Career Development
How Conforming With Peers Can Kill Your Career
June 13, 2013









If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Imagine it’s break (or closing) time at work, and you’ve agreed to join some close co-workers for lunch (or drinks after work). But some task(s) remain(s) that you know would be better done now, not later. What would you do? […]







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My DN Travel News
Appreciate Your "Good" Social Media "Friends" MORE! (2 Reasons)
June 12, 2013









In this piece, I pay tribute to my good “friends” on social media. I don’t care what critics say. For me, social media - when not abused – enriches lives. It certainly has mine. Through Facebook and Twitter in particular, I’ve discovered great PEOPLE, from whom I’ve accessed MORE amazing ideas, perspectives, knowledge and insights […]







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Entrepreneurship
You Can Get Paid MORE for Doing LESS Work, By Adopting This Simple Mindset
June 11, 2013









Are you good at what you do? Very good? If no, work hard on yourself, so you can use the ideas here. But if yes, this article explains how you can get paid more, for doing the same or even less work. It goes without saying that getting to the competence level that makes it […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 93: Aim to Be Reliably Competent - Not Popular
June 10, 2013









Competence, when reliable - and especially when exceptional - can lead to popularity or fame. However, chasing popularity ahead of competence can make you prone to avoidable mistakes e.g. going inadequately prepared for a speaking gig, and goofing up. Now that, could also make you popular – but it would be for the wrong reasons! […]







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My DN Travel News
One GREAT Place Many Online Service Providers FORGET to Look for Clients Today!
June 8, 2013









If you use the web a lot to find clients, you may be ignoring this potentially great source of “buyers” for your writing (or other) services. This happens because the Internet tends to seduce people into thinking they will be seen by all those they need to reach, once they’re there. The hard (or harsh?) […]







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Entrepreneurship
10 Fruits You Eat That Leave Useful Peels/Skins Behind (FREE PDF DOWNLOAD)
June 7, 2013









E-mail your name, country, mobile number, occupation, & facebook/twitter URLs (if any) to tayo at tksola dot com, and I’ll send you a FREE copy of my detailed PDF report titled “10 Fruits You Eat That Leave Useful Peels/Skins Behind.”







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My DN Travel News
Teach Your Child to be Brave Despite School
June 7, 2013









In Seth Godin’s manifesto – titled “Stop Stealing Dreams (What is school for?)” he wrote, under item 33, titled “Who will teach bravery?” as follows: “Bravery in school is punished, not rewarded. The entire institution is organized around avoiding individual brave acts, and again and again we hear from those who have made a difference, […]







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Career Development
Does Your Boss Trust You on the Job? (3 Ways to Find Out The Truth)
June 6, 2013









You need to get an accurate answer to this question. They may not show it. But if your superiors don’t trust you completely on the job, you may lose career advancement opportunities. And you could even be in danger of being declared redundant. Here are 3 Checks to Help You Establish How Well Your Boss […]







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Entrepreneurship
How to Make Drinks You CAN SELL, from Peels of Pineapples & Nine (9) Other Fruits!
June 5, 2013









If you're someone looking for a viable business venture to start, this is ONE I assure you cannot go wrong with. Over the past 2 months, I've watched with growing frustration huge quantities of pineapple rind get thrown away by vendors who sell the fruit here in Calavi. And I've often imagined that the same […]







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Farm Biz
Finishing My Commercial Rabbit Farming Guide: Between Samuel Agossou, & Benin's Songhai Integrated Farming Centre
June 5, 2013









It’s been an interesting experience trying to implement my plan for finishing off this guide. So far I’ve only established working relationships with micro operators who have backyard rabbitries they run. (I'll confess though, that other activities have eaten into time I could have put into following up more effectively). I already have videos and […]







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