General - SD Nuggets™

Societies That Progress Make Their Best Talents Feel Wanted

August 6, 2014

Nigeria has wonderful talents that can add great value to the world. But they need a favourable environment to flourish. Today, I paid for a nice apartment (photos below) that -post refurbishing - my family will soon join me to live in here in Cotonou. If I had a choice, I would have stayed in […]

Career Development

[Now Available!] KUKURU DANGER™: 5 True Stories About the Adventures - & Misadventures! - of a School Age Child Trying to Find Purpose in Life.

August 5, 2014

In this unusual book, Tayo Solagbade narrates 5 true stories about a dizzying variety of (sometimes shocking) escapades he engaged in – while schooling - that repeatedly landed him in trouble, causing his parents avoidable heart breaks. In the first story, Tayo suffers the embarrassment of having a female classmate falsely accuse him – to […]

Career Development

No. 153: A “Formula” Schools Need to Teach, But Don't! (FREE PDF Report)

August 4, 2014

“Any school that teaches this “formula” will discover her products – who apply it diligently – will never beg for jobs, or experience “unemployment”, talk less of poverty. If you think that’s a reckless claim, I challenge you to read this report with an open mind. Unless you detest authentic success, when you’re done, you’ll […]

Career Development

"Bleaching" Your Skin Insults Your Creator, and Makes You Lose Dignity (Message from Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Lupita Nyong'o to Black/African Parents & their Children)

August 1, 2014

One of Fela's most popular songs when I was a child was :"Yellow Fever" - released when I was 6 years old, in 1976. I LOVED that song. Still do too(see Youtube video below)! He was basically challenging skin-bleaching black men and women, who wanted to become "white" by force, out of an inferiority complex, […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 152: Do You Need Blogging To Achieve More Speaking Success?

July 28, 2014

I say YES, because to become an expert-who-gets-paid-to-speak, you NEED to establish yourself as a thought leader – indeed an authority - in the minds of your target audience. Blogging is a powerful (and zero cost) strategy that can be used to achieve that outcome for the long term. I say this as an expert-who-gets-paid-to-speak, […]

General

Achieve Parenting Success By Telling True Stories (Hint: About Your Childhood Failures & Successes)

July 25, 2014

I wrote my new book titled KUKURU DANGER™ for my kids. It's a collection of 4 TRUE stories about my trouble filled years between the ages of 10 and 16. In this article, I explain why I decided to offer it to other children and their parents. The book is subtitled "Adventures (& Misadventures!) of […]

Career Development

Readers Become Leaders ONLY If They Do The Right Kind of Reading!

July 23, 2014

Michael Angier once wrote that: “Reading can be a powerful catalyst for thinking; it has the potential for stimulating wisdom.”. I agree…but I would add that the "kind" of reading you do, will often be more important than the frequency at which you do it! For instance, in talking about "reading", I’m not referring here […]

General

A Powerful Tool for Solving Your Website's RSS Feed Problem (Based on a True Story)

July 16, 2014

When I posted my video based blog last Thursday, no RSS feeds appeared for it on my Facebook wall. But I assumed it was a glitch from the RSS syndication service I use. When it happened again the next day, I knew it was time to be concerned! This article explains how I spent 2 […]

General

No. 150: 4 Tips on Successful Public Speaking...from Muhammad Ali!

July 14, 2014

Muhammad Ali gave us his gift of beautiful and entertaining boxing. However, I believe an even greater gift he gave us was his unique brand of eloquent & impact-FULL public speaking. Ali remains one of the most widely quoted celebrities to ever grace this planet. I doubt many will disagree with that sentiment. Ali, in […]

General

Many People Who Should Write Are NOT Writing - and YOU Are Probably One of Them (Read This to Learn Why) - Part 2 of 2

July 13, 2014

Who better to tell you what it feels like(or takes) to survive as a start-up entrepreneur, if not someone currently in the struggle – or recently out of it? To get an authentic update on the situation in Nigeria, would you ask someone who travels once-a-year to Lagos on official visits – or would you […]