It is good to be an underdog. This Champions League quarter finals has made lots of losses for the bet masters. Few, if any, had hopes in Liverpool making it past Barcelona. It did. The naysayers were at it again. An English Team had no chance against Ajax. It did it. Some disclosure. I am a football fan. I enjoy a game of football. I am not a fanatic. I don’t adore individual football players. The intention of football is not about individual players. It is about a team. So, I always throw my moods and feelings through the roof,…
The cost of parenting
It is too expensive to produce. Kampala has finally made me stop my dream of having three children. Two are already too many. This morning, James a 30-year-old asked me: “Mustapha, I need advice. At day-care they are asking for Ugx. 1,500,000 per month to look after my 2-year-old baby. I cannot afford it.” That baby is too young. Why not let him be with the mother? I asked. To which James replied that the mother left us. “She woke up one day and said, I am going back to school. Your child is here. You are not yet ready…
Football and the power of big dreams
Barcelona Football Club could not score a goal at Liverpool’s Anfield Studium. With a three-nil advantage, Barcelona came to the match just to score one goal. The target was set too low. The mindset of Barcelona players was to find that one goal in 90 minutes. That was a too low standard. However, Liverpool went into the game with a #winningmindset. To score 4 goals. One goal at a time. The first leg On 1st May 2019, Liverpool visited Barcelona’s Camp Nou. That night, Messi, their star player produced a brace exposing Liverpool team. The score was so bad that…
What is your aspiration?
What is your ambition or aspiration or winning vision? The red triangle In the red triangle, you have a vision that defines your desired future aligned to your core ideology. Any one can have a vision. However, few achieve them. One of the reasons why leadership with a vision is failing is the lack of competitive dimension in a vision. ‘Vision’ is like a political statement. Leaders focus is on something that is very big as opposed from something that is a critical milestone to achieve. So, people come everyday looking at a ‘vision’ that is too abstract. Take a…
How high do you set your goals?
You should dream while awake. Not asleep. That way you avoid living a life of wishes. After interacting with many people as a coach, mentor, friend and colleague, I realise that most people’s biggest challenge is trying to set too high goals, instead of low goals which act as milestones. That way, one can celebrate small milestones. The most important thing is to have a clarity of focus. And then set small milestones whose achievement take you a step closer to your ultimate vision. No one gets a plate full of food and swallows it at once. You do one…
Request for internship placement at Summit Consulting Ltd
Are you applying for internship with a recommendation from your University addressed “To Whom It May Concern?” Stop it. As a University representative, your work is to support your students to thrive post your University. A brief lesson on career growth is critical. And it starts with guiding them on how to identify the ideal companies that they need to join to transform their careers. I need Internship A lady, about 25 years of age was introduced to me by one of our managers. “She is a student of cyber security and digital forensics. She is applying for Internship.” As…
