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Why You Should Join OLX Group Now
By: Olx Group Careers
Tags: Talent, Careers, Engineering

1. You live to make an impact: We have 322 million people you can help

Yes, you read that right. As a global marketplace, we operate on a massive scale.

322 million monthly active users (MAUs)

#1 ranking app in 17 of our 18 horizontal markets (Google Play)

US $1.6 billion in revenue and 18% revenue growth (FY 2021; 36% growth in FY2020)

20+ brands across 30+ countries; +11,000 employees (81 Nationalities)

3rd globally in the digital footprint list by Forbes (after Google and TripAdvisor)

Carbon neutral since 2021

When you join us at OLX, your ideas and work will make an impact around the world. We’re powered by 11,000+ employees from 81+ nationalities. We’re a diverse, talented team that’s come together from around the world to fulfill our mission: to shape the future of trade by unlocking the hidden value in everything.

Each month, 322 million people use OLX’s platforms to easily, safely, and conveniently find their perfect home, buy or sell a car, find a great job, sell things they no longer need, or strike a great deal on something they need. We also help thousands of entrepreneurs and businesses find their customers.

OLX Group is part of Naspers Prosus, one of the biggest technology investors in the world. Being backed by such a large investment group ensures we have the capital and resources to turn dreams into reality.

2. You see the big solutions: We revolutionise the world’s biggest industries

You may be thinking, “What does shaping the future of trade mean?”

OLX’s networks of trading platforms are about more than bringing buyers and sellers together. We revolutionize industries by simplifying end-to-end journeys and solving for specific ecosystems.

By joining our team, you do more than connect buyers and sellers. You enhance lives.

As customers shop more across digital platforms, they’re confidently demanding an end-to-end experience that rises to their expectations. The best digital interactions mean that brands and platforms must meet evolving customer standards to remain relevant.

Many users come to our platforms at very important life moments, such as when they need to purchase a car or home. It’s our responsibility to help them make better decisions.

For example, Discover how OLX Autos is revolutionizing the multi-trillion dollar auto industry

Buying and selling a car can be an incredible hassle. The average car buyer used to visit five dealerships. 400 decision making points are involved in buying a car. Though online research has changed the process, buyers still spend hours at dealerships before buying a car. And the negotiation process can get overwhelming. For sellers, hurdles exist as well. It’s hard to know the true value of a car and find potential buyers. Using artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and millions of data points, we are changing and shaping customer journeys forever. We eliminate customer pain points one after another.
Own what you’re good at.
By: Brigitte Van Tuijl
Tags: Women Entrepreneurs, Talents, Mindset, Own Your Talent, Own Your Gift

Yesterday and today I had some wonderful coaching calls with the most amazing, beautiful clients.

And after each call I could deeply feel:

DAMN — I’m good at what I do.

The perfect words find their way through me at the perfect time.

I know exactly what needs to be said or addressed to help someone move forward and break through to a next level, a new phase.

I just KNOW what needs to be healed or what we need to dive into some more.

I lovingly call people on their shit or confront them with something they might not want to hear, but absolutely need to hear for their growth.

No, I’m not boasting or inflating my ego here.

(If it sounds like that to you, it’s more about what this post triggers in you than about what I wrote.)

I’m simply owning what I’m super damn good at:

The mastery I acquired by coaching for almost two decades, and constantly honing my craft & skills.

And one thing most of my clients (and SO many women in general) have an issue with, is this:

To recognize what you’re good at. And to fully & wholeheartedly OWN that — instead of downplaying it, minimizing it, or hide if because you don’t want to seem arrogant.

But you don’t do yourself any favors by making yourself smaller.

It’s good to know what you’re not good at — but it’s equally important to know & honor your brilliance!

This post is an invitation for you:

For YOU to shine a light on your talents & gifts. To recognize the value of your work. To FULLY embrace your brilliance. And to unapologetically OWN that.

And here’s the second part of my invitation — or perhaps it’s more of a dare:

Post something on Social Media that YOU are SUPER damn good at. Own it, claim it, write it down with confidence WITHOUT minimizing or downplaying it.

I went first — and now I dare you to go next 🙂

Shine your light BRIGHT, baby.

You’ve been hiding it for waaayyyyyy too long.

Love,

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‘Qgwashu Qgwashu’ by Thandiwe Msebenzi
By: Jennifer Henderson
Tags: Talent, Masculinity, South Africa, Skills, Stories

Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Thandiwe Msebenzi is an artist who predominantly works in the medium of photography. Msebenzi’s work explores silence and the performance of gender through different subjects in South Africa.

The 26th edition of World Press Photo’s Joop Swart Masterclass took place on 17–21 September 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Chosen from the 245 candidates nominated in March 2019, the 12 participants in the 2019 Joop Swart Masterclass were selected by an independent, international committee. Each year, in preparation for the masterclass, the participants produce a project on one single theme to be discussed during editing sessions with the five masters. Find out more about the 2019 Joop Swart Masterclass.

In speaking about how her story embodies the masterclass theme of Contrast, she explains:

“Visual storytelling can help to unfold and distinguish the multiple layers and variations of a story by constantly striving to tell stories differently in ways that challenge and do not conform to the norm. In my project, contrast exists through how I challenge the traditional ways in which masculinity is supposed to be, by telling a story of a subordinated form of masculinity that is often marginalized.”

When asked what she will take away from the masterclass, she says she has learned a life lesson about dealing with criticism:
Oh, how the (s)tables turned
By: Snezana Djurisic
Tags: Talent, Diversity And Inclusion, Fun

Once again, I wanted to talk about recruiting practices, and how biased they can be. Wanted to write about the talent gap that we all believe exists and try to demystify it. I also wanted to mention more relevant existing skill gap and how skills can be thought and developed. While there, wanted to bring to the attention the diversification of the workforce by looking into the new talent pools. Instead, I'll talk about horses, it might sound odd right now, but please stay with me until the end — I believe it will be revealing.

Imagine a person that is looking for the best racing horse to compete in world-class competitions. He goes to the biggest training center and stables and starts looking at around 500 horses of all colors, sizes, and aptitudes, and he knows exactly what he wants. The stableman approaches him and wants to show him his best and fastest horses, but since our hero knows exactly what he wants he starts listing criteria of what type of horses he would like to see first.

He remembers when he was a child their family stables were full of beautiful white stallions, one of them came third in the Kentucky Derby. That's it — “I want to see all white and tall horses.”

Stableman is confused and hints “You know that the horse color has nothing to do with its performance?”

Horse seaker nods but since this is the best reference he has related to the racing horses, he still wants the white one. He continues: “And I want a male horse.” At this point, the stableman needs to bring some basic facts: “Some of the world’s best racehorses have been female. It might sound strange but female horses are equally strong and fast.”

Our hero is not convinced, he knows well that male specimens have more potential.

“Any other requirement sir?”

“Yes, I want only horses from the best stables and training centers that have at least a thousand kilometers in their legs.”

Stableman wants to try once again and says “Well, we have some young and wild horses that with just a bit of investment and time can become world-class racers. Also, some of them went through the “Running schools” and you know they train them to run there.” he tried to be funny.

“I understand, but this is how we´ve been choosing horses in my family since ever so why to change now.” he seemed convinced.

And there he was, presented with two white male horses, tall and experienced. Their results were not impressive and they didn't really seem to have a lot of potential. He was disappointed and left the training center convinced that there is a huge talent shortage when it comes to racing horses.

Oh, wait!

P.S. This story is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, or actual events, is purely coincidental. It does though quite well describe the recruitment processes and why someone might believe that there is a talent gap.
How to Make a Million Dollars in a Year. By Jameil
Tags: Talent, Sales, Leadership, Growth

How to Make a Million Dollars in a Year. By Jameil

First, understand a few things:

Quota is critical, but it’s not your only measure of progress or success.

Revenue and Market share are a lagging indicator of your daily/hourly activity.

Measure those activities with a microscope, or an endoscope. 😎

Have the guts to pivot off something that is not gaining traction.

Be cognizant of your value to others. Ask for blunt feedback from them, otherwise your value is difficult to measure.

In no way am I saying KPI’s > Quota because that’s ridiculous fluff and the box-checkers will do the bare minimum.

• Participation trophies don’t exist in Sales.

• A sense of entitlement will get you nowhere in a competitive marathon.

To reach the Million dollar milestone and to build a dynasty — you need to master what I have developed as the 5 Principles of 🆘Sultans of Sales.

1. The art of daily habits and Neuroplasticity.

2. The art of relationships.

3. Tenacity and grit.

4. Courage and humility.

5. The art of Storytelling.

Your value can never be marginalized by a spreadsheet. Don’t let them box you into a cage. Break the barriers. Take risks.

Creating your Sales Plan

Create a dynamic, measurable, strategic plan and pressure test it often.

You can do better than SMART goals from the 1990’s.

Engage your customers. Directly. Boldly.

Speak to what matters to them.

Create relationships with the gatekeepers and influencers. They control more than you realize.

The key is to create something bigger than any one of us. Make them want to be a part of it.

Drive sustainable Value, to them, for them.

This supersedes everything.

Poke holes in your plan. Ask others to do the same.

How will you reach your audience?

Why would they listen?

Is your plan scalable?

Why won’t it work?

Remove any perception they have of your bias through passion, conviction and data.

You have to Believe in yourself and in what you sell.

In order for them to believe, Data is king.

Anecdotal data will help bridge things in the short term, but long term adoption will require data.

Peer to peer interaction is a fast track.

Get in front of your customers. If not in person, get creative and learn how to stand out from the crowd.

Hope this helps someone level up, and close strong.

🤙🏽 Get after it.
Case Study: Tourism app for Umluj city
By: Asma Hamad
Tags: Umlaj, Saudi Arabia, UX, Tourism, Travel

In this journey, we spot 3 opportunities

Assist her with all inspirations for Umluj — impressive videos, stories from across the world, and reviews by other travelers.

Make every stage very informative, provide answers, build a community, build trust.

Help her book hotels, destinations easily and effectively

Competitive Analysis

In an effort to learn from the strengths and weaknesses of competitors, we analyze many direct and indirect apps. The reason behind why we considered these apps is because they are more frequent apps users use before/during the travel experience or they are famous best practices in the scope of our problems.

Leaf daigram

🧐 Weakness

1- Only plan and wishlist: The ability to create their own package and pay one click is not there yet.

2- Local disadvantages: Travels app limits local just on housing, which limits the traveler experience in engaging with local in different aspects especially that in Umluj user find local vibe is really strong

3- No stories: Competitors don’t give more stories behind the place, the cultural aspects, as well as the history. so users go to google and search painfully to find that information.

4- Arabic language: Not all websites and apps offer the Arabic language which is important for us since we are targeting both Saudis and foreigners

💪 Strengthens

1- visible and minimal: Since travel apps are heavy text the main attention is for a picture which is also a strong tool to conveys a travel vibe to travel.

2- Smooth process to achieve any task without the need to figure out how to accomplish it.

3- consistency thought out the whole journey.

🔎 something we notice, Since Famous practices like ( Airbnb — trip advisor) go broad due to their international audience, this opens Opportunities for us to go in-depth and localize with the Umluj app.

🧠 IDEATE

Problem Statement

“N owadays, tourism in Saudi Arabia is gaining *huge* attention and different cities are on the move to attract tourists. However, our user is facing a struggle when planning to travel to Umluj, as the place lacks any accommodation or information about it online, Also losing their time in unmeaningful trips make them histated and afraid for entering new places like Umluj.

Possible solutions

We generated possible solutions by brainstorming ideas that can solve the pain points and get the business going. This leads to many ideas, but doing them all will make us design forever 🙄

So we did feature prioritization to bring Umluj key features

feature prioritization

Key Features
Saudi Arabia expected to raise August unrefined costs for Asia — study
By: Akshay Prasad
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Oil And Gas, Oil

Saudi Arabia expected to raise August unrefined costs for Asia — study Akshay Prasad Jul 6·2 min read

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is relied upon to expand its August authority selling costs (OSPs) for Asia for the second consecutive month, following more grounded rough benchmarks, a Reuters overview displayed on Wednesday.

Sources at four Asian purifiers on normal expected the August OSP for Saudi lead grade Arab Light to ascend by 65 pennies a barrel, with their gauges running between 50 pennies to 70 pennies.

Their conjecture followed the value strength in Middle East raw petroleum benchmarks Cash Dubai and DME Oman, which in June saw their expenses to Dubai trades up by around 70 pennies from May.

In June, Asia’s refining edge for fuel has arrived at the midpoint of at $5.40 per barrel, 12% below with a normal of $6.16 per barrel last month, while the naphtha break has somewhat expanded.

Asia’s stream fuel breaks have found the middle value of $5.88 per barrel in June, 2% lower contrasted and $6 a barrel in May, while the gasoil breaks have arrived at the midpoint of $8.33 per barrel this month, about 2.5% higher from the May-average.

Asia’s break for front-month extremely low-sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) in June found the middle value of at $11.90 a barrel above Dubai unrefined, up by 70 pennies from May’s average, as steady stock decays facilitated worries of oversupply.

The market’s consideration is currently on the July 1 gathering of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners drove by Russia, together known as OPEC+. Sources and market watchers have said they anticipate that the group should examine a further steady facilitating of existing oil creation checks from August.
Some Health Guidelines When you are Going for Hajj and Umrah
Tags: Umrah Packages, Guidelines, Hotel, Saudi Arabia, Booking

Some Health Guidelines When you are Going for Hajj and Umrah

Hajj and Umrah is a blessing from Allah for those who get the opportunity to go there and see the Holy places, touch them and feel the pleasure and relief. These feelings are unmeasurable, sometime we can’t even accept that we are at the most beautiful place and a blessed person who has visit ALLAH’s House and feel its pleasure.

When you are going for hajj and umrah you focus on the things that make your Holy visit convenient, search for 5 star hotels in Saudi Arabia (https://www.funadiq.com/properties-in-makkah), put your belonging with you so on and so forth. But a thing you forget that is actually the most considerable, it is your health. While you are on Hajj or Umrah take a medical checkup, look at your health and make yourself physically fit for Hajj and Umrah. Here I have share some health guidelines that will surely help you.

Drinking Water

Tap water is not healthy for drinking anywhere in Saudi Arabia. However, ZamZam is available everywhere freely, try to drink ZamZam water when you are in Saudi Arabia. This is also a blessing of drinking ZamZam water as much as you can because it can safe you from many diseases and keep you healthy. You can fill containers with ZamZam water and keep it with you in bottles. Take care that you don’t get dehydrated. The most important disclamation is ZamZam is a blessing and use only for drinking so give it respect.

Swelling of Feet

Due to extreme heat, it is common for the feet to swell quickly. In a healthy person it is temporary. As the body is adapted to the hot environments or conditions, the swelling must decrease. If a person go through any disease like diabetes, heart disease, blood pressure issues or any other then it is compulsory for that person to take doctor’s assistance. Generally acclimatisation take place for about 7 to 10 days.

Itching or Irritating Effects of Skin

People who have skin conditions which can cause extreme itching and irritation like psoriasis or eczema are suggested to consult with a doctor and make your condition under control before your departure. Take medicines and creams both with yourself to control itching when you are in the state of Ihraam. During Ihraam scratching scalp or skin is not allowed. Keep moisturizers with you as well.

Author Biography

ABC, the writer of the article and Marketer in a company who delivers online Hotel Booking in Makkah (https://www.funadiq.com) and Madinah services. He has the most smart strategic mind for marketing and delivers his experiences through his blogs and articles. With an experience of 4 years in the field of marketing he loves writing as well.
Case study: Travel app for Saudi tourism
By: Mariam Safar
Tags: Saudi Arabia, UX, Tourism, UX Design, Travel

1.2 Business Analysis :

Features analysis :

C&C

We did a c&c analysis for local and international platforms to find out the following:

1- Visit Saudi and Enjoy Saudi only local applications provide the user with full local city information and trending activities .

2- Many applications provide multiple services which is make it difficult to navigate .

3- Almosafer only efficient local app provide the user with a customized package for flight , trips package included transportation and host and activities .

4- Some applications like Dubai , visit London builds with hierarchy of information and images should be considered to make the user informed but not overwhelmed and distracted .

5- Airbnb had the best experience for booking experiences .

6- There is not application just focused on exploring cities with features that on exploring cities with features that make users more engaged with places .

7- We notice that no new features have been added due to covid-19 such as virtual experiences . we expected to see that feature .

8-Its hard to find a platform that recommends a plan for you rely on user’s interest .

9- مرحباً ألف almost the only app provide local guides verified by the government .

SWOT

SWOT outcomes :

1- Relying on modern marketing methods such as social media to convey a real experience of tourism in the region.

2- There is a high interest in the area and Asir has high potential with the tourism sector and more opportunity for the local .

Leaf diagram

Leaf Diagram Findings:

Exceptional experience : Aim to make The traveler experience in engaging with local in different aspects especially that in ASIR user find local experience .

Recognition AI: Competitors don’t give more stories behind the place, the cultural aspects, as well as the history.

influencers recommendations : We’d like to design an app that reflects Saudi culture and rising awareness about great culture .

Booking : Travels app limits booking on housing , activities , transportations we aim to give user more experiences to book .

Heuristic Evaluation

Heuristic Evaluation Findings:

1- Some of our competitors have problems with Memorability, and that’s mainly because they have so much information in the pages .

2- Map view it’s not efficient in some of our competitors just viewed places on map with lack of information and no direction .

3- There is no one app that categorizes activities based on the city’s nature .

4- About Errors most of the competitor’s app handle them right .

5- The process to book anything inefficient because it takes much clicks and transfer users to service providers .

6- Most of local apps do not have filter events by city .

7- Visit A city and Musement consider travel confidently with COVID-19 health and safety information for hotels, restaurants, tours, and attractions and providing places under “Avoid crowded “ section .
What I’m Reading
By: Florian Schoppmeier
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Covid 19, Human Rights, Journalism, America

The Value of Human Rights

The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof responded to the political plays, which followed the U.S. government’s reports that officially identified Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the man responsible for the killing of Mr. Kashoggi, in his February 26 column “President Biden Lets a Saudi Murderer Walk.”

Journalism can be a dangerous profession — not only if we talk about war reportage. See this UN report or this report from the Committee to Protect Journalists, if you’d like to dig in a little deeper.

Kashoggi, as a quick reminder, had decided to go into exile in 2017. Fearing for his safety at home, he found sanctuary in America and contributed to the Washington Post. In October 2018, he walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, to obtain documents for his upcoming wedding. He never walked out of the building. Instead, he was murdered and dismembered.

Now that the U.S. government officially named bin Salman as the person responsible for the plan to kill Kashoggi, Kristof is critical of President Biden’s response.

Instead of imposing sanctions. Instead of sending a crystal clear message that the killing of a journalist and U.S. resident won’t be tolerated. Instead of showing the Saudi government that sticking to the plan to make someone with bin Salman’s track record the next King, the message seems to be, in Kristof’s words: “Please don’t do it, but we’ll still work with you if we have to.”

Kristof makes two important points that stress the importance of fighting for the value of human rights in global politics.

Not reacting betrays Kashoggi’s memories and that of every journalist who’s faced a similar fate. But it’s also a missed opportunity for the future — of the Arab world, global relations, and the safety of journalists (and anyone else) with a critical look at what governments around the world are up to.

There’s more in the column, so taking a look for yourself is highly recommended. The dilemma of economic relations vs. standing in for human rights and justice is a conversation worth having.
By hacking Bahrain activist’s iphone, NSO group reclaims its reputation
By: Cyber Gulf
Tags: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Uae, Nso Group

NSO group has been in news since past December for its hacking spyware tools Pegasus used to hack journalists and dissidents. Recently, nine activists from Bahrain who were “successfully hacked”, four were believed with a “high degree of confidence” by Citizen Lab have been targeted by the government of Bahrain.

Citizen lab also reports that NSO Group’s Pegasus malware was successfully hacked the phones between June 2020 and February 2021.Those members who were hacked belonged to the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and two political dissidents living in exile.

Past December, 36 Al-Jazeera journalists were hacked using commercially sold spyware from Israel’s NSO Group which exploited an unknown flaw in Apple’s iMessage service, Saudi Arabia and UAE was behind this attack.

Few months back, Bangladesh has bought Israeli-made surveillance equipment that can be used to monitor the mobile phones of hundreds of people simultaneously even though these two countries are not geopolitically aligned.

Though, Israel as a nation is considered to be a super power in cyber warfare domain, it is Israel’s cyber intelligence private companies that are spreading their wings across the world. The Israeli group has been operating in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America; mostly in countries with weak regulatory bodies. There are various models with which the Israeli technology is flowing across the globe.

In case of NSO group, it is shell companies like Q Cyber Technologies in Israel, OSY Techno-logies in Luxembourg, and by the name of Westbridge in North America. Another Israeli Company — “Quadream” was found to be involved in selling cyber-espionage tech services to Saudi Arabia. The services were used to hack smartphones of dissidents and spy on the communications of the opponents of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS).

Others like Candiru are operating independently using Israeli technology of cyber-intrusion, received investment from Qatar Investment Bank. According to the Citizen Lab report, Candiru’s exploits have been linked to nation-state malware attacks observed in Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Anyvision Interactive Technologies is one of Israel’s most curious facial recognition startup used to monitor West Bank Palestinians at checkpoints on the way into Israel.

Some experts believe that the regular hacking of activists and journalists through the Israeli spyware could altogether bring a pause in the sale and transfer of the spyware technology until proper rules governing its use are set. But, the fact is they may still continue to flow given the widespread network of off-shoots.
how to overcome your addictions?
Tags: Success, Inspiration, Motivational, Motivation, English

how to overcome your addictions?

so’ how you can overcome your addictions or stop doing the things which you are addicted to.

So, what is addiction?

when your mind or body desires to do the activity, which you are addicted because of sensations is called addiction.

The main reason for addictions is a pleasure. if you would try not to do that activity, you end up doing that.

Now, what is pleasure?

While doing the activity to which you are addicted, the feeling that you get is Pleasure. Pleasure is like a trap from where you cannot go outward or come inward. like you are trapped by social media such as Facebook, Instagram.

When you get pleasure from your addiction you feel good and after that you regret it. As pleasure is temporary and you feel it for a short period.

So’ is regret bad or good? imagine a life full of regrets. Will you be able to live happily? no, you won’t be. Because after feeling the pleasure you regret, but when you overcome one of our addiction. you get a deep satisfaction and happiness that I had done something great.

Now, what is better, a pleasure for some time or a deep satisfaction for a lifetime?

So’ how to overcome those addictions?

If you observe your life you will find that you have a lot of addictions.

Anything you do, starts from the brain as a thought and then you take the actions. So, if you can conquer your brain which is the root cause of addictions then you can control your thought process to overcome all those addictions.

You can only conquer your brain by understanding the working process of the brain.

You can conquer your addictions by understanding, What happens in your brain, when you do the activity to which you are addicted.

So’ when you will learn to control thoughts or feelings you can easily conquer your brain. By overcoming one of your addiction you can easily control others also.
Do Motivational Books Really Work?
By: Grant Trevithick
Tags: Motivational, Author, Reading, Books

I read many motivational books again and again and these help me to remember wise things that books offer and I even learn something new from them. Sometimes it can take you a few months or even years to get interested in. Things that did not apply to you before may apply now. So if you know that a motivational book is a good one, keep it and turn to it for advice again.

These days, one can find so many motivational books but not all books are worth reading. Do not be tempted to buy a motivation book if you do not know about it.

You can ask someone to know what motivational books they read and what they would recommend. You can also read reviews in magazines and newspapers.

Self-help books are good if you need advice and motivation to fulfill your aspirations or improve your skills but they will not be able to help you in real problems like depression, for example. Only applying the material and knowledge from the textbook to real-life can teach us.

You can buy Grant Trevithick’s motivational books if you are really looking for these kinds of books. He is the author of self-love books in Dallas, Texas.

A motivational book can only direct you but the journey must be taken by you.
Overthinking & Guilt: A Letter to Myself
By: Shatara De'Nay
Tags: Overthinking, Personal Development, Letters, Motivational, Guilt

Let’s talk about overthinking.

I didn’t always overthink I wasn’t born this way. It developed over time. Maybe it started when the custody battle started between my parents, and I had to decide which parent to live with, which is the hardest decision I ever had to make. I loved them both, but I feared that if I made the wrong decision, one wouldn’t love me anymore, or things wouldn’t be the same.

Ironically I didn’t get to decide, but the courts decided. However, I still received the blame.

Guilty is what I felt because I didn’t do what someone wanted me to do.

Guilty because I couldn’t make the right decision.

Guilty because I thought everything was my fault which makes it hard to make a decision still and stand on it.

If I could go back in time, I would wrap my arms around that ten-year-old girl that was scared, anxious, confused, and I would tell her, you’re human. Trust in your gut that everything will be okay. You are a child. Don’t feel guilty about doing what’s best for you. I love you, and I see you.

Even though you’re not sure about who you are YET, you’re not going through this for nothing. You will touch many lives one day but work on yourself first.

I love you.

Learn more about overcoming your guilt in my book, The Magic of Getting Uncomfortable: 8 Strategies to Help You Forgive Yourself and Others While Setting Boundaries to Elevate Your Confidence.

My book will be available for pre-orders soon.
You DO have time.
By: Emma Storey-Gordon
Tags: Online Personal Trainer, Exercise Motivation, Health Motivation, Gym Workout, Motivational

Something is ALWAYS better than nothing and this is never truer than with exercise.



Lack of time isn’t holding you back…

What is actually holding you back is the notion that you need to spend hours in the gym.



What is holding you back is your perfectionist tendencies and assumption that if you can’t do something perfectly there is no point doing it at all.



And, to put it bluntly… you’re wrong.



Want to get results with minimal time commitment?

I have women getting fantastic results from 15min home workouts 3x a week.



Something I have noticed this year (2020) is that consistently doing relatively little will get you pretty far.



In fact, I got in pretty decent shape doing daily 15 min body weight workouts (okay sometimes I used a band) towards the end of lockdown when motivation for anything more than that was pretty low. My point here being that even with training experience you can gain a lot from actually doing very little.



Think about exercise as a stimulus. Exercise puts a stress on the body which the body then adapts to. That way the next time your body is under that stress it is better able to cope with it. This is essentially how exercise and fitness works.



Stress >> adapt.



The interesting part is that depending on your goals the length of that stress (how long you exercise) is of less importance than we are often lead to believe.



Examples from research:



The increase in VO2 max from high intensity interval training was not reduced with fewer sprint repetitions. Even when sprint time was reduced from 20s to 10s (Nalcakan et al, 2018)



1 set to failure with >80% 1 rep max was as good as 3 sets for increase strength (Cameron et al., 2012)



Essentially what is happening here is that you have saturated the response. It’s like watching people continuously press the button when waiting to cross the road.. it’s not going to make the lights turn green any faster hun. You’ve saturated the response.



You don’t need a lot of time to get the benefits of exercise. The idea that if you’re not spending at least an hour exercising then there is no point is just plain wrong.



If you have a spare 10mins you can do an effective workout which is a million miles better than doing nothing because you can’t do it perfectly. IMPERFECT ACTION.



I’ve attached a photo of my favourite graph of all time showing the HUGE health benefit to the first hour of exercise you do per week.

If you want some help with this I have created some short, sharp workouts for you here. One is home, one is gym.



Let me know how you get on!

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How I Self-Coached Myself To Write On Medium
By: Vibha Bharaddwaj
Tags: Motivational, Breaking Resistance

That’s right.

It was exactly 9 months ago that I got introduced into this world of Medium.com.

It indeed has some amazing writers who make reading so enjoyable and writing so very inspiring that a person like me also wants to take up writing.

First I have to my mentor to thank for.

My mentor Sidz, who introduced me to this platform and insisted that I read at least a dozen articles everyday, ranging from Business and Entrepreneurship to Personal Development.

I took his advise seriously.

Guess what happened?

I not only made it my daily ritual to read, I also ended up following a few writers simply for their style of writing, quality of content and the presentation.

To name a few, Samra from Write to Inspire, Tim Denning (who needs no introduction), Aaron Dinin, Ayodeji Awosika and Neeramitra Reddy.

I also have Neil Patel (of Ubersuggest) to thank, especially for two of his blogs :

About How to Create Amazing Articles Even If You Suck at Writing About The Marketer’s Guide to Medium (explains do’s and dont’s of publishing)

In one of his blogs, Neil categorises bloggers into three categories -

Those with Inferiority Complex, Those with Superiority Complex, And those in between

I think I very much show traits of the one with Inferiority complex.

My conversation is “Who will read my blog?”

This is how I broke my resistance and self-coached myself to write this piece:

I wrote the following on a piece of paper:

Fact #1: I know English.

Fact #2: I can form sentences that are grammatically correct.

Fact #3: I can make these sentences mean something.

That’s it.

The moment I wrote this, something shifted inside me, so much so that it just took me less than 10 minutes to write this piece.

So all those of you who are in the same boat as me, please take a plunge.

We can motivate each other to write really good stories.

Thank you for reading, if you actually did!
Sir Nikola Tesla secret formula for success.
By: Freelance Writer
Tags: Motivation, Nikola Tesla, Motivational, 369 Manifestation

Sir Nikola Tesla secret formula for success.

Nikola Tesla was American inventor. He was electrical engineer, and futurist known for his contribution to the modern alternating current electricity supply system.

Nikola Tesla was greatest successful person. Nikola Tesla use “369 manifestation technique" for his success. When he entering the building so he take 3 round of building. When he was sitting for the eating so he use 18 napkin for cleaning plate. When they do shopping so they purchased money that divided by 3. But what is the reason that Nikola Tesla do this?

Nikola Tesla says the universe secret code is 369. For example, “ the circle is 360°degree.”

360: 3+6 =9.And 360 half is 180. 180: 1+8=9.etc. Nikola Tesla says universe all things calculation is around 369. That was reason that he used 369 manifestation code for his success.

Nikola Tesla use 369 manifestation technique for his success. In the morning he wrote thier goal three time and visualise their goal 17 second. In afternoon time he do same things but afternoon they wrote their goal 6 time and then visualise. In night he wrote their goal nine time and then visualise. Doing this technique things are sitting subconscious mind properly.

Nikola Tesla when visualise their dream so he visualise his goal with process system and end result. Most people visualise only result don’t process. So that reason they don’t achive success.

This was Nikola Tesla success secret 369 manifestation technique.
5 Ways to Motivate Employee through Communication
Tags: Communication Skills, Communication, Workplace, Motivational, Motivation

Communicating openly with your employees is a reliable way to motivate them and improve office morale. If you think that you already communicate adequately with your employees, think again — your definitions of effective communication may differ from those of your employees. When the lines of communication are open and your employees feel comfortable with your relationship, their motivation improves. Further, read several ways to motivate employee through communication as follows:

Schedule communication-oriented meetings

A once-a-week meeting aims for opening lines of communication can make your employees feel that you care about their opinions and take their input seriously. In these meetings, open the floor to questions, concerns and opinions.

Ask your employees questions

Do not count on them to come to you if they have concerns or need explanations. Otherwise, ask your employees if you can help them with anything. After that, check their understanding after conveying messages or instructions.

Show interest in concerns

When employees express their unhappiness, ask what you can do to help them address the issue, or ask for more information about why they are concerned. Your commitment to solve your employees problems could make them feel taken care of.

Offer solutions

Offer solutions to the issues that frustrate your employees. Empathizing with your employees as well as offering a timeline to help them solve their frustrations or concerns can keep your positive relationship with them.

Keep communications positive

Instead of threatening or scolding employees for their poor performance, you can offer them rewards and opportunities for improvement. When employees feel attacked, their motivation will suffer. However, when rewards are offered, they may feel excited.

Conclusion

To summarize, understanding ways to motivate employee through communication could help you understand how motivation will affect employees’ work efficiency and productivity, in which can lead to organization’s growth and advancement in the future.

Go to Multimatics Strategy to read more similar insights!

REFERENCE

Sirota, D., Mischkind, L. & Meltzer, M. (2005). The enthusiastic employee: How companies profit by giving workers what they want. Wharton School Publishing.
Performance Reviews: A Step-By-Step Process for Conducting them Meaningfully and Effectively
By: Abide Edict
Tags: Effective Performance, Performance Reviews, Employee Performance, Motivational

One of the most critical areas of employee relationships and one of the biggest challenges management faces today-is conducting effective performance appraisals and determining appropriate merit increases. Learn to give performance appraisals that help motivate employees to achieve goals and increase their value to the organization.

Performance Reviews: A Step-By-Step Process for Conducting them Meaningfully and Effectively

Why Should You Attend

By attending, you will understand how to even more effectively:

» Would you like to conduct more effective performance reviews?

» Would you like to know how to give people “bad news” in a way which will not hurt but in fact improve your working relationships?

» Would you like to be able to suggest improvement in a way which encourages rather than discourages?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then come laugh, listen and learn as Chris DeVany leads us all through those important topics, key questions and answers we all need to be able to address effectively to improve our team members’ and team’s performance!

Objectives of the Presentation

» How to conduct motivational and directional performance appraisal reviews

» Planning the review

» Managing the review process

» Subtle ways to keep sensitive employees from having their feelings hurt

» How to suggest improvement to an employee’s performance in a way that boosts an employee’s spirits

» Why employees sometimes fear reviews

» Ways to increase standards of performance

Areas Covered in the Session

» State of the Art Practices in Performance Reviews

1. Why annual reviews are not adequate

2. Staff involvement and ownership through self-appraisal and dialogue

» Traps to Avoid in the Performance Appraisal Process

» Developing Performance Measures

1. Using behavioral terms

2. Defining levels of performance

1. Why annual reviews are not adequate

» Collecting Information About Performance

1. Establishing a record-keeping system

2. Making observations

3. Encouraging staff to monitor themselves

» Communicating the Appraisal

1. Setting the tone for a two-way discussion

2. Evaluating and maximizing strengths

3. Communicating about problem areas without creating defensiveness

4. Setting mutual goals for maintaining and improving performance

5. Using the review as an opportunity for career planning

6. Handling resistance

7. What to do if you reach a stalemate

» Following up on the review

1. Monitoring performance

» Making informal appraisal an ongoing occurrence

Who Will Benefit

» CEO

» Senior Vice President

» Vice President

» Executive Director

» Managing Director

» Regional Vice President

» Area Supervisor

» Manager

To Register (or) for more details please click on this below link:

https://bit.ly/3zajbx1

Email: support@abideedict.com

Toll Free No:1–844–511–8858

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Most people say evry day “ i should change my future life and so i have to work hard.
By: Fuat Palavar
Tags: Motivational, Future Of Media, Self Improvement

Most people say evry day “ i should change my future life and so i have to work hard. That is okey but how? “ do you know the answer ? I dont think so because you are reading this article am i right? This is not a problem with us you should just read the all article.

First rule is make the change starting yourself.

Yes , you can say why me i just wanna change my future life but you should think about it who should do that? Of course you nobody else can do this for you . The real question is how do you do that ? I know the answer but before did you notice how much we said “ how? “ in this article ?

The most descriptive of all the answers is the question of how. According to research , some of our curiosities are getting blinded by social media. Of course we like Mark Zuckerburg but we should have some limits. We need to have time for ourselves. So what should we do at this time ?

You can have some dreams for yourself. Everythings starts with dreaming. Now you have a dream and you wanna make it happen as soon as possible . I hope this is happening now . Let’s figure it out this rule..

1- Now you have a dream..

2- You want this to happen..

3- Do not forget that those who achieve this are human like you and me , so why can’t we achieve this?

4- Pick yourself an idol and research it.. you will see that he/she was born like you and again will die like you…

If he / she could do it , you can do better one !

TO BE CONTINUE , PELASE STAY WITH ME …
How Tesla’s Rising Power Will Win the Bitcoin Race
By: Nuno Fabiao
Tags: Innovation, Disruption, Bitcoin, Tesla, Technology

For Bitcoin and Tesla fans, it’s difficult to contain their bullishness right now.

Last week was probably a historic day for the stock markets. Tesla bought 1.5 billion dollars of Bitcoin. An S&P500 top 5 company did actually buy 10% of its cash into a cryptocurrency.

Now, you can be a hatter or bearish on this subject. But you must admit it was a surprisingly significant move. And it will have considerable repercussions in the world.

It’s fascinating when you have the wealthiest person in the world, who runs a monster tech firm that’s known for breaking all the precedents on technology, stack 1.5 billion dollars in BTC.

How many boarding rooms for top companies are now talking about this subject? How many of them want to call Michael Saylor to try to understand a little more about Bitcoin?

The pandora box was opened this week, rather you like it or not. The world will change, and the monetary system will adapt. Also, people and companies will, at least, be able to protect themselves against debase of currencies around the world.

Some people think Bitcoin is an emotional thing and that the rising chart is entirely nuts. But if you can zoom out and look at the numbers, it’s just a supply and demand issue.

The Fed can’t print more Bitcoins, so the price is rising because more people are buying them. And BTC is a scarce and finite asset, unlike the dollar or the euro.

Money is a protocol between two parts. If both agree to the protocol, the transaction is made. It’s simple.

Bitcoin was a technological break-through. It turns out that many people are adopting it. At first, BTC was experienced as money. And in some countries is a tool for some transactions. But the majority are adopting Bitcoin as a hard asset against money printing.

Those who say Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme or a bubble are the people who still don’t believe and don’t accept BTC as an asset. But that’s irrelevant if the majority agrees with the protocol and transacts between several parties. If the protocol is accepted between two parties and between thousands or millions of people, it becomes money. Because money is nothing more than a protocol between the parties.

Elon Musk understood it. And more than that, Elon saw BTC as a safe haven. He didn’t see BTC as a currency. Buying BTC to his balance sheet made him another believer that this cryptocurrency will not be a tool to buy and sell things. On the contrary, like gold, BTC will be a store of value.

Musk’s company will receive future profits in FIAT money, and 10 to 15% will automatically be transferred to Bitcoin. That’s how the company’s accounting department will work.

Being an early adopter, Tesla bought Bitcoin at a sheep price.

How will Tesla behave in the future, as an early buyer of the most valuable asset in the future?