Posted by: afiya mansa in Untagged on
Nov 18, 2008
I think of all the things I know I'm good at and wonder why the road has been so slow. I mean, my music is really good. It's easy listening as the melody isn't very traditonal. I'm also a person who gets bored with the same things after a while but I can listen to my music every day and feel the urge to dance every time. Surely that must mean its good. I have tried singing both in English and Ghanaian. For some reason, the songs don't sound as good as I visualise them in English, however my Ghanaian songs are heaps better. I love blending sounds so the mixture of European and African works for me! There is so much music still to come and I often wish I could concentrate on producing music for 3-6 months. I've got so many ideas that I believe are fantastic but work commitments do not allow the luxury of 'making music' at one's leisure. I will get them all out of me one day. May be then, I'll feel I have achieved a big chunk of what I need to do before my final farewell.
Self belief is very important. With that, there should be elements of self knowledge and being true to oneself. These things must surely come from within. It defines a person and makes you sure about yourself in certain context that although you appreciate that others may not share your enthusiasm for your creations and creativity, it really doesn't matter because you are satisfied with the results.
One of my ambitions is to hear two of my songs played as classical pieces. I can hear it now (obviously in my mind) and it sounds heavenly. Wel l that's not so surprising as the songs are mostly Gospel.
TWO WORDS to aptly describe including character references in resume: very crucial.
Though it's been a common practice to put the words, "References available upon request" at the last part of a resume, it may also work against a jobseeker like you: The hiring staff would still need to pursue you first before being able to keep in touch with your references.
Since it is placed at the final part of your resume, it also gives you the opportunity to tell in capsule form how you are related to the person or people you tapped as references; it also allows your resume to have an extra room to build you up.
Take note of these things when you are making a character reference segment or page in all of your resumes:
Common sense dictates that you will only get references which have good words for you or can strongly recommend you to a position.
Prior to putting their names onto your resumes, ask these individuals first if it's fine with them to be part of your references: They wouldn't be surprised if hiring personnel calls them at any time of the day.
It is best to give these "chosen ones" copies of you resumes so that they will also be accustomed to your abilities, employment history, educational attainment, etc. By doing this thing, you help these people to prepare for possible questions that your prospective employers might ask.
If you include names of people who can guarantee for your capacity to work hard for the position you are applying for in a particular company, then you make things convenient for the person going through your job hunting tool. Who knows? A job interview invitation might just be a phone call away!
Posted by: sarahjenkins in Untagged on
Oct 13, 2008
Coursework writing is a great learning experience which certainly has many merits. The question how to write a coursework is very simple to answer since writing a coursework is a lot different then writing a regular research paper. A lot of prior coursework info is required by the student to write the coursework properly. Therefore one can say that coursework writing is a very individualistic process. There are usually no weekly or daily deadlines from supervisors, no regular discussions with classmates, no reading assignments, no one telling you what to do-you are on your own, writing something longer than you've ever written, and doing it without a net. This independence can make the process seem very challenging.
Writing coursework properly cannot be done in a single day, it requires a great amount of time and effort to write a proper coursework There are certain traits that a student should adopt in order to properly write courseworks these are analytical thinking and proper assimilation of information. Unlike general study methods that students acquire in order to complete a usual academic assignment, writing the coursework enables the student to start developing a set of effective research and writing techniques.
In conclusion we can say that Coursework writing can be very challenging in terms of time management and prioritizing tasks it is a major piece of research and most often students are likely to wait for months before its actual submission. Therefore the courseworks can sometimes cause issues and problems for students who are normally good at deadline management. If a student knows that he or she has problems with working on an individual basis then they should take advice from a professional or their colleagues this would help the student in writing courseworks in the most professional manner and submitting it in its due course of time.
1. People don't take enough action. By far the most common reason people fail or don't see progress is not doing enough. If you are network marketing, spend more time reach out to connect with people than posting impersonal ads. Do something everyday to move your business forward.
2. People overcomplicate things. Taking action and getting in the game is key. Quality is obviously very important, but there's no reason to let overanalyze and try to perfect things initially. Just get it out there!
3. Lack of good research. Most marketers are far too focused on shoving the wrong product down their target audience's throat. So mainly, always ask yourself if you're really giving people what they're hungry for.
4. Not sticking to a plan of action. Success comes from being as consistent as possible with daily or weekly tasks. Whether that's doing one Audio/Video postcard campaign ...or one new social media contact per day. Stick to a plan and keep moving forward. Even if you only did one of those every day...over the course of a year you'll have 365 Audio/Video postcards in circulation or 365 new contacts that you're interacting with. That is a recipe for success!
5. Not milking as much as possible out of a single niche or opportunity that converts. Every big campaign starts with just one teeny tiny little sale. Maybe it's one lonely sale per week...or one sale per month. It's key try to see the potential of being able to build things up from just a single sale to hundreds or thousands of sales. But it all starts with just that one sale.
Black History Month is upon us and it is a great way to look at what it has taken to get us as a community to get to where we are today.
It's a great way to understand the sacrafices needed in life, no matter your background required to make a difference, not only to others, but also to your life.
Black Net is running a campaign to encourage visitors to post up and coming Black History Month events to help spread the knowledge amonsgt the wider community.
The Black community has come a long way in this world, alongside other communties and I see a lot of positives... It is important to understand the world is changing, it's time to adapt, but also a time to appreciate.
Send us Black History Month Events you know of and we will help spread the word.
After a lot of hard work behind the scene, blacknet has completely revamped it's look and infrastructure, we have introduced some new features and made it more user friendly.
We have sorted the front and back end of the website and are now concentrating on improving and tweaking it and with your help we can make this an even better platform for the Black Community.
Blacknet is still one of, if not the most popular website providing information, entertainment, life & Style and interaction for the Black Community. A network platform which people like yourself contribute to make it what it is.
We have to thank all the members and visitors who have contributed ideas, comments, feedback and material in the redevelopment of Blacknet and we hope we have delivered.
We are continuing with the development as progress is constant, and would love to hear your feedback.
We still busy working away, sorting out minor bugs which have been highlighted by some of our members helping us test the site, we have also taken on board some ideas which will be implemented shortly, if you have come across any problems do inform is so we can resolve the issue.
New version blacknet 2009 launching 8th Sept 08:
Sections updated:
We have updated and added some sections, new sections include:
Family Matters: Articles on Black Family Life, general everyday living, from health issues to marriage to rasing a child.
Competition page: Now we will be constantly running competitions for prizes and giveaways and as the saying goes you gotta be in it to win it!
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Fixed Areas:
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Hello and welcome to the new Blacknet Website (Currently still under development).
This site is not live to the public as yet, So we asking you to help test the site and provide feedback
We are looking to build a team to help drive Blacknet forward and provide a powerful platform for the community.
We want to ensure blacknet provides a fantastic platform which you control, your input will make the content unique for information, entertainment, education and meeting black people from around the world.
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