LEADING

Its not about how much you know that makes you a gifted leader.

Its not a self made ability or principality.

It is God given. 

One of the essentials and identity of a leader is the ability to listen and understand others other-than being understood.

A leader is a representative of a people. This is what the art of democracy is based upon, representation. Thus the people (Citizens) choose who they think will place their interests and rights before his/her very own.

Leadership is a sacrifice. Giving up who you are and what you should be for the good of others, in-order to hold and balance the bar of power in place.

The bible states,

 "Its not for kings to drink wine,

    not for rulers to crave for beer,            

   Lest they drink and forget what the law decrees,

    and deprive all the oppressed of their rights..."

Its clear that a leader should be one who can speak up for the rights of those who are destitute and to defend the rights of the poor and the needy.

We are all blessed with various gifts and talents. Fields in which we are best naturally skilled.

From the least to the rest we are together essential to the survival of nations.

No one can be a man made leader, but anyone can be a God given leader. You only need time to find your place in God's Will. For the good of us all.

The road of joy and hurt

In life we walk across different paths of all sorts: some wide; others narrow, some short others long, some secure and others insecure.
In this very walk of life at some point we encounter people and activities that leave either tattoos or scars upon our hearts. The tattoos are good times, and scars are memories no one  would like to remember at any advanced point in life.

In my life, my personal life, I have had days that bring me joy on remembering. Tattooed at the back of my mind. These memories give me a reason to keep on and strength to face another day, a new dawn, in a new way.

Then on the other hand are these other times, the scars that bring me hurt on memory. They make me want to turn back time and undo my deeds. I wished I could somehow wash off these memories of failure, memories of a weak me, times when I was not strong or courageous enough to be who I wanted to be, chances that I wasted and times that never should have been. If only there was a 'delete' button I would not haste.

But these were thoughts that streamed in my mind, in a time that I wanted to convince myself that life could be ever so perfect, in a time I wanted to be supernatural without blame or any sort of disappointment. Not until the day that I came to learn that no one is perfect, we all make mistakes at some point.

 It is these very same scars that make me who I am today. I've come to know that they've been of more use to me than good old memories.

Tattoos strengthen us to push to the line, to have reason to believe a reason to face each day hopefully. The same tattoos bring out potential to push an individual to new limits, new heights, new pride, new threats and possibly the individual ends up pushing away the people closest to him or her. Then life becomes something else.

That is when scars come in, that at all times we are reminded of who we truly are.

Folks, scars don't hurt us, they just correct us, remind us of the roads we should not look forward to embarking on again. Scars tell one's history and possible future.

In life, not all comfort is good and not all hurt is meant for evil. Most of all, scars deprive us of excessive pride and life is best lived with limits.

Rebound

Rejection of a proposal does not mean total failure of an individual's venture.

Sometimes set-backs are meant to help us realise that we are going off track or too fast.

Most times people think "When I fail thats the end of my road."
But touching ground does not mean you can't get back up.

Inspite the fact we cannot rewind time does not mean we can not correct the mistakes made. How? You ask.

Simple, all you have to do is make sure the same mistake is not repeated again in the near futuer.

Life is a cycle, a repeatation of events in varioius ways. The same thing happens to us daily, but what matters and makes the difference is our attitude and approach to such events. The way you do a sum today will determine your ability to resolve a similar sum in the near future.

Can do attitude

Your attitude and approach to a situation determines your ability to
stay in control.

I have a friend named Dorcas. On one Sunday, after mass. She had to
read a banch of announcements in an African languge(kiswahili) after
which she made a speech that she hadn't written or prepared for.

Yes, she did make mistakes in her 'speech'. Mistakes to which the
audience roared to in laughter.

Dorcas knew she made mistakes and she also understood the fact that
she could not rewind time or undo her wrong.

So, she carried on making her mistakes feel like intentional fouls
then eventually jokes.

She maintained a positive attitude throughout the situation, in view
of more than 70 literate people.

The art of remaining confident in every situation gives us an
oppotunity to see beyond the box and have a view of what lies past our obstacles

Most of us become in-effective because we let the circumstance we are
in take charge other than ourselves.

A hyena can only attack a person thats shorter than its self.
When you encounter one, do not be frightened and yet your taller,
remain incharge.
Maintain your positive attitude.

Simplicity and great heights

To be successful simply be you.

Many are times we try to twist our styles of life to someone's because
of fame or simply imitation.
But in so doing you missout one major thing. A fact that you are
unique in your own manner.

The way you'd approach a project would not be the same way i would
have approached the same.

Don't follow the crowds. Some if not all the time people tend to
follow the crowds because of some sense of security, not knowing they
are forgetting and denying their own identity. Rejecting their own
creativity and identity.

Try it out today, make it a hobby to simply be you by not following
the crowds and numbers. Most of all be your own star, be your own
source of inspiration.

Oppotunites

In a game of poker, there is a time when players with raise bonds and
shake off the weak hearted ones. At this moment of time the players
raising the bonds seem to show off by betting amongst themselves. A
good player will always know when to pull out of a game, when to risk
it all and when to threaten the strong-handed. So when you venture
into another activity or even in your current activities. You need to
know when to sit, stand and walk away. Folks, good management is based
on the virtual of the fact that every activity has a cycle or rather a
limited life-span. This means in every activity, you only stand the
chance of topping for a limited time.

Use your weaknesses

Weaknesses should not be considered liabilities. Weaknesses are the
red line and the mark for our limits. In life at some point in time
you need to know how far to push, how much to demand, whats on deck to
trade and when to trade. In this way, you are well aware of which step
to take and how much is needed to complete the journey to a
successful venture. As a manager once a competitor shows an upper hand
in the field. I'd recommend a tactical backdown from taking the lead.
In this way you stand a chance of preparing for a powerful come-back
as well as a chance to find a weak spot in your competitors abilities
and strength. Its not losers that backdown and its not winners that
keep on pushing the whole way..... Go ahead give me a feedback! Next
we'll look at oppotunities in ventures.