Career Development
3 Ways Speaking a Foreign Language Can Make You Succeed More Often
April 23, 2013









Speaking a foreign language can help you in paid employment as well as in business. I have had the unique priviledge of experiencing the amazing benefits derivable from being able to speak a foreign language, on both sides of the fence. Below I outline 3 powerful rewards you can expect to reap repeatedly, from being […]







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My DN Travel News
Humanize Yourself By Talking About Your Mistakes: Audiences Will LOVE You For It! (PLUS Speak English or French FAST - FREE Downloads)
April 22, 2013









What would you do if as the invited speaker for an event, you make the mistake of travelling (by air) to the right city, but in the wrong state, less than 12 hours to the event? That’s what happened to Burt Dubin in 1983! As a mentor of world class speakers (for over 25 years), […]







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My DN Travel News
AUDIO: Why I'm Traveling SLOWLY Across West Africa to Show Business Owners, Experts & Professionals How To Use Public Speaking & Web Marketing Systems for Low (to ZERO) Cost Business (or Self) Promotion
April 19, 2013









This is what you could call my "Mission Statement". This blog post contains the download link to the audio version of an 8 minute video presentation I created, as well as a verbatim text transcript. The video was recorded using my Blackberry Pearl 9105 Smart phone video camera on Sunday 31st March 2013 from 11.23 […]







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Career Development
Why I've Told LinkedIn to Delete My Profile (Talk About Trying to Give a Dog a Bad Name to Hang It)
April 19, 2013









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!)
April 17, 2013









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
April 16, 2013









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)
April 15, 2013









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
April 12, 2013









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
April 11, 2013









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!
April 10, 2013









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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