Kayceenaz:
Life has been expressed as a lot of things. Whereas some construe it as purposeless and a venue for enjoyment, others do not hesitate to underline life's rich meaning either through words or action. The commendable move by most humans to polish the shoe of their lives with direction, and fill it with meaning has led them to delve into diverse professions. But observation shows that many persons today overstress the money factor. In as much as one's professional leaning should be somewhat lucrative for self-sustenance, underscoring this out of proportion tends to result in unhappiness and unfulfillment. The skewed trend of hinging crucial career decisions on the whims and caprice of society as well as convention, without full consideration of one's aptitude, portends dissatisfaction for its subscribers. Averting this occupational disaster requires an understanding of how pivotal it is to place premium on one's natural inclinations and abilities. This piece addresses the matter and intends to give you cause for timely reevaluation as you read on.

Albert Einstein is globally regarded as one of the best scientists/scholars that has ever lived due to his exploits in Physics. His verifiable theories, which modified preceding ones, reshaped the scientific world. Einstein's practical passion for Physics that illumined his phenomenal mathematical and experimental strengths etched his name in the annals of history. For a second, imagine if he had been a doctor or lawyer. Would he have made such a big difference and drank from the stream of fulfillment? What if Cristiano Ronaldo, the current FIFA world best player (that has four ballons d'or to prove his proficiency on the football pitch), had chosen to be an academic? Would his impact felt by sports lovers today and frequent testimony of fulfillment be possible? And what if our illustrious Seun Osewa opted for music or comedy? Would Nairaland have been born? The point is the successes of these persons were directly proportional to the maximization of their strengths. Each living person, including you, is endowed with certain natural abilities that enable you thrive in a certain area of life. These can be summarized as your strengths. They are to a great extent connected with your passion, hobbies, and interests. Like maidens, they make indirect overtures at you, hoping you would notice their invitation. Dismissing such with a wave of the hand and unrestrainedly putting financial gains on the front burner is as dangerous as ignoring the traffic lights while driving. A professional accident becomes imminent. This myopic consideration has been the undoing of many people today, who are soaked in regrets.

Furthermore, a lot of persons in this present age offer and study courses in the educational environment for reasons unrelated to their natural inclination. Surrendering to parental and societal influence, they align their professional trajectory with such inconsiderate counsel. Peter F. Drucker, a renowned management consultant, in his seminal article "Managing Oneself," harped on how important and strategic it is for one to weave his/her career around one's strengths. For this affords such a person the room to be efficient and more productive in that job. It is pertinent to state that popularly-perceived success is not always an indicator of obeying this commandment and fulfillment. Thus, one can be visibly successful and yet be unfulfilled, but it is impossible to be fulfilled and not be successful. The typical juxtaposition of success and financial wealth is erroneous, and this view has hindered many from optimizing their potentials. Money is good but it is not the end! It is just a means to it. One mines the goldmine of success by positively and impactfully contributing to the advancement of our world, which could be in education, arts, sports, movie-making, politics, economics, religions, culture, and so on. Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela are immortal today, because of their priceless contributions evident in ending the slave trade and apartheid regime respectively.

To discern the suitable road to take, examining your self by posing self-revealing questions like "What area interests me and piques my interest?" "Does my natural abilities come alive therein?" "Where do I excel in?" Noting resulting answers and taking decisive steps accordingly can save you years of had-I-known tears. I have come to realize adopting this stimulus-response approach does more good to one's professional life than harm. When that area stimulates you and emboldens your strengths, please respond. It injects you with a measure of fulfillment from the start, keeps you motivated amidst challenges of any sort, and inundates you with a very strong desire to leave your footprints in that sphere of endeavour. This drive is hardly present in any person that idolizes money and sucuumbs to distorted pressure. Money is usually a by-product of engaging in a profession that makes your input (which naturally proceeds from you) highly valuable. Usain Bolt would be unknown and incapable of setting the lofty standards in running if he did so in a courtroom, where such could be interpreted as lunacy. Notwithstanding one's strengths and talents, hardwork is irreplaceable. Similar to a cutlass, it is the sharpening of your aptitude and talents--which may include making that research, reading daily, practising/training more, exerting self-discipline, etcetera--that propels you to cut through the tree of success.

However, building your career on the foundation of your personal abilities is key, as it launches you into the path great men trode. The cliché "love what you do" which is reiterated every now and then as critical to success, preaches this same point running through the foregoing. For you to genuinely love what you do, you must first do what you love, no matter whose ox is gored. Being rich in money is not logically a determinant of success. Your contribution to human progress is. Honing your strengths by working strategically hard is necessary and unconditional. Humans being a "Homo faber" that is a being that works, professional fulfillment is a need we can meet by promptly and deliberately magnifying our strengths.


Kaycee Naze
(Rational Pen)

Kayceenaz:
Life has been expressed as a lot of things. Whereas some construe it as purposeless and a venue for enjoyment, others do not hesitate to underline life's rich meaning either through words or action. The commendable move by most humans to polish the shoe of their lives with direction, and fill it with meaning has led them to delve into diverse professions. But observation shows that many persons today overstress the money factor. In as much as one's professional leaning should be somewhat lucrative for self-sustenance, underscoring this out of proportion tends to result in unhappiness and unfulfillment. The skewed trend of hinging crucial career decisions on the whims and caprice of society as well as convention, without full consideration of one's aptitude, portends dissatisfaction for its subscribers. Averting this occupational disaster requires an understanding of how pivotal it is to place premium on one's natural inclinations and abilities. This piece addresses the matter and intends to give you cause for timely reevaluation as you read on.

Albert Einstein is globally regarded as one of the best scientists/scholars that has ever lived due to his exploits in Physics. His verifiable theories, which modified preceding ones, reshaped the scientific world. Einstein's practical passion for Physics that illumined his phenomenal mathematical and experimental strengths etched his name in the annals of history. For a second, imagine if he had been a doctor or lawyer. Would he have made such a big difference and drank from the stream of fulfillment? What if Cristiano Ronaldo, the current FIFA world best player (that has four ballons d'or to prove his proficiency on the football pitch), had chosen to be an academic? Would his impact felt by sports lovers today and frequent testimony of fulfillment be possible? And what if our illustrious Seun Osewa opted for music or comedy? Would Nairaland have been born? The point is the successes of these persons were directly proportional to the maximization of their strengths. Each living person, including you, is endowed with certain natural abilities that enable you thrive in a certain area of life. These can be summarized as your strengths. They are to a great extent connected with your passion, hobbies, and interests. Like maidens, they make indirect overtures at you, hoping you would notice their invitation. Dismissing such with a wave of the hand and unrestrainedly putting financial gains on the front burner is as dangerous as ignoring the traffic lights while driving. A professional accident becomes imminent. This myopic consideration has been the undoing of many people today, who are soaked in regrets.

Furthermore, a lot of persons in this present age offer and study courses in the educational environment for reasons unrelated to their natural inclination. Surrendering to parental and societal influence, they align their professional trajectory with such inconsiderate counsel. Peter F. Drucker, a renowned management consultant, in his seminal article "Managing Oneself," harped on how important and strategic it is for one to weave his/her career around one's strengths. For this affords such a person the room to be efficient and more productive in that job. It is pertinent to state that popularly-perceived success is not always an indicator of obeying this commandment and fulfillment. Thus, one can be visibly successful and yet be unfulfilled, but it is impossible to be fulfilled and not be successful. The typical juxtaposition of success and financial wealth is erroneous, and this view has hindered many from optimizing their potentials. Money is good but it is not the end! It is just a means to it. One mines the goldmine of success by positively and impactfully contributing to the advancement of our world, which could be in education, arts, sports, movie-making, politics, economics, religions, culture, and so on. Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela are immortal today, because of their priceless contributions evident in ending the slave trade and apartheid regime respectively.

To discern the suitable road to take, examining your self by posing self-revealing questions like "What area interests me and piques my interest?" "Does my natural abilities come alive therein?" "Where do I excel in?" Noting resulting answers and taking decisive steps accordingly can save you years of had-I-known tears. I have come to realize adopting this stimulus-response approach does more good to one's professional life than harm. When that area stimulates you and emboldens your strengths, please respond. It injects you with a measure of fulfillment from the start, keeps you motivated amidst challenges of any sort, and inundates you with a very strong desire to leave your footprints in that sphere of endeavour. This drive is hardly present in any person that idolizes money and sucuumbs to distorted pressure. Money is usually a by-product of engaging in a profession that makes your input (which naturally proceeds from you) highly valuable. Usain Bolt would be unknown and incapable of setting the lofty standards in running if he did so in a courtroom, where such could be interpreted as lunacy. Notwithstanding one's strengths and talents, hardwork is irreplaceable. Similar to a cutlass, it is the sharpening of your aptitude and talents--which may include making that research, reading daily, practising/training more, exerting self-discipline, etcetera--that propels you to cut through the tree of success.

However, building your career on the foundation of your personal abilities is key, as it launches you into the path great men trode. The cliché "love what you do" which is reiterated every now and then as critical to success, preaches this same point running through the foregoing. For you to genuinely love what you do, you must first do what you love, no matter whose ox is gored. Being rich in money is not logically a determinant of success. Your contribution to human progress is. Honing your strengths by working strategically hard is necessary and unconditional. Humans being a "Homo faber" that is a being that works, professional fulfillment is a need we can meet by promptly and deliberately magnifying our strengths.


Kaycee Naze
(Rational Pen)

free2ryhme:



Informative,coherent, intelligent, and rational

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Felimore:
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Felimore:
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daseento:
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