[Moving on]

If the feeling is still lingering, you're captured; know that you're not ready to move on. If dreams are faded, you've lost your vision; then know you're ready to move on. When you are in any relationship of bind, it's important to keep tabs on your feelings all the time as your compass of where you're placed or heading. And however it feels, there ought to be a clear plan and strategy of both your exit and stay in.

Though it happens in any relationship, the sad part of it is that when it ends you get to decide on whether to fight for it or simply accept and move on. Moving on is a step away from what you shared yet left in share of memories created. It doesn't matter how you choose to deal with it, but naturally an option that tears you apart as a result.

The phase of moving on requires one to be emotionally ready, mentally stable, intellectually prepared, and financially sound for that draining challenge. You need to be sufficient enough to support  oneself before asking for anyone's assistance. It pains should it be that the other party behave in a way that is in retaliation. Moving on is easier when you have a level-headed ex-partner who is drama averse, to avoid hurting others in the process as history has shown with many a separation proceeding, especially where the gender mix is a factor.

Though a lot fail to be civil in its midst, it but won't be the case if had a laid out exit plan for such an eventuality from the beginning. Letting your union be governed by paper should be mandatory. It helps to have a reduced to paper agreement signed to guide the process of separation, succession, or growth. In the end, a commercial relationship is bound by paper and dissolved asame by paper, hence moving on not a decision you take lightly; and if opt for moving on, a course one sails solo.

In conclusion: be sure of your reasons and know of your opportunity for options on your menu, before you apply your thought on whether to stay or go. Know what to make of parting shots your way by those you leave behind should you opt to move on, or what to make of appeals your way for furtherance of that which you started. Underline every punchline of their thoughts about your decision to gauge the rightness or wrongness thereof. Let them be the casters of the stones first and you the picker of the safe bet for you...dp

[Creative logic]

Ever thought why you aren't successful? Is success that important to you? Everyone deserves a shine under the sun at some point in their lives, including you. Shine comes after a good grinding and some form of support.

The challenge of today is the pandemic, a killer of opportunity, success and plans, yet on the other side the presenter of same. Difference here is the industry you're in or wanting to venture into. The thinking is now of being creating a balancing act between loss of opportunity and gain of opportunity. How you suffice for the losses realized a gear change left only for your creative thinking in that the game of business today rested in that side. Thinkers are the survivors and winners of this crucial times.

I once read a piece about the importance of creatives in the economic landscape, something a lot of you don't see. The piece also touched on the issue of failure by both the business community and the public sector to recognize that missed opportunity of creativity to grow our economy. This going to show now how we so need that creativity in how some still think, act and attend to the needs of the situation of today. He said this during a profile after exiting Nigerian market due to failure. He listened to only legal and financial heads, leaving behind creatives only to realize very late how he needed them before even entering the market.

The old businessman also uttered something significant, the issue of ZAR in failing to be sellable. Said the undermining of creative industries practitioners is one of the reasons South Africa will keep stepping back while others are stepping forth like Nigeria. It's a common practice for creatives to use psychology before anything when dealing with problems and opportunities, and that's exactly what our economy lacks, creative thinkers for creative solutions that'll peddle us to the right direction.

In conclusion: truth be shared and known that in order for any country's citizens to achieve success, its fiscal policy should be enabling them to be. It's not foreign to us, we need a logical thinking government. Another thing is the role of each sector in that economy to be viewed and treated as equally important as the rest. Picking and choosing other sectors over others a first step towards failure.

So, even if you can push with your dream and aspirations, failure by your government to level the playing fields will leave you with no success. Success of any economy lies in its own successes first. It's time our leaders stop being garrulous and do what's right for our economy to thrive...dp

[50 points into a person]

The gains into another a similar result as loss out of another. When you are with another person you need to constantly be working out what they mean to you, what they contribute to your growth, how you can get rid of them, and why you shouldn't be with them again.

Your formula of life is unlike any other's and your being is perfectly unlike any other's, so, know your self in order to find balance of your life. Now, 50 points into a person. It should be known though that to some it is 40 points or 30 points into a person, given where they are in life. The points are of 10 into each category of the person scored, with 5 of negative and 5 of positive. The 5 categories are in spouse, akin member, friend, business partner/colleague, and support member. To those not married or not in a romantic relationship, they gauge others in 4 categories, while for those not working and/or unmarried to focus in 3 categories.

It works in this way; when you are with another person, what are the 5 things that you find positive about them for you and which 5 things are to you negative about them? If the scale remains at 5/5 it's good for there's a balance, but if there's more in one side than in the other, then an imbalancement. An imbalancement can be good if it is found in more positives. A bad imbalancement is if it's more negatives. Weigh the negatives and see if there's a chance of them being able to be turned around and if not quit and move on. The same applies in all categories except with family as you can only distance yourself.

You should be doing one thing wherever you want to build something with anyone and that's constantly selling your dream, and whomever not matching up, to be cast aside. Our failure to exercise grey denomination formula has seen us left with many scars. But, you should also be receptive of their dreams and growth wishes. The elements of a healthy relationship are listening with understanding and giving back same energy, comfort of secrecy vaulting, and well wishing upon each other.

In conclusion: initially I was taught about only 4 categories and after looking into it I found it still wanting the support member category as it applies in my and others' lives. We have professionals that we built relationships with and we are to date with because we found balance in them, irrespective of the relationship being service driven and monetary based. The good thing about any relationship is knowing what you gain out of spending time in it, and what you gave in return. 50 points into a person then comes back to what you too fare in terms of score in them. Check your roles also in the lives of those you take space in as it's important for you to know...dp

[Respect not fear]

Funny you're reading this today, sad you're not going to agree entirely with it. It will but visit your growth at some point in your life. When you are in adoration of another you either like or love them for who they are or for what they are and how they are. It doesn't matter their geographical position, right?,,,Thanks.

You go into business with someone for various reasons and are by right correct to you in that you can justify them. You at times go in out of pressure or fear or out of pure potential you spotted. In some cases be that you be the majority holder and as such be the leader in the set-up or in some cases be that you're the minority holder and find self being led. In either case, as a leader or as a seconder, there are control and power issues involved all the time, and how do you navigate through those?

I know to some it's not a subject that is comfortable, but needs to be out in the open. Truth is, with power, comes fear or respect into play. But then, if you find yourself in the position of power, what do you expect in return from your seconder and those below? Fear or respect? Then if circumstances are flipped, will you respect or fear the one in power?

The challenge with positions of influence or power, if you know how they differ, is the degree of ego that runs immediately to the mental bank to claim glory of the boss title drawn from the safety deposit box before being given consent thereto and the key thereof. As that type, you end up with entitlement and morphed up ego. The danger with that is none respects such type but rather hate them because of the fear they instill in others. Respect is not forced, for it's a natural process that is awarded to one who cares, respects others, self and things, loves passionately what they do, leads and follows up attentively with humility and impartiality.

In conclusion: respect generally goes to a leader in charge not a leader in command. Reason for that being the material fact of respect vs fear. Through that you find the true variance of like and love, as you may be liked or like someone yet be fearing them, and but love or be loved by someone out of their sheer respect for you or your respect for them. Though it is truly up to you, but we treat the next on the approach they had on us and or based on how they treat others next to us, and from that that's where we conclude on whether it's respect or fear that we advance to you as a leader...dp 

[Failing your dream]

A friend of mine once said to me that dreams are expensive, but I say dreams are expensive only if you're not ready for them. Sometimes we are the cost to our dreams, so ready yourself first.

When you were growing up you wanted to be something that you later on in life renegade. Reasons for that dream short-lived or worse, be given up, remains as something only you will know to say. But whatever it is, dreams are the ones that lost. Saying this reminds me of Elizabeth Gilbert in her book "Big Magic" when she talks about the relationship between humans and ideas. It's the same phenomena as with a dream.

How do you follow your dream? Where does the heart comes in? How do you treat that dream? Thing is, a dream is a being of its own that stays where it's welcome and is being used and, if not used will punish you. One thing I love about a dream though, is that, unlike with an idea a dream hangs around far longer and but hurtfully reminding you of it through others who achieved what you long for.

And, just like with death or future, a dream is a secret unto us that but is a revelation of sort. In whatever that you want to be or do, if you don't dream it, chances are it's easy to slip through your heart as it's only in the head and as such struggling to be accommodated by your passion as it never touched it's vicinity before.

In conclusion: don't be lost to your dream, rather be lost in your breakthrough. Life of a businessperson doesn't favour lost prospects of a dream. Start today, be that rebel for your dream, that's how success will be attracted to you.

Failing your dream is a bond breaker between you and the higher being that gave you your gifts when you arrived at birth, with your hands clenched in hold of promise to your hope, dream and purpose. Come on, don't disappoint, re-steer your compass back to your true North and shift will come your way; that's then you'll be found again and be restored to thy initial promise you owe unto your life.

'Like a stranger in the jungle, search for what's familiar to you in her foreign given paths, that's how success will lead you to its destination of your dream to fulfill' [1]...dp

[1] by KgeleLeso

[Takes best to make best]

In business, it takes only two sides to it for you to get it right. It's always about the corporate and the operations. The start in 75% of startups is with the operational side then go for corporate perfunctorily, starting with compliance first in part with registration, tax clearance, BBBEE affidavit (in SA) and a business account, then be it. That leaves still a lot out like streamlining, modelling, discussion documents and proforma templates.

A lot of activity is in the operations, and the danger part of it is that many business operators don't want to master that either. I've witnessed that many a times people going into business be focused solely on what they want to do or know sans looking into the other side. Going in we mostly are seduced by the glamour side and forget about the unglamorous side to it, and its importance.

A friend of mine recently asked me about where to start in wanting to be rounded in business, and I had no straight answer for him because it starts innate. What do you love first? Start there,,,I ended up saying to him. Told him about my case, as I too started with what I loved and later realized how we struggle with paperwork. It wasn't easy finding a partner for that, so, I learned the boring side of our business and since then never looked back as it's rewarding.

Going into business you need to be best in order to attract the best, be it in investment or partners or staff and consumers. If you don't work at being the best yourself, how will you find the best? The quality you are is the quality you be seen out as. You just need to be very good at what you do and you'll be known as good. The open secret in business is that it starts with talk reduced to paper and ends with talk reduced to paper, unless there having had not any paper trail to it.

In conclusion: the corporate side is the less glamour side to the glamorous operations. Almost three quarters of people I met in business are in operations and a few in compliance, and but the balance of that is needed in each business, just that we ignore that or be honestly unknowing. Every business needs to function with both in place.

I know, saying that may get me in trouble with many business consultants and advisors, but truth be shared and be left for one to choose. But trust me, you need a compliance somebody on daily basis in your operations to avoid many risks and unnecessary losses tied to running daily. Get yourself the best corporate partner and unlock potential for your growth...dp

[Information an opportunity]

Finish your schooling then go do what you want, our parents said. The same was said by our educators. What I got out of being out of class was simple; there are two types of schooling, the formal education and the informal education. None in the classroom told us about that revelation, only the regulations they fed us with so we be in line with the set program, and that's learn to pass so you may be qualified to earn as an employee. They never prepared us for any other thing out there as an option to their school of thought.

I remember after high school, two days after matriculation results were out, friends busy with their luggage heading to various tertiary institutions for space. A week later I was left alone, what I qualified for and loved to study, my parent couldn't afford. That moment was my most painful experience ever, 'cause that's when I got the harshest reality of all by then that high school shielded me from realizing how poor we were. None of those friends kept on being my friends, I was now below them. I wished I were born into their families not into mine where they can't afford my dream like my friends' families did. But soon someone special said to me: "be open to the opportunities that the class failed you on. Find a way to one day have those with higher education come use it on you. It's your choice to craft your vision or crush your dream." I heard him and I shadowed him in hone of my growth.

The lessons I learned out of the physical classroom are far dwarfed by what I now know. The classroom taught me how to read, write and talk and at home was my name and surname, gave me character, and sense of being. Now out, I learned about the power of thought, decision and choice, art of timing and shift, respect out of politeness, communicating me in plugging of what I do before what I am, significance of character development, the difference between authority, influence and power, and most vital was the value of opportunity in information. Since then, I never loved the sole I was prior.

Information is key, no matter what you do in any sphere of life. Just by knowing you have the means to make those who know to make you know sans them knowing you don't know. With information you play the game of gauge, something only the daring do for its challenging and dangerous. I know value now more than a lot I seat down with, and how to get what I want because informal schooling has given that to me. I now give easily in allow of the recipient the chance to outplay their true selves.

The transformation of me was in prepping of me to be a future executive. I was told of my path in detail what with the information I was equipped with I am going to be, not should be as that remained in my region to exercise my choice in it. I am weak physically but strong in information, something that took time to get right with me. I was told in teachings how special it is to be an executive. Today I cherish my respectfulness, what it has done for me, and the character and sense of being my family instilled in me. I'm not yet where I command respect but am content with my readiness for many answers with the level of depth I now have in me, and that's only because of the opportunity I saw and found in information.

In conclusion: those with information aspire. Their boldness in knowing their swelled value in being grounded a rare talent only the skillful are eyeing with envy. Knowing what to do with your information a dream for the connected yet clueless.

Knowledge attracts opportunities unafforded to others. The challenge with information is management of its spread in that some of the content you're informed about is classified, wherefore to remain as such. One hobnob once said too much information corrupts, especially if it doesn't escape through the air bricks but via the chimney. It is privileged and so should know how you share it. Information is an opportunity that's dependent on the recipient...dp