with forces in nature, setup by the Creator, that will ultimately channel streams of material/spiritual benefits to you, as reward.

Note that I say this as one who enjoys such rewards on a regular basis, and at an increasing rate as I become MORE proficient in living this way!

I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again – because my life is proof that it is true…

There are laid down laws that govern the universe we live in. Those laws are applicable to ALL of us who live on this planet, as designed by our Creator. Anyone who fails to act in consonance with those laws, effectively incurs negative consequences or penalties.

The mistake many make is that because those penalties do not occur instantly following when they do those wrong things, they assume the penalties do not exist.

In their daily interactions with others, such people routinely, habitually seek to take without giving.

They constantly scheme and plot to dispossess others of material, as well as intellectual property they own. Even when dealing with loved ones or family, they adopt emotionally abusive/exploitative dispositions, that often leave others feeling “used and dumped”.

What they fail to notice is how, over time, they find themselves experiencing seeming inexplicable series of misfortunes, at later periods, when they have long forgotten about what they did wrong.

I am reasonably certain that you have come across one or two persons who interact with negative intent (typically to cheat, or exploit others)…

Years of hardship imposed on me by exposure to such individuals have honed my sixth sense to detect the insincerity such people harbour, within minutes of interaction.

Even when dealing with them remotely, via email or phone, I AM able to correctly detect such negatively motivated people most of the time – using the content and TONE of their enquiries and responses. I mean this!.

In the end, what I feel for such people is mostly pity, because they act the way they do, thinking others are not aware of their insincere motives and actions.

Yet, in reality, they are simply what I like call “Human Ostriches” engaged in the silly game of self-delusion!

The fact is others will eventually come to know them for what they are, and those wise/courageous enough will AVOID being around them.

Indeed, in progressive societies, people who network with such NEGATIVE intent often get called out or shamed/named!

However, even if you’re in a society where such people are seemingly “not penalized”, emulating them would HURT you more than (if at all) help you!

In line with the philosophies of Personal Success Achievement, I have always lived my life as an Increasing Personality i.e. someone who creates an impression of increase everywhere s/he goes. As a result, people often want to have me around.

In contrast, the person who networks with negative intent, is often not one that others eventually decide they would rather not have around them!

Now, here’s what is most noteworthy: People who stick around such negatively motivated people rarely achieve useful personal advancement, and rarely ever GROW, talk less of flourishing, compared to THAT individual!

This is because such persons never want others to surpass them.

They always look for ways to keep others around them DOWN.

Unfortunately, for them, as the quote I began this piece with points out, the efforts they exert to deny others advancement, equally impedes them from progressing as far as they have the God-given potential to go!

This is why I ACTIVELY weed such people out of my Circle of Influence as quickly as possible.

I recommend that you do the same thing, in your personal, work or business life, IF you want to achieve true Self-Actualization!

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Yesterday, 5th July 2015, I delivered my 1 hour talk on Passive Income Generation at Sherryville Arcade. However, it actually lasted from 5p.m till 8p.m – and I SOLD this DVD there!

For those unable to attend, the branded auto run DVD is available for purchase today, on my 45th Birthday at N2,500. By midnight the price reverts to N5,000.

But an interesting opportunity has come up…

Two Lagos based long time subscribers who missed yesterday’s talk, have paid the N2,500 for the DVD on Passive Income Generation.

Following a request by one of them, I have agreed to meet with both of them (they do NOT know each other) at Tantalizers near FRSC, along Ojodu-Berger road, on Wed 12th July 2015 from 1p.m.

This is so I can explain to them, in more detail as I did in yesterday’s talk, the 3 business models for passive income generation, that I described on the DVD.

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This is something I’ve resolved to do on a continuous basis, for ANY interested person from now on.

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“(Tayo Solagbade) is amazing and I think he is going to produce some impressive results online…” – click here to read full comment by Patrick Meninga (US based 6 figure income blogger who gained fame for building a $2,000 per month adsense website and selling it for $200,000).

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“Tayo, I honestly believe you are one of those who will succeed at anything he does. Your commitment and effort has been outstanding….Thanks for all your hard work since I’ve been here – you will be sorely missed. I don’t need to wish you good luck, you have the ability to make your own luck. – Andy”(R. Jones)*

*Operations Manager, Guinness Nigeria Plc Benin Brewery, December 2001 (Handwritten comments in farewell/xmas cards sent to Tayo Solagbade following his resignation to start his own business).

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Tayo K. Solagbade*

Self-Development/Performance Improvement Specialist

*Sole Agent For Burt Dubin’s Speaker Mentoring Service In Africa

Mobile: +234-803-302-1263 (in Nigeria) or +229-66-122-136 (in Benin Republic)

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Tayo K. Solagbade is a Location Independent Performance Improvement Specialist and Multipreneur (i.e. a highly versatile/multi-skilled entrepreneur), with a bias for delivering Best Practice solutions to

Farm Businesses and others.

Since 2002, he has earned multiple streams of income providing individuals and organizations with personal development training and coaching, custom MS Excel-VB solutions, web marketing systems/web hosting,

freelance writing services, and best practice extension support services (for farm business owners).

Tayo is the author of the Self-Development (SD) Bible™ and the popular Livestock Feed Formulation Handbook. He is also the developer of its accompanying Excel-VB driven Ration Formulator™ and the Poultry Farm Manager™ software.

He has delivered talks/papers to audiences in various groups and organizations, including the Centre for Management Development, University of Lagos, Christ Baptist Church, Volunteer Corps, Tantalisers Fast Foods

and others.

In May 2012 he was the Guest Speaker at the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development’s Annual Semester Entrepreneurial Lecture at Yaba College of Technology in Lagos.

On 1st April 2013, Tayo (who reads, write and speaks the French language) relocated to Cotonou, Benin Republic to begin slowly traveling across the West African region.

His key purpose is to deliver talks, seminars

and workshops on his key areas of focus and interest to interested audiences (Email tayo at tksola dot com for details).

In a previous life, before leaving to become self-employed, Tayo served for seven years as a high performing manager in Guinness Nigeria. He rose from Shift Brewer, to Training & Technical Development Manager, and then later acted in senior management roles as Production Manager and Technical Manager.

He is an Associate Member of the UK Institute & Guild of Brewing, a 1997 National Finalist of the Nigerian Institute of Management’s(NIM) Young Managers’ competition, a Certified Psychometric Test Administrator for Psytech UK, innovator of Spontaneous Coaching for Self-Development™ (SCfS-D™), and Founder of the Self-Development Academy Limited.

When he’s not amazing clients with his superhuman skills (wink), Tayo works as the creative force behind his Daily Self-Development Nuggets blog – on which he also publishes his Weekly Public Speaking IDEAS

newsletter(which he uses to promote Burt Dubin’s Public Speaking Mentoring service to experts working across the African continent).

You can connect with him on Twitter @tksola.com and Facebook.

Visit Tayo Solagbade Dot Com, to download over over 10 performance improvement resources to boost your personal and work related productivity.

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On 4th May 2014, Tayo’s 9 year old domain (Spontaneousdevelopment dot com), which hosted his website, was taken over by Aplus.net.

Within a few days however, Tayo used his advanced self-taught web development skills to build a SUPERIOR “reincarnation” of it the website http://www.tayosolagbade.com.

But updates are still ongoing to URLs bearing the old domain name in most of the over 1,000 web pages, and blog posts

he’s published.

If you experience any difficulties finding a page or document, email Tayo at tksola dot com.

Click “Tayo, What Happened to SpontaneousDevelopmentDotCom ?” to read a detailed narrative about how the above event occurred :-))

Here’s an article Tayo wrote, to inspire others to defy adversity, and bounce back to even greater reckoning at what they do EVERY time:

And he wrote the one below, to explain why losing a domain name, no matter how old NO LONGER determines your online success or otherwise:

A Proven Strategy to Find Profitable Buyers Regardless of Your Domain Name

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My 45th Birthday Anniversary GIFT Offer to YOU [Get my Passive Income Generation Audio DVD at N2,500 instead of N5,000]

 

From midnight today, I clock 45 years old, and I’ve prepared THIS special 24 hour offer to last all through 6th July 2015.

I created this Audio DVD (see autorun DVD menu below) to mark this occasion, by formally commencing implementation of my decision to give back by sharing lessons that have helped me turn my failures to success in spite of myriad adversities.

My 45th Birthday Anniversary GIFT Offer to YOU [Get my Passive Income Generation Audio DVD at N2,500 instead of N5,000]

Today, I delivered my 1 hour talk on Passive Income Generation at Sherryville Arcade. However, it actually lasted from 5p.m till 8p.m – and I SOLD this DVD there!

For those unable to attend, the DVD is also available. It is the latest addition to my passive income generating information products library, and contains powerful information and education you can use to begin generating passive income at low to zero cost even if all you have is a primary school certificate!

When you buy it, you get access to my direct support and guidances to get started EARNING PASSIVE INCOME in 3 possible areas I recommend. If you follow my guidance diligently, you WILL end up able to generate multiple Streams of Passive (or Residual) Income even when you do NO work, and also while you sleep, JUST LIKE I DO!

From now, until midnight of tomorrow 6th July 2015, ANY person who wants a copy of this DVD can order it at N2,500.00 instead N5,000.00. Price reverts to N5,000.00 from 7th July 2015. For payment details, call/text +234-803-302-1263 or Email tayo at tksola dot com

[FREE 1 Hour Talk] Work LESS, Earn More Money, Worry LESS, Sleep BETTER , Be Happier!

Work LESS, Earn More Money, Worry LESS, Sleep BETTER , Be Happier!

Whether you’re in paid employment or run your own business, you CAN earn MORE without needing to work MORE. In fact, you can earn income while you sleep!

I do it – and I learnt to do it using ideas from others who have done it for decades. You can learn how to do it too!

FREE ONE HOUR TALK

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Date: Sun 5th July 2015

Time: 4 to 5 p.m

Venue: Sherryville Arcade, Ojodu Berger Bus stop | Lagos-Nigeria

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No problem: Pre-Recorded Audio DVD Version

Available [FREE Delivery in Lagos]

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Tel: +234-803-302-1263 | +229-66-122-136

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Career Opportunities in Spreadsheet Solutions Development (Tayo Solagbade’s MS Excel Heaven™ Visual Basic Club & Competition)

On Monday 22nd June 2015, the Executive Director of a Nigerian NGO that runs tutoring projects for students in partnership with a State Ministry of Education, wrote to confirm their interest in partnering with me to run my Excel-VB club coaching session for their students and volunteers.

For me, this is proof that MORE people are seeing the career development opportunities available in Excel VB Solutions Development.

If everything goes according to plan, and we actually get started, I intend to produce video recordings of the LIVE sessions we will have during the long holidays, in addition to ALL the MS Excel workbooks and video tutorials that will be created for the learners.

All of that will be put on a home study DVD to be made available to interested persons.

(a). The ExcelVB club offers serious minded business users a platform to learn useful spreadsheet automation skills using MS Excel-Visual Basic.

(b). The competition provides such business users with a REAL WORLD relevant challenge that they can use to test their new skills, thereby building the confidence to deliver greater value to their employers or clients – leading to increased productivity and income.

(c). The Kiddie’s arm of the club aims to promote zero cost spreadsheet programming skills development in kids, to solve everyday problems.

To reach more users who may desire commercial ExcelVB software development skill, I seek to partner with smart learning providers, to run my 4 day Case Study based ExcelVB Programming workshop.

See http://tinyurl.com/excelvbclubvideos

The above linked page on my blog features 8 short explanatory videos about my ExcelVB club, competition and workshop.

In one of the videos I mention my Excel-VB Election Results Compiler & Reports/Charts Generator, which I built to PROVE the point that MS Excel is NOT just useful for handling financial data, but it CAN (and is used worldwide) for everyday purposes in virtually any field.

Attendees of my workshop will learn how to build the interactive map of Nigeria in my Election Results Compiler app, which enables the user auto-generate reports for ANY state clicked on the map.

That interactive map feature can be EASILY customized for use by ANY business – even a multinational – to enable busy top decision makers/CEOs click to instantly view state-by-state summaries of sales, expenses, production etc data!

See screen shots and videos of the app at http://tayosolagbade.com/erc

Just 2 days ago, I have a wonderful meeting with the manager of an IT training outfit, which ended with him asking one of the trainers present to arrange for a meeting with the rest of the team, to discuss my Excel-VB club partnership offer.

Like I told a client subsequently, it appears Nigerians are finally opening up to my offers. That’s a good sign – especially as I’m taking this to Benin Republic, Ghana and Cameroon as well!

I believe what I’ve started can create employment and income for serious business users and young school leavers across West Africa as I travel.

Click here to request download access to the 9 page slide show that offers FULL details

Visit http://www.excelheaven.biz to learn more about my MS Excel Heaven Club, Competition, and Solutions Development.

 

You Are an “Illiterate of the 21st Century” If You Cannot Learn, Unlearn and Relearn

“The illiterates of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read or write. They will be those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” – Alvin Toffler

They are called coincidences…but when it concerns people like me i.e. authentic students of the Philosophy of Personal Achievement, and The Science of Getting Rich (SOGR), VERY RARELY are any such coincidences NOT pre-ordained (to borrow a religious term).

For years I have resisted the impulse, but as I have continued to GROW in the volume and depth of my success using these principles, the natural consequence has been that the Creator, who controls it all, has been gently, but persistently nudging me to begin giving back.

And this is happening in ways that I, as one who is well initiated in this system, can see that it is indeed what He wants.

In the past 2 weeks alone, I have been singled out in various public places by total strangers, in Cotonou, as well as Lagos, for serious conversations about what I know, and do.

And each time the concerned individual has pointedly demanded to have my name, phone numbers and email address, to continue the relationship.

Some want me to share with them insights on how to earn passive income (which they got a hint about from copies of books I was holding at the time e.g. by Robert Kiyosaki).

Others want me to teach them Excel-VB software development, Web Marketing Systems development, for Zero Sales and Marketing etc.

In fact, as I type these words, on such person – a paid mentee – is waiting for me to finish so we can have a short session before he goes off for a church session.

There is a saying that when the student is ready, the teacher will appear.

A few years ago, starting back in 2003, I was ready and my teachers appeared in slow succession (books and web resources by people I knew could help me), over the past decade.

What I had to do was drop a LOT of what I’d learnt in school, and while in paid employment in the wonderful manufacturing workplace of Guinness Nigeria. A lot of what I knew from back then was simply holding me back from doing as well as I had the potential to, in the real world.

Today, I am better off. And since I began to reap the rewards for my new found form of literacy, I have been seeing so many others lost in the sea of 21st century illiteracy.

It’s the kind that Robert Kiyosaki has been screaming about in MANY of his books e.g. your house is not an asset. Savers are losers. Passive income is the best way to get rich!

Now, those who need my help are opening up, in seemingly coincidental encounters, and I’m finding myself wondering “How come they knew to come to me?”

I say this because I have been working VERY HARD coaching my kids along in their Personal Achievement for Kids Coaching program. And I have been wondering how to reach help others as well. Now, I no longer wonder how to do so. They are finding me out on their own, and telling me they want to be at my next event!

That’s why I’m writing this: The theme of my learning events is Taking Control of Your Life – Financially and Otherwise by UNLEARNING the Wrong Things and Mastering the Right Things.

I’ll be running special FREE workshops on this theme, sharing based on my personal experiences and achievements – and of course what I’ve learnt from studying the masters who have gone ahead of me.

If you’d like to be a part of my events, or would want to get access to the recordings, click here to let me know.

 

Making the Right Purchase – Seven (7) Questions That Can Help You

Let me begin by stating that the ideas I offer here were obtained from studying the writings of experts like Jeffery Meyer. Adapting them to my purposes has actually helped me repeatedly convince prospects to buy from (or hire) me.

If you are an entrepreneur, understanding the ideas I offer here, if you apply them correctly, CAN help you close more sales. I say this from experience. Simply use the questions enumerated below to help them realise they NEED YOUR products/services.

But I’m writing here, NOW, for prospective buyers of products/services – the prospect or existing client, who is considering buying a product/service from a provider.

In the course of my work, I have learnt that some buyers only want one thing: The lowest price (s). To them, the lowest price means they’ve gotten the best value for every Naira spent.

However, even in the Nigerian market, it could prove severely wasteful to base your purchase decisions solely on price. There ARE other things to look for.

Are you scared of paying more than you should?

Well, there is something you can do, to ensure you minimise chances of making that mistake. To spend “wiser”, simply make it a habit to think up YOUR answers to the following questions, before making your purchase decision. I call them the “Prospective Buyers’ Decision Making Questions”.

1. Why do you need the product/service?

Another way to ask this question is “What do you want to use the product/service for?” If you cannot think of a good reason to justify purchasing it, then it would be obvious that doing so, would be likely to be a bad decision – money wasted or poorly spent.

2. How did you go about deciding the kind of product/service you need?

Okay, so you have convinced yourself you NEED the product/service. But just before you go out and get it, why not question yourself further about HOW you arrived at your choice of product/service. For instance, a person could decide s/he needs a new vehicle for the company’s sales department. But buying a luxury car (e.g. BMW) to meet that need might not be the way to go.

3. Why doesn’t the existing product/service meet your needs (i.e. assuming you already have one)?

If you already have something that addresses that need, why is it that you feel a need to purchase this other product/service. Is it that you feel what you have does not fully meet the existing need? Or is it that you anticipate future needs may outstrip the capacity of the existing resource? Take time to carefully reflect on this, as it would go a long way to enable you accurately determine whether or not to go ahead.

4. Because the present product/service doesn’t serve your needs (or because you have none), how is this impacting on your establishment’s effectiveness?

This is related to the preceding question. By implication, you will find reflecting on this question useful in further deciding on how relevant the product/service you are contemplating buying is to your real needs. So, if you are able to identify and enumerate specific/tangible ways that the existing product/service is negatively affecting your company’s performance, it would provide further justification to purchase the new one.

Note however that one possibility you could equally consider is CHECKING to see if there is a way you can get the current product/service to IMPROVE, so that you do NOT have to purchase a replacement or addition, which would require more spending.

5. What will happen if you don’t purchase this new product/service?

Of course, if the existing product/service is not addressing the important needs of your company, the company will continue to suffer for it. Failing to correct that situation will likely result in more negative impact. So, ask yourself what will happen if this trend continues. If the answer you get is NOT what you want for your company, then you’ll have to seriously consider purchasing the identified alternative(s).

6. How did you determine the price you said you want to pay for this product/service?

And this is the most sensitive one of them. Money! Everyone these days is thinking of how to use less of it, to get more of what they want. And who can blame them? It’s plain common sense! The only problem is that some people tend to take it a bit too far. They begin to think of getting EVERYTHING for little or nothing.

Having gone through the process of reviewing the questions before this one, you should have come to terms with the reality that the product/service you wish to purchase is capable of FILLING the need you have identified, or SOLVING the problem you have discovered.

Either way, you will have accepted that it is worth paying for, and since it will be IMPROVING on what you currently have in place, there is a good chance it will not be “cheap”. But it could be affordable. So, I suggest you aim to NEGOTIATE a good bargain, to get it.

7. What if the product/service you purchase doesn’t work properly OR what if it fails to serve the needs you identified?

But we must NOT be academic about this. No one is perfect, and no process is fool proof. This implies that following the above outlined steps may not ALWAYS result in making the right purchase. This could happen for so many reasons. One example is your understanding of the situation that created the need you identified.

If you are not well informed about the dynamics of that situation, you could draw the wrong conclusions about what the need is! The moral here is that you MUST strive to be conversant with whatever aspects of your operations you are evaluating. Be honest with yourself in this regard, and if you are unsure about your ability to do this, consult one or more persons that have the competence (your staff, colleagues etc) to help you make the right assessments.

FINAL WORDS

To end, I now share some details of additional information I provide to my prospects or clients, to further “educate” them about why buying from (or hiring) me would be the right thing to do.

a. We believe in establishing long term relationships.

“A customer who is only interested in doing business with the supplier with the lowest price has no interest in developing long term relationships.” – Anon

For the person contemplating making a purchase, this has already been addressed in the preceding discussion. If you focus only on getting what you want at the lowest possible price, you are likely to end up getting what you don’t want i.e. lower quality. Or the supplier could walk away. If s/he decides to sell to you on that unfair basis, s/he may not be forthcoming when you need after sales support etc. So, be careful!

b. We want to help you become better at what you do.

Jeffery Meyer recommended politely informing the prospect or client that you “are not just a vendor selling products/services”. You will tell him/her that “your vision is become a valued advisor whose knowledge, training, education, and experience will enable him/her get better results”.

For the prospective buyer, the above statement is just as relevant. You should carefully study the “provider” of the service/product you are contemplating, to see if s/he shows signs of abiding by a code of ethics that makes him/her willing to be a “Valued Advisor” to those s/he serves. If YES, that gives you more confidence to do business with him/her. If NO, the logical line of action is obvious!

Final Words: I believe if you as a prospect buyer of product/service adopt the above steps in your decision making thought process, you are likely to make more accurate purchase decisions that you used to. Good luck!

To Get Lasting Improvements In Employee Performance, Avoid Use of Money As Primary Reward”

Do you want to have a lasting and sustainable training system in your company? If YES, then you must avoid the TRAP of trying to use money to motivate your employees. If you don’t you’ll keep training them and they’ll show little or no improvement in their performance.

Why?

Because money is like a chemical stimulant which helps the “receiver/user” achieve a “high” for a limited time period only after which s/he gets lowered to (and sometimes below!) the base state – no permanent IMPROVEMENT achieved in him/her!

Ask yourself this question:

Do you currently have any staff or employees/team members who willingly Go The Extra Mile (GTEM) on the job, without demanding material or monetary reward for doing so?

If yes, what is the payoff that keeps him/her motivated to continue working for the company in that manner?

It’s CRUCIAL that you find out what that payoff is for 2 key reasons:

a. It could give you insights into what you can do to keep him/her working that way, to the benefit of the company

b. It could also help you discover team members who are reaping undue personal rewards by exploiting “waste” points or loop holes in your process to reward themselves without your consent.

Both a. and b. happen a lot.

In the latter case, we have recorded cases of employees who were – for instance – diverting their employer’s products for monetary gain.

They found it was easier to do this by pretending to work late, so that they could carry out their pilfering and other naughty acts when fewer people were left on the premises.

To add insult to the injury, they would still turn in claims forms at the month end to request payment for overtime spent working after office hours!

The above anecdote proves that managing human resources in an organization can be quite a complex and messy process – filled with lots of intrigue.

However, when a best practice workplace organization system is put in place, the controls that are implemented drastically limit opportunities for mischief making on the part of the staff.

Indeed, best practice workplace organization effectively eliminates waste in man hours as well as process operations.

Basically, each and every member of the team from the shop floor to the CEO ends up with clearly defined Job Descriptions on which they are then assessed for productivity. In addition Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are derived and routine systems put in place to track, measure and analyse them for decision making.

Most importantly, rewards and recognition (as well as sanction) systems that improve career advancement opportunities for employees, along their lines of expressed interest are put in place.

When a system like this is established, and its feedback and reward systems are executed as and when appropriate, the need to use money as an incentive to get desired behavior from employees drops.

This is because each member will see that s/he will be found wanting if s/he does not play his/her role properly for the company’s operations to function effectively, leading to goal achievement.

Best practice workplace organization philosophies (like the 5S system) are powerful weapons for getting results from team members without needing to use monetary incentives that rarely endure in their impact.

Click here to contact me if you want to learn more about setting up such a system in your company.

To Succeed In Today’s World, Your Kids Will Need REAL WORLD Experience

No amount of “formal classroom based schooling” at ANY levels in the BEST (whatever that means) learning institutions in the WORLD, can compare to QUALITY time spent gaining real world relevant hands-on experience in any field of endeavor.

This is why students are asked to go on INTERNSHIPS, or INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT etc.

You need to take what you have been taught in the controlled environment of your learning institution, and make diligent conscious effort to put it to PRODUCTIVE use in the REAL WORLD you intend to apply it once your learning is completed.

MANY MANY MANY people fail to understand this, and that’s why even when they are truly gifted, academically and otherwise, they enter society and literally struggle to achieve the full potential that EVERYONE knows they have.

This is however often not entirely the fault of the affected individuals. Instead it’s due to the way society trains us to think.

We leave the most important things for LAST.

The most successful lawyer in court when everyone graduates, may not have been the best in school work.

Indeed we have notable examples that prove this here in Nigeria, and elsewhere – in various fields!

Which brings me to the point I wish to make:

As parents, if we love our kids and want them to truly succeed, we MUST go out of our way to EXPOSE them to real world experiences.

We must challenge them to connect with their environment by engaging in activities that will help them develop the needed awareness and emotional intelligence to take what they learn and use it to achieve their goals, regardless of what LIFE may throw at them.

Are you doing that for YOUR kids yet???

If not, NOW is the time to start. Your kids will thank you for it later. Today’s world demands it – book knowledge alone, will NOT be enough for lasting authentic success in or out of paid employment – especially OUT of paid employment.

When you consider that decent jobs are getting fewer and harder to win, it only makes sense to prepare one’s offspring for the possibility that they may have to work for themselves.

If that’s to happen successfully, they will need bucket loads of REAL WORLD experience under their belts.

PLEASE give it to them now, so they can make the best use of it as they grow!

Photo: My 3 sons pose for a photo with the musician – Beautiful Nubia – just after completing their 3 hour FREE Music Workshop session at his EniObanke Arts Centre at the Ikeja-GRA premises.

They were taught rudiments of percussion (agogo, shekere, etc.), talking drum, rhythm guitar, bass guitar etc by experienced musicians and teachers.

Click to read full article titled:

Studying Music Can Make Your Child Achieve More Success

Photo: My 3 sons pose for a photo with the musician - Beautiful Nubia - just after completing their 3 hour FREE Music Workshop session at his EniObanke Arts Centre at the Ikeja-GRA premises.

MS Excel Automation Education in African Institutions Can Boost Jobs Creation & Self-Employment!

Universities and business schools across the world often offer full, real world relevant Excel-VBA programming courses. But NONE in Nigeria, Benin, possibly all of Africa do.

This write-up is targeted mainly at educators  and providers of learning solutions in Africa. There is a massive dearth of MS Excel learning in general and Excel-VB programming education in particular.

Countless certified accountants in the UK, America, Australia, Canada and Asia excel by developing automated Excel-VB driven applications for their employers and clients.
MS Excel Automation Education in African Institutions Can Boost Jobs Creation & Self-Employment!

Same applies to their colleagues in engineering fields. They are able to do this because many of their institutions offer formal training in Excel-VB programming.

In this paper, I explain why this is so, and how it may be limiting the ability of many of their graduates to excel in their working lives, be it in or out of paid employment.

I have a vision to influence the initiation of an Excel-VB programming awareness “movement” across Africa’s educational landscape, in a way that leads to jobs creation and self-employment outcomes for participants – just like it happens in developed societies.

This White Paper has been published to propagate that message. If you run a learning centre or institution and would like to partner with me on this, or you would like to download the full PDF white paper (it’s FREE), send me a message via www.tayosolagbade.com/contact.htm.