Get it wrong to get it right

I made a painful discovery that there is a pervasive fear of being or getting it wrong. We have many people who erroneously believe that getting it wrong is a costly mistake, so instead of making an attempt they fold their arms and snuggle into their their apprehension. Little do they realise that trying and getting it wrong actually takes you closer to getting it right. I would rather have people around me who have an attitude of a child. Children are not afraid of getting it wrong, they operate in an area of high uncertainty and confusion but they still remain audacious in how they seek the answers to the questions they have. I maintain that if people want to succeed, they will have to operate like children and embrace their questions. We are all seeking for something, some pieces that would make the puzzle complete. Some, a solution that would bring an ubrupt end to their most mind boggling problems. 

Let us not be weary of seeking for we shall discover what it is we long to find. Let us also embrace the difficult with the simple, the bitter with the sweet for life does not just present itself in a monolithic manner. Life has changes and is multifaceted so much that sometimes one just doesn't know what is happening. It is when you are in that state wherein you do not know if you are afoot or on horseback that you need to letup for a moment and ask questions so that you may find clarity. Progress is a result of clarity. Clarity about what one wants and clarity about what has to be done. You cannot move progressively unless you are able to see the path clearly. So if you find yourself in that place of uncertainty perhaps it would be good to just pause and ask yourself some questions. Seek answers and you will find them. Never be afraid of asking "wrong" questions.

People First

Find out first what the need is and then create a solution for it. Most companies and entrepreneurs fail because they create products and then go out to look for customers. The result of that is that you have created a product that noone really sees the value of and then you spend a lot of time trying to persuade people to be consumers of the same. When in fact it would have been better to establish the need first and then creating a solution for that need. This is where the philosophy of people first comes in. As we often say,"people before profit" it is important to understand the needs of the people so that the solution you propose could be tailored for their specific needs. You don't want your product to be just another product on the shelves gathering dust while you are hemorrhaging money trying to keep afloat. So in order to avoid this you need to do a thorough market research. It is only after a research has been conducted that you will know if you have to create a product, what kind of a product and for whom. Only when this has been established can you go to your market to sell the product or service. Knowing your market will also tell you the right time to go to market. There are many good products that were launched to market at the wrong time. This can only point us to the fact that thorough market research was not done prior to the launch. So to avoid many pitfalls it is important to know your people.

What Challenges?

There is nothing in your day that can demand things from you that are not already in the inventory of your capabilities. You have been capacitated to deal with any kind of demand that emanates from your daily experiences. The biggest question that you are going to have to answer is; do you believe in your own potentials? Do you believe that you have enough power in you to deal with the most seemingly insurmountable challenges? Do you even see that your challenges are merely attempting to point you to your own strength and abilities? Perhaps the challenges we often face are really prompted by the strengh in us. So that our strengths are yearning to be utilised in order that we might move towards our destiny but they often cannot because we surpress them by being afraid and cowardly. The way-forward is really the way-in, if you cannot find your inner strength you cannot have the stimulus to move towards your dreams.

It takes you reaching-in, in order to move forward. You have been endowed with so much power, ideas, concepts and solutions that challenges are just drawn to you. Not so much that you should be intimidated but so that you may find a reason to unleash the potential locked up in the recesses of your inner soul. Yes I said it, challenges find their way to you. They know your address, they know your dialling code and they find you to be easily accessible. You should never shrink when confronted, rather, reach deep within the arsenal of your soul and you will be met with solutions, ideas and concepts that will see you rise shoulders above your situations.

Leaders as brands

In this competitive marketplace where everything seems like it has been done. It can be a daunting thing to articulate your value in the most definitive way. Leaders who fail to identify the type of leader they are will not be able to attract the kind of people they need to support their vision. It is significant to note that even the most talented leaders need to have good people around them.
Your vision is important as a leader however if you are not able to identify who you really are, you cannot define your unique vision. And failure to define your vision is the result you are unable to attract the right talent. The temptation often is to do better and faster but that does not solve the problem. The solution is rather to slow down to think.
The other thing that you need to do as a leader is to define your core. This has to do with articulating the values that define you. Example: Determined, have integrity and fair.
Now, those three values are really just words unless you live them day by day. It is critical that people see them in how you live your life as a leader. They cannot just take them and assimilate then into their lives unless you live them out. Brands are connected to certain values. Therefore, let your values define your brand.

Overhaul your life in Three Steps

Overhaul your life in Three Steps.

1. Be accountable by taking full responsibility for the things that are happening in your life. Even when you feel you were done wrong, taking responsibility says that you are ready to grow to the next level.

2. Improve your customer experience-This sounds like it might be for companies but believe me it can be for individuals. People you deal with on a daily basis, be it at your work, business, at home or even in the streets leave your presence with a certain experience. You need to ensure that that experience is a great one. Be so excellent in how you deal with people that they'd want to deal with you again.

3. Plan now and think Long term- The problem with most people is that they think for the here-and-now and as a result they don't see the importance of planning. If you are to know your next move, you must have planned it. And you must have a generational type of thinking in order to leave a lasting legacy. Even if your business is a Spaza Shop, run it like Shoprite or at least have a 50 year plan for it.

Dollar Coined!

Sammy Dollar Sehoana
Inspirational Speaker, Coach, Writer, Blogger, Philosopher and Entrepreneur
The Possibility Advocate!

It's a transition!

In life we make transitions all the time, if you haven't you certainly will. A transition happens at a point of exchange. It is when something comes to an end and another one begins. Some transitions are smooth and seamless, so smooth that you don't even know that they took place. An example is the transition that takes place when night gives way to day. And then of course there are those transitions that are obvious, like when one moves from being a high school learner to a university student. Another one is when one moves from being an employee to being an employer or vice versa. A pregnant woman who just gave birth has transitioned from being pregnant to being a mother. In most cases transitions are not smooth and they can be emotionally taxing and daunting. So, the one going through a transition often feels it and at times there is an internal conflict that goes on. So when you feel uneasy sometimes or confused and rattled inside but can't really pinpoint what the problem is; it might just be owing to the transition you are going through.
Dollar Coined!

Sammy Dollar Sehoana
Inspirational Speaker, Coach, Writer, Philosopher and Entrepreneur

The Possibility Advocate! 

Be your Wonderful you!

Successful people are so not because we can see the evidence of their success outwardly. Rather, they are successful intrinsically; they first had to be successful in their relationship with themselves before it could translate into the money, the awards, the recognition and accolades they receive. All those things are the evidence that they are successful intrinsically. So, the first place to be successful at is internally. There are people who just expect a great explosion of success yet their character (the real perxon inside) is missing some fundamental traits congruent with true success. Such a people are self-deceiving. People don't stumble on success, they work hard especially on self-improvement. They discover, follow closely and live out the laws of success to a point where they cannot recognise themselves outside those laws. Success is a result of obedience to the laws (Principles). If you want to get to a certain place, it is a matter of principle that you have to move. It is a principle and it cannot change, whether you agree with it or not. Principles work without distinction, they really don't care who you are, where you are from, what skin colour you have, whether you are stupid or a genius. They will work if you apply them correctly. Probably the most basic law of succes is belief. What do you believe about you, the world, divinity, failure, success, money, materials, poverty, wealth, health, sickness and laws. What is your attitude towards success? Can you ever see yourself being successful, if so do you believe you have what it takes?
What is your relationship with yourself like at the moment? It doesn't help believing you can be successful and you have what it takes while at the same time ha ing a toxic relationship with yourself. How do you deal with you when things don't go your way? Do you blame yourself and call yourself stupid because something didn't go right? That's not a very constructive thing to do. You must always be your own cheer leader, cheer yourself on when you are feeling down. Instead of blaming yourself for failing, soeak to yourself and tell self that it didn't work now but we will find a way to make it work later. Pat yourself on the back for a job well done. Look yourself in the mirror and tell you how wonderful you are, how unique you are. Did you know you are the only person in the whole entire universe who is exactly like you? That must say you are really special, peculiar is the word there.
Now go out there and be the best you you can ever be, remember if it doesn't work out, there is a next time.
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Sammy Dollar Sehoana
Inspirational Speaker, Coach, Writer, Philosopher, Blogger and Entrepreneur
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