Be a Blessing to Someone Today

 

As you go about your day, consciously find someone who you can bless.

I personally like to bless those who are working, not those doing nothing asides begging.

It could be the woman sweeping the road.

It could be the young men packing refuse on the streets.

It could be that dedicated traffic warden.

It could even be the cleaner in your office or even your driver's wife.

If you can afford it, try the 1k blessing per day.

That's 30k per month.

Or invest 10k into someone's business, like the Akara woman. Tell her to introduce fried yam into the mix. You have become an angel investor.

Whatever you can afford, it is important to kick into your life the habit of doing random acts of kindness.

Even if it is paying 200 Naira for that 50 Naira bottled water you bought in traffic from that hustler - just do it.

You will begin to unravel the deep business secrets that some of us understand.

In my mother's words "Wet your dry grounds every day.

Bless someone.

Bless someone.

Bless someone.

It can be anything. Just be kind.

Another will show you kindness someday; Heaven never forgets.

Business school doesn't teach this, but some of us know it.

#chiomasbusinessschool

Cover from https://www.amazon.com/Be-Blessing-Someone-Today-Tomorrow/dp/1643498932. You can also buy the book if you really want to learn how to be a blessing.

Disclaimer: The article is not mine just thought to share.

Excessive Workplace Stress

Although workplace stress is normal, extreme stress can hinder an employee’s productivity and performance. Undue stress can also negatively affect a person’s physical and emotional health and could cause damaging impact to one’s relationships and home life. Excessive stress could be a significant factor on whether you will fail or succeed in your job. Just like many situations in life, you cannot control everything that happens in the workplace, what you can do is to control how you react to these stressors.

While excessive stress is bad for employees, the right amount of stress could be a good thing. A little bit of pressure can help employees focus on the task at hand, be energized, and take on new challenges at work. Working under the right amount of stress helps an employee perform to the best of their abilities, ensuring that they are at the top of their game and is an asset to the business that they are working for.

The question now is what situations fall into excessive stress in the workplace? If an employee has been exposed to a traumatic event in the workplace if the employee experiences violence, harassment, or bullying while at work, and unreasonable expectations from the employee are some of the things that can be considered as stressors that cause excessive stress.

In California, employees may file a claim for excessive stress on their workers’ compensation insurance. The employee must be able to prove that workplace events or conditions are the predominant cause of the extreme stress. While workers’ compensation usually takes effect the day you get employed, compensation for stress requires an employee to be working for the company for at least six months. The reason is that stress usually develops over a period and filing for stress compensation on your first week of working means that your job is not the predominant cause of your stress.

Stress claims are some of the most challenging types of claim to win since they are difficult to prove. It’s best to keep your stress at work at a manageable level to help you avoid filing a stress claim. Here are some tips that may help you:

1. Communicate. – A burden shared is a burden lifted. The simple act of talking to someone who you trust about stressors in your work can help you. You don’t need to find someone who will fix all your problems for you, what you need is someone who will listen. Try to cultivate a reliable support system inside and outside of the workplace.

2. Start getting healthy. – People tend to overwork themselves when they are under a lot of stress in their workplace. They think that working through the stress will help them, but this could only worsen the situation. Try to make time to do physical exercises; physical exercise help produce endorphins which can elevate your moods. A healthier body also means that you’re equipped to handle stress better. Eating healthy can also help you manage your stress. Food rich in Omega-3 fatty acids can help boost your mood.

3. Manage your time. – A schedule of your daily tasks can help you become better at stress management. If you don’t feel like you’re behind schedule every day, you won’t be feeling too much stress. Do not over-commit yourself and learn to say no if you know that you won’t be able to handle tasks. Prioritize urgent tasks and responsibilities that you don’t like doing since this means that you have the rest of the workday to improve your mood.

If you still feel like you’re suffering excessive stress at work, contact us at Hogan Injury for expert legal advice.

None of the content on Hoganinjury.com is legal advice nor is it a replacement for advice from a certified lawyer. Please consult a legal professional for further information.

Source: https://www.hoganinjury.com/excessive-workplace-stress/

START AGAIN

To everything that we don't know that we are missing

To all the lies that we have ever sold ourselves

To the love that we let go and now regret it

To the life we could have had but never chased

Take a breath, let it out, START AGAIN

To every hope and every dream and every challenge

To every heartbreak every failure every tear

To every chance we were just too afraid to reach for

To all the promises we’ve ever left unkept

Take a breath, let it out, START AGAIN

There is no need to worry, what has happened, has happened.

Analyze what happened and what you did wrong, and what you

could have done better.

Take a breath, let it out, START AGAIN

Some parts Culled from Start Again by Falana. Watch Video or listen to the audio below and enjoy. START AGAIN

Start Again mp3

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No Easter Sunday without a Good Friday

This is the 4th week of Easter. We are Easter people and Alleluia is our song. This is because Easter brought us Glory, Redemption and Salvation and Alleluia is the Easter song.

But most importantly, there would have been no Easter Sunday if there was no Good Friday. Jesus Christ had to die for our sins and win the battle of the underworld and open the gates of heaven for all of us which we would enter if we believe in him and do all that he has taught and instructed us. And oh he didn't just die, but he suffered greatly. Isaiah puts it perfectly by saying 

"Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions" - Isaiah 53:4-5

and 

"And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violent action and there was no deceit in his mouth" - Isaiah 53:9

In another case, the story of Lazarus would not have been great had Lazarus not died and Jesus knew this. It was to bring Glory to God (John 11:4).

In the footballing world, we see how teams had amazing comebacks when it seemed they had almost lost a game a common example being The Miracle of Dammam and The Miracle of Istanbul where Nigeria U-20 team came back from 4 goals down to the Soviet Union in 1989 to win 5-4 and Liverpool from 3 goals down to AC Milan to win on penalties in the 2005 Champions League Final.

So the same with your case/problem/condition/challenge or whatever it is that seems like it is even getting worse. Who are you to give up on yourself or give up on your heavenly father. Remember there is no Easter Sunday without a Good Friday and the glory is greater when the situation is at its worst. One thing is you must hold on to is BELIEF and continue pushing on. Like Mike Ditka says, "You are only a loser when you quit trying".

May God who sent us his only son to redeem us glory himself in our lives so that we will always remain Easter people. Heavenly Father show yourself! Remain Blessed!

Be Kind

As Jesus says in the Gospel about The Good Samaritan 

"Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" - Luke 10:36. 

What we do, in terms of the love we show to people other than our neighbors, friends, and family is what really counts and not what we are normally expected to do. That is not to say you should start ignoring family and friends but rather start doing extra. I think meeting kind people is a gift. The world is need of more kindness, love, and charity and I believe we can gift ourselves to each other. At least one person in your lifetime should shed a tear of happiness out of the kindness you have shown to him/her in this life. If you think someone is lost and you can help then do so, give gifts, leave your change sometimes, smile more, take someone's progress seriously(pray, follow up, support and advice), be more receptive and be selfless. Be kind.