Do you ask enough questions? Or do you settle for what you know?

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I have recently developed a new skill of asking questions.  It is very important for a person to ask if they do not understand something, as it somehow develops your self-esteem than settling for the little that you know. 

My first year in varsity was hell, because I was afraid to ask, worrying that what if my other classmates don’t find my question interesting enough for them to pay attention. My head would actually spin before I could toss my question. I feared rejection and discrimination. 

I wanted to speak well English like any other student in class forgetting that we all come from different backgrounds and that particularly mean; we don’t have the same accent and understanding of English. 

To this day, I ask a lot of questions and I learn from everyone around me. I learn as much as from a small child as I do from a senior and everyone in between.  My former boss used to tell me “Asking questions will better you understanding”.

How stressful can it be to find a job?

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Recently graduated, looking for a job can be a foundation of stress. It is tiring and mentally challenging that somehow results to anxiety and even feelings of depression. My confidence is bashing because there aren’t any positive feedback from the companies that I applied to.

 I have this irresistible feeling that I am failing to manage, I hope it doesn’t get to a point where it affect my health. 

I currently have a fear of increasing the statistics of unemployed graduates in South Africa. My financial situation is not helping the matter, but I am intending to stay in the game. I am burying the fear of failure, hopelessness, resentment and mass of other negative feelings. 

Thinking positive and being able to deal with rejection as they arise will assist me in my war of job hunting.