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Reasons for blogging

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  an image from windows reports indicating a man behind a keyboard. There has been a lot of misconception when it comes to blogs, bloggers, and blogging in general. Maybe because as easy as it may be   'just writing" is not taken seriously as pertained to other career paths when it comes to professionalism or maybe because there have been quieter a number of problematic writers who have chosen to use shortcuts when it comes to publishing blogs, later duping them into trouble or getting negative reviews. eg cases of breach of privacy and plagiarism among others.   However, as a sager puts it  "there are two sides to the coin", and blogging has a lot of good stories in it the most eye-catching, it being bait that could attract money when done professionally by targeting the right audience, using the right channels and keeping them glued to beautiful articles that they resonate with, in their daily lives.  I know that maintaining a suitable audience can be such an uphil

Facing our fears has never been this easy !

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                  This takes me a couple of years back before I attained my UAE driving license. First, let me give credit where it's due, those classes compared to what I thought I learned in my home country were in-depth and very informative that by the time I was done I  had acknowledged myself as a competent driver indeed.  But it wasn’t easy at all as there were a few lessons that gave me cold feet, one being changing lanes! Yes, changing lanes!  UAE has these massive roads with numerous lanes and speedy cars hence my fear. That experience always felt like battling with a king of the jungle. I was afraid so badly when it came to that session I wouldn’t feel myself.  I dreaded it. I would tremble and feel sick to my stomach. I wished we could skip that part. The reason behind my fear was that I dint believe in my capability to change lanes thinking that I would cause confusion and a crash.   I remember my instructor and thanks to him for not giving up on me, asking me to t