Category: People

{I think that in every organisation, there’s at least, one person at management level who likes to sound angry and yells about everything. People like this can be very difficult to deal with because they’re the boss, and anything you say or do to them can easily be misconstrued. I’ve had my own share of angry bosses in my lifetime, so trust me, I know just how difficult it can be to work with one. If you currently have one or more in your life, and you’re not sure how to continue working with them smoothly, I have a few things I think might be helpful.}

{{Never get mad too,no matter what }}

It’s easier said than done, I know, but trust me, I am saying this for your own good, and that of the organisation. No matter what your boss says to you, or how they blame you for even things you know nothing about, don’t let it get to you; all you should ever do is stay silent and possibly apologise for it. They’re your boss, remember. Getting mad will cause you to talk back at them, which may ultimately result in a disciplinary action being taken against you. Yes, the moment you start yelling back, nobody will even try to exonerate you from the blame, they’ll only be concerned with the fact that you talked back at your boss.

{{Never blame yourself }}

Unless you’re really at blame, you have nothing to worry or feel sad about. The thing about angry bosses is they will always find a reason to blame someone for something— doesn’t even matter if they’re the ones at fault. So do not think, ‘oh my God, I messed up’, no! And even if you’re wrong, simply learn from your mistakes and move on. The more you think about how wrong you are and blame yourself for it, the more you’re distracted from your work, and you and your team may suffer for it.

{{Approach them when they are calm }}

People tend to say all sorts when they’re in a bad mood, your boss is no different. It could be that he has something bothering him, and that’s why he’s attacking people at work. It could also simply be a bad habit. So, it won’t do anyone any harm to go to him, and try to know if he’s okay. Talk to him, ask him if all is well, but that must only be after he is calm again. If you have any explanations to make, that is the best time too. Never approach him while he’s still angry, that will only worsen things. You’re a human being too, and if your boss has any sense of respect, he’ll hear you out.

Care and caution are the keywords when it comes to dealing with angry bosses. Always remember those.

{By 25, you should have grown into being a woman, who has experienced a lot of things in life that has shaped her into being a wiser and better woman.}

25 is a milestone in a woman’s life, and these are some of the things every woman at 25 should know.

{{1. Know what you want from a man }}

It’s normal for a woman to start thinking of marriage at the age of 25 and some women even get married at this age. At the age of 25, you ought to have had enough knowledge of who you are, and this knowledge will help you understand the kind of man that would be right for you.

{{2. Who should/shouldn’t be in your life }}

At 25, every woman should have an idea of who should be in her life and who shouldn’t. You should have known your true friends by now and people who are true and loyal to you.

{{3. How to be a good wife/partner }}

Womanhood starts at this age; you are more mature and less exuberant at the age of 25. You don’t learn how to be a good wife when you get married — that’s the mistake a lot of women make. At 25, you should have read a lot of books that would give you valuable knowledge and studied a lot of couples and analysed certain situations, as well as prepare yourself to being a good partner.

{{4. Be prepared for the future }}

At 25, you have your future ahead of you — a bulk of your life is still unspent, but time waits for no one. At 25, you should be very interested in what your future holds and should have laid down the path that would lead to a brighter future.

{{5. Know what you want in life }}

At 25, you should know what you want in life. You should have known the path you are heading to, what you are good at and know what you want in other important aspects of your life.

{{6. You might not have figured some things out as you would have expected }}

At 25, your life might not be anything close to perfect and you might still be far from achieving what you want in life, but it’s okay. You might not be where you want to be at 25, but as long as you know where you are headed, then that’s all that matters.

{{7. You are not too old to have fun }}

You are a 25-year-old woman, a young woman at that, never forget this. It’s still okay to have fun at this age and have good moments. Unfortunately, a lot of 25-year-old women act like they are 50, and before they know it they turn 50.

{{8. Let go of your past }}

At 25, you should know that your past will only take you backwards, and you should be able to let go of certain things in the past that you can’t change or control.

{{9. Learn good habits/values }}

As a woman who’s 25, there are so many good habits you can pick up and values you can make a part of your life that will help you become a better wife and mother in future — and a better woman generally. You don’t learn these at old age.

{{10. Keep a conversation }}

A 25-year-old woman should be able to keep a conversation with different kinds of people. At 25, you should know that you are a brand and you should be able to talk comfortably to people of the opposite sex, as well as older people and people in different walks of life.

{{11. Be confident }}

A 25-year-old should be more mature than her young, shy and timid teenage self. At 25, you should be more confident in yourself and have more belief in yourself. If you don’t see yourself as a confident woman, people will take you for granted.

At 25, every woman should strive to be a better woman than she was when she was 20, and these are just some of the things she should know.

{Social media has two sides — the good and the bad side. Just as social media can be dangerous to your life, career and relationship, it can also be a very useful tool in your career as well — it all depends on how you use it.
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These are some awesome ways social media can help your career.

{{1. Networking }}

Social media can help you create a very big contact with business partners, associates and promote interaction with other people — and you can never underestimate the importance of a good network in your career.

{{2. Sell your brand }}

We are what we put on social media — it might not be true in many cases, but what we put on social media is the message we pass to people of who we are.

You are a brand, and social media is a huge platform to showcase your brand. Also, social media is also a very good platform to showcase your business, talent and so many marketable aspect of your life.

{{3. You learn more}}

Social media can also give you an insight to learn more about a contact and what interests that person. It can also make you learn more about a company and give you further insights.
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4. Relationships }}

Relationships between co-workers and staffs of a company can be further strengthened on social media, and this will be an advantage for the company. It can also promote the relationship between an employer and his employees.

{{5. Information }}

Information on social media is vast; there are lots of valuable information on social media that can help you get a job and boost certain aspects of your career. The information content on social media is highly valuable and easily accessible. Also, you can subscribe to feeds of companies you hope to create contact with and gain knowledgeable information about them.

{{6. Convey instant availability and pass valuable information }}

Social media helps bridge a gap in the case of distance and unavailability. With social media, you can convey instant availability for a project, pass valuable information/message to others and gather people together on short notice. A forum on social media can help you pass messages across without even having to break a sweat; it’s convenient and inexpensive.

Whoever said social media was the devil?

Social media can help your life/career in many ways; it’s all up to how you use it.

{Trust isn’t given on a platter; no one can trust you except you are deemed trustworthy.}

There are some habits you show that will make people to trust you, and there are some habits that will make people not to have trust in you.

If you want people to trust you, then these habits should be part of you:

{{1. Transparency }}

Transparency is about being open, having nothing to hide, not withholding information and telling the truth. When you are transparent, you make it easy for people to trust you.

{{2. Be a person of your words }}

Unfulfilled promises make it hard for people to trust you. Be a person of your words; when you say something, try as much as possible to keep to your words. People will trust you when you are a person of your words.

{{3. Be original }}

Be your real self; don’t try to copy any one else. When you are who you are, you make it easy for people to trust compared to when you try to be someone else.

{{4. Take responsibilities for your actions}}

Don’t try to justify your mistakes or pour blames on someone else when you are the one at fault. Be the kind of person who takes responsibility for their actions. You become reliable in the eyes of people when you have this habit.

{{5. Be ready to forgive }}

We are humans, and we could make mistakes; we could misinterpret certain actions and take wrong decisions. When you are found in such a dilemma, just apologise for any wrong done. Be the kind of person who apologises when wrong. Apologies are simple yet hard to give; people who apologise sincerely for a mistake are easily trusted than those who fail to apologise.

{{6. Learn }}

Learn how to talk to people, learn from every mistake made and learn how to deal with people since we are all different. Make an effort to treat people better, and they will learn to trust you.

{{7. Demonstrate behaviors that show you care}}

People want you to care about them and not just yourself, people want you to show an interest in what they are going through. Practice empathy, learn to put yourself in people’s shoes, try to show that you actually care, and you wouldn’t only earn the person’s trust, you’ll also win their hearts.

Trust is earned, and when you have these habits, people will learn to trust you. Trust is needed in your relationship, business, workplace and your dealings with people, and this is how you can inspire trust.

{Vikas Shah, a Professor of Entrepreneurship revealed the secrets of billionaires to Daily Mail after interviewing and working with some of the richest people in the world.}

Below are 10 secrets to success of billionaires

{{1. Find your passion }}

You can’t achieve financial freedom if you don’t find out what you are passionate about. Don’t just chose a career path because you feel it pays the most; your passion can become a huge wealth generator for you.

{{2. Don’t give up easily }}

Every billionaire had moments when everything didn’t seem to work but they never gave up. If you want to achieve financial freedom, you have to be resilient and be able to get back up when life knocks you down.

{{3. Don’t chase wealth }}

Every single billionaire Prof Vikas Shah interviewed always told the same thing about starting a business – starting a business should never be about money. When your aim about going into business is just to make money, you might never achieve the financial freedom you desire. When starting a business, you should think about making a big change in the world, whether that’s revolutionising technology, solving a problem, improving lives or creating something. When you achieve this, wealth will follow.

{{4. Take care of yourself }}

According to Prof Shah, all the billionaires he interviewed were committed to their health. Billionaires ensure they sleep well, eat well, take breaks to ensure they are in peak performance.

{{5. Give }}

Prof Shah also discovered all the billionaires he interviewed and worked with love giving. So if you want to achieve financial success, you shouldn’t just be interested in just receiving; make a commitment to change lives by giving.

{{6. Think long-term }}

You can’t create a sustainable business if you only think short-term. According to Prof Shah, most billionaires are constantly thinking about how they can make their business sustainable, often long after they’re gone. If you want to be successful, you have to think long-term.

{{7. Ideas aren’t enough…execution is also important }}

Another important trait Prof Shah discovered about billionaires is that even though ideas are important, they aren’t enough. Just because you have the best ideas doesn’t mean you will make it. Having a great idea is important but executing the idea is even more important.

{{8. Have a team }}

According to Prof Shah, every single billionaire he met always credited their success to their team. To achieve financial freedom, you need to have a brilliant team who are motivated and led by your passion.

{{9. Have a mentor }}

Prof Shah discovered every single billionaire he met has a mentor, a coach or a close friend they can confide in. According to Prof Shah, finding a mentor is important because “nobody knows all the answers.”

{{10. Be yourself }}

Prof Shah also discovered the secret to being a billionaire is being yourself. If you want to achieve financial success, don’t try to be someone else, just be yourself.

{Money is one of the most sought-after things on the planet, and you’ll agree with me that our daily lives revolve around the use of money — which makes money very important. Though, I’m still of the school of thought which believes that money isn’t everything, even though it’s very important.}

Check out these interesting quotes by famous people about money:

1. “Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.” — Benjamin Franklin

2. “You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.” — Maya Angelou

3. “A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.” — Jonathan Swift

4. “Money is usually attracted, not pursued.” — Jim Rohn

5. “It doesn’t matter about money; having it, not having it. Or having clothes, or not having them. You’re still left alone with yourself in the end.” — Billy Idol

6. “Never spend your money before you have earned it.” — Thomas Jefferson

7. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin

8. “Don’t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I’ll tell you what they are.” — James W. Frick

9. “Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.” — Henry Fielding

10. “If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.” — Ben Franklin

11. “Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.” — Erich Fromm

12. “It doesn’t matter about money; having it, not having it. Or having clothes, or not having them. You’re still left alone with yourself in the end.” — Billy Idol

13. “It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.” — George Lorimer

14. “Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.” — Henry David Thoreau

15. “If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.” — Edmund Burke

{Life isn’t governed by a magic wand. There are some simple rules in life that you ought to follow, and doing the opposite might make you end up on the wrong side.}

These are some simple rules in life that would make you better.

1. If you don’t try, you’d always fail. People live their lives in fear, and because of fear, they fail to try, they fail to chase their dreams and they fail to reach their full potential. Guess what? If you don’t try, you’d always fail.

2. If you don’t take a step forward, you’ll always be in the same place.

Literally, you have to take a step to go forward; if you don’t take a step, you’ll always remain at that point. That’s how life is; you have to take a step in order to move forward, else you will remain stagnated.

3. If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. It doesn’t get simpler than this; if you are scared of going after what you want, you’ll never have it.

{Your ethics in life define who you are; it says a lot about how far you can go in life, and in a way, your core value and your daily activities centre around your ethics in life.}

The following life ethics would take you far in life.

1. Before you pray, believe. Your prayers wouldn’t mean a thing if you don’t believe.

2. Before you complain, appreciate. Many people complain about things going wrong in their lives, but fail to appreciate what’s going right for them. If you can take a little bit of time to appreciate what’s actually working for you, you will feel a lot more better about life.

3. Before you speak, listen. This is a basic part of communication. When this principle is missing, communication becomes ineffective. If you want to build better communication with your partner and people you come across, learn to listen. Besides, it makes you wiser.

4. Before you quit, try. People want to be successful, but they end up quitting before their point of success. Learn to try and try again, and never quit.

5. Before you spend, earn. As simple as this ethic might seem, it’s hard for people to practice. This is the reason people go broke and enter into debts, it’s why people can’t save and it’s why people’s finances are in a mess.

6. Before you die, live. You’ve got one life to live, but it’s surprising to find that many people are just existing and not living. Give life your best shot, learn to live in the moment and forget the past, and more importantly, learn to be who you are and enjoy what life has got to offer every single day.

{Getting that dream job could be quite an impossible feat sometimes, and sometimes even that dream job might not really feel like a dream job when you get it. Certain work situations might make you feel unsatisfied and unhappy, and you’ll just keep carrying that burden day by day, and you might not even know it.}

These are some signs that show you are unhappy at work.

{{1. You isolate yourself }}

When you start to pull yourself from fellow employees at your workplace, it could just be a sign that you are unhappy at work. Ordinarily, staffs who are satisfied tend to have a good working relationship with fellow employees. Isolation is a sign of unhappiness and even depression.

{{2. You become moody frequently }}

When your mood swing becomes too frequent at work, and you switch from being happy to being unhappy even when nothing was done to you, it’s another sign that you are unhappy at work.

{{3. You no longer give your best }}

A happy worker would always put in his/her best shot or at least close to your best. But this wouldn’t be the case when you’re unhappy. When you stop giving work your best shot and you stop putting in efforts to be good at what you do, it suggests that your happiness level has dropped drastically.

{{4. You no longer care }}

This is another huge sign that shows you are unhappy at work. When you are happy at work, you’ll care about your job, about your performance and even about your colleagues. But when that happiness is no longer there, you wouldn’t care about anything regarding that job.

{{5. You start slacking }}

When your approach to work starts becoming nonchalant and it doesn’t bother you, then it points that something could be wrong. If you start coming late to work, sleeping during work time, call in sick too often just to miss work and show a lack of interest in work activities and work-related activities, it only shows that you are unhappy with work.

Once you start exhibiting these signs at work, then it means something is wrong and your happiness level at work is now on the low.

{One thing every boss hate in common is lateness to work. Every employer expects an employee to be punctual and avoid lateness, but lateness is an issue many employees have time after time, and they always have an excuse for it.}

These are some common excuses people give for going to work late.

{{1. “I woke up late”}}

This is a dumb excuse that will infuriate your boss. It passes a message that you aren’t a professional and that you don’t take your work seriously.

{{2. Traffic }}

Traffic is another terrible excuse many give for going late to work, but it’s also inexcusable. Your boss expects you to know the scope of traffic in your area and beat the traffic too.

{{3. Distance }}

This is another common excuse people give for lateness to work. But to your boss, it’s a lame excuse because your boss expects you to live close to your workplace or leave for work early enough if you stay far away.

{{4. Family issues }}

A lot of family issues could make one come late to work, but your boss will have none of it if it has nothing to do with illness and death; anything other than this will be seen as a lame excuse by your boss.

{{5. Weather }}

If your boss beats the weather and is at work, he’d expect you to do the same, and except the weather condition is extreme, your boss will see your excuse as lame.

{{6. Car issues }}

Car issues like running out of fuel, and other similar problems will be seen as being disorganised by your boss, and another poor excuse.

Lateness for work isn’t something many bosses condone, and it gives a terrible reputation in your boss’s eyes.