Mind The Gap
Getting off the London underground train I heard a voice blurt from the overhead speakers: “Mind the gap! Mind the gap! Mind the gap!” Suddenly I realised that this concept has wider application to life than a mere warning of passengers that there is a gap between the train and the platform. Minding the gap is the missing link between where we are and where we need to be. Everyday as we go through life we see “gaps” in our work, performance, attitudes, relationships, character and other areas. Read more
The key to greatness
The virtues of thinking big and having big hairy audacious goals have been documented by many people. I am also one of the people who advocates for thinking big and having big dreams. The challenge for most of us is that the big dreams soon become nightmares because we wonder how we can make these dreams real. Some people have discounted thinking big because they have been disillusioned. Indeed the key to greatness is thinking big; but the key to making greatness a reality is to start by thinking small. Thinking small means that we must hold the big dream as a vision and then create small achievable goals that take us there. Read more
Extend your circle of association
The saddest thing in life is not that people die but that they die and plateau while they are alive. Some people have such a small circle of association and depend on other people for their self worth that they may think they are successful simply because they are using their village as a barometer of success. Success is an endless journey. Measuring success on the basis of where we have come from will always led us to mediocrity. We must always be forward looking. The past is a memory, and it is gone. Read more
Get Exposure
The whole world is certainly not like home. Exposure to different places in the world or other cultures is always enlarging. St. Augustine once said: “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.” Apart from enlarging our perspective to live travel enlarges our thinking. Sometimes we only have to travel in order to fully appreciate what we have. A mind that is not exposed can easily stagnate and stop growing and developing. While we may enjoy hero status in our villages we must never make the mistake of assuming that our villages are the whole world. Read more
Feel the Fear and do it anyway
A good number of the people that I meet have lofty goals and great dreams. They are not held back by poor breeding, circumstances or lack of education. Many of them are simply prisoners of fear. Some fear to try, others are too scared to venture and some are simply afraid to just take as simple a step as asking. The enemy of greatness is fear. It turns great ideas into dung and whips the mighty into whiney children. The feeling of fear is a natural feeling and an important one too. Read more
Comfort in Discomfort
The only way an Eagle can grow up is to be thrust into the air, in displeasure, by its parent, who ruffles the nest as training of adulthood begins. The mother places thorns and rough twigs in the nest, which cause much discomfort for the fellow, who then begins to desire to learn how to fly. Eagles are birds we marvel at because of their aerodynamics and visionary precision during a hunt. This does not come easy. Read more
The problem solver
I was pleasantly surprised and grew curious when I came across these words of Charles F. Kettering who said: “Problems are the price of progress. Don’t bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me.” One would have thought that this was an idle trouble causer. But, wait a minute and listen to the story of this problem solver. Read more
Personal Branding
Each of us is a personal services brand. Whatever we master increases the value of our personal brands. Greatness and success are never accidental. Personal mastery is also not an accident but a deliberate process. Lipkin and Lascaris, in their book Fire and Water, define a brand as “a total value package that people want to acquire or to use because they believe that that it most effectively meets their needs and desires. Brands satisfy our needs through their ability to function according to our expectations. They also meet our needs through their through their ability to satisfy our emotional needs”. Read more
Create An Environment That Inspires Greatness!
Plants are amazing! Why? Because they mirror our lives in many ways. Plants do not grow anywhere and in any condition. There are plants that thrive in the shade and others that just love sunshine. Some plants need plenty of water and others survive in dry arid places. For any gardener or farmer, part of land preparation is to create a positive and enabling environment for the plants that they wish to grow. Read more
Dream Audaciously Big
If you cannot dream there is no reason why you should sleep and if you cannot wake up to pursue your dream there is no reason why you should wake up. Of course, you may as well stay in bed and we all know that no amount of sleep ever made anyone great. Read more
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