Ask any young person, they have an idea of what they would want to become when they grow old. Many times, the aspired career is informed by the people around us. When you are growing up, you see the teachers smart, wearing clean clothes which many of the people only put on during big days like Christmas or Eid. Many young people at one time, fall in love with the teaching profession. As they grow, however, they change… Yet, over 80% of children do not become what they aspired to become while growing up. Why? With more information, better choices.…
A worthwhile and insightful read by Roy William Mayega
A long but really worthwhile and insightful read by Roy William Mayega The last paragraph is particularly funny! I have been working with relatively young people (below 40) and in my interactions with them, I have found 10 skills that prevent many of them from becoming a beacon of professionalism. Skills not formally taught in school yet so vital. Skills that would transform a young professional into a ‘hot cake’ for inclusion in successful enterprises: 1. Attention to detail: In secondary school, one of our mentors, an elderly man in the ‘Brothers of Christian Instruction’ congregation used to say two…
Don’t try to fit on. Try to be magnetic
#mindspark Many times, the best creative thinking comes from setbacks and obstacles. You don’t chose your friends. They chose you. Keeping up appearances is never sustainable. So don’t follow that tired, commonly given advice “surround yourself with people better than you.” The fact is, you won’t find them. Even if you get into their circles, they will reject you. People need folks who belong to their ranks and levels. The worst punishment you can mete on yourself is trying to fit in a class that you do not belong. Britons have a word for it: keeping up appearances. So, don’t…
