Most Times, Life challenges urge us to give up
but, but if we open our eyes and see
the glory of persistence
for the next few moments, we won’t give up the fight. Below are powerful inspiring quotes to give you push above all obstacles
Robert H. Schuller
Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size
tomorrow as they are today.
Orison Swett Marden
Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly
through them.
Marsha Sinetar
Life’s up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want.
Frank A. Clark
If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.
Eric Hoffer
It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.
B. C. Forbes
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
Robert H. Schuller
For every mountain there is a miracle.
Norman Vincent Peale
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.
Orison Swett Marden
Obstacles will look large or small to you according to whether you are large or small.
Maxwell Maltz
We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.
Ryszard Kapuscinski
When man meets an obstacle he can’t destroy, he destroys himself.
Sir Edmund Hillary
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.
Les Brown
You are the only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life.
Claude M. Bristol
It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.
John Quincy Adams
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
30 Qualities that Make Ordinary PeopleExtraordinary
Warren Buffett is successful for investing and building long-term businesses. Bill Gates is successful for creating a software empire that has changed the way we use computers. Gandhi was successful for leading India into independence from the British.
Success comes in many ways and forms. What’s interesting is that most
successful people have very similar qualities.
When I read lists such as this one, I want to see how I stack up against it. It feels good when I recognize qualities of success in myself. For the qualities that I don’t have, lists like these tell me what I need to work on.
I have enjoyed and benefited much from these types of lists and that’s why I decided to organize all my research, observations and experience and compile this comprehensive list.
If you want to achieve your life’s dream and be wildly successful, you need to model yourself after people who are living their dream. The more qualities you have in common, the higher your chances for being wildly successful.
We all start out in life as being quite ordinary and many remain that way. The few who have become extraordinary have these qualities (no specific order):
1. Definite Aim, Vision and Purpose –
Successful people constantly seek clarity in their lives. They know what they want and they follow their own dream. Vague desires and beliefs lead to vague outcomes. It is this sense of direction that gives them the staying power to stick to their goals and achieve their dreams.
2. Expertise and Excellence – No matter what
they pursue, they become the best in their field. There is no job too small and successful people strive for excellence. They pursue mastery and understand that money is a by-product of the value they offer.
3. Focused – People who experience success know how to concentrate. They realize that they cannot do everything and they focus on the activities that will give them the highest return on the goals they want to achieve. They don’t believe in the hype of multi-tasking and they know that the fastest way to finish your to- do’s is doing them one at a time.
4. Positive Attitude and Perseverance –
Extraordinary people have realistic optimism. Realistic because they take action and optimistic because no matter what the result may be, they believe their success is inevitable. They believe that like a child learning to walk, they need to take action first and then modify the action according to the feedback that they get. This positive attitude allows them to persevere and be resilient when things don’t go their way.
5. Flexible – One misconception that ordinary
people have about persevering is staying the course no matter what. This is true only if the reason for pursuing your goal is still valid. Most successful people became successful doing something different from what they initially intended to do (i.e. Steve Jobs started with computers, went into the animation and
really made his comeback with the iPod). This is
normal because the world is always changing and they know a lot more now than when they started. Successful people know that if their reasons for doing what they are doing changes, there is no point to continue.
6. Masters of Time – Successful people are
successful because they get a lot done. The only way to do that is by making the most out of the allotted 24 hours we all get. Extraordinary people value their time and see the direct connection between how they spend their time and their well-being. They are usually always on time and “train” those that deal with them to respect their schedule by implementing strict start and end times for meetings.
7. Strong Communicators – People who can
communicate effectively excel in life. Strong
communicators understand that just because people speak English (or the dominant language in your country), it does not mean they understand each other. What makes them effective is that they are clear about and sensitive to the outcome they want to get from their communication and are flexible in their method of communication to achieve their outcome. They are experts at building rapport and separate what is being said from the meaning they put into what is being said.
8. Brave – We’ve all heard the phrase “No risk. No reward.” but how many of us really take the risk necessary to get the reward we want? Not many but for those who do, they are the ones who make it and become successful. Successful people have the courage to begin AND the courage to continue. They are willing to not only bet but go “all in” on themselves. They are not afraid to burn bridges if it means moving forward.
9. Givers – Successful people are generous givers. They know and are convinced of the “secret” that the more you give, the more you receive as long as you are genuine about your gifts. They operate on the principle embodied by Zig Ziglar’s quote, “ You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want. ” If you haven’t tapped into this secret, you should get started right away. Money isn’t the only thing you can give. You can give time, expertise, space, etc. Look for ways to open doors for people.
10. High Self-Esteem – Extraordinary people believe they deserve their success and know that they can do anything they set their mind to. They understand that a mistake is something that they do and not who they are. They also monitor the warning signs of low self-esteem to ensure they always keep a positive self-image of themselves. They realize that self-esteem is a state of mind and choosing to have high self-esteem is much more useful than choosing to have low self-esteem.
11. Action Oriented – We all know of people who have potential or talk a big game but accomplishes nothing. Those who spend all their time thinking about doing something will never succeed. Successful people are doers and not talkers. They don’t wait for conditions to be perfect before they take action. They just go for it, observe the feedback and then modify their next action accordingly. Those who don’t achieve much with their lives tend to use “would”, “should” and “could” a lot. Those who do get what they want are too busy achieving their next goal to explain themselves. If you suffer from procrastination, I encourage you to check out some practical ways to stop procrastinating.
12. Confident – This is what helps successful people take action. Like the chicken and the egg, confidence helps you achieve your goals which in turn makes you more confident. A great way to be confident is remembering your past successes and overcoming your fear of failure. Signs of confidence include empowering others, not taking criticism personally, and understanding that the first time you do something is always the hardest and all subsequent times WILL get easier. Success is the combination of confidence with competence.
13. Readers – Most if not all successful people like to read. If you believe that success leaves clues and that you can be successful by thinking and acting like a success person, then reading should be a part of your daily life. I’ve come to realize that with access to more books than I can read in several lifetimes, it is important to read the books that will make the most difference to you. Usually these are the books that will help you become a true expert in your field of your passion or challenge the limiting beliefs you have about yourself. So what should you read? Check out book recommendations from people who are doing what you want to do. Extraordinary people are life long learners who view mastery as an asymptote that they keep getting closer to but can never reach.
14. Trusts Intuition – People who succeed in life trust their “gut”. They may not be able to explain rationally why or how they made their decision but they knew it was the right thing to do. Successful people learn to harness the power of their subconscious by sending it “orders” from the conscious mind. This involves mentally visualizing the outcome beforehand and then being present to take in the data and information that will become the ingredients for your subconscious to deliver the “orders” that was sent. Learning how to meditate is also a great way to develop and get in touch with your intuition.
15. Curious and Embraces Possibility – Two people are running a race and they come up to an immense wall blocking their path. One person sees the wall and starts getting down on himself for wasting his time and decides to quit the race before he wastes even more time. The other person immediately thinks about what the possibilities are for getting over the wall. Will he/she climb it, break through it, dig under it, etc? No matter which option he/she chooses, he/she immediately acts on their decision and collects feedback. Successful people adopt an attitude of curiosity and they truly feel that they can always learn something from someone else. They incorporate the great qualities of others while make a point to avoid the bad qualities.
16. Self Acceptance – Polonius had it exactly right when he said “To thine own self be true“. People who are successful don’t pretend to be something they are not. This allows them to express their creativity freely and to not worry about hiding who they really are. The best way to accept yourself is to genuinely appreciate and accept others. If you tend to Judge other people, you’re probably not very accepting of yourself either. The worse type of rejection is self- rejection.
17. Big Dreams – I have yet to read a biography of a successful person who didn’t have grand dreams for what they would accomplish. Sir Richard Branson, Walt Disney and Sam Walton all had big dreams and for the most part achieved more than they originally imagined. This is one of the reasons they became successful. They are not afraid to dream big and then go for it. If you want to know whether someone will be successful, ask them about their dreams. If they sound plausible, then they are not dreaming big
enough.
18. Well Rounded and Balanced – Truly successful people strive to be successful in all aspects of their lives. They live healthy lives, become financially independent, nurture meaningful relationships, develop personal mastery and accomplish their professional goals. They know that sacrificing one key area to achieve another will not help them maximize their true potential. It is hard to be your best and to contribute when you have to worry about how you are going to pay the rent.
19. Excellent Network – Successful people understand the importance of relationships and how It is one of the most important factors in achieving your goals. They also realize that the best way to build a great network is to give help to others first with no expectation of reward. Those who constantly take without giving usually do very poorly on building a solid network.
20. Enthusiastic – A sure sign of someone extraordinary is the enthusiasm they have about their passion and their life. They wake up in the morning excited about their day because they know it is going to bring them one step closer to achieving their dream. Successful people tend to be leaders because others are attracted to their enthusiasm and become followers hoping to experience the same excitement and energy.
21. Admits Mistakes – There are two things you can do to guarantee that you will NOT be successful in the future: Blaming Others and Making Excuses. When you do these two things, you give up both your responsibility and power. When something goes wrong and you blame other people or make excuses, you are clearly stating that you have no power in this situation and things are happening to you and not because of you. Great people admit when they are wrong so they can focus on the solution and not waste energy finding a scape goat. Check out what Albert Einstein can teach us about setbacks.
22. Mind set of Abundance – Successful people
don’t view happiness or success as a finite resource where achieving happiness and success for yourself means denying someone else happiness and success. They believe that there is enough to go around and it is more about creating value and not competition. This is the quality that allows them to be happy for other people’s successes. This mindset also encourages empowerment of others. If you think $10,000 is a lot to spend on a hotel room, check out this article by Steve Pavlina.
23. Good Character – Heroes are people who triumph. Think of all the heroes you know (in movies, books and real life). Don’t they all act with honesty and integrity? Aren’t they usually generous with others and frugal with themselves? Doesn’t everyone look up to them? Being a hero that triumphs in life is no different.
24. Great Company – As I experience and observe more and more of life, I’ve come to realize that you really can learn a lot about someone by the company that they keep. Test this by looking at people you know and the people they hang out with. You can go as far as to test the idea that a person’s salary is usually the average of the five people they hang out with the most. This happens because people with similar beliefs tend to get along and stick together. If a group averages $65,000/year and someone in the group believes that they can make $65,000/hour, the other people in the group will think that is ridiculous. Yet in the group where everyone makes $65,000/hour, the person making $65,000/year will probably second guess his/ her own beliefs concerning earning ability.
What does that mean for you? Surround yourself with people living the life you want to live and adopt their beliefs and habits.
25. Listener – Everyone wants to be a great speaker but how many people strive to be excellent listeners. People who listen succeed in life because they are able to hear and understand the needs of other people and to focus their energy on meeting those needs. The fastest way to be a good conversationalist is to listen well and ask questions.
26. Self Control – Successful people rarely lose control. They don’t go into panics or blind rages. They have learned to control their emotions and to consciously (or subconsciously) put themselves in a resourceful state. They understand that they can’t change other people or what’s happening to them but they can change how they react to it and how they feel about it. Another sign of self control is doing what you’re suppose to do despite how you feel about it.
27. Prepared – Extraordinary people are always prepared. They not only have a plan B but also a Plan C, D, E and F. They mentally rehearse and visualize the possibilities vividly so that when the actual situation occurs, their brains will “remember” what to do.
28. Choice – People who are successful are in control. They know they ALWAYS have a choice. They don’t feel victimized by their genetics, history and/or circumstances and they truly believe that the past does not determine the future. They write the script to their lives.
29. Self Reliant – Successful people rely on themselves. They don’t need permission to do what they want and they don’t give other people permission to slow them down by relying on them. They believe in themselves and their ability to achieve their dreams whether anyone helps them or not. What’s interesting is that it is exactly this type of attitude that attracts others to want to help you. Samuel Smiles writes about this exact topic in his book, Self-Help.
30. Energy Conscious – Those who become great understand that successfully managing their energy is just as important if not more so than managing their time (Quality #6). One of the most important principles in energy management is knowing that rest is as important as action. Successful people are aware that low energy produces poor results and this violates their need for excellence (Quality #2). One of the best ways to manage your energy is to sleep your way to success.
So where do you stand?
I hope you have either reconfirmed many of your own qualities or have created action plans to develop the qualities you are lacking. Focus on cultivating one or two qualities at a time. Once your beliefs and actions are aligned with those of a successful person, you’ll be amazed by how successful you become.
Success comes in many ways and forms. What’s interesting is that most
successful people have very similar qualities.
When I read lists such as this one, I want to see how I stack up against it. It feels good when I recognize qualities of success in myself. For the qualities that I don’t have, lists like these tell me what I need to work on.
I have enjoyed and benefited much from these types of lists and that’s why I decided to organize all my research, observations and experience and compile this comprehensive list.
If you want to achieve your life’s dream and be wildly successful, you need to model yourself after people who are living their dream. The more qualities you have in common, the higher your chances for being wildly successful.
We all start out in life as being quite ordinary and many remain that way. The few who have become extraordinary have these qualities (no specific order):
1. Definite Aim, Vision and Purpose –
Successful people constantly seek clarity in their lives. They know what they want and they follow their own dream. Vague desires and beliefs lead to vague outcomes. It is this sense of direction that gives them the staying power to stick to their goals and achieve their dreams.
2. Expertise and Excellence – No matter what
they pursue, they become the best in their field. There is no job too small and successful people strive for excellence. They pursue mastery and understand that money is a by-product of the value they offer.
3. Focused – People who experience success know how to concentrate. They realize that they cannot do everything and they focus on the activities that will give them the highest return on the goals they want to achieve. They don’t believe in the hype of multi-tasking and they know that the fastest way to finish your to- do’s is doing them one at a time.
4. Positive Attitude and Perseverance –
Extraordinary people have realistic optimism. Realistic because they take action and optimistic because no matter what the result may be, they believe their success is inevitable. They believe that like a child learning to walk, they need to take action first and then modify the action according to the feedback that they get. This positive attitude allows them to persevere and be resilient when things don’t go their way.
5. Flexible – One misconception that ordinary
people have about persevering is staying the course no matter what. This is true only if the reason for pursuing your goal is still valid. Most successful people became successful doing something different from what they initially intended to do (i.e. Steve Jobs started with computers, went into the animation and
really made his comeback with the iPod). This is
normal because the world is always changing and they know a lot more now than when they started. Successful people know that if their reasons for doing what they are doing changes, there is no point to continue.
6. Masters of Time – Successful people are
successful because they get a lot done. The only way to do that is by making the most out of the allotted 24 hours we all get. Extraordinary people value their time and see the direct connection between how they spend their time and their well-being. They are usually always on time and “train” those that deal with them to respect their schedule by implementing strict start and end times for meetings.
7. Strong Communicators – People who can
communicate effectively excel in life. Strong
communicators understand that just because people speak English (or the dominant language in your country), it does not mean they understand each other. What makes them effective is that they are clear about and sensitive to the outcome they want to get from their communication and are flexible in their method of communication to achieve their outcome. They are experts at building rapport and separate what is being said from the meaning they put into what is being said.
8. Brave – We’ve all heard the phrase “No risk. No reward.” but how many of us really take the risk necessary to get the reward we want? Not many but for those who do, they are the ones who make it and become successful. Successful people have the courage to begin AND the courage to continue. They are willing to not only bet but go “all in” on themselves. They are not afraid to burn bridges if it means moving forward.
9. Givers – Successful people are generous givers. They know and are convinced of the “secret” that the more you give, the more you receive as long as you are genuine about your gifts. They operate on the principle embodied by Zig Ziglar’s quote, “ You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want. ” If you haven’t tapped into this secret, you should get started right away. Money isn’t the only thing you can give. You can give time, expertise, space, etc. Look for ways to open doors for people.
10. High Self-Esteem – Extraordinary people believe they deserve their success and know that they can do anything they set their mind to. They understand that a mistake is something that they do and not who they are. They also monitor the warning signs of low self-esteem to ensure they always keep a positive self-image of themselves. They realize that self-esteem is a state of mind and choosing to have high self-esteem is much more useful than choosing to have low self-esteem.
11. Action Oriented – We all know of people who have potential or talk a big game but accomplishes nothing. Those who spend all their time thinking about doing something will never succeed. Successful people are doers and not talkers. They don’t wait for conditions to be perfect before they take action. They just go for it, observe the feedback and then modify their next action accordingly. Those who don’t achieve much with their lives tend to use “would”, “should” and “could” a lot. Those who do get what they want are too busy achieving their next goal to explain themselves. If you suffer from procrastination, I encourage you to check out some practical ways to stop procrastinating.
12. Confident – This is what helps successful people take action. Like the chicken and the egg, confidence helps you achieve your goals which in turn makes you more confident. A great way to be confident is remembering your past successes and overcoming your fear of failure. Signs of confidence include empowering others, not taking criticism personally, and understanding that the first time you do something is always the hardest and all subsequent times WILL get easier. Success is the combination of confidence with competence.
13. Readers – Most if not all successful people like to read. If you believe that success leaves clues and that you can be successful by thinking and acting like a success person, then reading should be a part of your daily life. I’ve come to realize that with access to more books than I can read in several lifetimes, it is important to read the books that will make the most difference to you. Usually these are the books that will help you become a true expert in your field of your passion or challenge the limiting beliefs you have about yourself. So what should you read? Check out book recommendations from people who are doing what you want to do. Extraordinary people are life long learners who view mastery as an asymptote that they keep getting closer to but can never reach.
14. Trusts Intuition – People who succeed in life trust their “gut”. They may not be able to explain rationally why or how they made their decision but they knew it was the right thing to do. Successful people learn to harness the power of their subconscious by sending it “orders” from the conscious mind. This involves mentally visualizing the outcome beforehand and then being present to take in the data and information that will become the ingredients for your subconscious to deliver the “orders” that was sent. Learning how to meditate is also a great way to develop and get in touch with your intuition.
15. Curious and Embraces Possibility – Two people are running a race and they come up to an immense wall blocking their path. One person sees the wall and starts getting down on himself for wasting his time and decides to quit the race before he wastes even more time. The other person immediately thinks about what the possibilities are for getting over the wall. Will he/she climb it, break through it, dig under it, etc? No matter which option he/she chooses, he/she immediately acts on their decision and collects feedback. Successful people adopt an attitude of curiosity and they truly feel that they can always learn something from someone else. They incorporate the great qualities of others while make a point to avoid the bad qualities.
16. Self Acceptance – Polonius had it exactly right when he said “To thine own self be true“. People who are successful don’t pretend to be something they are not. This allows them to express their creativity freely and to not worry about hiding who they really are. The best way to accept yourself is to genuinely appreciate and accept others. If you tend to Judge other people, you’re probably not very accepting of yourself either. The worse type of rejection is self- rejection.
17. Big Dreams – I have yet to read a biography of a successful person who didn’t have grand dreams for what they would accomplish. Sir Richard Branson, Walt Disney and Sam Walton all had big dreams and for the most part achieved more than they originally imagined. This is one of the reasons they became successful. They are not afraid to dream big and then go for it. If you want to know whether someone will be successful, ask them about their dreams. If they sound plausible, then they are not dreaming big
enough.
18. Well Rounded and Balanced – Truly successful people strive to be successful in all aspects of their lives. They live healthy lives, become financially independent, nurture meaningful relationships, develop personal mastery and accomplish their professional goals. They know that sacrificing one key area to achieve another will not help them maximize their true potential. It is hard to be your best and to contribute when you have to worry about how you are going to pay the rent.
19. Excellent Network – Successful people understand the importance of relationships and how It is one of the most important factors in achieving your goals. They also realize that the best way to build a great network is to give help to others first with no expectation of reward. Those who constantly take without giving usually do very poorly on building a solid network.
20. Enthusiastic – A sure sign of someone extraordinary is the enthusiasm they have about their passion and their life. They wake up in the morning excited about their day because they know it is going to bring them one step closer to achieving their dream. Successful people tend to be leaders because others are attracted to their enthusiasm and become followers hoping to experience the same excitement and energy.
21. Admits Mistakes – There are two things you can do to guarantee that you will NOT be successful in the future: Blaming Others and Making Excuses. When you do these two things, you give up both your responsibility and power. When something goes wrong and you blame other people or make excuses, you are clearly stating that you have no power in this situation and things are happening to you and not because of you. Great people admit when they are wrong so they can focus on the solution and not waste energy finding a scape goat. Check out what Albert Einstein can teach us about setbacks.
22. Mind set of Abundance – Successful people
don’t view happiness or success as a finite resource where achieving happiness and success for yourself means denying someone else happiness and success. They believe that there is enough to go around and it is more about creating value and not competition. This is the quality that allows them to be happy for other people’s successes. This mindset also encourages empowerment of others. If you think $10,000 is a lot to spend on a hotel room, check out this article by Steve Pavlina.
23. Good Character – Heroes are people who triumph. Think of all the heroes you know (in movies, books and real life). Don’t they all act with honesty and integrity? Aren’t they usually generous with others and frugal with themselves? Doesn’t everyone look up to them? Being a hero that triumphs in life is no different.
24. Great Company – As I experience and observe more and more of life, I’ve come to realize that you really can learn a lot about someone by the company that they keep. Test this by looking at people you know and the people they hang out with. You can go as far as to test the idea that a person’s salary is usually the average of the five people they hang out with the most. This happens because people with similar beliefs tend to get along and stick together. If a group averages $65,000/year and someone in the group believes that they can make $65,000/hour, the other people in the group will think that is ridiculous. Yet in the group where everyone makes $65,000/hour, the person making $65,000/year will probably second guess his/ her own beliefs concerning earning ability.
What does that mean for you? Surround yourself with people living the life you want to live and adopt their beliefs and habits.
25. Listener – Everyone wants to be a great speaker but how many people strive to be excellent listeners. People who listen succeed in life because they are able to hear and understand the needs of other people and to focus their energy on meeting those needs. The fastest way to be a good conversationalist is to listen well and ask questions.
26. Self Control – Successful people rarely lose control. They don’t go into panics or blind rages. They have learned to control their emotions and to consciously (or subconsciously) put themselves in a resourceful state. They understand that they can’t change other people or what’s happening to them but they can change how they react to it and how they feel about it. Another sign of self control is doing what you’re suppose to do despite how you feel about it.
27. Prepared – Extraordinary people are always prepared. They not only have a plan B but also a Plan C, D, E and F. They mentally rehearse and visualize the possibilities vividly so that when the actual situation occurs, their brains will “remember” what to do.
28. Choice – People who are successful are in control. They know they ALWAYS have a choice. They don’t feel victimized by their genetics, history and/or circumstances and they truly believe that the past does not determine the future. They write the script to their lives.
29. Self Reliant – Successful people rely on themselves. They don’t need permission to do what they want and they don’t give other people permission to slow them down by relying on them. They believe in themselves and their ability to achieve their dreams whether anyone helps them or not. What’s interesting is that it is exactly this type of attitude that attracts others to want to help you. Samuel Smiles writes about this exact topic in his book, Self-Help.
30. Energy Conscious – Those who become great understand that successfully managing their energy is just as important if not more so than managing their time (Quality #6). One of the most important principles in energy management is knowing that rest is as important as action. Successful people are aware that low energy produces poor results and this violates their need for excellence (Quality #2). One of the best ways to manage your energy is to sleep your way to success.
So where do you stand?
I hope you have either reconfirmed many of your own qualities or have created action plans to develop the qualities you are lacking. Focus on cultivating one or two qualities at a time. Once your beliefs and actions are aligned with those of a successful person, you’ll be amazed by how successful you become.
Monday, August 8, 2016
EDUCATED ILLITERATES – EDUCATION IS BEYOND CERTIFICATE
It is high time we gave another definition to the term “education”. To some people, education borders on going to school, acquiring degrees and working for a company to earn a salary at the end of the month.
My dear readers, education goes beyond acquiring certificate, “ we must redefine education“…. Education teaches you about how to make rules, break rules, and challenge an ongoing trend, school teaches you about how to follow rules, live by the rules, and live an ongoing trend unchallenged, thereby limiting that power of creativity in you.
Have you witnessed a scenerio whereby you asked a Maths lecturer about how he arrived at a certain formula, and he tells you “that is how it is done”?, and mind you, if you do anything contrary…you FAIL his exam, therefore you must follow the rules.
A truly educated man is he who has developed the faculties of his mind to follow his passion, find solutions where there are problems without following the rules, but creates his own ways through his deep imagination to achieve his dreams.
Checkout most of the world’s richest people today, they are mostly school dropouts. Do you think they are not educated because they are school dropouts? Far from it! They are really educated in their own ways, they simply decided to build their own dreams rather than allow themselves to be hired by other people to build theirs.
So many people spend their precious years in school only to end up acquiring certificate NOT education.
Examples of these people include:
1) * People who don’t practise what they
learn in school before graduation.
As a student of Computer Science, how many codes have you written that worked? Have you been able to (in reality) write a program that solves the problem of an organisation?
As a student of Business Administration, how many
businesses have you started? How many times have you experienced failiure in business, and rose again? So, are you putting what you are learning in school into practice? The school will not give or teach you these orientation but education will.
2)*People who have no SKILLS
…successful people don’t depend on the
government of their country to provide jobs for
them. A truly educated person has skills, an uneducated fellow can only boast of his certificate without any skills to back it up. True education lies in the ability to solve problems with the skills you possess…..what are you waiting for? STAND UP NOW, do not procrastinate, learn a skill you are passionate about.
What am I advocating?
This write-up is not in anyway articulated to undermine the importance of schooling… Going to school is very important but our mindset about school is what we are advised to change.
TRUE EDUCATION PREPARES YOU TO
SURVIVE WITHOUT YOUR CERTIFICATE.
My dear readers, education goes beyond acquiring certificate, “ we must redefine education“…. Education teaches you about how to make rules, break rules, and challenge an ongoing trend, school teaches you about how to follow rules, live by the rules, and live an ongoing trend unchallenged, thereby limiting that power of creativity in you.
Have you witnessed a scenerio whereby you asked a Maths lecturer about how he arrived at a certain formula, and he tells you “that is how it is done”?, and mind you, if you do anything contrary…you FAIL his exam, therefore you must follow the rules.
A truly educated man is he who has developed the faculties of his mind to follow his passion, find solutions where there are problems without following the rules, but creates his own ways through his deep imagination to achieve his dreams.
Checkout most of the world’s richest people today, they are mostly school dropouts. Do you think they are not educated because they are school dropouts? Far from it! They are really educated in their own ways, they simply decided to build their own dreams rather than allow themselves to be hired by other people to build theirs.
So many people spend their precious years in school only to end up acquiring certificate NOT education.
Examples of these people include:
1) * People who don’t practise what they
learn in school before graduation.
As a student of Computer Science, how many codes have you written that worked? Have you been able to (in reality) write a program that solves the problem of an organisation?
As a student of Business Administration, how many
businesses have you started? How many times have you experienced failiure in business, and rose again? So, are you putting what you are learning in school into practice? The school will not give or teach you these orientation but education will.
2)*People who have no SKILLS
…successful people don’t depend on the
government of their country to provide jobs for
them. A truly educated person has skills, an uneducated fellow can only boast of his certificate without any skills to back it up. True education lies in the ability to solve problems with the skills you possess…..what are you waiting for? STAND UP NOW, do not procrastinate, learn a skill you are passionate about.
What am I advocating?
This write-up is not in anyway articulated to undermine the importance of schooling… Going to school is very important but our mindset about school is what we are advised to change.
TRUE EDUCATION PREPARES YOU TO
SURVIVE WITHOUT YOUR CERTIFICATE.
EDUCATED ILLITERATES – EDUCATION IS BEYOND CERTIFICATE
It is high time we gave another definition to the term “education”. To some people, education borders on going to school, acquiring degrees and working for a company to earn a salary at the end of the month.
My dear readers, education goes beyond acquiring certificate, “ we must redefine education“…. Education teaches you about how to make rules, break rules, and challenge an ongoing trend, school teaches you about how to follow rules, live by the rules, and live an ongoing trend unchallenged, thereby limiting that power of creativity in you.
Have you witnessed a scenerio whereby you asked a Maths lecturer about how he arrived at a certain formula, and he tells you “that is how it is done”?, and mind you, if you do anything contrary…you FAIL his exam, therefore you must follow the rules.
A truly educated man is he who has developed the faculties of his mind to follow his passion, find solutions where there are problems without following the rules, but creates his own ways through his deep imagination to achieve his dreams.
Checkout most of the world’s richest people today, they are mostly school dropouts. Do you think they are not educated because they are school dropouts? Far from it! They are really educated in their own ways, they simply decided to build their own dreams rather than allow themselves to be hired by other people to build theirs.
So many people spend their precious years in school only to end up acquiring certificate NOT education.
Examples of these people include:
1) * People who don’t practise what they
learn in school before graduation.
As a student of Computer Science, how many codes have you written that worked? Have you been able to (in reality) write a program that solves the problem of an organisation?
As a student of Business Administration, how many
businesses have you started? How many times have you experienced failiure in business, and rose again? So, are you putting what you are learning in school into practice? The school will not give or teach you these orientation but education will.
2)*People who have no SKILLS
…successful people don’t depend on the
government of their country to provide jobs for
them. A truly educated person has skills, an uneducated fellow can only boast of his certificate without any skills to back it up. True education lies in the ability to solve problems with the skills you possess…..what are you waiting for? STAND UP NOW, do not procrastinate, learn a skill you are passionate about.
What am I advocating?
This write-up is not in anyway articulated to undermine the importance of schooling… Going to school is very important but our mindset about school is what we are advised to change.
TRUE EDUCATION PREPARES YOU TO
SURVIVE WITHOUT YOUR CERTIFICATE.
My dear readers, education goes beyond acquiring certificate, “ we must redefine education“…. Education teaches you about how to make rules, break rules, and challenge an ongoing trend, school teaches you about how to follow rules, live by the rules, and live an ongoing trend unchallenged, thereby limiting that power of creativity in you.
Have you witnessed a scenerio whereby you asked a Maths lecturer about how he arrived at a certain formula, and he tells you “that is how it is done”?, and mind you, if you do anything contrary…you FAIL his exam, therefore you must follow the rules.
A truly educated man is he who has developed the faculties of his mind to follow his passion, find solutions where there are problems without following the rules, but creates his own ways through his deep imagination to achieve his dreams.
Checkout most of the world’s richest people today, they are mostly school dropouts. Do you think they are not educated because they are school dropouts? Far from it! They are really educated in their own ways, they simply decided to build their own dreams rather than allow themselves to be hired by other people to build theirs.
So many people spend their precious years in school only to end up acquiring certificate NOT education.
Examples of these people include:
1) * People who don’t practise what they
learn in school before graduation.
As a student of Computer Science, how many codes have you written that worked? Have you been able to (in reality) write a program that solves the problem of an organisation?
As a student of Business Administration, how many
businesses have you started? How many times have you experienced failiure in business, and rose again? So, are you putting what you are learning in school into practice? The school will not give or teach you these orientation but education will.
2)*People who have no SKILLS
…successful people don’t depend on the
government of their country to provide jobs for
them. A truly educated person has skills, an uneducated fellow can only boast of his certificate without any skills to back it up. True education lies in the ability to solve problems with the skills you possess…..what are you waiting for? STAND UP NOW, do not procrastinate, learn a skill you are passionate about.
What am I advocating?
This write-up is not in anyway articulated to undermine the importance of schooling… Going to school is very important but our mindset about school is what we are advised to change.
TRUE EDUCATION PREPARES YOU TO
SURVIVE WITHOUT YOUR CERTIFICATE.
EDUCATED ILLITERATES – EDUCATION IS BEYOND CERTIFICATE
It is high time we gave another definition to the term “education”. To some people, education borders on going to school, acquiring degrees and working for a company to earn a salary at the end of the month.
My dear readers, education goes beyond acquiring certificate, “ we must redefine education“…. Education teaches you about how to make rules, break rules, and challenge an ongoing trend, school teaches you about how to follow rules, live by the rules, and live an ongoing trend unchallenged, thereby limiting that power of creativity in you.
Have you witnessed a scenerio whereby you asked a Maths lecturer about how he arrived at a certain formula, and he tells you “that is how it is done”?, and mind you, if you do anything contrary…you FAIL his exam, therefore you must follow the rules.
A truly educated man is he who has developed the faculties of his mind to follow his passion, find solutions where there are problems without following the rules, but creates his own ways through his deep imagination to achieve his dreams.
Checkout most of the world’s richest people today, they are mostly school dropouts. Do you think they are not educated because they are school dropouts? Far from it! They are really educated in their own ways, they simply decided to build their own dreams rather than allow themselves to be hired by other people to build theirs.
So many people spend their precious years in school only to end up acquiring certificate NOT education.
Examples of these people include:
1) * People who don’t practise what they
learn in school before graduation.
As a student of Computer Science, how many codes have you written that worked? Have you been able to (in reality) write a program that solves the problem of an organisation?
As a student of Business Administration, how many
businesses have you started? How many times have you experienced failiure in business, and rose again? So, are you putting what you are learning in school into practice? The school will not give or teach you these orientation but education will.
2)*People who have no SKILLS
…successful people don’t depend on the
government of their country to provide jobs for
them. A truly educated person has skills, an uneducated fellow can only boast of his certificate without any skills to back it up. True education lies in the ability to solve problems with the skills you possess…..what are you waiting for? STAND UP NOW, do not procrastinate, learn a skill you are passionate about.
What am I advocating?
This write-up is not in anyway articulated to undermine the importance of schooling… Going to school is very important but our mindset about school is what we are advised to change.
TRUE EDUCATION PREPARES YOU TO
SURVIVE WITHOUT YOUR CERTIFICATE.
My dear readers, education goes beyond acquiring certificate, “ we must redefine education“…. Education teaches you about how to make rules, break rules, and challenge an ongoing trend, school teaches you about how to follow rules, live by the rules, and live an ongoing trend unchallenged, thereby limiting that power of creativity in you.
Have you witnessed a scenerio whereby you asked a Maths lecturer about how he arrived at a certain formula, and he tells you “that is how it is done”?, and mind you, if you do anything contrary…you FAIL his exam, therefore you must follow the rules.
A truly educated man is he who has developed the faculties of his mind to follow his passion, find solutions where there are problems without following the rules, but creates his own ways through his deep imagination to achieve his dreams.
Checkout most of the world’s richest people today, they are mostly school dropouts. Do you think they are not educated because they are school dropouts? Far from it! They are really educated in their own ways, they simply decided to build their own dreams rather than allow themselves to be hired by other people to build theirs.
So many people spend their precious years in school only to end up acquiring certificate NOT education.
Examples of these people include:
1) * People who don’t practise what they
learn in school before graduation.
As a student of Computer Science, how many codes have you written that worked? Have you been able to (in reality) write a program that solves the problem of an organisation?
As a student of Business Administration, how many
businesses have you started? How many times have you experienced failiure in business, and rose again? So, are you putting what you are learning in school into practice? The school will not give or teach you these orientation but education will.
2)*People who have no SKILLS
…successful people don’t depend on the
government of their country to provide jobs for
them. A truly educated person has skills, an uneducated fellow can only boast of his certificate without any skills to back it up. True education lies in the ability to solve problems with the skills you possess…..what are you waiting for? STAND UP NOW, do not procrastinate, learn a skill you are passionate about.
What am I advocating?
This write-up is not in anyway articulated to undermine the importance of schooling… Going to school is very important but our mindset about school is what we are advised to change.
TRUE EDUCATION PREPARES YOU TO
SURVIVE WITHOUT YOUR CERTIFICATE.
5 TIPS ON HOW TO BUILD YOUR RESUME WHILE IN SCHOOL
Nobody can ever underestimate how important it is to have a good resume. First impressions count, and the first impression that a potential employer will have of you, is going to depend on how you present your resume. This is going to be your one and only chance to capture a potential employer’s attention, or for your resume to be tossed into the file of those they don’t want to pursue.
So how can you build a resume while still in school?
Review yourself
Being in school teaches you transferable skills to
the workplace without you even knowing it. You
have to spend time looking for them because
teachers don’t have time in each class to point out the skills. For example – full time students are often adept at organization because you are doing sometimes up to six subjects with multiple
assignment and you fit them all in and on time.
Consider volunteering
This is an excellent supplement to a resume and helps build more transferable skills into the workplace. It demonstrates a well-rounded and grounded individual to a potential employer as well as a hard-worker. There are many opportunities for school students to give back to the community.
Choose a Format
There are several basic types of resumes used to apply for job openings. Depending on your personal circumstances, choose a chronological, a functional, combination, or a targeted resume. Here are the different types of resumes to use to apply for jobs.
Focus on a Job type
Resumes work best when they are prepared for a specific job. So what kind of job are you interested in after school? Knowing the answer, will help you focus your resume appropriately. Not all types of resumes are useful for every job type, and you have to know the difference between a resume and a CV.
Close with referees
Make sure you contact these referees first and let them know you are using them. There is nothing worse than a referee caught off guard to ruin your chances. If your still working on sourcing referees or there are privacy concerns initially close with referees available on request. But make sure you have these issues sorted out before any interview.
So how can you build a resume while still in school?
Review yourself
Being in school teaches you transferable skills to
the workplace without you even knowing it. You
have to spend time looking for them because
teachers don’t have time in each class to point out the skills. For example – full time students are often adept at organization because you are doing sometimes up to six subjects with multiple
assignment and you fit them all in and on time.
Consider volunteering
This is an excellent supplement to a resume and helps build more transferable skills into the workplace. It demonstrates a well-rounded and grounded individual to a potential employer as well as a hard-worker. There are many opportunities for school students to give back to the community.
Choose a Format
There are several basic types of resumes used to apply for job openings. Depending on your personal circumstances, choose a chronological, a functional, combination, or a targeted resume. Here are the different types of resumes to use to apply for jobs.
Focus on a Job type
Resumes work best when they are prepared for a specific job. So what kind of job are you interested in after school? Knowing the answer, will help you focus your resume appropriately. Not all types of resumes are useful for every job type, and you have to know the difference between a resume and a CV.
Close with referees
Make sure you contact these referees first and let them know you are using them. There is nothing worse than a referee caught off guard to ruin your chances. If your still working on sourcing referees or there are privacy concerns initially close with referees available on request. But make sure you have these issues sorted out before any interview.
10 HELPFUL TIPS FOR 2ND CLASS LOWER AND 3RD CLASS GRADUATES
A lot of emphasis have been placed on the need for students to graduate with stellar grades. I will continue to advise same. It’s common knowledge that most big firms in Nigeria don’t recruit graduates with less than a 2.1. Many graduates
with 2.2 or lower are not even given the chance to prove themselves, eventhough some of them may be better than some graduates with higher grades.
This is exacerbated by the high unemployment rate in Nigeria. It won’t be a shocking news to know that there are still a few organizations that aren’t even accepting corps members (before the recent policy on posting), graduate interns and contract staff with grades lower than 2.1.
But that truth remains that students will continue to graduate with such grades, whether we want it or not. Many finish with such grades for reasons that are entirely avoidable while others are caused by factors seemingly beyond their control.
But whatever the reason, they still deserve to live a fulfilled and responsible life. A few have sought my advice as they appear confused after graduating with 2.2. or third class. I have therefore decided to provide some general tips that can help graduates with 2.2 and lower. This is based on personal observation and experiences of others, some of whom I know to have made remarkable successes despite their low grades. Adapt them to your peculiar situation.
1. Work on your mindset –
This is the first step towards overcoming the challenge of having a low grade. Accept the reality that it is likely going to be tougher for you out there compared to other graduates and start preparing for it. Know that you will most likely have to prove yourself and work harder than others. Don’t sit and whine peevishly about how life has been unfair to you. Life itself is a challenge. Realize the challenges on time and brace up for it. Don’t waste precious time on regrets and don’t fall into the trap of inferiority complex.
Also Read HOW TO BOOST GPA/CGPA IN PAAU
2. Network –
Let’s face the facts and not deceive ourselves. Graduating with a 2.2 means that chances of joining the one of the big companies as an entry level staff in Nigeria in an open recruitment process is lower than others with better grades. Very few companies give 2.2 graduates the even the slightest opportunity to prove themselves. It is therefore very essential for you to learn to network. Improve your interpersonal skills and hone your networking skills. From observation, more than 70% of the graduates I know that graduated with 2.2 or less in the last 5 years got their jobs through networking. Strengthen your networking skills. Go to conferences, professional associations, etc. Get reliable contacts and industry informants. Polish your linkedin profile. Don’t ignore religious and ethnic gatherings too. Friends can also be very helpful.
3. Improve your communication skill and
confidence –
This cannot be overemphasized. Communication skills (speaking and writing) can greatly enhance your chances of getting a job. The difference between 2 equally smart graduates may boil down to the ability of one being to express himself more than the other. Communication and confidence go together. Confidence in speaking can even make falsehood appear true. Have you ever wondered why con artists are able to swindle people? They talk and write displaying great poise and confidence. This is not to say that you need to lie arrogantly to get a job. I’m simply reiterating the need for you to sell yourself suitably because no one else will. You stand a better chance if you can.
4. Go for a masters or professional
certification as soon as possible-
While a masters or certification will not entirely take away the drawback caused by having a 2.2, it might ameliorate the effect. Believe me, there is a big difference between a BSc (2.2) in Accounting and a BSc (2.2) in Accounting + ICAN certification. Same goes for a BSc (2.2) in electrical engineering and a BSc (2.2) electrical engineering + MSc (distinction) in software engineering. Some companies are willing to consider 2.2 backed with a masters degree. The last NNPC advert for entry level positions considered 2.2 but with Masters degree. Besides, one can pursue an academic career depending on how good your postgraduate results are. It is good to consider a good postgraduate programme.
5. Learn new skills –
Your skills can enhance your employability. Search for suitable skills that can complement your BSc degree or help you build a career for which you are interested. I have seen graduates learn programming, graphic designs, web design, etc and making a whole lot of money from them. Some learn useful engineering softwares. Some are simply astounding when it comes to database management. Others have great marketing ability. Quite a few are good writers and bloggers. The list goes on and on.
also Read : THE EXACT REASONS WHY YOU MIGHT NOT GET A FIRST CLASS DEGREE
6. Don’t be discouraged to start small –
While it is not impossible that you land the big
dream job in a top organization on your first trial, the chances may not be very high. Fortunately, the significance of grades diminish gradually as you acquire relevant job experience. Never feel discouraged if you have to start from a humbling work background. You do need that relevant job experience. It may come from an internship or volunteer experience. It may be a frustrating one- man business. The pay may appear too little for your comfort. The employment may be on contract basis. It doesn’t matter. Squeeze out as much experience as you can. All those experiences from the so-called ‘dirty’ jobs can add significant weight to your resume in your next big job hunt.
7. Practice hard copy CV circulation –
We all know that there are very few openly advertised vacancies that require 2.2. for entry level positions. You might wait endlessly as a 2.2 graduate if you are seeking only publicly advertised jobs. Common! Quit waiting! Clean up your CV and cover letter, and pursue the unadvertised jobs. Go for unsolicited job applications. You will be positively surprised by how much success you can achieve by that singular but potent act of dropping CV’s.
8. Get mentors –
There is nothing more inspiring than seeing others who have passed through the same struggles and have overcome. You should try and get one or two mentors that can share their experiences and guide you appropriately in your career pursuits.
9. Consider other available options –
You may need to do some critical thinking about options that are open for you. In some cases, students finish with low grades because they chose the wrong course . And in such situations, it may be very difficult to compete against other motivated graduates of same or similar courses. Like a Nigerian adage says ‘ there is more than one route to the marketplace’. Are there other career options available for you to delve into? Have you considered entrepreneurship, multi-level marketing, sales job, etc? Do you love fashion designing, estate management, information technology, etc? Are there ‘menial’ jobs you have handled in the past that can fetch you big money if you decide to go fully into it – like maintenance jobs, food services, dry cleaning jobs, etc.
10. Exercise patience and pray –
Don’t expect a sudden breakthrough immediately. If it happens, rejoice. If it does not, keep developing yourself. Exercise some patience and continue to work hard. I sincerely believe in the powers of miracle. We all need some elements of luck (some call it favour) in the labour market. That’s where the power of prayer comes.
with 2.2 or lower are not even given the chance to prove themselves, eventhough some of them may be better than some graduates with higher grades.
This is exacerbated by the high unemployment rate in Nigeria. It won’t be a shocking news to know that there are still a few organizations that aren’t even accepting corps members (before the recent policy on posting), graduate interns and contract staff with grades lower than 2.1.
But that truth remains that students will continue to graduate with such grades, whether we want it or not. Many finish with such grades for reasons that are entirely avoidable while others are caused by factors seemingly beyond their control.
But whatever the reason, they still deserve to live a fulfilled and responsible life. A few have sought my advice as they appear confused after graduating with 2.2. or third class. I have therefore decided to provide some general tips that can help graduates with 2.2 and lower. This is based on personal observation and experiences of others, some of whom I know to have made remarkable successes despite their low grades. Adapt them to your peculiar situation.
1. Work on your mindset –
This is the first step towards overcoming the challenge of having a low grade. Accept the reality that it is likely going to be tougher for you out there compared to other graduates and start preparing for it. Know that you will most likely have to prove yourself and work harder than others. Don’t sit and whine peevishly about how life has been unfair to you. Life itself is a challenge. Realize the challenges on time and brace up for it. Don’t waste precious time on regrets and don’t fall into the trap of inferiority complex.
Also Read HOW TO BOOST GPA/CGPA IN PAAU
2. Network –
Let’s face the facts and not deceive ourselves. Graduating with a 2.2 means that chances of joining the one of the big companies as an entry level staff in Nigeria in an open recruitment process is lower than others with better grades. Very few companies give 2.2 graduates the even the slightest opportunity to prove themselves. It is therefore very essential for you to learn to network. Improve your interpersonal skills and hone your networking skills. From observation, more than 70% of the graduates I know that graduated with 2.2 or less in the last 5 years got their jobs through networking. Strengthen your networking skills. Go to conferences, professional associations, etc. Get reliable contacts and industry informants. Polish your linkedin profile. Don’t ignore religious and ethnic gatherings too. Friends can also be very helpful.
3. Improve your communication skill and
confidence –
This cannot be overemphasized. Communication skills (speaking and writing) can greatly enhance your chances of getting a job. The difference between 2 equally smart graduates may boil down to the ability of one being to express himself more than the other. Communication and confidence go together. Confidence in speaking can even make falsehood appear true. Have you ever wondered why con artists are able to swindle people? They talk and write displaying great poise and confidence. This is not to say that you need to lie arrogantly to get a job. I’m simply reiterating the need for you to sell yourself suitably because no one else will. You stand a better chance if you can.
4. Go for a masters or professional
certification as soon as possible-
While a masters or certification will not entirely take away the drawback caused by having a 2.2, it might ameliorate the effect. Believe me, there is a big difference between a BSc (2.2) in Accounting and a BSc (2.2) in Accounting + ICAN certification. Same goes for a BSc (2.2) in electrical engineering and a BSc (2.2) electrical engineering + MSc (distinction) in software engineering. Some companies are willing to consider 2.2 backed with a masters degree. The last NNPC advert for entry level positions considered 2.2 but with Masters degree. Besides, one can pursue an academic career depending on how good your postgraduate results are. It is good to consider a good postgraduate programme.
5. Learn new skills –
Your skills can enhance your employability. Search for suitable skills that can complement your BSc degree or help you build a career for which you are interested. I have seen graduates learn programming, graphic designs, web design, etc and making a whole lot of money from them. Some learn useful engineering softwares. Some are simply astounding when it comes to database management. Others have great marketing ability. Quite a few are good writers and bloggers. The list goes on and on.
also Read : THE EXACT REASONS WHY YOU MIGHT NOT GET A FIRST CLASS DEGREE
6. Don’t be discouraged to start small –
While it is not impossible that you land the big
dream job in a top organization on your first trial, the chances may not be very high. Fortunately, the significance of grades diminish gradually as you acquire relevant job experience. Never feel discouraged if you have to start from a humbling work background. You do need that relevant job experience. It may come from an internship or volunteer experience. It may be a frustrating one- man business. The pay may appear too little for your comfort. The employment may be on contract basis. It doesn’t matter. Squeeze out as much experience as you can. All those experiences from the so-called ‘dirty’ jobs can add significant weight to your resume in your next big job hunt.
7. Practice hard copy CV circulation –
We all know that there are very few openly advertised vacancies that require 2.2. for entry level positions. You might wait endlessly as a 2.2 graduate if you are seeking only publicly advertised jobs. Common! Quit waiting! Clean up your CV and cover letter, and pursue the unadvertised jobs. Go for unsolicited job applications. You will be positively surprised by how much success you can achieve by that singular but potent act of dropping CV’s.
8. Get mentors –
There is nothing more inspiring than seeing others who have passed through the same struggles and have overcome. You should try and get one or two mentors that can share their experiences and guide you appropriately in your career pursuits.
9. Consider other available options –
You may need to do some critical thinking about options that are open for you. In some cases, students finish with low grades because they chose the wrong course . And in such situations, it may be very difficult to compete against other motivated graduates of same or similar courses. Like a Nigerian adage says ‘ there is more than one route to the marketplace’. Are there other career options available for you to delve into? Have you considered entrepreneurship, multi-level marketing, sales job, etc? Do you love fashion designing, estate management, information technology, etc? Are there ‘menial’ jobs you have handled in the past that can fetch you big money if you decide to go fully into it – like maintenance jobs, food services, dry cleaning jobs, etc.
10. Exercise patience and pray –
Don’t expect a sudden breakthrough immediately. If it happens, rejoice. If it does not, keep developing yourself. Exercise some patience and continue to work hard. I sincerely believe in the powers of miracle. We all need some elements of luck (some call it favour) in the labour market. That’s where the power of prayer comes.
Saturday, August 6, 2016
10 Things You Will Understand if You Have Ever Tried Using ATM in KSU
1. The queue
This is the first thing that could turn you
off when you try using an ATM in Nigeria. The queues are usually long
and depressing. It would be difficult getting to do anything on days
like that as you could end up getting stuck there.
2. When you suddenly see 10 people in front of you
While you must have made up your mind to
join the queue on days you have no choice, you would be shocked to see
people who were not on the queue joining the line. These people claim to
have been there before and only went to do something. At this your hope
of being the next person to withdraw would be dashed again.
3. When the machine goes out of service
After you must have waited for long on the
queue, the machine could decide to misbehave just then and go out of
service. It is usually more painful when you have one or two people in
front of you when this happens. If the service is not restores
immediately, that means you have to go to some other bank where the
struggle would begin again.
4. When the person in front of you has five ATM cards
This is another form of frustration;
imagine being on the queue for hours only to have the person in front of
you bringing out five cards.
This means you have to wait for as long as possible before you finally have the chance to use the machine. The annoying part is most of these people are slow and would take eternity trying to figure out how to use the machine.
5. When there is a novice in front of you
Indeed, there are many annoying people in
Nigeria. These people could have been on that queue for as long as you
have been there yourself without mentioning their inability to use the
machine.
When it is their turn to withdraw, they would spend more time trying to figure out how the machine works and would press all the buttons on it before they finally ask for help.
6. When the person before you keep withdrawing
At this point you would feel like breaking
the machine itself but would hold yourself back because you would be
arrested eventually. After wasting your time on the queue and having
seen all sorts of people withdraw, the machine could go blank on you and
say temporarily unable to dispense cash.
But Nigerians are patient and would want to hold on for a little time. Luckily this pays off sometimes as the bank officials may be around to load the ATM again.
8. Your finally withdraw
At this point you would feel like breaking
the machine itself but would hold yourself back because you would be
arrested eventually. After wasting your time on the queue and having
seen all sorts of people withdraw, the machine could go blank on you and
say temporarily unable to dispense cash.
But Nigerians are patient and would want to hold on for a little time. Luckily this pays off sometimes as the bank officials may be around to load the ATM again.
8. Your finally withdraw
Imagine the joy and relief that comes from
being able to withdraw money finally. You feel satisfied and do not
really care about the time you have spent trying to withdraw since you
have been vindicated.
9. When your card refuses to come out
Your joy could turn sour after withdrawing
and the machine refuses to give up your card. The struggle starts all
over as you are stuck trying to figure out whether it would come out or
not.
You also have to worry about impatient people who are eager to use the machine and leave. These people would start to curse and swear; they really do not care whether the machine just swallowed your card.
10. When you get debited twice
As if the devil wants to add salt to your
injury, the network could act up and make them debit you twice.
Normally, the debited amount should be reversed in few minutes but then
you never can be sure as this is Nigeria. Anything can happen. You have
to lodge the complaint as soon as possible if you ever want to get your
money back.
2. When you suddenly see 10 people in front of you
3. When the machine goes out of service
4. When the person in front of you has five ATM cards
This means you have to wait for as long as possible before you finally have the chance to use the machine. The annoying part is most of these people are slow and would take eternity trying to figure out how to use the machine.
5. When there is a novice in front of you
When it is their turn to withdraw, they would spend more time trying to figure out how the machine works and would press all the buttons on it before they finally ask for help.
6. When the person before you keep withdrawing
But Nigerians are patient and would want to hold on for a little time. Luckily this pays off sometimes as the bank officials may be around to load the ATM again.
8. Your finally withdraw
But Nigerians are patient and would want to hold on for a little time. Luckily this pays off sometimes as the bank officials may be around to load the ATM again.
8. Your finally withdraw
9. When your card refuses to come out
You also have to worry about impatient people who are eager to use the machine and leave. These people would start to curse and swear; they really do not care whether the machine just swallowed your card.
10. When you get debited twice
Monday, August 1, 2016
THE EXACT REASONS WHY YOU MIGHT NOT GET A FIRST CLASS DEGREE
1. Procrastination.
Procrastination is one of the 10 habits you must quit as a student. It is a noxious enemy of first
class degree. Does it sound odd? How often do you find yourself saying, “In a minute, I’ll get to it” or “Tomorrow’s good enough” and every other possible excuse in the book? Compare it with how often you decide it’s got to be done. This tells you how serious procrastination is. Procrastinating on when to read, do assignment, do researches etc. are the antagonists of your first class ambition.
2. Involving in too much activities.
It is good to be an all rounder but too much of it drains your reading time. I am not objecting the fact that you can always manage your time but it is easier said than done. Put your activities into check and don’t involve in what will cheat you of your reading time. Don’t bite more than what you can chew.
3. Disdaining classes.
I have heard of many graduate with 2.1 that ‘stabbed’ classes on a regular basis. But I am yet to see or hear of a genuine first class student/ graduate that deliberately missed classes. The moment you start stabbing classes, the moment
you open door for the “anti-first class”.
Also read : 10 REASONS WHY STUDENTS CHEAT IN EXAMS
4. Influencing yourself with the mediocre
students.
Except you are helping them to become better students (that’s only if they are ready to be) associating yourself with them as they will only kill your great dream of coming out with a first class
degree.
5.Not taking internship and project work
seriously.
(Internship) is mainly for science and engineering students. Internship has a combined credit load of about 12 – 15 units depending on the course and the institution. Imagine what damage a ‘B’ can do a first class student! You don’t necessarily have to work for a top company as an intern. Sloppiness in filling log books, poorly written internship report, and inadequate preparation towards defense of industrial attachment are enough to cost you an ‘A’ grade. Project and practical works also carry significant credit load as well. Practical work can be particularly tedious, and undisciplined students
can be lax about it.
6. Looking down on small courses.
You might want to place less significance on those courses with smaller units buy they also count. As a first class aspirant, you should never look down on any course.
7. Teaching friends in the examination
hall.
You are there thinking you are helping friends,
unknowingly, you are helping fiends. You are giving chance to your first class enemies. I guess you don’t know the implications of teaching people in the examination hall. It can annihilate all what you have gathered in the past years in a tickle of an eyes. Just allow the invigilators to catch you.
8. The Sadist lecturers.
If you call them ‘enemies of first class’ you made no mistake. (But there are always escape routes, that is only if you care to know them). I must tell you, these sadistic lecturers are indeed enemies of first class.
Also read : Why You Must Do Everything To Avoid Carry overs
9. Not studying hard enough.
Don’t be deceived by the sugarcoated mouths. Coming out with first class is never a child’s play. It requires hard work. If you are not the reading type and you are not ready to join the reading team. I am sorry, think of another thing and dash the hope of graduating with first class degree.
10. Campus relationship.
Per adventure you don’t know what it costs to be in a relationship on campus. It costs you your reading time and also, your time of assimilation. You won’t find it funny when you realise the only thing you could do when lectures are going on is thinking about your beautiful girlfriend.
Procrastination is one of the 10 habits you must quit as a student. It is a noxious enemy of first
class degree. Does it sound odd? How often do you find yourself saying, “In a minute, I’ll get to it” or “Tomorrow’s good enough” and every other possible excuse in the book? Compare it with how often you decide it’s got to be done. This tells you how serious procrastination is. Procrastinating on when to read, do assignment, do researches etc. are the antagonists of your first class ambition.
2. Involving in too much activities.
It is good to be an all rounder but too much of it drains your reading time. I am not objecting the fact that you can always manage your time but it is easier said than done. Put your activities into check and don’t involve in what will cheat you of your reading time. Don’t bite more than what you can chew.
3. Disdaining classes.
I have heard of many graduate with 2.1 that ‘stabbed’ classes on a regular basis. But I am yet to see or hear of a genuine first class student/ graduate that deliberately missed classes. The moment you start stabbing classes, the moment
you open door for the “anti-first class”.
Also read : 10 REASONS WHY STUDENTS CHEAT IN EXAMS
4. Influencing yourself with the mediocre
students.
Except you are helping them to become better students (that’s only if they are ready to be) associating yourself with them as they will only kill your great dream of coming out with a first class
degree.
5.Not taking internship and project work
seriously.
(Internship) is mainly for science and engineering students. Internship has a combined credit load of about 12 – 15 units depending on the course and the institution. Imagine what damage a ‘B’ can do a first class student! You don’t necessarily have to work for a top company as an intern. Sloppiness in filling log books, poorly written internship report, and inadequate preparation towards defense of industrial attachment are enough to cost you an ‘A’ grade. Project and practical works also carry significant credit load as well. Practical work can be particularly tedious, and undisciplined students
can be lax about it.
6. Looking down on small courses.
You might want to place less significance on those courses with smaller units buy they also count. As a first class aspirant, you should never look down on any course.
7. Teaching friends in the examination
hall.
You are there thinking you are helping friends,
unknowingly, you are helping fiends. You are giving chance to your first class enemies. I guess you don’t know the implications of teaching people in the examination hall. It can annihilate all what you have gathered in the past years in a tickle of an eyes. Just allow the invigilators to catch you.
8. The Sadist lecturers.
If you call them ‘enemies of first class’ you made no mistake. (But there are always escape routes, that is only if you care to know them). I must tell you, these sadistic lecturers are indeed enemies of first class.
Also read : Why You Must Do Everything To Avoid Carry overs
9. Not studying hard enough.
Don’t be deceived by the sugarcoated mouths. Coming out with first class is never a child’s play. It requires hard work. If you are not the reading type and you are not ready to join the reading team. I am sorry, think of another thing and dash the hope of graduating with first class degree.
10. Campus relationship.
Per adventure you don’t know what it costs to be in a relationship on campus. It costs you your reading time and also, your time of assimilation. You won’t find it funny when you realise the only thing you could do when lectures are going on is thinking about your beautiful girlfriend.
NANS : Association condemns police brutality against students
The National Association of Nigerian Students
has accused the Nigerian police of brutality against students.
Citing the death of two students of Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia, on Wednesday, July 28, the president of NANS, Comrade Chinoso Obasi described the incident as barbaric.
On Wednesday, violence erupted when a detachment of the police force fired shots at a peaceful protest by the students who had earlier occupied the Lafia-Akwanga Road demonstrating the death of a Part 2 student of the Department of Accountancy of the institution, earlier killed by a hit and run driver.
Comrade Obasi condemned the use of force by the police in addressing a protest by unarmed students, which later claimed the life of one student, with many injured.
NANS therefore asked the state government and security agencies to ensure that the culprits are brought to book without further delay.
Obasi said: “The act of killing unarmed students by the Police is very barbaric and condemnable, as we strongly believe that the government must put an end to this without further delay.
Lives are sacred and people who are paid to protect the lives and properties of citizens, must not turn around to become a threat to our lives as Nigerians.”
He also commiserated with the families of the victim and the institution.
NANS has also urged the institution authorities to resume academic activities, adding that it is opposed to the closure of the school.
Obasi said the school closure may be another attempt to prolong the already delayed academic calendar of the institution. NANS assured that it will pay a visit to the institution next week to rectify the issues plaguing the school.
has accused the Nigerian police of brutality against students.
Citing the death of two students of Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia, on Wednesday, July 28, the president of NANS, Comrade Chinoso Obasi described the incident as barbaric.
On Wednesday, violence erupted when a detachment of the police force fired shots at a peaceful protest by the students who had earlier occupied the Lafia-Akwanga Road demonstrating the death of a Part 2 student of the Department of Accountancy of the institution, earlier killed by a hit and run driver.
Comrade Obasi condemned the use of force by the police in addressing a protest by unarmed students, which later claimed the life of one student, with many injured.
NANS therefore asked the state government and security agencies to ensure that the culprits are brought to book without further delay.
Obasi said: “The act of killing unarmed students by the Police is very barbaric and condemnable, as we strongly believe that the government must put an end to this without further delay.
Lives are sacred and people who are paid to protect the lives and properties of citizens, must not turn around to become a threat to our lives as Nigerians.”
He also commiserated with the families of the victim and the institution.
NANS has also urged the institution authorities to resume academic activities, adding that it is opposed to the closure of the school.
Obasi said the school closure may be another attempt to prolong the already delayed academic calendar of the institution. NANS assured that it will pay a visit to the institution next week to rectify the issues plaguing the school.
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