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Hello!

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This is not HYIP, pyramid or any of those money games online. We are a movement, a non-governmental organization born out of passion to elevate the standard of life for the less privileged. Prior to launching this website, which has given us a global footing; we have been a traditional offline organization, rendering charity services across the globe. Specifically in; Asia, Africa and Middle East. Last year alone, we toured over 6 countries of the world rendering charity and carrying out empowerment projects. We have executed project in Philippine, India, Pakistan, Kenya, Nigeria and Cambodia.

We are ... Helping Hands International (H2i) ...and we did love to empower your life uniquely like we have done to thousands.

Helping Hands International is a divinely inspired organization delivered into the hand of Mrs. MAC-ELVIS Luzviminda, a dynamic Lady from the Philippines, gifted with exceptional habit of giving, helping and consumed daily by the passion to make this world a better place for the common man.

As an organization, we believe that the more help we give, the more people we empowered – the better and happier we would be. We believe in the saying; Be of good service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or less privilege, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need, give a helping hand today" This is our core driving philosophy. Making this a reality for all is the purpose of our existence – 0ur unparalleled solutions to your needs and problem.

Our Unparalled Solutions

1. Life Empowerment Services
In helping hands, we help you reshape your destiny; empower you and change your life permanently. With our life empowerment services, we thrive to make life better and meaningful for our members as we support you and help you to acquire skills that will motivate you to take steps to improve your life and lives of others. Our life changing services is a multi-dimensional process that foster power in you to be useful to yourself and the people around you.

We are here to empower you with amazing services that improves the life of our members and non- members (the less privileged).
These services includes:

• Humanitarian Services
• Trade and Skill Acquisition Service
• Assets and Property Purchase Services
• Financial Support services
• Scholarship Empowerment services

2. Unique Compensation Plan
We have developed an unbeatable compensation plan that is a total departure from the norm. We have extracted the best features of 2 x 2 forced matrix and integrated it with the best of 2 x 5 forced matrix to produce the best and fastest income producer. The benefits are delivered to you as you move up our hierarchy of stages. We have 5 stages, namely: The Associate, Master, Super Master, Minister and Prime Minister. It is designed in such a way that your whole work here is just to refer only 2 people and encourage them to do same. Once this is achieved, you recover your initial $40 one time investment. Most importantly, by achieving this, you also set up a ceaseless income producing machine that will keep chunking fund into your account whether you are active or not for years to come. Our system also offers spill over and spill under benefits. You enjoy 10% matching bonus each time a direct down line of yours completes his matrix and moves to the next stage. I am quite much convinced you will love it! We offer you cars, exotic holiday trips round the world, housing fund, educational fund for your kids, Interest free loans and the opportunity to empower your loved ones through our "Empowerment for the less Privilege program" among other benefits. Indeed, this is mind blowing! It is a ruthless, no nonsense plan that guarantees that everyone, even you, grow wealthy in no distance time if little effort is committed. In summary our highly profitable plan offers you over 12 multiple ways of earnings to enhance your life and that of your loved one.
This includes:

• Referral Bonus(20%)
• Matrix Bonus($10-$80000)
• Matching Bonus($100-$600)
• Yearly infinity Bonus($5000)
• Educational fund($2000)
• Cars( Ist car-small Hyundai; second car-hyundai Jeep)
• Free International exotic trip
• Housing fund($40,000)
• Interest free Loan(up to $44,000)
• Empowerment for the 2 less privileged nominated by you.
• A replicated hitech website with back-end to manage your business real time.
• Promotional Incentives

This is the opportunity the world has been waiting for!

A business opportunity that is truly global and designed with member's interest at heart is what we are offering you!
Can't you see that H2i is not just a money making venture, but a humanitarian project anchored by administrators with The heart for the people. Our original intention is to empower the less privileged and this will never change! This is a long term project and quite different from what has been on the internet. Our uniqueness lies in the fact that we provide:

• Regular cash flow unlike other matrix plans where you only earn when you circle.
• Affordable and profitable business plan. Just $40 onetime payment and you are up and running!
• An online business that has a visible face run by humanitarians.
• Our Empowerment services is second to none, It is people oriented package, designed to help and touch live of people around you through you.
• We are sustainably backed up by international Donors, Conglomerates and Government agencies around the world who believe in our vision.

Welcome to Helping Hands International.
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BUSINESS ETIQUETTE: THE ART OF INTRODUCTION

THE ART OF INTRODUCTION

“Introductions are a necessity, because, in a curious way, until someone is introduced into a group, socially they only half exist,” says John Moran. We come across people all the time in different types of social and business context or situations, what are out dispositions? Mannerisms displayed when we meet and how we greet people in those instances, go a long way to leave indelible impressions that could pave way for either a productive or unproductive encounter. This brings us to: The Art of Introduction.

The Art of Introduction.

Why is introduction important? It is because it s a forerunner to more information about anyone. It puts the maker of the introduction in good light, removes indifference, conveys a level of respect amongst all parties, removes discomfort embarrassment and self pity.

Most people are either shy, do not have the courage to introduce themselves to a person they have never met or known, except it is done by third party who know both of them. Friends, thee is always a first time, just do it yourself in any social or business function. Sometimes in parties one finds guest sitting in one corner wallowing in self pity with no one to talk to, go over to him or her and make an introduction, and a beneficial conversation may follow.

Shades of introduction:

There are two basic types of introduction. Business and Social introductions.

Business  Introduction in business is not based on gender, but on career status, in all occasions, persons of lower authority is introduced to persons of higher authority. The persons to whom the introduction is made is mentioned first and the introduced last. For example, Mr./Mrs. Lower personality. However, a customer or client must be regarded as “higher authority” over anyone in your organization. The same process of introduction occurs.

Some examples of order of prestige in introductions are shown below:

a.         A customer and person working in your company

Example: Mr. Chukwuemeka, this is Mrs. Atata, our Accounting Officer. Mr. Chukwuemeka is our customer from Nnewi. The customer is more important. the customer keeps you in business!

b.         A non-official to an elected official.

Example: Honorable Bob Manuel, allow me to introduce David Hastrup from the Post Express.

Always introduce anyone from the press to a public official fully for very obvious reasons, for he could be speaking on record.

Social Introductions:

The meaning is obvious and different in totally from the business one which is more upright.

Introducing Personalities in social functions.

Precedence is the language of protocol. Rules of international diplomatic protocol states persons should be presented to the Pope, presidents, royalty, ambassadors, ministers, dignitaries of the church, without regard to age or gender. Outside the above, gender, age, social status can now be considered in other social  introductions. No rules to introducing age group.

Other introductions

Relatives should be introduced with a good clarification to their relations with you, in order to ward of misrepresentation.

Introductions should not end in just names alone, but a piece of information about the persons may  be added.

A conversation may roll in because of that unique  information.

Good introduction of yourself, and carriage can make you a star performer especially in the business arena. Here are some tips .

How to make an entrance and work in the room

This refers to your entrying a room with confidence without butterflies in your stomac, mingling abilities, including the art of introductions and conversation expertise.Also, one should dress to match the occasion. note: it is how you are dressesd that you will be addressed!

All the same, at the venue one alights from the car and heads to the door. At the doorway, you can scan the room,  full  beautiful, corporate and intelligent people you have  never met before, butterflies now develop in your stomach and your heart skips, while your legs wobble a bit. What is your next action? With your confidence gone, you  now  heads sideways until someone you  know either comes around;  you remain there until the occasion comes to an end. Could  you have attended a party or business/social function? No!.

However the appropriate thing to do when you make an entrance walk straight through to the centre of the room with confidence and meet your host. If you are not alone introduce the persons you are with to your host.

Introducing yourself:

You can say hello or use the form of greeting you want to adopt to people you meet on the way to meet your host. With a thin smile on your lips your host will introduce you to four or five persons having a chat close by.

On the contrary you find yourself alone and feeling low, just go over to a group of people discussing (not two people engrossed in a conversation) just smile and when someone amongst them acknowledges your presence or as soon as there is a pause in their conversation, smile, offer to shake hands maintain eye contact introduce yourself telling them your name without any prefixes and concisely state your relationship with the host and if a business function, describe yourself in terms of what you do and ask if you may join them. This should be modesty done with common sense. You can equally introduce yourself to just the closet person to you too  in the manner above

Sometimes the host may be too busy greeting guest, so he may appoint other guest, representatives of the company if it is a business, function to be greeters. In this case the greeter introduces him/herself and accompanies the guest to the host  for introductions to the host and other guests or taken the bar to have drinks

Introducing others

When introducing a group pf people to each other, always use first names and surnames. This help to distinguish person who share the same first names. It s however important to use a little in the introduction if, the person is a doctor, in the military, clergy, engineer or a lawyer.

Your husband should be introduced in this manner to a friend “I d like you to meet my husband Patrick” (or “Patrick Kagua)’ do not refer to him as “Mr. Patrick” or Dr. White. This introduction takes the same order when you are being introduced by him too.

In some societies, some married women like to retain their maiden name. examples include Benezier Bhutto of Pakistan, Late MEE of  then classique magazine, Onyeka Onwenu and many others. When introducing a woman of such and her husband, it should be in this order “this is Doris Day and her husband bassey Okon”. When introducing an unmarried couple living together, say thus “I like you to meet Philomena Emmanuel and her companion Nelson White.” It is not your business  to mention they are co habiting.

In a formal introduce introduction, “How do you do,” a salutation, not a question, followed by the peson’s name is the response. When someone greets you, “How do you do, your response should be same.

In our culture, older persons and bosses are always respected. When for example you want to introduce your wife to your boss, always add his prefix to his name. “Dr. Nwachukwu, I’ d like to introduce my wife Stella to you. Stella this is Dr. Nwachukwu, our chairman/Managing Director.

Never repeat a peson name when introduced to you in an informal meeting. Just reply with a simle ‘helow’ or “ I’ve heard a lot about you,” if is true. Times have changed. Not the usual “I am pleased or delighted to meet you.

You could be taking a walk with a friend and another friend of yours stops to say hello. Learn to introduce the persons you are with. It is saucy to ignore his presence. In a restaurant, you find someone you know siting with friends, just say hello and pass by. Do not stop to chat. It more or less destabilizes every body, from his friends to waiters etc.

A speaker at a banquette or some officall  function should be introduced with his full names, “it gives me great  pleasure to present Paul Nimyel Okaka.”

Posture when introduced

Women and men should stand up when introduced to a member of the clergy, elderly persons, dignitary and guest of honour. Host and hostess always stand up to greet each guest who enters the party room. A man should always stand up when being introduced to a woman. The latter can it if she chooses except the person is very much older  than her. When being introduced to a stranger always shake hands.

Once you have been introduced to somebody you always acknowledge him wherever you meet. This  is because  selective social memory is a charmless.

Shaking hands and the social kiss

Your handshake speak a lot about you. A firm one indicates a confident, courageous and daring person. In our culture a woman should wait for a man to extend his hands first especially if he is older. A younger person does not extend his/her hand to greet an elder. Although, some traditions  expect the woman to make the move, it is the woman’s right to accept the man any. When dealing with amputees always extend your right hand even though they do not have one.

Greeting members and close allies. When this is to be done, go for the right side of the left one depending on your mood anyway. Most Europeans usually do this too. Have you watched Presidents when receiving foreign visitors?

JAPANESE ETIQUETTE AND BUSINESS PRACTISES

INTERNATIONAL ETIQUETTE

Japan business etiquette and  business practices

Business Practises
Appointments: One key rule or practice in Japan's bisiness etiquette is punctuality. It matters to them a lot and speaks volume of you who is doing business with them. Work hours is from 9am to 5pm and 9pm to 10pm after dinner. The periods of the year when the Japanese cannot do official business and travel though shops can open to sell  include: New Year's holidays ( Dec. 28 to Jan 3), Golden Week (April 23rd to May 5), and Obon in mid August. The last two holidays are used to visit graves of loved ones, including their ancestor
Time; Japan is nine hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ( G.M.T. + 9) or 14 hours ahead Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T. +14).

Negotiating:
The Japanese diplomatically says'"No"by saying I 'll  consider it."
Doing businessin Japan, always be ready to genuinely say sorry, not out of fear of offending, but when the need to arises.
 In as much as Intermediaries should not be part not be used in a business deal in Japan, "connections" are very helpful. If you really must use, the syndrome of  " big man talk to big man" should be the adopted style. That is,  you approach a person at executive level to talk to the executive big man in the company where you wantto have business dealings. On the contrary, just do a personal call, not letter to the big boss. Further more, usean intermediary, such as the one who introduced to the company to discuss unpleasant news.
Using Japanese lawyers rather than a foreign one  shows team spirit.
Age equals rank in Japan for they show great respect for grey hairs,so you doing business with the Japanese group must follow suit.

The Japanese wants to see how far and how well you can use your initiative. They can never tell you their expectations.
Employees go through job rotation in the same company every few years.
The suggestion box, very useful in Japan.
Refuse things offered indirectly

MOTORISTS ETIQUETTE AND MANNERS

Owning a car makes movement from place to place easy and relaxed. However, driving in some major cities in Nigeria has become very cumbersome and of late Port Harcourt and its environs are worse hit. Instead of driving being a pleasure, it has become the most hazardous and frustrating activity to execute.

These days, most motorists do not have proper knowledge of traffic rules, coupled with poor driving skills and disregard for the rights of others equally make a hell of experience. Our Eastern brothers from Aba who drive their commercial vehicles do not want to spare anybody in their reckless path and many have fallen victims of their uncouth behavior. Between Aba and Port Harcourt three different persons apart from the driver, drive a vehicle. You must have noticed it yourself! You know what I mean.

 Three commonest attitudes, which also contribute to traffic congestion, are complete lawlessness, selfishness and indecision on the part of motorists. They are all functions of poor up bringing and ignorance of proper social skills.

           
 Drivers exhibit everyday, different behavioral traits. Drivers are not just commuters, but you and I, or anybody who drivers a car, either on the highway or service road. These traits could be very suffocating and irritating, but just be calm so as to concentrate on your driving and on the road.

           
 The very rude ones go to the extent of hurling verbal abuses in a bid to deliver a lecture on driving from their seats as they are driving. A woman is just a toy in their hands. They throw phrases like, “go get driver”, “greedy woman, you no want make driver chop”, which kin nonsense man carry moto give me sef,” and so on. Be prepared!!

           
 Have you ever been unlucky for your car to have a breakdown inmid-traffic? Waoh!! Nobody will care to assist you except for few decent ones. The abusive ones behind will hoot their horns to a very high temple and rain all sorts of abuses. They forget that as they get agitated they forget that as they get agitated they increase your personal stress. Taxi and bus drivers, as have been observed, often block traffic so as to discharge or collect passengers because they are “Lords” of the road. Some even make U-turns anyhow, beat traffic lights, and drive on prohibited flyovers.

            
 Lane discipline has gone to the marines. Where can you find it in Aba Express Road? The best you can do is to always drive on the right hand lane and use the left to overtake if need be. Disciplined drivers avoid switching from lane to lane and do not shunt vehicles in front of them unnecessarily during a traffic jam. The contrary is the case for all those reckless ones, who often jump the queue at random. They do not know that they get more entangled in the traffic and the time they should have waited quietly to get along with others is approximate to get that used in maneuvering to be at a vantage position. These maneuvers unfortunately go with abuses from fellow drivers verbally, or by aggressive postures to claim right of way. Fellow drivers, why not save yourself this embarrassment? Also when changing lanes, give enough signals so as not to affect the sensibilities of others and show appreciation by waving your hands. They are in haste too.

           
 The horn is another device, which a lot of motorist use to make nuisance. In most cases, they are used aggressively, not warningly, as is the purpose. The horn is equally meant to indicate your presence to another road user.

            
 No matter how close you are to person you are visiting, do not blare your horn from a distance away or even right at the gate. Drive to the gate, alight from your vehicle, and either knock on the gate or press the doorbell if there is one. This portrays you as a well- groomed person.

            
 Not dimming your headlamps especially in the night is very rude behavior. The other driver or rider in the opposite direction is at the risk of not seeing at all and you can indirectly lead him to an accident.

              
 Never driver too closely to the car in front of you, so that in any case of a breakdown of the former, you can always pull out, especially in traffic. Try to show a little kindness to motorists who courteously signal you, particularly those who want to ease into the lane you are in because of a broken down car in front of them and those from adjoining road or car park. Even those who want to be ‘fast’ and claim right of way, allow them. This is because the responsible party is most times affected badly in case of an accident. Be a contradiction!! Slow down as a man of God who is answering a distress call of someone, instead of discourteously or fiercely accelerating.

             
 NEVER overtake except you can regain your position on the right hand side.

           
 Wrong parking obstructs the road and affects others. These include double parking, parking on a bend, entrances to premises parallel to office fences. If you can help the situation, do not drive too close to parked cars in case of the latter’s sudden opening of the door of his car to come down. Refrain from monopolizing space when parking especially in a parking lot. This goes to show how reasonable and organized you are .try to clear properly off the road when dropping your anchor.

           
 Motorist should avoid as much as possible accidental splashing of water, on pedestrian. They have equal right as you. Pedestrians too, should always be on the left side and face on coming vehicles. Lest I forget be fair to animals too.

            
 It is bad manners to little streets or roads when driving, turning round to talk to those in the back seat, lighting cigarettes, turning radio or inserting a cassettes, eating , bargaining through the window with a street trader, and lately, making/ receiving calls be exonerated from these defaults.

             
When you go driving with children, the safest place for them is the back seat .A rear – facing child safety seat in the back seat of the car is very good for infants.

 A year old with weight of at least 20 pound should be place in a forward facing seat.

           
 A booster seat, which is supported by the car’s lap and shoulder belts, should be used by a child weighing 40 pounds.

            
 At 80 pound or thereabout when the child is approaching 5ft, an adult safety strap is all right.

            
 Everything is governed by rules, which actually put us on the positive side of the law.

For you to be a gentleman or lady, try to often remember the advice of Mark Twain on Etiquette,” Always do right: you will please some people and astonish the rest.

Driving manner cannot be separated from safety as can be seen so far. However, here are some general tips to lead you:

(a)     Vehicle should always be in good condition.

(b)    Always use your seat belt and encourage others to.

(c)     Never smoke in another’s car. Do not think of it

(d)   Drive with focus.

(e)    Apart from Nigeria Road Safety Corps requirement, you should have a first Aid kit, flashlight, oil lamps, blanket and box of matches in your car.

(f)     Always lock your car door with a customized lock when parking the car anywhere. On return check the back seat for intruders before entering the car. Park in a well lighted place at night. Always use handbrakes and leave car in gears.

(g)   Be careful when closing car doors for children could be very erratic and be sure the doors are properly locked.

(h)   Never stop on the highway for a stranger whose vehicle has broken down, anytime. The best one can do is to stop at the next gas station to alert any possible mechanic and his allies so that he can be attended to. Never stop for a hitchhiker with the current situation reports being dished out everyday.

(i)     When stopped by a Police Officer, be polite, straight forward, and never be argumentative. He is more trained in his field than you and he has stopped you for reasons best known to him. Anyway be safety conscious because some policemen are something else.

(j)     If you scratch or hit a car in the owner’s absence do not just take off. Good manners expect you to leave your name and address or call number in a visible place like under the windshield wiper blade.

(k)   If you do not like the way a driver is driving, tell him to stop and let you out of the car.

Finally, the seat of honor is the front passenger seat and it is always polite to give that to older persons. Also in a business situation the highest ranking person gets that seat. This is why you seat.  However culture varies. In most African countries the seat of honor is the right side of the backseat. All the same, when traveling as a couple, always make your guest comfortable by giving him the front seat, most especially if he is a matured man, so as not to isolate him.

               

                                                

 

READERS ARE LEADERS

 READERS ARE LEADERS

Do cultivate reading culture. It is enriching to read, especially books of relevance. Reading gives you knowledge.

            It occupies your time, particularly you idle ones.

            There is saying that, “An idle mind ism the devil’s workshop.” It enhances your spoken and written English exposes you to what is happening in your immediate environment, your state, your country and even the globe, you should develop the habit for reading not only your academic books but books outside our disciplines. In fact we should read for pleasure and relaxation, instead of watching TV, movies like home videos, gossiping and doing what we like best. Note that if we did what we liked best without check or balance we would all go to destruction. Another advantage of reading is, it relieves one of tension and stress. In the process also, new vocabularies are added to the ones you already knew.

            Please, include reading as one of your hobbies, because this is the only tool one can use to acquire knowledge and skills. Through reading you can become very imaginative, focused, romantic, and wise.

            What then can one read? One can read newspapers, magazines, which are educational and informational, novels, biographic, autobiographies, and good books especially the one that appeals to you, poems, and the ultimate, the bible, which is the book of life.