10 Facts in 2012- Lest you forget!

Here is a reminder of some facts that should keep you focused in 2012:

1. You were born with a purpose and for a purpose;
2. You are not an experiment in Planet Earth;
3. You are not an accident or a mistake in the world;
4. Your purpose for living will determine your potential to function;
5. There is a seed of greatness deposited in each human being;
6. There is provision for your vision in life;
7. God never created a nightmare; He created dreams that come to pass;
8. God never created junk;
9. Life is not a straight line from womb to tomb and;
10. The greatest tragedy is not death; it is living a life without progress.

Do not just be a spectator; Determine and commit to make at least one big goal happen in 2012.

10 Self-Motivation Tips in 2012

The best motivation is self-motivation. You are the only one who can get that 'imprisoned splendour' out of yourself. Here are some of the self-motivation tips that will keep you motivated in 2012:-
1. Be yourself without any reservations;
2. Focus on becoming;
3. Start a trend by believing in yourself if others don't;
4. There is only one person you must answer to in the end-yourself;
5. Don't let your weaknesses overshadow your strengths;
6. Do what you love;
7. When you face a Herculean task, ask yourself: 'What can i do with what i have?';
8. Cut out unnecessary negatives from your life (dwelling on bad news);
9. Everyone is good at something and;
10. Conceive and believe to achieve.

10 Ways of Improving your Creativity in 2012

Here are some of the ways you can use to be more creative in the coming year and hence make more opportunities for yourself and others:-
1. Be flexible;
2. Develop a broad range of interests;
3. Use your routine chore time to think of new ideas (while riding in the bus);
4. Surround yourself with creative people;
5. Never stop questioning the obvious;
6. Throw the conventional rules out of the window;
7. Keep a journal to jot down a multitude of ideas as they arise;
8. Give your mind the freedom and latitude to create;
9. Seek new experiences and;
10. Unlearn some of the old and unproductive things you learnt in the past.

The Stop Doing List in 2012

1. Stop procrastinating on things that must be completed;
2. Stop taking NO for an answer;
3. Stop making excuses;
4. Stop walking with the 'little chicken';
5. Stop settling for less than you deserve;
6. Stop quitting mid-way;
7. Stop blaming others for your failures;
8. Stop limiting yourself;
9. Stop comparing yourself with others;
10. Stop pursuing other people's visions and goals;
11. Stop associating with negative people and;
12. Stop looking for success in the wrong places.

12 Life Changes to make in 2012

Here is a list of a few life changes you can make in 2012:

1. Taking more lessons from the Bible;
2. Going the extra mile a little more often;
3. Detoxifying toxic people from your life;
4. Reading more motivational books;
5. Listening to more motivational DVDs;
6. Improving your personal finance literacy skills;
7. Finding your passion and focusing on it;
8. Learning from 2011 mistakes and stepping into your success in 2012;
9. Managing your personal time better;
10. Spending more of your leisure time with the less-privileged;
11. Doing something that you have been afraid to do and;
12. Taking action on your stalled goals.

Creating a better future

It is said that we inherit the past but we create the future. What happened to you in the past remains a bygone and should not influence your tomorrow. You cannot afford to open a quarrel between the your past and your future because these two are different. In fact, the future is what you have.

Your past mistakes should not deter you from succeeding in the future. It is important to understand that you are not a mistake in the world. You have a purpose that should not be jeopardized by a dark past. You have a reason to live to see your tomorrow.

You have what it takes to fashion a better future. You can meet and build rapport with great people. You can read great books from great motivational personalities. You can think great and positive thoughts. You can make a choice to make tomorrow a better day for you and for this generation.

A better future is always within reach.

Touching Lives.....my 2012 business

It will be a major de-service to my life and the lives of the youth in this nation if i do not rise up and follow my passion come 2012.  Yes, i did some good speeches in 2011 but this is not good enough. I know i can better my best.

Chris in a training session in Lodwar, Turkana County, Kenya

The coming year will be a year like no other. The opportunities will be there and i have purposed to seize them. Nothing shall stop me from inspiring a generation that seems to lose hope every day. Franklin Delano Roosevelt said, ' You may not build a future for the young people, but you can build the young people for the future.'

This is my top agenda come next year....i am already down into planning how to eat the elephant!

I am afraid to die before i make a major contribution to humankind.

The poor have something to offer

You cannot help the poor by giving them money. Last week, i visited Turkana County in Kenya. The Turkana people have suffered the brunt of poverty, cattle rustling and serious humanitarian crises year in year out.

                                                                Turkana boys selling a he-goat at KES 3,200.00

However, after visiting this area, i am convinced that people are not poor because they have nothing. People are poor because their capacity to move out of poverty is limited. In the above case, the Turkana people have large stocks of livestock at the moment, but the lack of market linkages has proven to be a perennial problem.

It is the high time donors channelled their resources to the right poverty alleviation strategies including creating market linkages for products produced by the poor.

The poor have something to offer to the market place.