Self-Development - SD Nuggets™

Why Some People Dislike Reading

May 2, 2014

It’s strange but true. A growing number of Nigerian adults DO NOT ENJOY reading. Apart from sports, politics, or entertainment, reading for more serious purposes (e.g. for personal and professional development) rarely interests them. Except when it’s related to some immediate monetary or other benefit. In other words, adult Nigerians have - what is for […]

Entrepreneurship

FREE TALK: Profitable Buyers for Your Farm Products at Zero Cost!

May 1, 2014

Happy Workers' Day to you! A representative of an organisation serving a large farmers group in Lagos yesterday indicated interest in inviting me to give my FREE 1 hour talk to their members. I just published the flyer on my SD Nuggets blog. The offer is open to farmer groups across Africa. See details in […]

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Prepare Your Kids to Succeed Despite Society's Ills

April 30, 2014

If you’re a parent in Nigeria, you really - and I mean REALLY(!) - need to read the story told by Ayodeji Adeyeye, about the traumatizing JAMB examination centre experience, his 2 daughters had during the recent 2014 exams. Unless you’re like one of the adults he says orchestrated the massive exam malpractices he described, […]

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 […]

Entrepreneurship

Coaching Program for Farm Products Marketing Success (Verbatim Text Transcript of Introductory Video)

April 25, 2014

[Verbatim Video Transcript Text] It’s taken me about 9 years of serving farm CEOs to decide to offer this service. During this period I have interacted with farm CEOs of all kinds. Some are part-time farm owners, employed in high profile jobs like Oil companies and multinational manufactures. Both the part-time and full time farm […]

Entrepreneurship

How to Attract Profitable REPEAT Buyers for Your Farm Products - at ZERO COST!

April 24, 2014

“Mr Tayo, Good morning. I'm greatly pleased with your advice and sale strategies given to promote increase in yields and low over head costs. Please kindly permit me to use this avenue to request every assistance you could offer in getting buyers for my cat fish. I live in Akure, in Ondo state. I really […]

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 […]

Entrepreneurship

Succeeding In spite of Poverty (3 Tips You Can Use)

April 22, 2014

FACT: I never experienced poverty as a child. But as a startup entrepreneur, I've suffered such severe lack of money, that my parents and siblings had to help with paying my rent, kids' school fees etc! Now, no offense to the reader, but if you've never experienced SEVERE lack of money, for prolonged periods(read: years!), […]

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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Your Child can Succeed Even When Schooling Fails

April 18, 2014

This article was inspired by Dauda Ayodele’s Facebook post which read: ““THE POOR EDUCATION THEY ARE GIVING US IS INTENTIONAL. TO CREATE UNINFORMED MULTITUDES AND IT IS WORKING THE WAY THEY WANT”. It was linked to a 2006 report (shared by Dr. Chukwuma Christopher Osaji) that quotes Governor Ali Modu Sheriff, on the same theme. […]