We know that nobody is indispensable but there are people who are irreplaceable. People can have the same set of skills and training but they will handle life differently because of their personality traits and approach to life. Having the right people with you as you pursue your dream is vital to success. If we do not handle the people who give us their best properly, we will loose them and realise that although people are indispensable, there are some who are irreplaceable. There are people we need to make up our mind to "tolerate" in order to accomplish our vision with excellence. It does not mean that you accommodate those that are arrogant or those who have a sour attitude that poison everything around them just because they are competent and we want to succeed. However, we should not look at people like a product of mass production that we can replace anytime we feel like because of a minor misunderstanding or envy. The decision to let some people that could draw us back, make us lose time and we might never find another to give us the kind of dedication, passion and commitment that is required for us to accomplish our vision. There are times we need to stoop to conquer, not everyone can be replaced. Enjoy your day!
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.
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
INDISPENSABLE BUT IRREPLACEABLE - INDISPENSABLE MAIS IRREMPLAÇABLE
Monday, 28 May 2018
MentorAfrica: TURNAROUND TIME - DELAI D'EXECUTION
MentorAfrica: TURNAROUND TIME - DELAI D'EXECUTION: I have a lime tree close to my house and I have been quite disappointed because it has grown so big but refused to produce any fruits all t...
TURNAROUND TIME - DELAI D'EXECUTION
I have a lime tree close to my house and I have been quite disappointed because it has grown so big but refused to produce any fruits all this while. I have been threatening to uproot it for some time but I decided to read up on the lime plant. I discovered that it took a minimum of three years to fruit and it bears fruits twice a year. I decided to hold on and give it one more chance and a few days ago, this being one of the fruiting periods, I harvested the first fruit. Now I can see some other fruits. It has redeemed itself! Many times we plan our lives without putting into consideration the turnaround time. We want immediate results to show that we are succeeding. This is mostly because we think life is a competition and we want to prove that we are better than others. As a result, we constantly change our "vision" because we cannot bear the "frustration" of the turnaround time. We would do anything to hasten the results so that we can be applauded. Life has taught me that nothing of value can be hurried. You are either ready to pay the high price of getting it right and having a lasting impact on generations or you look for shortcuts and also have fleeting impact. The level of your impact depends on the level of sacrifice you are ready to make. No matter the anger or the threats, the lime fruits can only come out when the process of their production is complete. If I had cut the tree, it would only have been reported that a lime tree once existed there, but now the fruits will be enjoyed for years to come. The way you handle the turnaround time when you allow your vision to be tried and tested before it is revealed, determines the degree of influence that you will have. No kind of true success will come out of something that is self-centered. Do have a great day!
Friday, 18 May 2018
MentorAfrica: YOU TOO CAN BE A TOPIC - VOUS AUSSI PEUT ÊTRE UN S...
MentorAfrica: YOU TOO CAN BE A TOPIC - VOUS AUSSI PEUT ÊTRE UN S...: Criticisms are a hot topic. If you want to have traction on social media, criticise something or someone and you will have many who want to...
YOU TOO CAN BE A TOPIC - VOUS AUSSI PEUT ÊTRE UN SUJET
Criticisms are a hot topic. If you want to have traction on social media, criticise something or someone and you will have many who want to add their voices to yours. What we must understand is that the noise is always louder on the stands than on the field of play. Everybody has an opinion on how something should be done. Unfortunately, those whose voices are loudest have never really attempted anything themselves. When you are thinking of how to improve a situation, your voice is low because what you are actually doing is thinking aloud on how you can be a solution. Those who many are applauding as geniuses today where considered as stupid when they began their journey. The few that heard them thinking aloud felt they were insane at that point, now they are a subject of discussions and a point of reference. No one starts big, big things started as small things and grew. Someone took a camera as an amateur and became a world acclaimed a documentary film maker. Someone decided to document their ingredients and dishes and started what we have today as cookbooks and cookery channels. Another decided to journal their daily experiences online and today we have millions of blogs all over the world. The list is endless. They say it is has never been done until someone does it, be that someone. If you are not willing to be considered a fool, you can never become a subject of discussion and a point of reference. When you see a gap fill it, stop looking around for what to criticises always. Enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, 17 May 2018
MentorAfrica: HIGH-SOUNDING THEORIES...SMALL ACTS - THÉORIES À H...
MentorAfrica: HIGH-SOUNDING THEORIES...SMALL ACTS - THÉORIES À H...: Everywhere we turn these days, there are enormous challenges to the human existence. Many are overwhelmed. Many have excuses why they canno...
HIGH-SOUNDING THEORIES...SMALL ACTS - THÉORIES À HAUT SONDAGE...PETITS ACTES
Everywhere we turn these days, there are enormous challenges to the human existence. Many are overwhelmed. Many have excuses why they cannot do anything about all that is happening around them. Many have high-sounding theories about what the solutions should be. Very few are actually doing anything to make life better. There will always be challenges and as life gets more complicated with new inventions and accessibility into other people's lives and territories become easier, challenges will become even more difficult to overcome. However, with determination to do whatever we can to make a difference, life can become more interesting and more adventurous. Unfortunately, we have more who are only interested in talking or writing about the problems. If everyone looked for ways of doing something "little" about any challenge close to them, these small acts would add up to major solutions. Whilst we talk about what is going on around us, let us also look at ways of changing something for someone that can help to make them go further, faster in life. It is impossible for us to be the solutions to everything, but we can be a solution to someone or something everyday with our small intentional acts of bringing much needed solutions, one act at a time. Have a great day!
Partout où nous nous tournons ces jours-ci, il existe d'énormes défis à l'existence humaine. Beaucoup sont débordés. Beaucoup ont des excuses pour lesquelles ils ne peuvent rien faire pour tout ce qui se passe autour d'eux. Beaucoup ont des théories à haute sondage sur ce que devraient être les solutions. Très peu font réellement quelque chose pour améliorer la vie. Il y aura toujours des défis et à mesure que la vie se complique avec de nouvelles inventions et que l'accessibilité à la vie et aux territoires des autres devient plus facile, les défis deviendront encore plus difficiles à surmonter. Cependant, avec la détermination de faire tout ce qui est en notre pouvoir pour faire la différence, la vie peut devenir plus intéressante et plus aventureuse. Malheureusement, nous en avons d'autres qui ne s'intéressent qu'à parler ou à écrire sur les problèmes. Si tout le monde cherchait des moyens de faire quelque chose de «peu» à propos de n'importe quel défi qui leur était proche, ces petits actes s'ajouteraient à des solutions majeures. Pendant que nous parlons de ce qui se passe autour de nous, voyons aussi comment changer quelque chose pour quelqu'un qui peut l'aider à aller plus loin, plus vite. Il est impossible pour nous d'être les solutions à tout, mais nous pouvons être une solution à quelqu'un ou quelque chose tous les jours avec nos petits actes intentionnels d'apporter des solutions nécessaires, un acte à la fois. Passez une bonne journée!
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