Zeluosielie Kehie
Chümoukedima-Nagaland
1. If you don’t love your spouse, your neighbour will.
This saying emphasizes the importance of nurturing love and emotional connection in a marriage. When attention, care, and affection are neglected, there is a risk that someone else may step in to fill that emotional gap. It’s a reminder to prioritize your relationship and keep the bond strong.
2. If you don't value your employee, your competitor will.
This quote highlights the importance of employee appreciation and engagement. When employees feel undervalued or ignored, they are more likely to seek better opportunities elsewhere-often with competitors. It underlines the need for a positive work culture and strong retention practices.
3. If you do what you have studied, you will survive. But if you do what you have not studied, you will be the leader.
This saying suggests that sticking to what you know (what you’ve studied) might keep you safe and employable. Leadership and innovation come from stepping beyond one’s comfort zone. True growthand success often come from exploring and embracing new territories/challenges, experimentation, risk-taking to stand out and lead.
4. In medical field, no one opens the syringe before the patient opens the purse.
This is a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the commercialization of healthcare. This saying highlights a harsh reality in healthcare. It reflects that medical treatment often depends on financial readiness, emphasizing the need for patients to be prepared financially before receiving services.
5. For every successful man, the wife becomes the secretary. And for every failed man, the secretary becomes the wife.
This quote humorously comments on power, success and relationships dynamics. It suggests that when a man is successful, his wife often takes on a supportive role, managing his personal and professional life (like a secretary). Conversely, if a man struggles, he might end up in a situation where his secretary (or someone like her) takes on a more dominant or caretaking role, similar to a wife.It suggests that success often reshapes roles within relationships, while failure blur professional and personal boundaries.