AFRICA IS A CONTINENT ON THE MOVE AND HER YOUTHS ARE HER GREATEST RESOURCE."We cannot always build a future for our youth, but we can always build our youth for the future."Franklin D. Roosevelt. MentorAfrica looks to help youths, through various life transition mentoring topics, to prepare youths for development and leadership that will help them change the African narrative whenever the opportunity arises.
Friday, 6 April 2018
MentorAfrica: NEW DIMENSIONS IN OCCUPIED SPACE - NOUVELLES DIMEN...
MentorAfrica: NEW DIMENSIONS IN OCCUPIED SPACE - NOUVELLES DIMEN...: Have you ever been in a situation where you were offered your favorite dish right after you had just eaten so much food that you can hardly...
NEW DIMENSIONS IN OCCUPIED SPACE - NOUVELLES DIMENSIONS DANS L'ESPACE OCCUPÉ
Have you ever been in a situation where you were offered your favorite dish right after you had just eaten so much food that you can hardly breath or stand the sight of anymore. The space you have is already taken, the only other option is to wait until you have digested and eliminated what you have or you create space by vomiting what you have already eaten. This is quite gross but I hope it helps us to see the importance of clearing out the old to make space for the new. What many try to do is force something new into an already occupied space. There people who hate letting go off old furniture or other things in their homes and after some time their homes become like dump steads. No beauty is visible, the beauty of the old and that of the new cannot be appreciated because of the mix. You cannot go to the next level if you refuse to create space for the new dimensions that you need to accommodate the intended progress. For some they have to let go off friends that cannot understand the ramifications of the new position and walk with them in the light of their new revelation of life. It can be habits and leisure that have to be adjusted for time, resources and relationships that are needed for projects and associations at your new level. Disappointingly most times, people are not ready to give up any space to accommodate new dimensions and they mess up great opportunities to enter the new level and succeed. Your level of success is dictated by what you are willing to give up to create space for progress as you climb the ladder. The fear of losing "friends" is one of the greatest stumbling blocks to success, you cannot think and live above your circle of influence. Enjoy a great weekend!
Avez-vous jamais fait l'expérience où on vous a offert votre plat préféré juste après avoir mangé autant que vous pouvez à peine respirer ou supporter la vue d'en plus. L'espace que vous avez est déjà pris, la seule autre option est d'attendre d'avoir digéré et éliminé ce que vous avez ou de créer de l'espace en vomissant ce que vous avez déjà mangé. C'est assez grossier mais j'espère que cela nous aidera à voir l'importance d'évacuer l'ancien pour faire de la place pour le nouveau. Ce que beaucoup essaient de faire, c'est forcer quelque chose de nouveau dans un espace déjà occupé. Il y a des gens qui détestent se livrer les vieux meubles ou autres choses dans leurs maisons et après un certain temps, leurs maisons deviennent comme des dépotoirs. Aucune beauté n'est visible, la beauté de l'ancien ni celle de la nouvelle ne peuvent être appréciées à cause du mélange. Vous ne pouvez pas passer au niveau suivant si vous refusez de créer de l'espace pour les nouvelles dimensions dont vous avez besoin pour prendre en charge la progression prévue. Pour certains, ils doivent abandonner leurs amis qui ne peuvent pas comprendre les ramifications de la nouvelle position et marcher avec eux dans la lumière de leur nouvelle révélation de la vie. Il peut s'agir d'habitudes et de loisirs qui doivent être ajustés en fonction du temps, des ressources et des relations nécessaires pour les projets et les associations à votre nouveau niveau. Malheureusement la plupart du temps, les gens ne sont pas prêts à évacuer l'espace quoi que ce soit pour accueillir de nouvelles dimensions et ils ratent de grandes opportunités pour entrer dans le nouveau niveau et réussir. Votre niveau de réussite est dicté par ce que vous êtes prêt à abandonner pour créer un espace de progrès en gravissant les échelons. La peur de perdre des «amis» est l'un des plus grands obstacles au succès, vous ne pouvez pas penser et vivre au-dessus de votre cercle d'influence. Profitez d'un bon week-end!
Thursday, 5 April 2018
MentorAfrica: WHY GO HALF WAY? - POURQUOI ALLEZ JUSQUE MI-CHEMIN...
MentorAfrica: WHY GO HALF WAY? - POURQUOI ALLEZ JUSQUE MI-CHEMIN...: When we get those ‘aha” moments, a lot of us just jump into the waters only to discover that we have not prepared ourselves for the long ...
MentorAfrica: IT'S OK IF THEY DON'T GET IT. - C'EST OK SI ILS NE...
MentorAfrica: IT'S OK IF THEY DON'T GET IT. - C'EST OK SI ILS NE...: Most ideas that changed the world were considered foolish by those who heard them before they were developed, but they are now considered b...
IT'S OK IF THEY DON'T GET IT. - C'EST OK SI ILS NE LE SAISISSENT PAS.
Most ideas that changed the world were considered foolish by those who heard them before they were developed, but they are now considered brilliant by everyone who sees their manifestation. I believe there is a reason why most incubation is done in isolated and often dark environments. People generally cannot stretch their imagination beyond their immediate environment until they are forced to do so by an idea that invades their minds. I use the word invade because most times, the idea comes from a "stray thought" that has no present recognizable relation to what is available around you. This is the reason it is difficult for others to grasp what you are trying to describe because they cannot stretch their imagination in that direction. It is important that we incubate our idea for a period before we unveil it to those around us. We have to take note of those who will be able to throw light on what we are incubating by the experiences they have also had, if not many will kill the idea before it is born. Not everybody has the capacity to understand what you are incubating and that is alright. Learn to walk away from people and situations that can cause you to abort your idea before the incubation period is over. Many great ideas have been aborted, they never saw the light of day because the visionary did not have enough staying power to get through the incubation period without soliciting advice from those who had never carried an idea to full conception. Those who seek early validation and applause will never birth anything great because they lack the courage, persistence, perseverance and commitment to grow and mature their dreams in the dark room of rejection and loneliness. Have a great day!
La plupart des idées qui ont changé le monde ont été considérées comme stupides par ceux qui les ont entendues avant qu'elles ne soient développées, mais elles sont maintenant considérées comme géniales par tous ceux qui voient leur manifestation. Je crois qu'il y a une raison pour laquelle la plupart des incubations sont effectuées dans des environnements isolés et souvent sombres. Les gens ne peuvent généralement pas étendre leur imagination au-delà de leur environnement immédiat jusqu'à ce qu'ils soient forcés de le faire par une idée qui envahit leur esprit. J'utilise le mot envahir parce que la plupart du temps, l'idée vient d'une «pensée égarée» qui n'a aucune relation reconnaissable avec ce qui est disponible autour de vous. C'est la raison pour laquelle il est difficile pour les autres de comprendre ce que vous essayez de décrire parce qu'ils ne peuvent pas étendre leur imagination dans cette direction. Il est important que nous incubions notre idée pour une période avant de la dévoiler à ceux qui nous entourent. Nous devons prendre note de ceux qui seront en mesure de mettre en lumière ce que nous incubons par les expériences qu'ils ont également eues, sinon beaucoup vont tuer l'idée avant sa naissance. Tout le monde n'a pas la capacité de comprendre ce que vous inculquez et c'est bien. Apprenez à vous éloigner des gens et des situations qui peuvent vous amener à abandonner votre idée avant la fin de la période d'incubation. Beaucoup de grandes idées ont été avortées, elles n'ont jamais vu le jour parce que le visionnaire n'avait pas assez de pouvoir pour traverser la période d'incubation sans solliciter les conseils de ceux qui n'avaient jamais porté une idée à la pleine conception. Ceux qui recherchent une validation et des applaudissements précoce ne mettront jamais au monde quelque chose de génial parce qu'ils manquent de courage, de persévérance, de persévérance et d'engagement pour grandir et mûrir leurs rêves dans la sombre salle de rejet et de solitude. Passez une bonne journée!
Wednesday, 4 April 2018
MentorAfrica: A HEALTHY APPETITE - UN APPÉTIT SAIN
MentorAfrica: A HEALTHY APPETITE - UN APPÉTIT SAIN: When my children were young, it was a battle to get them to eat anything especially cooked food. They are adults now and their appetites ha...
A HEALTHY APPETITE - UN APPÉTIT SAIN
When my children were young, it was a battle to get them to eat anything especially cooked food. They are adults now and their appetites have improved but food is not something they "love" What I have discovered is that people who do not love food are most unlikely to love to cook. People who are adventurous with cooking like the taste of food, they do not overeat but the like to taste and play with ingredients. When I go to foreign place, I like to have the culinary experience native to that environment. I am curious to know about their cuisine and share in that experience. I once traveled with my children and I almost regretted that holiday because it was to a region that their cuisine was quite different from what they were used to. At a point, I had to take them outside the hotels that the tour provided to fast food places that had the kind of cuisine they were familiar with. Just like I experienced with my children, it can be a very frustrating experience when people do not have a healthy appetite for life and they stick with only what they are familiar with. A healthy appetite for life keeps you experimenting with knowledge and looking for new ways to accomplish goals because you know there is more to life. This curiosity pushes you to discover new ideas to approach and improve life. Development is constantly improving upon the last thing you learnt, constantly expanding the horizon to see what else is there to be discovered. Do not just wonder how someone else came up with a certain idea and stop there with amazement, be determined to continue to discover ways of improving whatever you are working on, if you do not search you will not find. Don't ever be satisfied with your last achievement, there are many more ways of going beyond where you are and as you continue to inquire from life, things you did not imagine existed will begin to unfold to you. So long as you are inquisitive enough to probe, you will discover that there is no end to what the human being can achieve if they put their mind to it. So long as the level of your curiosity is high, there will always be something new to learn, you just have to have a healthy enough appetite for life. Have a great day!
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