\"According to experts, multiple competencies save costs, enable entrepreneurs compete better than peers, attract\u2026\" <\/i> Really? According to \"experts\" - what experts???<\/p>\n You mean like those who constantly lectured me in my startup years about the need to NOT do too many things, when I chose to use my \"multiple competencies\" to make more money with less effort, in less time and using fewer resources?<\/p>\n Experts? Huh...what a joke!<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n If truth be told, without my deliberately nurtured HABIT of developing and using my multiple competencies, I would have quit my business a long time ago, instead of outlasting adversity I've faced, by thriving in spite of repeated setbacks and disappointments.<\/p>\n My multipreneurial aptitude kept me going each time, because I always had a new or different skill, knowledge or attitude I could apply to get myself back on track each time I derailed, or to leapfrog to a new level of achievement as the need arose.<\/p>\n Most established entrepreneurs and so called experts frowned seriously at my tendency, and told me it was going to do me more harm than good.<\/p>\n Yet, I kept recalling how my abilities were saving me money, time and effort and so I knew they were wrong. What was more, at a point, I began to use my skills to help those who had cast aspersion on me for using them.<\/p>\n That was when I realized they had no clue what they were talking about when they were criticizing me. So I decided to begin writing about Multipreneuring, sharing true stories from my personal experiences of succeeding with it.<\/p>\n Today I have established a firm reputation as a reliable provider of a complementary mix of multidisciplinary solutions to clients within and outside Africa (see www.tayosolagbade.com<\/a>, this blog, www.thefarmceo.net<\/a>, www.excelheaven.biz<\/a> and www.tksola.com<\/a> - and relevant links on each site).<\/p>\n Hopefully, more people in this part of the world (Nigeria\/Africa) will realize that developing and using multiple competencies is a sure way to boost one's chances of succeeding in ANY field, regardless of the challenges you may have to face.<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0No. 128: Using Location Independent Multipreneuring to Achieve Public Speaking Success<\/a><\/p>\n 2.\u00a0If You Lack Capital, Intelligent Multipreneuring Can Help You Succeed!<\/a><\/p>\n 3.\u00a0More Real-Life Proof that Being an Intelligent Jack of Many Trades (aka Multipreneur), Can Make You Succeed More Often<\/a><\/p>\n 4.\u00a0You can SUCCEed MORE by being a Multipreneur \u2013 A True Story (Hint: New Book Coming Soon)<\/a><\/p>\n 5. \u00a0To Achieve Uncommon Success, Avoid Specializing [Hint: New York Times Article About Steve Martin\u2019s Amazing Success As a Multipreneur]!<\/a><\/p>\n 6.\u00a0Being a Jack of All Trades Doesn't Mean You're a Master of None<\/a>\u00a0- by\u00a0Melanie Pinola<\/a>\u00a0on LifeHacker.com<\/p>\n 7. \u00a0Knowing a Little of Everything Is Often Better Than Having One Expert Skill<\/a>\u00a0- by\u00a0Adam Dachis<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0LifeHacker.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When I decided to become - and later begin calling myself - a MULTIPRENEUR in 2004 (2 years after I became a startup), many people criticized me for \"doing too many things\". 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<\/a><\/p>\nA portion\u00a0of the article's abstract (reproduced below) really caught my attention:<\/h3>\n
Sadly, when I was starting out, it was almost impossible to find people to respect and encourage me for displaying this trait in my society.<\/h3>\n
At the bottom of this article, I've appended links to some of those articles I've written on multipreneuring or what I like to call being a \"Jack of Many Trades\"<\/h3>\n
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