Entrepreneurship
No. 139: Make Your Competition Obsolete!
April 28, 2014









Over a decade ago, I read an article about Bill Gates, in which he said that he saw his software business as a big bus, with no brakes, no clutch, and no rear view mirror. The bus however had an accelerator pedal, on which was placed a very heavy weight to ensure that it continued […]







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Entrepreneurship
Insights from BBC's "Doing Business in Nigeria" article, vs New Income Opportunities I see for Farm Business Owners
April 23, 2014









The BBC's "Doing business in Nigeria" article linked below, went live yesterday, and is trending ferociously. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-27081948. Isn't it amazing that a newspaper outfit run by a Pulitzer prize winning journalist could have failed in Nigeria, as described in the article? That reminds me of Richard Branson's Virgin Nigeria airline partnership that failed in Nigeria […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 138: Use Constant Innovation to Achieve Authority Status
April 21, 2014









Over the past decade, my ability to constantly innovate, has earned me massive name recognition I use to successfully attract buyers worldwide. In this writeup, I explain why/how any willing expert, in any field, can succeed the same way. SCROLL DOWN TO READ FULL ISSUE Home | Subscribe | About | Contact Publication: Weekly Public Speaking IDEAS Newsletter Date: Monday21st […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 137: Succeed By "Looking Bigger" Than You Are!
April 14, 2014









Size (in physical or financial terms) can confer “popularity”. So can appearing to be everywhere. That’s why I argue that making yourself look bigger than you are, can make your marketing more successful! People – and organisations - that are popular, often get their offers taken more seriously, than those who are not. SCROLL DOWN […]







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Career Development
No. 136: Stop Taking Failure Personally!
April 7, 2014









People who take failure personally, often fail to succeed. Some who succeed fail to continue succeeding, for the same reason! Most people want things to work the way we want all the time. And when that doesn't happen, they give up on themselves. But people who succeed often do so, because they NEVER take failure […]







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Career Development
Earning Income Working From Anywhere (True Story)
April 1, 2014









Yesterday, I was in a Cotonou taxi headed for the Benin Republic-Nigeria border, when Alhaji Usman S., CEO of a pelleted livestock feed manufacturing company in Nigeria’s Kano State, called, and we spoke like old friends…even though we have NEVER met. I've been having such conversations weekly, with increasing frequency since last year... If truth […]







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Career Development
No. 135: Succeed by Speaking Part-time With a Full Time Job!
March 31, 2014









Some experts in paid employment are doing great things others can learn from. You may be one of them. Do you know you can earn extra income by sharing what you know with others as a part-time speaker? I offer ideas you can use in this issue of my Speaking Ideas newsletter. Some Self-Employed Experts […]







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My DN Travel News
No. 134: Don't Be a "Feel-Good" Speaker!
March 24, 2014









"If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time--a tremendous whack." - Winston Churchill I believe experts-who-get-paid-to-speak (or those aspiring), will find it useful to keep this quote […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 133: To Succeed, Find Correctly Motivated Buyers
March 17, 2014









Why do people who buy YOUR services do so? Do you know? In this article, I explain why knowing the answer to that question, is the key to your long term selling success, as a service provider. The insights I share can make you more effective in selling your services for the long term, IF […]







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Career Development
No. 132: A Smarter Way to Learn (&/Or Teach) from Experience
March 10, 2014









Experience can be quite a good teacher. So one could argue that it pays to learn from her. However - as someone once observed her fees/charges can often be quite high. And not all her students survive 🙂 In this issue I explain why it pays to seek information, education, guidance and support to pursue […]







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