{"id":1920,"date":"2013-02-25T18:38:01","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T18:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/?p=1920"},"modified":"2013-02-25T18:38:01","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T18:38:01","slug":"success-is-a-lousy-teacher-bill-gates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/success-is-a-lousy-teacher-bill-gates\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Is A Lousy Teacher - Bill Gates"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n.style3 { \tfont-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; \tfont-size: 12px; } .style8 { \tfont-family: Verdana; \tfont-size: 12px; } .style18 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; } .style20 {color: #000000} .style30 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #990000; } .style31 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif} .style42 {color: #990000} .style44 {color: #000033} .style46 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #990000; } .style53 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; } .style55 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #000033; } .style57 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #990000; font-size: 12px; } -->\n--><\/style>\n<p>The above title is a verbatim excerpt of the first of two phrases comprising an insightful quote credited to Microsoft founder, Bill Gates. When I first read it, I instantly said to myself: \u201cThat\u2019s TRUE!\u201d And Mr. Gates should know \u2013 having enjoyed years of continuous successes prior to his anti-trust experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The quote reads in full as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuccess is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can\u2019t lose.\u201d \u2013 Bill Gates (Source: Page 163 of Readers Digest, readersdigest.com 8\/2010)<\/p>\n<p><H3><strong>SCROLL DOWN TO READ THE FULL ISSUE<\/strong><\/H3><\/p>\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; padding: 5px; margin: 0px;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><a title=\"Click now to view the latest issue of Tayo Solagbade's Public Speaking IDEAS page\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: #666633; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; background-color: #f2f2eb; border-width: 0px;\" alt=\"Click now to view the latest issue of Tayo Solagbade's Public Speaking IDEAS page\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/logo.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/TKSolagbadeSDAc\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"View Tayos video tutorials and demonstrations on Facebook Productivity Tips, Web Marketing, and for his Custom MS Excel-VB driven software applications\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/youtube_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><span class=\"style20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/tayosolagbade\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on LinkedIn.com\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/linkedin_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tayo.solagbade\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Facebook.com\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/facebook_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tksola\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Twitter.com\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/twitter_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/117041728654417267212\/about\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Google Plus\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/google_plus_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 100%; text-align: left;\">\n<div align=\"center\"><strong class=\"style3\">Is this email not displaying correctly?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style3\"><a style=\"font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"*|ARCHIVE|*\" target=\"_blank\">View it in your browser<\/a>. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\" align=\"left\"><span class=\"style3\"><strong>Publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Tayo Solagbade's Weekly <strong>Public Speaking IDEAS Page (PSIP)<\/strong> Newsletter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong><span class=\"style31\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Monday 25th February 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>No:<\/strong> 78<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <\/strong>Success Is A Lousy Teacher - Bill Gates<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author & Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Tayo K. Solagbade [<strong><a href=\"tayo@tksola.com\" target=\"_blank\">234-803-302-1263<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blog URL:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"style31\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Archive (For E-mail only version started 14th May 2012): <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/us5.campaign-archive1.com\/home\/?u=2b21f22849a1458efbbb7026f&id=89f027febc\">Click here to view<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Archive (For Blog version started 24th September 2011):<\/strong> <\/span><a class=\"style31\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog\/archives.php\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Hi,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><em><strong><span class=\"style8\">Please find below <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">the latest issue of my weekly Public Speaking Ideas page for 2013.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<p class=\"style44\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>SD Nuggets Blog<\/strong>\u2122<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\"><span class=\"style55\">New posts from last week that may interest you! <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\"><span class=\"style53\"><strong>Public Speaking<\/p>\n<p>[<span class=\"style42\">Monday]<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/the-world-needs-you-to-manifest-your-genius\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style53\">The World Needs You To Manifest Your Genius!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Entrepreneurship [<span class=\"style42\">Tuesday]<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/why-a-true-entrepreneur-cannot-fail\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style53\">Why A True Entrepreneur Cannot Fail<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Self Development [<span class=\"style42\">Wednesday<\/span>]:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/to-succeed-you-must-not-fear-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style53\">To Succeed, You Must Not Fear Criticism<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Career Development [<span class=\"style42\">Thursday<\/span>]:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/use-coaching-to-maximize-employee-productivity\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style53\">Use Coaching To Maximize Employee Productivity<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Parenting [<span class=\"style42\">Friday<\/span>]: <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/without-this-skill-your-child-could-be-in-danger\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style53\">Without This Skill, Your Child Could Be In Danger!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\"><strong>Writing\/Blogging [<span class=\"style42\">Saturday<\/span>]: <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/3-important-truths-about-writing-for-a-living\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style53\">3 Important Truths About Writing for a Living<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\"><strong>Writing\/Blogging [<span class=\"style42\">Sunday<\/span>]: <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/my-recommended-blog-posts-for-week-ending-saturday-9th-feb-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style53\">My Recommended BPosts for WE 23rd Feb 2013 | <strong>The #1 Thing You Need To Be Successful In Life<\/strong> | King of the Online Jungle: The Early Years of Jeff Bezos | <strong>How A Guy With A Full Time Job Built A $2,000 A Month Adsense Income Niche Site And Then Sold It For $200,000 - Patrick Meninga Tells His Story<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div class=\"style31\" align=\"center\"><strong>Want me to write for you?<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/writing-service\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here... <\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td class=\"style3\" valign=\"top\">\n<h3 class=\"style31\" align=\"center\"><\/h3>\n<h1 class=\"style31\" align=\"center\"><strong><span class=\"style44\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/burt-new-ppt.png\" target=\"_blank\">Coming Soon<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h2><em>(In Video, Audio, And Also As A PowerPoint Slide show Presentation!) <\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"style31\" align=\"center\"><a title=\"Click to view larger screenshot - How African Experts and CEOs Can Use Public Speaking To Win Buyers and Save Money!\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/burt-new-ppt.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: #666633; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; border-width: 0px;\" alt=\"Click to view larger screenshot - How African Experts and CEOs Can Use Public Speaking To Win Buyers and Save Money!\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/burt-new-ppt_thb.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\" align=\"center\"><strong>I'll be sending out links to the video narrated version of the above presentation in a few weeks.<\/strong> It's an Educational Commercial designed to help experts (sales\/marketing experts, business executives, entrepreneurs etc) understand the tremendous promotional benefits of public speaking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\" align=\"center\">It features <strong>a special message from <a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\" target=\"_blank\">Burt Dubin<\/a><\/strong>, a renowned mentor of some of the world's highest paid speakers. There'll also be <strong>a video message from <a href=\"http:\/\/claudemoller.co.za\" target=\"_blank\">Claude Moller<\/a><\/strong>, a highly sought after conference speaker and coach, based in South Africa, who enjoys national and international level success that proves the ideas advocated in this presentation work.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31\" align=\"center\">Get Notified When It Goes Live - <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/contact.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Click HERE<\/a>!<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"style44\">No. 78: <\/span><span class=\"style42\"> <span class=\"style31\">Success Is A Lousy Teacher - Bill Gates<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"style3\" align=\"center\"><em>****<em> <strong>****<\/strong><\/em><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NB: <\/strong>If you ever find yourself wondering what else I've written, some days after you've read THIS Speaking Ideas newsletter I send out on a Monday, <strong>here's what you can do to find out:<\/strong><\/em> <em>Point your browser to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\" target=\"_blank\">www.sdacademy.org<\/a> to read at least ONE new post added to my <strong>SD Nuggets blog<\/strong> on a different category from Tuesday till Saturday (sometimes even Sundays) in line with <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/how-to-use-the-self-development-nuggets-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">this publishing schedule<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/em><em><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/em><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">The above title is a verbatim excerpt of the first of two phrases comprising an insightful quote credited to Microsoft founder, Bill Gates. When I first read it, I instantly said to myself: \u201cThat\u2019s TRUE!\u201d And Mr. Gates should know \u2013 having enjoyed years of continuous successes prior to his anti-trust experiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style18\">The quote reads in full as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"style3\">\n<div align=\"center\"><em>\u201cSuccess is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can\u2019t lose.\u201d \u2013 Bill Gates (Source: Page 163 of Readers Digest, readersdigest.com 8\/2010)<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"style46\">Success Can Set You Up To <span class=\"style20\">Fail<\/span>, If You\u2019re Careless<\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">Sometimes a person succeeds at first attempt in a chosen endeavour. It could be a totally new field or one previously existing. In some cases, she may inherit success from another e.g. a successful family business passed down from parent to child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">However, except proper orientation\/coaching is given to her, there\u2019s a real danger she may be unable to maintain that level of success, once she\u2019s left alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">That\u2019s why I believe that a person who claims never to have failed (if he\u2019s telling the truth) has yet to fully test himself in the sea of life\u2019s challenges. Indeed I would argue that such a person is not yet fully formed, and can lay no legitimate claim to being successful in the real sense of the word.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">This is because success on its own lacks the ingredients to deliver <strong>adequate <\/strong>useful instruction for its perpetuation. That crucial input is <strong>most often provided<\/strong> by <strong>failure<\/strong>. I say this from very personal experience - and also from studying the lives and writings of many successful people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>Below, I discuss 3 major areas in which I\u2019ve found success to be a poor teacher:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>1. Success <span class=\"style20\"><em>Will<\/em><\/span> Not Drive You to Constantly Create & Innovate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">It\u2019s failure that does that. When you become successful as a speaker, unless you\u2019re disciplined about it, you may feel no need to keep creating and innovating. After all, you\u2019ll be getting invited and well paid to speak. And you'll be applauded often.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>But that\u2019s where the danger lies:<\/strong> Successful people tend to be in great demand. This leaves them less time to \u201cthink\u201d of ways to improve. Some become complacent as a result, so that when more competent rivals show up, they end up losing out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> Have you recently created any new speaking programs, materials, and other useful content that you can offer your target market? Do you have a plan for researching that, so you can always offer a constant flow of new content to attract meeting planners? Have you considered converting your content to <a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\/audio_products.html\" target=\"_blank\">formats that could generate passive income for you<\/a> \u2013 and at the same time consolidate your brand presence?<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\/presentation_skills_products.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to view<\/a> examples of thought leading information products created by Burt Dubin, with some of the world\u2019s highest paid speakers attesting to the value he offers.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>2. Success <span class=\"style20\"><em>Will<\/em><\/span> Not Compel You to Monitor Important Trends <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">Again it\u2019s the experience of failure that does that. People who failed often admit looking back to analyze why. Upon identifying the cause of their setback, they formed the habit of monitoring relevant trends, to avoid a future mishap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Again it takes being disciplined to keep this up once success has been achieved. For those who fail to establish that mindset, they end up losing when they least expect it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>What\u2019s changed (or changing) in your target market? How are events being organized or sponsored now, compared to last year or two? Is there something you can change in your marketing strategy to get better attention from potential clients? Are there new topics that seem to interest decision makers more, that you need to develop your expertise on?<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/speakingsuccess.com\" target=\"_blank\">Burt Dubin\u2019s Speaking Success System<\/a> is based on over 2 decades of relentless research on the latest developments and trends in the speaking business. <a href=\"http:\/\/speakingsuccess.com\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>3. Success <span class=\"style20\"><em>Will<\/em><\/span> Not Challenge You to be Frugal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">Success allows you to get easily reckless if you choose to. Unlike failure, which causes you to stop, step back and think more carefully, about all you did, and want to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>Dan Kennedy once wrote that<\/strong> he had become convinced that being adequately capitalized can actually be more of a curse than a blessing for a business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">And that\u2019s because human nature thrives most when a little deprivation exists. The truth is that an atmosphere of abundance <strong>does not evoke the desire to conserve resources<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">A successful person is so described because she\u2019s doing well. Quite often in society, that implies she's getting handsomely rewarded in material and monetary terms. Such absence of lack can make the uninitiated individual fail to apply common sense. So you could have her failing to be prudent in spending\/using resources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>Does it make sense to go mailing out volumes of printed information pack to meeting planners you\u2019ve never spoken with? Email can be used to make first contact and establish potential interest in your speaking services. So can the telephone. They help you reduce the number of people you may have to use expensive paper based correspondence to initiate contact with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\/contact_test.html\" target=\"_blank\">Signup for public speaking mentoring with Burt Dubin<\/a>, and learn his proven secrets for achieving speaking business success, without throwing your money away. <strong>If you're based in Africa, tell him I sent you, and he\u2019ll make you a surprise offer you\u2019ll find hard to resist.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31 style42\">Need More Details of How to Make The Above Ideas Work for YOUR Company?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">If you need more specific details of how to make use of the ideas I've shared in this newsletter, <strong>call me on 234-803-302-1263<\/strong> or email <strong>tayo at tksola dot com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Alternatively, <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/contact.htm\" target=\"_blank\">send me a message using this request form<\/a> (with \"<strong>Re: Success Is A Lousy Teacher!<\/strong>\" in the subject line).<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><a title=\"Click to view larger screenshot showing the applications NEW formula storing interface.\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/faq-BurtDubin.pps\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: #666633; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; border-width: 0px;\" alt=\"Click now\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/bdu.png\" width=\"442\" height=\"336\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Have a lovely week!<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #5977b3;\" title=\"Tayo Solagbade - signature\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/images\/signature.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"71\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span class=\"style30\">Tayo K. Solagbade*<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Development\/Performance Improvement Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>*Sole Agent For\u00a0<\/em><em><a style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #5977b3;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingsuccess.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Burt Dubin's Speaker Mentoring Service<\/span><\/a><\/em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><em> In Africa<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mobile:<\/strong> 234-803-302-1263<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #5977b3;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><span class=\"style3\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Tayo Solagbade is a Performance Improvement Specialist & multipreneur<\/strong>. He works with individuals\/businesses who want to achieve highly profitable outcomes, and also with parents who want to raise real-world competent children. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Tayo earns multiple streams of income providing clients with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tksola.com\" target=\"_blank\">performance improvement training\/coaching<\/a>, custom <a href=\"http:\/\/excelheaven.spontaneousdevelopment.com\">MS Excel-VB<\/a> solutions, <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/joomla\">web marketing<\/a> systems, <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/category\/writingblogging\/\" target=\"_blank\">freelance writing services<\/a>, and best practice <a href=\"http:\/\/iff.spontaneousdevelopment.com\" target=\"_blank\">extension support services<\/a> (for farm business owners).<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">When he\u2019s not amazing clients with his superhuman skills (wink), Tayo works as the creative force behind his\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/how-to-use-the-self-development-nuggets-blog\/\">Self-Development Nuggets\u2122 blog<\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog\">Public Speaking IDEAS newsletter<\/a>\u00a0(which he publishes to promote Burt Dubin's Public Speaking Mentoring service to experts working across the African continent).<span class=\"style18\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><\/p>\n<p>==================<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31\"><strong><span class=\"style44\">Have you been undecided about whether or not to become a paid speaker? <\/span><\/strong><strong><span class=\"style20\">Or have you been trying to get your speaking career off the ground with little success?<\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>Here\u2019s a tip: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Burt Dubin<\/a> works with people who want to be speakers, and with speakers who want to be masters. <a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\/contact_test.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to visit his website NOW and submit a contact form message telling him what challenges you\u2019re facing, and how you\u2019d like him to help you. <em>Tell him I sent you, and you\u2019ll get a pleasant surprise offer from him<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>Comments?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">What do you think of the above message? Do you have any personal experience to share on this subject? Are there some other points you feel can be added, to help persons looking for answers? <strong>Please share your thoughts!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>Share this issue! <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">Do you know anyone who might benefit from reading this newsletter issue? Why not hit the forward button now, and send it to him\/her with a short recommendation. You can also use share it via your social media channels. Thanks in advance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/TKSolagbadeSDAc\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"View Tayos video tutorials and demonstrations on Facebook Productivity Tips, Web Marketing, and for his Custom MS Excel-VB driven software applications\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/youtube_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><span class=\"style20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/tayosolagbade\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on LinkedIn.com\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/linkedin_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tayo.solagbade\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Facebook.com\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/facebook_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tksola\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Twitter.com\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/twitter_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/117041728654417267212\/about\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Google Plus\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/google_plus_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\">What fears or doubts are keeping you from <span class=\"style20\">(a) <\/span>taking up Burt Dubin's monthly speaker mentoring, or <span class=\"style20\">(b) <\/span>buying his products?<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style57\">You can choose to purchase Burt's mentoring at any of the three (3) levels listed below:<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style3\"><strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>Top Shelf <\/strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingsuccess.com\/speaking_success_system.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>] <strong>| <\/strong> <strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Mid Range<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtdubin.com\/tools\/177monthly.html\">Click here<\/a>] <strong>| <\/strong> <strong>3. 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It's that simple \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>So, make your choice:1.<\/strong> <strong>Top Shelf <\/strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingsuccess.com\/speaking_success_system.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>] <strong>| <\/strong> <strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Mid Range<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtdubin.com\/tools\/177monthly.html\">Click here<\/a>] <strong>| <\/strong> <strong>3. Budget Delight<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtdubin.com\/tools\/underground_mentoring.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Send me an e-mail with your questions via\u00a0<strong>tayo at tksola dot com<\/strong>. In the meantime, why not get started by subscribing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\/tools\/signup_form.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0to get his\u00a0<strong>7-Part\u00a0Course (How To Succeed And Get Paid As A Professional Speaker)\u00a0.\u00a0\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0receive\u00a0his<strong>\u00a0monthly newsletter (Speaking Biz Strategies Letter)<\/strong>\u00a0at no cost.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; padding: 5px; margin: 0px;\">\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\">\n<table id=\"Table11\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"445\"><a title=\"Get mentored by Burt Dubin - coach of some of the world's highest paid public speakers\" href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.typepad.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Get mentored by Burt Dubin - coach of some of the world's highest paid public speakers\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sphpblog-content\/images\/burt-cut-banner.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style3\">For over 25 years,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\" target=\"_blank\">Burt Dubin<\/a>\u00a0has provided a variety of speaker mentoring products and services to clients worldwide.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Download this flyer as PDF: <\/span><\/strong><a style=\"cursor: pointer; color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bdubin-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bdubin-africa<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><a title=\"Burt Dubin now offers his speaker mentoring service to experts based in Africa. Click now to download this flyer as PDF\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bdubin-africa\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Burt Dubin now offers his speaker mentoring service to experts based in Africa. Click now to download this flyer as PDF\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/burt_new_flyer.png\" width=\"539\" height=\"723\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The above title is a verbatim excerpt of the first of two phrases comprising an insightful quote credited to Microsoft founder, Bill Gates. 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