10 CAREER STRATEGY TIPS

Whether you are employed or self-employed, below are 10 things to help you in your career:
1. Make time to understand what motivates your boss or your clients.
2. Give more than expected - go that extra mile and add more value.
3 . Make time to network and build stronger relationships with those you work with.
4. Invest in your own development; reading, researching and skills-swaps are cost effective
alternatives to expensive training courses.
5. Have a clear vision for your career progression and be flexible how you get there.
6. Play to your strengths - how can you utilise what you are great at to address the
challenges of your employer or clients?
7. Be creative - think outside the box.
8. Don't cruise or be complacent - look at your blind spots to come through difficult times
stronger.
9. Be proactive - people want solutions not problems and a 'can do' positive and flexible
attitude.
10. Make time for self-promotion.

25 Super Study Tips.

1. kBe in Class.
2. Don’t try skipping a class
and then trying to catch up
by reading the textbook.
Teachers often highlight
points they think will
appear on a test or exam.
You should pay special
attention to the last five
weeks in the semester
because almost 50% of the course’s work will take place in the last
part of the term.
3. Understand your teacher.
Find out your teacher’s testing format, marking scheme and
expectations. You will get better grades by meeting the teacher’s
standards.
4. Set specific times to study.
You should set a time when to review your notes so that you will be
more obligied to review at that time. Reviewing your notes also
helps you remember them through the principle of repetition.
5. Study in the same place.
When you study in the same place every time, your mind will
automatically kick into gear when you sit in that place. Studying in
one area also gives you a permanant place to keep all your supplies.
6. Have short but often study periods.
Having four short study pperiods a week are more effective than two
long study periods because : (1) frequent repetition is the key to
building your memory and, (2) long breaks between study periods
may help you forget what you studied.
7. Start study periods on time.
Delays in your schedule will affect how you study. Try to train
yourself to use every minute of your scheduled time.
8. Obviously, study when you are awake.
When you study during the day, , you are more likely to learn faster
and retain the information longer. If during your study session you
feel drowsy and are about to fall asleep, give in. It is better to learn
the rest of the information in the morning than trying to stay awake
and forgetting everything the next day.
9. Set goals to accomplish in each subject.
If you set a goal for a specific time period, you are more likely to
accomplish more of it and faster. Don’t worry if you don’t reach you
goal in your set amount of time, just reschedule or get back to it
when you have time.
10. Start assignments as soon as they are given.
If you spread the workload out, the quality of your assignment will
better. If the assignment is due near exam time, this will save
valuble study time.
11. Study your most difficult subjects first.
You are most conscious when you first sit down to study, so you
will be more capable of understanding the hard stuff. With the worst
and yucky subjects out of the way, you won’t be tempted to spend
long amounts of time on the easy subjects.
12. Review!!
Taking good notes and reviewing them is the main secret to
understanding your subject. The best way to review is to read the
information out loud. If you review at regular intervals, you will
retain up to 80% in your long term memory.
13. Take breaks.
I usually take a 10 minute break every 50 minutes, though it may
vary. Breaks help to refresh you, so don’t study through them.
14. Reward Yourself.
When you reach a goal, you feel on top of the world. Reward yourself
(ie. magazine, snack, movie or TV show). Rewards give you
incentive to reach your next goals!
15. Finish Homework.
If you don’t finish your work it will pile up. The more your work piles
up, the harder it is to catch up. Finishing homework also gives you
confidence that you can finish what you start.
The list makes studying seem hard, but it turns easier once you get used
to it. Now, If you have said any of the following quotations in the past,
fear no longer for there are answers!! coming now in a web page near
you . . .
“I can’t concentrate!”
Thinking about your date Saturday night?? Don’t worry. All you need are
a few approved concentration techniques.
1. Switch subjects frequently. If you have a short attention span or is
easily bored, switch the subjects you are studying frequently. Having
variety helps ward off boredom.
2. Avoid Distractions. Tell your family you don not want to
be disturbed or study in a room away from usual distractions (TV,
phone calls, nearby conservations).
3. Sleep well! If you don’t get enough sleep, you will be less able to
concentrate. Most people need 7-9 hours of sleep to function
normaly.
4. Sit in front of a blank wall. If you’re sitting in front of posters or
windows you will more likely to be distracted. The less your
surroundings distract you, the better you will concentrate.
“I just can’t remember!”
Trying to remember a text book for an upcoming test is hard, especially if
you don’t know what you’re doing. Try and improve your memory with
these memory techniques.
1. Reduce information to key facts If you do this, you will have less to
remember! Practice, and you will learn to take only important facts!
2. Repetition. The fastest way to transfer information from short term to
long term memory is to reherse often and out loud.
3. Have good Attitude! When you like what you learn, remembering will
be easier. If you can turn course material into personal interest, the
information will be kept longer in your memory.
4. Find Patterns. Remembering items or lists is difficult unless you
find patterns.
. . . ie. The number 123456 can be split into: odd-1,3,5 and
even-2,4,6.
5. Rhymes Rhymes are hard to forget. Try rhyming small details that
you find hard to remember.
. . . ie.“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.”
6. Acronyms. This is a good study tool but don’t spend too much time
trying to invent them.
. . . ie.The Great Lakes – HOMES
(H uron, O ntario, Micigan, Erie, Superior)
7. Have good Attitude! When you like what you learn, remembering will
be easier. If you can turn course material into personal interest, the
information will be kept longer in your memory.
I hope these tips help you get your grades up .
Credit: This blog was taken from http://socyberty.com/advice/how-to-
learn-more-easily/

Study The Right Way

Here are a few study tips to help you get the required
result in skul;
Determination: Be determined. No study material comes with the package
of motivation. Textbooks are so boring that i searched for video tutorials
then i discovered anything that has to do with studying is automatically
redirected to that part of the brain that screams BORING!!!. I wish i knew
how to fix that easily. Determination is the KEY TO SUCCESS. No matter
how tiring and boring conclude in your heart you wanna get this done
and JUST DO IT!
Be Inspired: Inspiration goes a long way in preparing your mind for the
task ahead. So many things inspire us to do greatness. A friend’s
failure,A brother’s success,That guy in school getting all the chics cos
he helps them with their home-work . Go discover what inspires you
today!
Choose right study material: Another essential part to studying
effectively is getting the right study materials. You can’t get materials for
Geography and say you wanna study for medicine can you? lol . Get
the right books for your course,ask your lecturer for recommendations
and get them.
Get A Comfortable Environment: Get somewhere quiet and free from
distractions with good chair with great back support so you dont strain
your neck and back. NOTE: Do not get too comfortable and sleep off
oooo!
Allot 2 – 3 hours exclusively to STUDY: Getting the right materials is the
first and easiest step. Now get your hands in the mud and say
#ImGoingIn . Actually set 2-3hours to study,not read. Studying
requires a greater level of concentration to assimilate and be able to
reproduce what you just read.
Turn off TV/Cell phone: To be honest, I hate this part! No TV? No
phone calls? What if aliens are invading earth and my friends wanna
inform me? Or my favorite brand of chocolate is about to go out of
stocks?…Yeah its hard but its neccessary(i still battle with this though
). Like i said earlier Studying is different from Reading. That
concentration needs to be maximized. So go ahead turn the phone off
and watch time fly while the book engulfs you into the realm of Einstein
Give yourself a treat: I know studying is boring yup it iz! After 3hours of
blah blah blah c’mon lets have some fun! Go swim or hang out with the
crew Afterall they say all work and no play make Arab a Nerd. I dont
mind being a nerd though but for d next 5years? No sir! I got chics to
play with booze to drown in and parties to rock . I wanna sing “I
LOVE COLLEGE ” like Asher Roth too
I hope y’all find these tips helpful cos i do. Good luck on your Academic
Endeavors! God Bless Us