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.
Thursday, 26 April 2018
MentorAfrica: IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS - IL NE FAUT PAS UN GÉNIE...
MentorAfrica: IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS - IL NE FAUT PAS UN GÉNIE...: I do not believe any previous generation has had the opportunity of speaking their mind as we have today thanks to social media. Everybody ...
IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS - IL NE FAUT PAS UN GÉNIE
I do not believe any previous generation has had the opportunity of speaking their mind as we have today thanks to social media. Everybody has an opinion about everything and a platform to share it. Nowadays, we can even let people into the minutest, moment by moment details of our lives if we choose to. These days, we have an abundance of complaints from every nation, society and every sphere of life, it seems that the world is in chaos. Everywhere we turn, we are confronted by numerous problems, challenges that make life almost unbearable for most. There is an abundance of people talking about what the problems are and what they think the root of the problems are. What is missing most of the time is what could be the solutions to the problems. It doesn't take a genius to identify a problem but it takes one to find a solution and take some action. We spend hours talking about, arguing about and quarreling about issues, when are we going to gather people around us to look for solutions? Do not spend all your time and energy talking about the problems that everyone already knows about, bring ideas and suggestions that can help people around you look in the direction of solutions. If our conversations were more solution- driven, we would have less talk and act more. People we refer to today as geniuses do not have long speeches for us to analysis and memorise, they brought solutions to problems facing humanity and that is what they will always be remembered for. Ingenuity is not recognised by popular vote, it is recognised by decisive action that changed the landscape of some society and in some cases, the course of history. Some of your analysis and arguments are brilliant but how have they helped to improve the situation. Next time you want to complain or give a speech about the situation, have a suggestion attached that can become a solution, then get up and start doing something about it. Have a great day!
Je ne crois pas que les générations précédentes aient eu l'occasion de s'exprimer comme nous le faisons aujourd'hui grâce aux médias sociaux. Tout le monde a une opinion sur tout et une plate-forme pour le partager. De nos jours, nous pouvons même laisser avoir les gens dans les moindres détails, moment par moment, de nos vies si nous choisissons de le faire. Ces jours-ci, nous avons une abondance de plaintes prevenant de chaque nation, société et chaque sphère de la vie, il semble que le monde est dans le chaos. Partout où nous nous tournons, nous sommes confrontés à de nombreux problèmes, des défis qui rendent la vie presque insupportable pour la plupart. Il y a une abondance de gens qui parlent de ces problèmes et de ce qu'ils pensent qu'est la racine des problèmes. Ce qui manque la plupart du temps est ce qui pourrait être les solutions aux problèmes. Il ne faut pas un génie pour identifier un problème, mais il faut un pour trouver une solution et prendre des mesures. Nous passons des heures à parler, à discuter et à nous nous disputer à propos de ces problèmes, quand allons-nous rassembler des gens autour de nous pour chercher des solutions? Ne passez pas tout votre temps et votre énergie à parler des problèmes que tout le monde connaît déjà, mias faites un effort pour apporter des idées et des suggestions qui peuvent aider les gens autour de vous à chercher des solutions. Si nos conversations étaient davantage axées sur les solutions, nous parlerions moins et agirions davantage. Les gens que nous appelons aujourd'hui génies n'ont pas de longs discours à nous faire analyser et mémoriser, ils ont apporté des solutions aux problèmes auxquels l'humanité est confrontée et c'est ce dont on les souviendra toujours. L'ingéniosité n'est pas reconnue par le vote populaire, elle est reconnue par une action décisive qui a changé le paysage de la société et, dans certains cas, le cours de l'histoire. Certains de vos analyses et arguments sont brillants, mais comment ont-ils contribué à améliorer la situation? La prochaine fois que vous voulez vous plaindre ou faire un discours sur la situation, ajoutez une suggestion qui peut devenir une solution, puis se lever et commencer à faire quelque chose à ce sujet. Passez une bonne journée!
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
MentorAfrica: ALL YOU CAN DO IS WONDER - TOUT CE QUE VOUS POUVEZ...
MentorAfrica: ALL YOU CAN DO IS WONDER - TOUT CE QUE VOUS POUVEZ...: Your dream is a thought waiting to be expressed. Every idea starts with a thought and as we continue to meditate on it, it can become a dre...
ALL YOU CAN DO IS WONDER - TOUT CE QUE VOUS POUVEZ FAIRE EST DE VOUS VOUS DEMANDER
Your dream is a thought waiting to be expressed. Every idea starts with a thought and as we continue to meditate on it, it can become a dream that we spend our our life pursuing. No vision is a full-fledged movie in colour, most dreams start with a black and white trailer that we develop with time to become a digital full length movie that others can watch and be inspired. All dreams come to us in the privacy of our comfort zones where nothing apart from the idea we have is different on the outside. Pursuing our dream always takes us out of our comfort zone and this is where many ideas remain as just dreams. It takes an enormous amount of courage to step out of your comfort zone to pursue a dream, but for those who do not have the courage to do this, all they will ever do in their comfort zone is wonder. Dreams do not fade easily, there will always be reminders as we go on in life that will ever leave us wondering what would have happened if we dared to pursue our dreams. For many, this is a regret they will go to their graves with because they could never conquer the fear of stepping our of their comfort zone. No one steps out to try something new without fear, those who succeed are different because they step out in spite of the fear. Passion is born out of courage, until you are courageous enough to take your destiny in your hands and pursue your dream, you can never really know the degree of your passion. Passion is unleashed by your ability to take on the risk of pursuing what you believe you are meant to contribute to human existence, passion does not drop on you while you are lying in your comfort zone and dreaming. The decision to step out and try rather than wonder all your life what would have been if you tried is what separates successful people from the others. Have a great day!
Monday, 23 April 2018
MentorAfrica: YOU CAN BE A PLUG - VOUS POUVEZ ÊTRE UN BOUCHON
MentorAfrica: YOU CAN BE A PLUG - VOUS POUVEZ ÊTRE UN BOUCHON: Some roofs, especially if they are old, can have holes through which water drips into the house when it rains. If these holes are not block...
YOU CAN BE A PLUG - VOUS POUVEZ ÊTRE UN BOUCHON
Some roofs, especially if they are old, can have holes through which water drips into the house when it rains. If these holes are not blocked, they can destroy the building on the long run. I heard someone say, some years ago, that Nigeria has so much potentials but there too many leakages that are preventing development. When the structure is weak it makes room for "leakages" that allow human and natural resources to be wasted. This is not only a phenomenon that is found in societies or corporations, it also applies to the human being. When you do not structure your life, your time and resources, they will seep away and before you notice, you have lost a huge percentage of what it takes for you to be successful. Time and energy will be wasted because you cannot have accountability where there are no parameters to guide the use of resources. For us to succeed in accomplishing our dreams, we need to establish parameters that define how we manage our time, energy and other resources. Do not just go with flow, be more purposeful in the way you live your life. Every society can only progress to the degree that its citizens are developed. When citizens understand their worth and role, they will become plugs to the leakages that are created by greed and corruption that lead to underdevelopment. We do not have to wait for leadership to find the leaks and put plugs to stop them, we can contribute our little bit by being plugs wherever we find a leak. Some leaks are very too small for leadership to notice, those of us who are close to that leak can become plugs before anyone can see it and thank us for our work. Just decide to be a plug to any leak that comes to your notice, the fewer the leaks, the more progress we can make. Enjoy a great week!
Friday, 20 April 2018
MentorAfrica: TOO FAR TO COMPROMISE - TROP LOIN POUR FAIRE DES C...
MentorAfrica: TOO FAR TO COMPROMISE - TROP LOIN POUR FAIRE DES C...: When we see butterflies in all their glorious colours, we are in awe. When we see people in the limelight of glory, we are in awe. What we ...
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