The Champion’s Mojo (Pictured above) was a book that i wrote from pure flow. When I was writing the book, I got the urge to interview dozens of successful authors, creatives, and entrepreneurs and what i found was that they all had two things in common; Unwavering Persistence and grit When it came to releasing a song, starting a business, getting a job, living happily, writing a book, finishing biggest projects, or getting most important work done in life, they stuck to it with unwavering persistence and grit. They hack and learn to overcome procrastination, distractions, problems, roadblocks, and obstacles of all kinds. They figure out how to get it done — no matter what. They also focus on what’s important NOW! High level Champions focus much on Right now today. What are you going to do today to get better? What is your goal for today? Do you see a pattern developing here? They realize that throughout each day there are going to be distractions, fish hooks that rip you out of the water while you are searching for your goals. When you get side tracked, get off the wrong exit on your way to work, they realize that you must get
A few years ago I was at the height of my own life, business & consulting career revolution and luckily trotted three countries (United Arab Emirates, Zanzibar/Tz, Uganda ) and talked to people all about the various aspects of business and life — drawing from my experiences and expertise. I spoke to many people in form of coaching, seminar presentations, speeches, master mind discussions and so much more. I did everything i could in the personal and business development space. I learnt, taught, unlearnt and grew. When i did a business or life talk drawing from my experience it all felt like i was evaporating content that made everyone gaze in ignition. And as I learned more about what everyone was going through, I noticed that there was still something missing in most businesses, mine inclusive. We listened more than we did. Don’t get me wrong, the knowledge i share(d) is important and revolutionizing. But what I came to realize was that it wasn’t the whole picture. There are some things that we can’t get to, simply by talking about them, reading books about them or watching webinars or speakers talk about them. There needs to be a deeper hunger
Well have battles, Right? Yes, we all do. Everyone’s life is filled with chaos, conflict and confusion and battles. It’s just how it is. We learn to deal with it as we grow. Show me someone who’s never had any serious battles in their life, I’ll show you the most boring person in the world… someone who’s never dared to live for anything worthy. In a nutshell we are all battle fighters, but the difference is on which battles are you fighting. Some people make it business to fight battles that never belong to them. Don’t be like them. Don’t waste your emotion and intellect fighting for someone else’s highly-emotional, semi-logical ego battles. Whether it’s business or politics or religion (or family-friends un-ending battles). There are endless battles that present themselves and you are enlisted, recruited and pressured by friends, colleagues, and peers to join & get involved. Some of these battles are not necessarily worth joining . Its good to make a stand, to create change as long as you don’t might end up putting your own dreams and ambitions on hold. See, you can’t fight two battles at the same time (at least not for long). You can’t
Thoughtfulness,Creativity & Romance – Business Talk
Romance seems to be attached to creativity and thoughtfulness. When people get attributes that attract and conquer, they become hard to ignore. They get romantic and hard to avoid, this makes it so true that thoughtfulness and creativity is related to romance. Well, this post is not about the bedroom or intimate romance (sorry for your perverted mind ), its about the art of attraction in business and careers. Every customer, employer or partner is always looking at for the romance and bliss – this romance comes in what you show as a result of your thoughtfulness and creativity to think beyond conventional lines… Romance is unavoidable. If you can build it you can conquer the world. What am i trying to say?, For every marketing plan and material, for every CV or proposal you write, there must be some spice mixture of romance to seduce and attract the reader or employer, where as this sounds ordinary and something so debatable but it may turn to be the difference why your CV , proposal, bid, etc never receives a call to the boardroom while others get busy hitting shortlisted and selected notices. Stuck in creating some romance in your business
Is Social Media Marketing Effective for Small Businesses?
Many people ask me; “Nich, Do your social media/internet engagements bring in revenues, you seem to have them as a marketing channel for all your associates?”. First things first, it works on a long term perspective. You don’t need to be too logical and needy, else you get frustrated. Secondly, you must understand the surge and waves direction of target audience. Yes, it works. In 2017. we fired all our marketers and we regret little. So, today morning while interacting with a client and friend, she said that it would be fun to be a social media manager for her restaurant/cafe business she is setting up. All that a social media manager has to do it browse social media all day and share about their business while lazying behind the computer/phone screen – She thinks. I wish it was true, but it is Not. You see there is much more than meets the eye, there is content creation (needs strategy), curation and scheduling, there is understanding of your audience consumer behaviors, there is consistency (many fail at this), etc. There is much more to do than what people think. But, the rewards are worth the efforts when doing the right thing. In
On Writing Winning Bids & Tenders
We’re all busy. It is natural in our mind programmed. That is why most professionals, job seekers and business people do not work on papers until the morning of submission deadline, this would have been ok if most business people didn’t fall into traps that cost them and their companies millions of money. For now let’s focus on bids and tenders. A bid is not an info folder to just fill and submit. Every day i meet business people who say; “We shall fill forms and submit”, ironically, they find their bids trashed and never called for a contract or pre-qualification or supplier list. A bid or proposal as you may call it is a persuasion tool that requires skill and preparation to ensure each section of it scores you the game. There is the science and psychology of winning bids. I’ve been around the bid failure block, i know, and i have been at the turn around of things and made some winning bids, so to speak. I’ve worked on hundreds of bids over the last 10 years on my other businesses and while working at NBK-Premier Solutions and other Projects i have independently worked on, due to my failure at genesis
Seeking to elevate as an entrepreneur?
For the last eight years, i have been working on projects with micro, small and Medium entrepreneurs across Africa & the Middle East, One thing stands out. Some businesses fail, other flourish. But, universally, the biggest challenge most struggling business owners face is not knowing what their biggest challenge is. Contradicting? Yes, that’s so true. Ask a a failing business owner of what the cause is and they will say; economy, bad luck, and other seemingly invalid issues. The truth is, you can’t treat what you don’t know. If you find yourself trapped between negative cash flows, stagnating sales, poor workmanship, less customer retention, etc, what do you fix first? This is a tough question to every entrepreneur. To be sick is one thing, to know the sickness is another. So, do entrepreneurs know the sickness in their business often times? As it is for sickness, that the doctor must know the sickness before treating it, same as in business, to proactively correct something in your business, you must know it first, and to know it you need solid systems in place. Systems allow you to know and see exactly where the bend is in your business. Systems make alarms when
In the “A League of their own” movie, one actor named Tom (not sure of name), makes a shout out phrase; there’s no crying in baseball!” To me it sounds like; “there’s no crying in business.” Owning and running a business can be hard, and sometimes it’s so hard that it makes you want to cry, lament or somehow break off. The most frustrating parts of running a business is trying to build a customer base, them a team of high performing employees who can be relied on, and who will help you grow your business with enthusiasm and skill. Then comes issues of compliance (tax, legal structures, licencing, etc) and cashflow balancing. Always tough. These issues can be frustrating that you want to cry, or worse, to give up. I know, i’ve been there several times trying to scale up my three startups. Most of the time, you realise that the environment have got some few gaps to fill but as a person you have ran out of fuel , you feel you can’t push more. You have lost a mojo. That appeal and spark to push more on the terrain. One thing that I have stayed with, is understanding
4 Ways to Become a Master of Challenges
Life is uncertain. No one have got a clear road map of how it unfolds each day. We can bump into challenges any time. No one is immune. Relationships, work, family issues, sickness, business, name it all. Not forgetting this universal #Covid19 scourge lock down and scare that is affecting everything of how we live. We all face them at some time. You can choose to embrace each hard time and enjoy the ride, joyfully learning from your experiences along the way; or you can choose to rebel against all of life’s challenges, resenting every moment of your journey. The latter robs you of your energy while the former gives you the opportunity too become a highly evolved being that nothing can shake, something i referred to as the art of being Unfuckwithable in my book, THE CHAMPION’S MOJO Where as in general you may call this grit, but there are immutable beliefs, a mindset, something like a habit to practice deep inside of your core being. In my experience i have explored the following core beliefs to be outstanding. Believe that situations aren’t eternal Nothing lasts forever. Even the Biblical Noah’s flood had a deadline. There is an end
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