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I love travel very much. I have several certificates and diplomas in travel and I have worked in the travel industry for over 12 years. I have also traveled to several countries in Africa and Europe. I would very much love to be a published writer especially

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Business > Entrepreneurship How to land your first clients and turn them into long-term clients: 1 of 4

It is true to say that landing your first client is not easy. For some people it may take just a month for others months. But the truth is it can be done. Sometimes where the problem is is that we might want that client now, today. And we may do all the right things including marketing well but not get that client. You shoul...
Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) Should people be selected for a job based only on their interview performance?: 14 of 41

No they should not. If you look at successful people in business and other fields, you will find that if they had gone through the process of an interview they would be nowhere today. An example is Bill Gates. He probably never even have made it to the interview seeing that he was a college dropout. But today he is one of th...
Relationships & Family > Communication Skills How to persuade someone to do something for you: 4 of 10

I believe pursuading someone to do something for you has to take into consideration a number of factors. For example what relationship exists between you and this person? Is it parent, child, friend,workmate or colleague at work? The way you would approach persuasion would be different in all these cases. However there are g...
Relationships & Family > Friendship Issues & Advice How to make friends: 19 of 44

Friendship is a beautiful thing. A friend is someone you can talk to about anything and someone to share the good times and the bad times with. It can be said that a friend is truly a blessing. However, friendships don't just happen. To make a true friend effort is required. You need to be a friend yourself. You need to reac...
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice How to organize a group trip: 4 of 9

To successfully organize a group tour you need to take into consideration the people making up the group and the group size. This is because different groups have different needs, expectations and interests. What works for a family group might not work for a group of teenagers or young adults who love the outdoors. Consider ...
Education > Distance Learning Pros and cons of distance education: 11 of 20

Having been there and done it, I know I can write confidently about the pros and cons of distance education. I have been able to study and obtain four certificates, one diploma and two degrees through distance education. Not only me, but also for many other people, distance learning has become a very popular way of studying ...
Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) Why bosses don't need to be intimidating: 5 of 9

A people person, that is what a modern boss in any office needs to be. Modern bosses should be able to work at the front desk with employees in order to understand what they go through and also learn from them. However,employees would find it very difficult to work alongside an intimidating boss or even to hold a conversatio...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Camping with friends: 12 of 20

Personally I just love going camping. Especially in the National Parks of East Africa. But when you add good friends to the experience it always becomes an unforgetable trip. I remember the last time I went camping with friends. We had this big ten sleeper tent which no one had any idea how to put up. The good thing is that ...
Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) Why would anyone want to be a freelance writer?: 11 of 16

Being a freelance writer offers many rewards that other jobs do not offer. You may always have a job once you become a professional. There are hundreds of magazines, newspapers and websites always looking for content to satisfy their readers. Once you can offer content that is interesting and acceptable to editors and reader...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Problems Parents Face Common difficulties that working moms face: 20 of 29

In my working life I come across many mothers with young children so I took the opportunity to speak to some of them about the difficulties they face as working moms. When I asked a colleague who is a mother of a one year old child what challenges she faces as a working mother, she first shook her head. Then she said, 'right...