Saturday 30 June 2018

[ ::: ♥Keep_Mailing♥ ::: ]™ The mental health report card - Gulf News

A balanced individual is what every office, home, community and society needs. Take this test to know if you are a balanced person
Published: 20:00 June 30, 2018 Gulf News
By Suchitra Bajpai Chaudhary, Senior Reporter

Are you a balanced individual?

 

TAKE THIS TEST

At the workplace

Low-scoring behaviour
■  You have many projects 'halfway done'. You say yes when asked to take on new jobs, but struggle to finish them.

■  You have an important project to complete but keep getting distracted by emails, colleagues, meetings … all of which you feel must be responded to immediately.
■  You are often irritable with colleagues or complain of headaches, neck or back pain.


High-scoring behaviour
■  You have a discipline of arriving and leaving work generally at determined times.
■  When colleagues ask for 'favours', you think about your current tasks before either accepting or refusing politely.
■  When something urgent or unexpected occurs, you do not panic; you feel you can handle it by shifting some other things off today's list.

■  Use technology to take some of the organisation, memory and time management stress off you.
■  Depending on your job needs, turn off emails/work calls for some time during weekends/evenings. If necessary, include these boundaries in your office calendar so everyone knows your time is blocked.

At home

Low scoring behaviour
■  You are irritable with your spouse and children over small things
■  You regularly have to apologise for missing family or school events OR You have your phone out on email during family events
■  You often feel tired or sick at weekends. You feel too tired to play with the children or do activities you enjoy
■  Your friends comment that they never see you anymore or that you have become 'flaky' and not turning up to parties, birthdays etc
■  You keep saying you will start going to the gym or doing x that you want to do … but every day somehow work takes over …

High scoring behaviour
■  You participate in at least one activity that you enjoy each week that has nothing to do with work (eg sport, book club, film, music etc)
■  At least some days of the week you wake up feeling ready for the workday; feeling rested or energised (not everyday bit at least some days!)
■  When you are out with friends or family you feel fully engaged in the moment and not thinking about work emails
■  You feel okay about turning a weekend work task down because you have a party or family event to attend (this doesn't make you anxious, you feel confident that it is the right decision)

How to 'improve' your score …

■  If you don't already have one, set out some personal goals and plan how to work towards them … work these into your weekly schedule
■  Take time for peace …. this can be 5mins quiet meditation in the morning, a walk outside during lunch, or 10min rest after work, or an hour in the gym/cycling/running daily (as suits you)
■  Be mindful of your well- being … when you are doing something you enjoy take a moment to actually notice and appreciate this.

In the community

Low-scoring behaviour
■  You are not involved in your community at all (no charity, you skip community events, you are not involved with school events)
■  You don't feel connected to the community you only really identify by your job
■  You have friends … but actually you havent seen them in a while and could not say what they are up to these days
■  When you have conversations with people all you have to talk about is work

High-scoring behaviour
■  You work hard, but give time for the community. (You give to charity, sponsor people's endeavours, or help at events).
■  You may be stuck at work long hours but you make time for quick calls to friends and family in the week.

How to 'improve' your score …

■  Find ways to get more engaged with the community — giving not just money or Zakat but also a little time
■  if you don't have a lot of spare time then be a mentor at work or as part of an intern/youth scheme
■  if you are still finding it difficult to take on responsibilities outside of work then set up a work related CSR initiative (getting fit, sponsored event, bake sale?!)…this can feed into the companies marketing or tax breaks as much as it helps the individual
■  be grateful for the people in your life … make the effort to send birthday cards, flowers or as appropriate … 10mins spent doing this helps your well being which pays back at your work performance anyway!

The 'Balanced' individual looks like ….

One of the most important acknowledgements in recent years has been the importance of individual well-being. There is now clear evidence that looking after employee well being improves performance and in turn profits.

■  A balanced individual will put value on non-work activities and understand that 'me-time' can feed into the career progression not take away from it.
■  Is able to switch off — if this doesn't come naturally, then use technology or other tools to help you gain this control.
■  Is mindful and engaged at work but more importantly, at home. Takes time out to appreciate the positive things.
■  Most of all, a balanced individual is self aware … knowing you they are stressed, when work is taking over, and when they need to take a break.

Source: gulfnews

Junaid Tahir 
www.DailyTenMinutes.com

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[ ::: ♥Keep_Mailing♥ ::: ]™ Corruption - Self Examination

Here is a practical test on the average human which proves why the world can't be corruption free. 

Corruption self examination 

- If you usually put more sugar in your tea when in a hotel than at yr home, you're likely to be corrupt.

- If u use more tissue in a public washroom than you do at home, you are a potential thief, if given the opportunity u would take what's not yours.

- If you serve yourself more food that you can finish just because someone else is footing the bill, you're greedy. 

- If you usually jump queues, u have potential for abusing office if given a powerful position. 

- If you are more concerned about knowing someone's surname than first name, you're likely to be a tribal bigot. It's even worse when someone tells you their name and you ask, "which tribe is that?"

- If you usually overtake while in traffic jam or have no regard for traffic lights, then you would easily embezzle public funds if given a responsible  position in public office since you hate regulations .

- If you channel waste or dirty water from your compound to a neighbour's compound rather than manage it, you're ill-mannered.

If you look at this post and wonder whether it was really necessary to talk about these issues; then you are dishonest and you would easily cover up ills of the society for your own benefit.

Let us try to be people of character wherever we find ourselves.

- thoughts of Cicero today 

Hope my reading friend has put the right amount of sugar for your morning coffee. A very good Sunday Morning friend.☦

Wednesday 27 June 2018

[ ::: ♥Keep_Mailing♥ ::: ]™ How To Earn Money by Graphics Designing - A Complete Guide


This article is part of Business Ideas Series. If you would like to explore 60+ business ides, please visit this page

What is Graphic Designing?

A graphic designer visualizes the concepts and produces a 'hard' copy of the thoughts in digital format or paper sketch with the purpose of inspiring someone, generating a sale, motivating a customer, attracting the reader or simply conveying a message to its audience. The graphics may be in the form of a company logo, sales brochure, product information, marketing flyer, magazine page, advertisement contents or management reports.

How Much Earning with Graphics Designing?

Depending upon your skill level and market exposure, there is a wide range of salary which you can earn from graphics designing. A less literate who has learned the basics at his own may be able to earn a few hundred dollars each month whereas a university graduate in the right domain with the right skill set may have starting monthly salary of  $3500 and will get increased $45,000 and $55,000 in the US. For further details about earning visit Bureau of Labor website.
This article was originally published at DailyTenMinutes
Pre-requisites to Become a Graphics Designer

If your career plan is join a professional organization and continue your career growth in Graphics Designing, you might need to undergo respective graduation program or achieve certification in certain design domain. However if you are thinking to work as freelancer (working for your own), you don't need any academic certifications. You can launch your solo consultancy business by persistently watching YouTube videos (typically 30 minutes a day) until you become a guru and easily create impressive work to attract customers on fiverr.com or upwork.com

Initial Investment to Start:

It depends on how far you want to go in Graphics Designing domain. For amateurs, there are plenty of free options available (covered in later part of this article) however for professional large scale work you have to purchase professional software
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such as Adobe®, CorelDraw®, Maya ® etc.

Professional Tools and Techniques

Following are the most powerful graphics tools to start with:

o Adobe InDesign
o Adobe After Effects
o Adobe Illustrator
o Adobe Photoshop
o Adobe Dreamweaver
o Autodesk 3ds Max
o Corel Draw
o Autodesk Maya
o Inkscape
 
Here is a  detailed guide about different professional graphics tools
 
Free Online Graphics Designing tools

Surprisingly there are many online easy-to-use tools to create awesome graphics:

  • Canva (My favorite tool)

a.      Canva.com can be used to create posters, logos, marketing material, events, ads, brochures, student projects, Facebook covers, certificates, resumes, infographics, wall papers and many other graphics within minutes.

b.      Canva has 1000000 pictures (mostly royalty free). Canva offers wide range of fonts styles, shades, themes and elements. I am sure you will love it.

c.      Up to 10 team members can collaborate on one project. You can upload your pictures. Multiple export formats (jpg, pdf etc.) supported.

d.      You can use public graphics and modify according to your needs and color taste. Similarly you can make your graphics public so others can use them too.

e.      Tip: Don't try canva app on your mobile as it will not impress you much on mobile devices. Remember, Graphics Designing is a serious stuff, not just time pass.



  • Stencil:

a.      Stencil is another cloud based online tool to create images.

b.      It has 1.3 million photos and 1 million graphics to choose from.

c.      2000+ web fonts, 600+ templates and 100,000 quotes.

d.      You can design post images, headers, logos, ads and custom size pictures.


If these are not enough, you can explore the below tools to satisfy your creativity:

    • Quick and Easy Graphic Design - Snappa
    • Online Photo Editor - DesignBol
    • Free Online Photo Editor - Fotor
    • Create Infographics, Presentations and Charts - Piktochart
    • Photo Editor and Graphic Design - PicMonkey

Here is Forbes list of 15 Online Design Tools

How to Make Money?

Once you are confident about your creativity and skills, you can proceed for making accounts on global service platform such as Fiver and Upwork:

o   Fiverr: This is one of the largest platforms where you can earn minimum five dollars (fiver company name comes from this fact) for basic work (logo design, internet marketing, graphics etc.) and the highest you can charge your customer can be in thousands. Want to know more about Fiverr? Check this Complete Guide On how to Make Money on Fiverr. The guide covers signing up, creating profile, setting up your services (gigs) and promoting your work
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o   Upwork: Upwork is a well-known online community where individuals get connected with the businesses and collaborate remotely. You need to create compelling profile offering suitable service charges to attract businesses. If you get hired by any business and you deliver the services up to the mark, your "ratings" will increase which will lead to more business collaborations, means more money for you.

YouTube Videos
Below YouTube videos provide detail guides about Fiverr and Upwork.

Facebook Groups to Learn More

Joining Facebook groups is an awesome way to learn from others, ask questions and get answers, collaborate with businesses, get exposed to new techniques and enjoy many other learning benefits. Below are some groups you may consider to join:

 
Conclusion:

Freelancing is a billion dollar industry and yet many Asian countries are not yet fully exposed to such opportunities. So if you like this article, please share via WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and help others to join mainstream to achieve financial independence.   

About Author: Junaid Tahir is a
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elecom
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ngineer, program manager, an analyst and author. His work has been published in several countries in magazines and websites. Junaid cares about peace-and-prosperity-for-all and economic empowerment. If you care about these causes too, please share this article via your Facebook, WhatsApp or Twitter.

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Saturday 23 June 2018

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