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I have been thinking for weeks about what would be the perfect product with which to close out the year, and (possibly) reward interested persons on my mailing list for allowing me into your in-boxes albeit infrequently. Then a possibly perfect solution came to me last Tuesday! With my mind made up, I spent about 2 days last week building what I have now called my Personal/Business Contacts Manager™ application using MS Excel VB. For decision makers - CEOs, Marketing/Sales/HR/PR Managers, Independent Consultants or Entrepreneurs who often have to maintain large supplier, customers'/clients', applicants'/employees' contact or personal data, this product can make that task 95% EASIER(No exaggeration). So, here's my end of year gift offer to you: You can get a limited version AT ZERO COST with which you can store and manage contact data for 50 persons. <Click here to see screen shots/learn more, and signup to request YOUR FREE copy> |
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What Fela & Emeagwali Said To YOU? Ideas To Help You Develop Yourself To Achieve Your FULL Potential |
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Every time someone calls me a Motivational Speaker/Author, I am quick to correct him(or her) that I am a Self-Development Educator. So, what’s the difference, you ask? In this paper I explain why I refuse to be called a Motivational Speaker. Yes, there is a motivational dimension to what I do, but my basic aim is to help people achieve Mental Emancipation™, by (re-) orienting them about what they (think they) know; how they see themselves/their society; and what they believe they can (or cannot) do. You could in fact call it “Philosophical Re-Orientation”. It is my strong conviction that many harmful myths, values etc are held in our society today, causing major damage to the self-perception of the average Nigerian. I believe that correcting this damage will enable many Nigerians (re)discover themselves, and achieve more personal successes to the overall benefit of our country. You can help an individual become motivated to achieve success in a chosen area of life, but if the wrong “education” about himself/his society is not corrected by helping him re-think or unlearn certain things, his chances of achieving sustainable successes are limited. The phrase “know yourself” becomes relevant here. Many Nigerians – motivated or not - do not know themselves. For instance, many believe the only way to get respect is to have a white man as a friend…Or to be based in “Jand”, and visit Nigeria every once in a while. I have worked with white people (from England/South Africa etc), right here in Nigeria. Some expressed unease with how most Nigerians treated them “special” for no obvious reasons. A few wondered why we treated ourselves shabbily/with contempt! Our own Fela once sang “Let us think say, Oyinbo no pass me”. I guess most of us heard the music, but didn’t listen to the lyrics! In certain ways, I see myself as a non-singing ideological equivalent of Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Through his lyrics, I discovered myself, and became passionately proud of being Black, Nigerian and African. (I named my first son after Fela, for this/his other good sides). My objective is to help others achieve similar Self-Discovery.To influence people to positively change the way they think/act towards getting what they want in life. That’s why I also describe my role as that of a Social Change Agent. Think about Fela’s messages and you’ll find that just as he entertained with good vibes, he also motivated and often educated his listeners. For example he once sang about the white colonialists: “…Na we open dem eyes. Na five hundred years slavery cause am. Dem meet us we dey do plenty things. I say we teach dem plenty things. No be me talk am, na books dey talk am. No be the yeye books you dey read, for the yeye school for your town. Na those colonial books from dat London..” We all (should?) take time to reflect on our experiences, and develop our own philosophies about life. We should also be unafraid to voice/discuss them with others, even if they differ from what the majority hold to be true. This is especially important, if our ideas can help others. <Click here to continue reading>
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Online Self-Development(SD) Resource Links Resource URLs For Entrepreneurs, Employees, Parents, Teachers & Students |
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Yours in Self-Development! Tayo K. Solagbade |
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