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PII 102: You Need Big Ideas - NOT a Big Brain!

January 23, 2018

“Analysis of physicist Albert Einstein’s brain revealed that his was slightly smaller than the average human brain. Quote this bit of trivia the next time some macho guy brags about the male brain being bigger than the female one. Look where Einstein’s “small” brain got him!” – National Geographic This quote is self-explanatory, but in this […]

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PII 099: You Need Reasoning Skills, NOT Memorization for Success! [www.discovercotonou.com - COMING SOON!]

January 2, 2018

All human beings are born with some kind of unique genius. We just need to narrow down to what it is for each person. Some of us discover it by ourselves. Others get it pointed out to them by those they interact with. Sadly few people who pass through formal schooling are able to preserve […]

Career Development

Visit Tayo Solagbade's Performance Improvement Bookstore

December 12, 2017

Visit Tayo Solagbade's Performance Improvement Bookstore Order Tayo's Self-Development Bible - as well as his popular Practical Livestock Feed Formulation Handbook, 25 Articles & True Stories Ebook, Speaking Ideas: 25 Articles and True Stories for Experts Who Speak and Those Aspiring, the 4 part Farm Business Best Practice Ebook series, Kukuru Danger ebook and others. […]

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[RECOMMENDED] Is Your Child Learning For School Or For Life?

December 12, 2017

By Tayo Solagbade | Submitted On June 11, 2008 "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write. They will be those who cannot learn, unlearn or re-learn." - Alvin Toffler Preamble Many people today, who have undergone formal schooling, do not have life survival skills, having only acquired learning […]

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PII 096 [AUDIO]: Money Making Skills Cannot be Acquired by Reading a Book!

December 11, 2017

In this audio podcast version of my weekly Performance Improvement Ideas newsletter, I discuss the subject of money making, with regard to the deficiency of formal conventional schooling systems in giving learners the know-how to do IT. Among other issues, I highlight the fact that conventional learning institutions in our societies continue to focus excessively on book based […]

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PII 095: Transform Your Child Into a Money Making Machine Who NEVER Needs a 9 to 5 Job!

December 4, 2017

This post features photos of 2 different sized batches of snails put up for sale in a popular Ikeja-Lagos side street market. The bigger ones (see below) sell for N2, 000.0 for a set of 4. In other words, one goes for about N500.0 The smaller ones (see further down) sell for N250.0 for a […]

Career Development

[RECOMMENDED] Two Articles That Teach What You Need to Profit from Adversity

November 18, 2017

[Screenshot image of Nov. 18, 2010 Facebook post] "Hardship can be good for you. Adversity will force you to grow stronger + help you develop mental stamina. In contrast, a love of ease will make you INEPT and unable to withstand life's major challenges - especially when you step out of your comfort zone. People […]

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PII 092: Response Generating Digital Marketing Content Creation Service

November 14, 2017

Intelligent creation of new and useful digital marketing content is the key to achieving - and sustaining - name and brand recognition at low to zero cost. Look around the web, and you’ll see that those businesses that are able to capture your attention, for decent periods of time - especially the ones whose websites […]

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[RECOMMENDED] Why The Degree is Dying (and being replaced by something better) by Isaac Morehouse - Founder & CEO of Praxis

November 1, 2017

If I did not know better, I could have sworn the author of this piece spent some time reading my mind before writing THIS excellent piece. Now, don't get it twisted: The idea being advocated for adoption here is not that classroom based learning is no longer useful. Instead, as the author notes in the […]

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TRUE STORY: 8 Year Old Girl's Backyard Snails Lay Eggs [Photos/Video: Snail Farming Micro-Business Startup Experience Sharing Series]

October 17, 2017

So this morning (Tue 17th Oct 2017), few minutes after opening up her small snail pen housing her 21 snails that have been in her care since August 2017 , my 8 year old daughter rushes to excitedly inform me that she's seen eggs laid by one of them. Below: Photo of snails (next to […]