Parenting

You Are an “Illiterate of the 21st Century” If You Cannot Learn, Unlearn and Relearn

July 1, 2015

“The illiterates of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read or write. They will be those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” - Alvin Toffler They are called coincidences...but when it concerns people like me i.e. authentic students of the Philosophy of Personal Achievement, and The Science of Getting Rich (SOGR), VERY […]

General

To Succeed In Today's World, Your Kids Will Need REAL WORLD Experience

June 18, 2015

No amount of "formal classroom based schooling" at ANY levels in the BEST (whatever that means) learning institutions in the WORLD, can compare to QUALITY time spent gaining real world relevant hands-on experience in any field of endeavor. This is why students are asked to go on INTERNSHIPS, or INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT etc. You need to […]

Career Development

It Pays to Keep Truth-Based Relationships (Lesson from True Story by Beyoncé)

June 14, 2015

What Kinds Of Friends Do YOU Want - And Keep? I want to surround myself with TRUTH all the time. I do not want to keep diplomatic and "anchorless Social Chameleons" (as Daniel Goleman described them in his book on Emotional Intelligence) in my social circle. Does not matter if they are relatives or friends. […]

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Teaching People To Make Money Helps Them Better Than Always Giving Them Money

June 12, 2015

I believe, from years of careful observation, that: People Who Always Get Helped Without Being "Taught" Seldom Stop Needing Help. The following quote explains why... "The more is given, the less the people will work for themselves, and the less they work, the more their poverty is increased" - Leo Tolstoi (1892) For some reason, […]

1 Hour Talks

A Proven Solution That Enables Any African Write And Publish An International Quality Physical Book At Zero Cost!

June 10, 2015

This article is based on a letter dated 31st October 2005 written by Tayo K. Solagbade following a 2 week exploratory business visit to Accra-Ghana, during which time he met with the President of Pan African Writers Association(PAWA). Tayo emailed the letter to Media Houses in Ghana (e.g. Graphic Ghana), Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South […]

Career Development

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June 4, 2015

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Career Development

SDAc's Microsoft Excel Heaven™ Visual Basic Club & COMPETITION [For Business Users & School Kids] - Download 9 Page Offer Slideshow

May 19, 2015

(a). The Microsoft Excel Heaven™ Visual Basic club offers serious minded business users a platform to learn useful spreadsheet automation skills using MS Excel-Visual Basic. (b). The competition provides such business users with a REAL WORLD relevant challenge that they can use to test their new skills, thereby building the confidence to deliver greater value […]

Career Development

To Succeed, Treat People Right!

May 14, 2015

"The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people" - Thomas J. Peters I have major difficulty doing the OGA or BIG MAN thing. In paid employment it was so. As an entrepreneur, this "affliction" of mine has gotten worse. Owning things (which some use to […]

General

Insights From A Yoruba Proverb On Choosing a Leader [Case Study: Nigeria's 2015 Presidential Elections]

April 30, 2015

The following DEEP Yoruba proverb came to my mind few days ago: "Won ti ti òjé bo olosa lowo. Owa ku baba nla baba eni to o bo!" I explain below, how it gave me interesting insights relevant to General Buhari's impending presidency. But first, here's a not-easy-to-do contextual translation into English for non-Yoruba speaking […]

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Super Grandma Abiola Solagbade Clocked 67 Years...Hurray!!!

April 29, 2015

My mother clocked 67 years old recently, and she and her hubby of 45 years celebrated quietly at home with visitors coming and going. I was there with my kids and they made Granda "special editions" of their cakes and pineapple peel drinks...which she has often told them she eats with tea in the mornings. […]

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