Entrepreneurship
The Cheapest, Most Reliable Way to Find Buyers (Hint: It's NOT What You Think)
June 11, 2014









The first issue of my Self-Development Digest newsletter was published on Mon 5th Jun 2006. Six years later, in June 2012, it evolved into what is today my popular DAILY multidisciplinary Self-Development (SD) Nuggets blog, on which I publish my Monday Speaking IDEAS newsletter. Truth is, it takes UNDILUTED passion to keep going, day, month and […]







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Career Development
Why School Prepares People POORLY, to Succeed OUTSIDE Paid Employment
June 10, 2014









In 1992, I graduated with the highest ever C.G.P.A of 5.9 (First class was 6.0) in Agric. Extension from Unibadan. Then, in Guinness Nigeria, I earned senior management roles in less than 6 years from 1994. However, as an entrepreneur, I looked like a TOTAL IDIOT - for years - after starting. Yes, IDIOT, in […]







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Career Development
No. 145: A Few People Can Make Life NEEDLESSLY Miserable for Many, IF Not Called to Order (Case Study: My Experiences at the Nigeria-Benin Republic Seme Border)
June 9, 2014









[NB: This issue of my newsletter is a public service edition.] Last Saturday a.m (7th June 2014), I published a blog about my near 12 hour traffic jam ordeal coming from Seme border to Mile 2 the day before (i.e Friday). What I did not mention was that before that, I’d had unpleasant money-related “disagreements” […]







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Career Development
Failure Does NOT Happen Suddenly...(Hint: It takes time for your inactions to cost you success)
June 7, 2014









James Cook in his book titled "The Startup Entrepreneur" explained that certain successful entrepreneurs get very uneasy whenever things seemed to be going (in their opinion) "too smoothly". They are rarely comfortable with "good times" and when such times come upon them, they take pains to stay on the alert for things that could go […]







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Career Development
Treat People As Though They Were What They Ought To Be (A Management Tip from Johann Von Goethe)
June 5, 2014









The fact that THAT man or woman is sweeping floors today in your company today, does not mean s/he cannot be the owner of a successful business tomorrow. Actually, s/he could one day become YOUR boss, or indeed the CEO of the company you work for! Countless examples abound!! Where I come from (Nigeria) people […]







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Career Development
5 Ways To Achieve Leadership Success As a Manager
June 4, 2014









In case you did not know it, being a manager does not automatically make you a leader. To become a leader, a manager must act in ways that bring about desired PROGRESS, by INFLUENCING others. In this article, I share my personal experience based insights about how to do just that. At the end, I […]







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Career Development
No. 144: Use Mental Abilities to Solve Your Physical Problems
June 2, 2014









I’m a keen student of human nature…comparing people from different cultures, especially with regard to how they tackle problems. Here’s a hard truth I feel compelled t state: I’ve found many Nigerians/Africans unwilling to actively apply their mental abilities to solve everyday problems they face in the physical realm. Our Culture Influences Our Attitudes Towards […]







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Entrepreneurship
Raw Blood from the Abattoir Cannot Be Used as "Blood Meal" for Ration Formulation (Conversation with a Farm CEO learning Best Practice Feed Formulation and Compounding)
May 29, 2014









I LOVE results focussed business owners. And I've found Livestock Farm CEOs especially fit that description better than most other business owners I've worked with. For instance, within hours of purchasing my Feed Formulation Handbook and Software, a few days ago, a new (Jos, Plateau state - based) buyer called to ask how he could […]







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Entrepreneurship
A Proven Strategy to Find Profitable Buyers Regardless of Your Domain Name
May 28, 2014









[UPDATE: 16th August 2023 - Click HERE to download PRINT-READY PDF version of this article.   The approach described in this article can help you find buyers for ANYTHING you sell, at low to zero cost. And your domain name would NOT really matter. Incidentally, one group of people I believe BADLY need this kind […]







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Entrepreneurship
The Secret Formula for Learning ANYTHING You Want (Hint: MAKE YOURSELF A TEACHER'S DELIGHT By DEVELOPING PASSION/ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING)
May 28, 2014









Are you considering paying for coaching or mentoring to develop a new skill or ability? If yes, know that no matter how good your "teacher" is, YOUR attitude towards what you're taught is what will ultimately determine how well you learn. This is important. Think about it for a minute or so. If you wanted […]







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