Every parent wants their child to win. Below is what to tell your children: Success is an outcome of several small choices at each stage of life, as one grows. When I was young, I had my eyes on joining Munteme Technical School (TECO). In our village, everyone who had graduated from TECO was self-reliant. These are folks who had their own small carpentry business, mechanics shop, masonry outfits. They are the ones who were a reference point for village success. On the other hand, children who went to the opposite hill, Munteme Fatima College (MUFACO), to pursue secondary education,…
Are you doing your best, always?
“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” 2 CORINTHIANS 9:6 In whatever you do, keep that in mind. Do not sow sparingly. If it is work, put in 100%. The worst regret is usually “I wish I had done my best.” No leader wants to be in a company of folks who don’t put in their best. Also read: Mind your attitude, part 1 Consider partaking in a tug of war game, and some of your team members just hold the rope instead of adding effort. You could be injured…
Planning vs acting on the plans made
The year was 2007. I left my juicy job to swim in the deep waters of entrepreneurship. While at a big four audit firm, it was so easy to meet the managing directors and other C-level executives. All you needed was a display of your work identity card. “I am here to see the CEO.” To which, usually the Lady receptionist would ask, “are you on appointment?” Yes? “Where do you work?” With a big smile, you would look at the lady and say the name of the big four audit firm in which you work. Suddenly, you would receive…
Tool 41 of 104 is to show up often
Luke 9:17 They all ate as much as they wanted, and when the scraps remaining were collected, they filled twelve baskets. In life, an attempt at something, is the most important thing that cuts across all winners. Why? If you don’t show up, you don’t register any performance. For example, to win any race like a marathon, you must show up and participate in the race first. If it is an exam, you must show up in the examination room. Whatever you think of in life, success starts when you take the first step. As a consultant, I am always…
Your DESTINY revolves around YOU
Over the 10 years I have been working in various institutions among the many lessons I learnt is to always recall that it is YOU and YOU alone that shapes and fulfills your destiny. Don’t come to work because your friend goes to work, don’t come to work early because your C.E.O has challenged you to come to work early, don’t come to work because it is the trend whereby after graduating from university or college you know the next step is to find a job. Come to work because of YOU and YOU alone. Where YOU want to be…
In your life, who are you benchmarking against?
In your life, who are you benchmarking against? Your achievements will be average if you compete against the average. Take an example of marathon runners. To win the run, one must have pace setters strategically positioned within the runners. And they all know each other. You have, A, the key runner (the one who wants to win the race). And you have person B and C, the pace setters. And you have competitors D, E, F, G, H, etc. Only A, B, and C know who is who. The rest of the runners do not know. Runner A will look…
