Pop culture has almost taken over from every other philosophical ideology. It has become a point of reference for most people no matter their age and culture. People are more interested in how they look and what people think about them. Philosophies are built around celebrity lifestyles. Popularity is built on social media acceptance rather than on creativity and innovation. It does not matter how inconsequential the information on social media is, what is important is the number of followers you have on social media, so people would post the most absurd things about themselves. Personal appearance is given top priority because people are looking for something superficial to project in order to attract followers on and offline. Intelligent conversations are now looked at as boring. Many are not interested in developing their intellect because society now has more respect for outward appearance. So long as you appear "sharp", you will attract attention. In a continent like Africa where life is still considered "primitive", it is sad to see that many, especially the youths are only focused on how to take care of their appearance. They adopt pop culture that is alien to them and makes them look weird, something they themselves do not even understand. Many of them are not prepared to develop their mental capacity, their major or only concern is to look good. The problem with this is that they will remain "slaves" to those who are wise enough to invest on their mental growth. When you spend more money and time pursuing how you look, you will serve those who pursue projects that improve society and life. A beautiful appearance is great but a sound mind will trump pop culture and life any day, anytime. Choose what you will invest your time, energy and resources on, then be ready to deal with the consequences without complaining. Enjoy a great 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, 6 June 2018
INVEST WHERE IT COUNTS - INVESTISSEZ OÙ CELA COMPTE
Tuesday, 5 June 2018
MentorAfrica: IMPACT CREATES OPPOSITION - L'IMPACT CRÉE L'OPPOSI...
MentorAfrica: IMPACT CREATES OPPOSITION - L'IMPACT CRÉE L'OPPOSI...: Impact creates opposition because it looks to change the landscape and people do not like change. Impact brings about about change and ther...
IMPACT CREATES OPPOSITION - L'IMPACT CRÉE L'OPPOSITION
Impact creates opposition because it looks to change the landscape and people do not like change. Impact brings about about change and there is no growth without change. Many like to grow but they do not want to change, they want to eat their cake and have it. Impart will require them to leave their comfort zone but they do not want anything to rattle their nest. Unfortunately, growth does not happen in the comfort zone, growth happens by expanding our horizons. For many, this is a bitter pill to swallow. When was the last time you tried something new because of new information that you came across? We like to discuss new topics but we do not like to apply the information to improve our lives and expand our sphere of influence. The information you have is of no importance if you cannot use it to grow and make impact. There is no way you can make impact if you are afraid of opposition, you have to have enough integrity to be honest about challenging people to come out of their comfort zone. It takes courage to go outside the box and more courage to help drag others outside theirs. Many of us have to be dragged kicking and screaming. Are you ready to face the opposition to change that impact requires? It is easy to want to make impact, but do you have the courage it takes to stand for what your core values represent even in the face of opposition? Are you ready to face the criticisms that impact attracts? To follow through on your commitment to live for impact, you have to be able to answer these questions honestly and positively. Enjoy your day!
L'impact crée de l'opposition parce qu'il cherche à changer le paysage et les gens n'aiment pas le changement. L'impact entraîne des changements et il n'y a pas de croissance sans changement. Beaucoup aiment grandir, mais ils ne veulent pas changer, ils veulent manger leur gâteau et l'avoir en même temps. L'impart leur demandera de quitter leur zone de confort mais ils ne veulent pas qu'on hochete leur nid. Malheureusement, la croissance ne se fait pas dans la zone de confort, la croissance se passe en élargissant nos horizons. Pour beaucoup, c'est une pilule amère à avaler. Quand était la dernière fois que vous avez essayé quelque chose de nouveau à cause de nouvelles informations que vous avez rencontrées? Nous aimons discuter de nouveaux sujets, mais nous n'aimons pas les appliquer pour améliorer nos vies et élargir notre sphère d'influence. L'information que vous avez n'a aucune importance si vous ne pouvez pas l'utiliser pour grandir et pour avoir de l'impact. Il n'y a aucun moyen pour avoir de l'impact si vous avez peur de l'opposition, vous devez avoir suffisamment d'intégrité pour être honnête lorsqu'il s'agit de mettre les gens au défi de sortir de leur zone de confort. Il faut du courage pour sortir hors du cadre et plus de courage pour aider les autres à sortir des leurs. Beaucoup d'entre nous doivent être traînés à coups de pied et de cris. Êtes-vous prêt à affronter l'opposition pour avoir le changement que demande l'impact? C'est facile d'avoir le désir de faire de l'impact, mais avez-vous le courage de défendre ce que vos valeurs fondamentales représentent même face à l'opposition? Êtes-vous prêt à faire face aux critiques que l'impact attire? Pour suivre votre engagement à vivre pour l'impact, vous devez être en mesure de répondre à ces questions honnêtement et positivement. Bonne journée!
Monday, 4 June 2018
MentorAfrica: SUCCESS IS A JOURNEY - LE SUCCÈS EST UN TRAJET
MentorAfrica: SUCCESS IS A JOURNEY - LE SUCCÈS EST UN TRAJET: In our present dispensation where information abounds on success and successful people, the pressure to succeed has been raised to another ...
SUCCESS IS A JOURNEY - LE SUCCÈS EST UN TRAJET
In our present dispensation where information abounds on success and successful people, the pressure to succeed has been raised to another level especially for the youths. We are constantly bombarded by the achievements of others and are rarely presented with what they had to go through to arrive at their destination. Most times, the stories of success are presented at a level too soon because success is not just a particular achievement but a life of impact. We equate success with the amount of money made rather than the level of impact made in changing the game of life for people. When your success is only seen in the number of your luxury items, that is quite a pathetic situation. Success is a journey, it is moving from one level of influence to another, it is learning from failure to failure and constantly improving on the last achievement. People do untoward things to accomplish their goals because they believe that success is a destination and when they arrive at a certain goal, they are done. Many forget that life is a marathon, that you did a certain distance and stopped does not mean you successfully finished the race. Success is continuous, every achievement is a stepping stone to another. Many achievements are still influencing people even after the death of the visionary. Live beyond your lifetime. Have a great week!
Friday, 1 June 2018
MentorAfrica: THE SMART, THE FOOLISH AND THE IN-BETWEEN - LE SMA...
MentorAfrica: THE SMART, THE FOOLISH AND THE IN-BETWEEN - LE SMA...: Most times when we realise we have a vision and we want to pursue it, many of us put together specific strategies we would employ to get it...
THE SMART, THE FOOLISH AND THE IN-BETWEEN - LE SMART, LE FOUS ET L'ENTRE LES DEUX
Most times when we realise we have a vision and we want to pursue it, many of us put together specific strategies we would employ to get it done. Some of us are so tied to these strategies that if they do not work, we quit. Unfortunately, most of those well-planned strategies we put in place do not give the desired results. This can make life quite a frustrating experience. We need to leave ourselves open to different ways of going about the achievement of our vision so we do not give up before exploring all options. Changing the destination is not an option, but we must be flexible about changing strategies. We have to storm the gates of our vision with everything we have got until something sticks. Throw everything you have at it whether they are ideas considered smart or foolish or anything in-between, we have to keep going at it until we strike gold. What you think is foolish might just be the key that unlocks the vault. Read as much as you can, listen to as many as you can and filter to get what you want. Many miss opportunities to turn things around because they are too proud to look in certain directions, do certain things or listen to certain people. Until you are ready to look in every area and are humble enough to listen to people who you might not consider as "smart", you are not ready to explore everything it takes to arrive at your destination. When you are ready to give it your all, no idea will be too insignificant to be tested. Have a wonderful day!
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