2019 is here. We are all pumped up to conquer the year swiftly. This morning, I received the following message on my FB newsfeeds.: “Obstacles won’t stop me. If I run into walls in 2019, I won’t turn around and give up. I will drill my way through! 2019, don’t you dare me… Happy new year to you all…” The first statement “Obstacles won’t stop me”, is a great one. Our minds are wired to give up at any slight challenge. Only the people that ‘train’ their minds to persevere, get far. You can easily experience this when you indulge…
Talent is useless without hard work
If you don’t work hard on your talent today, you could die with it just like a anybody. You will never know your potential. At 20 years, it is probably too late to identify and nurture your talent. All you have is to focus on your chosen career and give it 100%. That means you must work hard at such a critical turn in your life. Start 2019 on a high by watching The Immortals, a new TV show on Dstv. The series profile top performers in all sports from footballers, to athletics and world champions in all fields examining…
Tool #24 of 104 is to plan ahead practically
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?” Luke 14:28 It is 2019. This is your opportunity to make this the best year ever. I want to share with you a model to guide your 2019 family or personal planning. During 2018, I refined Mugisa’sWinningTheGame™ Strategy model that helps leaders develop an organic strategy ideal for the new era. MWTG has four steps – context, perspective, strategy and change. Who are you? How old are you? What is your background?…
Tool #22 of 104 is to explore more
“When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer”, Psalm 94:19 On Friday 14th December 2018, a Mother entered my office with the Son in tow at 7:00am in search of an Internship opportunity for the son currently in Senior Six vacation. Our elaborate Internship training also serves as on-boarding or induction program for new hires which every new staff must undergo. Some staff refer to the program as the three months of mind tuning. Of course, there are a few staff that never went through the program and miss the experience. New hires after 2016,…
Tool #21 of 104 is to stay away from negative voices
“When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer”, Psalm 94:19 Twice I came from behind trying to catch a position at the 3rd Annual Reach out Mbuya Charity Run. This was a tough run for me. One of the children requested to join us in the run at last minute. We lost a few minutes. We arrived at Church when the final call for the 10 kilometers was being made. I started my Apple Watch running assist as I run fast to the registration point, and as I was having the identification orange band tied…
Accounting crime and fraud challenges
When I was in prison, visiting, an inmate came right after my presentation and said “Mustapha I really appreciate your talk on in-mate reformation. But how do you advise someone like me serving a jail term for a crime I never committed?” This was my first face to face with a victim of fraud, 10 years ago. Then an Accounts Officer at a local NGO, the victim was serving a jail term for misappropriation of petty cash. He was a young accountant in his first job. He explained to me that he had been requested by his supervisor, the Finance…
