Self Improvement

1. If you are too nice to people, they relax and take you for granted. If you are too tough on people, a number of them break down due to pressure while some improve in performance. It is therefore better to be friendly and yet firm at the same time. Meekness is not synonymous with weakness or timidity.

2. Not every event you are invited to is good for your reputation. It may seem like an honor and privilege but carefully assess how your presence endorses the plans of the organizers. Select your engagements carefully. It is not prideful to deny an invitation. It is about protecting your brand; your name.

3. Before people can confidently accept and acknowledge you as an authority in any field, there is a season you face in between which calls for you to maintain your patience while building your capacity. When you then sum up all your small victories along the way, people have reference points to begin to trust your voice.

4. Employers should never expect more from employees that they are willing to invest in keeping them motivated and inspired. Employees should never expect from the employer what they do not have the capacity and willingness to produce. Every employee mu prove themselves worthy of the pay they get through consistent results from their efforts.

5. Wealth should never be defined from the viewpoint of volumes that one amasses. The quest for more and more wealth can never be satisfied. A multi-billionaire will go to the grave aspiring for one more billion only to leave everything behind. The basis of true wealth should be how much of what you have are you willing to give for the advancement of humanity.

6. You do not wait to have enough so that you start giving. You actually have because of your level of giving. It is a paradox that when you think you have nothing to give and your needs seem overwhelming, you still can give. When you can risk your last meal but believing God can supply then you have true faith.

7. It matters not how fast you run; what is more important is whether you get to the finish line. Those that manage and budget their energy and breathing levels may not be in the fore front but they ensure they have enough to finish the race. It is therefore not necessarily how you start the race that is crucial. Medals are for completers.

8. Value is expression in relation to perception of valuer. It is easy to undervalue a precious gem or overstate the value of sand. People will always pay for the value and benefits they perceive. Unmet perceptions or expectations will generally lower the value in the eyes of the disappointed. When you begin to see value in your own endeavors, you can change the onlooker's perception

9. While a prophet has no honor in his own town, it is important for parents to turn this around and begin to acknowledge and value the achievements of their own children. Children have an inherent desire to please the vessels through which they arrived on earth. When parents pay a blind eye, children look for affirmation from the wrong places. Parents should not blame children when they are the ones initiating the loss by ignoring what is before them through familiarity.

10. Never make the most crucial decisions in life in the highest and lowest state of emotion. Extreme happiness can switch on an impulsive decision process, extreme anger will demand immediate yet regrettable action. It is important to wait because all forms of emotion can change over time. Making a decision in the wrong emotional framework is worse than drinking and driving.

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Rabison Shumba is a writer, businessman and philanthropist. Writer of the book The Greatness Manual which you can preview on http://greatnessmanual.wordpress.com. Founder and CEO of Infotech Solutions and Greatness Factory Trust. Rabison speaks about success, leadership, motivation and inspiration. Rabison is well traveled having been to Asia, America, United Kingdom and all over Africa. He is married to Jacqueline Edwards and they have two children. They reside in Harare, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa.