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PAST WANTS3/7/2024 I remembered when I was a fresh Masters graduate, I had been wanting to just travel and work abroad. It happened fast enough for me. Sooner than later, I got to travel for a really good reason, as a volunteer advocate internationally and then travel more because of work. Now, with 33 countries under my belt, I would only travel for a very strategic reason. My wants are totally different five years ago when I started my business. Now at my 6th year, I have learned lots, made mistakes along the way, some wants became old. I used to want to grow fast and do all kinds of stuff that would increase my market share. I found out that it's better to niche and dig deeper in one specific market where I can be distinguished from the rest. It's better to create your own track than to follow someone's framework of success. What's working for me is where I truly feel am perfectly situated. This realization improves my wants. My current wants are important but not enough to the level of needs. My mission is to help other people get the kind of leadership capacity they want, the organization they dream about, and impacts they want to bring. And my gosh, it already a mission statement of a lifetime!
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WITHOUT BORDERS1/8/2024 There's Engineer Without Borders, Doctors Without Borders, Educators Without Borders and a hundred more permutations of the same sense. My business has always been global, hence the logo: GLOBAL OUTLOOK, LOCAL IMPACT. If some people are irked with this ambition, I think they have a small thinking. Small thinking is usually scared thinking. They project their own insecurities on you. So because they can't fathom the idea, you shouldn't do/attempt it. Life is short. There is really no joy in hiding your true potential, waiting for blessings or approval for others to proceed to exalt you on your rightful place. Get the drift. Nobody cares and everyone is busy minding their own problem. Pursue your own global ambition with the feet planted on the ground. I have coached 25 leaders from around the world while I live in a rural area with just an Internet connection and a lot of heart to give. I worked in 15 countries and trained thousands of people as early as 2000s. Of course I have what it takes, but that's not point. With technology and focus, it's not difficult but it's not easy either. Go follow your dreams.
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BENEATH THE SURFACE12/11/2023 I am watching the news regularly as soon as the October 7th massacre in Israel happened. I have read and watched some very objective and critical analyses of the Israel-Hamas war and I believed that there's more to the propaganda stories in the media today. For example, alliances and allegiances shift easily. As Egypt and Jordan do not want more headaches in their territories if refugees spill easily in their borders. Majority of the Arab nations want an end to the war but they themselves wash their hands on the obligations and responsibilities such as not supporting, funding, using their bases for terrorism, to name a few. Morally apprehensible actions that violate international law should be condemned, no buts and ifs, and yet even that is not heard across the region. What we see here is a double-standard as what most learned and informed analyst would say. If Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan, or Iraq were being bombed to dust, nobody gives a damn in the Arab world. But if an Arab is in conflict with the Jew, hell will come down on earth. Behind all the condemnations on Israel's military action, the Arab region and some of them, the champions of the Palestinian cause are better off without Hamas or any terror organizations that are a threat to regional peace and security. Governments do not want to be heard siding with Israel and therefore undermining the public opinion of their population. They want to keep in power as long as possible but benefit from another country's efforts to rid of their 'problems.' The extremists encamped on many sides of these issues are laughing at the world. What does this got to do with business, leadership, and life? For all the talk about a certain policy, program, or actions by management, know that it's not what is heard, it's what's seen by staff, employees, and the public. Behind the scenes, what intentions and assumptions are used to make decisions? What resources are being deployed to ensure effective implementation? Who is saying what to whom? Are communications as clear and unconvoluted as possible? Who is not keeping pace and what can you do about it? Ask yourself this question, "What is really going on here?" |