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Learn How to Make Microsoft Excel Do ANYTHING You Want, and NOTHING You Don’t!

April 15, 2015 Tayo Solagbade Leave a comment

If you do routine data recording, analysis and report generation, using MS Excel, I can show you how to optimize and automate your work, to achieve HUGE savings in time, effort and even money!

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To Win More Often In Life, Master The Art Of Non-Combative Confrontation (6 Tips to Follow & 3 Benefits to Reap!)

April 11, 2015 Tayo Solagbade Leave a comment

We are often told, as kids, to be respectful/obedient to older others. In some cultures, however, the indoctrination goes deeper, such that youths become adults unable to challenge “bad behaviour” by older persons or bosses.

This article offers insights anyone can follow to overcome such a limitation – including 6 tips on what to do, and 3 benefits to expect.

I have however found that it is best to always enquire “to whom” I should be respectful and obedient, to what extent, and for how long – and WHY.

As much as possible I try to do this without showing disrespect to those I ask, but I never let fear of reproach keep me from getting a satisfactory answer.

Here’s a question to ponder: Would it make sense – and be in your best interest – for you to CONTINUE being respectful and obedient to a boss, parent, or other adult who REPEATEDLY deliberately puts you down, or even abuses you?

Are you for instance likely to have a successful career in a company where your boss connives with your colleague (who is his tribesman) to take credit for most of your creative input which help the department meet challenging targets that others miss?

You don’t want to rock the boat or cause any trouble. But they don’t seem to mind causing you pain by denying you long overdue recognition. (In fact they sometimes go as far as “setting you up” to take the fall for things that go wrong in the department!).

Do you think they will ever stop if you don’t take them up on their bad habits? I doubt it.

People who are small enough in their thinking to knowingly maltreat others are not likely to stop except they know there will be repercussions.

If you won’t consider making a change for your direct benefit, at least think of how you can use the ideas offered here to EMPOWER your child to deal with bullies and their likes that s/he WILL meet in life.

Imagine your child finds him/herself being bullied repeatedly in his/her new boarding school, even after reporting to senior students and teachers?

Will s/he put an end to it, by acting timid, submissive or subservient before those who torment him/her?

Not likely.

Will getting into fights with the bullies make any difference?

Maybe, but that would depend on how well s/he can fight, but ultimately, the cost/repercussions of violence may not be worth it.

A more intelligent approach would be for him/her to learn how to CONFRONT people who misbehave without being COMBATIVE.

In other words, s/he would master the skills needed to tactfully but firmly challenge others who behave badly in a manner that ensures they CORRECT their “bad” behaviour then/there, and into the future.

The sad reality however is that a lot of people dread having to confront others. Too many assume confronting others implies being combative or worse, being violent. It does not necessarily follow.

Here are 6 tips you can follow to successfully CONFRONT without being COMBATIVE:

1. You do need not to be aggressive or combative to get taken seriously.

Instead, simply learn to learn to assert yourself e.g. many times if you are simply NOT “shy” about telling people what you will NOT accept from them, they will respect you for it.

2. You must master your fear.

There is a useful quote I read somewhere that goes as follows:

“Courage is mastery of fear, not the absence of fear” – Mark Twain

Allowing fear to consume you to the point that you let others intimidate you into accepting their unjust/unfair treatment of you will lead many times to your having very “unhappy” relationships – at work and elsewhere.

Remember: THAT which you fear the most will eventually consume you.

So, conquer your fears – learn to speak your mind about HOW you FEEL to those who make you unhappy – but do so tactfully such that no one will be able to accuse you of being emotional or combative.

3. Stop thinking everyone needs to like you.

It makes no sense to want to be liked by people who do not wish you well or who will not treat you with respect and consideration. Remember, as great as Martin Luther King Jnr. was, some people did not like him, and felt strongly enough to kill him. Same for Jesus Christ, Mahatma Ghandi…all advocates of non-violence!

Do you REALLY think you are going to be different. Answer is NO – except of course you choose to become a “hypocrite” or “Social Chameleon” who tells people what s/he thinks they want to hear, and not what s/he really thinks. In which case, the ideas discussed in this article would be irrelevant to you.

4. Learn to ask questions.

You can use intelligent questioning to demonstrate why those you wish to correct need to change their ways. When people know you are going to ask them questions that expose their bad intentions, they are likely to avoid acting that way often – especially where you are concerned.

Examples of questioning styles you can use: “Why did you just say that to me?” or “Is there any reason why you asked XYZ to go for the audition from this department when both of us applied with similar qualifications – and could have been given the chance to contest for the available slot?”.

5. Build A Reputation

Sometimes making a point of doing what you do WELL every time and being committed/reliable in whatever you are engaged in can make it more difficult for others to try to make you look bad. So, if you make up your mind to show yourself to be consistently up and doing, without playing to the gallery, it could help you build a loyal following among a large number of people who watch from the sidelines – who will feel more inclined to treat you with fairly, rather than let themselves be influenced to do the opposite.

6. Act the fool.

At the end of the day, you will find that no matter what you do, some people live to upset others. From what I have seen in my adult life, if they cannot malign/mal-treat others, they never really feel “happy” with themselves. So trying to make them stop never really achieves any permanent benefits. In this case, one would be better off – in my opinion – choosing to act the fool with this type of people.

Here’s one suggestion: When they do their naughty acts, prepare to mock them in return

For instance, if someone chooses to talk loudly in front of your visiting friends about one of your “highlight workplace career mistakes”, you can take it in your stride by choosing to THANK him/her for “helping you remember THAT interesting experience you would like to share”.

Then make a point of describing the details of one of those mistakes in as humorous a manner as you can, making sure to end by explaining how that incident helped you gain additional competence to do your job (which is what always happens in real life).

By acting in this manner, you are likely to end up looking good via an opportunity created by your “tormentor” – the exact opposite of what s/he intended! Believe me, very many of those who misbehave in the ways discussed in this article, cannot endure being mocked. They are very likely to avoid crossing you in future, you when they discover you repeatedly demonstrate the ability to match them in the manner I suggest.

Three (3) Benefits You Can Expect To Reap by Confronting Without Being Combative

The truth about the kinds of people I have described in this article is that they often get their boldness from the (mistaken) assumption that others will be afraid to challenge them. By doing just that, even if you are unable to stop them, you achieve – at least – three benefits:

1. You put FEAR/DOUBT into his/her mind that that he can get away with treating you like that next time. This will make him/her think twice in future before crossing your path again.

2. Your action can give others useful confidence boosting evidence that it is not impossible to stand up to such persons if one goes about it the right way. Some may decide to follow your example if/when they find themselves faced with a similar predicament.

3. You could end up building a silent followership that over time may grow to a point where others will be willing to JOIN forces with you – as a group – to resist the advances of these “bullies” and their likes, on weaker members of the society.

In summary, you can – and should – learn to assert yourself in your relationships

You do not have to let others push you around just because you don’t want to upset them.

Remember: If they are upsetting you, or some other defenseless person, then they need to be TOLD to stop it.

You must be prepared to consider the possibility that they they do not know or refuse to be bothered. Either way, if YOU don’t take action, they may not stop. Keeping quiet and waiting for someone else to do it for you will often lead to needlessly prolonged suffering on your part.

You deserve better than that!

PS: This article is based on a piece originally published on 5th May 2008 as Issue No. 26 of my (now defunct) Self-Development Nuggets Newsletter

No. 127: Master FEAR, and You’ll Achieve Mastery In Any Field

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Overcoming Adversity to Succeed – Practical Lessons From a Teenager’s Story

April 10, 2015 Tayo Solagbade Leave a comment

Some abusive people use their money and connections to try intimidating others. For me, accepting such treatment amounts to lacking REAL faith in God. I’m not talking religion here. God is OUR Creator. And ALL who have real faith in Him FEAR nobody! Remember the biblical trio who got thrown into the furnace for refusing to bow to King Nebuchadnezzar’s idol statue? How different is THAT from standing up to a rich cheating/abusive client??

I DO NOT need to attend church to KNOW God (I Use the Bible & other Religious books Mainly for Moral Instruction & Guidance)

It is ironic, but true, that many who attend Church, Mosque etc STILL FEAR oppressors.

I have made this point repeatedly to all who care to listen. And I’ve told my kids the same countless times.

Some weeks ago, I discussed this subject with my 2 eldest sons (then 11 and 9): I referred them to the bible phrase in Psalm 21 “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I… will fear no evil“.

Being diligent Sunday school attendees (their mum sees to that!), they quickly completed that phrase for me. Then I asked them what it meant to them. Their answers were predictable – same you and I would give if asked.

Then I challenged them: How much you believe this bible verse will be proven when you eventually encounter a “little” of the evil that seems to abound in our society. What you do THEN will determine if you really KNOW God, and trust him.

My kids know that my favourite example for them on this theme is the story of David vs. Goliath.

I asked them: “When David challenged Goliath in the bible, was it recorded or reported that he FIRST went to ask his parent’s permission BEFORE stepping out to challenge the mighty Goliath?”

They chorused a loud NO!

Then I asked: “What did David say to Goliath?”

FIRST, let’s check out the description of Goliath: “The Philistine army came up to fight Israel led by a giant named Goliath. Over 9 feet tall, Goliath was covered with heavy metal armor (125#) including his helmet and leg armor. He carried a great spear in his hand (tip of spear 15#) and a man went before him with a huge shield. The very sight of Goliath struck fear in the hearts of Israel’s soldiers.”

And this was the person that a small boy like David chose to challenge.

See what small David said to King Saul – an adult who knew God EARLIER that David, and who should have been expected to demonstrate MORE faith:

“32 “Don’t worry about this Philistine” David told Saul. “I’ll go fight him!”

33 “Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since his youth.”

MY comment: In other words, having FAITH and ACTING it, has little to do with age or experience and more to do with TRUST and BELIEF/CONVICTION.

Now check out David’s response:

34 But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, 35 I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. 36 I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! 37 The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!”

I need not say more, except this:

If MORE of us who attend Church for God, would begin to also LIVE for God, by acting with REAL faith, we would really become the LIGHT of the world that the bible calls Christians.

Think John the Baptist for example. He spoke without fear to Herod, accusing of killing his brother and taking the wife for himself. John had no material wealth, and lived existentially – feeding on honey, wearing sheep skin if I recall correctly. If we ALL do it, Nigeria will become an INSTANT world power – and a place better than America. FACT!

FINAL WORDS: My personal experiences have me convinced that there will always be different perspectives – all with their own justifications.

In all however, my point is that people who know God, whether or not they attend Church must begin to ACT in real life in a manner that demonstrates they KNOW he is on their side.

PS: This article is based on an original piece first published online in 2011

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American Style Easter Eggs for my Nigerian Kid’s 1st Year Birthday Anniversary!

April 8, 2015 Tayo Solagbade Leave a comment

Apart from launching 2 re-invented newsletters next week, and morphing this blog’s content, my best practice parenting articles are also evolving e.g THIS article announces (with a photo) my kids’ first American Style Easter Eggs making effort merged with the 1^st birthday anniversary for Tayo Kayode Solagbade Junior (TKSJ)!

As I type this, my 13 year old boy is sitting next to me in the café, with a pack containing cake icing and a gun for applying it, which we just purchased from a neighbourhood store.

His brothers and sisters are back at home using our trademark charcoal stove and pot (no oven) cake baking system, to produce a set of cup cakes to be used for the small celebration.

In the past, we’ve always left the cakes “naked” and sold them that way.

However, because this time around one of us is celebrating his birthday, we decided to LEARN how to prepare icing and create some special icing designs on our cakes.

Who will we be learning from? The Internet…as usual. That was how it all began over a year ago in late 2013(click to read PDF)!

We have already prepared a full pot of our pineapple peel cake which will be used to push down the cakes.

The Easter eggs making process almost got the better of us. But we eventually managed to finish with something to show. The plan is to get TKSJ to take photos with the cakes, drinks and Easter eggs on display.

Have to go offline now, and join them. It’s getting dark and they’ve complained that I kept them waiting while I was away at a client meeting in Ikeja.

Full details will be publishing in tomorrow’s blog. For now, here’s a photo of our final Easter eggs…lol

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Coming on 13th & 14th April 2015: (1) The NEW Speaking/Web Marketing IDEAS Newsletter & (2) The Cost-Saving Farm Business Best Practice Ideas Newsletter

April 7, 2015 Tayo Solagbade Leave a comment

Yesterday (Mon 6th April 2015), I DELIBERATELY did NOT publish what would have been Issue No. 188 of my Speaking IDEAS newsletter (view last week’s issue here) …because I decided to RE-INVENT myself in celebration of 2 years since I relocated to Benin Republic on 1st April 2013.

As a Performance Improvement Specialist, I believe in actively pursuing Continuous Improvement in EVERY area of endeavour I am engaged in.

The result of that exercise is that I now have 2 newsletters, instead of one, with a major modification in the nature of content and offers I will be making to my readers.

Newsletter No. 1: The Speaking/Web Marketing IDEAS Newsletter

Next Monday, 13th April 2013 (AFTER Nigeria’s Governorship Elections are over), the original Speaking IDEAS newsletter will return with NAME – and CONTENT – CHANGES.

When I launched the Speaking IDEAS newsletter, in 2011, it was to promote speaker mentoring products and services offered by Burt Dubin, who I represent as Sole Agent across Africa.

Over the years, I have modified my approach and strategy based on what I observed to be the trends in subscriptions and feedback from readers.

In celebrating the 2nd year anniversary of my relocation to Benin Republic (31st March 2015), I did some objective thinking, analysis and review of the results I’ve gotten

Based on the above, I decided that to ATTRACT more of my target audience, I need to modify my content to better help them discover how my newsletter, and Burt’s products/services can help them.

It is for this reason that I’m adding the Web Marketing aspect to the content of my Speaking IDEAS newsletter.

But that’s not ALL.

All subscribers to this NEW version of my newsletter will be able to take advantage of a special support service I will begin offering to ALL who choose to signup for Burt’s speaker mentoring products/services through me.

This offer basically would involve my functioning as a silent, but powerful addition to the person’s Web Marketing arsenal. Details will be available to subscribers who request them.

HINT: To achieve sustainable long terms success, an expert-who-speaks needs to develop and implement a cost-effective and efficient marketing strategy that boosts his/her chances of winning speaking invitations.

When YOU choose to purchase a Burt Dubin Speaker Mentoring Product or Service, I WILL put at YOUR disposal a specially prepared Web Marketing System and Action Plan, to enable you get up and running with using EVERYTHING you learn from Burt, to achieve the Speaking Success you desire.

Watch out for full details in NEW Speaking/Web Marketing IDEAS Newsletter – coming on Monday 13th April 2015!

Newsletter No. 2: Cost-Saving Farm Business Best Practice Ideas Newsletter

A day after the New Speaking/Web Marketing IDEAS Newsletter goes LIVE, I will send out broadcasts of the MAIDEN issue of my Cost-Saving Farm Business Best Practice Ideas Newsletter

However, unlike the Speaking IDEAS Newsletter, which is open to subscription by any interested persons, this Cost-Saving Farm Business Best Practice IDEAS Newsletter, will ONLY be sent out to member of my Inner Circle. In other words, even though a preview will be published on my blog, opening the full issue will require having YOUR OWN Inner Circle Members Only Area Login Name and Password.

Just like I’ve done with the Speaking IDEAS newsletter, the Farm IDEAS Newsletter has been conceived based on what I’ve done with my Cost-Saving Farm Business Ideas website.

I’ve carefully tested various ideas using my content marketing for years, and during my 2nd year anniversary review of the results I’ve been getting, it occurred to me that I need to take what I offer to the next level, to reward those who have chosen to take the leap of faith to join my Inner Circle.

Full details will go out with the maiden issue that I will publish on Tuesday 14th April 2015.

Final Words

The above means that I have now separated my newsletter content for Farm CEOs from that for Experts-Who-Speak (who may not necessarily be farm CEOs).

However, if you are a Farm CEO, and you really want to make the most of yourself, to maximize your income earning potential, I URGE you to subscribe to the Speaking/Web Marketing IDEAS Newsletter.

See you next week!


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[Tuesday]:	What If Google Is Saying “Bad” Things About YOU? (True Story)
[Wednesday]:	Succeed More Often by Anticipating Problems/Preparing Backup Plans
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Attention General Buhari: Here’s a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to Assess YOUR Government’s Success!

April 4, 2015 Tayo Solagbade Leave a comment

I wrote about this KPI on my Facebook wall several months ago…

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To determine if a country is doing well, take a close look at how the most vulnerable i.e the poor, are faring. If they are able to afford and access the basic necessities (read: Millennium Development Goals) for themselves and their dependants, then that government can be said to NOT be doing badly.

I don’t see that situation in Nigeria. But I see it here in Benin Republic. And I’ve also seen it in Ghana! The poor people there have confidently told me they have most of those things, even though they demand more performance from their government.

And I’ve lived amongst them to confirm it’s true! Sadly, in my own country, the opposite is the case. I know this because I’m a full blooded Nigerian who has experienced major hardship trying to care for my family while living and working there as an entrepreneur. When I relocated just next door to Benin Republic ‘s Cotonou , I began to EXPERIENCE PEACE(Did Oceanic Bank not promise her clients that in Nigeria…?) And I’ve since moved to whole new level in my work as an online entrepreneur.

My point: Life is brutish even for those who are not poor in Nigeria! And lack of power supply is at the core of the problem.That should be the number one priority of any smart leader, who wants to positively TRANSFORM the lives of his people!!!!

Source: https://www.facebook.com/tayo.solagbade/posts/10202712735275617?stream_ref=5

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Photo (click to view larger version here): Yesterday (3rd April 2015), as I prepared to go out, my 1 year old son – TK Solagbade Junior caused a stir in the house when he made his way to the little generator kept in a corner and repeatedly tried to pull the cord to start the machine (I actually took this photo while he was at it!) We were all surprised because no one had EVER shown him how to do it. But he had apparently watched it being done enough times to figure it out for himself. His peers in saner climes would NOT know the first thing to do if put next to a generator. Instead, a smartphone or laptop would appeal more to them!!!

And so, General Buhari, RESTORATION of uninterrupted power supply within 6 months to 1 year of your assuming office is what I recommend you focus your attention on.

If you can make that happen, I can assure you that Nigerians, being the EXTREMELY industrious people they are will make your work MUCH MUCH easier, by creating the opportunities they need to flourish!

I say this because despite YEARS of perpetual power shortage, Nigerians have continued to function actively in trade, commerce and business, to the extent that our economy remains a force to be reckoned with! Can you imagine therefore what would happen if Nigerians began having UNINTERRUPTED power supply like other Africans – making us able to STOP wasting funds buying generators and fuel???

We would become literally unstoppable, and YOU, as president would be able to use the resulting virile economic base, to implement other crucial changes needed to make Nigeria the GIANT it should be.

Tayo K. Solagbade – 4th April 2015 @ 5:47p.m Lagos – Nigeria

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Fearlessly Share Your God Given Genius and Experience Superior Success

April 3, 2015 Tayo Solagbade Leave a comment

In certain societies announcing your plans to others can attract resentment, envy and criticism (e.g that you’re a show-off). Some may even plot to pull you down. This explains why a childhood friend recently expressed concern about an update I posted on Facebook of my plans to move my family to Cotonou.

Read my response below, in which I explain that I’ve done it for years, to defy haters, and also inspire others to do same, so that society can progress.

Good point .

However what you noted is EXACTLY why I do things the way I do them. You see certain aspects of our culture, for me, need overhaul. One of them is what you referred to about people’s attitude. I’ve successfully defied them for years (not without struggle/pain of course) and will continue doing so.

The Americans especially are my role models. Everything Nigerians see me succeeding at today is because I refuse to let negative attitudes of others dictate how I do my thing.

My heroes (like Fela, Branson, Dan Kennedy, Kiyosaki) had the habit of breaking rules and being contrarian, yet succeeding despite bad belle.

My Facebook postings are aimed at showing others how to deal successfully with society’s negativity to achieve worthwhile goals in life.

We in Nigeria fail often to understand that we need to look beyond ourselves, and seek to make a difference in society for the benefit of others.

The irony is that Facebook is being used by millions all over the world to do just that!

In my case my Facebook presence is an extension of my Web Marketing System. Unlike many others, my Facebook is a key component of my business marketing arsenal.

Proof of this is evident in the fact that over 25% of my Facebook friends actually started as buyers of my solutions and/or subscribers to my website (including several non Africans).

A look at my Facebook profile and cover photos both indicate that I want my business interest to feature on my Facebook presence.

For me therefore, anyone who wants to be in my Facebook space will simply have to put up with whatever I post. If they dislike a particular one, they can either click away, or unfriend me. No be by force ke!

You see, there’s no value to be had in keeping friends who cannot accept you unconditionally and share in what pleases you, as you do with them.

My plan to relocate is not just personal. It is the next step in the evolution of my plan to boost my growing name and brand recognition in a way that will win me speaking invitations across the continent.

The young man I’m mentoring on Web Marketing here in Lagos was with me yesterday evening and we discussed his balance payment to join my Inner Circle, and next steps on learning Joomla and WordPress. He earns a living selling GNLD and similar products from door to door.

When he found out how I sell without even going around physically, he told me he wanted to be able to do the same. And that’s how we started!

By deliberately posting news of my plans and progress (as I’ve done for years) I document real life examples of how I built my brand for others like him to learn from. The timeline helps me show my success did not happen overnight!

There are many like him across Africa looking for guidance like the one I offer.

So, for me, being on Facebook is not an ego trip.

Indeed this is bigger than me. What I’m doing is based on a God given vision and mission. Most of what you see me post are often stuff that I just get inspired to write on the spur of the moment.

Over the years, I’ve come to realize that God is using me as a vessel to pass messages to others, to wake them up to do what he expects of them.

And what he expects is that each of us will not “hide our lamp under a bushel” but instead boldly maximize our God given potential for others to be inspired, and for Him to be glorified.

I think the quote below perfectly sums up what I’ve tried to say above

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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ― Marianne Williamson

See original quote at : https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/17297.Marianne_Williamson

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Click below to read my personal philosophy paper, written way back in 2003, about why I do what I do, the way I do it:

Click here

Once again, thanks for your concern, and I hope the above gives you a better perspective to understand the motives behind what you see me do online. I’m working a life long plan my brother!

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Succeed More Often by Anticipating Problems/Preparing Backup Plansa

April 1, 2015 Tayo Solagbade Leave a comment

What is your crisis management ability like or better still, how good are you at anticipating and avoiding/preventing crisis in your business operations(e.g. outage of essential manufacturing components which leads to lost output/sales)? How good are you at assessing trends of events, and quickly determining sources of potential problems?

This article explains why the good business practice of pro-actively developing alternative plans of action, to be implemented in the event of setbacks or crisis situations occurring, is an essential requirement for business longevity.

Do You Have Backup/Alternative Action Plans For When Your Business Suffers Unexpected Setbacks?

“One way to succeed is to work hard at not failing by always anticipating problems before they occur” – Peter Drucker

Certain successful entrepreneurs are reputed to be uncomfortable with “good times” i.e. when everything appears to be going “smoothly”. According to one book I have read, these individuals formed this habit as a result of past experiences, when such “good times” in their businesses were followed by a string of unexpected setbacks.

Their experiences apparently “trained them” to be sensitive to unseen but possibly impending problems or “danger”. During “good times” therefore, instead of relaxing and celebrating, they quickly develop/implement strategies aimed at addressing the problems they anticipate or fears they have.

Having Back Up Plans Can Help You Reduce Your Frequency Of Failure

Having back up plans will not guarantee you absence of failure. But it can ensure that you reduce the frequency of your failures, and/or don’t record avoidable failures. In addition, the back up plans will enable you bounce back quickly from your setbacks.

And that is of utmost importance. As most of us must have heard at one time or the other, it’s not falling down that matters. But being able to get up and keep going every time you fall down is what really matters. Backup plans will enable you do this much more easily, effectively and frequently.

Developing back up plans will help you prepare to deal with any suggestions of delays, disappointments or failures that might occur. It will make it easier for you to keep a positive outlook when things appear not to be going well – because you will be confident in the knowledge that you have an alternative plan(s) already in place.

How To Develop A Backup Plan

So how do you draw up your plan? Simple really. Just ask yourself questions. Imagine you are not you. (It’s easier than you think, I assure you). Just try and imagine that you’re one of those “nay-sayers” or unbelieving people who question your sanity, possibly because they do not understand your business idea.

Then proceed to generate the kinds of questions(or reasons/arguments) you think they would come up with, to prove that what you want to do cannot be done.

It might not be a bad idea to actually approach these individuals with the objective of deliberately getting them to discuss their thoughts about your ideas with you. Be smart about it. Make it look natural – start a conversation and gradually steer it to the subject you want them to comment upon.

Very often I have found people like this especially eager, and they relish the opportunity to tell you why they are right and you are wrong to try doing it the way you intend.

Never mind all that, just “record” all you can and then withdraw to generate action plans that will help you effectively ensure that those reasons they’ve given/questions they’ve raised, can be effectively addressed through the action plan you will develop.

Next, decide on the order in which you will implement items in the action plan you have come up with. Then commence doing so. As things progress, depending on your judgment of whether or not the plan you are working is doing well, you can then initiate implementation of other plans.

You will find that some of your plans will require you to seek assistance of certain individuals at short notice. If possible plan ahead and hint them that you might need them. Members of your mastermind alliance(especially those who do NOT take setbacks or problems too seriously) could prove useful in these circumstances.

How Having A Backup Plan Helped Me Win A Speaking Invitation

When I first started out in business in early 2002, I had just finished writing my latest management research paper titled “Self-Development As A Tool For Achieving Career Advancement(A Practical Guide Based On Experience)”. I recall vividly that after reading through my work on that paper, I repeatedly told my wife, brother, friends – and all who cared to listen – that I believed it was my best work so far. I also told them I was convinced I could win the next Nigerian Institute of Management’s (NIM’s) Young Manager’s competition (I had placed fifth in the National Finals on my debut in 1997).

So I began making enquiries about the competition, but was told the programme was not yet out. Something however began pushing me to make alternative plans to get my paper in front of the leaders of thought in management who I believed would be able to give me useful feedback.

One evening I sat down and began writing down the names of organisations/individuals who I felt would be able to give me authentic and useful criticisms. People like Dr. J. Y Maiyaki, Director General of Center for Management Development, and many others.

I prepared letters to each of these people, and hand delivered them with a copy of the neatly spiral bound paper to their offices. My objective was to use that paper to draw attention to myself with respect to my work on Self-Development Education. That was between January and late February 2002.

Some months later it became obvious that the NIM competition would not hold, so I was glad I had implemented my other plans. But not as glad as I was when in August 2002, I got a visit from the Training Manager of the Center for Management Development (CMD) who wanted to know if I could meet with them for a discussion, towards leading their September 2002 staff seminar by delivering my paper on Self-Development Education at their main auditorium.

After about 3 meetings, agreements on honorarium to be paid, event date and time, etc were reached, and on Wednesday 25th September 2002, I successfully delivered a one-hour talk to an audience of over 100 persons including directors and other staff, in the CMD’s main auditorium.

(Read my article titled “I Flopped Badly At The National Finals!(A True Story About How NOT To Prepare For/Deliver An Important Presentation)” to learn more how I used learnings from a botched presentation during the 1997 NIM national competition – that took place 5 years BEFORE – to successfully deliver my presentation at the CMD’s Staff Seminar in 2002 without a hitch, despite a potentially destabilizing power failure occurrence).

Summary

Aside from positive verbal and written feebdack(I got back over 80 of the speaker evaluation forms I circulated to the audience, with an average rating of 4 – on a scale of 1[poor] to 5[excellent]) the CMD also sent me a letter of apprecia

Did I achieve my objective of getting myself and my work noticed/acknowledged by leaders of thought in my niche or area? Yes I did. But I had to pro-actively develop(based on actively observing trends of events, and considering their possible implications) and implement an alternative plan in place of the one I had originally started out with. Be prepared to do that when(NOT if) the need arises.

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What If Google Is Saying “Bad” Things About YOU? (True Story)

March 31, 2015 Tayo Solagbade Leave a comment

When was the last time you “Googled” your name?

Yes, “Google” became a verb a long time ago. It means typing your name in Google.com and clicking SEARCH to see what results are returned. My apologies, if you knew this already, but my experiences have taught me that so many people still do not.

If you have never Googled your name before, try it NOW. Do you like what you see in the results? I certainly hope so.

As a business owner, you are an extension of your company/brand. In today’s world, most people will readily settle for Google (to learn more), after meeting, hearing or reading about you for the first time. You need to make sure they see MORE of the kind of things that will present you the way you want.

One survey I read said over 80% of net users depend on Google.com to find information. The way I see it (based on the Pareto principle), if you get yourself presented right in Google, you’re likely to have little to worry about from all the other engines!

WHY YOU MAY WANT TO CONTROL WHAT GOOGLE SAYS ABOUT YOU: READ THIS STORY

Recently, I had some interaction with a gentleman who functions as a professional public speaker – and also coaches others to do the same, right here in Nigeria. In the course of studying a report he made available online, I was so impressed that I decided to “Google” his name and see what else there was to know about him Incidentally, I had no viable alternative to Google, since he only supplied a mobile phone number in the PDF report, for some strange reason!

Guess what happened?

The first results page Google pulled up, had over 5 different individuals bearing the same first name and surname as my MAN!

But what really made it bad – for him – was that one particular namesake, who featured more often in the results than others, came NO. 1 – It was a BBC website report that described him as having been “busted” for high profile fraud (the one we call 419) in a famous overseas city.

And that was what got me and this public speaker talking. He admitted to me that he had always known of his criminal “namesake”, but had felt that except he changed his name, there was more or less nothing he could do about it.

Then I told him a Hotel CEO was able to get rid of a greatly embarrassing web based result (a malicious article written about HIM, by someone using a phony name, and published on certain naughty blogs) that kept popping up in Google, whenever his name was used.

He asked how? I told him a Web Marketing System (WMS) was developed and implemented for him. It did (and does) NOT work overnight, but it gets the job done – making stuff you put out, and that others generate in syndicating or referring to your stuff, come up AHEAD of any others.

I also told him the story of another CEO (in medical practice) who was able to leverage a Web Marketing System to define and differentiate himself online from a (this time GOOD) namesake, who is a fairly well known preacher in Nigeria.

Initially, each time this CEO’s name was Googled (and he confirmed people often told him so), this other preacher person dominated the results. This created problems for prospective patients, for instance, who could not understand why he was depicted as a preacher, and there was no reference to his medical practice.

Following implementation of a web marketing system for his business, Googling his name NOW ensures he dominates the results that come up on the first page.

It goes without saying, of course, that things may not necessarily happen in such a straightforward manner for each person. What is certain, however, is that with diligent effort and competent know-how, the desired results can be achieved.

So, What Is A Web Marketing System(WMS) & How Can You Get Yours?

A Web Marketing System is a self-sustaining combination of web based marketing strategies and resources designed to complement your OFFLINE efforts, and make more of those who need your products/services come to you on their own – even if you do not know you and you did not place a paid advert.

A WMS will comprise at the very least, the following 3 basic components:

1. A Regularly Published Website Newsletter(s)

2. A Value Adding Articles Marketing Campaign

3. Diligent Social Media (especially Facebook) Marketing Online using material from 1 and 2.

You can develop and implement 1 to 3 by yourself.

Learn how by reading relevant self-help information which abounds online (including a number by this author).

Alternatively, if you lack the time, knowledge or training, you can hire someone to do it for you. What is crucial is that you take necessary steps to adopt a WMS that works for you.

Need help making it happen? Click here to send me a message.

PS: This article was first published online On August 07, 2011

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No. 187: When You Experience a Setback, You Need a Viable Alternative (Hint: Attend a FREE Talk About Ideas to Cushion Income Loss!)

March 30, 2015 Tayo Solagbade Leave a comment

Doing business can be risky. As an expert in your field, in the process of delivering your products/services to clients, you may suffer losses.

Achieving sustainable success depends on having support systems backed by a reliable Action Plan, to cushion such losses any time they occur.

Otherwise, it could mean failure for you. This article offers ideas you can use.

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No. 187: When You Experience a Setback, You Need a Viable Alternative (Hint: Attend a FREE Talk About Ideas to Cushion Income Loss!)

Doing business can be risky. As an expert in your field, in the process of delivering your products/services to clients, you may suffer losses.

Achieving sustainable success depends on having support systems backed by a reliable Action Plan, to cushion such losses any time they occur.

Otherwise, it could mean failure for you. This article offers ideas you can use.

Early last week, even as the Presidential Elections loomed, I continued my routine of calling on farm CEO clients/contacts in my network to ask how they were doing, and how I could help.

I’ve done this for YEARS, with no ulterior motives. Only once in a while do I reach out with something to sell.

That’s why I enjoy great friendships with many. Most times I aim to identify their points of need, to guide me in creating new or improved solutions (software, information products, concepts, ideas etc) to help them.

When I called Bitrus E. in Jos, something about his tone struck me as different. And I did not have to ask, because he told me within a few seconds. It was the Bird Flu epidemic (aka The Ebola for Poultry) that had him in a bad mood.

It turned out he’d also lost a good number of birds in his flock to the disease. He said: “Look Tayo, I don’t want to talk about Poultry for now. You can talk about anything else, but not poultry.”

Coming from a client who had 6 months earlier enthusiastically purchased my Poultry Farm Manager software, that statement really touched me.

I knew he had to be hurting.

We talked a bit more, and I ended the call, promising to get back to him. Then I called Alhaji Usman S. in Kano and asked if he’d seen or heard at his end about the Bird Flu outbreak, he promptly said:

“Of course Tayo. Look we’ve lost over 300,000 birds in Kano since it began. Everybody is aware of it. This is something that’s been on for a while now!”

Then I recalled that early in January, there had been reports of some isolated cases discovered by the authorities. However, the impression I got from the report was that they had been contained.

From speaking with my farm CEO clients, it’s become apparent, to me, that the authorities do NOT really know how to STOP the flu when it breaks out.

As a result, farmers are basically left to fend for themselves, at the mercy of this epidemic.

I tried calling Henry I. another Farm CEO in Jos. He did not pick up. So I sent an SMS asking if he had any news. He replied that what Bitrus had said was true.

Another farm owner I called was an elderly farm CEO in Ikorodu-Lagos (also an Alhaji, but not a client), who told me he’d taken the precaution of slaughtering (according to him now) what amounted to over fifty thousand (50, 000) layers, to avoid losing them to the epidemic.

That way, he got to sell them for meat. But anyone who knows anything about poultry business will understand what a huge sacrifice he had to make by doing so.

Birds in lay are not a short term investment. So, in the long run, he’s incurred a hefty loss on several fronts!

All of this was a big surpise to me, especially because ALL the links I saw on Google despite repeat searches were dated for January 2015 and earlier. Nothing recent or updated to reflect the realities facing the farmers.

Still not satisfied I called yet another farm CEO, this time in Egbeda on the outskirts of Lagos.

This one was also not a client, and had only made enquiries about my Poultry Farm Manager, some months earlier. He told me his farm was not affected, but that he was aware that several farms on Lagos Island/Lekki area were.

A call to Nene J. a farm CEO and a member of the academia revealed she also had not been affected, but she also confirmed that she knew of others who had suffered losses.

Once I was done with her, I googled around a bit for contact details of stakeholders I could speak with.

First I found the contact details for a Nigeria based consultant whose profile showed he’d done lots of work in agribusiness development for International Organizations and the government.

When I called him up, however, he was VERY quick to tell me the “government” was giving compensations to the affected farmers. When I asked some of my farmers, they told me they never heard any such thing.

Next I called the DG of the Poultry Association of Nigeria – Mr. Akpa – with whom I spent over 20 minutes in serious discussion…

I explained that I believed the negative events could discourage others from venturing into Agriculture, and raised the issue about the need to inform and educate farm CEOs on how to:

(a) adopt best practice bio-security measures against disease outbreaks and

(b) generate complementary/additional income streams to boost their earnings/cushion the income loss from crises.

My interest was – and is – solely to OPEN the eyes of farm CEOs to glaring opportunities they have to do MUCH better than they do now.

Their core businesses can be complemented by side businesses based mainly on their knowledge and expertise as farm business owners.

The truth is we need to make farm businesses succeed on a sustainable basis, if we hope to get MORE people to believe agriculture is worth investing in.

For that to happen, we MUST TEACH farmers to be MORE ENTREPRENEURIAL in their dispositions!

QUESTION: What happens when farmers experience inevitable setbacks like the bird flu incident?

The scenario I’ve painted above shows that farmers are left to sort themselves out when crises of this kind befall them.Maybe it’s not deliberate on the part of farmer support providers, but that IS what’s happening.

Some stakeholder have made the valid point that many farmers bring this problem upon themselves when they fail to take recommended biosecurity precautions.

I agree that this happens. However, I believe that even if farmers are at fault, we cannot leave them to deal with the consequences alone.

If we do, those considering starting farms of their own will be discouraged!

In my considered opinion, it is better to TEACH farmers how to operate their businesses in a manner that minimizes chances of crises happening. And when crises Do occur, they must be told how to keep afloat by engaging in related activies that earn them tangible income – to cushion the losses!

As a way forward, I propose that industry stakeholders/policy makers organize learning events to “TEACH farmers:

(a) Best Practice Farm Management for Profits”…and also how to…(b) “Earn Extra Income from Your Farm at ZERO COST”.

The above two titles actually make up the theme of the FREE learning event I NOW offer (title below) to any interested groups of business owners:

TITLE = Tested & Proven Ideas to Cushion Income Loss In ANY Business by Generating Multiple Complementary Streams of Income

I offer this talk to business owners in ANY field, vocation or industry: Note that I do NOT need to be an expert in your field to make my ideas work for you!

Indeed, some of the ideas I share in this talk will NOT be found in any one book or website.

Where similarities exist, attendees will discover in most cases, that I have made drastic modifications to suit the peculiar needs of the markets I’ve used them.

I can also confirm to you that some are MY OWN original conceptions and innovations based on years of personal experience.

As I said I do NOT seek any payment for THIS talk – but those inviting me have to meet certain terms and conditions (click here to request details)…

I want to see MORE business owners succeed SMARTER like I do (i.e. with less effort, in less time, using less money/resources).

By way of interest, I earn over 80% of my income via passively generated sales of my information products and custom Excel-VB software e.g. my Poultry Farm Manager (http://tinyurl.com/15pfmVideos) and my Ration Formulator (http://tinyurl.com/RealRationDemo).

The PDF speaker sheet linked below gives details of a talk that touches on aspects of what I will discuss in the above mentioned event…

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Final Words: As an expert-who-speaks, what if, contrary to last year’ raving success, you find you’re not getting anything close to enough PAID speaking invitations, to meet your needs?

In other words, have you considered how you would make money if you did NOT get hired by clients for a protracted period?

Do you earn income in any other way aside from getting paid for your speaking service by your clients?

Do you have ANY other solutions you’ve prepared, that are ready to deploy, or that you already deploy to generate useful additional income to complement what client projects bring in for you?

If not, I ask you why NOT?

Do you think it (i.e. sudden income loss due to an unexpected setback) cannot happen to YOU?

Do you think some unexpected change in the economy, or priorities, of those you serve cannot force them to (regretfully) change their plans about hiring you to speak?

I urge you to be wise, and proactive. Anything can go wrong at anytime. This is why it’s always best to be prepared (as the boys’ scouts would say).

Even when all goes well, having a complementary income source will boost your earnings – not a bad thing. and that CAN keep you from going under, if/when your main income source suffers any setback.

You have NOTHING to lose, and everything to gain by taking steps to put this “protective income generation cushion” in place for yourself.

Indeed, depending on what part of the world you’re in, the LIFE of your business might just depend on doiing just that!

Take it from me.

I have had to GROW my brand from literally nothing (enduring YEARS in Nigeria’s VERY harsh socio-economic environment) to attain the increasing recognition and relevance I enjoy today, in/out of Africa, by DOING exactly what propose here.

Think about it, and you’ll see it’s better to be safe than sorry on this matter.

Good luck!

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Public Speaking[Monday]:	No. 186: Champions Are Made of “HEART”, NOT Just Talented Muscle!
[Tuesday]:	Why It’s Smart to Start a Business BEFORE You Quit (or Lose?) Your Day Job
[Wednesday]:	Stop Worrying Or Fail Frequently: How To Succeed With LESS Pain/Effort
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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 organisations 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 organisations, 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.

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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:

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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:

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I have however found that it is best to always enquire “to whom” I should be respectful and obedient, to what extent, and for how long – and WHY.

People who are small enough in their thinking to knowingly maltreat others are not likely to stop except they know there will be repercussions.

A more intelligent approach would be for him/her to learn how to CONFRONT people who misbehave without being COMBATIVE.

Here are 6 tips you can follow to successfully CONFRONT without being COMBATIVE:

Here’s one suggestion: When they do their naughty acts, prepare to mock them in return

Three (3) Benefits You Can Expect To Reap by Confronting Without Being Combative

In summary, you can – and should – learn to assert yourself in your relationships

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I DO NOT need to attend church to KNOW God (I Use the Bible & other Religious books Mainly for Moral Instruction & Guidance)

My kids know that my favourite example for them on this theme is the story of David vs. Goliath.

MY comment: In other words, having FAITH and ACTING it, has little to do with age or experience and more to do with TRUST and BELIEF/CONVICTION.

I need not say more, except this:

FINAL WORDS: My personal experiences have me convinced that there will always be different perspectives – all with their own justifications.

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In celebrating the 2nd year anniversary of my relocation to Benin Republic (31st March 2015), I did some objective thinking, analysis and review of the results I’ve gotten

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Newsletter No. 2: Cost-Saving Farm Business Best Practice Ideas Newsletter

Final Words

And so, General Buhari, RESTORATION of uninterrupted power supply within 6 months to 1 year of your assuming office is what I recommend you focus your attention on.

Read my response below, in which I explain that I’ve done it for years, to defy haters, and also inspire others to do same, so that society can progress.

Do You Have Backup/Alternative Action Plans For When Your Business Suffers Unexpected Setbacks?

Having Back Up Plans Can Help You Reduce Your Frequency Of Failure

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How Having A Backup Plan Helped Me Win A Speaking Invitation

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If you have never Googled your name before, try it NOW. Do you like what you see in the results? I certainly hope so.

WHY YOU MAY WANT TO CONTROL WHAT GOOGLE SAYS ABOUT YOU: READ THIS STORY

The first results page Google pulled up, had over 5 different individuals bearing the same first name and surname as my MAN!

Then I told him a Hotel CEO was able to get rid of a greatly embarrassing web based result (a malicious article written about HIM, by someone using a phony name, and published on certain naughty blogs) that kept popping up in Google, whenever his name was used.

So, What Is A Web Marketing System(WMS) & How Can You Get Yours?

You can develop and implement 1 to 3 by yourself.

No. 187: When You Experience a Setback, You Need a Viable Alternative (Hint: Attend a FREE Talk About Ideas to Cushion Income Loss!)

Early last week, even as the Presidential Elections loomed, I continued my routine of calling on farm CEO clients/contacts in my network to ask how they were doing, and how I could help.

Coming from a client who had 6 months earlier enthusiastically purchased my Poultry Farm Manager software, that statement really touched me.

From speaking with my farm CEO clients, it’s become apparent, to me, that the authorities do NOT really know how to STOP the flu when it breaks out.

Still not satisfied I called yet another farm CEO, this time in Egbeda on the outskirts of Lagos.

Once I was done with her, I googled around a bit for contact details of stakeholders I could speak with.

Next I called the DG of the Poultry Association of Nigeria – Mr. Akpa – with whom I spent over 20 minutes in serious discussion…

QUESTION: What happens when farmers experience inevitable setbacks like the bird flu incident?

As a way forward, I propose that industry stakeholders/policy makers organize learning events to “TEACH farmers:

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As I said I do NOT seek any payment for THIS talk – but those inviting me have to meet certain terms and conditions (click here to request details)…

Final Words: As an expert-who-speaks, what if, contrary to last year’ raving success, you find you’re not getting anything close to enough PAID speaking invitations, to meet your needs?

Do you think it (i.e. sudden income loss due to an unexpected setback) cannot happen to YOU?

You have NOTHING to lose, and everything to gain by taking steps to put this “protective income generation cushion” in place for yourself.

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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:

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