Author: Tomilola Layeni
Here’s how to prepare for your first Job Interview. First, everything in life is very important, first car, first child, first interview, etc. These are historical things and events, hence the need to make them count. How was your first interview? Good? Bad? None yet? Reading this post means you are either preparing for an interview or need this information to help you in future interviews. If you have an interview to attend signifies that your resume had what the employer wants to see. Below is how to prepare for your first job interview Be Acquainted With The Interview Format…
Want to learn how to deal with a nagging partner? One of the things most people don’t like in a relationship especially men is having a partner who nags a lot. Women are known for their talkative nature but some nag more than others. Most of the time, the reason they do this is because nagging is a way of expressing all their emotions and sometimes when it feels like they are not heard, they nag to lay more emphasis on an issue. Nagging can be frustrating as well as tiring for a man, so how best can it be…
Want to learn how to deal with emotions that weigh you down? Life can be a rollercoaster sometimes and this rollercoaster affects people differently – some get sick in the process, others are thrilled at the end of it. There is nary a generally positive human who doesn’t experience downtimes emotionally and this is perfectly normal. It, however, becomes a challenge when these negative emotions dominate most of a person’s life – constantly drowned in energy zapping emotions. This is where the word ‘depression’ comes into play and has also now morphed into the news of ‘suicide’. It is even…
Want to know how to appreciate your single parent? “My son cannot marry any woman from a broken home, she has to have been raised by both parents, what does a woman know about raising a child alone?” Till date, that has been the most ignorant statement I have ever heard a supposed “learned” person utter. Actually, what my face conveyed was Is this one okay sha?” And then you find some people, who are ashamed of being raised by single parents, so much that they deny it as if its a plaque. If you are one of those, desist…
How To Prepare For Your NYSC Camp (Prospective Otondos) – Hey guys! Hehe, I don’t know if you are you feeling enthusiastic or if you feel like slapping the living daylight out of whoever it is that was in charge of NYSC posting. They did me big Wayo and carried me to Kaduna! You nko? I have friends that are on their way to Kano, Sokoto etc. And their faces are mutinous! if you know what I mean. And you that got the state you wanted, issokay! No need to shine too many teeth. So how do we cope with this? And make…
Want to know how to save money when shopping in Nigeria? The economy is hard o. But despite that, man must shop. Have you ever returned home from the market only to make your calculations and end up frowning? And possibly angry too because you just ended up buying things you don’t need and spending a butt load of money in the process. Only thing is you are fighting with yourself, and from someone who fights with herself often, this can be very frustrating. I have compiled a list of ten things I watched my grandmother do over the years.…
Have you ever wondered about why Customers Satisfaction is a key? Here is the story. I was on my way to Ijebu yesterday when I saw something that challenge me to put up this article, though I have had it in mind to talked about this someday but the inspiration came through yesterday. I was in a Keke going from Ijebu-Ode to Ijebu-Ife (45mins drive), I didn’t even notice it at the onset because I was the first in the keke and it almost took 30mins for the Keke to take a full load of passengers. Exactly a minute we…
Looking for how to get more people to buy from you? Last week someone I look up to launch a product and run ads to get sales. I saw the ad but I decided not to purchase the product for some reason that I don’t even know. There was some buzz about the product online but my mind was made up. When I first saw the ad, I clicked on it, read through the copy, copied a few ideas from it and closed it. I know somebody is looking at me “one kin, one kin now”. Don’t worry, there is…
Africans and let me say Nigerians are behaving in a way that suggests we are confused and stranded. Otherwise why is it that we continually or habitually have taste buds or appetites for things that are not ours while we abhor what is ours, confirming the fears that if care is not taken we would lose everything we have to those countries and people that cherish what God has given them. How else do we explain the prevalence of Chinese cuisine all over our land now? Most towns and cities are struggling to have Chinese restaurants and cuisines, not only…
Today is my 8th TRADniversary and I would love to share some of my lessons which can be helpful to you as a single or married person. I strongly believe that marriage is not an end in itself but a means to an end. It is a journey that each party should take personal responsibility for. It is a journey with a process that should make both parties better on a daily basis. This wouldn’t come by wishing, just admiring or comparing yourself to others. It comes by actually “doing the work” and going at your own unique pace of…