Career Development
Why I've Told LinkedIn to Delete My Profile (Talk About Trying to Give a Dog a Bad Name to Hang It)









UPDATE: Isn't it just amazing? I sent the request for linkedIn.com support to delete my tayo@spontaneousdevelopment.com profile at 13.05pm on 19th April 2013, and after failing to reply my previous email sent more than 24 hours earlier, I get a response confirming my request has been carried out at 13.11pm on the SAME day. Wow! […]







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Entrepreneurship
They Want to Learn English from Me & I Want to Improve my French! (PLUS Video of an angry Beninese Grasscutter, Photo of Rabbits, & a Photo of a 13 Year Old Burt Dubin Classified Ad!)









This is not the main update on my adventures in Benin Republic. It’s just a preview - especially because of an exciting development that’s occurred. Apart from the news, and stories, I’ve included (1) a photo of a Burt Dubin Classified Advert from 13 Years Ago! (2) few pictures of me with people out here […]







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Entrepreneurship
Use Excel-VB Automation To Boost Your Profits









This article explans - with practical examples - how developing in-house expertise in automation of Microsoft Excel.can dramatically boost productivity - and profits - in your company.. Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool for analyzing and presenting information. Too frequently however, many users – individuals and organizations – fail to realize the extensive range of […]







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My DN Travel News
Use Persuasion to Save (or Make) MORE Money (3 Tips)









The core message in this week's issue of my newsletter is that you never know what you can get, until you try...or ask. If you always accept what you're told - be it price or options - you may end up shortchanging yourself in life. Virtually everything can be negotiated. And if your persuasion skills […]







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Entrepreneurship
Why You Need a Web Marketing System (WMS) - Part 3 of 3









This is the third and final part of "Why You Need A Web Marketing System (WMS)" - a 3 PART EDUCATIONAL SERIES. This installment ends with links to other articles that describe key components of a WMS. It's titled “A Passion for What You Do, Will Help You Use A Web Marketing System to Get New/Repeat […]







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Entrepreneurship
Why You Need a Web Marketing System (WMS) - Part 2 of 3









This is part 2 of a 3 PART EDUCATIONAL SERIES. This installment is titled “Understanding How (Routine/Repeated) Use of Paid TV, Radio & Print Media Short Changes YOU ”. (Click here to read Part 1). If you run a business in Africa, the ideas offered in this series can help you. Any 21st century African business […]







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Entrepreneurship
To Excel, You Need To Take Intelligent Risks – Sometimes BIG, FAT ONES too!









NB: This is the second of a ten part series (click here to read part 1) based on an e-book I wrote few years back. Subsequent parts are published at weekly intervals – in the “Entrepreneurship” and “Self-Development” categories. ************Upcoming DN Travel News update preview********** Pix 1: A Handball Semi Final Match at Stade De L'Amitie, […]







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My DN Travel News
2 Dangers of Using Social Media As Your Business Home









If you promote your business primarily by using social media as your base platform, you're likely to shoot yourself in the foot. And very badly too. Read this article to learn 2 important reasons why you will be better off using your own website as a base, while your social media profiles function as secondary […]







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Excel-VB Solutions
3 Ways Travelling Can Prepare Your Child To Succeed (Features Pix of a Cameroonian Michael Jackson :-)









Picture below is of a guy I named "Cameroonian Micheal Jackson"...Your child is likely to see unique and exciting sights like those in the pictures below, if s/he travels and explores beyond the world she already knows. This enterprising chap was doing an impressive version of Michael Jackson’s moon walk in Douala’s Marché Mokolo (Mokolo […]







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