Showing posts with label maximizing potential. Show all posts
Showing posts with label maximizing potential. Show all posts

Monday, February 16, 2009

Understand your potential..n start living


"Wealth, notoriety, place, and power are no measures of success whatsoever." H.G. Wells
The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have been and what we have become. "Success comes as the results of growing to our potential." John C. Maxwell.

We can do anything, but we cannot do everything; so understanding our potential is critical towards success. "Many people let everyone around them decide their agenda in life. As a result, they never really dedicate themselves to their purpose in life." John C. Maxwell

It is good to get a job description from your employer. This will help you know what your responsibilities are and you will also avoid being a "do this, do that puppet". Once you know what you are good at, you are able to pursue it full-heartedly.
The same advise is relevant in life. If you are always available to others to the extent of not accomplishing anything of your own, then you will be known as the good friend without personal convictions.

Once you know your potential, you will not stay in a job that you dont like. Majority of people have not tapped 75% of the potential. It is easier to go through life doing the simple things, but I can assure you that you will never achieve success with that kind of mentality.

Remember: the worst a potential employer can do to you is refuse to employ you; and you would walk away knowing that you tried. So go out there prepare yourself for your dream job, apply for that dream job and go to that interview confidently, knowing very well that you are qualified and you are the right person for that position.

My advise is: Tap into your tremendous potential and start living!

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Success

Success is very illusive for many.
If you ask a group of ten people what success is; you will most likely get ten different definitions.
Some may say success is:
Power
Money,
Family
Being well known in the country
A special feeling etc.
As you can see most of the definitions will have possessions involved in the definition.
Many Kenyans who are seeking jobs would most likely define success as getting that dream job.
Success is not a destination.
"Many people have what I call "destination disease." They believe that is they can arrive somewhere --attain a position, accomplish a goal, or have a relationship with the right person--they will be successful." John Maxwell
Success is a journey...
What does it take to be successful? "Two things are required: the right picture of success and the right principles for getting there.

Do not try to copy someone else...because no two success stories are the same. The process to be successful maybe the same but we do not arrive the same success level and at the same time.

I will continue to discuss "success" this week and emphasize how that job that you are seeking is not success; it is a milestone, but not success.
Stay tuned.

Hoseah Njuguna
empowerkenya@gmail.com
0734-609-741