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'Despite the fact that domestic violence appears to be frequent practically everywhere, it is also one of the most underreported offences' [Anna Alvazzi del Frate & Angela Patrignani (1995). Women's Victimisation In Developing Countries, Issues & Reports No 5].
If I had a daughter, she would be the most precious gift of my life. If I had a daughter, I would have already found one such gift; in her mother. If I were blessed with a daughter, I would do everything I could to protect her. And then, I would do a little more. What I've learned in this world, in almost three decades, is that this world is a cut-throat world. I've had my life threatened on numerous occasions, since I was a child. I'm lucky to be alive today, my life is a gift! There's no doubt about that.
Lung Cancer, like all forms of cancer, is a terrible disease. It leaves its victims in so much pain and throws away their quality of life. It is caused through a variety of ways, the most popular one being tobacco smoking. Not surprising, considering the vast amount of people across the world who smoke. Less commonly known causes include exposure to petroleum gases you tend to inhale when at a filling station, exposure to asbestos and consistent exposure and/or inhalation of smog like that of being trapped in a gridlock rush hour.
High impact inspiring. Do it and do it now. There's no later. You might not get there. No one's promised later, ever. Wind turbine energy, flowing through you. What? Too much? Humans made the wind turbine generator, so just imagine what you're capable of. I use my success to further my gains. I'm an opportunist and decide there's no other way to live. Therefore, I rock this party hard. Squeeze it for every little stride I can get. I chase opportunities like T-Cells rushing to attack mesothelioma.
It doesn't matter what economy exists: Boom or Bust, in the end it comes down to you to prosper. It doesn't matter what time-frame we live in: Modern or Old, ultimately it's your choice, to be. Everything you need, to achieve, is already in you. What makes you succeed in your goals or not, is your disposition. It's not bad to admire people, but it's horrible to not recognize yourself. There is no such thing as 'elitism' because as beings, we all have equal resources to work with, naturally. Even, a disabled person has a purpose. Even the disabled person serves a purpose.
You see a good website? You scroll down to the bottom. Click on the credits & see what you can get for free. I have a virtual forwarding address, full domain/web-hosting, an autoresponder and several business/creativity suites ALL FREE! Go for someone who's successful and observe them closely. Look at their photo, take cues from the details. Get a suit. Suit it up. It makes you feel less inferior when online. It doesn't matter if up you're dressed and down you're naked. Take a pic, anyway. Webcam or phone, DSLR or iPad- anything with a high resolution.
WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL REFERENCES & STRONG LANGUAGE!
Business is all about confidence. You have to fake it to make it. Wear the suit, look the part, learn the terminology, become the business! One hallmark of good business practices is getting trained in written business communication. These days, everything is done by emails so get a grip on unwritten rules, widely placed importance on. If you don't know an email recipient by name, address mail by 'Dear Sir/Madame'. A person you know personally can be called by the first name.
The web is awash with opportunities. They occur on a daily basis, if you watch close enough. Opportunities provide breakthroughs and are highly valuable. Online though, too much of them can ruin your business. Scope creep is one of the biggest e-business killers and it comes silently and is often inconspicuous for the user to notice. Therefore, focus on the core big opportunities in your main domain of work and realize them. Don't focus on adjacent ones because they will only derail you while you haven't capitalized on the opportunities that can make you dream a reality.
The kick you get from achieving a feat is sublime! Write that down and hang it up on a wall in your bedroom. Then behold, an achiever will emerge.
Keep a library of your work, digitally and on paper. It's sound operation management in e-business. Because my mind thinks fast, I write articles on paper first. It allows me to jot down ideas as I think and make then correct mistakes really quickly. My word count per minute is good and I can type without looking but nothing beats the experience of pen to paper. Label your content properly and categorize them accordingly.
Female Genital Mutilation (fgm) is a cultural procedure that has been carried out since ancient times throughout the world, mainly in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. It consists of girls and young women having parts of their vagina either partially or completely cut off by blunt, unsterilized blades and other unsanitary instruments. Female genital mutilation affects 5 girls every minute worldwide. According to the Word Health Organization (WHO), 85 million to 115 million females in the world have undergone some form of Female Genital Mutilation and suffer from its adverse health effects.
In business, to be taken seriously, you have to take yourself seriously. It's not easy to be in the arena with heavyweight corporations and people more experienced than you. The single tactic winning firms fundamentally use, is to punch above their weight.
‘In Congo it is estimated that in more than half of the couples the women are victims of domestic violence. Women are also victims of psychological violence’ [Anna Alvazzi del Frate & Angela Patrignani, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (1995). Women's Victimization In Developing Countries, Issues & Reports No 5]. As an African male, born & raised in the Motherland, I can attest to that.
It's 4.45 in the morning, pitch black outside. The alarm clock goes off - the most hated sound at the start of the day. He hits it out, half asleep. Trying to get out of the oh-so-comfortable slumber, all he can think of is how he's going to need a bit more time to get up. 5 minutes, tops! A minute later, a second alarm goes off, tearing him out of his inertia all over again. Sensing it's going to be futile to continue fighting his time, he surrenders to his time-keeper & slowly rolls out of bed.
Mandy is a career-minded, driven, intelligent & ambitious young woman, in her late twenties. She's highly educated, hard-working & tenacious. Her track record is intimidating: She consistently outperforms her older colleagues employed longer than her & isn't afraid to boldly be the best. Not easy to beat as she rarely takes no for an answer. She's turns over tens of millions for her company annually & jumps to every new challenge. She's a go-getter. She's vying for the top. She's a flea in a covered jar.
Asbestos can be airbo e or processed into materials, examples of which are asbestos dust or asbestos-containing roofing sheets, respectively. 'Of the major asbestos related diseases, mesothelioma is the most sensitive and scientific indicator of the adverse health effects that have resulted from airbo e exposures to asbestos fibres' [H Weill, J M Hughes, A M Churg, 2004. Changing Trends In US Mesothelioma Incidence, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, vol.61, Issue 5].
They can hit hard, you can hit harder. You must tell yourself that in your mind, every time, even if you don't believe it's true. What you tell yourself, the mind registers, and what you tell yourself repetitively, the mind believes. Tell yourself you're a winner, and you're on the road to winning. Tell yourself that the past's hurt didn't defeat you, and you will keep on moving. Tell yourself that the future isn't half as scary as it appears, and you'll move into it confidently.
There are just under seven billion people in the world. Just under seven billion stories to tell. Each one unique. One people habituating this Earth. Every day, those of us who wake up to see the morning, go through our daily lives. The hustle and bustle. The daily grind. Sometimes we in between catch diseases. Other times we don't. Sometimes we contract them unnoticed. With no sudden impact to or obvious symptoms in our health, we go. But the diseases remain. Festering in our bodies. Settling in their new found home. Throwing house-warming parties after another.
"... I don't know the reason but I always feel persecuted, whenever a person disturbs my area, I feel like it's an attack on me. I learnt that word yesterday: I overheard my father pronouncing it from the dictionary, he spoke out the meaning... persecution." (She pauses ) " Here, there are many birds, but they only come out in the morning. Once it's hot, they rest in the shade. My mother says they're like people, they're lazy!" (She pauses) "In school, my teacher knows how to use her GSM like a computer: Sometimes she sends letters & then my other teacher's phone rings!"
They knock only once. At everyone's door. If you're quick enough, you catch 'em. If not, they leave you. Not everyone recognizes them. Many abhor them, thinking they're hard work with no real justification that they're gonna work out for the better for you. I recognized them. Two huge ones. I'm so addicted to hard work, I'm making a fortune for myself. My Twitter league is heavy. Nothing but big shots in my following. My self-empowerment cannot be stopped. Haters learn this, the hard way, by being stopped!