Motivation and your career
Career motivation is a great thing to have and if you do not have it, you should work on getting it. You need motivation to get what you want in life and to have the best career that you can have. If you think that you are lacking in motivation, you need to work on it. There are a few tips that will help you get to where you need to be in your career motivation skills. There are a few simple things that you can do to make it a little easier to get where you want to be in life.
Think about a few different things. Are you happy with your career? Are you looking forward to going to work everyday or do you wish that you could just stay home all day? These are things that can help you decide if you are on the right track for career motivation or not. When you are serious about getting on track with your career, you will have a better shot at being happy with what you do and how you earn a paycheck.
If you have low career motivation, you should think about why you are not more excited about going to work. You should think about these things seriously so that you can fix anything that is not working out right. Did you have a bad experience at work to make you not like your career path anymore? If so, maybe you can find a way to fix a problem so that you can get your motivation back. If not, you may have to think about a career change so that you can be happy again, in what you do everyday.
You need to work on your career motivation because this has a big impact on the rest of how your life goes. Your attitude in life is going to depend on how happy you are with everything that you do and this will include your career. You need to be serious about what you do and how you handle your career. Having a positive attitude is very important. You have to make sure that you are doing what you have to so that you can keep going on the right track and be happy with what you have succeeded with in life.
Think about your reflection on life and how you feel about your career. Are you happy with everything that you are doing? Does your career make you unhappy in the other things that you do in life? If so, you have to think about what you can do to change it and move past the hard times and get to the good things that make you happy with what you do. Using your skills to make your career motivation better is going to get you further in the job and make you more successful as you go.
You should never do anything that makes you unhappy. If you are working at doing something because you only need a paycheck, you have to think about long-term goals. Think about the long-term things that you want to do and go after your dreams. If you have goals set for yourself later on down the road, you will see that you can work hard to get the job done. You can use your career motivation for getting to where you want to be in life and in the career that you want to achieve. You can have the career that you have always wanted even if you think that you it is impossible right now. There is always time to make it happen and all you have to have is career motivation and determination.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
FORMER MILITANTS TO UNDERGO ORIENTATION IN PLATEAU STATE
The former militants are expected to contribute positively to their communities and the country after their training. Photo: REUTERS
Former militants to undergo orientation in Plateau State
Some of the militants who accepted the amnesty deal and surrendered their arms to the Federal Government will be taken to the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre, Jos, for reorientation and training, the director general of the centre, Yusuf Adamu has said.
Mr Adamu said in Jos on Monday that the centre is ready to train more militants and impart leadership qualities in them to make them more useful to the country.
He said the training offered by the institute affords participants the opportunity to improve themselves as responsible citizens of the country.
"The people that are leading us today started like you and I. Have no doubt in mind that you are going to perform better than what we are seeing today when you are given the opportunity as leaders of our great country," he said.
Over 8,000 repentant militants who have been registered by the Federal Government are currently undergoing biometric documentation, following which they will undergo reorientation.
In Akure, the Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mayowa Akinfolarin on Wednesday, warned President Umaru Yar'Adua about the danger of not fulfilling promises made to the ex-militants.
"The sincerity on the part of government would bring everlasting peace to the region, but only God will save the area if government fails to keep its promises," he said.
Don't neglect the militants
Commenting on the recent protest by a group of former militants in Edo State, which led to the death of four people, Mr Akinfolarin warned that said if the Federal Government does not take proper care of the men, Nigeria may experience a long military crisis in the Niger Delta and beyond.
"If the boys are not properly taken care of, it might later have negative effects on society as they might later form robbery squads that would be tormenting people's lives," the lawmaker said.
He also appealed to politicians not to engage in thuggery during and after elections. He said that after the polls, the ammunitions handed out to thugs to rig election might be difficult to recover from them.
By Ugar Ukandi Odey October 22, 2009 02:52AMT
Former militants to undergo orientation in Plateau State
Some of the militants who accepted the amnesty deal and surrendered their arms to the Federal Government will be taken to the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre, Jos, for reorientation and training, the director general of the centre, Yusuf Adamu has said.
Mr Adamu said in Jos on Monday that the centre is ready to train more militants and impart leadership qualities in them to make them more useful to the country.
He said the training offered by the institute affords participants the opportunity to improve themselves as responsible citizens of the country.
"The people that are leading us today started like you and I. Have no doubt in mind that you are going to perform better than what we are seeing today when you are given the opportunity as leaders of our great country," he said.
Over 8,000 repentant militants who have been registered by the Federal Government are currently undergoing biometric documentation, following which they will undergo reorientation.
In Akure, the Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mayowa Akinfolarin on Wednesday, warned President Umaru Yar'Adua about the danger of not fulfilling promises made to the ex-militants.
"The sincerity on the part of government would bring everlasting peace to the region, but only God will save the area if government fails to keep its promises," he said.
Don't neglect the militants
Commenting on the recent protest by a group of former militants in Edo State, which led to the death of four people, Mr Akinfolarin warned that said if the Federal Government does not take proper care of the men, Nigeria may experience a long military crisis in the Niger Delta and beyond.
"If the boys are not properly taken care of, it might later have negative effects on society as they might later form robbery squads that would be tormenting people's lives," the lawmaker said.
He also appealed to politicians not to engage in thuggery during and after elections. He said that after the polls, the ammunitions handed out to thugs to rig election might be difficult to recover from them.
By Ugar Ukandi Odey October 22, 2009 02:52AMT
WORLD CUP STEWARDS STAGE PROTEST IN LAGOS
These youths trained to make guests comfortable but they will not do so unless the organisers of the championship pay them what they ask. Photo: FEMI ADEBESIN-KUTI
World Cup stewards stage protest in Lagos
The ability of the Local Organising Committee of the 2009 U-17 World Cup to host a successful tournament in Nigeria was put to the test yesterday as intending stewards for the soccer fiesta staged a protest in front of the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos after being told that they would be paid the sum of N15,000 for the duration of the tournament at the Lagos centre.
“They said FIFA has approved $100 per day for us, why have they now reduced it to just N15,000 for five days? This is unfair. Let them just return our CVs and passports as we are no longer interested in their job,” said one of the protesters who simply identified himself as Kingsley.
For most of the protesters, the amount being proposed for the five days is too small compared to other centres where they claim higher amounts will be paid.
Drama
Over 300 of them had earlier gathered at the National Stadium, just opposite the venue of the World Cup event, where the names of the selected stewards and the amounts to be paid them were to be announced.
While speaking to NEXTSports, most of the aspiring stewards recounted how tedious it was for them to get to this stage in the screening programme in which only able-bodied people are meant to be selected.
“I don’t understand this kind of country. You won’t give people social security, now we want to work and you want to shortchange us. We were here training and running in the sun and rain, see the amount they now want to pay us,” a protester identified as Babalola fumed.
Clarification
The presence of heavily armed policemen at the gate of the Teslim Balogun Stadium prevented the aggrieved stewards from entering the mainbowl of the stadium as they demanded to see the chief security officer of the venue, Dotun Aderibigbe.
After being addressed by a high-ranking officer whose name tag identified him as B. Abudulahi, Aderibigbe later came out to address the protesters:
“We sent a budget of N10,000 per day to FIFA and the LOC for payment for stewards that would complement the efforts of uniform men, but it was not approved. That was when we approached the Lagos State governor for assistance. He offered to help because he wanted the youths of the state to be carried along hence we can only pay N20,000. Anybody that is still interested can make their intentions known and if considered not good enough, can back out,” he said.
The activities of the protesters hindered the free flow of traffic on the expressway for a while, with passersby saying the incident was shameful on the eve of the commencement of such an important tournament.
By Tunde Eludini
October 22, 2009 01:52AMT
World Cup stewards stage protest in Lagos
The ability of the Local Organising Committee of the 2009 U-17 World Cup to host a successful tournament in Nigeria was put to the test yesterday as intending stewards for the soccer fiesta staged a protest in front of the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos after being told that they would be paid the sum of N15,000 for the duration of the tournament at the Lagos centre.
“They said FIFA has approved $100 per day for us, why have they now reduced it to just N15,000 for five days? This is unfair. Let them just return our CVs and passports as we are no longer interested in their job,” said one of the protesters who simply identified himself as Kingsley.
For most of the protesters, the amount being proposed for the five days is too small compared to other centres where they claim higher amounts will be paid.
Drama
Over 300 of them had earlier gathered at the National Stadium, just opposite the venue of the World Cup event, where the names of the selected stewards and the amounts to be paid them were to be announced.
While speaking to NEXTSports, most of the aspiring stewards recounted how tedious it was for them to get to this stage in the screening programme in which only able-bodied people are meant to be selected.
“I don’t understand this kind of country. You won’t give people social security, now we want to work and you want to shortchange us. We were here training and running in the sun and rain, see the amount they now want to pay us,” a protester identified as Babalola fumed.
Clarification
The presence of heavily armed policemen at the gate of the Teslim Balogun Stadium prevented the aggrieved stewards from entering the mainbowl of the stadium as they demanded to see the chief security officer of the venue, Dotun Aderibigbe.
After being addressed by a high-ranking officer whose name tag identified him as B. Abudulahi, Aderibigbe later came out to address the protesters:
“We sent a budget of N10,000 per day to FIFA and the LOC for payment for stewards that would complement the efforts of uniform men, but it was not approved. That was when we approached the Lagos State governor for assistance. He offered to help because he wanted the youths of the state to be carried along hence we can only pay N20,000. Anybody that is still interested can make their intentions known and if considered not good enough, can back out,” he said.
The activities of the protesters hindered the free flow of traffic on the expressway for a while, with passersby saying the incident was shameful on the eve of the commencement of such an important tournament.
By Tunde Eludini
October 22, 2009 01:52AMT
SUSPENSION OF ASUU STRIKE ENDS TOMORROW
Suspension of ASUU strike ends tomorrow
As the two-week suspension of the Academic Staff Union of Universities' (ASUU) strike ends tomorrow, Ukachukwu Awuzie, National President of the Union said: "We are working and not resting. We hope the government will meet the deadline."
The union had gone on an indefinite strike to press for the signing and implementation of the agreement it reached with the government in 2008, which included increased funding of the education sector. On Friday October 09, following the intervention of the governor of Edo Sate, Adams Oshiomhole, ASUU announced a temporary suspension of its strike which lasted for over three months.
This was to allow for further negotiations between the lecturers and the Federal Government.
Speaking with NEXT on telephone yesterday, Mr. Awuzie implied a conclusion to the matter was in sight.
"We need to meet the deadline on Friday. That is what we are working towards. Negotiation is ongoing and we are almost finishing. I am only hopeful and prayerful that I will be able to have something to tell them (the students) before the deadline expires," he said.
Mr. Awuzie declined to state categorically if students of Nigeria's tertiary institutions, many of whom had staged demonstrations over the continued industrial action, would wake up to a pleasant news regarding the issue tomorrow.
"I don't know if it will be pleasant or not, all I know is that I will tell them something. Whether or not it is going to be pleasant, all depends on who is looking at it and what you consider as pleasant or unpleasant," he said.
In another development, the university don reacted to news of a recent advertorial by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry of education which sought applications for teaching jobs in South Africa from Nigerian science teachers not gainfully employed in the country.
"If they have properly staffed our secondary schools with Maths and English or science teachers and we have excess to export, I have no problem with that. There is nothing wrong with Pan-African co-operation. I do not have statistics, but my own understanding is that most of our secondary schools do not have adequate numbers of mathematics teachers which may create more problems for our educational system," Mr. Awuzie explained.
As the two-week suspension of the Academic Staff Union of Universities' (ASUU) strike ends tomorrow, Ukachukwu Awuzie, National President of the Union said: "We are working and not resting. We hope the government will meet the deadline."
The union had gone on an indefinite strike to press for the signing and implementation of the agreement it reached with the government in 2008, which included increased funding of the education sector. On Friday October 09, following the intervention of the governor of Edo Sate, Adams Oshiomhole, ASUU announced a temporary suspension of its strike which lasted for over three months.
This was to allow for further negotiations between the lecturers and the Federal Government.
Speaking with NEXT on telephone yesterday, Mr. Awuzie implied a conclusion to the matter was in sight.
"We need to meet the deadline on Friday. That is what we are working towards. Negotiation is ongoing and we are almost finishing. I am only hopeful and prayerful that I will be able to have something to tell them (the students) before the deadline expires," he said.
Mr. Awuzie declined to state categorically if students of Nigeria's tertiary institutions, many of whom had staged demonstrations over the continued industrial action, would wake up to a pleasant news regarding the issue tomorrow.
"I don't know if it will be pleasant or not, all I know is that I will tell them something. Whether or not it is going to be pleasant, all depends on who is looking at it and what you consider as pleasant or unpleasant," he said.
In another development, the university don reacted to news of a recent advertorial by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry of education which sought applications for teaching jobs in South Africa from Nigerian science teachers not gainfully employed in the country.
"If they have properly staffed our secondary schools with Maths and English or science teachers and we have excess to export, I have no problem with that. There is nothing wrong with Pan-African co-operation. I do not have statistics, but my own understanding is that most of our secondary schools do not have adequate numbers of mathematics teachers which may create more problems for our educational system," Mr. Awuzie explained.
NIGERIA GETS SEVEN ADDITIONAL UNIVERSITIES
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday in Abuja approved the issuance of provisional licences for the establishment of seven new private universities in the country. Nigeria currently has 96 universities, comprising 27 federal, 35 state and 34 private universities.
The seven private universities are Wellspring University, Evbuobanosa, Edo State; Paul University, Awka, Anambra State; Rhema University, Obeama-Asa, Rivers State; Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Osun State; Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State; Godfrey Okoye University,
Ugwuomu-Nike, Enugu State, and Nigerian Turkish Nile University, Abuja.
Speaking at the post FEC briefing, which was chaired by Nigerian president, Umaru Yar'Adua, the Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, and her Minister of State counterpart, Ikra Bilbis, said the Minister of Education, Sam Egwu, presented a memo to the council seeking the approval for the issuance of provisional licences for the establishment of the new private universities.
Mrs. Akunyili said FEC approved the memo after considering the country's rising population. "Considering our rising population and this administration's desire to improve skills and enhance standards as one of the seven-point agenda Council, therefore, considered and approved the issuance of provisional licences for the establishment of the seven (7) private universities," she said.
The Minister of State for Education, Aisha Duku, who also spoke at the briefing, said the universities had to undergo rigorous screening before getting the provisional licences.
Ms Dukku added that currently, out of the 96 universities in the country, only 34 are privately owned, and that more universities are needed to take care of the millions who need admission. She said that over one million candidates applied for university admission this year through the Joint Matriculation Examination and only about 220,000 could be accommodated.
She also said contrary to popular opinion that private universities are concentrated in one part of the country, the seven approved private universities are evenly distributed. Two of them are situated in each of the three zones in the South, while one is in the Federal Capital Territory.
By Elizabeth Archibong
October 22, 2009 02:51AMT
The seven private universities are Wellspring University, Evbuobanosa, Edo State; Paul University, Awka, Anambra State; Rhema University, Obeama-Asa, Rivers State; Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Osun State; Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State; Godfrey Okoye University,
Ugwuomu-Nike, Enugu State, and Nigerian Turkish Nile University, Abuja.
Speaking at the post FEC briefing, which was chaired by Nigerian president, Umaru Yar'Adua, the Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, and her Minister of State counterpart, Ikra Bilbis, said the Minister of Education, Sam Egwu, presented a memo to the council seeking the approval for the issuance of provisional licences for the establishment of the new private universities.
Mrs. Akunyili said FEC approved the memo after considering the country's rising population. "Considering our rising population and this administration's desire to improve skills and enhance standards as one of the seven-point agenda Council, therefore, considered and approved the issuance of provisional licences for the establishment of the seven (7) private universities," she said.
The Minister of State for Education, Aisha Duku, who also spoke at the briefing, said the universities had to undergo rigorous screening before getting the provisional licences.
Ms Dukku added that currently, out of the 96 universities in the country, only 34 are privately owned, and that more universities are needed to take care of the millions who need admission. She said that over one million candidates applied for university admission this year through the Joint Matriculation Examination and only about 220,000 could be accommodated.
She also said contrary to popular opinion that private universities are concentrated in one part of the country, the seven approved private universities are evenly distributed. Two of them are situated in each of the three zones in the South, while one is in the Federal Capital Territory.
By Elizabeth Archibong
October 22, 2009 02:51AMT
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