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Video: Excel-VB Driven Election Results Compiler & Reports/Charts Generator - Using Nigeria's 2015 Elections Data [Coming Soon]

April 22, 2015

[UPDATE: Excel-VB Elections Results Compiler & Reports/Charts Generator – Hyper linked map of Nigeria, and autogenerated REGIONAL Results (Charts/Tables)] This app is currently work-in-progress by Tayo K. Solagbade as an example of useful everyday application of MS Excel Automation. It is based on Nigeria's MARCH 28, 2015 ELECTIONS results as obtained from PDF Results Summary […]

Career Development

No. 189: (a) Why “Made-in-Africa” Experts-Who-Speak Are Hard to Find (Hint: And Why YOU Should Become ONE!) (b) One Question to Ask Yourself EVERY 24 Hours to Determine If You’re Using Your Website Profitably - [MP3]!

April 20, 2015

A few years back, I read an article by a female IT professional who is an internationally recognized speaker from Africa…but whose business is based in the UK. She was complaining about what she called a dearth of “Made-in-Africa” speakers. I agree with her... Public Speaking is a powerful weapon for achieving high impact business […]

Career Development

How to Respond if Anyone Tells You 'Spiritual Enemies' Are The Cause of Your Failures :-)) [ 18minute 27 second Performance Improvement podcast - Downloadable as MP3]

April 18, 2015

Listen to/read verbatim excerpts from my new 18minute 27 second audio Performance Improvement podcast (Downloadable as MP3 file) Title: "How to Respond if Anyone Tells You 'Spiritual Enemies' Are The Cause of Your Failures" Subtitle: "You Have to Work With God to Create The Miracle You Want" This is one of many in a series […]

General

Overcoming Adversity to Succeed - Practical Lessons From a Teenager's Story

April 10, 2015

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 […]

Entrepreneurship

Teaching Kids "Practical Problem Solving" Through a Cake Baking Mishap!

April 9, 2015

Explore the picture "story" below of my kid's continuing charcoal stove (no oven) cake baking ...this time around decorating with icing. And what an experience it's been...with a MAJOR mistake caused by an oversight on my part [As I type this, they're having to bake ANOTHER set to make up]!! Below are a series of […]

1 Hour Talks

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

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 […]

General

Attention General Buhari: Here's a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to Assess YOUR Government’s Success!

April 4, 2015

I wrote about this KPI on my Facebook wall several months ago... ===Starts=== 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, […]

Career Development

Fearlessly Share Your God Given Genius and Experience Superior Success

April 3, 2015

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 […]

Entrepreneurship

Learn to Generate Multiple Streams of Income on Your Farm, to Overcome Adversity (Special Anniversary Offer: Celebrating 2 Years As a Location Independent Multipreneur Serving Farm CEOs and Others)

April 2, 2015

Do you run a poultry farm? Are you aware that poultry farmers across Nigeria have been losing their flocks to Bird Flu? (Or has it happened to you?) Do you know there are multiple ways to generate extra earnings to CUSHION losses from disease outbreaks or other setbacks in your farm business? My recent phone […]

Entrepreneurship

Succeed More Often by Anticipating Problems/Preparing Backup Plansa

April 1, 2015

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 […]