{"id":3377,"date":"2013-10-25T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/?p=3377"},"modified":"2013-10-29T10:45:57","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T10:45:57","slug":"generate-ideas-to-solve-your-countrys-problems-hint-time-for-a-female-president-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/generate-ideas-to-solve-your-countrys-problems-hint-time-for-a-female-president-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Generate Ideas to Solve YOUR Country's Problems (Hint: Time for a female president in Nigeria?)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quick Take-Away:<\/strong> Come up with practical, ready-to-use ideas to help make YOUR country better. I practice what I preach<em> - s<\/em><em>o this post announces the maiden issue of a PDF series I've decided to periodically publish, regarding making MY country of origin better. <\/em><\/p>\n<h3>I am passionate about influencing positive change in Nigeria.<\/h3>\n<p>And I have lots of practical ideas I believe can help transform her. <strong>That\u2019s why I often write what some have called \u201cepistles\u201d in most online discussions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>But I recently realized that adding such voluminous content (sometimes 2000 words long!) to another person\u2019s thread can be impolite.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Plus, Facebook makes it difficult to track, archive and retrieve ideas people post, for future reference. Much of it is buried under latest \u201cstatus\u201d updates!<\/p>\n<p><strong>And I even worry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat if Facebook shuts down, or loses all its data?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>The above made me decide to put most of my serious musings in PDF form.<\/h3>\n<p>This way I can now simply post much shorter comments, and invite interested persons to simply click on a direct download link to read more of my thoughts in a more detailed PDF version if they wish.<\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m starting this maiden issue with the post made by my friend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/abel.folaranmi\/posts\/530874117005561?comment_id=3078555&offset=0&total_comments=8&notif_t=feed_comment_reply\" target=\"_blank\">Abel Segun Folaranmi on Facebook on 22nd October 2013, at 4.50 p.m<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>He wrote: <\/strong>\u201cTime to have a female president and vice-president in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/ideas-make-nigeria-better1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to download and read the full PDF...<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/ideas-make-nigeria-better1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3379\" title=\"I\u2019m starting this maiden issue with the post made by my friend Abel Segun Folaranmi on Facebook on 22nd October 2013, at 4.50 p.m.  He wrote: \u201cTime to have a female president and vice-president in Nigeria.\u201d\" alt=\"I\u2019m starting this maiden issue with the post made by my friend Abel Segun Folaranmi on Facebook on 22nd October 2013, at 4.50 p.m.  He wrote: \u201cTime to have a female president and vice-president in Nigeria.\u201d\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ideas-for-making-nigeria-better-pdf-shot.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ideas-for-making-nigeria-better-pdf-shot.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ideas-for-making-nigeria-better-pdf-shot-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ideas-for-making-nigeria-better-pdf-shot-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>NB: I've created a new category on this blog called \"My Ideas for Making Nigeria Better\".<\/h3>\n<p>Under it, will appear my detailed musings, on various themes I discuss with others, in PDF form, with direct download links.<\/p>\n<p>Information published in this new category will always be linked to the <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/category\/parenting\/\" target=\"_blank\">parenting articles category<\/a> on this blog.<\/p>\n<h3>This is because virtually all the ideas I have, require Nigerian adults to \"better parent\" their kids, so as to BUILD up a new generation, based on the new ideas being advocated.<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you're a Nigerian, I hope you find this series useful. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you're not, I suggest you challenge yourself, to become more ACTIVE in coming up with useful solutions to move YOUR country forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It's never really wise to leave it all to the guys in government.<\/p>\n<p>Even when they're willing to do all the right things, they can often do with a little helping hand.<\/p>\n<p><em>In each of our own indivudual and group corners we can act as CATALYSTS, to bring about positive change, faster and more effectively! <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Take-Away: Come up with practical, ready-to-use ideas to help make YOUR country better. I practice what I preach - so this post announces the maiden issue of a PDF series I've decided to periodically publish, regarding making MY country of origin better. I am passionate about influencing positive change in Nigeria. 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