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To hear that 60,000 people lost jobs within the first
three weeks of October leaves us wondering, how long
can this devastating storm continue? What can we do to
overcome the challenges we are facing? |
We have to focus beyond the current storm. We have to
set and work on goals that will lead us and the
organizations we work for to a better future.
You might have read the analogy I used a few years ago
about what a Masai man had to do before he could
marry. Here it is:
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Traditional
knowledge has it that for a Masai man to marry, he
had to kill a lion. This act was proof of his
manhood and ability to protect his future wife.
After this act of courage, his future in-laws
would give their daughter to this warrior.
A wife was one aspect of the social “package of
marriage.” A man could own property after
marriage. Marriage qualified a man to participate
in the decision-making process that oversees the
welfare of the entire community. One could be
considered and probably be elected to leadership
status. Perpetuation of the family name was the
most significant reason for marriage.
With an unimpaired vision of life after marriage,
a Masai man paid no attention to the claws and
gnarling teeth of a 400 pound lion. The thought of
being pounced on was substituted with thoughts of
taking the dead lion’s parts to in-laws and being
received ceremoniously. |
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We can’t allow the “claws” and “teeth” of the current economic storm
to mar the vision of the future we can achieve, negatively impact
the creativity we need to make our vision a reality or change our
attitude from high expectations to despair.
You, like the Masai warriors, can have the courage to face your
“lions” if we visualize the future you can achieve. The depth of
your accomplishment is proportional to the obstacle you have to
overcome. The depth of your creativity depends on the magnitude of
the obstacles you have to overcome.
To be creative in these chaotic times, you have to develop a belief
system that is independent of temporary or immediate circumstances.
Your belief system will increase your expectations for whatever you
do. Great expectations fuel peak performance—the real crucible for
positive results.
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Some points to ponder that I included in
the earlier article. |
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Vision, decision, action and
persistence are the ingredients you need in these unpredictable
times. |
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Vision overshadows
inadequacies related to skills, resources and abilities. It has
been said, and proven to be true, that what your mind can
conceive, and you believe in your heart, you can achieve. “The
most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mystical. It is
the power of all true art and science” (Albert Einstein).
Dreams are the seeds of success. |
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A firm decision to make your
dream a reality gives the universe a go-ahead in equipping you
with the necessary tools. In your decision-making process,
formulate your vision into specific objectives with measurable
results within a given period of time. |
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Act on your decision. Faith
and decision without action produce ZERO results. |
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Be persistent with your
dream. At times, you will be at the “bottom of the valley” of
your dream project. Things won’t work as planned. Learn to jump
from one failing (learning) experience to another with a
positive attitude. In case you need a “push,” read about the
failures of Abraham Lincoln. A successful person is a failure
who persists in his or her dreams. |
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Yesterday has passed to
oblivion. We may have had disappointments because of unfulfilled
dreams, uncompleted projects, broken promises and relationships.
The past is not a place to dwell. It’s a reference point. |
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Beware of dream-busters, such
as hanging around negative associates, your own fear and reading
or watching insignificant materials. Ponder this: Watching TV
for six hours per day translates to fifteen years of one’s life
at 60 years of age. |
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Know all the tangible
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If you or someone else
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Consider the lessons
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areas: learning to write and to speak before an audience.
Nothing in life is more important than the ability to
communicate effectively.
Gerald R. Ford. U.S.
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“What do you consider as the milestones that
inspired you to be who you are today?”
When you hear that question from a high school student,
you stop and think. Is it the graduation ceremonies or
publication of my first book? Or is it marriage? |
It was in the closing moments of an assembly for about
1200 students on my sought-after presentation-Success:
Becoming More than a Dreamer, that covers key aspects of
life such as the art of making the right choices, how to
be a leader in any situation, actions that make failing a
non-option, avoiding social peanuts (drugs and other
destructive substances), what’s a bully and how not to be
a victim, what associates will do to build you up or bring
you down, the five people to avoid as you learn, change
and grow and what America means to me—a closing thought.
“My first underwear” I said and the whole auditorium
became completely silent. I was about 13 years old when my
mother came home and handed me something wrapped with a
page of a newspaper. I looked at that garment and asked
what it was for? My mother’s response was, “You see the
tag, it goes on the back.” God knows what that underwear
meant to me. I pulled it up so that it could be easily
seen…I had made it at last. That underwear was a reward
for helping my mother with home chores when she was
pregnant.
I also recall the day I wore my first pair of long
trousers, at 17 as a freshman (that is after spending six
years in three grades) in high school. My father, while he
could afford buying his children shoes and long trousers,
believed those were distractions that could negatively
interfere with our studies.
An unforgettable milestone was one day in 1972 when my
mother informed me that my father was to marry a second
wife. We were harvesting crops and she collapsed as she
shared with deep sadness how our lives would be changed.
Standing there unable to scream (I was ashamed that others
might learn about my family’s situation) or lift my
mother, was for many years something I wished I could
erase from my memory…it was, however, the beginning of
knowing the value of educating women, advocating for
victims of domestic violence and being able to understand
what young people go through when their family structure
changes.
Each of the deaths of my three brothers and two sisters
brought a new level of vulnerability. They brought an
understanding of the hardness of life—those moments when
the storms of life enclose you and nothing seems to make
sense and your tomorrow seems so frightening that you are
scared of life’s emptiness. You then start cherishing each
moment you have an opportunity to breathe.
In chapter 7 of the Overcoming Buffaloes at Work & in Life
book, I write about how my father took my brother and to
the gate of the University of Nairobi in 1975. He talked
about the importance of education and what was degree
would do for us. That day was a turning point for my
academic endeavors. It was in that University, nine years
later when I had a spiritual milestone.
Joining Toastmasters became the milestone that would
change the course of my professional life (to what has
become a calling) in ways I would take the rest of my life
to attempt explaining.
As I drove home I reflected on my life’s milestones and
realized that I will need to write another book soon.
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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. |
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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
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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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