1. Decide if you are working for a company that has a motto or
standard that you are comfortable with, and if the company goal is
something you believe in. If you are working for an honorable
establishment, then you will be treated with respect due to your position.

2. Behave professionally.

3. Learn to take criticism. It will provide you with ideas on what
people expect from you and what you need to work on first.

4. Learn to do your job, and do it well. Select tough high-paying
jobs and learn how to do them, regardless of if you think they are
hard. Salary is most commonly based upon years of experience, tenure
with the company, and your educational background.

5. Keep a clean job history.

6. If your present employer wishes to contact your previous
employer, do not deny their request. Leaving a company on good terms
is always an asset to securing another job.

7. Never be on time. Always arrive early. Be at least 15 minutes
early everyday. That way, if you are running late, you will be on time. .

8. Ask your supervisor what the expectations for productivity are.
This will immediately make you stand out from 95% of the other employees.

9. Quit whining about what's wrong and start being vocal about
what's right! A positive attitude goes a long way with many supervisors.

10. Don't drag your feet. We mean this in a literal way.

11. Be quiet and work. Quit gossiping and get to work. Your employer
is not paying you to gossip.

12. Always be productive. Don't let paper sit on your desk for days
on end. Get the work done and move on to the next thing as quickly as
possible.

13. Don't dress like your co-workers, dress as well or better than
your boss.

14. Hold your head high and be confident

15. Volunteer or be active in projects to get the job done. Don't
worry about who gets credit. Be a team player.

16. Don't spend a lot of time on personal phone calls. Work is for work.

17. Stay late, even if it is only 15-20 minutes. People notice who
runs for the door at 5:30 pm.

18. Offer junior employees guidance and encouragement. Offer to show
them the ropes or offer training tips.

When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc. How many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a 2-way mirror ( i.e., they can see you, but you can't see them).

There have been many cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms. It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just looking at it.
So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of mirror we are looking at? Just conduct this simple test:

Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror.
However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, FOR IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR!

So remember , every time you see a mirror, do the 'fingernail test.' It doesn't cost you anything. It is simple to do, and it might save you from getting 'visually raped'!
This is a really good thing to do. The reason there is a gap on a real mirror, is because the silver is on the back of the mirror UNDER the glass.. As a two-way mirror, the silver is on the surface. Keep it in mind!

Ladies: Share this with your girl friends.
Men: Share this with your wives, daughters and/or girlfriend or friends.
PASS THIS ON FOR SAFETY

Dear Professionals!

20 Technology Skills Every Librarian should have:-

1. Word Processing Skills 
2. Spreadsheets Skills  
3. Database Skills 
4. Electronic Presentation Skills
5. Web Navigation Skills  
6. Web Site Design Skills 
7. E-Mail Management Skills 
8. Digital Cameras 
9. Computer Network Knowledge Applicable to your Campus 
10. File Management & Windows Explorer Skills 
11. Downloading Software From the Web (Knowledge including eBooks) 
12. Installing Computer Software onto a Computer System 
13. WebCT or Blackboard Teaching Skills 
14. Videoconferencing skills 
15. Computer-Related Storage Devices (Knowledge: disks, CDs, USB drives, zip disks, DVDs, etc.) 
16. Scanner Knowledge 
17. Knowledge of PDAs 
18. Deep Web Knowledge 
19. Educational Copyright Knowledge 
20. Computer Security Knowledge
    
    Regards
    
    ASIF WAHEED
    Librarian
    University of Central Punjab
    31-Main Gulberg, Lahore.
    Ph: 042-35755314- 7*151
    Cell:-0331-4212989

Just promise to yourself that no matter how difficult a problem that you face in your life, you will try the best to you to help yourself.

You acknowledge that your efforts to help yourself is probably not fruitful because a reasonable reward is beyond your control.

Confidence is an unwavering belief.

Self-confidence is the belief that he can control his life better and all the challengessuccessfully.

10 Tips to create a living self-confidence;

1. Think that you are created by Allah, and same as everyone else, nothing less and neither will the rest.
2. Someone else can do it, why do not you do? Care about what people want to say but itis important to learn what others do before we do.
3. You must fix your weaknesses. Do not let it continue without any effort from you.
4. Do not be afraid or hesitant to do something positive. Dare!
5. Do not place shame. Dismiss! Highlight your self.
6. Perform light exercise before doing any work, it was a warm up and to enable a person.
7. Update yourself and assume that you are the best on that day. Yes I can!
8. When interacting right look on the face and eyes of people we are interacting and using hand movements to explain some things. Do not be too rigid.
9. When you start a task not to think about the problem, but think about the product that will be after the job.
10. Be sensitive to time, do not delay in performing a task. Time is gold! Precious your time.

Success tips by Irfan Khairi:

• Every morning, afternoon, day, night and say: THANK YOU ALLAH! 

• Do what interests us. do what we love. if we do something for their interest and love (passion) we will not feel tired, bored and tired. Working day and night, even we think best. want to get too excited to sleep because going to do the work. time for work, not feeling any time flies! 

• If everything is not as we wish, or evil luck, or a big problem, or are in a crisis, stop and believe in yourself that it will be good in everything. in any difficult situation, certainly no solution, and often we'll be human who are more powerful & great after going through such hardship!

• To succeed, we must train our minds to see the opportunities around us. To FAIL, we should look at the obstacles in front of us!

• We will be like the people around us. if we are to succeed, making friends with positive minded people. If we are going to fail, friends and those negative mentality. Hadith also mentions 'If friends with perfume carriers, we will feel smell too. If friends with hammer smith, will be affected by fire.'

 Maybe you have a tip on your own success. Please share here.

Perhaps you recognize a "perfectionist" or "want perfection, that is, if you want to do anything, need to do it 100% perfect. Maybe you are a perfectionist.

The problem with the perfectionist, it will take a long time to do something, might as well not start at all. Because they want to make it 100% perfect. All perfect.

No harm in a perfectionist when it has been proven to help you. But, if being a perfectionist is delaying a job, or not even start a business because I make sure everything PERFECT , then, the problem starts.

I have a friend who want to start a business. But, from the beginning until now, still in search of knowledge, is still research, surveys ... until the food is still many years ... why not start a business on the ground, not enough science yet to start a business. Her desire full & proper knowledge before starting a business.

Certainly it was a big mistake, because KNOWLEDGE is not ENOUGH. If learning new knowledge, of course, there is more knowledge to be learned.

:: Search knowledge and improve our business along the way. No need to wait until everything is 100% perfect ::