Parenting - SD Nuggets™

Achieving Your Goals Requires This ONE Ingredient (Hint: It's Not What You Think)

September 27, 2014

“You may be on the right track – but you will get run over if you remain there” - Anon 5 questions for you to ponder: 1. How come NOT every Harvard graduate becomes “successful” in life? 2. Why do we all have the same MS Excel software on our laptops, yet some of us […]

Entrepreneurship

Critical Thinking Can Save You Money (True Story)

September 19, 2014

"Even when you can afford it, you can get MORE done with LESS money, if you learn to apply Critical Thinking. Do NOT fall into the habit of throwing money at your problems or goals..." - (me to my kids) Here's how 2 of my sons used critical thinking to solve - at ZERO cost […]

Career Development

To Perpetually Achieve Noteworthy Success, You May Need To Be Moderate In Your Humility

September 17, 2014

I once read the following quote in a magazine, and it really hit home with me: “In all things, apply moderation - including moderation” - Anon There is, in some societies, this issue of “humility" and how important it is for a person not to appear “proud” or “arrogant”. I believe it is sometimes taken […]

Career Development

Defeat Traitors Using Compassion (Hint: Welcome a Judas into Your Life!)

September 12, 2014

FACT: You can be a genius and still fail due to a "close friend's" betrayal. This week, I'm teaching my kids about this. "Et tu Brutus?!" Caesar's famous exclamation is one of the classic examples of how great people responded to discovery of acts of betrayal by those closest to them. In my personal opinion, […]

General

Introduce Your Kids to the Philosophy of Personal Success Achievement (A Real Life Example) - Part 2 of 2

September 6, 2014

Yesterday, in part 1 of 2, I ended my true story at the point where I asked my kids: "What do you call a child of God?". They said: "A child of God." But I told them: NO! [And they looked at me in confusion]. When I told them THE answer, I saw the looks […]

General

Introduce Your Kids to the Philosophy of Personal Success Achievement (A Real Life Example) - Part 1 of 2

September 5, 2014

On Sunday 17th August 2014 a.m, I had my first Personal Achievement Coaching (PAC) project conversation with my children. I asked them: "What is a child of God called?" and told them it was NOT "child of God". If you truly believe in God, know that this is a message from God to you. If […]

Entrepreneurship

Prepare Your Child to Succeed by Learning to Overcome Rejection Using Persistence & PMA (Lessons from Tayo Solagbade’s Maiden "Selling Skills Development" Project for Kids)

August 29, 2014

On Wednesday 27th August 2014, my 3 sons (11, 13, and 15 respectively), as part of my Personal Achievement Coaching for Kids (PACK)™ project, went on their first ever "sales calls": Finding Buyers for their Pineapple Flavored Cakes Baked Without Oven. [Note: (a). PMA = Positive Mental Attitude (b). Click here to download PDF preview […]

Career Development

Protect Your Debit Card from Online Fraudsters...or This Could Happen to You (True Story) [Lost & Re-Published Post]

August 27, 2014

This article was first published on this blog 3 months ago, on Friday 23rd May 2014 (see browser history screenshot below). Today, when I tried linking to it, to post a comment on Facebook, I got a "Page Not Found" error on my blog. A MySQL database check soon revealed it was GONE: "Yepa!"! But […]

Career Development

Why I Convert Video/Audio Interviews & “Informal Narratives” by Other Experts Into Downloadable PDF/Slideshow Versions for EVERYONE – Tayo K. Solagbade

August 27, 2014

This new personal philosophy paper offers download access to four (4) useful PDF documents I recently created using videos, audios or informal "writing" originated by competent experts I reckon with. They are Efe Ohwofasa (UK), Patrick Meninga (USA), Richie Parker (USA) and Charles Ayo Dada (Nigeria). The first 3 can be downloaded from www.tayosolagbade.com. A. Breakthrough to […]

Entrepreneurship

Selling Skills Development in Tayo Solagbade’s Personal Achievement Coaching for Kids (PACK)™ Project [Hint: Finding Buyers for Cakes Made Without Oven]

August 26, 2014

Tomorrow - Wednesday 27th August 2014 will be a BIG day for my 3 boys (9, 13, and 15 respectively). As part of my Personal Achievement Coaching for Kids (PACK)™ project, during their holidays, they now embark on "sales calls" to develop their selling skills, and learn to deal with rejection. My kids have been making and […]