No Winning Without Focus!

February 17, 2010 by Milton Kamwendo · 1 Comment
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Without clear goals we are hopelessly lost. Goals are not mere campaign statements but things that we are committed to. Commitment is not just the vocabulary of greatness it is an absolute essential. Goals create a sense of focus. Nothing great can ever be achieved without an unyielding focus. Focus results in the concentration of power and dynamic action. We can never hope to win if we are not willing to focus on our goals and give them our all in terms of action, commitment and indeed sacrifice. To seek the luxury of harvest during the season of planting is self deception. Read more

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Persist until you succeed

July 8, 2009 by Milton Kamwendo · Comment
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All pursuit of greatness is always like wrestling with a gorilla. We do not give up when we are tired. We give up when the gorilla is either tired or dead. This is an attitude that has helped me to persist. Today I would like to share with you from a little book that we now call our “second bible” at Innov8. The book is entitled “The Greatest Salesman in the World” and was authored by Og Mandino. It has helped us in many respects as a team to get out of the muddy waters, to persevere and to go for results. I have found this book extremely useful in both business and in my personal life, and I am quite sure you will too, no matter what field you are in. Here is an excerpt from the book:  Read more

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Our Thoughts Determine our Greatness

January 21, 2009 by Milton Kamwendo · 8 Comments
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William James once said, “A great many people think they are thinking, when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” It is important that we evaluate our thoughts – are they really ours or we are simply rehearsing the prejudices and opinions of others? Read more

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