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Reflecting on the hardships created by
the current economic turmoil, I am reminded of the
words of Booker T. Washington that,
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circumstance that surround a man’s life are not really
important. It is how the man responds to the
circumstance that is important.
His response is the ultimate determining factor
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It is guaranteed that bad things will happen to
people. However, how we respond to devastating
experiences determines whether we will be
victors
or victims.
In chapter 27 of Overcoming Buffaloes at Work
& in Life (www.overcomingbuffaloes.com),
I share a story of how an old donkey turned
misfortune into opportunity. The donkey had
given its owner service for many years. When it
was too old to work any longer, the farmer
thought of putting it to sleep, but he was not
ready emotionally.
Sometime later, 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 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
intended to bury it, stepped out of the pit and
lived its full life.
Setbacks in life are sometimes the most
effective foundation for new beginnings.
How can we learn to turn our own “burial
materials” (bad experiences) into
steppingstones?
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Accept a simple life truth—there
are things, especially bad experiences that are beyond
your control. They don’t happen to you because you are not
good at what you are doing. Bad things happen daily to
good people. It's part of our learning and growing
process. Be open to new beginnings by staying active
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yourself or others. Blame leads to bitterness,
which can lead to massive stress, illogical decisions and
actions. Blaming is a pure waste of time and it delays and
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Reflect on the meaning of life
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Set goals that reflect the future
you hope to experience.
Act on your goals. Deciding to do something is
different from
doing it. Doing it is what brings spiritual, personal or
professional success. |
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Take risks without wasting effort
and creativity by worrying about a past you can never have
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Learn to create and/or recognize doors of
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faster by helping others heal from their wounds. I repeat
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What we do for others is what gets us ahead; whether in
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The purpose of your story for a workplace audience is to
improve the bottom line. Even in those employee
appreciation programs where entertainment may seem the
focus, there is an undeniable expectation of increased
productivity after your story is heard. The three
questions to ask yourself when using your story are:
(A) How does the story improve a client’s bottom line?
(B) Can a story have multiple applications?
(C) How can a story be tailored to address a specific
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To make a positive impact on your audiences’
professional and personal endeavors and generate repeat
engagements, consider the essentials below. If addressed well
within your story, a small positive change in any of these
aspects will create a huge improvement in your client’s bottom
line.
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Your story must inspire people to act
now and be creative with limited resources, especially
in these times of unprecedented uncertainties in
workplaces. Your story must evoke the emotional chord
that moves people to action beyond awareness, to change
even when it’s painful, to let go of the past and
believe in and focus on a future that is not necessarily
clear.
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Your clients, just like you, work for
customers. Customers pay salaries. Your story’s goal
must be to help clients improve customer service by
providing better products and/or services, staying close
to customers so that they can monitor their needs and
expectations and deliver better products and/or services
than anyone else so that they won't have to worry about
competition.
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Personal accountability/ownership of an
individual’s decisions and actions is a key element
often missing in struggling teams and organizations.
Here is where your story must put an entire
organization’s success on the shoulders of each employee
or team player. From the receptionist to the top
officers, each employee must act as the CEO of his or
her decisions and actions—knowing that a simple
mishandling of a situation by a single employee can
bring a great company down.
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Team dynamics is a crucial element that
clients want addressed in your story. Your story must be
the foundation for effective communication,
coordination, collaboration and conflict resolution. It
has to point out that the success of any team, like that
of a wolf pack, depends on individuals’ commitment and
contribution, while the success of an individual depends
on the strength of the team and its ability to function
with inherent differences.
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People change when they overcome any
form of challenge. Tailor your story to challenge them
to focus on: opportunities instead of obstacles, what
can be achieved as opposed to why failing is possible, a
future they can possibly achieve instead of a past that
has gone to oblivion and the talents, skills and
experiences they already have instead of those they
might lack.
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The ultimate call to action is the
understanding, belief and willingness to be involved in
something bigger than a job/career. When your story
inspires people to think and act beyond self, you have
not only changed lives, you have also changed the world
for your audiences. Their bottom line is never the same
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A story is like a Bible verse—it has
different applications for different times and different
groups. Your job is to tell your story in a way that your
audience receives it as their own—based on their challenges,
expectations and the world they know or don’t know. If they
can’t see how your story relates to what is going on in their
world, your story is meaningless and in such a case, their
world remains unchanged.
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There is only one way to make your story
address any of your clients’ needs—your dedication to learn
their challenges, concerns and expectations. Spending the time
to interview 6-12 members of an organization will provide you
enough information to help tailor your story to that
organization’s needs.
The mechanisms of how you tell your story matters. Your
pauses, gestures, vocal variations and all other aspects of
public speaking are necessary. The most important one,
however, is how you care for your audience. The way you
prepare and deliver your story is the barometer your audience
reads on how much you care about their concerns and the time
they are investing to listen to you. Make your story their
steppingstone to a rewarding tomorrow. |
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Holidays often provide the opportunity to be with loved
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focus. However, we have come to associate this time with
gift swamping—and for many folks this can be a stressful
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I happen to be a Recovered Holiday Stress Sufferer. Before
coming to America in the mid 1980s, Christmas season had a
different flavor. It means eating a meal that ordinary folks
could only afford once a year. This was a time when distant
relatives would show up and share goat meat. My memories
include listening to men who had consumed several calabashes
of traditional liquor speak English—the symbol of progress,
even when they did not understand the language.
The challenges of making sure that all who send you a card or
gift get a card or gift from you started in 1987. This was my
second year in Laramie, Wyoming. Friends sent me cards and
gifts. Then I learned I had to reciprocate their gesture.
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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
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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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