Category: Career

LIKE it or not, we’re all leaders in our own way. We lead our organisation, our family or just ourselves. Hence, we must ask ourselves the question: What type of person do we want to be? Are we the bossy type, or an inspiring one? How do we get others to cooperate and listen to our ideas?

HOW many times have we allowed ourselves to be overwhelmed and stressed because we react to things that are happening around us? Some people get easily irritated by noise, heat and traffic jams. And at work, they can’t find peace amid noisy co-workers and the incessant ringing of phones. Meanwhile, back at home, screaming kids and angry spouses make them lose control.

HAVE you ever experienced an unpleasant situation with an overly persistent salesperson? I can recall one such experience. I felt like I was being talked down to and nagged at when I showed no interest.

RECENTLY I was approached by a very talkative and persistent salesperson trying to sell me a certain product. We’ve all gone through this: meet a non-stop chatterbox striving to highlight the quality of a product while outlining 10 reasons why you should buy it right there and then.