PROCRASTINATION
Procrastination is basically defined as putting off the things that you should be doing now till later. Can you count the number of times you have had to put off on important task till later? Cooking up exercises that are always as good as another? Does an approaching deadline means a crisis to you?  Do you keep hesitating each time you make a decision?  If you often find yourself in such low productivity situation, then there is a big chance that your life is under control of the procrastination habit.
       Procrastination, they say is a thief of time. Whatever the heart conceives to do, it can achieve but procrastination is the number one enemy of success. Do your best at the appropriate time. Delay is dangerous. Once a decision is taken promptly, take it up and follow your mind. Those who procrastinate delay their success. Procrastination tells lies to them such as I feel like doing this tomorrow. Below are the causes, effect and solution to procrastination.

CAUSES OF PROCRASTINATION
1. Lack of clear goal
2. Waiting for the right mood
3. Waiting for the right time
4. Underestimating the difficulty of the taste
5. Underestimating the time required to complete the task
6. Unclear standards for the task outcome
7. Undeveloped decision making skill
           
EFFECTS OF PROCRASTINATION
Procrastination may result in the following
1. A sense of guilt
2. Crisis
3. Health problems
4. Severe loss of personal productivity
5. Social disapproval for not meeting responsibilities or commitment                    

SOLUTION TO PROCRASTINATION
1. Make a list of everything you have to do
2. Write a statement of intentions
3. Set realistic goal
4. Break it down into specific task
5. Make your task manager
6. Promise yourself a reward
7. Eliminate task you never plan to do. Be honest
8. Estimate the amount of time you think it will take you to complete a task. Then increase the amount by 100%.
                           

HARD WORK

Hard work  means working diligently on a task, regardless of challenges and obstacles encountered, until success is achieved. However, these days, it seems that so many young people do not understand  what hard work means. This is the major reason why I have decided to raise this as an issue to be discussed on this blog. I therefore invite all and sundry to contribute and really comment on what you understand hard work to mean from your own point of view. It will also be important if you could make suggestions on how one can become hard working to benefit other bloggers on this platform. CONSIDER the following Quote before you comment. I look forward to your comments. 

  

INTEGRITY

                                  





                                      INTEGRITY A CORE VALUE

Integrity is a core human value of honesty, strong moral principles and uprightness. It is an individual decision to uphold oneself to consistently moral and ethical standards. The word integrity was formed from the Latin adjective integer, meaning whole or complete. In this context, integrity is the inner sense of "wholeness" deriving from qualities such as honesty and consistency of character. In others words, an individual is judge as a person of integrity if he or she act according to the values, beliefs and principles they claim to hold.
Integrity flows across every aspect of our lives, however as students and academics integrity cannot be separated from academic success, his is why academic integrity is very important to academic action.
Academic integrity is a commitment even i the face of adversity to maintain allegiance to these five fundamental human values: HONESTY, TRUST, FAIRNESS, RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY. From this values flows principle of human behaviour tha enables academic communities to translate ideas to action.

ASSERTIVENESS

Assertiveness means standing  up for what  one wants or believes in. It involves communicating ones feelings and needs without violating the rights of other people. In other words, assertiveness is communicating feelings and needs while respecting the rights of others.
POINTS TO NOTE ABOUT ASSERTIVENESS
1. Being assertive means speaking up for what one wants or saying how one feels.
2. Assertiveness is different from aggressiveness.
3. Failure to be assertive may cause one to feel angry and, as a result act aggressively at some future time.
4. Being assertive does not ensure that people will always get what they want, but it enhances self esteem to express oneself.
5. Behaviour that helps people to be more assertive includes being honest and being directive. Speaking up for oneself and taking responsibility for ones feelings and needs.

WORDS OF WISDOM

Permit me to give you these words of wisdom sent to me. It will also be a great blessing to you. Please read and meditate on them:

1. ON EARNING:
Never depend on single income. Make investment to create a second chance.

2. ON SPENDING:
If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.

3. ON SAVINGS:

THE BASIC FACT OF ACADEMIC SUCESS

1. Some Basic Facts of Academic Succes: The First Week of School: It only takes the first week of school for a student to fall behind and start playing catch-up.
2. The Critical Hours of the Day: The critical hours of day academically refers to the periods that you can study effectively it important you schedule your study period during that time
3. The Warning Sign: C Grade: The first C Grade is a sign that you need help. Bad grades are like dirty diapers. It is your responsibility to clean up all dirty diapers. This can only be achieved if you take your critical hour seriously.   

FRIENDSHIP

Who is a friend?
This is a big question that usually comes up in social discourse almost on daily basis. To answer this question, I have to mention some of the qualities we do not expect from a friend. These include:
1. Someone who gossips with your name is not a friend.
2. someone who envies you and looks for your downfall is not a friend.
3. Someone who introduces you to vices (such as stealing, illicit sexual relationships, greed, chemical and drug abuse, vulgar languages, to mention a few) is not a friend.
4. Someone who cannot give you good advice is not a friend.
5. Someone who reveals your secrets to every Tom, Dick and Harry is not a friend.
6. Someone who cannot stand with you in times of trouble, but will only come around you when the going is good is not a friend.
7. Someone who cannot help you when you are in need is not a friend.
If these are the qualities of someone who is not a friend, then you can easily say who a friend is. Be careful then in choosing who you relate with and call a friend, so that you shall not be led astray.
 BE SELECTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO PICKING A FRIEND.
 NOT EVERY HUMAN BEING CAN MAKE A GOOD FRIEND.