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Due to COVID, all people are like justifying everything by saying it was a rough year.
Tags: People, Covid-19

Due to COVID, all people are like justifying everything by saying it was a rough year. It was, and still is, and it will continue.
How Weak People Think
By: Planeta Digital Ao
Tags: People, Weak, Weakness

What Are your Habits?

They Feel Sorry for Themselves

People get bummed out. They get sad. They get lonely. They get angry. These are very human emotions each of us will repeatedly experience in life.

Self-pity is different. Thoughts like “Why does this always happen to me?” cause one to get stuck and remain focused on the problem, Morin says.

Instead of finding solutions to problems, people who lack mental strength often find themselves “hosting their own pity parties.”

They Give Their Power to Others

People often forget that they are the ones in control. As Morin points out, one does not have to do anything. Are there consequences for not doing certain things? Of course. But you don’t have to go golfing with your father-in-law. You don’t have to do your husband’s laundry. The truth is, every day we make choices, and our lives are largely based on those choices.

They Think the World Owes Them Something

Many people, Morin says, seem to believe that they deserve success. Why? Because they work hard. But believe it or not, it is not written that if one works hard one will become successful.

“Expecting success to fall into your lap like some kind of cosmic reward will only lead to disappointment,” Morin says.

Mentally strong people tend to understand that life is not fair — Morin’s story makes this abundantly clear — and the world owes us absolutely nothing (a fact many of us are reminded of on a daily basis).
She had her fair share of white lies.
By: Matthew Gorion
Tags: People, Orlando

She had her fair share of white lies.

She was a city girl that moved to Orlando. I was from Orlando and moved to the city. That could be why we didn’t see eye to eye.

But I could see what he saw in her. And I was happy for him. He found love and he found out how to express himself.

She loved his personality.

And he jokingly said he loved her for her looks.
The Loss of a Person Doesn’t Always Mean Their Passing
By: Alyssa Chua
Tags: Friendship, People, Relationships, Life, Love

Sometimes, it’s more painful to lose the ones who are still alive. I’m not making a light matter of death here — of course not. Like you, I’ve lost dear ones who have passed on and, perhaps you, like me, have lost dear ones who are very much alive today.

It’s always hard to tell how it begins so we can avoid it again in the future. What are the telltale signs that a friendship is about to draw to an end? Is it a glint in the eye of a friend you’ve always known? Is it when they stop replying and you gradually lose touch? Or is it something that happens so suddenly — an outburst of anger, a fistfight, a string of harsh words that leads to walking away and never looking back?

I can’t pinpoint it for you. I can’t narrow it down to the exact moment. I can’t fix the day or the hour. In my experience, it came subtly. Like the sun creeping up on a cold morning. One moment, you’re admiring the stars. For a second, you forget where you are, as you stare fixated and the next thing you know, you are blinded by a flash of light. Only this one is unpleasant and the colours are dark and ugly.
Una Navidad Tasty alrededor del mundo.
By: Eattasty España
Tags: Foodies, Startup, Food, Christmas, People

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No response, is a response
By: Anne Mendis
Tags: Instagram, Talking, Life Lessons, People, Education Life Lesson

Saw a post on Instagram

It stated, “No response, is a response”

That statement could not be any more true

You don’t have to go behind

lovers, friends, relationships, or anyone

frankly that is a waste of

time, effort, and energy

Your kindness and personality can only

stretch and skim so far for others

when you deserves to be celebrated

and recognized in your efforts

It is not everyday people will see your value

So if you get that chance with any person you meet

Don’t just see the message

Don’t just leave the message read

Don’t leave the blue ticks

because

no response, is a response

and I would rather not leave things

on read
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
By: Lukasz Laniecki
Tags: Success, People, Ego, Human Behavior, Failure

Woke up 4:10 am

Ryan Holiday writes that the thing about ego is not just that it’s unattractive. It’s that it is much less effective as a lifestyle and professional strategy than humility and confidence are.

Yesterday I pointed to the ridiculousness of the idea that someone’s humility or strong sense of self-importance and self-worth (ego) can be this person’s strategy. This is almost never actually our choice. We are who we are because A/ we were born a certain way (with a certain set of characteristics — our temperament being most important of them all), and B/ our past experiences had a huge influence on us. So it is not as simple as a choice between using a spoon instead of a fork to eat a soup. And in my opinion Ryan Holiday at least makes it sound so.

Of course, people can work on themselves, and to some extent they can reprogram themselves. It takes a shitload of work (not just any work — it has to be the best work you’ll ever do) and a very long time. I think it can’t just happen within a couple of weeks or even months. Maybe if you’d have time only for self-reflection and nothing else it would be possible to do it faster. But I’m not sure — I doubt even that.

And why take this conclusion that ego is less effective as a lifestyle and professional strategy at face value? Because it appeared somewhere — in a book by a best-selling author? Why not question that? Maybe there are way more important things in me than my ego, which I could work on and improve? Maybe my ego is not my obstacle? Maybe on certain occasions it’s my greatest ally? Maybe getting rid of it would be a mistake? Maybe I could still need it sometimes? Maybe this best-selling author is wrong? Maybe the concept which he proposed in this book is flawed? Why the hell not?

And what did he mean when he wrote “less effective as a lifestyle and professional strategy”? How can this be judged? And by whom? And why this person should tell others what is less effective as a lifestyle and professional strategy, and what is more effective as a lifestyle and professional strategy?

I think people can have a lot to thank for their egos — even if their ego was something which led to their demise. If it led to someone’s early success and then became a problem (obstacle), can you really say that it sucks? Or that it is “less effective as a lifestyle and professional strategy”?

It definitely isn’t black or white.
Simply be authentic, real, genuine, love God, love people, and live on Mission.
By: Bro Martin
Tags: Church, Christianity, People, Mission, God

Not all will agree with what I am about to post… I sincerely enjoy attending church and as a Christian I believe the Holy Spirit encourages us to do so. I never want to miss an opportunity to be in church. To assemble together, build into relationships, to worship, serve, learn, grow, get equipped and go out. I find it is also biblical.

However, a church was never meant to be a museum for saints, fancy artifacts, or expensive dramatic laser light shows. It is a hospital for sinners for healing, rehabilitation, repentance, recovery and growing in the name of Jesus. Besides the church is not a building, the church is the people and you can gather anywhere, whether in a building, on the street corner, on a motorcycle, or park bench.

To any church out there that would ever turn away a soul because of appearance, finances, brokenness, addictions, alcoholism… is not a church, nor the church. You are doing it wrong, and need a true church. Remember, Christ re-named Simon to Peter, the rock, to whom He would build the church. Peter had flaws, made mistakes, he was human, just as all of us.

Keep in mind that no church is perfect and if you have been offended by someone in a church, welcome to the club, so have I. Honest people, with integrity, know they are fallible, and make errors. They, and we are all sinners. This is another reason they attend, seek to improve, learn, grow, get equipped and go out.

However, words of advice and caution…If church leaders are per-occupied with numbers, money, a certain look, consistently speaking against other denominations, or always preaching a Prosperity Message and spending thousands to possibly millions on fancy dramatic shows, jet planes, or costly buildings, while the congregation is suffering and there are homeless starving on the streets in their community, that is not about Christ, nor a true church, or the rock in which Christ spoke. If your focus is this way, you must be reading a different bible than I am.

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the entertainment side, contemporary music, and different “wrappers” of a church and how it is to be presented, especially in today’s time. However, a good church, and church message, must be biblically sound and Christ centered.

Simply preach the truth, even when it is hard, as there is a Heaven and a Hell. The truth must be spoken. Simply be authentic, real, genuine, love God, love people, and live on Mission. Keep the main thing the main thing. Plant the seeds, let the Holy Spirit help water it, and souls will be saved, lives changed, and your church will grow be it God’s will…

I also believe the “luke warm” spoken in the bible may be more about frauds, fakes, and posers. Be real, church people, God always knows your heart, intent and soul.

And before someone goes on a rant in a reply, I assure you I can provide plenty of scripture to support what I believe and know to be true.
Monday, December 21, 2020
By: Lukasz Laniecki
Tags: Success, People, Ego, Life, Human Behavior

Woke up 4:30 am

The third part of my series of posts on the book Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday.

He wrote “We all have that. We’ve all been guilty of it at one time or another.”

This is another thing I disagree with. Put all people in one basket (say that we all do a certain thing a certain way, or that we all have a certain problem, or that we all think the same way, or that we all like or dislike something, and the risk that your thesis will be flawed is much greater than if you said “most of us”, or, even better, “some of us”.

But it’s attractive to say “we all”. We’re tempted to say or write that we all do a certain thing a certain way, or think the same way, etc., because then our thesis sounds much more convincing. If I pointed to something which we all do, then it means that I have to be right (it has this aura of truthfulness in it). It has to be true about our species — a debate almost becomes useless. We all have that.

Am I guilty of that — using “we all” in my writing? I think, yes. I have definitely yielded to that temptation at least on several occasions.

I don’t think that we all have that. That we’ve all been guilty of it at one time or another — having an unhealthy ego. Some people are incapable of ever having issues related to their over-exaggerated self-importnace / self-worth. They simply don’t have it in them. Those are the shy types among us who would even have a very serious problem imagining such reality (where they would over-exaggerate their self-importance / self-worth).

Btw, I started to listen to the audiobook (of Ego is the Enemy) on YouTube.
10 things about people that make me indescribably happy
By: Alexa Moulton
Tags: Humans, Happy, People, Happiness

Photo by Andreas Weiland on Unsplash

10 things about people that make me indescribably happy

1. When you know someone trusts you wholeheartedly

They will tell me anything and I will tell them the same. The trust and love I have for these people will go on forever.

2. When you know someone won’t leave

They are here to stay and I know it. The feeling is amazing and it leaves a sense of otherwise unforeseen calm in the air.

3. When someone smiles their true smile around you

A true smile is the most beautiful thing anyone can wear. A true laugh is a great thing to go with it and all together these make a true friend.

4. A hug

A hug is my favorite thing in the world. However, I have found that I often initiate them. When I am around someone and they decide to give me a hug of their own accord it truly brightens my day.

5. When someone spits something out when they laugh

Something about this makes me smile. It is such a great moment and although it may not be that deep, it often leads to uncontrollable laughter.

6. When you have a fun interaction with a stranger

Whether they tell a joke or compliment you, good interactions with people I never met always brighten my day. I always feel that they must be truly genuine if they went out of their way to speak to you as a stranger.

7. Seeing others in love

Whenever I see two people in love it strengthens my hope in humanity and my hope that love is out there somewhere.

8. Watching someone accomplish a long time goal

The feeling of completion and pride in someone’s face when they accomplish something big is enough to make me smile any day. These beautiful moments should be cherished.

9. When you meet someone and instantly get along

The best types of friendships. I feel like you have known them for years and I met them last month. This feeling is amazing and truly helps to shape a great friendship.

10. People standing up for themselves or what they believe

I love seeing strong people stand up for themselves or against a problem. It sparks a sense of hope and strength in me and I realize that I, as well as everyone, have a voice that should be used.
10 Reasons You Should Love People
By: Caileigh Dowell
Tags: People, Advice, Holidays, Happy, Life

People. You know ’em. You love ’em. Well, maybe you love them. Especially around the holiday season, crowds of people pushing each other for the last Xbox on the shelf can discourage you from having positive feelings towards the majority of humankind. I’ve got to thinking, though, and created a list of 10 things that remind me that people are, in general, worth loving. Without further ado:

The light in someone’s eyes when they talk about something they are really passionate about (extra points if they talk animatedly with their hands). When the person in front of you in the drive-through pays for your coffee or meal. There is no reason to do this that furthers our survival, and yet people still do. That has to count for something. The communal breath-holding that you can hear in a movie theatre when something suspenseful is taking place. For a moment, you and all the strangers around you are thinking the same thing. You are all together. When you see a person dancing in the rain or running down a hill or losing themselves in music on the subway. That is pure humanity, without a care in the world or any bowing down to social constructs. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This one is pretty specific, but how endearing and funny is it that a ton of humans crowd together outside in the snow to watch people pulling big balloons behind them? Adorable. Speaking of snow, the pure glee that overtakes someone when they make a snow angel or a sandcastle. It’s like watching someone leave their mark on the world in such a simple and beautiful way. Music. People who create music, who sing at the top of their lungs in the car, who carry instruments like the world might end if they break, who hum under their breath, who turn up the radio to drown out the noise. When you hold the door for someone and they are just a little too far away so they do that little half-run thing to catch up so you aren’t inconvenienced, even though you were fully prepared to stand and wait. When wait-staff call you “honey” or “angel” or “sweetheart”. It always comes at the exact time that you need to be reminded that you are special. Poets, dancers, singers, actors, and anyone who risks safety and security to follow their passions. These people are a constant reminder that humanity will always win out in the end, and that life is always struggling to break free.

This holiday season, even though it might be difficult, choose to love your fellow humans. After all, we only have each other.
The Stories That Got Us Through 2020
By: Dit Raj
Tags: Cities, People, Dogs, God

The Stories That Got Us Through 2020

This year is hard to explain. Writers on Medium made sense of it all.

What just happened?

It’s hard to say for sure. There are the obvious things. The ways our world, and our lives, changed — probably forever. Hundreds of moments watching our colleagues freeze up on video chat. Then, awkwardly trying to tell them, “You’re frozen.” That’s just the beginning.

People have always turned to Medium to better understand the world and each other, and this year was the ultimate testament to that. We came here to figure out exactly… what’s going on. To connect with writers who informed, enlightened, challenged, and moved us. To tell our stories. To feel less alone. Every day, people on Medium came together to make sense of this unusual time, and to learn from each other in the process.

To mark the end of a year that sometimes felt like one endless day (we’re actually writing this on Tuesday, March 263rd), we wanted to share a small portion of the Medium stories that helped us all process this moment in history. We hope you appreciate revisiting them as much as we did.
The Wonderful World of Completely Random Facts — Issue 4
By: Daniel Ganninger
Tags: People, World, Facts, History, Interesting

The Big Island

Greenland is the largest island in the world. Australia by definition could be considered an island since it is land surrounded by water and would be the largest, but of course it is classified as a continent since it is tectonically independent from other continents.

Greenland in its own right is huge, and not very green. Greenland covers 836,300 square miles, while the next largest island, New Guinea, only covers 303,381 square miles. Most of the island is covered by an ice sheet of 677,855 square miles. It is thought that three large islands sit under all that ice. The population is tiny. Only 56,025 people live in Greenland as of 2018, making it the least densely populated country in the world. Greenland’s population is roughly the size of Pittsburg City, California. Ever heard of it? Neither had we.
People Are Not Good to Each Other
By: John Gillen
Tags: Death, The Junction, People, Life, Poetry

Photo by Jo-Anne McArthur on Unsplash

Reality never stops spinning

God designed it that way

The great orgasmic joke

If you get it you'll cum tears

It wasn't my idea

None of this way my idea

There are demons in the bubblegum

And the hanging judge is drunk

The real sin is not an attack on God

It's cruelty

It's stealing coins from cripples and laughing at crying children

It's putting sugar in the gas tank of an ambulance and poison in a nun's tea

People are not good to each other

People are not good to each other

They simply are not good to each other

They mistake hatred for strength

So people are not good to each other

A man at my office had a seizure

A boy really

A twenty-three-year-old boy with floppy brown hair

And a tiny smiling mouth

I lifted him from his chair

And laid him on the floor

And held his head

While he flinched

And twisted

And drooled blood on his shirt

No one has control of anything

We're all of us fragile as wind

We don't know when

But we know it's coming

The day when all is lost

And you can't decide when to piss

Can't remember your mother

Or how to work your hands

And you lie on the ground

In the drool and the blood

And no one understands

And they take your wallet

And ask if you've got insurance

And your eyes are staring

At the darkness around your brain

And the world goes on



Like it’s not happening to them

Like nothing is happening to them

Like it’s never going to happen to them

Like they’re never going to have to lie on the ground

In their drool and their blood

While no one understands

And people are not good to each other

And people are not good to each other

And people are not good to each other
Eliminate 5 types of people’s from your life = SUCCESSFUL
Tags: Motivation, Friendship, Avoid, Toxic, People

Introduction

We meet a lot of peoples in life, have a good or bad time with them

But is continuing spending time with them is useful for you or they are leading you toward a great loss.

Having perfect people is not possible. We only try to avoid some types of people.

The slackers

The kind of people who have nothing to do with their lives

That’s not your concern but they also don’t let you do anything.

A person who has to go nowhere never let you go anywhere.

The leech

The kind of people who suck your blood in every possible way, it depends which way you allow them to suck your blood, a good example is of the parasite plants they don’t produce their food so they depend on other plants by eating their food.

The Manipulator.

The type of people who use you for their own sake but pretend like a friend.

The narcissist :

The people who only love their self. The type of people who admire themselves. They have no time to notice somebody else they are enough for them and you if you do anything for them they are not going to notice or we say it has no importance in their eye.

Disreputable ‘s :

The people who are disgraced due to their acts. The reason to avoid them is to not disgracing your self for their act. your reputation matters a lot you should avoid the people who are going to be the reason for your character assassination.

Conclusion :

The only reason to resist them is to keep your path clear toward achievement. And another reason is that the people with whom we spend the most time. Gradually we start adopting their habits.
Communication & Context
By: Piyush Ochani
Tags: Communication, People, Voice Message, Pandemic, Voice Notes

What are the various interpersonal dimensions we share?

▪️Space

▪️Time

▪️Aural

▪️Visual

▪️Physical touch

In the pandemic, interactions through Space and Touch were cut off with most of the people we knew, yet we still communicated via the other three

But now what do we people do, when time doesn't align....

that is why I love voice notes; we get to share verbally without the mental presence of the other person & the time aspect of it is simply tucked away in the metadata;

visible when it's needed, tucked away when it's not.

#communication #people #voicenotes #pandemiclife #pandemic2020 #writing #thoughtsbecomethings #conversation #humanconnection #connections
Roadside
Tags: Roadtrip, Night, People, Writing, Poetry

Three old men sit,

backs to the road,

outlined in gold lamplight.

A girl walks confidently alone

along the dark road,

straight-backed, hair swinging.

Three young boys sit,

faces lit up by streetlights,

raising small hands to wave.

A flame red bird

perches on a burnt tree stump

struck dumb by lightning

The sun drops quickly here,

like a throat into a stomach

a heart into a mouth.
V-shaped recovery: Virus to Vaccine & beyond
By: Bijesh Kamath
Tags: Leadership Development, Communication, People, Leadership Skills, Communication Skills

Eleven years ago, crores of Indians were introduced to a Virus of the most infectious type – Professor Viru Sahasrabuddhe, affectionately called Virus by the 3 Idiots (if you know, you know). He was a teacher and a caricature. Eleven years hence, we have another Virus, also an infectious teacher and caricature, both with spiky hair.

What a transformation we have seen – from an obstinate, overbearing, omniscient villain (also level 1, individualist leader, deadly virus with no cure) to an empathetic, incomplete yet authentic hero (95% efficacy vaccine on which rides the hopes of 7 billion citizens and 100 million investors).

I am imagining the Vaccine being interviewed for a job and on being asked why it is best suited for the job, with vanity oozing from its lips, proclaiming – “My efficacy is 95%! The next best I heard is 90%. Try me.” Oh! What a welcome it has got with 95% efficacy – twitter feeds are overflowing with people of all race, color, age pulling up their sleeves with so much glee. Never has human kind been so receptive of a needle. If a vaccine can be successful with 95% efficacy, you can too. You must read this very old article on HBR. https://hbr.org/2007/02/in-praise-of-the-incomplete-leader.

It gives me so much satisfaction to discover that there is such a thing as an incomplete leader, and I thank the virus, the vaccine and my new-found love for reading old articles for that.

By the way, there’s one other thing. It’s not even the end of the year but have you noticed that conversations on vaccines outnumber the virus 99:1 and people moving around with masks outnumber masked idiots 28:1? Why don’t people wear masks? Why does a virus that you have not seen bring too much fear and a vaccine that you have not felt bring too much hope? It has to do with communications efficacy and the traps we all fall into (including me) – too much data, formal language and the us/they syndrome. Coursera has a course.

I can somehow connect the dots. Professor Viru Sahasrabuddhe (Virus to his students) failed because he assumed (falsely) that he was a complete (100%) leader. “Life begins with murder. If you don’t compete you will die.” And “Life is a race. If you don’t run fast, you will be a broken andaa.” His words, not mine. We all know how that story ended.

Our lives in 2020 has vacillated between a virus and a vaccine. From my vantage position, I propose adding one more V word to it – validate. After 2020, will I seek validation for my self-worth. NeVer!

Winston Churchill made the V famous for defiance and the unrelenting charge toward Victory during World War II. Which V word would you like to add?
We Didn’t Forget To Hesitate
By: Melissa R. Mendelson
Tags: The Bad Influence, People, Society, Melissarmendelson, Poetry

We Didn’t Forget To Hesitate

Photo by Bastien Hervé on Unsplash

There was a time when I would think

that we were not so irrational, so violent.

Now, I don’t know.

We have lost our grip on reality.

We are unhinged,

vipers snapping venom,

and we won’t listen to reason.

Some think it’s okay to make death threats

because nothing will happen to them,

and we can’t wait for Karma anymore

because her list is longer than Santa’s.

It’ll be some time before they get what’s coming to them.

While we wait,

the rest of us will harden,

and we won’t care.

We won’t care about anyone else except ourselves,

and if asked to push the button,

we won’t hesitate

because we are not the ones sitting in the electric chair.
Select the Right People in your Pro Life
By: Spiros Arvanitis
Tags: Motivation, People, Trust, Team, Culture

Do not choose the people you have next to you in your professional life judging only by what they do but rather by what they do when they do not need to do it.

We all select the people we want to work with. We do it continuously from the first day we worked and we will do it until the last.

We choose our partners, the people we will rely on to develop our work and deal with problems when the need arises.

The usual way is to base our judgment on what they do.

You tell me to do something, I do it 100%, you think I am reliable and it is right that you believe it. I adequately cover every basic rule.

But while this is normal — people who do well what they should — I would tell you that you must not look for just that.

Try to distinguish the people who did well what they had to do but put something more. They went out of their way and took it one step further.

This extra step is very important.

This extra step shows real interest, shows pride, shows an open mind, shows true team spirit, shows genuine cooperation.

Keep your eyes open and constantly look for where these extra steps are. The ones who took them are valuable to you. Trust me on that.

S.A
No man is an island.
By: Judy Masawa
Tags: People

Do you believe in witchcraft? Or sorcery? I don’t believe some old woman running around slaughtering chickens acting crazy would fuck up my life. That or any other version of that. Honest. But people out to get you doesn’t just come down to witchcraft. Maybe elaborate well thought out, well placed plans? Yeah no. Maybe opportunistic assholes. A motherfucker gets lucky enough to be in a room with you and a gun, maybe they won’t think twice. My point is that I don’t believe anyone but me could truly fuck me up. Don’t get me wrong, I am not naive enough to think that nobody’s out to get me. I just don’t think it makes a difference either way. Haters gonna hate and all that.

But it’s different when it’s one of yours. I believe that at this point I can read people like fucking books. I may be hella delusional too. So, how do you know that your people really are your people? Personally, I don’t think I care. I mean if you go out of your way to act the part, baby Imma give you a fucking oscar to go with your perfomance. Either way, I ain’t alladat, and so I don’t think nobody’s trying to kill me, not yet anyway, give me time. I will earn even serial killer acknowledgement, and no, I won’t sweat it. So, do we know the birds we keep in our pockets? Do we care?

Once, I was followed home by a man for like 250m or so. No, I did not notice. I’m not sure how I feel about that. I think I’m a little worried. Not for a second did I feel unsafe or like I was being stalked. Talk about shit animal instincts. And as I type this I wonder if this is one of those things I think I know but apparently I’m fucking clueless. Maybe I get on my best friend’s nerves. Maybe that man I like that has me building castles in the air thinking he worships me really just thinks I’m a drag. Maybe. I mean, I think not. But maybe so. Does it even matter? These things where there is no knowing for sure. When I trust my heart. Same heart that has me diving head first and then things go to shit. So what. Now I can’t even trust myself, how am I supposed to trust anyone else?

No man is an island. There is no running away from people. And I love my people. Do I think they love me? Hella. Am I sure? I really want to say yes but no. But I love them anyway. That’s the take away. It doesn’t fucking matter. I don’t want to be one of those people my people are unsure of. Nope. I want to say my sole purpose in life is to love. But no, I can do better. Always. I can love more everyday. I will be unsure and love you anyway. That is my choice. I don’t have to be sure about your love for me. But I can damn well be 100% sure that I love you. I hope that one day that will be enough.
How to Deal with Toxic People
By: Jo Na
Tags: Dealing With Toxic People, Communication, People, Toxic People, Relationships

How to Deal with Toxic People

DONT
Let Go of the People Who Hold You Back
Tags: Life Lessons, Friendship, Self Improvement, People, Toxic Relationships

There’s always going to be someone who doesn’t agree with you on everything.

And they usually try to persuade you from doing anything that will benefit you and help you grow as a person.

When you find yourself surrounded by someone like that, you need to cut your ties with them.

It would be best if you didn’t want to hang around people who don’t help you become a better person or improve your life.

A friend of mine finally dumped her boyfriend, claiming she was tired of having to babysit him.

My friend is trying to improve her life. She’s in school and currently saving her money to buy a house.

On the other hand, her boyfriend does nothing but play video games and doesn’t even try to do anything with his life.

My friend is on her way up, and he is staying stagnant, so I can see why she finally got fed up and told him to go.
I wish I had been failed early on
Tags: Dreamers, People, Relationships, Personal, Living

Date: 18th December, 2020

If family, friends, colleagues or even strangers had failed me early on, I would have been better sorted in life.

I would have been the ‘practical’ human that people celebrate.

I wouldn’t have fussed over people in general or the places I worked at or even about what’s wrong with the nation or the world at large. Of course, I would have opinions and I would know the truths. But I would have been smarter. I’d have known that my voice would have been most effective (and rewarding) at volume zero or just at, what I would say is, the volume of tokenism.

More so, even if I indulged in doublespeak, the world at large would still have seen me as decisive. I could have let down people and places, and there wouldn’t be a single finger raised at me. My biases would have remained unquestioned as I would have the blessings of higher-ups. In any case, I would have merrily been their unwavering adherent.

So what if textbooks would have termed me delusional?

And if some upstart who would have seen me through, and dared to question me, I could have easily pushed into the blackhole of abandonment. Thereafter, pretending to be feel guilty and concerned would be so natural to me. No wonder, I would come across a ‘victim’ of that ‘emotional’ or ‘rebel’ or ‘immature’ or ‘inexperienced’ or whatever label I would choose to stick on to that fool.

Alas! People whom I met early on, professionally and personally, and those whom up until now I looked up to, I abhor them now. I am angry with them. They treated me well. They respected my being. They gave me wings. They taught me empathy. Together, we felt the the joy of winning the day with panache and not just saving the day as a survival tactic. They made me see the bright side of the world. They made me a dreamer.

Hey! But there’s no place for dreamers in the land of the delusional. Hammered, the dreamer must die or accept the way of the delusional.

Back to square one, if family, friends, colleagues or even strangers had failed me early on, I would have been better sorted in life. If only…

#EndOf2020
Charming
By: Sean Zhai
Tags: Happiness, Emotions, People, Life, Poetry

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Ценностное предложение как основа развития личного бренда
By: Daria Volkova
Tags: Personal Branding, Blogging, People, Brand Strategy, Personal

Brand Strategist, Startup Mentor, Co-Founder at Pink Lions Agency — Strategy & Design for IT products. www.pinklions.agency
Cultural Diversity at Easygo
Tags: Global, Teamwork, People, Culture, Diversity

If you have read many of our other blog posts, you know that Culture is huge for us. This extends beyond how we interact with one another. Our focus on Culture is about who we are as a team, how we impact our world, and how being a part of Easygo influences our people.

Pure Diversity, Mirta Toledo 1993

Here at Easygo, we are culturally diverse, with staff from all over the world working closely together. We capitalise on our differences, embracing our unique backgrounds.

Our head-office team, currently numbering less than 30, consists of World-Class talent from Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, North Korea, The Philippines, India, China, The United States of America, Canada, The United Kingdom, Spain, The Czech Republic, and Germany.

Additionally, our wider company includes talent based in The US and Serbia.

Cultural diversity creates so much value in the workplace, but there are also challenges, too. We like to make the most of what we have and welcome the opportunity to learn how to work with one another!

It’s tricky to describe how and why we are so diverse. We don’t actively go out of our way to bring in people who identify with any specific culture. However, we are intentionally inclusive, supportive, and flexible, which harmonises cultural diversity.

Cultural diversity inspires creativity and drives innovation. Combining different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences encourages our teams to maximise output and enhances their ideas. Pair this with a diverse skill base, and we have a platform to provide better products and services to our customers. We feel that drawing on a wide talent pool allows us to attract and retain the very best people, and we love the diverse team that we have assembled here at Easygo.
The Tagoloan festival of lights is one of the remarkable events that happened in the town of…
By: Fantastic Four
Tags: Christmas Tree, Christmas, Lights, People, Fireworks

Tagoloan Shines to the World! Tagoloan Festival of Lights 2020!

The Tagoloan festival of lights is one of the remarkable events that happened in the town of tagoloan. The Twisted Tunnel of Lights, so called because of the touch of umbrellas that radiates vibrant colors during the day, also the Walkway of Hope; the newly put-up String of Lights alongside the Church, the Array of Peace, and the remade I LOVE TAGOLOAN in 3D, and the Tagoloan Church was filled of lights and also of course the Giant Christmas Tree in a cool and warm lights combination. The Switch-On Ceremony was spearheaded by the Municipal Information, Events, Tourism and Culture and Arts. The Dance-troupe of Tagoloan Community college showcase their talents also the Trio “AJA” from Tagoloan Community College sang a songs that can make the event alive and for the people to be entertained.

The Tagoloanons had a chance to have quality time with their families because of the said event which is the Festival of lights. They also witness the mesmerizing fireworks. Even though we are in the amidst of the pandemic the Tagoloan LGU gave their best for the Tagoloanons feel the essence of Christmas. It is also a way for them to believe that there is still a chance, if they will have hope and faith with Jesus Christ.
My Best Friend Did More For Kevin Than Anyone Else In His Whole Life
By: Malky Mcewan
Tags: Friendship, People, Storytelling, Dogs, Sadness

My Best Friend Did More For Kevin Than Anyone Else In His Whole Life

Me, Toby

We went for a walk along the old railway line. My best friend and me. It’s tarred now, the path. Plenty of things to see and smell. Mostly, we’re happy to walk in silence.

Sometimes we have to move into the side to let people whizz by on their metal frame with spinning wheels.

“No problem,” he calls to them, even if they don’t say “thank you”.

It’s nice walking the old railway line. There is a plastic milk container hanging from a tree. It has sides cut out. It spins in the wind, but there must be a kind person who fills it up with seeds. We stop and watch the birds feed — when it’s not spinning.

After a while, it drizzled. Up went the umbrella. I don’t bother. I don’t mind the rain.

We came to a bench. Wooden, in need of paint. Near a big bin, people don’t know it is there, judging by the things I see lying on the ground. A man sat on the bench, head in his hands.

I stood back, wary. No-one sits on this bench next to a smelly bucket. My best friend stopped. Keeping his distance.

“Are you okay?” “… No,” the man said without looking up. “Are you feeling unwell?”

This time he looked up, a boy not a man, nearly, but not quite. His eyes red, cheeks puffy. He took a moment to focus.

“No man. I’m just nothing.” “Do you need an ambulance?” “No.” “This rain is getting heavier, you’ll get soaked sitting there, maybe you better head home.”

He was already wet through. I think he’d been there for a while.

“There’s nothing to go home for.” He sunk his head back into his hands. “I’m just concerned about you, you know.” “Nobody cares about me.” “I’m going around the loop, then I’ll be back to check on you. If you are still here.”

We walked around the loop, back onto the path back the way we came. Twenty-minutes at most.

He was still there, the boy on the bench. The rain was heavier now — but not as heavy as his head. My best friend went close to him, his umbrella stopped the rain falling on the boy. I felt sad for him. He smelled like burnt dead leaves.

“What’s your name?” “I can’t tell you my name, I’m just a nobody.” “Look, you are wet and cold. It’s time you went home, I think.” “There’s no-one there who cares, they think I’m a waste of space.” “If you are heading this way, you can walk with me under my umbrella.” “What’s your name?” He asked.

My best friend told him.

The boy said,

“I’m Kevin, you have done more for me today than anyone else in my whole life,” he stretched his hand towards him.

We shouldn’t touch anyone what with this virus thingy going about, but my best friend took his hand. I let the boy touch me too. He still didn’t want to come under the umbrella. After a while, we left.

We’ve passed Kevin on the old railway line a few times since. He sometimes has a bottle in his pocket. My best friend always says,

“Hello Kevin, how are you today.”

But I don’t think Kevin remembers him.
Where do I belong
By: Naam Me Kya Rakha Hai
Tags: Existence, People, Life, Belonging

Where do I belong

Do I belong anywhere?

HomeTown or WorkTown or Hyderabad

Which is the "my place"?

Where I feel I am home

Or it is just a fake feeling

To have ever

I have a doubt and I m doubt

People are old and new

I am confused

Existence is yes or no

Am I alive or I am unwanted?

What is the question and where are the answers

Belong is a hold which I wanna feel

It is corona or it is me

Did I fail or I am failure?

Do I belong ?

Should I stop or move?

Find a new belongings

What is it?

Do I have family,friend or boyfriend ?

Where is the love?

What are mine?

I feel I m dark

Dark are sad and Dark likes nowhere

Question is where do I belong?

Search is painful and forever.
10 Effective Ways To Deal With Jealous People
Tags: Friendship, Abuse, Travel, People, Jealousy

10 Effective Ways To Deal With Jealous People

Have you ever been on a once in a lifetime luxury holiday to post your experience naively with excitement only to be met with jealous friends when you come home that remain this way as if you owe them something.

What to do with these personality types if you come across this type of behaviour.

Empathize and identify with their viewpoint.

Channel their overcorrection to your advantage. You have more to give then what they serve you.

Research how to overcome narcissitic abuse and learn how to deal with the narcissist attitudes.

Avoid always talking about yourself and give them importance instead, these people like to be center of attention as if life were a show.

Take their hateful comments with a smile knowing the real truth behind the shade and misjudgment they throw your way.

Address the matter head-on and nip it in the bud so it begins to stop. Don’t fall into their agenda of targeted attacks.

Do genuine deeds of kindness towards jealous people who mislead you with forgiveness in your heart.

Limit your interaction with them or remove and don’t associate yourself with them in your life.

Life is tough but if you are able to deal with things effectively and not become too emotional when dealing with jealous mockers than you will be better off and happier for it.

It can be painful when people attack your credibility knowing how hard and how much dedication and discipline it took for you to serve with your gifts and passions .

People should not pick on you, bully or intimidate you using their authority or constantly find fault for pursuing your path and creativity in life

Painting and doing Art like anything is a discipline and is incredibly time consuming and labour intensive only to be glanced at, overlooked, scrolled by and taken for granted through green eyes.

Never to truely be appreciated by jealous contenders as a unique soul expression of something to be treasured in homes for a lifetime.

Building a bridge is a two way street.

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One in four people globally may not get Covid-19 vaccines until 2022
Tags: Vaccines, Covid 19, People, Global Health

Nearly one in four people may not get Covid-19 vaccines until at least 2022 because rich countries with less than 15% of the global population have reserved 51% of the doses of the most promising vaccines

Nearly one in four people may not get Covid-19 vaccines until at least 2022 because rich countries with less than 15% of the global population have reserved 51% of the doses of the most promising vaccines, researchers said on Tuesday.

Low- and middle-income countries — home to more than 85% of the world’s population — would have to share the remainder, said researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the United States.

An effective response to the pandemic requires high-income countries “to share in an equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines across the world”, they wrote.

“The uncertainty over global access to Covid-19 vaccines traces not only to ongoing clinical testing, but also from the failure of governments and vaccine manufacturers to be more transparent and accountable over these arrangements,” they added.

As of November 15, high-income nations had pre-ordered nearly 7.5 billion doses of vaccines from 13 manufacturers, the paper said.

This included Japan, Australia and Canada who collectively have more than 1 billion doses but accounted for less than 1% of current novel coronavirus cases, it said.

Even if leading manufacturers’ vaccines reach their projected maximum production capacity, nearly 25% of the world’s population may not get the vaccines for another year or more, according to the paper.

The People’s Vaccine Alliance coalition last week said pharmaceutical companies should openly share their technology and intellectual property through the World Health Organisation (WHO) so that more doses can be manufactured.

The John Hopkins researchers said WHO’s COVAX Facility could play a key role in ensuring fairer access to approved vaccines but it has only secured 500 million doses, far below its target of delivering at least 2 billion doses by the end of 2021.

Launched in April, the global pact aims to pool funds from wealthier countries and nonprofits to accelerate the development and manufacture of Covid-19 vaccines and distribute them equitably around the world.

It has so far secured half of the funding it needs and the United States and Russia — key players in vaccine development and manufacture — have not joined, the Johns Hopkins study said.