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.
Monday, 8 October 2018
MentorAfrica: UNTIL YOU BOW.. - JUSQU'À CE QUE VOUS INCLINEZ VO...
MentorAfrica: UNTIL YOU BOW.. - JUSQU'À CE QUE VOUS INCLINEZ VO...: "You cannot understand what happened to me." "You do not know where I come from." You have no idea what these people ha...
UNTIL YOU BOW.. - JUSQU'À CE QUE VOUS INCLINEZ VOTRE TÊTE ..
"You cannot understand what happened to me." "You do not know where I come from." You have no idea what these people have done to me."
Everyone has a story that can make them bow to circumstances, people and situations that can control their lives forever. They have accepted these and become victims not because of them but because of how they have decided to let themselves be affected by external forces. It is a painful experience just to see how people allow their lives to be dictated by what they could confront and overcome to become better and more productive people. Everyone who has succeeded in life was also confronted by life but they chose not to bow to whatever life threw at them. The difference between the the victor and the victim is the resolve never to bow under pressure. How do you see yourself? Many deny it but they actually see themselves as victims of their circumstances, victims of life. However, until you bow to anything, you cannot be controlled by it. You alone can decide whether you are a victim or you are in control. Until you do that, you will continue to to be overcome by things that you have power to overcome. Do have a great week!
"Vous ne pouvez pas comprendre ce qui m'est arrivé." "Vous ne savez pas d'où je viens." Vous
n'avez aucune idée de ce que ces personnes m'ont fait."
Tout le monde a
une histoire qui peut les amener à se plier aux circonstances, aux
personnes et aux situations qui peuvent contrôler leur vie pour
toujours. Ils les ont acceptées et sont devenues des victimes non à
cause d'eux, mais à cause de la manière dont ils
ont décidé de se laisser influencer par des forces extérieures. C’est
une expérience douloureuse de voir comment les gens laissent ce qu’ils pourraient affronter et surmonter pour devenir
des personnes meilleures et plus productives, dictent leur vie. Tous ceux qui ont réussi étaient également
confrontés par la vie, mais ils ont choisi de ne pas s’incliner devant ce
que la vie leur jetait. La différence entre le vainqueur et la victime
réside dans la résolution de ne jamais s’incliner sous la pression.
Comment vous voyez-vous vous-même? Beaucoup le nient, mais ils se voient
victimes
de leur situation, victimes de la vie. Cependant, jusqu'à ce que vous ne vous inclinez pas devant quoi que ce soit, rien ne peut jamais vous contrôller.
Vous seul pouvez décider si vous êtes une victime ou si vous êtes en
situation de contrôle. Jusqu'à ce que vous prenniez cette décision, les choses que tu as le pouvoir de surmonter continueront à vous vaincre. Passez une bonne semaine!
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
MentorAfrica: DON'T FOCUS ON THE BARS - NE PAS SE CONCENTRER SUR...
MentorAfrica: DON'T FOCUS ON THE BARS - NE PAS SE CONCENTRER SUR...: I didn't watch the Prison Break series but I watched Papillon the story of the escape of one of the most notorious criminals from one o...
DON'T FOCUS ON THE BARS - NE PAS SE CONCENTRER SUR LES BARREAUX
I didn't watch the Prison Break series but I watched Papillon the story of the escape of one of the most notorious criminals from one of the world's most secure prisons, Alcatraz. The single-mindedness of an escapee prisoner is worth looking at even if the crime is heinous. They do not focus at all on the security system as an impediment to their ambition, they only see it as an obstacle to be overcome. They do not concentrate on what the system has prevented other escapees from doing or what it can prevent them from doing. They are more than a hundred percent laser-focused on how to beat the system. Many people are so focused on all that can stop them from moving forward that they are stuck in life unable to dream or do anything to accomplish much. All they see are racial, cultural, religious, gender, historical, geographical or other bars that are making it difficult or impossible for them to make a headway in life. They forget that what you give attention to grows like weed and strangulates every plan you refuse to nurture. Anyone that has achieved anything praiseworthy has had to make a decision to ignore the power of their limitations. If you continue to stare at the bars, they will become so magnified that they will suck life out of you. See them as objects that will sharpen your imagination and bring out the best in you. One attempt is usually not enough, if you fail, try, try try again. There is always a way of escape if you look hard enough. Do have a wonderful day!

Friday, 14 September 2018
MentorAfrica: TAKE STOCK, YOU WILL BE AMAZED. - FAIRE L'INVENTAI...
MentorAfrica: TAKE STOCK, YOU WILL BE AMAZED. - FAIRE L'INVENTAI...: "If you don't see what you have, you will only have what you see." Tanho Attah. Many of us would have been further down t...
TAKE STOCK, YOU WILL BE AMAZED. - FAIRE L'INVENTAIRE, VOUS SEREZ CHOCÉ
"If you don't see what you have, you will only have what you see." Tanho Attah.
Many of us would have been further down the road if could only see what we have. Most times we look away from what we have in us and around us to source for what we need to accomplish our purpose in life. We limit ourselves because of what we see which is never enough in our estimation to pursue our dreams. Someone else will see what you have and try to point it out to you but if your perception is outside that scope, you will still not be able to see then you short change yourself and waste precious time and resources. Some people are waiting until they can afford studio time when they have smartphones that they can improvise with. I was talking with a friend who does workshops for teenagers about having a variety of activities to help engage them and keep them interested for longer. He pointed to the fact that they did not have resources to afford such materials. Then I started showing him so many things around him that he could improvise and that will even help to challenge their creativity. He was shocked. There is so much we have that we are not paying attention to that could help our innovation and move us along further and faster than we can imagine. All we need to do is re-evaluate our strategy and take complete stock of what we have without condemning anything as useless. If you look at an object long enough, you will discover uses that would never have crossed your mind. The problem is that we would rather that someone else go through the hassle while we just benefit from their sweat. Become the reason why someone else's mind is stretched to a wider capacity. Enjoy a great weekend!
Beaucoup d'entre nous auraient été plus loin sur la route si nous pouvions seulement voir ce que nous avons. La
plupart du temps, nous nous détournons de ce que nous avons en nous et
autour de nous pour chercher ce dont nous avons besoin pour accomplir
notre objectif dans la vie. Nous nous limitons à ce que nous voyons qui ne suffit jamais à poursuivre nos rêves. Quelqu'un
d'autre verra ce que vous avez et essaiera de vous le faire remarquer,
mais si votre perception est en dehors de cette portée, vous ne pourrez
toujours pas le voir, alors vous aller vous défaire et perdre du temps et des
ressources précieuses. Certaines personnes attendent d'avoir les moyens pour pouvoir acheter du temps au studio lorsqu'ils ont un smartphone avec lequel ils peuvent improviser. Je
discutais avec un ami qui organise des ateliers pour les adolescents
sur diverses activités pour les animer et les intéresser plus
longtemps. Il a souligné le fait qu’ils n’avaient pas les moyens de se payer de tels matériaux. Ensuite,
j'ai commencé à lui montrer tellement de choses autour de lui qu'il
pouvait improviser et que cela pourrait même aider à contester leur
créativité. Il était choqué. Nous
avons tellement de choses auxquelles nous ne prêtons pas attention, qui
pourraient aider notre innovation et nous faire avancer plus vite et
plus loin que nous ne pouvons l'imaginer. Tout
ce que nous avons à faire est de réévaluer notre stratégie et de
prendre en compte tout ce que nous avons sans condamner tout ce qui est
inutile. Si vous regardez un objet assez longtemps, vous découvrirez des utilisations qui n'auraient jamais traversé votre esprit. Le
problème est que nous préférerions que quelqu'un d'autre passe par les
tracas alors que nous ne faisons que profiter de leurs efforts. Devenir la raison pour laquelle l'esprit de quelqu'un d'autre est étendu à une capacité plus large. Profitez d'un bon week-end!
Thursday, 13 September 2018
MentorAfrica: LIVING THE OPPRESSOR'S DREAM.- VIVRE LE RÊVE DE L’...
MentorAfrica: LIVING THE OPPRESSOR'S DREAM.- VIVRE LE RÊVE DE L’...: Nothing would give most people more joy than to think they have the power to control others and make them do whatever they want them to do....
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)