Career Development
Is It (Sometimes) Good To Have A Bad Boss?
April 17, 2014









Who is a good boss? And when can you correctly say that your boss is "bad"? This is an issue that is subject to a lot of debate. Does the fact that your boss does(or makes you do) certain things you personally dislike, make him/her "bad"? I say NOT necessarily! This article explores this subject, […]







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Farm Biz
How to Correct Excess Energy Content in a Livestock Ration [Feed Formulation Home Study Video Series]
April 16, 2014









Quick Take-Away : This is Video No. 21 (out of 33) in my New Practical Feed Formulation (& Compounding) Home Study Video Series. I discuss the process of calculating a Substitution Value to correct excess energy in  a derived ration - as described in pages 26 to 27 of my popular feed formulation handbook, which the video […]







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Entrepreneurship
Can Lack Of Money Stop Your Marriage Succeeding?
April 15, 2014









Drawing from my experiences initially as an employee, and later as an entrepreneur, I describe the psychological challenge that confronts a person who runs out of money, while married - and doing business. I then offer practical for surviving such periods of financial adversity, without losing dignity. Do you have a spouse? If yes, do […]







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Career Development
Why I Give Free Money Making Ideas to Excel Trainers
April 11, 2014









I periodically offer unsolicited income generating ideas, via phone/email to CEOs of training companies I discover offer MS Excel training. In fact, I just did THAT today, with a Lagos based trainer. This article explains why I give away money making ideas I could use by myself! As an Excel-VB Solutions Developer, I've used my […]







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Career Development
The Story of an Employee Whose Cup was “FULL” (How Thinking You Know It All, Can Cost You/Your Employer!)
April 10, 2014









As a keen student of human nature, I’ve noticed that once (we think) we’re doing well, many of us have a tendency to conclude no one can tell us anything new. Last week, I encountered a young lady afflicted with this problem while visiting my bank. I’d overheard her giving marketing tips to a new […]







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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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Entrepreneurship
Fulfilling Farm Business Best Practice Product Orders, Amidst Chaos (True Story)
April 6, 2014









[Lagos, 6:49a.m, 6th April 2014] Each time I visit Lagos, I see more reasons to justify not doing any aspect of my work from here. I spent all of Friday 4th February 2014 - under stressful conditions - battling to prepare and send courier packs to 3 Farm CEOs who paid for my products. One […]







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Career Development
To Sell with Your Writing, Touch on Different Areas of Your Target Audience's Life
April 5, 2014









Successful selling in any area of life requires gaining the trust of the prospective buyer. If you think about why YOU buy things, you'll likely discover multiple factors often influence your final decision. For instance, I have bought tutorial CDs and books on a variety of subjects, because I felt they would be useful for […]







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My DN Travel News
Pre-Marital Sex Amongst Teenagers - A PROPOSED SOLUTION
April 4, 2014









[NB: I first e-published this article on 31st July 2003 i.e a decade ago.] I greatly enjoyed watching the maiden edition of a network television show Today’s Woman hosted by Adesuwa on Wednesday 30th July 2003 from 8.30pm. She came across as one who truly desired to make a positive, meaningful and lasting impact in the lives […]







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Entrepreneurship
Sometimes You'll Need to Keep It Within Your Family
April 3, 2014









“Tayo, let your wife and kids work with you to run the place. Do not employ people who will have easy access to the inner workings of your business. Out here, people can rarely be found who are that trustworthy. Give them an inch, and they’ll take a mile!" That kind of advice came from […]







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