By Brian Otieno
Listening to good advice and a success story is more or less
the same as swaging up in your Dr.Dre
headphones while listening to your favourite music.Child Hope taught me so .Someone please tell me am wrong ! Oh yes am
right .
PEPE MINAMBO
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| Pepe Minambo |
We are all set and ready for a speech from a guest we have
never seen before. From the look on our faces we expect a great person, one of
the who’s and who’s of this country .Little do we know that great things come
in small packages. Am reminded by this common phrase used by Mkikuyu Mjaka .
The man walks in with a company of well dressed mates in black .Tall and light
skinned he is, sits down facing his audience .He greets us and proceeds to tell
us about our expectations of the day. Wow ! by the time he holds the microphone
in his hands it comes to my realization that we are all down for something serious.
Then he begins “If your dream as a person isn’t to be successful then you
better soul search for an appropriate answer. Every young man’s ambition is to
be successful, but many don’t know what it takes to get there. If I may say everything in life is risky. By that I
mean you have to take a risk at any one given point in life. You have to focus
on one thing at a time in order to gain the rest .They say life is like a city.
A city full of highways and street paths but what counts is the particular lane
on which one walks on. Life is full of cross-roads and very many obstacles
conceived into this world. You were given an opportunity equal to your sisters
and everyone else you see around. That means we literally all begin from one
common point but as days go certain people stand to throw stones at dogs while
others surge forward to find their reason to live in the world .What counts in
this life we live is how we come out of situations .At one point in life you
fall .When you fall down the best remedy is to pick yourself up ,dust your
clothes and lick your wounds and above all move on. They say again that the
poorest man on earth is a man without a dream and ambition. Ask yourself, do
you have something to die for? If you don’t have then you are not worth living.
You sit down and wonder at times why you are so poor. The problem could be you
remember that. Find yourself and avoid the word poor like a plague since poor
itself stands for
P- Passing
O- Over
O-Opportunities
R-Regularly
A man is not measured by the material wealth he has, they
say ,but by the value of what his brains hold. Always try as much as possible
to make decisions that can bring positive change to not just you as an
individual but also to the society. Strive so hard to bring the change you may
wish the world to experience. If I may ask, how many would choose wisdom over
money? I know many will go for money. Wisdom can withstand the test of time
that which money cannot. The best gift a man can have is to believe in him .Do
you believe you can? If you don’t, what is the problem because people without
hands have grown to become pilots and here you have all your limbs yet you
choose to be a village fool. Young man you got to wake up and realise your
dream.
CHRIS KIRUBI
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| Chris Kirubi |
He happens to be one of the richest men in the continent yet
still spares time to share out his success story with the world. A rich man’s
special time spent with young brains is better than than 365 and a quarter days
of bad politics .. In his own words Chris Kirubi says,
“My ambition is to impact knowledge in a million ways .A
typical day for me is a day made of decisions .You may wonder what decisions.
Life is made of decisions, you decide to be poor, the choice is yours. You
chose to be the richest man in the world then there you go you are the solution.
Make the right decisions and all righteousness will follow you.”
Chris Kirubi ,Kenya’s first billionaire says that for you to
be successful in anything you do, you
must first set your life to be guided by roadmaps ,routed by good decisions and
always walk in the company of great people
and you will achieve all your dreams. He further says that a journey of
a thousand miles begins with a single step. According to him we were all
created for greatness hence its prudent to live as per the standards set by the
almighty.
IRENE MUREITHI
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| Irene Mureithi |
Given chance definitely I would love to walk in the shoes of
this awesome lady. This is a story of a lady who should have lived a miserable
life but instead decided to walk her own path to greatness. She currently runs
her own company despite having worked as a banker for ten years and happened to
have saved about ksh10,000 ,why? Many might wonder, what a regular mwananchi
goes through is only felt by the mwananchi herself and such is like in the
story of Irene Mureithi. Allow me go back to the main point.
” Life is a puzzle. One has to work up his mind to find
solutions to his problems. Greatness is a personal choice, remember you are
responsible for every decision you make in life. Remember choices have consequences,
good or bad it’s your decision. My decision to speak to you doesn’t qualify you
to a successful life. What pushes you to greatness is your initiative. I have
spoken yes .what you do about what I say is what counts.”
BISHOP ALLAN KIUNA
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| Bishop Allan Kiuna |
Listening to this Televangelist could shed light to a dying soul.
He says, “Every young man’s dream is to own a flashy car, nice home and a
beautiful family. All wonder why other families are happy while others sad.
Happiness is created .It is not all about fancy cars, nice suits and clothes. A
nice bungalow and the rest is just about knowing yourself, what you love ,what
you can do and what you cannot do. That’s your purpose and above all having
some nice company beside you. Company you wonder: These are people who share
your dreams, aspirations ,ambitions and failures to. These are people who stick
with you in times of happiness and in times of sadness. If you have friends who
do not tell you what you are doing wrong, abandon them and go for those who
point out all the bad things in you for
they are the ones who have good intentions
for you. Define your purpose in life and you will achieve greatness you
desire in life and never be afraid of
being different. It is through your being difference that you will go places
People have never been to. You will achieve things people feat or never dared
to tackle .Above all always be a go-getter and you will achieve your soul
wishes.
IAN MBUGUA
Have you ever pictured yourself when successful? It doesn’t come on a silver platter. It is earned. This is a lesson from a humbled guy with great ideas though. Ideas that can change the world and leave a story to be told to generations to come. The story of one Ian Mbugua, from being a street boy in Thika Town to a successful banker and finally a company owner. “ What will the child you once were, think of the adult you are now. If the child you once were will not be proud of you then I bet you should not be listening to this. Strive so hard that each day you improve your original self. Strive so that you don’t remain in your original state today, tomorrow and the future .2016 is coming to an end soon. Do not waste your time thinking of the bad things you did. Worry more about things you can do and above all think positively about everything. Find respect in yourself and you will earn it from the people around you. Success is built similar to a house .Find what you are passionate about and get grounded on it. Work hard towards your dream and ultimately everything will work your way.
Thanks to CHILD HOPE .
PEPE MINAMBO:
International Motivational speaker and Nairobian Columnist .Congolese who
came to Kenya at the age of 13
CHRIS KIRUBI:
Billionaire Business man and motivational speaker.
IRENE MUREITHI :
CEO Personal Development Institute (PDI) company and motivational speaker.
IAN MBUGUA : Banker and motivational speaker
BISHOP ALLAN KIUNA :
Televangelist ,Columnist with Nairobian and Motivational speaker.Bishop at Jubilee Christian Church.
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