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olassy239:
u doubt and ask question a lot. ..................,................I reserve my comment

I ask questions a lot? It's because I need answers na

olassy239:
Lagos alone have more than 700 engineering organization

Thanks for the info.
But will all engineers now serve in Lagos alone? I doubt if all states have enough engineering institutions to absorb all the engineering graduates that will be deployed across the country.
And also, some institutions are not willing to accept corp members.

Macof, it is not my original work but the writer perfectly expresses what I have in mind so I decided to share it.
I made little modifications though.

Wait a minute, franconian, Bigmarx, krattos, k9blunt, you guys have turned my thread into a battlefield for religious war abi?
Continue...

The engineering institutions should be mandated to accept the corp members else it will be useless.

But wait, how many engineering institutions do we have sef?

hayzed1090:
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Read thru d lines, there is no contradiction there. The Op talked about success and happiness separately. Although Both success and happiness appears to be mutually inclusive, the op gave reasons to maximise each of them separately.

Thumbs up!
You have saved me the stress of having to explain this to him. Thank you.

Toks2008:
This is the one that baffles me most.

Especially here on nairaland i usually read myopic and dumb comments from shallow minded people where they tell posters to get busy or they even call them jobless because they make posts at certain hours of the day.

THE BUSY FOR NOTHING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE

Today people are getting richer by being smart and having all the time for themselves while those with slavish mentality still believe that until you do a 9 to 5 job and get busy all through the active hours of the day then you are definitely jobless... a very silly and dumb mentality.

Some peopl get so busy all day for a 20k per month job while some people make at least 1m monthly while they still have all the time for themselves.

MAY GOD DELIVER US FROM THE BUSY FOR NOTHING MENTALITY.

You are right.
Many people believe in exerting a lot of energy because it gives them a sense of accomplishment but in the real sense they have achieved nothing tangible.
I join in your prayer: May God deliver us from this 'useless work' mentality.

KunleBoye:
Nice write-up OP, please keep it up.

However, I noticed an ugly trend on this thread, poor responses and few insane contributions.

Can't believe this generation is motivated by fantasies and unrealistic tendencies.

If this thread had been about a babymama, Side chicks, Chelsea or Davido it would have been in its 4th page.

Pathetic

Thanks bro.
I am not surprised at the responses. I got used to it a long time ago after posting some serious topics only for me to get funny and unserious comments.
One thing I know is that there are people who will find this post helpful and it is for such persons that this thread is meant.

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Being a Nigerian Lawmaker is the easiest job in the world.

K 9blunt:
That some witches at my village are responsible for my predicament, when I turned atheist I realised me and me alone is responsible for my predicament.

Lets assume that it is true that some witch in the village is responsible for your predicament.
If you are a christian, you have the power to either allow the witch to continue tormenting you or to put an end to her grip on you. Why? Because He that is in you is greater than he that is in the witch and at the mention of His name, every yoke is broken.
So it all boils down to you. You can choose to free yourself from the evil influence by using the authority you have in Christ or you can choose to remain under the oppression of the evil one.

deturla:
People need to know this. You do all this and it changes your lives for ever.

CC: Lalasticlala

OP, you did not post everything here and you want it to make FP? I doubt if that will happen. Post everything here and then include the source link. That will increase your chance of making it to the front page.
Just an advice. Good morning.

drey076:
Clowns
Launch attack on who?
Mtcheew

On Nairaland, Twitter and Facebook as usual.

Feel free to add to the list.

It's been a while since I created a topic on this platform. I wish to share this with you as a way of starting the new year.

The worst lies are the ones you tell yourself over and over again – the ones you live by. Perhaps someone close to you ingrained these lies in your mind, perhaps you were influenced by the negativity of popular media channels, or perhaps they grew from simple, innocent misunderstandings.
Either way, if you plan to learn something new for the sake of self-improvement this new year, start by unlearning a lie that has been deceiving you. Here are nine lies I have determined to unlearn in my own life:

1. Success looks a certain way.
You are not in this world to live up to everyone else’s expectations, nor should you feel that everyone else is here to live up to yours. You’ve got to pave your own distinct path. What success means to each of us is different. It’s about spending your life happily in your own way.
You have your own personal calling that’s as unique as your fingerprints.
The best way to succeed is to discover this calling within you and then find away to offer it to the world in the form of a beneficial service. Ultimately, if you can wake up every morning and do something that makes a positive difference, makes you proud, and makes you smile, before you get back to bed, you are a true success.

2. Happiness is about getting what you want.
There are two ways people try to find happiness. One is to continue to accumulate more and more of what they think they want. The other is to appreciate what they already have. The latter is the right path. Happiness isn’t about getting what you want; it’s about wanting what you’ve got. Happiness is not a goal, it’s a by-product of living well in each moment.
To be happy doesn’t mean you don’t desire more, it simply means you’re thankful for what you have and patient for what’s yet to come. Sometimes it’s easy to get so caught up in trying to accomplish something big, that you fail to notice the little things that give life its magic. So appreciate today for all it’s worth. Today is one of the good old days you’re going to miss in the years ahead.

3. A busy day is a productive day.
“Work smarter, not harder” is one of the most common clichés in the personal development space. But like most clichés, few people actually do it. Go ahead and take a look around; the busy people outnumber the productive people by a wide margin. Perhaps you’re one of them.
Busyness seems impressive. It puts you in the heat of the action. It gives you an elevated sense of accomplishment. You’re always late for social engagements, barely have enough time for family get-togethers, and hardly get a moment to yourself.
Emails and texts are shooting out of your smartphone like machinegun bullets, commitments and meetings fill up your entire calendar, and sleep is an afterthought. You’re like a rock star without a record.
Of course, it’s all just an illusion. A commitment to anything more than the essential is to work harder, not smarter. So flip it around and work smarter by putting first things first.

4. To be brave is to not be afraid.
Truth be told, the only time you can be brave is when you are afraid. Being brave is when you do something, regardless of your fears, because you know it’s the right thing to do. In other words, you are afraid to do it because there are unknowns, but then you go ahead and do it anyway.
Whatever course you decide upon in life, there is always the possibility that something will go wrong. There will always be difficulties arising that tempt you to fear that you don’t have what it takes. To map out any course of action and follow it to an end requires bravery.

5. To be strong is to not feel pain.
Life is often painful. It requires a worthy struggle for growth and experience. Anyone who says differently is selling a lie.
The strongest people are the ones who feel pain, accept it, learn from it, and fight through it. They turn their wounds into wisdom. It’s all about having the courage to take a break, to shed a tear, to dust yourself off, and then to get back in the ring to fight like you’ve never fought before.

6. Everyone around you is holding you back.
Many of us don’t genuinely want to be responsible for our own fate. Perhaps we daydream about “fulfilling our dreams,” but we leave those dreams firmly in the realm of fantasy. We don’t research them, talk to people about them, read related books, etc. Somehow we prefer the fantasy to the reality. And there’s nothing wrong with that, until we say that someone else is “holding us back”. That turns an idle fantasy into a barricade of lies.
The truth is, if you’re not working on something meaningful today, the only person holding you back is YOU. If you aren’t doing anything about your goals and dreams, you have no one to blame except yourself. Either you take responsibility for your life or someone else will. Blame is a scapegoat – it’s an easy way out of taking accountability for your own outcome. It’s a lot easier to point the finger at someone or something else instead of looking within.
When it comes to working hard to achieve a goal or dream – earning a degree, building a business, or any other personal achievement that takes time and commitment – one thing you have to ask yourself is: “Am I willing to live a few years of my life like many people won’t, so I can spend the rest of my life like many people can’t?”


7. You are automatically entitled to certain things from others.
People are sometimes led to have a sense of entitlement because they falsely believe they are owed something based on the social role they have chosen. For example, if someone has accepted the role of being someone’s friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife, they feel entitled to get certain favors from the other person. If someone has accepted the role of being a parent, they feel entitled to being respected by their children. If someone has accepted the role of being a consumer, they feel entitled to be served to their specific wishes. Of course, these expectations of entitlement often go unfulfilled. Why? Because nothing in this world is guaranteed.
Regardless of your chosen role in all your relationships and walks of life, you don’t automatically get any more than you openly communicate, negotiate, and work for.

8. You will feel comfortable when the time is right.
So many of us complain about the boring repetition present in our daily routines, yet we choose no clear course for correction. We want to change something, but we never think the time is right. Why? Because the very source of our boredom also provides a solid foundation of comfort. We are comfortable with our current surroundings. Steering off the known track is risky, and we are subconsciously scared of what might happen if we do.
So, what happens when we stick to the current track? Nothing. We jog along the same circular track at a steady pace daily. We pass by the same mile marker at the exact moment we did yesterday, and the day before, and the week before that. There is not a worry on our minds because we already know the terrain that lies ahead.
If something makes you a bit nervous and uncomfortable, it means you’re doing it right and growing. All great opportunities in life will force you to grow emotionally and intellectually.
They force you to stretch yourself and your comfort zone, which means you won’t feel totally comfortable at first.
And when you don’t feel comfortable, you will likely assume the timing isn’t right, even though it is.

9. It’s already too late.
If you’re reading this right now, congratulations, you are alive, which means it’s not too late for you. Things can change if you want them to. Right now you can choose differently and make something new happen.

Getting rid of these lies from your mind will not happen automatically. It will take some time and practice. I have started erasing these lies from my mind and you too should do the same. The earlier you start the better.

I hope you found this helpful.

Happy New Year To You!

Credits to http://www.marcandangel.com/2013/05/30/9-lies-to-unlearn-before-its-too-late for the excerpts used in this post.

We have reached a point in this country where we need to start thinking outside the box. No more sitting down to enjoy free money from oil.
The government (federal and state) need to sit up.
It is very sad that we are always reactive instead of being proactive.

This could have been avoided if we had diversified the economy a long time ago.
How the hell did we think we would forever be sustained by oil?

Our eyes don dey clear now.

I think Africans/Nigerians generally are too lazy to think because logical thinking is hard work so they use religious sentiments as an excuse.
The Scriptures say that God has given the earth to the sons of men to dominate.
But we prefer to push all our responsibilities to God rather than engage our god-given resources (such as our brains) to think out solutions to problems.
All too often we call on God to come and do for us what he has already given us the power to do.
For instance, how is God going to come down and help us build roads?
Don't we have the money and resources to do that already? If we have not been able to construct roads despite all the available resources, it is because our house is not in order. We should simply get our acts together and do the correct thing rather than disturbing the peace of the Almighty with prayers.
At a particular time, when Moses was in doubt of his abilities, God asked him, "what do you have in your hand?"
The same way he is asking Nigerians "why do you always cry to me concerning the state of your country? What happened to all the resources I have blessed you with?"
Let us learn to use our God given resources properly first and if after using those resources properly we are still in need of help, then God will come in.

Mbaka’s prophesy lacks scientific and empirical evidence and smacks of sensationalism and therefore qualifies as an unmitigated emotional fallacy and a misdirected outburst.

Hmmm...

Anambra state deserves kudos.

BossTtdiamonds:
I really am surprised... Probably we should check the plugs...

Yeah, we need to know what went wrong. I'm going to call IPOB headquarters right away.


Damn it! The director is unreachable.

I'll advice these guys to talk less and do more.

Rockyrascal:
hope you know this is a new year?

Of course I know. Why do you ask?

bigerboy200:
Have u woken up from your Deeeeep sleep?? Meanwhile ur Hero Kanu will be served a special delicacy of watery beans and plantain as new year food...

You obviously did not get the sarcasm.

fulanimafia:
The clock is ticking...foreign life loading mehn...

The zoo must fall.

Oops! E never fall o!
No,no, no! This can't be happening.
Something must definitely be wrong somewhere.

Sometimes I wonder if the word "prophecy" only means pronouncing doom and gloom.

Happy new year.

Lalasticlala, the sender wants his details to be hidden. Can you see to that?

seunmsg:
Sorry bro, objectivity is alien to most political analyst in Nigeria. Most of those criticising the PMB's media chat actually praised former president Jonathan's media chat performance despite the fact that jonathan's performance was worst.

The president may not be an orator but he showed sincerity and honesty. It's very clear he did not rehearse any of the questions and the interviewers were freely allowed to question him without restriction.

I know that people are not usually completely objective on political matters but don't you think that 90% is too much? That is why I asked for a more objective rating. I am not expecting 100% objectivity but I think the 90% rating gives an impression of perfection and no room for improvement on the part of the President.

seunmsg:
90%. His response on Nnamdi Kanu was the killer punch. That ipob thug will rot in jail

You are giving him 90% because of that?
I think you are being emotional about it.
That was not the only issue raised during the chat. Consider the entire chat and give a more objective rating.

30%.
Generally not impressive.
He gave unsatisfactory answers to most questions.
He needs a crash course on the state of the nation because he seemed ignorant of a lot of things.