Are you a manager?

"I think it's great to be flawed. I am hugely flawed, and I like it this way. That's the fun of life. You fall, get up, make mistakes, learn from them, be human and be you."

Priyanka Chopra

It's a great weekend and it is here already. How I wish the days keep going fast as this, then we would be seeing the end of the year again. Then it would be "how time flies." 😁 How grateful are you today? Always remember no one can love you more than how you love yourself. If you love yourself, you will see greatness in you. It doesn't have to be okay all the time, but living in regret and pain all your life means you are scared and it is until you get up, face the fear, it will continue to scare you. If you allow it, it will haunt you. That's the strategy and you need to understand how it works to be able to scale out of it.

ARE YOU A MANAGER?

Who is a Manager? This is a person who manages something; it might be a company, school, business, task etc. Whoever controls, manages and coordinate a particular task is called a manager. The qualities of a manager are;

• He or she must be faithful

• He or she must be lenient in handling other staff around him or her

• He or she must be open to new ideas

• He or she must be wise and also be able to listen to others´ opinion

• He or she must be a good role model

• He or she must develop talents

• He or she must be learning continuously

• He or she must be able to communicate with others empathetically

• He must be able to bond with workers and lastly,

• He or she must not give in to negativity but must be an inspiration to people that are with him.

With all these aforementioned qualities of a manager, do you know it is not until you are delegated to a certain task, own your business before you can be a manager? Everyone is a manager irrespective of who we are or what we do.

WE ARE A MANAGER OF OUR LIVES

Each individual has his or her own life to live and this life isn´t ours, it is given to us by our creator and it is automatically our responsibility to manage it well so as to have a productive life. Just like a person controlling the affairs of a company or an organization, supervising every activities so that there wouldn´t be a gap left which could make the organization collapse, so also our lives is in our hands to manage and control well before the owner takes it from us.

The way we handle our lives determines how well we will live. We all have our decisions and everyone has his or her own choice. We can choose to live the best life and we can choose to do the opposite, it´s left for us to decide. Our lives cannot be lived or managed by another person, we only can receive advice from people who have had experiences before us. As a person managing his or her life, what are the qualities you must possess to have the best life?

BE FAITHFUL

Being faithful means you must be sincere in all things. You don´t have to hide things and think no one will know. In everything you do in life, remember your sincerity or integrity is very much important to lead a good life. You own your life, you must stay faithful as a responsible fellow.

BE LENIENT

You don´t have to be harsh or put up a bad attitude towards others. You must be permissive, gentle, easygoing, condoning. Above all, you must have a forgiving heart and not keeping malice. Someone has hurt you, does it mean you have to get back at that person with being unforgiving? If others are treating you bad, do the opposite and be the best you want to be.

BE OPEN TO NEW IDEAS

A person who thinks he knows it all knows nothing. You cannot be all knowing, there are some things we can never understand to the end and this is why as an individual, we should be open to new ideas. Accept other people´s idea and through that, you learn too.

CONTINUOUS LEARNING

Learning is a continuous thing to bring a permanent change in an individual. We keep learning till we die. No one is an island just like I said previously. We must continue to educate ourselves the more. As we keep learning each day, we grow and develop intellectually.

BE A GOOD ROLE MODEL

Our behaviors are learned if we must know. The attitude or behavior you put on is as a result of two factors which are the genetics and environment. Many people look up to others as their role models just as a child observe and carefully watches his or her parent. It is what you do, the child will imitate. So, also, people are looking up to you and it is your responsibility to possess good traits in life and be a good role models to those behind you. Do not fail them because if you do, you fail yourself.

DEVELOP TALENTS

It is very true that everyone of us have different talents. Your talents are your skills. What you are good at. It is expedient for everyone to develop his or her talent to live a better life. As a writer, you must be able to develop yourself in that aspect to be the best. As a programmer, you don´t have to sit idle and think your talent will get developed overnight without making efforts. You need to develop yourself by thinking outside the box.

COMMUNICATION

Communication is a means of sending and receiving information. It is how you relate with people. It is very important to have this communication skill and be able to relate and respond to people in the right way. There is something called empathetic communication. Being empathetic means putting yourself in another person´s shoes. You must learn how to talk to people when they are feeling bad or are in a trouble. The way you communicate with a person who received a good news is different from someone who is going through a bad moment and depressed. The way you communicate matters to that person. So you need to learn how to communicate empathetically with others.

BONDNESS WITH OTHER PEOPLE

There is something called "sense of humor." You need to know how to make someone smile even in a bad situation. You don´t have to isolate yourself from others but establish that bond where you rapport with people. We relate with different people each day and it is good when you have an adient behavior towards others. Adient behavior is the kind of behavior that attracts people to you. It is a kind that makes people want to keep coming around. Your character will determine those who would come around or are away from you.

AVOID NEGATIVITY

It is true that once you have a negative thoughts, it ruins the day for you because all what will be in your mind is "I can´t do it." You must be optimistic and avoid people with pessimistic attitude. Always be positive all the time as it will motivate and inspire you.

These are the qualities you must possess to manage your live in the best way and be sure of having a productive life afterwards.

Thanks for reading.

Lead photo by Jason Goodman

Second photo by Melissa Askew

[February 12, 2022] (No 43 article for this year)