Be Relevant Today

Life is not just a battle for significance, it is most importantly a battle of relevance. If you become irrelevant you will be ignored. If you get ignored you may end up discarded. This is the essence of creative destruction. 

To say relevant:

1. Give value - make a difference to someone. 

2. Keep your eyes open - study trends. See shifts in the market and in opinions. 

3. Listen - do not only hear but listen to the voice of the customer. 

4. Lead daily - never be content with yesterday's expertise or views. Keep upgrading your knowledge base. 

5. Read my blog! I share what I learn and would be delighted to get your feedback so that also remain relevant. 

When Dreams Are Deferred!

Dreams inspired and warm the heart. However, at times the dreams are deferred. I came across a poem entitled “Harlem” (A Dream Deferred) by Langston Hughes that touched my heart. 

The poem reads: 

“What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up

like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore–

And then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?

Or crust and sugar over—

like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags

like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?”

- Poem by Langston Hughes. 

Even is your dreams are delayed, do not lose heart or give up. The sun will rise one day. Let day break  not find you frozen, drunk and forgotten. 

Greatness is yours. 

Creativity in Action

In March 2014 I worked with the team at UNDP Zimbabwe facilitating their All Team Staff Retreat. We worked on the theme and were bent on delivering a creative and inspiring retreat. This is the Programme that the team put together. The theme of the retreat was Air Travel. 

Inspired to have worked with such a creative and inspired team. 

Think in New Boxes

There is nothing as stifling as being in a box without windows. In life there are many boxes. The cliche is usually, "Think outside the box." The challenge with this statement is that it is impossible to do. To understand reality you will always need a box or context. To shed new light you have to change the context. You have to switch on a new light bulb. 

Changing the context means adopting a new box. If you think you are a victim, everything you see around you spells limitations. Your mind could be your enemy or friend depending on how you use it. If you adopt the box of abundance you start seeing possibilities beyond your wildest dreams. 

What new boxes do you need to adopt? What new model could you use to look at your circumstances? What boxes that used to work do you need to discard? Never let history or adversity box you in. Adopt new references that make history just what it is - a fact of life and not a crutch or eternal convenient multigenerational excuse. 

Go fir greatness and refuse to remain in your limiting boxes.