Without growth, redundancy sets it. This is why we move from being children to teenagers to adults so that growth can have a purpose. Growth has been defined differently by different schools of thought. Generally, it is the ability to learn new skills.
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 is Oprah Winfrey, the American media mogul and philanthropist who defined passion as energy. She added that it is followed by the power that comes from focusing on what excites you. I wish to add that this is great but when it is topped up with doing what you do without any struggle, then that is real passion.
Many if not all of us have dreams. A dream could be a new life philosophy. A better version of yourself is a step towards realising your dream. How then can you exhume your dream and resuscitate it to reality?
Under the guidance of its new administration, the University of Nairobi (UoN), led by Vice Chancellor Prof Stephen Gitahi Kiama is on a mission. This leading University in Africa has a key role to play towards acceleration of the country’s industrial development.
The ability to shine at what you do is not automatic. It calls for a change, for a digging in, for a looking out on how to improve. The difference among those who make it and those who give up, remains the biggest challenge and differentiator with those who end up shining.
There is a common adage that if you think you can’t then maybe you cant and you are right. It has been paraphrased over the years by different speakers from the author of the said quote, the famous entrepreneur Henry Ford who said, “ whether you think you can or you cant either way you are right! ” So how can we turn our thoughts to position us to think rightly by being positive?
Following the launch of the GoGreenNaOptiven campaign, the question for Green Ambassadors has been, what can I do to make our planet better? This is a great development seeing that the Optiven Foundation and it’s partners will be using the campaign to further stamp it’s desire to protect the environment through an award kitty that will single out those making the difference.
At the center of the #GoGreenNaOptiven agenda, is the need for an understanding of why this campaign is necessary for our planet. This comes amidst a growing concern on the depletion of energy resources which will form the focus of our consideration in this article.
Many if not all of us have had an experience with rejection. This means that a situation presented an opportunity which you may have thought that was a positive for you, but it turns out it was not – instead, it was rejected – and that rejection ended up to have affected you in one way or another.
Time and again, it has been said that honesty is the central idea that catapults growth. It has been defined as, ‘ the facet of moral character that connotes and connects integrity. Other schools of thoughts describe honesty as thinking in a straight forward manner, the absence of lying or cheating.
The new year is here with us and the outlook exudes exponential growth for the prepared. As Optiven turns 21 years in real estate, we have a great opportunity and a superb choice to grow further.
As we prepare to take off into a brand new year 2021, I am extremely optimistic that this is a year that is going to be full of divine growth; a year of good tidings and a year of extra ordinary favours. On your part, you might probably need to do a couple of things in order to properly position yourself to become a partaker of these favours
It’s a desire of a majority of us to live in victory in this life. This is for us a fulfilment and gaining of control of what defines victory. For some, victory is the overcoming of a circumstance or winning over an opponent, a disappointment or a target or goal. In comes cases, victory is about overcoming a problem at work or within the family or even among friends.
In a marathon, it is common to see a runner starting out slowly and keeping the pace at the beginning of the race. However, as the race progresses, the runner gains momentum and begins to run faster as the final laps become more apparent. The new energy is evident in the speed acceleration and with it, comes the win.
1. Maintain the Culture of responsibility
It is the responsibility of everyone to tender and care for the planet for better and healthier future generations. We call upon you to join any of these categories:
There are many reasons why we all seek to prosper and succeed in life. However amidst challenges, many of us seem to shift our focus from the goal to the challenge. This reminds me of a quote by Walt Disney who said, “all our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them”.
In almost all that we do, we like being among the winners. It’s the way they secure the win, the near-heroic feats that allow them to come out on top, the hours of hard work, dedication and discipline that make them a winner. They are the ones we look up to, from the athletes we idolize to the hard-working entrepreneurs we admire.
It is said that in life we attract who we are. Our energies also synergize this thought and bring us people who mirror who we are. What a paradox! However, we all have capacity to change and be positive.