Knowledge is the antidote of most painful experiences in life. Most of the time, it’s painful because one don’t know. People despise knowledge blankly. Spiritually, economically, socially or professionally, knowledge has been the strongest pillar of progression and advancement. The higher the level of knowledge (not necessarily education) of the principles of life, the higher […]
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Times are changing, and the clock is ticking. Studies show that four years from now, jobs that have never been will comprise 60% of jobs in the job market. Studies reveal that new inventions and innovations will result in the emergence of new jobs. The traditional workplace is being faced out, and the majority of
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A child is born in pain. The entire delivery period is not a celebration moment. Conversely, it is a moment of anxiety, pain, fear, and trauma. Some mothers due to the stress and pain associated with the entire delivery process undergo what is commonly known as postpartum depression. Postpartum depression is just an indicator that
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The HR business partner had been busy that day. She had had numerous meetings to attend and her diary had been packed. It was already past lunch break but he hadn’t taken her lunch. She had attended different disciplinary and departmental managers’ meeting and at this time, she wanted to do a few administrative duties
The entire neighborhood respected and admired Brian’s family. Moses, Brian’s father, was among the luckiest Kenyans who had the privilege of graduating in the late 80s. Immediately after graduation, he received a job offer at one of the well known local dailies as an editor. Within a few months of his employment, his performance was
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I echo the statement by retired president Barrack Obama’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 2009 at the National Mall in Washington, DC, “Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity,
A crying closet! The University of Utah built, it’s reported, what can be called the first-ever “cry closet”. The closet was basically meant for final students who needed to scream, sob or do whatever emotional expression they wanted. The closet was invented by a student and a visual artist of the university, Nemo Miller. Why
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“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” I usually ask myself what may be more important between work and rest, I discovered from Alan Cohen who said “There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.”
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Follow your star. It is a saying I frequently heard while growing up. I grew up in the coastal settlement where pleasure was revered. Our school was a mile from the beach. At this time, I was so much absorbed in peer groups that I would only do things the peer group approved. If something
Big dreams have motivated you and many people to work hard in their academic pursuits. A large number of people are from a humble background and countable from families with means. If it were not for the big dreams that gave you hope, probably you would have given up on the way. Along the way,
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