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[Now Available!] KUKURU DANGER™: 5 True Stories About the Adventures – & Misadventures! – of a School Age Child Trying to Find Purpose in Life.
In this unusual book, Tayo Solagbade narrates 5 true stories about a dizzying variety of (sometimes shocking) escapades he engaged in – while schooling – that repeatedly landed him in trouble, causing his parents avoidable heart breaks. In the first story, Tayo suffers the embarrassment of having a female classmate falsely accuse him – to […]
Continue reading...No. 153: A “Formula” Schools Need to Teach, But Don’t! (FREE PDF Report)
4 August 2014
“Any school that teaches this “formula” will discover her products – who apply it diligently – will never beg for jobs, or experience “unemployment”, talk less of poverty. If you think that’s a reckless claim, I challenge you to read this report with an open mind. Unless you detest authentic success, when you’re done, you’ll […]
Continue reading...“Bleaching” Your Skin Insults Your Creator, and Makes You Lose Dignity (Message from Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Lupita Nyong’o to Black/African Parents & their Children)
1 August 2014
One of Fela’s most popular songs when I was a child was :”Yellow Fever” – released when I was 6 years old, in 1976. I LOVED that song. Still do too(see Youtube video below)! He was basically challenging skin-bleaching black men and women, who wanted to become “white” by force, out of an inferiority complex, […]
Continue reading...I Flopped Badly At The National Finals! (A True Story About How NOT To Prepare For/Deliver An Important Presentation) – with Photos
17 July 2014
The lessons I share in this article are based mainly on a true-life experience I had, in 1997, at the age of 27. I was delivering a management research paper at the National Finals of the now defunct Young Managers Competition, organized by the Nigerian Institute of Management(NIM). I provide graphic details of how my […]
Continue reading...Video Narration: She Called Me a Peeping Tom (A True Personal Story) – What If This Happened To YOUR 8 Year Old Child?
10 July 2014
This is a True Story Narration. It is available as audio (MP3) & as a video presentation, and PDF on CD/DVD. You can listen to the audio on your phones. This is Part 2 in the Self-Development Education for Parents Series titled “Kukuru Danger™: Adventures – & Misadventures – of a School Age Child Trying […]
Continue reading...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)
9 June 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” […]
Continue reading...Succeed by Emerging from Adversity Like a Phoenix (TayoSolagbade.com launches extra Hosting plan with FREE Web Marketing!)
23 May 2014
The Phoenix is a mythical bird. Click here to learn more about it, to understand why I’ve referred to it here, with regard to my re-incarnated website presence :-)) I’m gradually putting finishing touches to the new look website and content at TayoSolagbade.com. It’s now leaner, and smarter! Many thanks again to those who “forced” […]
Continue reading...Earning Income Working From Anywhere (True Story)
1 April 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 […]
Continue reading...Story: After Resolving Layers Feeding Problems, Selling Increased Eggs Output Became a Headache!
4 March 2014
[UPDATE: 16th February 2021] Click here to download a print ready PDF version of this post, that you can read offline. A young couple tackles unexpected challenges in running their commercial layer farm. This story illustrates how Cost-Saving Best Practice ideas, tools and strategies, can be used to solve problems, and boost long term farm […]
Continue reading...Achieve Writing Success by Reading More Frequently and Deliberately
9 February 2014
Late last year, I decided to begin writing short story pieces. Click here to read my first ever (500 word) attempt titled “The High School Students Street Fight”, which I entered for the GKBCinc Short Story Competition on 31st December 2013. I intend to write many more short stories. Most will be based on real life experiences […]
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This CSI series is a public service to give CEOs, & those aspiring, ready-to-use experience-based information & education. The purpose is to promote experience-sharing amongst CEOs, about Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) are tried and tested practical techniques/methods developed by active players in a venture to get improved results, often through application of creativity and innovation.
No. 1. Guest: Roseline Imoudu
...a retired senior manager from a popular multinational, now - owner of a Recirculating Aquaculture System (aka RAS) based Seed Catfish Production Farm Business in Nigeria's Ibadan.
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No. 2. Guest: Burt Dubin
...renowned US based veteran mentor of international speakers, Creator of the Speaking Success System...and author of "How to Bust Loose: and use Mental Alchemy to take command of your life."
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No. 3. Guest: Efe Ohwofasa
...a UK Based Nigerian born Professional Speaker, Business Growth Coach and Marketing Consultant with an amazing rags to riches story.."
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5 August 2014
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