Parenting
Why Having a Low Self-Opinion Can Ruin Your Child (and/or You)!
April 26, 2013









Nothing can be worse than having a low opinion of yourself. It sets you up to fail perpetually. It is important to realize that you can be financially comfortable (e.g. having a good job) and still “fail perpertually” by being ineffective in your interpersonal relationships, due to a low self esteem. This article explains why […]







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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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