Imagine you are a Personnel Director of a particular company and it
has employed people to work for it. Recently you have initiated an
approach to motivate the employees at their work premise.
The approach is dubbed as "Job Enrichment". This is whereby employees
are given hard task to do, the main purpose of it is to bring out the
full potential of a particular employee. Unfortunately, one them don't
like the approach. He is always complaining that the job is to
challenging for him, he doesn't meet the company's timelines, he
begins to be absent without any justifiable reason. Definitely as a
Human resource director, you will get annoyed at the employee and
demote or even fire him.
That is exactly how life is! It will give you very tough situations
for you tackle. But if you are not well prepared for those situations,
you may give up in life and that is the worst mistake you will ever
do. Life will not care whether you are young, old, rich, poor,
beautiful, ugly, educated, uneducated, employed, self employed,
physically or mentally challenged; unfortunately those situations must
come.
The most vital thing that will define you is how you will strategice a
route out of those unpleasant experiences. If you sit there and say
you are not able because you don't have ABC, you will never know your
full potential. You have to be aggressive to accomplish your dream.
Get mentors who have made it in life and overcame obstacles. Always
find ways to succeed, remember everyone has 'unfair advantage' which I
articulated in my series "LIFE IS NOT FAIR AND WILL NEVER BE".
Life is tough but you are tougher than life!
Monday, 29 June 2015
Friday, 26 June 2015
WORRYING ABOUT THE FUTURE ONLY BRINGS FEAR AND DEPRIVES JOY FROM YOU!
Human beings are very intellectual creatures that exist in this
universe. They are are are able to think smartly and work hard in
order to live comfortable life.
Humans have the capability to remember the past events, maybe the
school they went to, their first love, their greatest achievements,
their worst mistakes and the list is endless. Apart from remembering
the past, they can also slightly predict about the future.
The future is one great mystery that has been hidden from humans for
a very long time and it will continue to be. I think if it was
revealed, we would live so recklessly since we know what tomorrow
holds for us.
It is that mystery that leave us in suspense; we don't know what is
going to happen the next minute. Of course yes we might make plans
about the future (I don't deny that fact), but also we have to admit
that we don't have an idea if those plans are going to work. For
example a person may plan to hangout with his/her friends but he/she
doesn't know if their friends are free or not.
I strongly believe everyone has made some plans that didn't turn out
the way way we had expected. But also I'm pretty certain that there
are some plans that have exceeded our expectations. Due those
experiences, the probability of predicting the future is exactly 50%;
either success or failure.
Unfortunately, many of us have been through worst disappointments in
the past until we fear something bad might happen tu us in the future,
therefore we are always expecting disappointments. That shouldn't be
always the case because we are forgetting the success that we got
previously.
Worrying about disappointments that will emerge in the future will
only deprive the joy of living in the present. Sometimes instead of
focusing so much into negativity,
try to think what if great success overwhelm you in the near future.
There you will realise you were born to conquer, for greatness and you
are peculiar.
Above all keep you trust in God, he will never fail you!!!
universe. They are are are able to think smartly and work hard in
order to live comfortable life.
Humans have the capability to remember the past events, maybe the
school they went to, their first love, their greatest achievements,
their worst mistakes and the list is endless. Apart from remembering
the past, they can also slightly predict about the future.
The future is one great mystery that has been hidden from humans for
a very long time and it will continue to be. I think if it was
revealed, we would live so recklessly since we know what tomorrow
holds for us.
It is that mystery that leave us in suspense; we don't know what is
going to happen the next minute. Of course yes we might make plans
about the future (I don't deny that fact), but also we have to admit
that we don't have an idea if those plans are going to work. For
example a person may plan to hangout with his/her friends but he/she
doesn't know if their friends are free or not.
I strongly believe everyone has made some plans that didn't turn out
the way way we had expected. But also I'm pretty certain that there
are some plans that have exceeded our expectations. Due those
experiences, the probability of predicting the future is exactly 50%;
either success or failure.
Unfortunately, many of us have been through worst disappointments in
the past until we fear something bad might happen tu us in the future,
therefore we are always expecting disappointments. That shouldn't be
always the case because we are forgetting the success that we got
previously.
Worrying about disappointments that will emerge in the future will
only deprive the joy of living in the present. Sometimes instead of
focusing so much into negativity,
try to think what if great success overwhelm you in the near future.
There you will realise you were born to conquer, for greatness and you
are peculiar.
Above all keep you trust in God, he will never fail you!!!
Friday, 19 June 2015
WHAT YOU DON'T APPRECIATE DEPRE CIATE
Once upon a time there lived a very wealthy man who resided in
Manchester in the UK. This man had two children Tom and Mark.
One day the two boys were assigned duties by their father. Tom's duty
was to trim grasses behind their masionate while Mark was told to wash his
father's car. Their father always gave them presents in equal
measures.
Tom was so thankful to his dad for the present and continued working
hard to make sure grasses are always trimmed in their compound. On the
other hand, Mark was always complaining that what his father gave him
was not enough and started being lazy on washing the vehicle. At time
he used to just wash it just for the sake.
The wealthy man noticed something fishy was going on between his two
sons, Tom was appreciating his gift and working very hard while Mark
was complaining that the gifts weren't enough for him and he started
lazing around.
So one day he called his sons for a meeting to discuss where the
problem was. Mark told his dad that his work was to much and the
presents he has been was too litt
le for him. Antithetically, Tom
appreciated his father and was working extra harder to please the dad.
The man decided to withdraw the job from Mark and told their gardener
to be washing his car. Not only did he withdraw the job, he also
stopped bringing gifts for Mark. Tom started receiving many presents
from his dad and found an opportunity to go to work at his father's
office.
Many of us always complaining about the situations that have embedded
us and we forget to appreciate the positive things that we have. That
ain't to be the case because others are so unfortunate to even
breathing oxygen, they require help.
Sometimes we wish to have a certain thing and yet we are forgetting to
appreciate what we have. Can I tell you something? What you wish to
have will never come to you until you appreciate what you have!h
Manchester in the UK. This man had two children Tom and Mark.
One day the two boys were assigned duties by their father. Tom's duty
was to trim grasses behind their masionate while Mark was told to wash his
father's car. Their father always gave them presents in equal
measures.
Tom was so thankful to his dad for the present and continued working
hard to make sure grasses are always trimmed in their compound. On the
other hand, Mark was always complaining that what his father gave him
was not enough and started being lazy on washing the vehicle. At time
he used to just wash it just for the sake.
The wealthy man noticed something fishy was going on between his two
sons, Tom was appreciating his gift and working very hard while Mark
was complaining that the gifts weren't enough for him and he started
lazing around.
So one day he called his sons for a meeting to discuss where the
problem was. Mark told his dad that his work was to much and the
presents he has been was too litt
le for him. Antithetically, Tom
appreciated his father and was working extra harder to please the dad.
The man decided to withdraw the job from Mark and told their gardener
to be washing his car. Not only did he withdraw the job, he also
stopped bringing gifts for Mark. Tom started receiving many presents
from his dad and found an opportunity to go to work at his father's
office.
Many of us always complaining about the situations that have embedded
us and we forget to appreciate the positive things that we have. That
ain't to be the case because others are so unfortunate to even
breathing oxygen, they require help.
Sometimes we wish to have a certain thing and yet we are forgetting to
appreciate what we have. Can I tell you something? What you wish to
have will never come to you until you appreciate what you have!h
Friday, 12 June 2015
EVERYONE HAS HIS/HER OWN TIMING OF BREAKTHROUGH
Sometimes I just look at the way life is and get amused, the sweetness
of it is that it isn't fair and will never be as I have been always
saying.
In this world, we have very many different species of animals. And
each specie has a gestation period that vary from the other species.
For example elephants, their gestation period is around 624 days.
Ducks have a gestation period of around 28 days. Deer carry their
pregnancies for around (197-300) days. Human being's gestation period
is approximately 36 weeks.
Now just imagine an elephant trying to compete with a duck on who will
have their offsprings the first one. That will be impossible because
the period of a duck is not even 50% of elephant's time. Or human
being trying to be at per with duck.
Many are times we admire those people who live very wealthy lives in
our society, not knowing that they too went through tough seasons
before getting there. There is no one who has a great life, who hasn't
experienced fire.
You might be asking yourself when is your breakthrough going to come?
And begin to compare yourself with other colleagues. That is what will
deprive happiness from you and start pressuring your 'I have to be
ABC..... by a certain time frame'.
Comparison can bring enmity between friends or even relatives. People
who always comparing themselves to others will start to feel other
people are responsible for their failure which it's not true. Before
you know, conflicts have erupted between friends or family members.
Everyone must know he/she was created differently and with different
purpose. So you should compete with yourself and not with other
people. I like the system that was introduced in Kenya education
system just the other day. Competition in national exams was scraped
off, thats means that the students will now compete with themselves
and unleash their full potential without looking at other students'
performance.
You might be there asking yourself when will your time to prosper
come, and when you look at friends, they are blessed. Just know the
time of your prosperity is around the corner and if you don't give up,
you will accomplish your dreams.
COMPETITION IS ONLY MEANT FOR BUSINESSES NOT HUMANS.
of it is that it isn't fair and will never be as I have been always
saying.
In this world, we have very many different species of animals. And
each specie has a gestation period that vary from the other species.
For example elephants, their gestation period is around 624 days.
Ducks have a gestation period of around 28 days. Deer carry their
pregnancies for around (197-300) days. Human being's gestation period
is approximately 36 weeks.
Now just imagine an elephant trying to compete with a duck on who will
have their offsprings the first one. That will be impossible because
the period of a duck is not even 50% of elephant's time. Or human
being trying to be at per with duck.
Many are times we admire those people who live very wealthy lives in
our society, not knowing that they too went through tough seasons
before getting there. There is no one who has a great life, who hasn't
experienced fire.
You might be asking yourself when is your breakthrough going to come?
And begin to compare yourself with other colleagues. That is what will
deprive happiness from you and start pressuring your 'I have to be
ABC..... by a certain time frame'.
Comparison can bring enmity between friends or even relatives. People
who always comparing themselves to others will start to feel other
people are responsible for their failure which it's not true. Before
you know, conflicts have erupted between friends or family members.
Everyone must know he/she was created differently and with different
purpose. So you should compete with yourself and not with other
people. I like the system that was introduced in Kenya education
system just the other day. Competition in national exams was scraped
off, thats means that the students will now compete with themselves
and unleash their full potential without looking at other students'
performance.
You might be there asking yourself when will your time to prosper
come, and when you look at friends, they are blessed. Just know the
time of your prosperity is around the corner and if you don't give up,
you will accomplish your dreams.
COMPETITION IS ONLY MEANT FOR BUSINESSES NOT HUMANS.
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
TALENT + EDUCATION = ONE EXTRAODINARY SUCCESS!
In life,
there are two main ways to becoming successful; education and talent. Even
though there are other ways, these two are very crucial one should invest most
of their time on. About 65%, they are directly proportional to each other.
In my
article, One source of income, danger ahead,
I said education shouldn’t be the only way of one being successful. The
same case applies to the other side of the coin; even talent shouldn’t be the
only source of income.
Let’s take
this analogy of bloggers, most of these people their talent is writing. Now you can’t tell me bloggers didn’t attend any
class, of course they had to so that they gain the skill of writing. That there
justifies what I have just said.
Furthermore,
one can employed in an institution where a certain talent is an extra
requirement, the person who has that talent will have the added advantage. Besides
doing the professional job, he/she will be also nurturing his/her talent.
Everyone of
us has to get the papers for employment purposes, but also we have to nurture
our talent for deployment purposes. Deployment is whereby you work for yourself.
And in the end you will be successful.
Thursday, 11 December 2014
INDEED LIFE ISN'T FAIR AND IT WILL NEVER BE (PART 2)
One day squirrel, hare and eagle used to be very good friends. They
used to live together, go out together and did everything together.
Everyone had his own duties to ensure their lives run effectively,
squirrel's duty was to go and collect firewood for cooking, eagle's
duty was to go and fetch water, while cooking was hare's mandate.
One day, squirrel thought to himself "This work I am doing is too much
for me. I cant be carrying these bunches of firewood alone while hare
is sitting down and cooking". Eagle also thought in the same way. So
the three friends had a meeting and decided to swap responsibilities.
Squirrel said he would like to be cooking, eagle said collecting
firewood was his interest while hare was contended with his new job of
fetching water.
As soon as they had shifted to their new duties, their friendship and
lives were closely coming to an end. Eagle found it was hard for him
to cut the firewood and he was risking his life, so one day a tree
fell on him and he died. Squirrel found it was risking for him to
cook, due to that, he fell into a soup that he was stirring and died.
Hare drowned as he was trying to lift a bucket of water.
Many are times where we wish to be someone else other than ourselves.
The reason for that, is because we want live the luxurious, happy
social life the other person is living not knowing that we cant fit in
their shoe.
As I said life is not fair and it will never be, it is the whole truth
because not everyone will be given the same challenge in life. But the
common denominator is that whether you like it or not, everyone must
face challenges in day-to-day basis. Though the challenges might be
different, they are of equal magnitude.
So before you wish to be someone else, ask yourself can you fit in
his/her shoes?
used to live together, go out together and did everything together.
Everyone had his own duties to ensure their lives run effectively,
squirrel's duty was to go and collect firewood for cooking, eagle's
duty was to go and fetch water, while cooking was hare's mandate.
One day, squirrel thought to himself "This work I am doing is too much
for me. I cant be carrying these bunches of firewood alone while hare
is sitting down and cooking". Eagle also thought in the same way. So
the three friends had a meeting and decided to swap responsibilities.
Squirrel said he would like to be cooking, eagle said collecting
firewood was his interest while hare was contended with his new job of
fetching water.
As soon as they had shifted to their new duties, their friendship and
lives were closely coming to an end. Eagle found it was hard for him
to cut the firewood and he was risking his life, so one day a tree
fell on him and he died. Squirrel found it was risking for him to
cook, due to that, he fell into a soup that he was stirring and died.
Hare drowned as he was trying to lift a bucket of water.
Many are times where we wish to be someone else other than ourselves.
The reason for that, is because we want live the luxurious, happy
social life the other person is living not knowing that we cant fit in
their shoe.
As I said life is not fair and it will never be, it is the whole truth
because not everyone will be given the same challenge in life. But the
common denominator is that whether you like it or not, everyone must
face challenges in day-to-day basis. Though the challenges might be
different, they are of equal magnitude.
So before you wish to be someone else, ask yourself can you fit in
his/her shoes?
Friday, 5 December 2014
INDEED LIFE ISN'T FAIR AND WILL AND WILL NEVER BE
Early last week, I was in a chemistry class and I was learning about
bonding. Bonding is a process whereby elements react with other
elements to form compounds. For example, Sodium reacts with Chlorine
to form Sodium Chloride which is the normal salt that we use on daily
basis.
There are three main types of bonding, Covalent, Ionic and Metallic.
But today my main focus is on Ionic bonding, this type of bonding is
whereby electrons are transferred from one atom to another in order to
gain stability, thus means one atom has to lose electrons in the outer
energy level, so that the other atom gains them.
If that is not unfairness, I don't know what it is. Because how can
Sodium which has eleven electrons lose the outer electron, so that
Chlorine which has seventeen electrons gains it.
Indeed as the holy book says "The one who has a little, even that a
little will be taken away". That is the sweetness of life! Because if
it wasn't fair, for sure it would boring. Just imagine if everybody
had everything they wanted, we would even be anti social, after all we
have everything.
Life is unfair in the sense that everyone has his/her unique talent
which I term as 'unfair advantage'. The reason why I call it that is
because what am able to do, is not necessary you know how to do it. I
may be good in business, which you are not. You may be excellent at
law, for which I'm not! That right there is unfair advantage. What
does that imply? It implies that we need each other and no human being
can stand alone! You may need something which I have and I may also
need something which you have.
We have all agreed everyone has an unfair advantage, so what are we
supposed to do with it? We need to maximize it to the fullest. If you
love music, do it with all passion. If it is swimming, swim as you
will never swim again. Do what you are passionate about with all your
might, and eventually you will succeed!
bonding. Bonding is a process whereby elements react with other
elements to form compounds. For example, Sodium reacts with Chlorine
to form Sodium Chloride which is the normal salt that we use on daily
basis.
There are three main types of bonding, Covalent, Ionic and Metallic.
But today my main focus is on Ionic bonding, this type of bonding is
whereby electrons are transferred from one atom to another in order to
gain stability, thus means one atom has to lose electrons in the outer
energy level, so that the other atom gains them.
If that is not unfairness, I don't know what it is. Because how can
Sodium which has eleven electrons lose the outer electron, so that
Chlorine which has seventeen electrons gains it.
Indeed as the holy book says "The one who has a little, even that a
little will be taken away". That is the sweetness of life! Because if
it wasn't fair, for sure it would boring. Just imagine if everybody
had everything they wanted, we would even be anti social, after all we
have everything.
Life is unfair in the sense that everyone has his/her unique talent
which I term as 'unfair advantage'. The reason why I call it that is
because what am able to do, is not necessary you know how to do it. I
may be good in business, which you are not. You may be excellent at
law, for which I'm not! That right there is unfair advantage. What
does that imply? It implies that we need each other and no human being
can stand alone! You may need something which I have and I may also
need something which you have.
We have all agreed everyone has an unfair advantage, so what are we
supposed to do with it? We need to maximize it to the fullest. If you
love music, do it with all passion. If it is swimming, swim as you
will never swim again. Do what you are passionate about with all your
might, and eventually you will succeed!
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