WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH!

Hello my esteemed readers, hope you're all keeping well and safe. It is a fact that we are living in a turbulent time with different stressors. These should not shut down our will power to persevere, restrategize and overcome these adversities.

To be adversity intelligent in this trying times, one must practice some life defining principles to survive as listed:

• Reflection and meditation on the root causes of the adversities is a " first thing first" approach to saving the situation
• Remember to seek God's direction through prayers and wise counsel from experienced support network
• On identifying the root causes, next will be a strategic planning and adoption of remedies
• Creativity and imaginative power must be fully adopted in mitigating the stressors
• Perseverance, courage and focus are great virtues in adversity remember "if you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small" Proverbs 24:10
• Do not despise any source of genuine income Zechariah 4:10.  Thus, be humble to engage in any legal job no mactter your qualification. It is for a moment!
• Never spend above your income, financial prudence is expected in adversity
• Do not borrow to maintain the "elites" status quo. 
• Be yourself and never make any fake impression
• Keep hope alive and believe the future holds greater blessings than your temporary low status
• Avoid negative, toxic and pessimistic friends and network
• Trust and have faith in God of all POSSIBILITY

It is a given that "tough times never last but tough people do" . I urge you to be resilient in this trying time because "this plague has an end" Cheer up!

REVISED HANDSHAKE ETIQUETTE!

Hand shake before the Corona Virus pandemic used to be a professional and social show of cordiality. The fact remains that " Change is a Constant" hence the revised edition of my Handshake Etiquette- with these tips:
Instead of shaking hands, please switch to any of these-

• Put your right hand over your heart and give a slight nod
• Do the "Namaste" greeting by joining the palm together at chest level and give a brief bow
• Bump feet like the Chinese do
• Wave your hand
• Give an elbow touch though with caution given that people now sneeze and cough into the elbow
• Communicate politely how you intend to greet and the reason for it

These tips are obviously the few update on my Handshake Etiquette and I hope to keep sharing more tips as the precautionary measures on social distancing evolve. Keep in touch with me and please feel free to share my blog posts.

Your comments and improvements suggestions are welcomed. Cheers!

ZOOM ETIQUETTE-Avoiding Awkward Scenarios on ZOOM

   With the outbreak of COVID -19 pandemic, video conferencing platforms like ZOOM have become expedient for virtual learning, business meetings, professional training and presentations. There's need to be both tech savvy and civil by practicing these outlined tips:

• If the convener, first introduce yourself and exchange pleasantries with the  attendees
• If the convener/the host, mute attendees speakers to avoid noise and distractions. However,  if the host did not mute attendees speakers,  mute yours to avoid background noises
• Unmute attendees speakers when needed for feedback, contribution or questions.  A hand raise can be used for signals to make contributions or ask questions
• Attendees must ensure the use of a neat and meeting appropriate background- plain wall or bookshelf background is preferred. Virtual background is also acceptable
• Camera should be positioned at an eye level, and at an arm length or at a distance of 30 inches
• Keep the screen on landscape position 
• Participant must refrain from crude habits like pulling out facial hair, picking the nose, and scratching the armpit
• Proper dress code is of high import to your personality rating
• Multi tasking is a no no! When on ZOOM, focus on the convener or the meeting agenda
• Avoid dark room or poorly lit area when on camera. Light should be in front of the user screen
• Maintain eye contact by focusing on the camera
• It's awkward to keep camera/video off in a meeting
• Be on time at least five minutes before the start of a meeting
• Have a notepad and a pen handy 
• Ensure phone battery and wifi are fully charged to last for the period of a meeting
• If the convener, manage the meeting by: 

1. permitting only signed in users to join
2. Locking the meeting if you don't want distraction from new faces that keep on popping up 😂
3. Setting a meeting code/password
4. Removing any stranger or intruder
5. Disabling video to stop unwanted, disruptive or unacceptable gestures on video
6.  Turning off file transfer  to check influx of unwanted messages, photos, GIFs, etc
7. Disabling private messaging/chat

• When the meeting is over, thank  attendees and allow them  hang up before you do.

I hope to keep sharing more tips meanwhile thank you for checking on my blog. Cheers!