Mary Muchai, elated and empowered, was among graduates of the second cohort of the George Wachiuri School of Mentorship. The event held on 29th July 2021 at the GMC Place KITENGELA saw 79 graduates receiving their certificates.
Today is the World Mentoring Day, and the year 2021 marks the second observation of the day globally following the first observation in 2020. What is the day all about? I believe it is an opportunity to reach out and guide someone out of the darkness and into the light by sharing your experiences over the journey you have had.
It’s a bright end of the year 2020 for 41 upcoming Kenyan entrepreneurs who have just been empowered to become great business and career men and women courtesy of the George Wachiuri School of Mentorship.
Social Media is one of the most positively influential tool in our world today. On the flip side though, I have observed that it can be used to spread hate, and unfortunately so. I have severally experienced many social media enthusiasts spreading some form of hate to their former friends turned foes.
Adding VALUE to OTHERS is the Best thing in Life – Join the movement in 2020
Life is a gift, it is short, it has challenges galore and sometimes one may feel like giving up. Such situations have led to very many people committing suicide, engaging in drugs or just giving up, waiting for fate to deal with them.
It was extremely humbling to be recognized for Service to Humanity and Leadership to Humanity and to be awarded as African Business Personality Award 2018 By Voice Achievers, Netherlands – Asante Sana! This Award is not my Award but it is an Optiven Team Award.
For the last 20 years, I have done mentorship to thousands of individuals across the globe. I have done inspiration talks in the USA, Europe, Africa, Dubai, South Africa, East Africa and parts of Asia.
There are three sources of brand Social Media attacks:
Who said that electioneering period must be a bad omen for the business community? Far from it – Here are some positive ways you can adopt to keep your business afloat.
Importance of Giving thanks God – Optiven Devotion with Bishop Phillip Katutu
When I think of mentality, I think of a quote by Pat Riley who said, “If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.” Basically, a healthy mindset can help you achieve remarkable things. Here are a number of mentalities that limit us in achieving our goals and aspirations.
We rise early to fulfill a certain goal which is attached to results. This is important to move from where we are to the next level through multiplication. How do you achieve this?
It is said that passion is only ingredient that enables you to do what you love to do excellently. Over and over it has been proven that little if nothing, you can achieve if passion is not a part of what you do. So where can we apply and embrace passion in our daily lives?
We become almost always what we believe we are. This is what we desire to enable us achieve what we must become. There are a number of baselines that advise how to become what we believe.
By George Muteti, Senior Sales Manager, Optiven Real Estate
To flourish means to thrive, to grow well, to prosper, to farewell, to develop or to progress. There is a direct correlation between flourishing and getting tangible results.
Amidst the chill and greying medley of the early morning, I led my team of staff from the Optiven Group Foundation to the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison. Not that any of us were going behind bars for a wrong doing but to reach out as is the clarion call of the foundation, “Eyes on the Community”.
We have had an opportunity to discuss the topic of flourishing and its connection to favor. While it is readily available to all, favour however comes with responsibility in order to flourish. This responsibility calls of diligence as is the case when we sow and harvest. The analogy here is that if one does not plant by taking action especially at the right time, then they have nothing to harvest. So then how can we tap into favour in order to flourish?
The month of August is a significant time to look back at our achievements and look forward to seeing the goals we set come to flourish. The month itself was so named in honor of Augustus the great around 18BC. Well now that we are face to face with the last quarter of 2021, it’s time to use the available raw materials to survive.
Mary Muchai, elated and empowered, was among graduates of the second cohort of the George Wachiuri School of Mentorship. The event held on 29th July 2021 at the GMC Place KITENGELA saw 79 graduates receiving their certificates.
We all have performance targets and many times we find that we do not achieve them. However, there are those among us who are almost always on target. So how can we push past your limits? We look at some of the ways we put limits on ourselves.
From my experience from way back in my university days, I can say confidently that mentorship of young leaders is the best strategy towards a successful future. My contribution during the Emerge Young Leaders Summit on 15th July 2021 was a privilege as I mentored young leaders from various universities across Kenya.
Why is it important to be extraordinary when a majority are doing just fine being ordinary? When a staff member fulfils their job description to the fullstop without taking any other duty, probably because that is ‘someone elses job’, then they are being extremely ordinary.
As we celebrate the milestones achieved after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, we look back at the reflections of the icon Nelson Mandela. Today as Optiven, we join the rest of the world in celebration of Mandela, on the World Mandela Day. His Impact years after his demise continues to be felt and his legacy is a source of inspiration across the globe. ,
In life everyone wants to be excellent regardless of age. When at work it is a choice to be good at what you do. Excellence is a catalyst for corporate excellence. Excellence is quality of being extremely good at what you do. WHY is it important? Excellence improves your performance. Ask yourself how to improve your performance to be complete
The year is fast spent and more and more a great time to look back at how far we have come, or how far we have gone. We look at opportunities for being outstanding in our approach even as we move into the next half of 2021. Moving forward is not automatic as it requires us to be ready because if we are not, we will loose out.
As the world observed the International MSMEs Day 2021, George Wachiuri, the Founder of the George Wachiuri School of Mentorship has urged corporates to upscale the role of mentorship of those in the sector.
Identify
Identify your next step in order to know what you need to achieve it. Because goals are usually long-term and represent vision, they must be identified early and followed through. By identifying your goal define strategies or implementation steps to attain the identified goals.
Many people are not able to move to the next level of their lives, be it in professional circles or their individual lives. We look at some of the things that stop you from going to the next level
The need to look forward to doing something is what propels the energy behind the action. While some are ardent planners, among us there are those that have no idea what is happening next. The process of knowing however involves simple steps like, taking time out, understanding your emotions, exploring your passions, taking inspired action and letting go of the outcomes after you have done your best.
The correlation between excitement and success is unquestionable. If you were to watch a group of successful people talking about achievements, it is evident that they are all excited about what they do.