My Ideas for Making Nigeria Better

To Succeed Smarter You Need a Do-It-Yourself Mentality

December 27, 2014

[Photos: House painting after Christmas day 2014, with my sons] Unlike when I relocated ALONE in April 2013, moving my family from this Lagos apartment, to join me in Cotonou, has (not surprisingly) been a less straightforward matter, on multiple fronts, from the kids to even their grandparents! But it's progressing, slowly. We're disposing old […]

Entrepreneurship

To Achieve Business Success, You Need More Than Credentials and Expertise (Hint: Lots of Unspoken Rules Exist for You to Master)

December 26, 2014

"(The Church Records & Accounts Manager has) really helped me in the preparation of my monthly Accounts..(Tayo Solagbade's Excel-VB service is okay. He is always on ground whenever you call him and solution to problem is (provided) without delay or alteration of data"- Finance & Admin Manager, Anglican Church Of The Ascension, Opebi, Lagos." The […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 173: Introduction to Web Marketing for Zero Cost Buyer Attraction [African Farm Businesses as Case Study]

December 22, 2014

What you're about you read is a text transcript of an audio message titled " Introduction to Web Marketing for Zero Cost Buyer Attraction [African Farm Businesses as Case Study]" that I recorded for today's issue of my weekly Speaking IDEAS newsletter. You can request download link to the MP3 audio file at the bottom of […]

Career Development

To Achieve Long Term Success You Need The Right Motives

December 20, 2014

This article explains why it is crucial for the long term survival of any business venture you wish to embark upon, for you to search deeply within yourself and ensure you KNOW and are CONVINCED that it is what you want to do. Failure to do this could result in the untimely death of the […]

Entrepreneurship

"If It's LEGAL and Works In Nigeria, It'll Work ANYWHERE!" - Tayo K. Solagbade

December 19, 2014

My name is Tayo Solagbade, and I founded the Self-Development Academy(SDAc) to help individuals and groups of all types develop and implement strategies to successfully equip themselves to achieve their set goals every time. In this article, I provide insights into why SDAc chooses to use Nigeria as the main point of reference. Nigeria Is […]

Entrepreneurship

Apart from Boosting Your Credibility, Using a Web Marketing System Can Help Your Target Audience Make Smarter Decisions and Avoid Exploitation

December 17, 2014

The conversation thread linked below is one of those I sometimes encounter, that make me almost cry. Click to read the PDF Read through the thread to see how a concerned parent searching for competent expert help, is having to deal with unreliable advice from people with no training as well as an overzealous professional! […]

Career Development

NEW BOOK: The World's Future Prosperity Depends on Digital Multipreneurs™

December 13, 2014

This book is based on a White Paper first published online in January 2006. Tayo has since applied the ideas and strategies described in it to achieve the success he enjoys today as a Location Independent Performance Improvement Specialist and Multipreneur (i.e. a highly versatile/multi-skilled entrepreneur), with a bias for delivering Best Practice solutions to […]

Career Development

[Hope for Nikel] Let's help Nikel Lakise (Patrick Meninga's Friend) to Beat Leukemia

December 8, 2014

Most regular readers know that Patrick Meninga is the popular US based blogging expert whose blogging strategy I adapted (in 2012) to make this blog succeed: and we've since become friends. Yesterday, Patrick emailed me this link (http://www.hopefornikel.com/), about a care-giver colleague he says he's worked with for 5 years: It's about Nikel Lakise’s story […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 170: Achieve Speaking Success Using Your Audience’s Local Proverbs & Stories

December 1, 2014

Popular Yoruba proverb: “Èhinkule l’ òtá wa, ilé ni aseni ngbé” [Meaning: “The enemy lies in wait in the backyard. The traitor lives in the home”. Read story-based interpretation in photo below].To speak successfully, one must connect emotionally and intellectually with an audience. Pastor Tunde Bakare is a speaker who does that effortlessly using local […]

Career Development

Don't Leave Yourself Defenceless Against Falsehood: Use Smart Technology You Already Own to Protect Yourself (True Story)

November 21, 2014

[LAGOS] Mr A. "That's a fat lie! I never said I spoke to your mother on the phone. What I said was that your husband told me what your mother said!!" Miss. B: "But I heard you clearly. Now that mother has said she has never met or spoken with you, on phone or in […]

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