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You, like everyone with a job today,
know that there is no such a thing as a lifetime
career. For almost 30 years, workers, especially in
industrial areas have seen their jobs threatened or
made obsolete by technological advancement,
deregulation of international trade, merging of
corporate organizations and business sellouts.
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The average worker cannot accurately
anticipate these changes before they occur. Such
unexpected changes could be compared to the appearance
of African buffaloes in an African village, where I
grew up. They invaded villages without warning,
devastating social structures, uprooting the
harmonious livelihood of villagers and leaving them
feeling insecure and
stressed out.
Organizations, private or public, will never revert to
the old womb-to-tomb job security. Job availability
and longevity will continue to be dictated by factors
beyond the workers’ control. In today’s job market,
you will soon compete for a job opening in your
hometown with folks who live in foreign soils.
Here are strategies to help you overcome “buffaloes
in the workplace,” feel secure, less stressed out
and thrive in today’s unpredictable workplaces.
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Understand that the resume that got you your job won’t keep you employed.
You must strive to update your resume every SIX months with accomplishments
that are known by others.
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Assume nothing. Your longevity, position or closeness to your boss are
not guarantees that you will have a job tomorrow. Work and add value as if
you own the organization that you work for. Your job, employer and work
location can change. Be prepared anytime.
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Flexibility must become a necessary survival tool. Remember the wise
saying wisdom that says, “Blessed are the flexible for they shall never be
bent out of shape.” You must be flexible enough to change before you are
changed. People who believe they can’t change are still changed.
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Use network and teamwork skills. It took a community to spear a buffalo.
Master basic networking and team-building skills. This is a must in today’s
environment. Your next promotion or job opportunity may depend more on your
network than on your skills. Who knows you really matters.
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Stay in school. Like plants, when you remain green you grow. If you
mature (stop learning), the next step is getting rotten.
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Become multi-functional. The days of narrow specialization have
disappeared. Employers are looking for employees who can do more than what
is stipulated in a job description. What skills, knowledge and abilities are
you planning to have in the next six months and one, two and five years from
now that will keep you abreast of your area of specialization? Keep these
things in focus. Dig your water well long before you are thirsty.
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Bear in mind, a job alone cannot provide long-term security. There must
be a balancing and blending of one’s relationships (with God, family, and
community), recreation, personal and professional growth.
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Editor’s note: Dr. Vincent Muli Wa Kituku is one of the most sought-after
motivational speakers. He has risen to prominence by delivering an
authentic, informative, captivating and high-energy message that tells
people how to “spear social buffaloes” and live up to their greatness. It
is a message Dr. Kituku, a native of Kenya, Africa, has learned from his
own life and now helps others apply to their lives. Vincent offers
individuals and organizations the “spears” of overcoming and thriving
beyond their “buffaloes.”
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… over the years in the automobile business, I have been given the
opportunity to hear many excellent speakers. But very few, if any, have
touched my heart and stimulated my brain as much as you did…you are a
special person Vincent and I encourage you to share your teaching with
others…
Bill Dee, Owner, Dee’s Dealership, Anaconda, Montana |
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can honestly say that I don't think I would be where I am today without
you and all your help, support and guidance. I am forever grateful for
having you in my life…
Natalie Camacho Mendoza,
Camacho Mendoza Coulter Law Group, PLLC
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Dear
Dr. Kituku,
Words fail me in trying to express the benefits of the seminar you held
for us last week at Fairview Hotel. I am still reeling from the effects of
it and reading the notes you gave us. This seminar had very special
meaning for me as I had just made a decision to go into motivational
speaking as a business after getting retrenched late last year. Your
stories were inspirational and helped me settle the decision to follow
this path in my mind. The ‘Business of Speaking’ session really
opened my eyes and I know for a fact that it was worth every penny I paid.
Jackie Wanja, Speaker,
Author and Consultant |
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Our goal is always to grow with other people. When we get blessed with
financial returns we want you to be blessed, too.
That’s why we welcome you to take advantage of our new referral
program starting on February 19, 2010. For every referral that
leads to a paid engagement for either Dr. Kituku or any of our
associates, you will receive 20%. That means if we are booked for a
$5,000 project after you gave your colleagues our name and contacts,
you will receive $1,000.00.
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To help us keep good records and reward you
accordingly, please call
(208) 376-8734 or email Wanza Muli at
wanza@kituku.com, and provide
the names and contact information for the person you have referred us
to. If you don’t want us to contact the person before he/she calls or
emails us, please explain in your email or tell us that when you call.
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The speaking industry requires a 50% deposit at the
time of booking.
You will receive your 50% immediately after we receive the deposit and
the balance after we receive the final payment. Should we receive 100%
payment at the booking time, you will also receive 100% of your
portion.
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In 1997, I made a promise to myself -- That I will never give an
aspiring or established speaker the answer to their question with any
reservation. I believe possession of the right knowledge in any
endeavor one pursues is as critical as his/her passion, skills and
endurance. My goal is for aspiring and established speakers to be
equipped with practical tools that they need, within the shortest
possible time, to change lives and help organizations and be REWARDED
accordingly.
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As most of you know, I have probably trained or coached more aspiring
speakers in this region than anyone else. My concern, however, has
been how to make sure that each aspiring or established speaker has
resources for continuous growth; opportunity to learn what is working
and what is not, network with other speakers and more importantly meet
and showcase their expertise to those who hire speakers.
Northwest Speakers Forum (NWSF) is established to provide a
platform where ideas are discussed openly and questions are
encouraged. The goal is to grow together in the business of changing
the world with the power of the spoken word while maximizing returns
from products and other services.
As such, as a member you will be provided with proven knowledge and
strategies on how to:
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- Develop outstanding speaking skills that will get you hired
and paid
- Use stories and props to inspire your audience to act
- Create and run a thriving speaking business
- Develop creative multiple sources of income
- Come up with products that make you an authority on your
subject matter
- Utilize the media (at no cost to your business) and build
online presence
- Create and market public seminars.
(See details at
www.NorthwestSpeakersForum.com)
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We will have live teleconference facilities and abilities to allow
those in distance areas, away from Boise, Idaho to participate.
The instructor(s) for each three hours program will top speakers,
media experts, meeting planners, book publishers and published authors
and others who have in-depth knowledge of the speaking industry. We
will bring in nationally recognized authorities and if you know a
person we need to contact, just let me or any of my associates know. |
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Your investment includes:
Dinner, refreshments and
workshops materials
for those who are physically present. |
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March 25th 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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March 26th 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
(Friday) |
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Towneplace Suites by Marriott
1415 S. Eagle Road, Meridian, ID |
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Dr. Vincent Muli Wa Kituku,
CSP, Author and
International Motivational Speaker |
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Dr. Vincent Muli Wa Kituku (seated in center) with attendees of
How to Speak and
Get Paid Seminar in
Nairobi, Kenyan
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This is a special professional speaker/trainer growth program—participants
must have consulted and evaluated by Dr. Vincent Muli Kituku before
starting this program. One major criteria for consideration is
participants’ prior speaking/training experience.
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Please note that you are the one navigating the boat with Dr. Kituku, as
your coach/mentor, providing the tools you need to get your desired
destination. Your determination, courage, creativity and efforts to turned
learned material into final product are critical attribute for your
success.
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- You have 24/7 access to professional help
through email and phone
- Work with you to develop a professional
package that gets you booked
- Challenge and encourage you to speak,
write and market
- Professional consulting of your articles,
books and cds
- Help you with website presence that
creates profitable business opportunities
- Coach you on how to use media structures
at no cost, get booked and paid
- Work with you to learn and to develop a
fee structure that relates to your strengths
- Teach you what to include in one-page
that gets you called and booked
- Work with you to discover your niche
market and other profitable avenues
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Your Investment for the program: |
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Your investment for the program |
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Your investment for the program
if you are an alumni
of the How to Speak & Paid
seminar |
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Please Note: You have lifetime access, without extra charge, to Dr.
Kituku’s consulting as long as you are making guanine efforts in your
speaking/training/coaching business, otherwise this is a six month
investment that entitles you to 60 minutes every other week. This allows
us to identify what needs done, do it and then review it before moving on
to the next level. Your own desire and effort determines the success of
this partnership. Payment terms: 100% payment is required at the signing
time (ask for our plan that allows you to make three payments).
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When your life is engrossed in worries, you spend
value time and efforts looking around. Sorrow on the
other hand makes you look back, taking from you the
opportunity of living for now or planting seeds for
the future. Faith, however, lifts you up above
worries and sorrows. Faith helps you to be alive at
the present time while looking up to the beauty of
tomorrow.
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Sorrows in life are unavoidable. How could one who has
not gone through sorrow know the deep meaning of hope or
how to empathize with those afflicted by grief?
Sorrowful experiences connect us with the realities of
our vulnerability. Focusing on our vulnerabilities or
sorrowful event(s) is what takes away the courage and
resolve we need to live up to our potential in those
times in our lives when living is a struggle.
Worry is a strange experience that may result from real
or perceived interference with how we live or would like
to live our lives. Excessive worries may lead to
illness, broken relationships and fumbled careers. Of
the two (worry and sorrow), worry is largely
controllable with our thoughts, associates and ability
to evaluate ones situation and plan for the future.
There is a metaphor I love about turning bad experiences
into opportunities. It’s a story of a donkey that had
given its owner, a farmer, service for many years. When
it was too old to do anything, the farmer thought of
putting it to permanent sleep, but he was not ready
emotionally.
However, as the donkey was grazing it fell into a pit.
The farmer thought, "Oh, well, since the donkey is just
waiting for death, I will just cover it with soil
instead of trying to help it out of the pit." He
shoveled soil into the pit. When the donkey felt
something strange on its back, he shook his body and the
soil fell off. The farmer continued shoveling soil and
the donkey continued shaking it off its back. Soon the
donkey, stepping on the soil that was supposed to bury
it, got from the pit and lived its full life.
In life, setbacks are sometimes setups for a new
beginning. Storms of life make us develop wings to fly
above the clouds. The bottom of the valley in our life
is where we learn how to build a ladder to climb to the
mountain peak. It's that deep darkness of the night that
causes us to search for and light a candle.
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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
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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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If results are important to you, then
Dr Vincent Muli Kituku is the speaker/trainer for your group.
Call
(208) 376-8724, or email Vincent directly at
Vincent@kituku.com |
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Read Dr.
Kituku’s newest articles online at:
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Idahopress.com,
Casper Star Tribune
Idahostatesman.com, Argus Observer, Business IQ, Post Register,
Idaho Catholic Register, Idaho Press Tribune, Idaho Senior Citizen
News, and Presentations Magazine.
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