Your Life Your Time-Live It Enjoy It.

“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinion drown your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs

YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE

1. Where is your energy naturally directed?
Extraverts' energy is directed primarily outward, towards people and things outside of themselves. Introverts' energy is primarily directed inward, towards their own thoughts, perceptions, and reactions. Therefore, Extraverts tend to be more naturally active, expressive, social, and interested in many things, whereas Introverts tend to be more reserved, private, cautious, and interested in fewer interactions, but with greater depth and focus.
Extraverts often: Have high energy Talk more than listen Think out loud Act, then think Like to be around people a lot Prefer a public role Can sometimes be easily distracted Prefer to do lots of things at once Are outgoing & enthusiastic	Introverts often: Have quiet energy Listen more than talk Think quietly inside their heads Think, then act Feel comfortable being alone Prefer to work "behind-the-scenes" Have good powers of concentration Prefer to focus on one thing at a time Are self-contained and reserved

2. What kind of information do you naturally notice and remember?
Sensors notice the facts, details, and realities of the world around them whereas Intuitives are more interested in connections and relationships between facts as well as the meaning, or possibilities of the information. Sensors tend to be practical and literal people, who trust past experience and often have good common sense. Intuitives tend to be imaginative, theoretical people who trust their hunches and pride themselves on their creativity.
Sensors often: Focus on details & specifics Admire practical solutions Notice details & remember facts Are pragmatic - see what is Live in the here-and-now Trust actual experience Like to use established skills Like step-by-step instructions Work at a steady pace	Intuitives often: Focus on the big picture & possibilities Admire creative ideas Notice anything new or different Are inventive - see what could be Think about future implications Trust their gut instincts Prefer to learn new skills Like to figure things out for themselves Work in bursts of energy

3. How do you decide or come to conclusions?
Thinkers make decisions based primarily on objective and impersonal criteria--what makes the most sense and what is logical. Feelers make decisions based primarily on their personal values and how they feel about the choices. So, Thinkers tend to be cool, analytical, and are convinced by logical reasoning. Feelers tend to be sensitive, empathetic, and are compelled by extenuating circumstances and a constant search for harmony.
Thinkers often: Make decisions objectively Appear cool and reserved Are most convinced by rational arguments Are honest and direct Value honesty and fairness Take few things personally Are good at seeing flaws Are motivated by achievement Argue or debate issues for fun	Feelers often: Decide based on their values & feelings Appear warm and friendly Are most convinced by how they feel Are diplomatic and tactful Value harmony and compassion Take many things personally Are quick to compliment others Are motivated by appreciation Avoid arguments and conflicts

4. What kind of environment makes you the most comfortable?
Judgers prefer a structured, ordered, and fairly predictable environment, where they can make decisions and have things settled. Perceivers prefer to experience as much of the world as possible, so they like to keep their options open and are most comfortable adapting. So, Judgers tend to be organized and productive while Perceivers tend to be flexible, curious, and nonconforming.
Judgers often: Like to have things settled Take responsibilities seriously Pay attention to time & are usually prompt Prefer to finish projects Work first, play later Seek closure See the need for most rules Like to make & stick with plans Find comfort in schedules	Perceivers often: Like to keep their options open Are playful and casual Are less aware of time and may run late Prefer to start projects Play first, work later May have difficulty making some decisions Question the need for many rules Like to keep plans flexible Want the freedom to be spontaneous

FUNNY PROVERBS

When two dogs fight over a bone, a third one carries it away.

It's better a friend in the market then one hundred gold coins in the chest.

There is hope as long as your fishing-line is in the water.

Money isn't everything, but it sure keeps the kids in touch.

The fellow who never makes a mistake takes his orders from one who does.

You cannot get to the top by sitting on your bottom.

Drop by drop - a whole lake becomes.

It's in old kettles that one makes the best soup.

Giving birth to a baby is easier than worrying about it.

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.

Parents can tell but never teach, unless they practice what they preach.

A guest sees more in a hour than the host in a year.

A lazy shepherd is the wolf's friend.

After three days, both fish and guests begin to smell.

Ask the young, they know everything.

Don't sell the skin until you have caught the bear.

Don't rely on the label on the bag.

Interest on debts grows without rain.

Conscience is the nest where all good is hatched.

Never let your feet run faster than your shoes.

Every fish that gets away appears great.

Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.

If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something.
 
When a man is stung by a bee, he doesn't set off to destroy all beehives'

The man who marries a beautiful woman, and the farmer who 

grows maize by the roadside have the same problem'

'It requires a lot of carefulness to kill the fly that perches on the scrotum'

If the throat can grant passage to a knife, the anus should wonder how to expel it'

There's no virgin in a maternity ward'

'A child can play with its mother's breasts, but not its father's 

testicles'

A man should not swallow poison because he is afraid to spit and offend others.

Being taller than your father, does not mean you are older than him.

A monkey left behind laughs at the others tail."(little does he know that his own tail is longer and probably bushier

 Looking at a king's mouth one would never think he sucked his mother's breast.

A man prolonging his age sees a camel giving birth.

Before You go out with a widow, you must first ask her what killed the husband. 

CLASSIC 105 FM leaked SMS's

Classic 105 Trash
Next time you send a text to an FM Station
know that they log your number and
conversation. Be warned. Do you know the
numbers below?
Topic today was partying without
panties.
Why do ladies go nuts whenever they see
celebs?
254737933906
Classic fm. Maina its not our fault u guys drive us
craizie na if u mix wid manyege wat cant we do?
Luv u guys
254721969828
Fally Ipupa ni msupuu. I didn't remove my pant
but had an orgasm by imagining him in me.............
I didn't misbehave that much.
254721861010
Mornng maina & mwalimu, i was @ mike murimi
mugithi wth bibi wa bro wangu. nilimwona akijitia
kidole halafu akalamba na akaonyesha murimi! All
the ladies were doing it. Karibu nikufe na heart
atak.
254723055493
Maina! Wanawake wana wazimu, mwingine
alirushia husband yangu panti yake kwa uso
tukiwa lunch wimpy! Na huzzo akaiweka kwa
mfuko. Nilifeel mbaya.
254722777034
Maina, I hiked a lady neighbor-senior admin UNEP.
Frm the blues she told me "am in red thongs",
unziped n asked me if i could run my fingers
A few from the archives......
254720428104
Hi maina.i couldnt contribute on y'days topic coz i
was wth my hubby who soils & urinates on hmself
mpaka ndani ya viatu akilewa.pls ask such men wat
goes on in thea minds b4 & afta such deeds.wats
thea xcuse?do they gve a damn abt th family
feelings?pls i need 2kno.Dont call me now.he is
asleep. Ameingia kwa keja 5am. LENA
254714924039
maina, mine is terrible-he has nothin, haja soma-
yani my peroz and family dont penda him-I wish I
"road tested" him first coz after kumuoa, I found
out ako na kitu kama ya mtoi. am sexually starved-
pals tell me to get shag buddy, dildo, av thought of
goin gay yani the options are still comin-i am
absolutely single and willing to mingle though
married-love you guys
254722170198
Hi, maina cal me if u find time. I walked into my
house only to find my husband having sex with his
younger sister. Akaniuliza 'havent you heard of
privacey'. I'm confused. Gday
254725616895
Maina,my boyfrnd who is maried wants 2 funguwa
my boot na hajawahi funguwa ya bibi yake.pls help
mi cz istl lov him.mary 4rm kisii.
254726656190
Mina its just naturall a woman can make love with
more than 3 men in one day so long as u know
how to take a shower well no man will ever know.
Me I must get it from our tea boy at work juu ni
msupuu, a mechanic who operates in the plot next
to jobo and a neighbors son when he's on
holiday. Na bado mzee wangu kant notice.
254725555409
Hi maina, am screwed daily b4 i get home, i get 2
the house take a bath and if my man wants i'll give
it 2 him ave aborted 2wice nd he's nvr known.
From Milli
254718782326
Classic H! MaUna n mwalim am munaa frm mbs n
am in luv with my father in law n am 26 yrs his
57yrs n i luv him more than my hasband. We've
been sleeping with him tangu my first yr in
marriage. Ako na kitu kubwa!
254712405656
Classic 105, Hi maina, mine was worse coz my
mum's boyfriend alifanya juu chini tulale pamoja,
and he succeeded kumbe he turned out to be HIV
positive. Nimeregret sana.
254720474236
050003E70301Hi Maina,i was married, I cookd
4him variety of food,respectd him,na palepale,i
was da driver.He askd m 4 a3rd party,n brought
her as he wishes.He statd beating m up,akaninyima
my right place of sex coz he wntd ma Ass !Men cnt
b satisfied wit 1woman
254726837722
0500034A0201Ma husband's libido is veri
low.Marrd 3yrs now and have neva seen his goods
only by accdent. Now its 3mnths snc we had sex.
We have bcam a Bro an a sis. Am suffering sexualy
wat do i do.But am hapi in al other areas
254733251855
Maina todays discussion has to be longer,we are
miserable women..we end up having affairs with
relatives...help us. Like now am sleeping with my
first cousin...wambui
254729787848
Hi Maina. Been in a rut too .Married 4 the last 24
yrs to this ng'ombe. Love was alive for only the first
year then we became hse mates. It's too bad
mpaka he can't rise to the occasion for me. And
he's also tiny. So imagine a small thing that can't
wake up. Pathetic!
254722786970
0500032B0202 this lady has being using my
husbands 4ne when they r 2gether in bed telng mi
2listen hw sweet my husband is en then she
screams. God wht im i sapposed 2do.
254721691952
Nothing wrong with a woman who can control her
drinking like me. My hubby is a drunk who cant
control his drinking. Alikuja sato morning high
akakojoa ndani ya wardrobe badala ya choo yet he
keeps saying am the drunk! Karo
254716671031
Dnt be stupid Maina...I have a woman who drinks
n she is generally n extremely dirty, first her
genitals! Beer aint good 4 women... am tired of
being woken up at 3am four times a week
kumfungulia. Last week I refused to open and
found her in the watchman's kibanda in the
morning on my way to work. I've kept wondering if
she gave him.
254722609997
Maina morning am a drinker n trust me i hv never
ceased to be a gud mother to my 3 kids n wife to
ma hubbi. The fact that naweza maliza 2 bottles of
viceroy in one night doesn't make me a bad
mother! Jana nilikunywa 3 quarters juu kulikuwa
Sunday.
254722483913
So maina what if she drinks and doesnt come
home and doesnt want to be asked where she is?
Mine went out on Friday jioni and akarudi jana
morning. Nikamuuliza ikakuwa vita. We have 3 yr
old twins. Naogopa ukali wake.
254715786001
Hi Maina,salimia King'ang'i. Maina,wachana na hao
wanasema ati bibi asilewe. My wife drinks,I don't.
Na mimi humpeleka kwa bar namwacha huko
akitosheka ananipigia ama analetwa na rafikfi zake.
Only one day I was worried. Alinipigia akiwa florida
5am and her friends walikuwa wamemwacha.
Apart from that day, I see no issues with her enjoy
a drink.
254722162484
Hi Maina, am irene 24 yrs. I was involved with a
catholic priest . He took me from my rural home
and rented a hse 4 me . akaleta brother yake
akanilazimisha nilale nayeye. Sikujua alikuwa
anapenda porno pia. When I refused kuwatch
nayeye akanifukuza. Plz help me kol him juu
hachukui simu zangu. His fone no. 0721 895762 or
0735854143(Fr.Joseph
254725939592
Maina, his weight bothers me coz it affects
palepale imagine ana choka haraka sana and he
drips streams of sweat!na style zingine hawezi!
Every time we do it, am worried atakufa juu yangu
na vile ni mzito! mariam
254703974613
Av bn married 4one yr.Hez gaining weight n maina
u knw the kitambi bng a pivot on me that puts me
off! Namuona akiwa naked sometimes nakimbia
kwa choo nitapike! n the longest he cn go is
4mins!he rols over n snores.nkt! I normally just sit
and stare at his kathing vile kamekunjika naskia
huzuni.
254721230670
Yes! I hate my husband of 23 years he eats like a
big pig! Kitambi kama ya ngombe! Yeye huleta
food kutoka fridge ili akule kwa bedroom usiku. Na
bonoko ni kama yesu. Bado nangoja irudi.
254750383848
Morning Maina? Can you imagine comìng home
5pm and ur wife in nities with a stocking on, matiti
hunging kama socks, the hse is dirty and the bed
is not even made. Why not stay away get drunk
and come at 3am and find this monster asleep.
Ubaya nakuja nimelewa and see her thing juu
amelala fuaa and she doesn't shave. She makes me
sick!
254721331466
Hey Maina and Kingangi,i use to treat my huby like
a king,gave him all the fredom and happiness in
the world but u know how he repayed,he left me
and now he's living with an old woman whom you
Maina know.He left me with a kid of 11/2yrs.
254727113432
Maina, my man is always at home early. What is the
formula for sending him away? Every time I pass
him, he wants sex. It's too much! Take him with
you to your bar. I'll even pay you.
And on today's topic on doing it with in-laws, here
are some texts....
254716191962
Me i do it every 9te 4 de last 3month wid my bro-
in-law iam 18 i dont like it coz ihv ma boyfriend in
coast n ihv never sexed wid him I dont know wat
2do ATÂ
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254722489878
Maina my real mother has been molesting me.
Niliamka nikamukuta akininyonya. Who can I report
to? Steve
254724370542
MAINA NOT OUR DAD ALOME. AV BIN HAVING
AFFAIR WITH MA ELDER BRO NA TUMEZAA A BABY
BOY. TOO MUCH ATTACHED N NONE OF US IS
MARIED.HE REALY SATIFIES ME SEXUALLY
254723147780
Hey Maina pliz help me cos i found out that am
datng my half bro. na ninaexpect! help. Brenda
And a karandom one...
254733573281 My wife is so dull, every time I try
some positions all I get is "Baba nani, usiniharibu
huko nyuma!" na dada yake ananicheki.

Wanjohi wa Kigogoine: When My Tree Failed Me Two Times

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Ain't Life a bitter Pill to swallow at times...LOL

You think your current job pisses you and you start looking for another and fortunately you get a call up for an interview and things are all rosy and you feel you just hit the jack pot with no sweat.
You resign and burn the bridges behind you(you call your MANAGER an ass...lmao).... after you start your new job(after a month or so) you realize it's a raw DEAL.... worse than what you had before.

AIN'T LIFE A BITCH AT TIMES?   BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

MY FRIENDS

I appreciate you all(my friends) wherever you are whether we have ever met or not....I appreciate you my Friend.

Friendship is there where ever you go
Friendship is there when you over dose
Friendship loves and Friendship cares
Friendship is life with a little dares

Friendship hurts when your not there
Friendship dies everywhere
Friendship is even the life you lost
Friendship is love with a little cost

DISEASE: STROKE (Stroke Risk Self Assessment Chart)

Instructions: Score each line and then add up your total score. The lower your score, the better. The higher your score, the greater your risk of having a stroke. An approximate guide to the risk is:

0 - 4 : Very low risk
5 - 9 : Moderate risk
10 - 13 : High risk
14+ : Very high risk

This is just a guide, but it demonstrates measures you can take to decrease your risk of stroke.

Risk Factors	0	1	2	3	Score
Smoking	never smoked	quit after smoking for less than 5 years	current smoker less than 20/day	current smoker more than 20/day
Exercise	1 hour strenuous activity at least 3 times per week	very active once or twice a week	moderately active once or twice a week	very little physical activity
Diabetes	none known	n/a	family history	diabetic
Blood Pressure	normal	mild high blood pressure	moderate high blood pressure	severe high blood pressure
Age	0 - 44	45 - 64	65 - 74	75 +
Alcohol (male)	0-4 standard drinks/week	up to 4 drinks/day	more than 4 drinks a day 2 or more days a week	more than 6 drinks, 4 or more days a week
Alcohol (female)	0-2 standard drinks a week	up to 2 drinks a day	more than two drinks a day, 2 or more days a week	more than 4 drinks, 4 or more days a week
Weight	about average for height	slightly overweight	moderately overweight	obese
Family History	no strokes known	a relative has had a stroke	a relative has had a stroke while younger than 65	several relatives have suffered from stroke
Cholesterol	below average	average	moderately raised	severely raised

Symptoms of Stroke

The symptoms of stroke usually come on suddenly.  The suddenness of onset distinguishes stroke from other conditions such as migraine or brain tumour.  Every patient is affected differently and the most common symptoms are:

• Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm or leg, often one side of the body.
  • A lack of muscle strength in any group of muscles, most commonly those on the face, hand, arm and leg on one side (called hemiparesis). At least half of patients suffer some form of hemiparesis, some with a mild form that involves difficulty in controlling movement, rather than weakness.
  • A loss of sensation or feeling in any part of the body.  Numbness of the skin of the face, hand, arm, and leg on one side (hemiananaesthia) is most common.
    
• Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.
  • Difficulty in speech - slurring of speech (from weakening of face, mouth, throat muscles) may be accompanied by swallowing difficulty. There may be  difficulty understanding others’ speech, finding the right words, understanding written words or in writing (aphasia).
    
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
  • Difficulty with vision - may take the form of total loss of vision in one eye, or loss of vision in half the visual field of each eye, or double vision.
    
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness loss of balance or co-ordination.
  • Dizziness - injury to inner ear nerves may cause loss of balance, a spinning feeling, of the world moving (vertigo). May cause nausea, unsteadiness on the feet, a tendency to veer to one side or the other, or an unexplained fall.
    
• Sudden severe headache with no known cause.
  • Headache - stroke and TIA do not usually cause headache, but headache may result from stretching or irritation of the membrane covering the brain (meninges) or the blood vessels in the brain.
  • Subarachnoid haemorrhage may be preceded by the sudden (within seconds) onset of an extremely severe ‘thunderclap’ headache (the most intense the patient has ever felt), together with neck stiffness. Irritation from light may also be a problem.  After minutes to hours the headache spreads to the back of the head, neck and back as blood tracks down the spinal subarachnoid space. Subarachnoid hemorrhage may be associated with drowsiness or loss of consciousness and with other stroke symptoms.
    
• Less common symptoms include:
  • Nausea and vomiting- can be associated with vertigo or involvement of the ‘vomiting centre’ (the medulla) of the brain; common at the outset of subarachnoid haemorrhage.
  • Drowsiness or unconsciousness - also not common, but may occur, often briefly, depending on the location of the injury in the brain.
  • Epileptic seizures (10% of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage).

Symptoms of Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)

The symptoms of TIA are not easily distinguished from those of stroke, except that they do not last as long. They may include:

• Short term blindness, blurred vision, double vision, other visual disturbances
• Speech disturbance – often an inability to put thoughts into words, or the substitution of a similar word for another of different meaning (‘I bent on the ball’ for ‘I leant on the wall’), or slurring of speech
• Vertigo – a spinning sensation – usually in conjunction with other symptoms
• Facial numbness or weakness
• Swallowing difficulty
• Arm or leg weakness or paralysis
• Loss of balance
• Nausea and vomiting

A TIA is significant and must not be ignored.  Advice must be sought immediately.
A TIA may be the start of a stroke that can follow the TIA within hours.
A TIA can warn of a future stroke and rapid investigation and treatment can reduce the risk of having a stroke.
If the symptoms disappear quickly, a TIA may be diagnosed and the patient discharged with appropriate instructions for medical follow-up, investigation and treatment to minimise the risk of recurrence.
If the symptoms persist, tests to determine the nature, precise location and extent of the injury to the brain will be started. These are likely to  include Brain scans (Computer Tomography) and MRIs (Magnetic Resonance Imaging).
Treatment to may be started to  rescue damaged brain tissue, to prevent complications such as difficulty swallowing, and to minimise the chance of  further strokes.

 

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Ways to Be Happy Within Yourself...

1. Forgive yourself

Forgive yourself for thinking negatively. Forgive yourself for talking, without thinking twice. Forgive yourself for being rude to your superior, your friend, your parents, or your siblings. Don’t think negative thoughts about yourself for taking wrong steps or making wrong decisions. This kind of thinking puts your focus on the problem and not the solution. It’s better to say good things about yourself than to say negative things. Always saying positive things about yourself is a sign that you have forgiven yourself.

2. Forgive others

If we want to make peace with others, we first need to be at peace with ourselves. Learn to forgive and forget and let go of things quickly. It is not good to resent and hold grudges. People who hold grudges and resent their past incidents often suffer from cardiac and psychological problems. The easiest way to forgive others is to assume that they didn’t offend us in the first place. If you weren’t offended, you wouldn’t have the course to be offended or to forgive others.

3. Stop thinking and talking about your problems

Instead, focus on the good in every situation you face and every person you are in a relationship with – including yourself.

4. Focus on being a blessing to others

Get your mind off yourself and focus on blessing others instead. When you bless others, the blessings will come back to you; it’s a wonderful phenomenon many don’t understand. After all, life is not all about receiving; it’s more of giving.

5. Be busy

The busier you are, the less time you have to think, especially, about something or someone who left you with negative feelings. Being busy is the best way to keep negative thoughts from provoking you repeatedly.

6. Recount the things you have achieved

Take some personal time to be with myself and recount the things you have achieved and the things you have. Counting one’s blessings and achievements makes one feel fulfilled and happy. We often hate ourselves when we feel we have not achieved anything. The best way to count your blessings is to write down whatever you have achieved. No matter what happens in our lives, we have life, air to breathe, food to eat, some friends, family and associates, a measure of wealth and a measure of health.

7. Develop a pastime

Spend your free time on reading, listening to music, watching movies or other activities. This enables you to put your mind off the problems you are facing and the thoughts you have about yourself.

8. Be content with WHO you are

Don’t focus on things about yourself that you have no control over. Don’t strive to be like someone else. Don’t care about what other people think or say about you, when you’re not even sure whether they are right or wrong. When you do this, you relieve yourself of a lot of stress and anxiety. Be content with yourself, while you hope for a better you.

9. Never lose hope

There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel. Hope is something you can never afford to lose. With hope you always have a path towards happiness. Hope reminds you that everything will be ok. With hope, you know that whatever looks terrible is only temporary and that soon enough, things will be just fine.

10 ways to deal with a bad boss

1: Avoid responding in kind

If your boss acts like a jerk, becomes abusive, or is freaking out, your initial impulse might be to do the same thing. Fight that temptation, hard though it might be. Repaying “evil for evil” accomplishes nothing and only makes the situation worse. If you maintain your professionalism, it will make a positive impression on those who are watching or those who hear about it — including possibly your boss’s boss. Here’s an extreme example, but one based on a true incident. Suppose you’ve just sat down at a restaurant with your boss, and the latter becomes agitated that there are no menus. Rather than get agitated yourself, perhaps because the boss is blaming you for the lack of menus, try to stay calm and simply say, “Boss, the menus are on the way.” Repeat as often as necessary.

2: Document your work

Keep track of your accomplishments and of compliments you get from co-workers or managers of other departments. Record the date of these incidents. When documenting these items, try to record as well the significance of the accomplishment. What problem existed at the time? What would have happened had you not acted? How did your action have a positive effect on the entire organization? Keep this information on a system other than your work computer or company network - that is, keep it in a place where you can still access it even if you leave or are terminated.

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3: Use objective measures

When documenting your accomplishments, try to use objective measurements. If you’re on a help desk, for example, “I resolved that ticket promptly” is a meaningless statement. However, “I resolved that ticket in three hours, compared to the departmental average of five hours,” carries more credibility. If you’re in a call center, similarly, a statement that “I answered 80% of my calls within the second ring” is preferable to “I answered my calls promptly.”

4: Confront with evidence

It’s easy for a boss to yell at you based on statements you yourself make. It’s harder if you confront the boss with detailed data, in particular data that has objective measures. So when your boss complains that you’re not answering calls promptly, share your data. In doing so, you’re telling the boss implicitly (or, if you’re brave enough) explicitly, “Boss, you can be angry all you want, but the data favors my position.”

5: Be clear about performance measurements

The objective measurements are also important when you are setting your performance measurements. Having subjective standards makes it easier for your boss to rate you poorly. Having objective standards, assuming you’re doing your job and meeting them, makes it harder for the boss to do so.

6: Keep your network active

Maintain your connections with other people in your company, or even outside your company. Stay active with alumni from your school or college. Be active in community affairs. Doing so keeps you visible and can help you find another job in the event you decide you need to or you’re forced to part ways with your boss.

7: Don’t burn bridges

If you do part ways with your boss, you might be tempted to “unload,” given that you have nothing left to lose. Fight that temptation and try to be gracious. Did you learn anything at all of value from the boss? In particular, was there a time when you thought the boss was wrong, but it turned out the boss was right? Say so. Though not impossible, it would be really hard for even a bad boss to react negatively to such statements by you. Being gracious will make a huge impression on others. Besides, you never know if you might run into that boss again later in your career.

8: Learn from the experience

A corollary to Murphy’s Law tells us that “Nothing is ever a waste of time. It can always serve as a bad example.” In your case, take some time to analyze why your boss is a bad boss. Just keep in mind that people have different perspectives. Your boss might be reacting to factors and influences you might be unaware of. While that fact doesn’t excuse bad behavior, it can explain it. In any event, doing such analysis can help you if you later become a boss, because you’ll have figured out what NOT to do.

9: Use humor to cope

Humor is a great way to deal with unpleasant situations — hence the need, in movies and television, for comic relief following a tense scene. Rather than be upset about a past encounter, try laughing about it. You could even take it one step further. For example, you could predict what area the boss will first be upset about tomorrow or what time the boss will first become upset that day, then comparing your prediction with what actually happens. While it could be politically risky, you could even start an office pool with co-workers who have the same difficulties - such as establishing an over-and-under on the number of times the boss blows up.

10: Be careful when talking to the boss’s boss

Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will pay for it. You may have a chance for a one-on-one meeting with your boss’s superior. If so, that person might ask about your boss. Be careful what you say. Be aware, in particular, that criticism of your boss could be taken as criticism of your boss’s boss and could cause you even more problems. Remember the old saying, “Don’t criticize your wife’s judgment. Look who she married.”
If you do choose to say anything at all about your boss, focus on the behavior rather than the person. Rather than say, “[Boss] is really disorganized,” it’s probably better, if you say anything at all, to say, “It’s hard to focus when priorities keep changing.” But a far safer alternative is to encourage any desirable behavior from your boss. For example, you could say, “Boss’s practice of doing [x] really helps us. I hope he/she keeps doing that.”