UNTITLED

encourage your husband and urge him on in worthy undertakings until he shall have found his place in the world. You can induce him to put forth greater effort than can any other person in the world. Make him believe that nothing within reason is beyond his power of achievement and you will have rendered him a service that will go a long way toward helping him win in the battle of life. ·              ·              ·              ·              ·              ·              ·              · One of the most successful men in his line in America gives entire credit for his success to his wife. When they were first married she wrote a creed which he signed and placed over his desk. This is a copy of the creed:


 I believe in myself. I believe in those who work with me. I believe in my employer. I believe in my friends. I believe in my family. I believe that God will lend me everything I need with which to succeed if I do my best to earn it through faithful and honest service. I believe in prayer and I will never close my eyes in sleep without praying for divine guidance to the end that I will be patient with other people and tolerant with those who do not believe as I do. I believe that success is the result of intelligent effort and does not depend upon luck or sharp practices or double-crossing friends, fellow men or my employer. I believe I will get out of life exactly what I put into it, therefore I will be careful to conduct myself toward others as I would want them to act toward me. I will not slander those whom I do not like.I will not slight my work no matter what I may see others doing. I will render the best service of which I am capable because I have pledged myself to succeed in life and I know that success is always the result of conscientious and efficient effort. Finally, I will forgive those who offend me because I realize that I shall sometimes offend others and I will need their forgiveness.  

Signed … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …   The woman who wrote this creed was a practical psychologist of the first order.

HOW TO BE IN THE RIGHT JOB

                            HOW TO BE IN THE RIGHT JOB

No matter where you are in life and whatever you are doing, life won’t give you all you ever desire or wished. Rather, is the other way around. The most successful people in life are those who see themselves as their own small business.

If you can do this, you will find way to make work fun and enjoyable for you.

Identifying that work/job which makes you happy and create an expression of freedom and mental balance in you is what most people are missing.

Be honest to yourself so that you would identify your true self and what you want in life.

I was a wonderer, before I could find myself, it took me time. Since collage, it has been difficult trying to figure out what I want in life. As much as I try, things aren’t just going right.

The world we are today is a competitive one to be compared in the time of our great leaders. The economy now is hard, population is much and there are problem of job opportunities, government have no time for the people anymore, all they care about is there pocket alone.

We are left with lots of challenges around us. Your worries and sleepless night has become a night mare to you, time is running fast you don’t know where to start.

          Most time it is true that to find your self is to get completely lost. Be patience my friend even when we know that time waits no man. Time is money, time is life, time is everything because everything is time but not all time are yours, everything is patience wait for you time because patience is the mother of virtue (wisdom).

YOUR TIME

Choose Time Investment Tactics That Work For You

Starbucks President Michelle Gass wakes up at 4:30 a.m. every morning to go running. Avon chairman Andrea Jung wakes up at 5:00 a.m. Vogue editor Anna Wintour is on the tennis court by 6:00 a.m. every morning before work. For these women, starting early is a key tool for increasing their productivity and effectiveness throughout the day.

Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week, takes a different approach to investing his time. He says that there are “two synergistic approaches for increasing productivity. Limit tasks to the important to shorten work time. Shorten work time to limit tasks to the important.”

What is right for you? Let’s maximize the hours in each day by choosing time investment tactics that work for you. Outlined below are the time investment strengths of each Productivity Style to use and leverage as you invest your time and complete work. Specific tactics you can use to capitalize on the minutes you have each day follow the time investment strengths.

Remember to personalize your tactics. Look first at the tactics for your primary Productivity Style. If you have a primary preference or a very close preference for two styles, look at the tactics listed under each style and combine them in a way that works for you.

If You’re a Prioritizer

Your Strengths Are:

Effective, efficient utilization of time

Maximization of time to increase work output

 Ability to focus on the highest value task

 Ability to avoid wasting time on tasks/projects that are unproductive or unimportant

So Try These Tactics:

Time how long it takes you to complete routine tasks, so you can plan your days and weeks even more accurately.

Start your day with your highest priority project or task.

Eliminate all clutter – physical and mental. No clutter means no time wasted on maintenance.

Think about projects that may be completed during down time or slow time. Without a high volume of work, you become bored, which negatively impacts your effectiveness and efficiency.

A Prioritizer in Action:  When executive Marissa Mayer was at Google, she typically crammed 60 meetings into her work week. To offset that grueling schedule, she planned a one-week trip roughly every six months, often to a new location. Knowing that she would be out of the office forced her to put systems in place to keep things running smoothly.

If You’re a Planner

Your Strengths Are:

Ability to plan the time needed to complete tasks

Sequential organization of tasks

Accurate, complete project plans

Minimization of risk of re-work by following best practice or historical precedent

So Try These Tactics:

Schedule open or buffer time each week to allow for unexpected opportunities, issues, or problems.

Build fluidity and flexibility into your plans, allowing for creative insights and the ability to effectively navigate issues or crisis.

Create a structure and plan for the week.

Include thinking and reflecting time, which is especially valuable to you as a Planner.

A Planner in Action: Illene Gordon, CEO of Ingredion, a global ingredient manufacturer that works with food companies like Nestle, Kraft, and Unilever, said, “I am a big believer in being organized. Every Sunday night was family night. We’d have dinner and lay out a plan for the week and month. Sometimes my daughter would say: I have a big paper due, and I’d like your input. I would copy the chapter she was working on, take it with me, and call her from the road so we could talk about it. Once, I gave her a spelling test from the back of a taxi. It was a lot of energy and you have to be willing to do it, but I never thought for a moment it wasn’t possible. You have to have a plan. We had a backup to the backup.”

If You’re an Arranger

Your Strengths Are:

Ability to see the big picture

Ability to encourage teamwork to maximize work output

Intuitive decision-making in real time as events unfold

Ability to block time to complete work

So Try These Tactics:

Know your attention span and plan around it.

Turn off your email notification feature.

Schedule time in the day to connect and interact with people.

Align the execution of the task to your energy level.

An Arranger in Action: Author Keith Ferrazzi is a classic Arranger—in fact, his best-selling book is titled Never Eat Alone, which is a typical Arranger’s motto. Keith advises, “If you have 15 minutes to spare – ping someone – email/connect – use extra time in the day to send an article, make a call or send a text. Taxi time is pinging time. Plane time is pinging time. I reserve those moments for relational curation.”

If You’re a Visualizer

Your Strengths Are:

Ability to see the big picture

Ability to work well under pressure

Ability to work very quickly

Ability to effectively manage and juggle multiple tasks and projects

So Try These Tactics:

Ask yourself, “What is the best use of my time right now?”

Set firm but realistic deadlines.

Stay away from boring and repetitious work.

Keep your calendar visual at all times and stick to simple, basic time frames.

A Visualizer in Action: Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, shared this classic Visualizer advice with entrepreneurs, “Give the rest of your team space to work—in many cases, by moving your office out of the building. Remove yourself from the business’s day-to-day functions and find someone to replace you as head of operations so that you will have enough uninterrupted time to look at the big picture and make decisions about the company’s future direction.”

POWERFUL!!!

US Military chiefs 'laying groundwork' for capture of ISIS stronghold Raqqa

The United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has revealed that the military is laying groundwork to capture Raqqa terror group, ISIS'S biggest stronghold in Syriaeven as thousands of Kurdish and Peshmerga forces are locked down in battles with ISIS in Mosul, ISIS' second largest stronghold..

Carter, speaking in Paris alongside France's Secretary of Defense, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said on Tuesday."There is no delay," when asked if the Mosul fight might slow the offensive on Raqqa and added that the effort to seize 'Raqqa from ISIS is proceeding on plan even as Mosul is proceeding on plan."

 There will be overlap, and that is part of our plan,, We have already begun laying groundwork to commence the isolation of Raqqa. It starts in the next few weeks, That has long been our plan and we will be capable of resourcing both. It's been long a part of our plan that the Mosul operation would kick off when it did. This was a plan that goes back many months now and that Raqqa would follow soon behind."

When asked whether U.S. special forces or other troops would be sent inside Mosul or Raqqa to gather intelligence or hunt "high-value combatants, Carter said focus will be on local troops. And even though no indigenous local force capable of fighting ISIS exists in Raqqa, Carter stressed the need for local forces to take the lead in the fight against ISIS, saying "We want a victory that sticks everywhere, so it's always local forces."

"They are not near [Mosul] at this time ... Our forces do accompany .... the Iraqi security forces and the Peshmerga. So they will get nearer to the city as those forces get nearer to the city ... We are not going to be part of the occupation or hold forces. I certainly am encouraged by the results of our campaign so far in that it has been proceeding as planned, The Iraqis are fighting with skill, and commitment, and courage enabled by the coalition."

Le Drian , France's defence Secretary also said the coalition's role in helping local forces with airstrikes, artillery and training wouldn't stop as it was key to defeating the terror group.

"At this stage, things are going according to plan. It will be a difficult battle of course because ISIL has much to lose, but we are determined to support our allies who are fighting on the ground, and we'd like to commend their courage, their devotion and sacrifice, The loss of Mosul down the road will be a crushing defeat for ISIL, it will be a major symbolic loss, it is from this town that its chief sought to challenge the civilized world," Le Drian said.

Source: CNN/ NBC

SHOCKING

Vandal destroys Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star (photos)

Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been destroyed with a pick-ax. The US Republican presidential candidate's star which was awarded to him in 2007 and located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd, was smashed up early today by one Jamie Otis, who took credit for the destruction. Otis posed as a construction worker to fool anyone walking past.


Smashing the embedded terrazzo and brass star to bits, he claims he intends to auction off the removed star to raise money for the women who have come forward to accuse Trump of sexually assaulting them over the decades. Los Angeles police are investigating the case.

MONEY BACK! "A ROAD TO SUCCESS IS UNDER CONSTUCTION"

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas A. Edison

Failure and Success are like two rivaling siblings that continuously squabble in front of every starting entrepreneur. In starting my own business, I have not found a way of having one without the other. It is no secret that you need to fail to thrive with your business and undoubtedly you have already caught up with a lot of such entrepreneurial wisdom shared in the media.

Here is a list of my 4 biggest personal failures that made my business a success (thus far…)

1) I started only with good intentions

I started TeachPitch because I wanted teachers to collectively share the best online learning resources on a global scale. With one click on the ‘Share-button’ an educator from Detroit could easily help a peer in Delhi.

Beautifully idealistic as this may sound, I did not think of why a teacher would want to click ‘Share’ in the first place. What is the incentive for a teacher to invite other educators to have a look at the online material he/she has discovered on our platform?

We noticed that many in the TeachPitch community were very interested in searching, saving and using the content they found but not so much in sharing, rating and reviewing it.

This taught me something very essential. When building technology, always be sure to ask the crucial, selfish question on behalf of the user: ‘What is in it for me?’

A recent article published in the Atlantic speaks further about these good intentions specifically characteristic to the Education market. Many companies in the sector have the initial intention to revolutionise the way we learn but not the priority to build a solid, scalable business. In order to sustain as an EdTech company it is crucial that you firstly look at what your clients want and what they are willing to pay for.

My learning in the further development of our platform & products is not only to rely on the sharing of online learning content (for the wellbeing of humanity) but to focus on the total use of curated material that teachers work with. So when teachers and schools discover material we provide them with overall metrics on how often the material has been sought, saved, shared, rated and reviewed.

If you want to build a successful business, find out as soon as possible what your users are willing to pay for. You can only realise your good intentions if you are able to sustain.


2) I overdid it in the idea-phase

I was always determined to start my own company and on the look-out for good opportunities to do so.

However, in the initial search of starting my own enterprise, I stuck too long with an idea (and further polishing this in theory) rather than going ahead with its execution. As a result many of the ideas I had never went anywhere.

My mistake was that I was too in love with the idea rather than how it was going to work.

There are so many good ideas out there. Each and every day people come up with clever shortcuts, plans and concepts that many of us can use. However, if we over-focus on an idea and don’t take any action on putting it into practice, it will never materialise.

Today I thoroughly believe that being successful in business is 20% idea and 80% execution but before starting TeachPitch I was convinced this balance was the other way around.

This lead me to concentrate on the wrong priorities in the concept phase, spending budget on wrong things (think of trademarking, patenting, name/logo-development, website registration, etc.) before actually executing if the core of my ideas would work and whether customers would actually use it.

If you want to start your own business, then make sure you are able to get there as soon as you can.

Don’t overthink it, just do it!

3) I was thinking linear

Starting a business comes with many challenges. There is no magical formula to making your company a success and each endeavour has a set of unique struggles you need to overcome. Finding the right solutions to build a company requires a founder to work hard, to be resourceful and - above all - to stick to the belief that your product will become a success.

For me personally such belief is built on exponential thinking. If I am successful, then the fruits of my labour will benefit hundreds of thousands and one day, hundreds of millions of people. You need to be very bold in your thinking and really allow yourself to realise highly ambitious milestones. No excuses and no barriers.

Such thinking is what drives a founder.

In the two years that I have been working on TeachPitch, I have encountered many people and organisations that gave me advice based on linear thinking. Their ideas are built on predictions, calculated risk forecasts and the latest academic management theories but sadly not too much on any real-life operational experience.

Taking too much advice from entities standing on the sidelines can slow you down tremendously and paralyse you in executing in the very crucial phases of your company’s growth.

In the very early days of TeachPitch I carefully listened to such people who told me that I ‘talked the talk, before I walked the walk…’

After spending a considerable amount of time (away from working on TeachPitch) wondering what they exactly meant, I realised that such an observation is founded solely on theory and not on a single day of practical know-how.

Another side to this is that as a company’s founder you hold the vision of what your products and company should look like. Some elements of your vision might not be a reality yet but that does not mean that they will not materialise.

My learning from this is always to be cautious when talking to linear thinkers stood outside of your business. Even though they mean well, they are not in the same situation and might not share the same belief that your business will be an overwhelming success.

Listen to them politely, but do not ever let them slow you down.

4) I put all my eggs in one basket

I am not going to lie to you, the very early days of starting your own company are not easy.

There is just you. No e-mails, no phone calls, no colleagues, no desk, no investors, no clients and no monthly pay-check. The only thing you have is the idea and the determination to execute on it. You rely on your own energy to make things a success and often need to pump yourself up to stay motivated.

Your tenacity is tested time and time again. As a single founder I really needed to get used to my loneliness in my daily doings and make sure that enough of the TeachPitch idea was realised to get matters to the next level.

I noticed that in these days I was quite fragile and very open to feedback of whomever I could share my plans with. In the very beginning you tend to put too much value in the opinion of the random people you run into and have the tendency to make crucial decisions on the basis of their advice.

I remember having extensive conversations with one group of investors who felt that the only thing relevant for TeachPitch was to have a lot of users and not to develop a working business model. I was flattered by their interest and listened carefully to their ideas for too long, hoping that their input would also result into concrete investment. As our talks progressed I started to rely on the fact that they would lead to something positive for our company.

Due to a variety of circumstances it sadly never went anywhere and I did not have too much time to be disappointed.

With very little scope to undo my mistake of only talking to one group of investors, I quickly reached out to more people that believed in us who eventually came on board as new shareholders.

This taught me to always be in contact with more than one group, relevant to grow your business.

If you want to succeed with your own company prepare to get busy and always be in conversation with more than one customer, supplier, investor, future colleague or anyone else that could be relevant to keep your business rolling.

It is very high risk to ‘put all your eggs in one basket. So make sure you get around.

So these are my biggest failures that have made a success out of TeachPitch (thus far…) I feel fortunate to have made them and very happy that they have contributed to making TeachPitch what it is today.

As time progresses I am confident that I will fail many, many times more. I am looking forward to it.

WARNING!!!

Some Big Ideas Job-seekers Must Follow if They Want to Get a Meaningful Job Applying directly to job postings should represent no more than 20% of what you do. Getting referred to a job is 5-10X more effective than applying directly. If you’re going to apply, only apply to jobs when you’re a perfect fit for the skills and experience listed on the job description. Leverage your understanding of the recruiter’s role. Many recruiters are gatekeepers who don’t know the job and will just box-check your skills and experiences. Others are extremely talented, who want to work with the best people to craft great career moves. You must avoid the former and seek out the latter.  A job hunting plan requires a performance-based resume, an understanding of how recruiters find candidates, and applying through the backdoor. Networking is the key to the backdoor. It must represent 60% of what you need to do. Focus on the job, not the money. It’s better to be underpaid than overpaid. Getting promoted or obtaining a big compensation increase will only occur after you’ve demonstrated great performance. You need to put yourself into these situations. Ignore anyone who says otherwise. Present your strengths and weaknesses via short stories. No one believes general statements. You must validate each of your strengths with a specific example of how it was used in a real job situation. In addition, you need to demonstrate how you’ve turned your weaknesses into strengths. Never say you don’t have any weaknesses! It means you’ve stopped growing. Divide and conquer by asking the universal question. Very early in the interview, or phone screen, you must ask the interviewer to describe the focus of the job, some of the big challenges, and how the new person’s performance will be measured. Pick at least two from this list. Then prove each is a core strength using the SAFW response below. Practice the universal answer to any question. You need to be able to prove every strength with a specific example. Form your answer using the SAFW two-minute response: Say A Few Words – Statement – Amplify – few Examples – Wrap-up. Weave the 10 Best Predictors of Job Success into Your SAFW Response. I just wrote a post for interviewers on how to evaluate your answers. Make sure you have an example proving you possess at least three or four of these strengths. Then during the interview ask if these traits are important for on-the-job success. Of course they will be. Then give your example. Note: this is a slam dunk! Use the phone screen to minimize the impact of a weak first impression. Even if you make a good first impression, it’s important to ask the universal question (see above) early in the phone screen. Answering it correctly will increase the likelihood you’ll be invited to an onsite interview. This will help focus the actual interview on your past performance, instead of box-checking your skills and experience, or judging you on first impressions. Uncover any concerns before the end of the interview. To determine where you stand, ask the interviewer about next steps. If they’re not specific, you probably won’t be called back. In this case, ask the interviewer what’s the biggest concern he/she has about your background. Then ask how the skill, trait or factor mentioned is used on the job. To overcome the concern, you’ll need to use the SAFW two-minute response to prove you can handle the requirement. Getting a job for some is no fun. For all, it’s hard work. But working hard on the wrong things is a waste of time. So rather than complaining, take some advice from Jim Rohn: “Things will get better for you, when you get better.” Learning the ten techniques above is a great way to start.