Things You Will never be taught in school but need to know.

A message from June

A school is where we gain knowledge of different kind but what if the knowledge we are ti acquire is restricted to just school only? My God that will be a disaster lol. Imagine the school teaching how to kiss and all of those things jeez. Anyways here are some things that ain't taught in school yet your progress depends on them.

Spotting a Scam - How to spot a swindler is never in a school's curriculum. One way you know how to identify a scam is when you have been gullible (Being duped or scammed) at least once. Sure you'll hear stories about scams but our head but what ifs won't allow us to take heed of this advise until one falls victim to it. Indeed it's one of the few lesson in life that must be learnt by experience.

Negotiation - This is so very important.Life can either be tough or easy based on ones ability to negotiate. It holds the key to getting ahead in the workplace, business, resolving conflict and creating value for oneself. One has to learn how to negotiate if not one would keep getting less than what is expected. At the place i currently i extern as a data scientist i was told by other staffs that previously externs do not get paid. They were only giving transport fare and a few benefits but mine is different. I always smile whenever they say this to me knowing fully well that God and the negotiation power made the huge difference. Talking about it the flashback of how i faced the Director in his office that fateful day is playing in my head lol. That's an article for another day. What's important is that know your worth and be a good negotiator you'll always make a difference.

Self-defence - This is important especially in times that we are in yet A school do not teach this. One has to learn how to defend him/herself in times of danger either verbally or physically because life is tough out there and self defence will always come handy when the time comes.

Socialising & Networking - How to be a Social Butterfly is never seen as a Topic in school yet it determines the level of interaction with our fellow humans. If you're social, you get to make a lot of friends get to know people and people get to know to you. This friends you make either in person or online becomes a network of people. The network of people one has can determine or aid one's success and growth in life. This is what am working on personally for I'm an introvert and also an extrovert amongst my close pals. I want to socialise some more this year and make more friends.

Household Repairs - I know that they are people who are trained in school specially for this but yet everyone has to be an engineer in his/her small little way. You don't want to be calling the house repair guy if a wire go out of place or if your household item develops a small fault that you could easily fix on your own or else you're in for a ride to spend a lot of money

Balance - Maintaining a balance life is very important for one's personal life and well being especially in this modern world. There's a lot we want to do as humans. We want to make money, we want to be happy, we want to have beautiful relationships, we want to travel, we want to have good health and many other wishes we have. As we go after the things we desire with all that we have, we should remember to strike a balance because we can get so distracted that we forget other important things. You can't have it all but you can have it all by living a balance life. (I hope you understand this statement though).

Coping with Harsh Realities - Like i said earlier, life is tough. Only the tough can survive! Anyone can be tough but then since life is what we make of it, we make a choice whether to be tough or be a weakling. When the train of life hits one, it paralyse one for a moment if not a long time. Its okay to cry when that happens for it is not advisable to keep one's emotions bottled up. It doesn't mean you're a weakling it actually means you're strong. Do that and be hopeful. Things will get better!

Forgiveness - Forgiveness is needed if we are to forge ahead. There are things that happen so that we learn and adjust our view towards life. Taking our past with us by being unforgiving is like carrying a heavy load on ourselves even after learning from it. Why take an extra baggage that will stall you when there's an option to let go of it? Lesson Learnt Forgive Move On

Expect the Unexpected- This is one of the things i placed at the back of my mind from the beginning of this year. Expect the Unexpected. Always be ready for what's coming whether good or bad. Keep an open mind for anything is bound to happen. Success is sweeter when you're not expecting it even if you've worked so hard

Thank you and see you tomorrow.

Yours faithfully JUNO

This article is written in such a way that June is the speaker. June is a celestial being and the month we are in.

To my Naija fellas, Is School Scam because it doesn't teach all of these things?🤔😉

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