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.
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
MentorAfrica: CARRY YOUR OWN WATER FIRST - PORTEZ VOTRE PROPRE E...
MentorAfrica: CARRY YOUR OWN WATER FIRST - PORTEZ VOTRE PROPRE E...: I heard someone say that being a grandfather is something he is really grateful for because it has been given him the opportunity to retali...
CARRY YOUR OWN WATER FIRST - PORTEZ VOTRE PROPRE EAU D'ABORD
I heard someone say that being a grandfather is something he is really grateful for because it has been given him the opportunity to retaliate and gloat. He said his children now call him to ask about how to handle their children who were doing the very same things they used to criticise him for not handling properly. When you have not experienced a situation, it is difficult to predict how you are going to handle it. Imagining what your response will be is different from what your real response will be when you are in the heat of a challenge. Rather than being quick to criticise, always try to empathise and study the situation from different angles before you offer unsolicited counsel. Many find themselves doing the very same things they have criticised in others given the same circumstances and most times, they handle the situation even worse. It is funny how politicians in opposition think that they have all the answers only to come into government and mess things up further. Until you have conquered, do not attempt to teach others how to fight the battle. Keep your strategies to yourself and sharpen them with what you learn from others until you understand the value of words, then you can speak words that would make a difference in people's lives. Enjoy your day!
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Monday, 25 June 2018
MentorAfrica: TALK TO ME - PARLEZ-MOI
MentorAfrica: TALK TO ME - PARLEZ-MOI: As I work with people especially the youths, I have discovered that what we lack most times are people who are ready to listen to us. Every...
TALK TO ME - PARLEZ-MOI
As I work with people especially the youths, I have discovered that what we lack most times are people who are ready to listen to us. Everyone thinks they know what the other person needs to do to improve their lives. We always have answers when we are not involved in the challenging situation. Many have an idea of what they want, all they need is someone to listen to them. Some times, we need neither encouragement nor criticism, we just need someone to listen to us while we talk. There is something that happens when you hear yourself talking about your dream that emboldens you more than when you just think about or read about it. When someone comes to talk to you about an idea they have, just allow them to talk. Listen attentively and speak only when your counsel is required. "Talk to me" is a phrase that is rarely used these days because we have too many who think they have an answer or a suggestion in helping to bring everybody's dream to reality. Many more will have less depression if they could just have people who listen to them without telling them what they should do without patiently listening to what they have to say. In a world where pressure from all facets of society is constantly on the rise, we need to hear the phrase "Talk to me" more often to help us understand that can have some support when we need it. Have a great week!
Wednesday, 20 June 2018
MentorAfrica: THE HEAT IS NECESSARY - LA FEU EST NÉCESSAIRE
MentorAfrica: THE HEAT IS NECESSARY - LA FEU EST NÉCESSAIRE: I have dabbled a bit into bread making and I know that the most important thing you need to know so you can have the best results is how to...
THE HEAT IS NECESSARY - LA FEU EST NÉCESSAIRE
I have dabbled a bit into bread making and I know that the most important thing you need to know so you can have the best results is how to use yeast. You have to know the right amount and the correct duration you have to leave it in the dough before you bake. No matter the amount of condiments you use to make it rich and delicious, if you do not use the yeast right, the dough will not rise properly for the bread to come out the way you intend. It is the heat of the process that makes your gift to rise for you to use it for the impact that is intended. Formal training is good but that alone cannot mature your gift enough for you to maximise its use. There are many professionals who are not making any impact apart from enriching those they are getting their goods and services from. The experiences we allow to make us bold enough to help us make tough choices and confront the challenges of life is the yeast but many of us do all we can in order to avoid any such experience. This means we do not allow the "yeast" to do its work. Do not run away from the pressures that the process puts on you, that is the only way that all the facets of your gift can shine. Ask the piece of diamond and it will tell you that it is the pressure from the huge boulders put on it for countless numbers of years that gives it the sparkle you get from it no matter which direction you turn it. Allow the heat to do its work and everyone one that comes across you will enjoy your influence, that is what is meant by living with intention. Enjoy your day!
Monday, 18 June 2018
MentorAfrica: THE SIZE DOES NOT MATTER - LA TAILLE N'EST PAS IMP...
MentorAfrica: THE SIZE DOES NOT MATTER - LA TAILLE N'EST PAS IMP...: I had a colleague who was very lackadaisical about her job and anytime I confronted her, she would say "how much are they paying me?&q...
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