infinity001:

I'm very much using my programming and networking skill because I own a Public Relations {PR}/media firm which absolutely needs them on a daily basis.

Short hand is very productive if you find yourself in the right place. As a human capital/Resource consultant and career coach I've had proposals from multinational companies and agencies whereby one of the most outstanding requirements they need from applicants especially to fill in commercial portfolios is a formidable knowledge in shorthand. So my dear, no knowledge is a waste. I know of so many doctors who are also experts in ICT. As a lawyer, I have a poultry farm and fish ponds, a skill I acquired in my university days.

Moreover, I agree with you that we need luck to succeed. But any man who sits at home, folds his hands and wait for luck to knock at his door is a multinational fool and will die a failure.

Contumely:

I agree with the last paragraph because we a kind of tend to create our own luck too. But I think the axiom that no knowledge is a waste is a conventional wisdom whose relevance is now spent. Or of what use will sewing skills be for meif I were a lawyer.
There is tendency that I may find that knowledge handy once in a blue moon but does it worth it after all? How many times will get to use it? Wouldn't it be more politic to use the time and resources and gain other relevant skills?

Obizee316: Omooh ,I learnt so many things this year ranging from communication,office applications without official training,good internet searching skills for helpful result,software management skills.and a whole lot more.but my problem is which one will take me to d next level and will help me grow in my Career path,as in I started with engineering background but nw into sales with little Technical skills involved .pls Advice.

chelseaguy: Op, I applaud you for creating this thread. However, I think some of your achievements for the year are exaggerated. How can you achieve 80+ % in French in just a year? It can only be achieved with total immersion, and you live Nigeria. What you stated is a native level proficiency.

No, I didn't exaggerate. I started learning French in Port Harcourt in January and den Lagos before leaving for Benin Republic in April for the next phase, then finally spent 3 weeks in France on scholarship for coming out in the top 3 in my french school.

Em_vin: I learnt some engineering skills; can now build circuits, inverters, transformers etc. Currently on my programming.

yinx007: This year, after searching for a job so bad I didn't get.. I enrolled in a catering schl, fine tuned my baking skills and since I have a passion for cooking it made it easier for me, learnt cakes, decoration of cakes, sharwama, kebabs... Took it a notch higher... Taught myself cookies and some soups nt peculiar to my tribe.. I intended adding IT skillz to it but I'll pick that up next year and fine tune my french once and for all cuz I'm 55% good with french.. Would write the necessary exams.. Another skill I achieved was learning to memorize bible verses... I love to read but had issues with memorizing my bible verses..

2014 here I come.

mko abiola: I wanna learn carport installation.
Pls,if u knw abt it ,pls pm me

cmonek: where r u based?? We can work together. Though am not into it but i do have lots of clients on my neck to link them up with car port installers.