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Money Matters concerning Depression

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' ........ Money answereth all things', a sage penman once wrote this in the most shoplifted book in the world 'The Bible', meanwhile  Depression  is simply defined as a continuous state of feeling sad.  As a young Nigerian, the word Suicide like the people who had committed it were foreign, I grew to know that Nigerians don't give up, we are the resilient ones, the Hustlers .  This is why recently when I hear about my kontri -people taking their own lives, I am taken aback! Don't get me wrong, I am aware and sure Nigerians have committed suicide even before i was born but trust me, even you as a cofam Naija person knows unsettling suicide is to us. Enough from me, let us read from Opumini Akinkungbe who is a renowed finance expert, as she pens down her expertise on Money matters as it concerns depression. Enjoy and do not forget to comment and share..... 7 April was World Health Day. This year, WHO announced its year long campaign; “Depression

13 Habits of Exceptionally Likeable People

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Hey Lovelies. I am learning, let us learn together from Dr. Travis Bradley who is an award-winning co-author of the #1 best selling book, Emotional intelligence 2.0, and the cofounder of TalentSmart. I pride myself to be a likeable person (you can agree or agree in the comments section) and as I am learning more about emotional intelligence, I realize that I kinda know these points, maybe you too but it won't hurt to read again. If you have never come across these habits, You're welcome. Here goes....... Too many people succumb to the mistaken belief that being likeable comes from natural, unteachable traits that belong only to a lucky few—the good looking, the fiercely social, and the incredibly talented. It’s easy to fall prey to this misconception. In reality, being likeable is under your control, and it’s a matter of emotional intelligence (EQ). We did some digging to uncover the key behaviors that emotionally intelligent people engage in that make them so like