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Volume VIIII No.12. Publisher:
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December 2010
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The key,
however, is to help your organization or team get over
recession related barriers.
The main symptom that you and/or your organization
might be suffering from “Perceived Barrier Syndrome,”
is that you are not investing in your business or
professional and personal growth.
A story is told of a study that was done with fish. The
fish were placed in a large aquarium in which they could
swim anywhere. After a while clear glass was put in the
middle of the aquarium and the fish started bumping into
it. Soon they learned that it was a barrier and started
turning just before hitting it. A time came when the
barrier was removed BUT the fish never swam past where the
barrier used to be.
Sad, but that is what organizations and professionals are
doing. The measures they took during the past recession
have become the barrier stopping them from exploring
opportunities to grow. Businesses stopped marketing their
products/services. Employee training and leadership
development budgets were cut. Individuals held back
efforts to invest in professional and personal programs
and resources.
Experts tell us that by the end of June 2009, the
recession had hit bottom and positive dynamics of growth
were in place. It is paramount to “remove” the recession
related measures if your organization expects to grow past
where it was before the recession.
There is need for improved morale to foster new creativity
and focus on what has become the new normal. Employees
need to feel valued, know their contribution matters, be
part of a community, and have fun at work. One of the
strategies of overcoming recession-induced challenges is
for employees to have ownership of their responsibilities;
to think and act as the owners of their organization. They
need to be actively involved in creative ways of adding
value, providing exceptional customer service and cost
cutting efforts.
Walking into the future with the downfalls brought by the
past recession as guides is like rising from your chair
with the intention of going outside. But after standing
up, you pick up your chair and put it in front on your
path to the door. The chair becomes your obstacle and
affects how and when you will reach your destination.
As “recession-related barriers” are in place, the
competition is not waiting for you to act. There has to be
opportunity for you and your organization to explore,
learn and grow.
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YESNO Are you effective in one-on-one communication situations?
YESNO Do you know how to declare your presence to any audience?
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In January of this year, your newsletter had
52 Proven Lessons for Living Your
Life with a Purpose. Many of you have the
Top 45 Must Know Life Lessons for
Top Achievers.
Here is another dose:
Don’t let what you consider as your limitations stop you from being used
by God. Historically, God has never used angels or perfect men and women to
free the oppressed, feed the hungry or provide a crying shoulder for the
hurting.
Cherish freedom. It is a commodity millions don’t have.
Read books on others’ cultures. You will discover wisdom and vices
similar and different from those of your own culture.
Do not make church the only place you experience the presence of God. You
can have His presence in your home, when you are hiking, fishing, camping or
gardening.
Plan and work to have more than you need so that you can give to others.
You will always have enough for yourself.
Make it a habit to call or visit someone who doesn’t expect it.
When you are at a restaurant, anonymously pay for senior citizens meals.
Do the same for military people and firefighters.
Please have a game you can play with young children anywhere. A brief
story will do.
Never miss an opportunity to give young people something to live up to.
You are not your child’s best friend, especially in their teenage years.
Be the parent who can tell him/her what he/she needs (not wants) to hear.
Make choices and decisions knowing that they change your life for better
or worse.
Make your marital life lively. A dead marriage might be worse than
divorce.
Your decisions and actions affect other people, especially your loved
ones.
Commit to do something weekly or monthly that you don’t have to be paid
for. You will know the true meaning of a rich life.
Find a way to feed someone in need of food. No one can love his neighbor
and serve God on an empty stomach.
Criticize only those that you are privileged to encourage.
Learn to discern those who use you for their own advantage and stay away
from them. It’s not easy to love everyone.
Choose your friends carefully. Again, like clothes, not all sizes fit.
Respect others even when they don’t deserve it.
Always make decisions and work as if you owned your place of employment.
Be involved in activities you don’t have to retire from.
Write or speak to express but never to impress.
Learn to tell your life story to inspire, not to incite sympathy.
The top fears of parents are the loss of their child, suffering from
long-term illness and job loss/poverty. This is true regardless of their
race, religion, money or education.
Cherish freedom. It is a commodity millions don’t have.
Read books on others’ cultures. You will discover wisdom and vices
similar and different from those of your own culture.
Always be involved with someone you are helping in one way or another,
whether you are paid or not.
Never join any association unless you are committed to be an active
member and learning from others as well as sharing your wisdom skills,
wealth and work experiences.
Refrain from criticizing someone who is already regretting their action.
Develop an identity that is broader than a career, race, faith, job title
or any other narrow category.
You have to learn the beauty of your situation in order to turn your
limitations into assets.
You must believe you can be somebody, and act to be that somebody, even
if the rest of the world considers you otherwise.
Courage is a key element of success that you can’t get from a text book.
You either have it or you don’t. The good thing is that it can be developed
and sustained.
It is important to have good intentions, but what truly matters are the
results of those intentions.
To focus on what is important to keep, you may have to let go of what
seems important, but is not.
Any educational or professional knowledge we gain, adds to our personal
and professional value.
God has never used a committee as the starting point to change the world.
He only uses committed individuals who see a need and want to do something
about it. Yet the individuals must work with others to bring about the
change.
Success is a result of our thoughts. Our thoughts are the foundation of
our actions. Challenge and inspire yourself to have thoughts that lead to
positive actions.
If all you are striving to do is what everyone else is doing, then your
involvement is not necessary. You must do something that adds value to your
growth and the overall success of others.
The pursuit of happiness is elusive. Do something to make other people’s
lives better and you will experience true happiness.
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Native of Kenya, Africa, and resident of Idaho since
1992, Vincent has been a featured speaker and
trainer at numerous Real Estate conferences and
training programs. An award winning speaker and
writer, he is one of the less than 7% of all
professional speakers to earn a CSP (Certified
Speaking Professional), the highest award for
professional speakers. Dr. Kituku has worked with
championship sports teams and trained leaders on how
to inspire productivity all the time. What sets
Vincent apart is his ability to weave life
experiences in Africa with corporate America and
culture in providing solutions for personal and
professional growth.
Dr. Vincent Muli Wa Kituku is known as a research-based
motivational speaker. He presents motivational keynotes
and training programs on leadership, employee
motivation, overcoming buffaloes at work (change),
customer service and living and working with cultural
differences. Vincent is the founder and president of
Kituku & Associates, LLC, a business that is dedicated
to developing leaders and employees in business and in
life.
What has set Dr. Kituku apart is the ability to use his
experience in research to evaluate/assess client needs
and then tailor his keynotes/training presentation to
meet their objectives. Harold G. Delamarter,
President/CEO, Prestige Care Inc. said, "Before the
Retreat, Dr. Kituku gained as much information as
possible about our company and the industry we are
involved in. He made telephone calls to management team
members to tailor his seminar very closely to the needs
of our employees and the circumstances they face each
day in the present economy. Dr. Kituku was so widely
received in July, the decision was made to ask him to
return to again present to our company in October."
Vincent's clients list includes Cisco Systems, Micron,
Hewlett Packard, Genworth Financial, US Fish and
Wildlife, US Air Force, Women Council of Realtors and
National Association of Mental Health. He has been the
motivational speaker for the successful Boise State
Football Team since 1998. Dr. Kituku works have been
featured by numerous publications including the
Presentations Magazine, SkyWest Magazine, National
Speakers Association Magazine and many newspapers which
publish his weekly columns. Vincent holds the Certified
Speaking Professional designation that is earned by
fewer than 7% of all speakers worldwide.
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