[Foolproofed user-friendly]

'Who said "in simplified terms" isn't the new fool-proofed user-friendly?'[1]. It's up to you how you decode a message they deem hard to comprehend to the level of an average person's understanding. Whenever you hear a person mention "in simpler terms" or "in lay man's term basis" or the likes, chances are they feel you're below their level and trying to tone down to accommodate that lower level of yours or vice versa.

So then, if someone does go to your assumed level of your understanding, how does it feel and what to do to show your level or standard without offending them back? In many a manual the directions for use are in a language that even a primary school going child can understand. What this says is that it's important to simplify your communication by conveying information that is easy to grasp.

Today we live in a world where simplicity isn't the opposite of complexity but rather spoon feeding. Everybody wants to be given everything on a silver platter. Availability of information via a myriad of today's platforms and channels makes it easier to churn out information as long as it's easy to eye and ear. But then again, to what extent should things be simpler?

The danger of too much spoon feeding is that most of vital information about many subjects gets left out for the sake of sounding and appearing simple. Again, this robs people the process of learning as they know they can always find anything they want to know online at any given time. This is done in the name of accessibility of information. What must be passed to the public should be that the easy pick information they receive is a glimpse guide of what is left for them to seek further knowledge of.

The other danger of that is also the throttling of culture of learning. This doesn't say I'm opposed to anything made simple, but just not happy with how it shapes the thinking and behavior of our society. In order for society to grow, naturally they must be challenged and not be put in the comfort zone all the time. The norm should be to go out and seek help and knowledge, thus they be empowered.

One positive benefit of simplified communication is clear and effective message conveyance. With end-user experience it makes sense and making life easier when using appliances, devices and all other products. Anything you use needs to be simple to understand in order for it to be practical. 

In conclusion: foolproof doesn't mean you don't have to be witty to be a user, but rather very easy to use, hence user-friendly. The only thing to be aggressively against is the notion that everything has to then be easy. We need to understand that easy to understand doesn't build quick thinking. We aren't wired same and as such we can't be treated same, and so should be the case with information and usability of things. Simply put, let's think about it...

[1] by Kgele Leso

[Invisible influence]

'Worship of ashes a quiet art for the usually colourphobic loud' [1]. Being a yes man an annoyance to the power wrestler if you're to make the cut. The aim is transformation of one's flaws more than it is about focusing on personal quantitative assets.

Layers of low self-esteem a comfort for a zoned sole, but the end result a killer to the dream hidden behind pounds of excuses. Many shades of dense self criticism does none any good for their better outlook on life. What you need is an assurance that you are, and you will be that once given the tools to make you feel good and confident.

With owning up yourself, you open up your world to team playing, success seeking and self-growth, and with that comes offers for a piece of you. Everybody wants to team up with someone who exudes an aura of confidence. It all starts with you showing respect to the game and its players.

In conclusion: take a risk and do something that will make you experience your full potential, and honestly, that's the invisible influence that awaits your gut to unearthing your full YOU and living your dream. Go on, take the globe, turn it and put your finger anywhere and control how your mind think of it and, voila,,,you found your subject path to your success 'cause at the end you got to be something somewhere some day. As long as you can keep reminding yourself that the very invisible influence you sought all the time has been there in you, and you just need to understand how much it wants to feed off you. Good luck making your life interesting...dp 

[1] by Kgele Leso

[Split unity]

Some things sometimes make you forget who you are, at times make you act like you don't care, but what matters is why you do it and whom for. Anger is not hatred and tough love comes from a good place, and that's a caring heart.

Every family has those heated moments and what gets said during them not to be taken to heart. Enemies use many ways and people to get their way into breaking others. The quickest example is that of divide and conquer, and the divider all of the time wins because those involved are cut off from each other. But then, what if a family employs a different approach in its strategy to fight back the divider.

If a family does allow for the divisive element to divide them, and through the factions formed within their home, do form separate units of strength against the divider, the battle will be returned to the agent of division.

Finding one's own voice and thought a result of looking at the world in a different way and acting in an unconventional manner. When there's some bad vibe that comes in between you and your family or team, build smaller teams to fight back the negative energy. To uproot disunity you have to be deeply rooted in unity, and the only way to achieving that being through positivity and common love advancing built one smaller group into the other until it's a whole collective again.

In conclusion: playing bad against the bad guy not a bad idea, the end goal here is split unity. Coming back stronger from a divisive phase not an easy task to win as other minds already eating out of the divisive element's palm. To win back your family or team from a divisive realm is to balance your criticism of the divider. The trick is to do as recommended and but with reservations so you be able to revert to your stance once tested your compatibility to their approach.

So, if you're in lead, do listen and carefully observe, and but if not bearing the desired result to simply pro-act against the force to counter its next move. Life is a game, and so is leadership; just know how to play it...dp 

[Etisha pele bao ba go beago pele]

Season's greetings; filled with hope for a better start this time around as we dub 2021 the year of vaccination, and a year to remember those who were there for us in our darkest hour. After a past year of misgivings, I hope we will spread the message of "Etisha pele bao ba go beago pele" in SePedi or in English "Put to the fore those who place you first" in this times of shared limited resources.

Circumstances shape mindsets, no matter the outcomes being good or bad, and that's what's happening now going forth. There's no doubt that the pandemic has come with it an opportunity for new markets and a new way of living (or should I say New World Order?). The same did happen a thirty odd years ago via HIV/AIDS. Before then, people were mating differently from how it's done now with condoms. Fast forward to today, the world's population is going to live and behave in a fashion unlike in pre-pandemic times, and the true fact is that our lives will never be the same ever again.

In this trying times we join hands with one goal of defeating the pandemic. What needs be said and taught should be the message of forging new lasting relations for post-pandemic era. It shouldn't be a secret that whoever not on your side in this time will not form part of the future inventory of your beneficiation cycle. If they are not here with you now they're simply not there for you and best you remember that when the situation gets better.

In conclusion: if I fail you now I am failing our future and as such I am erasing myself from your life. The person you surround yourself with now matters if they're sticking with you. Truth is, that person who is there in your down moment and assuring you time and again how it's okay and about how soon it'll be better is very much important to you even if they have nothing to offer than those with gold and diamond who promise them should you make it or wanting you after you've made it. So, treat that person with love and respect, and put them first...dp

[Retrograde rebound]

How do you look at your next partnership coming from the one with teared emotion from its endless drama? How long do you take before jumping into the next? How will you treat the next partnership? What does the backdrop of the partner say about where they come from? Do you know why?

A rebound is something of a double edged sides, it needs those involved in it to be supportive of one another. You both got an experience of a common something though differing in circumstances, and that the key to your bind. What sometimes puts you off rails is finding selves not going the same direction yet of the same mind to your set goal.

Past experience a blast of good memories whilst a trauma for the next. The formation of a new partnership comes with a lot of interesting things to be very knowledgeable about and some to be questioned before going in too deep. How we address these issues an options list to tick from. The biggest challenges to work on are balance and commonity.

Retrograde is when you turn in opposite direction yet together, bringing to the fore the question of what will you achieve that way. If you go clockwise and the partner going anti-clockwise, clearly you aren't as winning as you imagined. So, coming in on rebound course and on retrograde, not much will be in your bag.

In conclusion: in getting each other from the previous experiences of either good or bad, each need to offload all that was good and bad, how they felt of those experiences and what they felt should've been where they felt wronged. Whether in life or in business, if you want to build a solid relationship with someone, you ought to start there with heart to mind sessions. We sometimes fail in business as we treat it like a foreign phenomenon to our feelings, while it's very personal. Let's be prograde and good things will come out of our relationships...dp 

[Refrain from bad vibes]

Life of business is infested with many tiny squabbles that if not managed well can lead to frenimity bubbles. The danger lies in you not knowing how to deal with disappointments and angers stemming from failures and mistakes. At times it just drains you, especially if you're faced with bad communication.

The key is developing the ability to spot at face value any signs of future troubles right there and then. For example, inviting a clueless somebody into business and be expecting them to have an instant understanding of what it means being in that strange space. Truth is, the business world is a strange space for one to find selves in, hence you lose friends and family so quick because of their failure to be sensible, supportive and respectful of your chosen path.

In business there're no quick earnings, everything takes time in that you build in stages that require recapitalization from time to time. Flop is, many people find the idea of being a business person as a fashionable status that they can do with success if they wanted to anytime. Fact is, there's no space for such in business.

The mistake we make at times is accepting guarantees and loans sans getting it right what they are in their truest sense from those advancing it to us. We need to educate those we engage with enough about relations with businesspersons and money so as to avoid unforeseen boat rockers. Apart from educating others, we too need to be well informed of what we require for our advancements. That'll help a great deal when conversing with others so we not go into arrangements and agreements that aren't peace bearing.

Also, business isn't for the lazy to read and research, unless you have tons of tender bills to your name. How will you communicate your dream and vision to success? Unless you're to work alone, there wouldn't be a need for constant upskilling of self. You need to be abreast with local, national and international current affairs if you're to connect with any aspirant and your prospective partners, investors and consumers with ease for impression. Be not lost in the fog, business is about impression every move you make.

In conclusion: anger is brought unto us  by selves unfortunately in many a times in how we fail to communicate clearly, represent ourselves well and position our both personal and corporate brands well.  How we address wrong takes should tell how matured and willing are we to our retakes. We need each other and how we relate today has an impact on our future, so we should do what's right most of the day in our dealings with others. We need to refrain from bad vibes for our growth...dp

[Peace of your money]

What gives you peaceless patches of times in your quiet moments? I don't want to turn this to me since I'm sensing you contemplate on that. Thing is, I got to learn a lot from experiences given by the business world in conjunction with money, and so are you.

Money creates friendships and breaks them. The security brought by money equates to the dignity depository on someone who's important to the economy. The economy responds better to you and treats your name with respect better than it does to the one with nothing much to their names. The open secret to life is to acquire the most important part of respect and that is money, outstanding leadership and repute. With those you're guaranteed power and more earnings potential. But atop those, you ought to be well read and informed so you be able to keep evolving.

A lot of interesting times we can't tell our value yet saying we know our worth. Our metrics is mostly based on the industry wages and that being our benchmark. It is laughable that in business still a lot of players don't know what they worth, whilst some pity selves against their own bank account digits, plussing that with their business income to arrive at the number stuck on selves as their worth.

No matter how much airtime we may give to the subject, it at the end of the day circle the issue of money. What we make, how we make it; what we lose and how much at what rate and why. It's a matter of ratio and values, that works out personal and collective worth. The standardization determined by factors that are drawn from both personal and professional background basis, academic attributes, self development and the result of the personal brand you are.

How bankable is your personal brand and yourself? How liquid are you? We forget how solvent we are in our worth and only be reminded that the day we want to buy debt. Most of us rank low in current debt buy and but ranking high on unsecured debt futures. With that, we become hard to invest on as we're assets that aren't guaranteeing lossproof to the risk takers in the now moment, unless they find something to hold one onto for their future with them.

In conclusion: then, what happens to the money you're having? Does it earn enough for you? Does it enhance your value in self accume? Does it give you inner happiness and peace? Are you sure where you've put it is secure? If your money doesn't give you peace, where are you moving it to? At the same breath, how confident are you with the peace you'll give to the money of the risk taker on you? The same way you want peace from your money so does them. How you don't want to lose it, so are they. So, work on being thy peace of your money, and so you'll be to that of another's...dp