| PreambleWhat I am about to share with you
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| | he can successfully pursue alternative
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| is my personal vision of what I am
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| | avenues to earn needed income, s/he will
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| convinced is a workable strategy that can
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| | be less willing to lower his/her fees to
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| be used to move (especially developing)
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| | unprofitable levels that would most
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| societies across the world FASTER on the
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| | likely impair his ability to deliver
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| path towards sustainable socio-economic
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| | results to the required standards. (By
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| and political development. What I write
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| | the way, that guy "John", was actually
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| about here is a strategy which properly
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| | this writer).Multipreneurs are
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| implemented can make INDIVIDUALS in many
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| | entrepreneurs who avail themselves of the
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| countries worldwide achieve their truly
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| | above wisdom by harnessing a variety of
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| great potentials, and then work together
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| | skills and competencies to generate
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| with like-minded others to help their
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| | multiple income streams. It is for this
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| respective countries prosper in ways
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| | reason that I believe Multipreneurs hold
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| unprecedented.If on reading the
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| | the key to future prosperity anywhere in
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| foregoing, you are already skeptical
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| | the world. As we progress, I will explain
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| about how workable or realistic my
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| | in more detail who a Multipreneur is, how
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| proposed plan is, I urge you to be a
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| | when he can be called a Digital
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| little patient and continue reading.
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| | Multipreneur (TM) , and HOW the strategy
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| Understand that I make these assertions
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| | of Digital Multipreneuring can help any
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| drawing from very deep reflection and
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| | willing person(s) - and the society at
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| extensive personal experience in
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| | large.I define a Multipreneur formally,
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| successfully applying the principles I
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| | as a person who uses a variety of
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| advocate for adoption in my personal
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| | marketable skills to earn income as the
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| life. AND this, in one of the most
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| | opportunities present themselves in the
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| difficult environments any human being
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| | market place. To learn more about
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| could possibly choose to pursue
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| | Multipreneuring, contact me for a copy of
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| achievement of legitimate, authentic
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| | my article titled "If You Lack Capital,
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| success on this planet, called Nigeria.I
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| | Intelligent Multipreneuring Can Help You
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| Have NOT Said It All, Here!Let me quickly
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| | Get It!"A Multipreneur can be looked at
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| warn that even though I have tried - in
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| | as many entrepreneurs rolled into ONE.
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| this paper - to be elaborate in my
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| | This therefore means that the benefits of
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| explanation of how this proposed strategy
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| | entrepreneuring will become even more
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| can be implemented, I cannot possibly
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| | available, to a society in which
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| cover all the necessary aspects, nor can
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| | Multipreneurs flourish. Not everyone can
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| I cater for every possible scenario. This
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| | be a Multipreneur however. Few people are
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| is why I offer to make myself available
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| | willing to commit the energy and time
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| to speak to and/or work with ANY groups
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| | required to LEARN HOW to do many things
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| of serious-minded individuals who would
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| | at the same time - and do so
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| like to make use of the ideas I offer.
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| | successfully, on a long term basis.But
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| This way, I believe any peculiar issues
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| | the few who are, can make life better for
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| that arise can be properly considered and
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| | the rest of us. Think about Richard
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| useful adaptations evolved.Important
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| | Branson and his empire of affordably
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| Requirements/Understanding For Use Of
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| | priced Virgin products and services, and
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| This StrategyWhat I am about to propose
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| | you will immediately see what I mean.The
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| is NOT in any way a plan that needs to be
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| | Strategy of Digital Multipreneuring (TM)
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| handed over to ANY national government,
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| | This strategy is what I believe is the
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| regional authority, foreign governments
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| | ultimate workable plan. And I have held
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| or their nationals to implement. It is
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| | this belief for many years. Back in 2003,
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| imperative that I also point out here,
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| | I wrote in my personal philosophy paper
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| that the strategy I propose for adoption
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| | titled "Why I Do What I Do, The Way I Do
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| in this paper has been deliberately
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| | It" as follows:"People with mental
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| formed to be usable by ANY INDIVIDUAL who
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| | attitudes and skills that enable them to
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| is willing to make the commitment to
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| | take control of what happens to them
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| sustained application of effort, till the
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| | daily, are unlikely to be seriously(if at
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| desired results are achieved. Having said
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| | all) negatively affected in the long term
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| that, if they are sure of each others
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| | by the vagaries of their countries
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| "reliability", like-minded persons can
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| | socio-economic circumstances. They are
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| also team up to use these ideas.The Three
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| | likely to make the best of them rather
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| Big Questions1. How do we make it
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| | than fall apart. It is my conviction that
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| possible for any willing person(s) in our
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| | knowing how to ADAPT to inevitable
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| society (including the most disadvantaged
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| | changes that could make your survival
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| e.g. indigent, poor, handicapped) to
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| | skills obsolete, is of crucial
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| become capable of rendering economically
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| | importance....The foregoing is one of my
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| beneficial products/services to others
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| | motivations for being a Multipreneur. To
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| within and outside our countries and
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| | succeed more frequently, one needs a
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| continents?2. How do we ensure they do
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| | multiple-career strategy i.e. have a
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| this in a way that enables them earn
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| | variety of skills to generate income and
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| adequate remuneration to achieve
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| | capture opportunities in today's
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| financial independence so they are less
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| | fast-changing market place - leading to
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| vulnerable to being manipulated for their
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| | prosperity and fulfillment independent of
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| voting power?3. How do we create a
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| | economic fluctuations."The foregoing is
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| situation whereby opportunities for
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| | an excerpt from a one-page Acrobat PDF
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| socio-economic benefits accessible to
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| | document I wrote back in March 2003. My
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| those in developing countries make the
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| | vision and conviction has not dimmed or
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| option of their leaving home to settle
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| | waned since then. Not only that, my
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| work in developed countries far away from
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| | achievements since that time have given
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| loves ones less compelling than it
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| | further verifiable proof that what I said
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| currently is?My Answer - A Vision
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| | can indeed be made to work - for ANY
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| Statement"The world's most successful
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| | individual who is willing to put in the
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| entrepreneurs in the future will be
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| | required effort and time.A Digital
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| Multipreneurs. That is why I believe our
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| | Multipreneur (TM) will be a person who
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| future economic (and sociopolitical)
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| | deliberately acquires a variety of
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| prosperity depends greatly on the
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| | inter-related competencies in different
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| creation, and evolution of INDIVIDUALS I
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| | vocations which he then cost-effectively
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| call Digital (D) Multipreneurs (TM) in
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| | combines to earn multiple streams of
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| every society. They will be
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| | income by leveraging PC and Internet
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| multi-skilled, independent minded
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| | technology.A Multipreneur who is PC
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| thinkers, with a passion for creatively
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| | Internet illiterate will struggle to
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| adapting technology and the Internet, to
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| | compete favourably with one who IS
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| achieve sustainable economic (and
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| | literate. The former will therefore not
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| sociopolitical) benefits.These
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| | enjoy the degree of competitiveness of
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| individuals will be notorious for
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| | the latter in terms of pricing as it
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| depending MORE on their Creative Brain
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| | relates to maintaining steady or
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| Power - and LESS on their Muscle Power -
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| | increasing profitability. Note also, that
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| in working to ensure they can continually
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| | examples of possible areas of vocational
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| provide for themselves and those that
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| | interest I have given in this paper are
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| depend on them. They will also be
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| | those I have personal bias for, and
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| recognised for their ability to
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| | experience in. Any interested person can
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| successfully coach willing others to
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| | choose to adapt the wisdom offered here
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| become competent to succeed in society in
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| | for use in other areas that they find
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| the same way. In preparing themselves
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| | suitable.Lastly, I must state very
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| (and those they coach) to succeed, they
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| | clearly here that your ability to
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| will typically emphasise functional
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| | function effectively, successfully and
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| skills and knowledge acquisition, over
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| | profitably as a Digital Multipreneur,
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| formal schooling.Most significantly, they
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| | does NOT require that you have anything
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| will be known for earning income mainly
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| | more than a secondary school education!
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| while working from home, using digital
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| | Once you can read and write proficiently,
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| technology and Internet resources,
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| | you will be able to acquire many
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| instead of being what Robert Kiyosaki
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| | practical vocational skills, including
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| calls "paycheck slaves". Their activities
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| | using a PC and the Internet.So, What
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| will ultimately have a multiplier
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| | Makes A Multipreneur "Digital"?As far as
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| developmental effect on their societies.
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| | I am concerned, a Multipreneur can only
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| Incidentally, such individuals already
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| | be called Digital, if she KNOWS HOW to
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| exist today, especially in developed
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| | use PC and Internet technology to :a.
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| societies - proving that this idea WORKS.
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| | increase the quality and value s/he
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| That is why Self-Development
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| | delivers to her customers or employer.b.
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| Academy(SDAc)'s main objective is to
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| | dramatically cut down expenses incurred
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| actively promote the proliferation of
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| | in delivering the product(s)
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| D-Multipreneurs (TM) ." - Tayo K.
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| | service(s).c. significantly increase the
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| Solagbade, Founder Self-Development
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| | marketing and advertising reach impact of
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| Academy(SDAc) Limited - 2006 Vision White
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| | her work in a way that complements her
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| Paper, 1st January 2006.Download the FREE
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| | use of conventional methods.A
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| Acrobat PDF E-book version of this white
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| | Multipreneur CANNOT be called Digital
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| paper from arriving at the answer
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| | simply because she can use the PC or
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| strategy I propose - described above as
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| | Internet. No, that would not be enough.To
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| the active facilitation of the creation
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| | be a Digital Multipreneur you need to:a.
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| and evolution of Digital Multipreneurs
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| | be competently skilled in multiple
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| (TM) , I have considered a number of
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| | vocations that your target audience will
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| perspectives based on current realities
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| | be willing to pay you for.b. KNOW HOW to
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| in many societies:Perspective A. Poverty
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| | intelligently apply relevant computer and
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| & Self-Esteem:For many countries, the
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| | Internet resources to improve your
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| main need is economic empowerment of the
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| | ability to do the different things you
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| larger majority of the citizenry. No
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| | do, in a way that makes it easy for you
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| human being can survive for long in the
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| | to operate profitably for the long term.
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| absence of very basic necessities like
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| | Note that many income earning
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| food and/or shelter. Both are easily
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| | opportunities exist on the Net alone.For
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| acquired when money is available. Eroded
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| | anyone to succeed as a Digital
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| self-esteem/belief is gradually restored
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| | Multipreneur requires a very clear
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| when the ability to EARN money that is to
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| | understanding of the above
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| be spent meeting daily needs is realised
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| | distinctions.Example: A self-employed
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| such that dependence on the generosity of
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| | person who works on a PC at home offering
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| others becomes unnecessary.Any answer
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| | various PC based services such as graphic
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| strategy to be adopted MUST address this
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| | design, Excel spreadsheet programming,
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| most fundamental need if it is to be
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| | freelance writing, Website Design,
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| taken seriously by majority of the
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| | Automation, Web marketing strategy
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| people.Perspective B. Choice
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| | development, and other related services
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| Unavailability:More jobs would help, but
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| | for individuals and businesses.S/he would
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| even better will be the creation of a
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| | easily maintain a homestead Catfish
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| rapidly growing pool of multi-skilled
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| | Farming and/or other livestock ventures
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| people who understand that they have a
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| | in the back yard, which would constitute
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| choice to become (or remain) employees or
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| | a significant addition to the income
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| to be self-employed and independent. And,
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| | stream from the computer services
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| who know HOW to go about it. Again the
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| | delivery. She could also have an aquarium
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| solution to be adopted MUST address this
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| | construction and ornamental fish breeding
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| need if it is to be widely
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| | homestead business alongside the catfish
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| accepted.Perspective C. Entrepreneurial
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| | venture.Her PC based services would be
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| Conviction:For those who are
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| | affordable because she would have fewer
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| self-employed or independent, they need a
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| | overheads, and would not be working for
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| clear conviction about the value they
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| | an employer who would have gotten a part
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| offer their clients or customers. Most
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| | of the money to be paid by clients.As a
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| critical is the need for them to
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| | result, her clients would also benefit,
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| UNDERSTAND that a true entrepreneur DOES
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| | because this highly skilled professional
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| NOT NEED any Samaritans.Getting repeat
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| | would offer relatively lower fees (or
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| business or referrals from clients
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| | more value for the same fee) compared to
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| customers MUST NEVER be about someone
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| | her counterpart employed in an
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| feeling sorry for you and doing you a
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| | organisation with overheads to cover.
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| favour by telling others to give you
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| | Consequently she would be in a position
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| business. It MUST be about ONE(or more)
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| | to command more frequent patronage(in
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| happy, satisfied client(s) or customer(s)
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| | both local and foreign currency), and be
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| excitedly telling other potential clients
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| | able to retain more of her revenue as
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| customers about you, such that the latter
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| | tangible profits, which can in part be
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| inevitably feel it would make sense to
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| | channeled to her other income generation
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| engage your services, over others,
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| | ventures to further increase the flow of
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| whenever they have a similar need.Without
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| | multiple income streams.If s/he were to
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| this understanding, venturing into
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| | be employed under the current situation
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| entrepreneuring (particularly in
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| | extant in a developing society like mine,
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| developing countries/continents like
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| | the employer would balk at paying her the
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| mine) will continue to be regarded as a
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| | kind of rates her clients would offer her
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| dead-end rather than an avenue through
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| | as a self-employed, independent
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| which creative geniuses accumulate wealth
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| | contractor. Also, s/he would have less
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| (while making society better) by bringing
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| | free time of her own (on a 9 to 5 job for
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| their unique ideas from conception to
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| | instance) to pursue other
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| reality. An example is the way Bill Gates
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| | income-generating interests. Most
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| has today made use of the PC easier for
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| | importantly, as an employee, the volume
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| everyone using his MS Windows software.
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| | of work she does will not necessarily
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| If Gates had not chosen to quit Harvard
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| | directly translate to a proportional
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| when he did, he may have NEVER gotten
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| | increase in money s/he gets on a
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| around to starting
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| | salary!As you can see from the foregoing
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| Microsoft.Entrepreneurs are to be
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| | there are huge potential benefits to he
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| reverred, valued and encouraged. This is
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| | reaped from becoming a self-employed
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| because they offer society an opportunity
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| | Multipreneur.However, even if you decide
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| to make progress in quantum leaps (rather
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| | to be a salaried Multipreneur, with the
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| than by taking baby steps), through their
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| | intention of using your after-work hours
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| selfless implementation of
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| | and free weekends to nurture your
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| paradigm-shifting ideas and concepts.
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| | additional income stream generation
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| Wherever authentic (non-corner-cutting)
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| | ventures, the pros still far outweigh the
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| entrepreneurs are able to proliferate,
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| | cons.The bottom line of all that I am
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| the inevitable result is a never ending
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| | saying here is that depending on a single
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| cycle of innovation and creativity that
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| | source of income for the long-term in
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| makes society continually, and rapidly
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| | today's world can only be described in
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| improve to the benefit of all its
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| | one word: STUPID.Key Benefit Of Digital
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| members. It is because MANY entrepreneurs
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| | Multipreneurs (TM) To SocietyThe
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| in developing societies like mine do NOT
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| | proliferation of financially independent
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| understand the above that they allow
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| | and socio-politically aware/empowered
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| themselves to be manipulated out of their
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| | persons in society, functioning as
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| earned income for work they have done
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| | Digital Multpreneurs, with an enduring
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| (via the giving of percent cuts, and
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| | passion for cloning themselves will bring
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| kick-backs etc).Another reason why many
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| | multidimensional benefits to the society
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| such entrepreneurs lamely accept bad
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| | as a whole.Digital Multipreneurs (TM)
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| shoddy treatment meted out to them is
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| | will ideally be self-motivated
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| because they have no other skills, or
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| | INDIVIDUALS who see an opportunity for
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| alternative means of earning income. As a
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| | financial liberation of themselves and
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| result, when threatened with the
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| | those they love using their unique
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| possibility of losing a contract or
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| | abilities. As they increase in number
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| project they are bidding for, such
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| | over time, the problems highlighted at
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| entrepreneurs readily break down and
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| | the start of this paper(i.e. "The Three
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| compromise.Ironically, the terms under
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| | Big Questions") would progressively
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| which they then accept to work make it
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| | suffer diminishing relevance, due to
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| even more difficult for them to deliver
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| | increasingly influential positive Social
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| satisfactory products or services,
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| | Change Agent roles that will be assumed
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| thereby damaging their future ability to
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| | by many Digital Multipreneurs, in their
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| secure patronage from the same or other
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| | bid to give back to society. Take a look
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| clients/customers.Multipreneurs (TM)
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| | at what Bill Gates is doing with his
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| Hold THE Key!When you consider all of the
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| | foundation, and you'll get an idea of
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| scenarios discussed above, it becomes
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| | what I mean.Summary Of Digital
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| quite obvious that Multipreneuring offers
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| | Multipreneuring(DMg) Features/Benefits1.
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| multiple benefits that reward those who
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| | Digital Multipreneurs(DMs) (TM) can be
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| practice it in line with efforts they
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| | self-employed or paid employees.2. There
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| expend, while protecting them from the
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| | is almost no age limit. Once a person is
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| negatives typically visited on
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| | capable of creative, value-adding,
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| entrepreneurs and others.For instance, I
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| | income-generating effort - especially
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| like to point out that a Multipreneur is
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| | using PC/Internet resources - s/he can
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| less likely to bow to pressure to accept
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| | become a DM.3. DMs can work for longer
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| poor remuneration, shabby treatment, or
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| | periods daily, and will have no need to
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| demands to give cuts, kick-backs etc in
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| | retire formally.4. They do NOT need any
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| exchange for contract awards, due to her
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| | formal qualifications or education beyond
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| ability to pursue multiple alternative
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| | being schooled to upper primary or
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| avenues of income generation
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| | secondary levels and being able to read
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| simultaneously.Consider this true story.
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| | and write competently. Everything else
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| John, a Multipreneur, is asked - by the
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| | can be learnt through diligent
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| principal of a leading secondary school -
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| | self-effort and access to appropriate
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| to drop his fee for building one of his 6
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| | resources.5. A true DM will easily
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| gallon size custom natural self-cleaning
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| | integrate her online and offline
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| aquariums (biologically balanced; use no
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| | income-generation activities.6. DMs, for
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| electricity or air pumps - thereby giving
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| | the most part will not be limited by
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| long term savings) by almost 75%(!). When
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| | physical handicaps or social status.
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| he explains to her that what she wants is
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| | Hence disabled persons, housewives,
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| impossible, she ignores his response and
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| | orphans etc can successfully become
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| says: "go and think about it"!That day,
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| | DMs.7. Activities of DMs will create
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| John left the principal's office knowing
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| | multiple income opportunities/jobs for
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| he would not be going back. It was not
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| | others.8. This strategy of DMg will
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| that he did not need the business. He
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| | dramatically increase chances of micro
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| did. But he knew it would not make good
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| | small business startup survival since
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| business sense to take on an UNPROFITABLE
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| | very little startup capital is required.
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| client (one does not need a university
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| | Also multiple income generation
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| degree to deduce this). More importantly
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| | opportunities will help DMs keep going
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| however, he knew that as a MULTIPRENEUR,
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| | for longer periods till they break
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| he had a CHOICE. This was because
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| | through.FINAL WORDS: My Vision Statement
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| building low long-term operating
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| | - AgainLet me now end by asking you to
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| maintenance cost aquariums was only ONE
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| | re-read my earlier outlined vision
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| of his income-generating competencies.A
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| | statement (above) of how Digital
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| few days later, he picked up a cheque for
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| | Multipreneurs (TM) will determine our
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| TWICE the amount offered by the
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| | future prosperity. Hopefully, you now
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| principal, after delivering a one-hour
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| | understand it better.I would be glad to
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| talk to 14 new management trainees at the
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| | take on any questions you may have on HOW
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| corporate headquarters of a leading fast
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| | this idea/strategy can be successfully
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| foods company(he had been invited as an
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| | implemented by interested, adequately
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| external speaker by a consultant
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| | motivated individuals, groups and/or
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| organising a week-long induction for the
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| | organisations.Self-Development
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| new intakes). Some months later, he would
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| | Performance Enhancement Specialist - Tayo
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| build and install one of his 6 gallon
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| | Solagbade - devotes his time to exploring
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| size natural aquariums in the reception
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| | new frontiers of Self-Development
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| of the main premises of a large group of
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| | Education, especially as it relates to
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| schools, for a discounted price which was
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| | showing people what they can do by
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| FOUR times that offered by the school
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| | themselves, for themselves to achieve
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| Principal - ALL of which was paid to him
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| | their set goals - DESPITE the limitations
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