Parenting
5 Leadership Lessons for Parents from “Maximus” the “Spaniard” in the “Gladiator” Movie
April 20, 2013









“There is no greater leadership challenge than parenting” – Jim Rohn Do you consider yourself a good leader? At work? How about in your home – to your kids in particular? It’s not about how much money you have to buy them things. As the Gladiator movie shows, a slave who owns nothing can be […]







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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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Excel-VB Solutions
3 Ways Travelling Can Prepare Your Child To Succeed (Features Pix of a Cameroonian Michael Jackson :-)
April 5, 2013









Picture below is of a guy I named "Cameroonian Micheal Jackson"...Your child is likely to see unique and exciting sights like those in the pictures below, if s/he travels and explores beyond the world she already knows. This enterprising chap was doing an impressive version of Michael Jackson’s moon walk in Douala’s Marché Mokolo (Mokolo […]







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Parenting
Why You Need To Teach Your Child To Question Authority
March 29, 2013









In July this year (2013), I will be 43 years old. My 13 year old son will clock 14 in May. Between the two of us there is a healthy 29 year age difference. Little wonder that more than a few eyebrows get raised when people hear him always call me by my first name! […]







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Career Development
My Recommended Posts for W/E 23rd March 2013: Humanity And Corruption Are Strange Bed Fellows | 5 Ways to Use Google+ to Improve Your Search Engine Optimization |Why You Need "Bulldog Blood" (#1 Characteristic of a Lifelong Achiever)
March 24, 2013









Starting tomorrow, the countdown to the opening of a new, exciting - and major - chapter in my entrepreneurial journey begins. I still can't let the big cat out of the bag yet. That will happen via a scheduled post at midnight (Nigerian time) of Sunday 31st March 2013. Most people who read that post […]







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Parenting
Can You Teach Your Kids About Money & Success, If You're Not Rich?
March 22, 2013









True Riches/Success Come Via Effective Real World Relevant Parenting I'm not rich...yet. But I will be - it's one of a number of goals I've set for myself. However, while I work towards that goal, another goal I'm even more passionate about achieving is doing my best to prepare my kids for an authentically succesful […]







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Parenting
You Don't Need a Monopoly of Wisdom (Smart Kids Know It!)
March 15, 2013









We send our kids to school because we want them to get an education. Judging from our own experiences, a good education will - among other benefits - equip them with the ability to independently discern what is useful from the sea of solicited & unsolicited advice they will be exposed to as they grow […]







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Parenting
Your Child Needs to Decide What She Wants In Life
March 8, 2013









What would it take to have one's child grow up and become a sports superstar, like Michael Jordan or a famous personality like Larry King? History has shown that it is possible to deliberately coach children, from a very early age, to develop their unique skills and talents towards excelling as adults. The Williams sisters […]







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Parenting
Train Your Kids To Do Housekeeping Chores & They'll Thank You For It
March 1, 2013









Proper upbringing of children across the world's societies generally involves teaching them to uphold good values like truth, honesty and integrity. It also involves telling them the importance of putting family first, as well as being comfortable doing housekeeping chores. Yes. You read that last part right: It is my experience based opinion that one […]







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