Career Development
Why Won't LinkedIn Stop Sending Me Email Invitations, Months After They Agreed To?
September 3, 2013









When - on August 16, 2013 - Alison Doyle, About.com Guide wrote her article titled “Don’t Waste Your Time On LinkedIn”, she got more than she bargained for: her readers’ summarily bashed LinkedIn in the comments section! About 21 of the 32 comments on her article described LinkedIn using expressions like “a complete and utter […]







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Entrepreneurship
Nine(9) Sure Signs & Symptoms That Indicate You Need To Adopt Best Practice Systems In Your Business
September 3, 2013









Quick Take-Away: Best Practice is about continually striving to do better than you did the last time - in any area of endeavour you may be engaged in. I like to refer to Best Practice as "Self-Development (i.e. continuous self-improvement) for Organisations or Businesses". Do You Operate Best Practice Systems In Your Business? This article […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 105: Chasing Clients Will Cost You Profits (A True Story)
September 2, 2013









I returned from Nigeria, where the events described in this write-up took place, 14 hours ago. Sales leads “follow up” - when "over done" - can sometimes erode one's "credibility". Potential buyers start thinking you need them more than they need you. Then insisting on your best fees/prices becomes difficult! That's why it's wiser to […]







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My DN Travel News
Creative Writing Boosts Kids' Learning
August 30, 2013









Do your kids write outside school? Come to think of it, maybe I should start by asking if YOU have been writing since leaving school (?) I mean creative writing, and not school related stuff, of course. Do you do any such writing? Does your spouse? Your kid(s)? If you said NO, read this article […]







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My DN Travel News
Writing In Different Genres Succeeds (If You're Made for It)
August 30, 2013









(NB: My posts on writing/blogging normally go live on Saturdays, but I'm publishing this a day early). Do you do "cross-over" writing (that's how I like to think of it!)? In other words, do you write in multiple genres? If yes, you likely know you're one of very few. Most of the advice I’ve encountered […]







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Career Development
When Off Duty, Stay Off Duty?
August 29, 2013









Depending on the kind of work you do in paid employment, this can be a tough question to answer. In Dr. Ben Carson’s “Gifted Hands”, he provides vivid insights into the many long hours and years of sacrifice that he and members of his team often gave, to save lives. And We’re All Grateful That […]







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Career Development
Mutual Benefit Proposition for Sponsorship (Low Cost Microbrewery Drinks Production from Peels of Pineapple & Other Fruits)
August 28, 2013









[mpoverlay]By Tayo K. Solagbade – www.tayosolagbade.com | www.tksola.com | COTONOU, 22ND AUGUST 2013 @10:00a.m Your organisation needs to market/sell your products, while building brand loyalty and long term repeat customers. What I propose below can positively influence your target customers, while also advancing your marketing objectives. NB: See download link to a FULL PDF version […]







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My DN Travel News
Many Great People Were Laughed At Before Succeeding
August 27, 2013









If you’ve ever been laughed at in public, you know it can hurt badly. When I was much younger, I readily took offence if people laughed at me, or my ideas. Today, I'm completely immune to laughter or mockery directed at me . How? Because I've found it can never stop me achieving my intended […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 104: Your Audience Needs Truth - Not Flattery
August 26, 2013









When a public speaker tells an audience of struggling business owners that "evil spirits", and "enemies from the village" are the reasons they fail, s/he sets them up for longer spells of avoidable hardship! (NB: This issue of my newsletter features a priest, who - for 3 decades now - has provided world class Agri-business […]







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My DN Travel News
If You Really Want Success, Lack of Money Won't Stop You
August 25, 2013









Success in freelance writing - or indeed any other area of life - requires passion, backed by effort, commitment, diligence – and most importantly, relentless persistence. Except you want to cheat - your way to success (and some do!), the foregoing are a reality you must face. But what if you lack money? This article […]







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