5 Things You Should Never Say in a Job Interview

1. "I hated my last boss." It doesn't matter how bad your last boss was -- don't cite it as a reason for leaving your job. Nor should you complain about your boss's management skills. This kind of trash talking will make your potential new boss think your interpersonal skills are weak and you're not a team player.

2. "I don't know anything about this company." Do your research. Know something about the company you're interviewing for, and be able to articulate how your skills will complement the business. If you're a Web designer, for example, at the very least study the company's Web site and explain what you like and what you would change, given the chance.

3. "No questions, thanks." When it's your turn to ask questions about the company and the role, have something to talk about. If you don't, it looks like your lack of inquisitiveness means you aren't genuinely interested in a career, but just a paycheck. Did the interviewer already answer everything you wanted to know? At least rephrase something you already talked about in a new way.

4. "What church do you go to?" Small talk can be great but know where the line is and don't cross it -- don't ask or talk about stuff that's inappropriately personal.

5. "And another thing..." Avoid rats and bitterness. It's great to have strong opinions, but be careful that you don't come across sounding like you are angry or so opinionated that you'll be difficult to work with. No one wants to work with a serial complainer.

LIVING OUR LIVES

"The proper function of man is to live - not to exist." -- Jack London

 Too often we go through life on autopilot, going through the motions and having each day pass like the one before it.

That's fine, and comfortable, until you have gone through another year without having done anything, without having really lived life.

That's fine, until you have reached old age and look back on life with regrets.

That's fine, until you see your kids go off to college and realize that you missed their childhoods.

There are many ways that have been talked about and done on how to live our lives successfully, the list below might have most of those that have been mentioned before elsewhere but i think they are still things we need to adopt too if we really need to be happy with our lives.....

1. Love. Perhaps the most important. Fall in love, if you aren't already. If you have, fall in love with your partner all over again. Abandon caution and let your heart be broken. Or love family members, friends, anyone -- it doesn't have to be romantic love. Love all of humanity, one person at a time.
2. Get outside. Don't let yourself be shut indoors. Go out when it's raining. Walk on the beach. Hike through the woods. Swim in a freezing lake. Bask in the sun. Play sports, or walk barefoot through grass. Pay close attention to nature.
3. Savor food. Don't just eat your food, but really enjoy it. Feel the texture, the bursts of flavors. Savor every bite. If you limit your intake of sweets, it will make the small treats you give yourself  even more enjoyable. And when you do have them, really, really savor them. Slowly.
4. Create a morning ritual. Wake up early and greet the day. Stretch or meditate or exercise or Pray as part of your ritual. 
5. Take chances. We often live our lives too cautiously, worried about what might go wrong. Be bold, risk it all. Quit your job and go to business for yourself (plan it out first!), or go up to that girl you've liked for a long time and ask her out. What do you have to lose?
6. Follow excitement. Try to find the things in life that excite you, and then go after them. Make life one exciting adventure after another (with perhaps some quiet times in between).
7. Find your passion. Similar to the above tip, this one asks you to find your calling. Make your living by doing the thing you love to do. First, think about what you really love to do. There may be many things. Find out how you can make a living doing it. It may be difficult, but you only live once.
8. Get out of your cubicle. Do you sit all day in front of computer, shuffling papers and taking phone calls and chatting on the Internet? Don't waste your days like this. Break free from the cubicle environment. This may require a change of jobs, or becoming a freelancer. It's worth it.
9. Turn off the TV. How many hours will we waste away in front of the boob tube? How many hours do we have to live? Do the math, then unplug the TV. Only plug it back in when you have a DVD of a movie you love. Otherwise, keep it off and find other stuff to do. Don't know what to do? Read further.
10. Pull away from Internet. You're reading something on the Internet right now. And, with the exception of this article, it is just more wasting away of your precious time. You cannot get these minutes back. Unplug the Internet, then get out of your office or house. And go and do something.
11. Travel. Sure, you want to travel some day. When you have vacation time, or when you're older. Well, what are you waiting for? Find a way to take a trip, if not this month, then sometime soon. You may need to sacrifice your money and time, but make it happen. You are too young to not see the world. If need be, find a way to make a living by freelancing, then work while you travel. Only work an hour or two a day. Don't check email but once a week. Then use the rest of the time to see the world.
12. Rediscover what's important. Take an hour and make a list of everything that's important to you. Add to it everything that you want to do in life. Now cut that list down to 4-5 things. Just the most important things in your life. This is your core list. This is what matters. Focus your life on these things. Make time for them.
13. Eliminate everything else. What's going on in your life that's not on that short list? All that stuff is wasting your time, pulling your attention from what's important. As much as possible, simplify your life by eliminating the stuff that's not on your short list, or minimizing it.
14. Exercise. Get off the couch and go for a walk. Eventually try running. Or do some push ups and crunches. Or swim or bike or row. Or go for a hike. Whatever you do, get active, and you'll love it. And life will be more alive.
15. Be positive. Learn to recognize the negative thoughts you have. These are the self-doubts, the criticisms of others, the complaints, the reasons you can't do something. Then stop yourself when you have these thoughts, and replace them with positive thoughts. Solutions. You can do this!
16. Open your heart. Is your heart a closed bundle of scar tissue? Learn to open it, have it ready to receive love, to give love unconditionally. If you have a problem with this, talk to someone about it. And practice makes perfect.
17. Kiss in the rain. Seize the moment and be romantic.
18. Face your fears. What are you most afraid of? What is holding you back? Whatever it is, recognize it, and face it. Do what you are most afraid of. Afraid of heights? Go to the tallest building, and look down over the edge. Only by facing our fears can we be free of them.
19. When you suffer, suffer. Life isn't all about fun and games. Suffering is an inevitable part of life. We lose our jobs. We lose our lovers. We lose our pets. We get physically injured or sick. A loved one becomes sick. A parent dies. Learn to feel the pain intensely, and really grieve. This is a part of life -- really feel the pain. And when you're done, move on, and find joy.
20. Slow down. Life moves along at such a rapid pace these days. It's not healthy, and it's not conducive to living. Practice doing everything slowly -- everything, from eating to walking to driving to working to reading. Enjoy what you do. Learn to move at a snail's pace.
21. Touch humanity. Get out of your house and manicured neighborhoods, and find those who live in worse conditions. Meet them, talk to them, understand them. Live among them. Be one of them. Give up your materialistic lifestyle.
22. Volunteer. Help at homeless soup kitchens. Learn compassion, and learn to help ease the suffering of others. Help the sick, those with disabilities, those who are dying.
23. Play with children. Children, more than anyone else, know how to live. They experience everything in the moment, fully. When they get hurt, they really cry. When they play, they really have fun. Learn from them, instead of thinking you know so much more than them. Play with them, and learn to be joyful like them.
24. Talk to old people. There is no one wiser, more experienced, more learned, than those who have lived through life. They can tell you amazing stories. Give you advice on making a marriage last or staying out of debt. Tell you about their regrets, so you can learn from them and avoid the same mistakes. They are the wisdom of our society -- take advantage of their existence while they're still around.
25. Learn new skills. Constantly improve yourself instead of standing still -- not because you're so imperfect now, but because it is gratifying and satisfying. You should accept yourself as you are, and learn to love who you are, but still try to improve -- if only because the process of improvement is life itself.
26. Find spirituality. For some, this means finding God or Jesus or Allah or Buddha. For others, this means becoming in tune with the spirits of our ancestors, or with nature. For still others, this just means an inner energy. Whatever spirituality means for you, rediscover it, and its power.
27. Take mini-retirements. Don't leave the joy of retirement until you are too old to enjoy it. Do it now, while you're young. It makes working that much more worth it. Find ways to take a year off every few years. Save up, sell your home, your possessions, and travel. Live simply, but live, without having to work. Enjoy life, then go back to work and save up enough money to do it again in a couple of years.
28. Do nothing. Despite the tip above that we should find excitement, there is value in doing nothing as well. Not doing nothing as in reading, or taking a nap, or watching TV, or meditating. Doing nothing as in sitting there, doing nothing. Just learning to be still, in silence, to hear our inner voice, to be in tune with life. Do this daily if possible.
29. Stop playing video games. They might be fun, but they can take up way too much time. If you spend a lot of time playing online games, or computer solitaire or whatever, consider going a week without it. Then find something else to do, outside.
30. Watch sunsets, daily. One of the most beautiful times of day. Make it a daily ritual to find a good spot to watch the sunset, perhaps having a light dinner while you do so.
31. Stop reading magazines. They're basically crap. And they waste your time and money. Cancel your subscriptions and walk past them at the news stands. If you have to read something, read a trashy novel or even better, read Dumb Little Man once a day and be done.
32. Break out from ruts. Do you do things the same way every day? Change it up. Try something new. Take a different route to work. Start your day out differently. Approach work from a new angle. Look at things from new perspectives.
33. Stop watching the news. Not all the News but News that makes you sad and angry.It's depressing and useless.Else, switch through the channels during News hour and only watch which you think is important for you.
34. Laugh till you cry. Laughing is one of the best ways to live. Tell jokes and laugh your head off. Watch an awesome comedy. Learn to laugh at anything.You'll love it.
35. Lose control. Not only control over yourself, but control over others. It's a bad habit to try to control others -- it will only lead to stress and unhappiness for yourself and those you try to control. Let others live, and live for yourself. And lose control of yourself now and then too.
36. Cry. Men, especially, tend to hold in our tears, but crying is an amazing release. Cry(or be emotional) at sad movies. Cry at a funeral. Cry when you are hurt, or when somebody you love is hurt. It releases these emotions and allows us to cleanse ourselves.
37. Eat your favorite dessert.This isn't an every day thing, but an occasional treat thing. But it's wonderful.
38. Try something new, every week. Ask yourself: "What new thing shall I try this week?" Then be sure to do it. You don't have to learn a new language in one week, but seek new experiences. Give it a try. You might decide you want to keep it in your life.
39. Be in the moment. Instead of thinking about things you need to do, or things that have happened to you, or worrying or planning or regretting, think about what you are doing, right now. What is around you? What smells and sounds and sights and feelings are you experiencing? Learn to do this as much as possible through meditation, but also through bringing your focus back to the present as much as you can in everything you do.

HOPE

What is HOPE?
Why are we advised to always be hopeful?
Is it really important in our Lives?
Are we just Hopeful because of our religions say so?
Hope..Hope
You may end up passing through your entire life without achieving what you wanted just because you had HOPE for something to come your way and  help you achieve your goals without much struggle.
Hope...you confuse me at times.

Bosses Bosses Bosses

Someone said that bosses are like diapers; always on your ass and mostly full of shit. I do not know how right or wrong they were but bosses are a part of everyone's life at one point or the other. We love them and hate them, mostly hate them. They come in different shapes and sizes. However, I decided to separate them into ten categories based on how they behave. The default is of course the good reasonable that does everything professionally and never lets personal feelings come in the way of his judgment. He is kind and also imaginary. Here are the rest...

1) Mr. Funny Guy

They were not funny in real life until they became bosses. They crack a joke and you better laugh. They make fun of employees and everyone takes it as a joke but don’t dare return the favour. The reason you laugh is similar to why men laugh at jokes made a dumb cute girl with huge hooters except for one thing. You laugh at jokes of the girl hoping you will screw her whereas you laugh at the bosses jokes because if you don’t, you are screwed.

2) The Banshee

He comes installed with the latest blaring horn like those on route 58 matatus. He is so loud that he can work as an alarm for waking people up in a different time zone. They like screaming at employees and woe unto you if yours comes installed with a saliva shower head for a mouth and bad breathe dispenser.

3) The Hooters man

This is a male boss that hires bimbos provided they have looks or large hooters. They are the kind that personifies the popular joke about bosses who, instead of giving you a job application form to fill in, they give you a size D bra. You fill that, you get the job.

4) The Petty Monster

This is the type of the boss that babies all employees. They'll give you thirty minutes to complete a task and call you after five minutes to check how far you are. They do a head count, audit calls made by employees and toilet visits. You cannot fart without them knowing. Don’t be shocked if you fart and you hear the intercom buzzing and then something like, "Kimeu, Cut down on the garlic. You are suffocating people"

5) The Miguna Miguna

Their ego is bigger than Nyanza County and their intelligence is something you have to measure on a scale of 1 to Nyakemincha. These ones have huge offices that are mostly empty and the office is not the only empty thing they have. They are petty and they will fire you simply because you sneeze funny or because you wore the same color outfit as they did.

6) Special Branch Boss

If anything goes wrong in the office, he will find out whom, when and where. Nothing escapes his keen eye and if he catches you, you balls will be his breakfast.

7) Chips Funga General

When they want you to do something for them, they are the best bosses ever. You will get treats, raises and all the incentives you want. Woe unto you when they get what they want. You will get kicked out without a chance to even collect items from your desk.

8) The Ghost

You rarely see him or hear him talk. But when he appears, everyone is scared shitless. When he talks, the office will need to distribute adult diapers to all employees who will have shit on themselves in all colors of the rainbow.

9) The PMS rider

It goes across genders for this type. They have mood swings like you would not believe. Whatever fights happened at home are copy/pasted into the office environment. On these days, they simply hop on a nagcycle and ride your sorry ass to hell.

10) The Chief Vagina

This is a female boss who has a vendetta against all female co-workers. If you have a vagina, you are her enemy. She wants to be the chief vagina and all other vaginas must sing praises in her owner every time she coughs. This is brought about by lack of any sexual activities on her vagina to a point where it may require a city council license just to clean the cobwebs that have gathered there.

So what kind of a boss do you have? .


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Things You Need To Give Up Today

When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you.
So starting today…
1. Give up trying to be perfect. – The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists; it rewards people
who get things done.
2. Give up comparing yourself to others. – The only person you are competing against is yourself.
3. Give up dwelling on the past or worrying too much about the future. – Right now is the only
moment guaranteed to you. Right now is life. Don’t miss it.
4. Give up complaining. – Do something about it.
5. Give up holding grudges. – Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness.
6. Give up waiting. – What we don’t start today won’t be finished by tomorrow. Knowledge and
intelligence are both useless without action.
7. Give up lying. – In the long-run the truth always reveals itself. Either you own up to your actions
or your actions will ultimately own you.
8. Give up trying to avoid mistakes. – The only mistake that can truly hurt you is choosing to do
nothing simply because you’re too scared to make a mistake.
9. Give up saying, “I can’t.” – As Henry Ford put it, “Whether you think you can or you think you
can’t, you are right.”
10. Give up trying to be everything to everyone. – Making one person smile can change the world.
Maybe not the whole world, but their world. Start small. Start now.
11. Give up thinking you’re not ready. – Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity
arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which
means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first.
12. Give up setting small goals for yourself. – Many people set small goals because they’re afraid to
fail. Ironically, setting these small goals is what makes them fail.
13. Give up trying to do everything by yourself. – You are the sum of the people you spend the
most time with. If you work together, you will be far more capable and powerful than you ever
could have been alone.
14. Give up buying things you don’t need. – Manage your money wisely so your money does not
manage you. Do not spend to impress others. Do not live life trying to fool yourself into thinking
wealth is measured in material objects.
15. Give up blaming others for your troubles. – The extent to which you can live your dream life
depends on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life. When you blame others for
what you’re going through, you deny responsibility – you give others power over that part of your
life.
16. Give up making mountains out of molehills. – One way to check if something is worth mulling
over is to ask yourself this question: “Will this matter in one year’s time? Three years? Five
years? If not, then it’s not worth worrying about.
17. Give up trying to live up to the expectations of others. – Work on it for real and exceed your
own expectations. Everything else will fall into place.
18. Give up the ‘easy street’ mentality. – There is too much emphasis on finding a ‘quick fix’ in
today’s society. For example taking diet pills to lose weight instead of exercising and eating well.
No amount of magic fairy dust replaces diligent, focused, hard work.
19. Give up making promises you can’t keep. – Don’t over-promise. Over-deliver on everything
you do.
20. Give up letting your thoughts and feelings bottle up inside. – People are not mind readers.
They will never know how you feel unless you tell them.
21. Give up beating around the bush. – Say what you mean and mean what you say. Communicate
effectively.
22. Give up avoiding change. – However good or bad a situation is now, it will change. That’s the
one thing you can count on. So embrace change and realize that change happens for a reason. It
won’t always be easy or obvious at first, but in the end it will be worth it.
23. Give up your sense of entitlement. – Nobody is entitled to anything in this world. We are all
equal. We breathe the same air. We get what we give. We get what we earn.
24. Give up waiting until the last minute. – Those who fail to plan, plan to fail.
25. Give up being dramatic. – Stay out of other people’s drama and don’t needlessly create your
own.
26. Give up being anti-athletic. – Get your body moving! Simply take a long, relaxing walk or
commit 30 minutes to an at-home exercise program.
27. Give up junk food. – You are what you eat.
28. Give up eating as a means of entertainment. – Don’t eat when you’re bored. Eat when you’re
hungry.
29. Give up foolish habits that you know are foolish. – Don’t text and drive. Don’t drink and
drive. Don’t smoke. Etc.
30. Give up relationships with people who bring you down. – Saying “no” to right people gives
you the time and resources required to say “yes” to right opportunities. Spend time with nice
people who are smart, driven and likeminded.
31. Give up being shy. – Network with people. Meet new people. Ask questions. Introduce
yourself.
32. Give up worrying about what others think of you. – Unless you’re trying to make a great first
impression (job interview, first date, etc.), don’t let the opinions of others stand in your way.
What they think and say about you isn’t important. What is important is how you feel about
yourself.
33. Give up trying to control everything. – Life is an unpredictable phenomenon. No matter how
good or bad things seem right now, we can never be 100% certain what will happen next. So do
you best with what’s in front of you and leave the rest to the powers above you.
34. Give up doing the same thing over and over again. – In order to grow, you must expand your
horizons and break free of your comfort zone. If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep
getting what you’re getting.
35. Give up following the path of least resistance. – Life is not easy, especially when you plan on
achieving something worthwhile. Don’t find the easy way out. Do something extraordinary.
36. Give up persistent multi-tasking. – Do one thing at a time and do it right.
37. Give up thinking others are luckier than you. – The harder you work, the luckier you will
become.
38. Give up filling every waking moment with commitments and activities. – It’s okay to be
alone. It’s okay to do nothing sometimes. Think. Relax. Breathe. Be.
39. Give up making emotional decisions. – Don’t let your emotions trump your intelligence. Slow
down and think things through before you make any life-changing decisions.
40. Give up doing the wrong things just because you can get away with it. – Just because you can
get away with something doesn’t mean you should do it. Think bigger. Keep the end in mind.
Do what you know in your heart is right.
41. Give up focusing on what you don’t want to happen. – Focus on what you do want to happen.
Positive thinking is at the forefront of every great success story. If you awake every morning with
the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention,
you’ll often find that you’re right.
42. Give up taking yourself so seriously. – Few others do anyway. So enjoy yourself and have a
little fun while you can.
43. Give up spending your life working in a career field you’re not passionate about. – Life is too
short for such nonsense. The right career choice is based on one key point: Finding hard work you
love doing. So if you catch yourself working hard and loving every minute of it, don’t stop.
You’re on to something big. Because hard work isn’t hard when you concentrate on your
passions.
44. Give up thinking about the things you don’t have. – Appreciate everything you do have. Many
people aren’t so lucky.
45. Give up doubting others. – People who are determined do remarkable things. Remember, the
one who says it can’t be done should never interrupt the one doing it.
46. Give up fussing with every beauty product on the market. – Good looks attract the eyes.
Personality attracts the heart. Be proud to be you. That’s when you’re beautiful.
47. Give up trying to fit in. – Don’t mold yourself into someone you’re not. Be yourself.
Oftentimes, the only reason they want you to fit in is that once you do they can ignore you and go
about their business.
48. Give up trying to be different for the sake of being different. – Nonconformity for the sake of
nonconformity is conformity. When people try too hard to be different, they usually end up being
just like everyone else who is trying to be different. Once again, be yourself.
49. Give up trying to avoid risk. – There’s no such thing as ‘risk free.’ Everything you do or don’t
do has an inherent risk.
50. Give up putting your own needs on the back burner. – Yes, help others, but help yourself too.
If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that
moment is now.
And remember, mistakes make us human, failures help us grow, hope keeps us going and love is the reason
we’re alive. So keep learning, loving and living. Never give up on yourself.