Looking for employment or business opportunities? This is for you! A gathering of skilled employees, recruitment agencies, companies with vacancies to fill, and business people. Event details are as follows:
Target Audience
-Professionals who have just moved to Nigeria and are looking for employment or business opportunites
-Professionals working in Nigeria and looking for other sources of income
-Other job seekers
The workshop entails:
-Advertisement of job vacancies by companies
-Free registration with recruitment companies
-Discussion of Nigeria working environment
-Repackaging your CV and yourself to fit into Nigeria's working environment
-Discussion of business opportunities
-Networking
-Lunch
Date: Friday, 3 April, 2009
Time: 10 am to 2 pm
Venue: Aquatic Hotels, Toyin Street, Ikeja, Lagos
Registration fee has been subsidized to N2,000 only. This covers feeding and workshop materials.
To register please send a mail to recruitment@purssion.com and you will receive payment details. Employees should also send in their CVs.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
How many 'NOs' can you handle?
You had your plans well laid out. You have decided to take the first step. And right on the first or second step, or even on the umpteenth one, someone somewhere decided your answer is ‘No’. No, we don’t need your services. No, we don’t need your product. No, we cannot sponsor your program. No, we don’t have vacancies. No, you’re not pregnant. No, I can’t marry you. No, we cannot help you! Quo Vadis? Where do you go from there? Go right back and try again!
Be unstoppable! I assure you it’s not the easiest thing to be, but the best thing to be when rejection stares you in the face.
Try not to take it personal. It’s not because you are not good enough. Fine there may be one or two things you need to change, get to work and change them. Keep your eyes on your destination.
Don’t stop trying. A woman was interviewed on TV one or two weeks ago. She started a new business producing ‘grinded rice’. I don’t remember what name she called it. But I remember that I was told that when she tried to introduce it to supermarkets they just kept turning her back. She went to the same supermarket about ten (10) times, such that the Manager had to ask her if there was something wrong with her head. Eventually he reluctantly agreed to display just two (2) items of her products. Before the week ran out he was looking for her for more products. What if she had given up on the first or second try?
Stories abound. Abraham Lincon, okay that was a long time ago right? What of Barack Obama?
How many ‘NOs’ can you really handle?
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again…then your success will appear! ('Teacher's Manual' (1840) by American educator Thomas H. Palmer)
My brother calls it ‘stick-to-it-ism’, or ‘die-harded-ness’.
Of course I agree that there is a time to hold on and a time to let go. But many times we do let go when we ought to just hold on. May God give us the wisdom to know the difference, so we don’t let go just at the breaking of day.
Be unstoppable! I assure you it’s not the easiest thing to be, but the best thing to be when rejection stares you in the face.
Try not to take it personal. It’s not because you are not good enough. Fine there may be one or two things you need to change, get to work and change them. Keep your eyes on your destination.
Don’t stop trying. A woman was interviewed on TV one or two weeks ago. She started a new business producing ‘grinded rice’. I don’t remember what name she called it. But I remember that I was told that when she tried to introduce it to supermarkets they just kept turning her back. She went to the same supermarket about ten (10) times, such that the Manager had to ask her if there was something wrong with her head. Eventually he reluctantly agreed to display just two (2) items of her products. Before the week ran out he was looking for her for more products. What if she had given up on the first or second try?
Stories abound. Abraham Lincon, okay that was a long time ago right? What of Barack Obama?
How many ‘NOs’ can you really handle?
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again…then your success will appear! ('Teacher's Manual' (1840) by American educator Thomas H. Palmer)
My brother calls it ‘stick-to-it-ism’, or ‘die-harded-ness’.
Of course I agree that there is a time to hold on and a time to let go. But many times we do let go when we ought to just hold on. May God give us the wisdom to know the difference, so we don’t let go just at the breaking of day.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Analysis Paralysis?
Happy New Year!
As you set your goals and plan how to achieve them, beware of Analysis Paralysis.
I realised sometimes ago that there are some goals i have had for a long time, in fact for too long. I am yet to take any real action towards achieveing them. All i have done about them so far is plan plan and plan again. One business plan after another, one task schedule after another, until i almost lost all the excitement about these goals. That is a typical example of the syndrome called Analysis Paralysis. That is, the goal setter practically analyses the goals to death.
Its good to plan. Its very good to count the cost before embarking on a project. But at the same time, you need to be able to identify the point at which you will take the first action step. Beware of 'ever planning and never doing'!
Analysis Paralysis is mainly a result of fear, many times in disguise. Fear of making a mistake, fear of failure, fear of success, a pitiful and unnecessary attempt at perfection, etc
Plan as best as you can, but realise that since you are not infinite, it is unlikely that your plan will be perfect. Realise that corrections and adjustments can be made along the way. Start implementing your plans.
I hereby toast to your success and fulfillment in 2009! Cheers!
As you set your goals and plan how to achieve them, beware of Analysis Paralysis.
I realised sometimes ago that there are some goals i have had for a long time, in fact for too long. I am yet to take any real action towards achieveing them. All i have done about them so far is plan plan and plan again. One business plan after another, one task schedule after another, until i almost lost all the excitement about these goals. That is a typical example of the syndrome called Analysis Paralysis. That is, the goal setter practically analyses the goals to death.
Its good to plan. Its very good to count the cost before embarking on a project. But at the same time, you need to be able to identify the point at which you will take the first action step. Beware of 'ever planning and never doing'!
Analysis Paralysis is mainly a result of fear, many times in disguise. Fear of making a mistake, fear of failure, fear of success, a pitiful and unnecessary attempt at perfection, etc
Plan as best as you can, but realise that since you are not infinite, it is unlikely that your plan will be perfect. Realise that corrections and adjustments can be made along the way. Start implementing your plans.
I hereby toast to your success and fulfillment in 2009! Cheers!
To Read or Not to Read: A Question of Personal Consequence
I've traveled the world twice over,
Met the famous; saints and sinners,
Poets and artists, kings and queens,
Old stars and hopeful beginners,
I've been where no-one's been before,
Learned secrets from writers and cooks
All with one library ticket
To the wonderful world of books. ~ Anonymous ~
Your reading habit (or lack of it) has a direct and significant impact on your personal effectiveness.
People perish for lack of knowledge – The Bible
Do you know what it takes to achieve fulfillment in life?
What does it take to have a happy marriage?
How can you excel in business?
What does it take to raise a child that would be great?
Do you know how to control your emotions so they don’t stop you?
What do you know? Do you know what you need to know?
You can find answers in books, magazines, articles on the internet, newspapers, ebooks, etc.
It is cheaper to learn from other people’s experiences than to learn from your own mistakes. – Folakemi Fadahunsi
Met the famous; saints and sinners,
Poets and artists, kings and queens,
Old stars and hopeful beginners,
I've been where no-one's been before,
Learned secrets from writers and cooks
All with one library ticket
To the wonderful world of books. ~ Anonymous ~
Your reading habit (or lack of it) has a direct and significant impact on your personal effectiveness.
People perish for lack of knowledge – The Bible
Do you know what it takes to achieve fulfillment in life?
What does it take to have a happy marriage?
How can you excel in business?
What does it take to raise a child that would be great?
Do you know how to control your emotions so they don’t stop you?
What do you know? Do you know what you need to know?
You can find answers in books, magazines, articles on the internet, newspapers, ebooks, etc.
It is cheaper to learn from other people’s experiences than to learn from your own mistakes. – Folakemi Fadahunsi
Listening for Personal Effectiveness
Why do you have 2 ears and 1 mouth? So you can listen twice as much as you speak…
To listen well is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well…
It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. Small men monopolise the talking, great men monopolise the listening.
Do you believe in God? Prove it…Listen to Him
One of the surest ways to success in life is to know exactly what the Creator is saying about your life. Listen to God. I’ll leave it at that.
Listen to yourself
Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever.
Listen to your spouse
I strongly believe that if you truly listen to your wife, husband, or whoever you are in an intimate relationship with, you stand a better chance, of not just making things work but enjoying your relationship. Listen without any prejudice or preconceived ideas of what your partner is about to say. Listen with rapt attention. Most times we hear, but we don’t listen. When you truly listen, you understand what you have heard, and you respond appropriately. The first duty of love is to listen
Listen to your children
A rebellious attitude can be nipped in the bud when we truly listen to the first signals, in their words, and attitudes. Trust and inspiration are developed during heart to heart communication
Listen to your boss/supervisor at work…
When you pay close attention and listen carefully, you increase your chances of success at work. You minimize the likelihood of doing the wrong things. You improve your chances of meeting or even exceeding your employer’s expectations. Listening can improve your chances of demonstrating superior initiative, showing proactivity when it is required. This is simply because if you’ve been listening closely to your boss, after a while you can predict what he would like you to do. Well done is better than well said.
Listen to people that are worth hearing
Listening takes practice, just like any other skill. Here are a few tips to help you along:
• Maintain eye contact with the person you’re listening to
• Focus on the information being passed across not on the mode of delivery
• Avoid preempting the speaker, listen to what he is saying not what you think he wants to say
• Ask questions to clarify your understanding
• Finish listening before you decide on what to say. Don’t spend the listening time planning your response
• Let the speaker finish talking before you respond, avoid interrupting, if possible
• When there's nothing to say, say nothing
Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening ... when you'd have preferred to talk.
To listen well is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well…
It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. Small men monopolise the talking, great men monopolise the listening.
Do you believe in God? Prove it…Listen to Him
One of the surest ways to success in life is to know exactly what the Creator is saying about your life. Listen to God. I’ll leave it at that.
Listen to yourself
Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever.
Listen to your spouse
I strongly believe that if you truly listen to your wife, husband, or whoever you are in an intimate relationship with, you stand a better chance, of not just making things work but enjoying your relationship. Listen without any prejudice or preconceived ideas of what your partner is about to say. Listen with rapt attention. Most times we hear, but we don’t listen. When you truly listen, you understand what you have heard, and you respond appropriately. The first duty of love is to listen
Listen to your children
A rebellious attitude can be nipped in the bud when we truly listen to the first signals, in their words, and attitudes. Trust and inspiration are developed during heart to heart communication
Listen to your boss/supervisor at work…
When you pay close attention and listen carefully, you increase your chances of success at work. You minimize the likelihood of doing the wrong things. You improve your chances of meeting or even exceeding your employer’s expectations. Listening can improve your chances of demonstrating superior initiative, showing proactivity when it is required. This is simply because if you’ve been listening closely to your boss, after a while you can predict what he would like you to do. Well done is better than well said.
Listen to people that are worth hearing
Listening takes practice, just like any other skill. Here are a few tips to help you along:
• Maintain eye contact with the person you’re listening to
• Focus on the information being passed across not on the mode of delivery
• Avoid preempting the speaker, listen to what he is saying not what you think he wants to say
• Ask questions to clarify your understanding
• Finish listening before you decide on what to say. Don’t spend the listening time planning your response
• Let the speaker finish talking before you respond, avoid interrupting, if possible
• When there's nothing to say, say nothing
Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening ... when you'd have preferred to talk.
Enjoying the 'Little Things' of Life - Part 1
Smile…Flash. Flash. I just took your picture, I hope you smiled.
Calm down. Relax. Life is to be enjoyed. Enjoy every minute, every second, everyday. The little things of life, may not be so little after all, millions of people all over the world will do anything to trade place with you.
I enjoy food. If you usually have very busy schedules, then you probably find yourself skipping meals or rushing through your meals. For once, relax and enjoy that meal. Chew it well, savour the taste in your mouth.
I enjoy sleep. Deliberately get some extra minutes/hours of sleep once in a while. When you’re sleeping, sleep. I don’t know how its possible, but its like some people’s mind don’t really shut down when they’re sleeping. They close their eyes and yet their minds continue planning, and scheming. Enough. Play some music and just sleep.
I enjoy gists, well as long as I’m the one doing most of the listening and not most of the talking. That’s why I’m open to the idea of inviting friends over for a small party for any small reason. We eat, gist, take pictures and just relax.
I enjoy laughter. People that know me well know how I giggle…
I love my life, you need to love yours too. The fact that there are so many things you would love to change is not good enough reason to be unhappy. You’re cheating yourself if you’re not enjoying your good life. You don’t have what you want yet, and then you’re making yourself unhappy, that’s double cheating.
When you wake up in the morning, embrace your day. Embrace all the ‘tasks’ that come with the day, but not only that, embrace all the ‘joys’ as well.
Your life is good. Enjoy it.
Calm down. Relax. Life is to be enjoyed. Enjoy every minute, every second, everyday. The little things of life, may not be so little after all, millions of people all over the world will do anything to trade place with you.
I enjoy food. If you usually have very busy schedules, then you probably find yourself skipping meals or rushing through your meals. For once, relax and enjoy that meal. Chew it well, savour the taste in your mouth.
I enjoy sleep. Deliberately get some extra minutes/hours of sleep once in a while. When you’re sleeping, sleep. I don’t know how its possible, but its like some people’s mind don’t really shut down when they’re sleeping. They close their eyes and yet their minds continue planning, and scheming. Enough. Play some music and just sleep.
I enjoy gists, well as long as I’m the one doing most of the listening and not most of the talking. That’s why I’m open to the idea of inviting friends over for a small party for any small reason. We eat, gist, take pictures and just relax.
I enjoy laughter. People that know me well know how I giggle…
I love my life, you need to love yours too. The fact that there are so many things you would love to change is not good enough reason to be unhappy. You’re cheating yourself if you’re not enjoying your good life. You don’t have what you want yet, and then you’re making yourself unhappy, that’s double cheating.
When you wake up in the morning, embrace your day. Embrace all the ‘tasks’ that come with the day, but not only that, embrace all the ‘joys’ as well.
Your life is good. Enjoy it.
Am I Too Serious?
It is only over-serious people who don’t have a social life that are bothered with boring issues like planning their lives. Right? That is so UNTRUE!
What will be will be; I will just live my life whichever way it comes and hope for the best. Whatever happens to me is my destiny. A suicidal lie!
So you want to lay hold on the power of journaling, what do you intend to write in the journal? Your goals and plans of course! And when you have goals and plans for key areas of your life you have a Life Plan.
Life planning is not something that over serious people do. It is something that wealthy and accomplished people did to move them from penury and obscurity to wealth and significance. It is something they keep doing to keep them on the right track and sustain them till their last breath. It does not exclude an individual from having a social life and enjoying themselves. Rather it ensures that they set their priorities right. It definitely is not the only thing that you need to do, but it is a good first step in the right direction.
So have you got yourself a small book to be used as a journal? Write something in it, everyday, as often as possible. The more you write the easier it will become. That singular decision can differentiate you from the average man within the next few months.
What will be will be; I will just live my life whichever way it comes and hope for the best. Whatever happens to me is my destiny. A suicidal lie!
So you want to lay hold on the power of journaling, what do you intend to write in the journal? Your goals and plans of course! And when you have goals and plans for key areas of your life you have a Life Plan.
Life planning is not something that over serious people do. It is something that wealthy and accomplished people did to move them from penury and obscurity to wealth and significance. It is something they keep doing to keep them on the right track and sustain them till their last breath. It does not exclude an individual from having a social life and enjoying themselves. Rather it ensures that they set their priorities right. It definitely is not the only thing that you need to do, but it is a good first step in the right direction.
So have you got yourself a small book to be used as a journal? Write something in it, everyday, as often as possible. The more you write the easier it will become. That singular decision can differentiate you from the average man within the next few months.
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