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[Guide your history]

'Know the danger of your own history and its use against you, especially if framed' [1]. I do understand that this may set the tone for a different message altogether in that it sounds like a scare statement but in fact a simple warning to those that have people surrounding them almost all the time and not having any control over how those situations are handled. They should've remember that: 'every moment when passed a history that forms conclusions about you' [2].

What should inform your mind is the fact that your acted out feelings are good or bad thoughts that tells your state of being in that particular space in time. It's amazing what past actions give off, be careful. It therefore requires you to be in control of your emotions for your actions.

When you lead, you rely on history and same is done of yours by those you lead, they consistently refer to what you've been through and how you navigated out. This is also done with investments. When you invest in something or someone, you fact check their history in that particular space to inform your decision. One thing though that ought to be minded is that in history lies no full certainty but rather a guide to your thought on the subject given its past, no guarantee of repetitive behaviour promised.

In conclusion: relate yourself with proper history, for it's where parts of you will be always found, as it's by nature a forever phenomenon affair. Your record of events is a picture that keeps progressing, and as such, needing guidance of how the records are made. History is an attraction and a deterrent simultaneously that matters not if you aren't relying on your past for glory of now or future.

History is important, it's what you are and who you are, significancing an established account of one's being with relation to things and others, wherefore can never be not a part of you, so embrace it. For yours to be favourable you have to be one with your hoped for outcomes to guide its shaping. Truth is, when captured in frame, telling more than when laid to paper in text. A picture says a lot to a lot of people's perceptions per their thought guidance, hence it's dangerous if given off sans scrutiny of pattern sheriffs. In a nutshell, be wary of what you give off in freeze or capture as you never know where it might end up an article of interest for an eye and thought of a different kind. Control what's been seen, told and thought about you starting by those around you...dp

[1&2] by KgeleLeso

[Teach your talent to carry you through]

If it gets tiring it ain't for you they say. The tricky part about success is its thought palettes around it. Almost every person you can talk to about success, will have this or that to teach you, but trouble is finding those sayings useful is just another story. But then, along your journey of growth into your pursuit you come across some thought provoking teachings that will leave you empowered if not thirsty for more.

I remember one day in a meeting not so long ago with a humble, seasoned and respectable business executive who said to us that: "teach your hands to feed you"[1], as opposed to teaching your hands to harm, snatch or point blame. Hearing that thought provoking statement made me pause and reflect on my life and its all talents, and said to myself that I have to do something about that powerful utterance, and here I am using my very hands to write about it. Ask yourself how many talents do you have and how are you surviving through them. It's a tough one I know, but relatively a simple thing if are aware.

We all are born with a talent and have to go out to acquire a skill to hone it. Talent is a gift from birth that depends on you to utilize in order to sustainably support yourself. It but relies on your willingness and active lifestyle to really allow it to come out to show. As a natural craft, you need to teach it to carry you through by not failing your activities course. To support that you need to have a good care of your talent to enjoy the fruits of your innate source.

Your talent needs a feed, and each has its own type of that feed need. The basic feed need for any craft is practice and consistently learning more about it. We can't dispute the fact that there may be other ways than those but nothing beats this two, no matter the size or field of your talent. If you teach your talent to carry you through, it'll never abandon you. Talent isn't like skill but it can with skill be perfected.

In conclusion: it's important to let your mind be on your talent full time so as to perfect your delivery. Talent without your keenness to nurture it is of no use. Once your body gets into the program of your routine process, nothing will stop it from going on and on, and in the end produce exquisite outcomes. When in that stage you can easily earn from your craft as a turned income stream that will enable you to weather the poverty line storms fairer if not comfortably. Practice tenacity with your craft and you'll thank yourself in the end when it pays you for learning to be yours. Good luck...dp

[1] by Mr David Hlabjago

[Enterprise development made easy]

When was it your last time hearing, watching or reading about enterprise finance made easy? Chances are it has not been long. But, then, how useful is it to those in need of it?

Many start-up businesses are in dire need of capital and but are told they either do not qualify for it or need to have collateral and security before they could be listened to. Then if not that, you hear of sayings that aspirant businesspersons are too choosing when it comes to sectors they want in, something that comes naturally with politicians and cadres deployed in business financing and funding institutions.

This, springs to mind what I heard on the radio that our fund-seeking youths are not willing to get their hands dirty; they choose same sectors that are not industrialized. What these utterances mean is that it’s okay by the government for big financing businesses to class us as same and to apply a one-size-fits-all approach when answering to almost zero funding of black businesses. Thus, leaving us out of the funding line, and having to settle on looking on as immigrants go on taking all the funds deemed “industrialized”. Enough about heads of states' refusal of their failure to create jobs and economic development they promised.

Back to the business of this article: If one chooses a specific field to offer their services to, then to some it’s a problem. I then ask myself – what happened to freedom of choice we so much hear of?

We have many finance vehicles of which some one doesn’t even know what their acronyms stands for ‘cause it still won’t be any effective which are in our vicinity but to date I can’t point a finger in lay of claim that the fingered individual or group of persons have been assisted by them. It goes to show how bad things are. A lot could have been achieved if only they had given a chance to ideas that they encounter from time to time instead of pushing political agendas.

The other thorny issue is that of rental space for businesses. They claim to be housing businesses with dignity at reasonable rates but just go to their offices to enquire about office space you’ll come out reeling with shock. To me, I believe had they thought of developing smaller players from the word go, then there would have been provisions for start-up rental to encourage longer stay in the rented spaces and proper growth of businesses locally, of which a different case applies.

Many a small business fail due to rental being the core of their fall. If space could be affordable, we won’t witness the rate in which shops opens and closes.

Enterprise development corporations or institutions should employ people who have first-hand experience in administration, management and other related skills sets needed to run a business as their analysts, advisors and consultants. Thing is, it takes a brave man to go against the comfort of conformity and security to go into business. Don’t get me wrong here – it’s just that it’s not that easy to start a business and some fail in their attempt in it because of their quick buck making thoughts. If you want quick money, you’ll lose out dismally.

So, it is very paining and discouraging the way in which this brave job creators are handled at the so-called “business financiers” at the hands of inexperienced personnel. We have high unemployment rates and yet those offering a way out are shunned out as “clever ones” as some of our presidents labels them, and as such receive a cold shoulder by the less clever ones for their creative and innovative solutions.

In conclusion: as citizens, we ought to give pressure to the government to relax the red tape that’s hampering job creation attempts and to also stop fooling us with tax coffers eroding schemes of playing around with new institution names with but same faces and bad ways of poor service delivery.

Perhaps one day those in the hot seats of financing institutions will wake up and have a change of heart as regard the power of small businesses in their ability to turn the tide of unemployment. But, for now, it remains a case of maybe one day there will seat someone who will make it easier for businesses to obtain finance without being sent from one useless face to another clueless one...dp

[Brokenness in hope]

Nothing is as intense as hope, yet as sad as reality. When you mix the two, you come back with a lesson. The reason we have a lot of alcoholism and substance abuse is the result of the inescapable facts of life lessons we encounter at times. Though not the reason for all who are doing so, but they end up as an answer for a whole lot of them because of being made statistics of failure.

The challenge with demographics is the generalist approach and that is the core factor that drives others there. Take for instance, the issue of upliftment today, it is geared towards women and the youth, thus leaving middle-aged men and the older generation out of those specific programmes of transformation and skills transfer. Then, where to should the middle-aged men and the older ones go for utilization of their skills and knowledge?

I was in a discussion the other day with a young woman after hearing her talk to an other woman who just left the queue. She was blaming a man who raped a woman after following her home from work. The reason for the man was that he got denied a job opportunity because he's 34 and the young woman was 23, unskilled and inexperienced, but cheaper for the employer to keep. The young woman didn't want to dwell on the motive of that man except that he's wrong to rape, and that he should've at least confronted her. The wrongness of rape, yes I got. But then, confront her for what 'cause she's not the employer? It got into an argument and I left it at that as others chipped in.

What I want to bring forth is the pressure from humiliation suffered by that man and the failure by the employer to uplift him as he stood no better chance out there because of age. They should've sat him down and work around his package and hear him first but no, they just decided to overlook his experience and skill, and went with the opposite. What frustration does at times unexplainable, honesty be told, and that's what that man was going through; brokenness. Again, listening to that young woman it clearly said to me that employers overlook maturity as part of their selection criterion these days given her poor reasoning capacity, though can't be saying same about the victim other than that they're of the same age. Further, some youth don't empathize with the middle-aged and the older ones for what they're going through. It's not an obligation but a humane thing to do, just saying.

Whenever I find a person in a vehicle accident I don't question the speed or the gender and age, I nowadays question first what happened. When I see a person consuming alcohol heavily or smoking to cool off I no longer judge, I just question "why?". With the damage caused by Covid and poor state decisions you have to first find the reason why before conclusion on the subject. It's tough out there, think again all the time. Learn to sit down and listen to the story of a person, it won't hurt but instead teach you more.

In conclusion: hope breaks the spirit if not realized. What's heartbreaking is that male personages are campaign leaders that effect the middle-aged men's hardships. Men put pressure on men and it's not talked about. Only men know what to do to control another, to embarrass the other, and how to make him beg, because they know what it feels like being hopeful in pressure, how powerful a promise is to a needy man, and how deeply shattered a man gets every time his plans go the other way, and how pride gets weakened by each failure after hope.

An angry man with hunger in grips on him is always the perfect candidate for crisis creation, just for that one meal to get him by, hence politicians thrive, because there is a way in with hope. There's a saying that: "feed him and his family once, and you've won him forever" and it's true. A hungry man with mouths to feed is the one most vulnerable and is easy to use. If you master that game, you're powerful as he can't say no to you. So, men, protect your hopes, work towards realizing your dreams so you'll be able to feed your families on your own. Fight for what gives you dignity, power and pride, and that's land, production means, skills and knowledge to make your talent make you thrive. Don't be going after other men who promise you empowerment, be with those who are doing upliftment themselves to enrich themselves and their own. Be one of the few to break the scourge of brokenness in hope, let that be your solace...dp

[Sing in praise your glory]

A home for your glory isn't found anywhere else, but rather within your own frame. To be a point of reference doesn't take success alone to be made of you, a fail also does. People can talk of your achievements or misfortunes, but then the bottom line is they refer to you. What I'm trying to say is that you don't need to be afraid of trying to attempt because of fearing what others will say if it bears no fruits.

One of the most painful emotions to go through in life is that of having not tried because of fear and regretting it later, so, better you fail to try due to maybe financial muscle or something else other than people's talks, and but best you fight not to try and fail. Whenever you step backwards or sideways from trying out for your glory, think of what people will be saying in future about you for your cowardice. The world is where it is today because of chances taken by others afore you, so why not emulate what they did and go in blindly and see what the end result would be for you?

A small big dot is lesser to a big small dot and so will be the impact. What you do for your glory isn't a favour to only you but in fact a favour for others as well in that they'll be reaping the rewards and benefits thereof. The thinking of today is no longer about where you are confined, it should be about the world, that's where you are supposed to be headed. If all could see and think asame then you will speak same, and the world will be a different oyster to taste from the glory that your pursued innate excellence brought about.

In conclusion: Alkebulan's (Africa) future as the future has long passed you and what you should be doing is catch up to its glory by being its hope it wished for in its past today. Be not believing that you are waiting for its future, no, you are the late future, just that that's if you try and find yourselves now because it's all about the passing currency. The future of the world as it's sold in parables lies within your frames.

Where it all starts is for you to learn to know you so you know to teach the next how to know themselves before they teach their next, and soon the dent of self knowing natives will be spreading. House a spirit that's self-aware and your strength in numbers you'll soon start noticing, and your glory will be well awakened. The glory of a group is formed by a glory of many who come together as one, so, fear not to try and see how you will fare. Other nations will talk bad at first to break you but after they will talk better about you, and hopefully you will hear those long gone before calling out for the 7 ancient tribes to sing not for their glory, but to sing in praise their glory relived...dp

[Discipline isn't self-suppression]

It never cease to bother me how some of you remain justified about your standpoint of seeing discipline as a form of suppression to self. How is one feeling like that about something as positive as that simply beats me. I believe it's a must for any person to be self-disciplined sans any foreign force or thought.

What I've learned over the years is that it takes discipline to shape a sole, and that anyone who finds it hard to maintain not the one to be in my circle. Discipline is a sure way to success, fulfillment and content living if be found to be part of your vision. To achieve a lot of big things that you set for your goals, no route will take you there without making a pass at discipline of self as one of the key ingredients.

Some go to even the length of blaming discipline in racial topics. How that make the cut still a wonder to date, but yes it's used. What do you think of someone who sees discipline of self as some modern slavery? Simply put, discipline is about respectful conduct, maintained order, responsible behaviour, accountability of actions and thoughts, all things instilling self-control, self-enforced compliance, a systematic regulation of your personality and submission to your character sans fighting it.

In conclusion: don't make living your life an agenda, just master your self. Remind yourself that you need consistency in success, and the surest way to winning that entrenched in applying discipline. It's no secret that it takes care of self first to see any result to that, but, with a good build up you're going to come to terms with your new way of life.

Discipline is approach, I've learned, and if you fail at approaching self with tact, then you aren't going to succeed at most. I wish we all could lead at listening to our inner workings, especially our inner voice, and we'll be able to guide ourselves to a better understanding of self to living our days happier. Discipline is good and beneficial for you if not of force by another on you. It only require availing of oneself and all shall follow with time if submit to needs of your desired outcome of self. Nothing is hard if prepared for, and if you love yourself enough you'll do it harder...dp

[Back to your foundation]

When you build a nation, build one that is founded on questioning the yeses, the no's, the why's, the who's, the hows, the whens, and the wheres. A nation that is founded only on truth, trust, respect and love, is not the best to deal with some of its future challenges in that it missed an opportunity to build a solid foundation.

The new world order is in its second phase and if a nation doesn't have anyone questioning anything that's new in the space, is doomed. We're in the era of fabrication by the world's dominant forces. The end game is greenbacks for the less than 1% elite of the population. It now is about what to do for one to fall into that category.

In this age, it's about you and your own, or you alone, and after that will be the time for the nation. But then, what to do if the nation doesn't want to move with you, due to maybe comfort or addiction to pain and economic abuse? The answer is on your tongue tip but you'll find it better to remain tongue tied as it is easier and safer that way, and that's what is holding our nation ransom. We enjoy being listened to crying foul on racism, land and access to markets, while we got keys to the very questions.

I saw a question on Twitter just a few days ago about the strength of blacks in comparison to whites, as the post was about African athletes still standing strong on the track after whites flat on the track sauced out. It questioned how they managed to beat us while they are weaker than us. The answer I believe is simple, "know to love yourself, your own and their poor things, and not lust over that which glitters but of not your own." It is that which left us in such a mess. Buy what is of your own and watch how that replication will do for your future. Access to success isn't an easy road, but doable if be of one mind.

The love for foreign fancy end products is the real ill of the nation. What we work for is pure vanity, the senseless sanity that's sadly sold to the world's largest market that is fortunately for the world not realizing how important they are because of its focus been never on its power but obsession with hate of what they are. If only Africa's spirit was to curse in reverse, then will we see the day in the dark of night we've for long been locked in.

In conclusion: wealth is innate they'll tell you, an accursed teaching I forbid on any nation, especially mine. Never allow what is fed to you that systematically destroy your aspirations as it's the makings of your rise. Your dream not bling is important. Ask why you qualify for a donation not a business grant, how will you be that practitioner if access to a well placed location is priced above your affordability, when will you be fairly rated in par as your other race candidate on opportunity availability, where to be yourself if not here at your home ground, who to be if not we? The education that's provided today a killer of the nation bit by bit. Let's stand up before it's too late to even know to think as ourselves in our own language. Africa, give your birth to a new breed that'll be appreciative of what you are, what you mean to the world, whom they represent as what they are, and where to take you. Africa, be in Africa again. Let's one by one go back to our roots for there our foundation is found, and where cracked, fill them...dp