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Laughter is the best medicine for the soul...no idea who said that...and no, I won't google to find out. I read an article from a colleague today who just came from his leave, urging us not to take life too seriously, especially seeing as we're only here temporarily. One may choose to argue that we may live up to 100 years, and to that I say kudos! But imagine living about 70-80 years all too serious!  Come on...mess up a little...skip a few classes, get a bit naughty, it's okay if you fail an interview or two, dress down and take a vacation...even if you'll come back broke (you'll learn what not to do on your next vacation). Of course it's not to say that to have a laugh you need to go against the grain, you can still have your laugh along the grain, in your day to day as there are countless reasons to pause and laugh...being alive and well being the optimal reason. Many of lifes’ experiences are what make us have a hearty laugh with a rand

If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first four hours sharpening the axe. ~Abraham Lincoln~ 10 years from now you may easily be inapt in your current job. 20 years from now, the position might altogether be obsolete. No industry will be as it is now. Today everything is moving at an exponential rate and we will either have to make a mental shift or get left behind. We’re living in a time of constant technological advancement. You download a software and in no time, an update is required, sooner than later the software itself is outdated and a new smarter version is obligatory for purchase. Take the mobile phone story in Africa. An ever growing industry. In a few short years, the proliferation of mobile phone networks has transformed communications in Africa. In a span of 10 years, we went from owning simple mobile phones to smartphones. It’s a world of a difference! No upgrade could help the previous generation of phones. Change was required t