As we know, most of the people living in this world perform daily tasks so as to get continued sustenance packages they use and live on. Also, we all have unique ways of thinking and responding to activities around us, my point today is to constantly improve, no matter the kind of work or task we perform based on challenges we face in our tasks.
Everything we see in our world today is an improvement of one created in past either in service, machines, production lines and even health care. This is because new ideas excite life. It brings a certain level of joy along with it, a certain level of comfort and ease.
Today, I am writing this to bring to our understanding the fact that life is in phases, even life itself improves regularly, though due to impacts of man, but we should know that as long as we live, trying out new things, new concepts and ideas to further realize more results in what we do should be paramount in our lives.
It is a very simple concept, we yearn for new things we see daily, but the new things are product of improvement thought of by someone and implemented. The result then makes the person relevant and sought for by a lot of other people.
So also is daily improvement in on oneself, pick a book, do that research, write that article, start the new business, learn the trade, do whatever it is that would make you constantly reckoned with in this constantly changing world and you would see how much importance it brings to you, excitement you create for others and change you would have being able to support.
I wrote in the past on excellence and how it is an ongoing process, how it is what we should daily strive for, what we should know is that improvement on a regular basis in whatever we do is a strive towards excellence.
It is known that nothing of weight comes easy, but we should know that no matter how painful it is, the results are gainful and all it brings along with it when present are things that would make us happy.
There are no competition, relevance and better results without constant improvement no matter how small it is, and it is this little change that alters life in all aspects and makes it easier and better for others. So in whatever we do, striving to add our little quota to life is a major factor for living and we would be surprised how much it would add to life and things around us.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
IMPORTANCE OF PRINCIPLES
There are things in this world that would always give the same results simply because of the principles attached to their performance or execution. To a large extent, our lives should have a pattern it follows so as to be able to replicate a kind of improvement or success we envisage and the pattern in this case are simply brought about by principles we should follow to give us expected results.
I took time to research the meaning of the word “PRINCIPLES” and I found out that they are standards we should live by to give us results we need. Even though we have to be flexible in the implementation of principles, they are must have as human beings.
Principles govern our emotions and feelings, it governs our attitude, character and disposition towards others. It defines the kind of person we are and also shapes our thought. With all these, I do not see why we should not address this topic.
Over time, I have written a little about becoming a leader and also performing efficiently in environment or situation we find ourselves, but to be that person, there has to be underlining facts we believe in and live our life by. This is because it is out of our laid down modes of operation and thought pattern we give judgment and respond to issues surrounding us. What we do not have we do not give.
I also wrote about Vision and its importance, seeing beyond and trying to pursue what we see to actualization, but the only way we can relate this to people so that they believe in us and in our vision is by the underlining principles we live by.
Principles are unchanging truths or general accepted facts, they give desired results when followed to detail. Principles define people and whoever trivializes the importance of principles is in for many struggles in his bid to achieve success. With this, I hope I have being able to make us see the importance of principles, why we should have them and live our lives by them.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
I took time to research the meaning of the word “PRINCIPLES” and I found out that they are standards we should live by to give us results we need. Even though we have to be flexible in the implementation of principles, they are must have as human beings.
Principles govern our emotions and feelings, it governs our attitude, character and disposition towards others. It defines the kind of person we are and also shapes our thought. With all these, I do not see why we should not address this topic.
Over time, I have written a little about becoming a leader and also performing efficiently in environment or situation we find ourselves, but to be that person, there has to be underlining facts we believe in and live our life by. This is because it is out of our laid down modes of operation and thought pattern we give judgment and respond to issues surrounding us. What we do not have we do not give.
I also wrote about Vision and its importance, seeing beyond and trying to pursue what we see to actualization, but the only way we can relate this to people so that they believe in us and in our vision is by the underlining principles we live by.
Principles are unchanging truths or general accepted facts, they give desired results when followed to detail. Principles define people and whoever trivializes the importance of principles is in for many struggles in his bid to achieve success. With this, I hope I have being able to make us see the importance of principles, why we should have them and live our lives by them.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
LEARN TO SHARE
In the world we live in, processes, factors and activities intertwine with each other to continue occurrence. I would say it is more of symbiosis relationship all matter in this world operate by.
The land houses seeds and provides nutrients and minerals needed for plant to grow, this plants serves as food for living organisms which in turn digests the food and give out the waste product back to the earth or land in this case. The waste mixes with the soil in form of manure to give nutrients needed for the sustenance of the plants. By this process, a cycle is created, which means that one needs the other to survive. As simple as this process is, we should be able to learn from it that one exists for the continuing existence of the other.
All we know today was shared with us or taught to us by someone who had the understanding of the fact that time and chance is a major factor for continuance of life either knowingly or unknowingly. In whatever we do, all we strive for on a daily basis is becoming a LEADER, being recognized in line with what we do, and make impact.
In the daily pursuit of this fact, what we should know is that replicating what we have into others makes us better lead, influence and impact more. We need to always know that no matter the level we attain, we should never get distracted from the main issue which in this case is to map out new strategies and means to further get productivity in what we do. This in turn keeps us relevant and makes us a leader of repute. By this I mean the ability to always think out of the box to proffer new solutions to problems.
When a principle works for you in actualizing a task, all we need do is make the principle accessible to others so that they would also perform efficiently in related assignments.
We should never rejoice at the fact that a process, or progress stops due to our absence, this only gives unnecessary stress and distraction. A mentor of mine said “if you know how to drive a car and you do not teach anybody how to, the day you fall sick, nobody would be able to use the car to take you to the hospital”. When one has been able to replicate the values he possesses into others, delegation of duty is easier and assignments are done faster as two good head is better than one.
No matter what we do, the ability to create men and women with potentials is one of the greatest reasons why we exist, and the only way to do that is by sharing what makes us relevant into serious minded people. As long as we keep on performing our duties and improving ourselves, we would always be leaders to consult and we would never loose our relevance, also as a Yoruba adage says “A child might have as much cloth as an adult but would never have the same amount of rag as the adult”. This means the years of experience also makes you a leader of reference. This is am know for sure.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
The land houses seeds and provides nutrients and minerals needed for plant to grow, this plants serves as food for living organisms which in turn digests the food and give out the waste product back to the earth or land in this case. The waste mixes with the soil in form of manure to give nutrients needed for the sustenance of the plants. By this process, a cycle is created, which means that one needs the other to survive. As simple as this process is, we should be able to learn from it that one exists for the continuing existence of the other.
All we know today was shared with us or taught to us by someone who had the understanding of the fact that time and chance is a major factor for continuance of life either knowingly or unknowingly. In whatever we do, all we strive for on a daily basis is becoming a LEADER, being recognized in line with what we do, and make impact.
In the daily pursuit of this fact, what we should know is that replicating what we have into others makes us better lead, influence and impact more. We need to always know that no matter the level we attain, we should never get distracted from the main issue which in this case is to map out new strategies and means to further get productivity in what we do. This in turn keeps us relevant and makes us a leader of repute. By this I mean the ability to always think out of the box to proffer new solutions to problems.
When a principle works for you in actualizing a task, all we need do is make the principle accessible to others so that they would also perform efficiently in related assignments.
We should never rejoice at the fact that a process, or progress stops due to our absence, this only gives unnecessary stress and distraction. A mentor of mine said “if you know how to drive a car and you do not teach anybody how to, the day you fall sick, nobody would be able to use the car to take you to the hospital”. When one has been able to replicate the values he possesses into others, delegation of duty is easier and assignments are done faster as two good head is better than one.
No matter what we do, the ability to create men and women with potentials is one of the greatest reasons why we exist, and the only way to do that is by sharing what makes us relevant into serious minded people. As long as we keep on performing our duties and improving ourselves, we would always be leaders to consult and we would never loose our relevance, also as a Yoruba adage says “A child might have as much cloth as an adult but would never have the same amount of rag as the adult”. This means the years of experience also makes you a leader of reference. This is am know for sure.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP (PART 2)
Today, I would continue from the point I stopped in the last write-up. I mentioned that there are a lot of attribute that helps one to daily strive towards excellence in whatever leadership position we find ourselves in and I dealt with two out of the points I discovered. I would advice that as we read, we pick out points that are useful to sharpen our leadership skills.
In the first part of this topic, I talked on:-
- Discipline and Leading one’s self
- Maturity and Sincerity.
These two points discussed (refer to the last write-up),were discussed extensively and no matter what I say on them again, they can never be over emphasized, but for the sake of time and other points to be discussed, I would advice that before going through this second part, you take time to go through the first.
CONTINUATION
- VISION (ABILITY TO SEE BEYOND)
A leader should be able to see beyond points everybody sees, he should be able to create pathways and think of solutions either individually or collectively with the people he leads. He should never be shortsighted or blind towards possibilities (possibility mentality) that can be achieved. He should on a daily basis set standards that would always allow his people see beyond the ordinary even though they must be realistic. As we know, what we see determines our actions.
-STRIVING TO BECOME HEROS
As a leader, your presence should always uplift the mood, spirit and tempo of people around you. A leader should daily improve himself to a point where his people sees his presence means possibilities and ideas that would bring solution to whatever issue they have to tackle. This alone makes you understand that as a leader, a lot of responsibility is placed on us to daily invest our time and effort in meaningful ventures that are educative and inspiring and also give ourselves the needed exposure to get things done.
- BEING APPRECIATIVE AND APOLOGETIC WHEN NEEDED
A proverb from my tribe (YORUBA) says “a good word brings out Kola nut from ones pocket”. Literarily, this means when good appreciative words are said to people, naturally they are receptive towards you.
This alone has explained the point. Simple words like “Thankyou, Welldone” go a long way in boosting one’s moral and increasing performance in ones duty. This tells us that the more a leader truthfully appreciates, the more his people lives no stone untouched in actualizing their collective task.
Also, he should learn to apologize in situations where he goes wrong. This makes his people understand that he is human and he also needs their support and understanding in solving issues. It also makes them see him as a reasonable person with qualities of a human being.
No matter what we do, we should seek first understanding for ourselves before we seek to be understood. Making sure that these few principles are imbibed is a step towards striving for EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
In the first part of this topic, I talked on:-
- Discipline and Leading one’s self
- Maturity and Sincerity.
These two points discussed (refer to the last write-up),were discussed extensively and no matter what I say on them again, they can never be over emphasized, but for the sake of time and other points to be discussed, I would advice that before going through this second part, you take time to go through the first.
CONTINUATION
- VISION (ABILITY TO SEE BEYOND)
A leader should be able to see beyond points everybody sees, he should be able to create pathways and think of solutions either individually or collectively with the people he leads. He should never be shortsighted or blind towards possibilities (possibility mentality) that can be achieved. He should on a daily basis set standards that would always allow his people see beyond the ordinary even though they must be realistic. As we know, what we see determines our actions.
-STRIVING TO BECOME HEROS
As a leader, your presence should always uplift the mood, spirit and tempo of people around you. A leader should daily improve himself to a point where his people sees his presence means possibilities and ideas that would bring solution to whatever issue they have to tackle. This alone makes you understand that as a leader, a lot of responsibility is placed on us to daily invest our time and effort in meaningful ventures that are educative and inspiring and also give ourselves the needed exposure to get things done.
- BEING APPRECIATIVE AND APOLOGETIC WHEN NEEDED
A proverb from my tribe (YORUBA) says “a good word brings out Kola nut from ones pocket”. Literarily, this means when good appreciative words are said to people, naturally they are receptive towards you.
This alone has explained the point. Simple words like “Thankyou, Welldone” go a long way in boosting one’s moral and increasing performance in ones duty. This tells us that the more a leader truthfully appreciates, the more his people lives no stone untouched in actualizing their collective task.
Also, he should learn to apologize in situations where he goes wrong. This makes his people understand that he is human and he also needs their support and understanding in solving issues. It also makes them see him as a reasonable person with qualities of a human being.
No matter what we do, we should seek first understanding for ourselves before we seek to be understood. Making sure that these few principles are imbibed is a step towards striving for EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP (PART 1)
In some of my previous writings, I talked at one time on EXCELLENCE and also on LEADERSHIP. Today, the combination of both attribute to give one quality or to create a class in my concern. It is said that when we do not know what we want, we do not know who carries it. This is why we have always made mistakes in putting the wrong people in leadership position. The ability to know what quality to actually expect from a leader is the first step towards picking a credible one.
As I have said in my previous writing that excellence is working to achieve quality, I have also stated that it is a continuous process we have to improve on daily which is based on knowledge and exposure, the level of this helps to in determining our standards.
I have also said that leadership is an opportunity to serve, put people right and provide solutions to their problems. It is a position to effect change based on whatever it is that we generally perceive or see as wrong.
As human beings, the first thing we all have to understand is that as long as you have an influence on someone, you are a leader, by this I mean when your actions affect a person, you are a leader, but how do you perform this task to the best of your capability and strive towards excellence?, it only takes you working with certain principles and then making them defining factors in decision making when it concerns issues around you. It also involves you understanding some simple truths and then living your life to reflect the truth.
Note that as a leader, people look out more for your examples than your principles and they use it as guiding factors on issues concerning them. This is why it is your duty to digest these principles and bring them into real life application so that people will easily imitate and learn from them.
Today, I would only take two points that makes one an excellent leader, in my next update, I would discuss others.
DISCIPLINE AND LEAD YOURSELF FIRST
This is a major point in that you cannot give what you do not have. The ability to curb your excesses makes you justified when talking to others on the same issue, and also makes you not to appear as an hypocrite when it comes to issues of daily life.
Learn to put yourself right and naturally, others would follow. They would follow because they know that you are actually truthful to yourself and have set standards that has helped you greatly and would still continuously do.
BE MATURED AND SINCERE
Maturity is simply the art of breaking and forming oneself (Character) so as to suit a particular form. In the case of leadership, this quality should naturally set in; people should be able to rely on you, your actions and your words. This is basically what maturity is all about.
Sincerity is you being truthful and plain, nobody is saying a leader should be perfect, he should only be sincere, admit his mistakes and make daily effort towards making them right. He should discuss with his people, consult them and inform them on major happenings and guide them in making the right decision which would be implemented as fast as possible.
This qualities highlighted today are just some out of what a leader should work upon when striving towards excellence. In my next write-up, God willing, I would talk on others I have been able to discover and learn.
Remember, the strive for excellence is a must in whatever it is we find ourselves doing at any point in time. It is going the extra mile to ensure performance and quality in our daily endeavor.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President
Neff Business Concept
As I have said in my previous writing that excellence is working to achieve quality, I have also stated that it is a continuous process we have to improve on daily which is based on knowledge and exposure, the level of this helps to in determining our standards.
I have also said that leadership is an opportunity to serve, put people right and provide solutions to their problems. It is a position to effect change based on whatever it is that we generally perceive or see as wrong.
As human beings, the first thing we all have to understand is that as long as you have an influence on someone, you are a leader, by this I mean when your actions affect a person, you are a leader, but how do you perform this task to the best of your capability and strive towards excellence?, it only takes you working with certain principles and then making them defining factors in decision making when it concerns issues around you. It also involves you understanding some simple truths and then living your life to reflect the truth.
Note that as a leader, people look out more for your examples than your principles and they use it as guiding factors on issues concerning them. This is why it is your duty to digest these principles and bring them into real life application so that people will easily imitate and learn from them.
Today, I would only take two points that makes one an excellent leader, in my next update, I would discuss others.
DISCIPLINE AND LEAD YOURSELF FIRST
This is a major point in that you cannot give what you do not have. The ability to curb your excesses makes you justified when talking to others on the same issue, and also makes you not to appear as an hypocrite when it comes to issues of daily life.
Learn to put yourself right and naturally, others would follow. They would follow because they know that you are actually truthful to yourself and have set standards that has helped you greatly and would still continuously do.
BE MATURED AND SINCERE
Maturity is simply the art of breaking and forming oneself (Character) so as to suit a particular form. In the case of leadership, this quality should naturally set in; people should be able to rely on you, your actions and your words. This is basically what maturity is all about.
Sincerity is you being truthful and plain, nobody is saying a leader should be perfect, he should only be sincere, admit his mistakes and make daily effort towards making them right. He should discuss with his people, consult them and inform them on major happenings and guide them in making the right decision which would be implemented as fast as possible.
This qualities highlighted today are just some out of what a leader should work upon when striving towards excellence. In my next write-up, God willing, I would talk on others I have been able to discover and learn.
Remember, the strive for excellence is a must in whatever it is we find ourselves doing at any point in time. It is going the extra mile to ensure performance and quality in our daily endeavor.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President
Neff Business Concept
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
THE TRUE MEANING OF SUCCESS AND WHAT IT SHOULD BE DEFINED BY
SUCCESS to me can be defined as getting positive or desired results from whatever venture one engages in, be it business, education, daily life, generally in all aspect of man’s endeavor. Everybody on a daily basis put a lot of effort to get results in whatever they do, but I have noticed that the wrong evaluation of success and its meaning is the main cause of people’s extremism and misdeeds in the bid to achieve success.
People put themselves in compromising and degrading position when working towards attaining success. This at a time made me sit to find out what success answers to so as not to go through corny parts.
SUCCESS is a must have, if it is, what should be defined is the type of success one wants to achieve and what thirst is that level of success going to quench in us. Also, the true definition of the word “SUCCESS” should also be known. This would help us to know how to position ourselves to achieve this singular goal.
SUCCESS must never be measured by material things like properties, cars and aesthetics, they are only dividends or gifts gotten from being successful, in fact, these things can be gotten but it does not mean one is truly successful. SUCCESS is a process which when mastered; you can always duplicate or replicate the results wherever you find yourself at any point in time. This is the singular reason why people like Donald Trump can become bankrupt and rise again to wealth over and over again. It is because he has put himself in the refining process, but trust me, it takes time. It is like a fruit, it has to grow.
There are basic principles one has to imbibe, make his basic living principles and in a short time, would find out that success would come naturally.
HARDWORK AND SMARTWORK PUT TOGETHER
I put both of them together because being hardworking in a wrong field would not yield desired results. Take for example, a cleaner working in a place diligently, performing his duty would not attain success in it at least financial, doing this for a long number of years would only amount to a waste of time, strength and potentials. What such a person should have done is try to put things together to either have a cleaning outfit or get into other jobs more financially rewarding.
Smart work is looking out for a kind of venture/business that when engaged in diligently, would give one the success one anticipates and deserves. Conscious effort should be made to study a venture before one engages in it so as not to waste precious time and energy digging where there is no gold.
SINCERITY
This is another major point, in that it is based on being truthful first with one’s self, then people around you and also your disposition to whatever you put your effort in.
Somebody told me once that a sincere person doesn’t have to always remember things he said at one time or the other because whenever there is cause to repeat his stance or the story, he would always say the same thing.
Truth makes people believe in you, trust you and commit a lot to you. It puts you in a position of responsibility first to yourself and then to others. This is because you know whatever you do at any point in time is done to the best of your ability and everybody knows the same thing about you. This singular principle makes one respected and as we know with this comes great responsibility.
Other principles are good character, enviable skills which has being discussed earlier in previous writings. It is my suggestion that this should be taken to heart so as to part a good way towards attaining success.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
People put themselves in compromising and degrading position when working towards attaining success. This at a time made me sit to find out what success answers to so as not to go through corny parts.
SUCCESS is a must have, if it is, what should be defined is the type of success one wants to achieve and what thirst is that level of success going to quench in us. Also, the true definition of the word “SUCCESS” should also be known. This would help us to know how to position ourselves to achieve this singular goal.
SUCCESS must never be measured by material things like properties, cars and aesthetics, they are only dividends or gifts gotten from being successful, in fact, these things can be gotten but it does not mean one is truly successful. SUCCESS is a process which when mastered; you can always duplicate or replicate the results wherever you find yourself at any point in time. This is the singular reason why people like Donald Trump can become bankrupt and rise again to wealth over and over again. It is because he has put himself in the refining process, but trust me, it takes time. It is like a fruit, it has to grow.
There are basic principles one has to imbibe, make his basic living principles and in a short time, would find out that success would come naturally.
HARDWORK AND SMARTWORK PUT TOGETHER
I put both of them together because being hardworking in a wrong field would not yield desired results. Take for example, a cleaner working in a place diligently, performing his duty would not attain success in it at least financial, doing this for a long number of years would only amount to a waste of time, strength and potentials. What such a person should have done is try to put things together to either have a cleaning outfit or get into other jobs more financially rewarding.
Smart work is looking out for a kind of venture/business that when engaged in diligently, would give one the success one anticipates and deserves. Conscious effort should be made to study a venture before one engages in it so as not to waste precious time and energy digging where there is no gold.
SINCERITY
This is another major point, in that it is based on being truthful first with one’s self, then people around you and also your disposition to whatever you put your effort in.
Somebody told me once that a sincere person doesn’t have to always remember things he said at one time or the other because whenever there is cause to repeat his stance or the story, he would always say the same thing.
Truth makes people believe in you, trust you and commit a lot to you. It puts you in a position of responsibility first to yourself and then to others. This is because you know whatever you do at any point in time is done to the best of your ability and everybody knows the same thing about you. This singular principle makes one respected and as we know with this comes great responsibility.
Other principles are good character, enviable skills which has being discussed earlier in previous writings. It is my suggestion that this should be taken to heart so as to part a good way towards attaining success.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Friday, April 8, 2011
CRITICISM; A MAJOR CATALYST TO SUCCESS
When we were young, our parents would caution, criticize and oppose us when we act based on instinct or basic feelings that gives us instant pleasure or makes us happy as supposed to the right step which would in the long run be to our advantage. The reason for these is because we need to understand that our opinions on issues are not always right and quick correction given puts us on the right part.
No matter who you are, you are always opened to criticisms. The point is then to find out if you are approachable or you just want to hear what pleases you. Though some are CONSTRUCTIVE, others are DESTRUCTIVE. It is your point of duty to know and check out for which of the criticisms is right and use the ideas you get as pathways towards achieving success.
In politics, we have political parties opposing the ideas and methods of each other, trying to criticize and correct even in cases where the ruling party acts right. This singular action puts whoever is in the leadership position on his toe and makes him understand that his every move is monitored and discussed, after which conclusions are used either as key points to criticize or praise him.
I carefully studied situations in my environment, interaction between people and also different factors in life, with that, I was able to put down these points as the best way to turn criticism into pathways to success.
BEING FLEXIBLE TO ACCOMMODATE AND ACCEPT NEW IDEAS
As a human being, your ability to be able to listen, judge and reason with people should be worked upon daily. By this I mean one should daily strive for the ability to be able to pick out truths and best ideas without sentiments, not minding the people, place or person the idea originated from and then easily integrating it with yours to achieve a common goal.
HAVING A HEALTHY SELF ESTEEM
Criticism could be CONSTRUCTIVE or DESTRUCTIVE as earlier stated. This is dependent on the kind of response the critic intends to get. Ability to stay calm and reason out facts either with the person or showing that the person is wrong without raising unnecessary issue is key. This singular point is based on your trust in yourself and also how healthy your self esteem is.
HAVING A STAND IS KEY
He who has no STAND stands for anything. As a person, we should have guiding principles on issues surrounding us. We should know what we want and what we want to achieve. When this is in place, every criticism received would only serve as a stimulant towards success.
In life, as long as we live, there would always be criticism. My sincere advice is to use them as stepping stones toward success. When this is done, there would not be tension or problem between people. That I am sure of.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
No matter who you are, you are always opened to criticisms. The point is then to find out if you are approachable or you just want to hear what pleases you. Though some are CONSTRUCTIVE, others are DESTRUCTIVE. It is your point of duty to know and check out for which of the criticisms is right and use the ideas you get as pathways towards achieving success.
In politics, we have political parties opposing the ideas and methods of each other, trying to criticize and correct even in cases where the ruling party acts right. This singular action puts whoever is in the leadership position on his toe and makes him understand that his every move is monitored and discussed, after which conclusions are used either as key points to criticize or praise him.
I carefully studied situations in my environment, interaction between people and also different factors in life, with that, I was able to put down these points as the best way to turn criticism into pathways to success.
BEING FLEXIBLE TO ACCOMMODATE AND ACCEPT NEW IDEAS
As a human being, your ability to be able to listen, judge and reason with people should be worked upon daily. By this I mean one should daily strive for the ability to be able to pick out truths and best ideas without sentiments, not minding the people, place or person the idea originated from and then easily integrating it with yours to achieve a common goal.
HAVING A HEALTHY SELF ESTEEM
Criticism could be CONSTRUCTIVE or DESTRUCTIVE as earlier stated. This is dependent on the kind of response the critic intends to get. Ability to stay calm and reason out facts either with the person or showing that the person is wrong without raising unnecessary issue is key. This singular point is based on your trust in yourself and also how healthy your self esteem is.
HAVING A STAND IS KEY
He who has no STAND stands for anything. As a person, we should have guiding principles on issues surrounding us. We should know what we want and what we want to achieve. When this is in place, every criticism received would only serve as a stimulant towards success.
In life, as long as we live, there would always be criticism. My sincere advice is to use them as stepping stones toward success. When this is done, there would not be tension or problem between people. That I am sure of.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
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