Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Sanjiban Ghosh/Flickr Qatar residents who are held up at Hamad International Airport (HIA) over unpaid court fines can now pay them on the spot. This can be done at a new Public Prosecution office that just opened at HIA, QNA reports. Its launch is part of efforts to facilitate […]
Month: January 2017
5 Simple Mindsets Powerful Enough to Assure Your Success
Life is filled with obstacles but none are so onerous as the ones in our own minds. Remove those and nothing will stop you. Image credit: DragonImages | Getty Images Unless we choose to be great, we will be mediocre at best. What does it take to be great? It takes an empowered mindset based […]
8 Sources of Strength Powerful Enough to Overcome the Fears Holding You Back
To avoid failure, acknowledge and compensate for your weaknesses. To achieve great success, discover and build on your strengths. Image credit: MichaelSvoboda | Getty Images What are your powers? Few of us are focused on what our powers are, let alone practicing or leading from those aspects of ourselves. Most of us lead overcompensating for […]
7 Fundamentals of Success and Happiness Only You Can Deny Yourself
Image credit: Shutterstock Life’s biggest frustrations and disappointments come from expecting too little of yourself and too much of others. Expectations shape all of your relationships, including in the workplace. By setting your expectations for yourself and living up to them you reduce your dependency on others for your sense of worth and satisfaction. Counting on yourself greatly reduces your frustration […]
4 Practices to Triumph Any Trial
Image credit: Shutterstock Are you facing an obstacle that feels insurmountable? Aren’t we all? Trials are inevitable in life and certainly in entrepreneurship, but believe it or not, the pain can be good for you. I am a firm believer that obstacles are what test our hearts, minds and bodies so that we can acquire wisdom […]
3 Ways to Eat Healthy When You’re Always on the Road
CREDIT: Getty Images Although I love the fact that my business has grown to a point where I now get to travel and call it work, I do have one major complaint: It seems like it’s nearly impossible to eat healthy when you’re on the road. First, while airport cuisine has improved, it’s not like […]
19 Daily Habits These Executives Swear by for Their Success
CREDIT: Getty Images When it comes to a recipe for success, a few common ingredients typically go into the mix, such as hard work, perseverance and a willingness to take risks and learn from failure. A steady regiment of discipline doesn’t hurt either. Take it from these executives who share their words about the daily […]
Ministry launches online service to calculate End of Service (Gratuity)
For the convenience of expat employees the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) has launched a new online service on its official website. By using the new service expat employees will be easily able to calculate their end of service (EoS) payment in accordance with the number of working years the worker […]
Now, pay your traffic fines in instalments
The Sharjah Police have launched an initiative that will let motorists pay their accumulated traffic fines in instalments. The scheme will also help motorists with expired registration cards renew their vehicle permits. Col Dr Ahmed Al Naoor, acting director of the Traffic and Patrols Department of the Sharjah Police, pointed out that the initiative of […]
Fake degree users to face tough action
Threat of forged certificates People who fake certificates to get a visa or a job face up to ten years in prison, an official has warned. Meanwhile, those who photocopy official documents and tamper with them face up to five years in jail, the official said. People whose certificates or degrees are proven to be […]