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The Power Of Utterances

From the heart it float... Have you ever heard the expression; “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me”? It is s...

December 27, 2018

Increasing Suicide — Be Careful What Your Children Consume

<h4 class="page-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 15px;"><br /></h4><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc7SyPzXC_M/XCUNnRXZR3I/AAAAAAAAAIY/-yrbx1d_Pt0zlfAODZ21wOVBpLbhX4MmgCLcBGAs/s1600/images%2B%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="180" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc7SyPzXC_M/XCUNnRXZR3I/AAAAAAAAAIY/-yrbx1d_Pt0zlfAODZ21wOVBpLbhX4MmgCLcBGAs/s320/images%2B%25281%2529.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="content-light" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, sans-serif; padding: 15px;"><div id="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="font-size: 14px;">If everything goes to plan, children will grow into adults but what is not readily recognized and accepted in our society is that adults carry the information they downloaded at childhood with them. The character most people develop by 20 is very difficult to change unless there is some radical change in their circumstance or environment — yet, the basic persona is there.</div><div class="narrow" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">In the last decade we have seen an alarming increase in suicides, attempted suicides and murder as well. Many have quickly opined that these incidences are just a reflection of what has always happened in our society. I disagree.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">The introduction of cable television in the early 90s in Nigeria has changed our society meaning part of a generation has been born with access to Western lifestyle which includes a tendency to glamourize violence and you guessed it — suicide as well. Let’s leave the promotion of sex and drugs for another time.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">Some might argue that even till now, many Nigerians don’t have access to cable television and I agree. However, what many cannot get via cable, they can get with a set of DVDs costing as little as N100 each. Look around you, the average Nigerian youth is hooked on some American or foreign series — they call them ‘season films’. This content is rapidly dumping the mindset of the West in Nigerian youths without the support structure present in those countries (no matter how flawed they are).</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">Let me explain in a way that people might understand. So, a 16-year-old girl starts acting like a rebellious American kid, this will not make her parents, typical Americans, neither will it change Lagos to Los Angeles. In essence, the girl is exhibiting traits the Nigerian society doesn’t readily accept. Then, frustration begins to set in, her Western dogma tells her frustrated people usually commit suicide. To kill yourself is not easy but she reads on social media how certain people died taking certain things and it begins to look attractive.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">Yes, we all get sad and depressed at some points in our lives. At this point, it is so easy for the young person to commit suicide and even write letters seeking validation and justification.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">Our “yuppie” analysts give it — “Depression is real” “You don’t understand what people are going through”. Biko, be quiet for a while, some of our ancestors went through 100 years of war, others slavery, they didn’t start committing suicide for “I don’t like my life reasons”. I condemn all forms of suicide but the ones that existed in our culture in the past had certain complexities attached which I still find unjustifiable. For example, a King should not have to commit suicide, better face your enemies and die in battle.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;"><div style="font-size: 14px;">Let me stop here  before I digress too much.</div><div style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><b>What's your own view???  Do you encourage suicide or you discourage it?</b><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><br /><div style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">Source: <a href="http://www.opinions.ng/increasing-suicide-be-careful-what-your-children-consume/" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444;" target="_blank">Increasing Suicide — Be Careful What Your Children Consume</a></div></div></div></div><script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><br /><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9221546934336371" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-slot="8064494332" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="display: block;"></ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script>

Increasing Suicide — Be Careful What Your Children Consume

If everything goes to plan, children will grow into adults but what is not readily recognized and accepted in our society is that adults car...

December 27, 2018

Check Out 6 Ways To Achieve Financial Independence

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjMiZ4IllWvQ1-NTPpJTeCiRLGyvXkawWS8jVIlMkWRwifyqYuAK5b63U3c65rvpWWeJ_3JFyYJPTCvyRQyR4EjtVr4d8Q1SkgS52uA161px3j5Y8aM3ZSMaK6YLtMQF7gQAC600kBljK/s1600/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="554" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjMiZ4IllWvQ1-NTPpJTeCiRLGyvXkawWS8jVIlMkWRwifyqYuAK5b63U3c65rvpWWeJ_3JFyYJPTCvyRQyR4EjtVr4d8Q1SkgS52uA161px3j5Y8aM3ZSMaK6YLtMQF7gQAC600kBljK/s320/images.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Financial independence means that you will never be broke. Whenever you need money, you can easily make it available. Even if this is not the case, you can take care of yourself and your family without any need to call on friends to lend you money. In a country like Nigeria, this is a bit difficult due to the trending economic downturn and the lack of a stable business environment. Regardless, you have no choice than to be financially independent. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency shares tips that will help to be financially independent.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">1 .Income is not wealth</strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">This is one mistake many people make. They think the more they earn, the more they are financially independent. Yes, it is good to have a high-paying salary. However, the truth is that you are still working very hard to make the money and you are yet to invest it. Beyond your immediate salary, you do not have anything. What happens if you lose your job? Try to do something outside your job to earn more. Just ask yourself if you lose the job, will you be stable financially? If your answer is no, you have to take action.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">2 .Financial independence requires a disciplined spouse/bae</strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">If you have a spouse that spends all your money on Indian hair, London bags, iPhones and the likes, you will never be independent. All your money will be going to the upkeep of your spouse and you will not have anything to invest. We are not saying you should not spend but be reasonable with spending and get someone who is not too demanding.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">3 .Fund your future</strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">The future is very important. You have to prepare for it, You should always save money to enable you to deal with any unforeseen incident. Life is unpredictable. This unpredictability makes it essential to save.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">4 .Be an investor, not a trader</strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">A trader is someone who wants to make a profit as soon as he/she can. They are never patient. If the business is not doing well, they abdicate it and venture into another one. But an investor’s plan is long term. They foresee a future of great profit and they are very patient as they work to position the business to attain profitability. So, be an investor, not a trader.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">5. Diversify</strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">A particular source of income will not bring financial independence until you diversify. Do not put all your eggs in one basket. Distribute it into different basket and soon you will not rely on one income generator.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">6 .Live beneath or within your means</strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">If you earn 20,000 as salary and you are living in an apartment worth 500,000 and eating food worth 2,000 daily, you will never be financially independent. The rule of thumb for financial independence is living within your means. Spend less even if you earn more and make sure you invest.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">. Source: <a href="http://www.opinions.ng/6-ways-achieve-financial-independence/" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444;" target="_blank">http://www.opinions.ng/6-ways-achieve-financial-independence/</a></div><script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><script>     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({           google_ad_client: "ca-pub-9221546934336371",           enable_page_level_ads: true      }); </script>

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December 17, 2018

Read 7 Job Myths You Should Never Believe Again

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">From whichever city you are reading from, these 7 job myths should never be in your subconscious. As long as you are Nigerian you must have been wired to believe most of them.</span><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">For those who still believe in those fairy tales they told us as kids, now is a good time to take a critical look at the Myths once again and know which to believe.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMU37yF28ig2DyJVqTdgIIJ70riXADCoth7ErFLHCjoEgwTXIOOkqphKHeZhuwp2PYMf4eBzCv8Q2q5pDvoO_dTbEb-nsGbM9c5Lr3gnikSAFtAv2xJtylVQGtD1eiECK9HnnjIo9JPdB-/s1600/5217831_handsonheadconfused_jpeg1669a5b5a6b45ff9a242068b4ac1471a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMU37yF28ig2DyJVqTdgIIJ70riXADCoth7ErFLHCjoEgwTXIOOkqphKHeZhuwp2PYMf4eBzCv8Q2q5pDvoO_dTbEb-nsGbM9c5Lr3gnikSAFtAv2xJtylVQGtD1eiECK9HnnjIo9JPdB-/s1600/5217831_handsonheadconfused_jpeg1669a5b5a6b45ff9a242068b4ac1471a.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">1. Graduate with a Good Grade and Get a Good Job</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">If you didn’t graduate in the 1970’s, you should discard this myth as fast as possible. A good grade doesn’t make you special, it only adds you to the list of those who already possess such grades and they are waiting for “God to pick up their call”</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">The number of graduates leaving school with first class and second class upper has increased drastically. So why should an employer hire you exactly?? Think about it.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">2. Someone Promised Me a Job after School</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">That was the same way they all promised us. After we graduated from school, they no longer picked up their calls. Hoping and relaxing because someone promised you a job after school is like sleeping on a Motorbike, you will surely feel the pain when you wake up from your slumber.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">3. Graduate and Get a Masters, Then a Job is Waiting for you</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Says who? The number of jobless Master degree holders is quite alarming right now. Having a Masters in Nigeria now is just like having a WASSCE certificate. A Master’s Degree doesn’t guarantee you a menial job talk more of a corporate job in Nigeria.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">4 .All I need to do is to apply and wait for an Interview</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Have you heard about something called “Follow-up?” After sending out your applications, do well as much as your time allows you to reach out to those firms you submitted your application to.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">5 .I Don’t Need any Connection to Land a Job</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Partially true, but what if you have one? Don’t call it connection, call it Networking.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Information is power, and you need to be everywhere, every time to know when an opportunity springs up. So staying on your phone and hoping that “God picks your call” is when the patient dog eats the fattest bone at Old age.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">6. I Don’t Need any Special CV or Cover Letter</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Biggest mistake!!</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">The hiring manager doesn’t know you. The only thing that speaks for you is your CV and cover letter. </div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Having a good CV and Cover letter puts you in a position of advantage as long as there is no favored candidate among you all.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">7. When They Hire Me, They Will Train Me</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">LIE!!!!</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Unless you are thinking of working with a super foreign company, right now no one is willing to spend so much training staff on various skills.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Right now, candidates are hired based on the skills they possess. The question you ask yourself right now is what special skill do I have that isn’t common?</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">If No, then you have to take action and equip yourself with some skills especially in the ICT world; because the world is going towards Information Technology.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Written by Biafranbushboy (Marketing Analyst and Human Resource Officer)</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Source: </span><a href="http://topwritersden.com/7-job-myths-never-believe/" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; text-align: left;" target="_blank">http://topwritersden.com/7-job-myths-never-believe/</a></div><script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><script>     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({           google_ad_client: "ca-pub-9221546934336371",           enable_page_level_ads: true      }); </script>

Read 7 Job Myths You Should Never Believe Again

From whichever city you are reading from, these 7 job myths should never be in your subconscious. As long as you are Nigerian you must have ...

December 17, 2018