[Effects of shortfunding]

"Commercially, hand a plan of your take from them, and humanely share the spoils out of frame, and none on a grumbling stomach will complain" [1]. "If you want to swipe people off, brandish to them the poison bottle they're accustomed to, but administer a new blend of poison through it, it will go down with worries but sans doubt" [2]. It is a sad and open fact that people will fight against that which they fear to take them away from what they know, and but compromise if there's an element of gain even if it's at their peril.

This can be likened to biznes capital seekers. Most of the time the funder feels they know what's best for you and your entity than you think you do, and administer their poison into your bottle, fully aware you won't fight it yet moan in corners after the change effected. The aim here is their gain. How it happens almost all the time is by having the deep pocketed ones forcefully slashing the amount you request for funding by half or even worse to below half, and avail to you that meager figure with expectations that you will be creatively profitable thereafter. But, fact of the matter is, what they need to know is that shortfunding isn't a viable strategy and where it worked, been purely by sheer luck.

It is warranted as we all know, for a funder to double check the figures and adjust where consensually necessary, but not outrightly nullify the set figure. Truth is, it might be seeming doable with your botching on paper but in practice it won't fly too far if it ever gets lucky to fly. If it's 100 000,00 capital needed for a startup, avail it with your set conditions or simply reject the request if it's too out of your criterion or affordability, to avoid failing the capital purpose.

We know it's not always the case of slash by liking, at times it's because of the willing funder's inability to cover the whole amount, and if that be, could always look at other ways creatively to make it work like collaboration with another funder or other funders, or start by financing in blocks, or scaling down the plan, among other ways. There're plenty of ways to financing a startup, and but if having full means, should do so sans cutting here and there as that not helping the biznes operator at all. Some of the reasons for those shoddy goods or results is due to such circumstances. So, go in for viability or don't if impossible.

In conclusion: it's common knowledge that we at times are desperate for funding and ready to compromise for our dreams, but in so saying not granting you any license to exploit us. You find that someone dangles a half carrot for a full moon ownership, and that ain't right. If you offer half what I ask for, be prepared for half the percentage as well sans challenges from you. I often hear of people praising selves for their good negotiation skills, but in essence you dig graves for the very entities that you're skillfully robbing with pride. They say, many companies fail in their first 5 years of starting up, and one of the main contributory factors that leads them to their demise being this silent rot called underfunding; their failure to secure full funding or financing, and operators be left with partnering with wrong people for the wrong reasons at times or settling for less.

It ain't smart giving one 40.00 for 70.00 or 80.00 they requested from you, and be expecting that you'd be walking away with the value being put on the full valuation for almost or exact half of that, and be proud of it as an achievement. Learn to be fair and you'll grow. Danger is, give me half the funds for full value and I'll give half my potential and work hard towards saving for a new start elsewhere sans you, with my mind on your buy out as my spring board for a new start. It's what many a times happen and people not familiar with the situation be on it with wrong turn opinions in mislead of truth seekers. Yes, we do come for assistance from you, but it shouldn't be that I am worthless or useless and hopeless sans you. It's only money, something that the next might offer, but the idea is mine and not replicable with success all the time by just about anyone, respect us so we respect you appreciatively as it befits...dp

[1&2] by KgeleLeso

©ddwebbtel publishing. 2023

[Own perception"']

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. A popular saying that most of us knows. Vision is what we see, and visualization as beings can't be one, it can only be same if we belong in one group".

So this is how it goes.

Perception is conscious understanding of something that you see with your bare eyes, and we have categories of what we perceive with our eyes and not forgetting seeing is believing. This categories goes as follows; common, unknown, rare, they are all types of perception".

In breakdown, common perception takes most of the population because it is a mutual understanding of the public's eye view. Doing what is right in the eyes of others which may be seen as wrong but not if you see it as right. Getting faded with alcohol, going to parties and dancing all night long which is fun because we all love to dance, an activity which in part is a disguised exercising. If but one is full of toxicity, oops! I don't know what to call it. Big spenders splurging legal tender like nobody's business, now that's common perception folks".

Unknown perception, now this is a category of ones who do their things differently, they are visionaries, they creat employment in the society. Mostly business driven, progression is their fuel into the vehicle life is. They build empires, industries and bring advancements into any generation. Knowledge is their daily bread as they capacitate each other. They definitely mind their associations. This type replicate and multiply successors in future leaders".

Last but not least is rare perception. These are the elites, they are the under dogs! They are that bunch that make things happen yet are unknown. Limelight ain't a thing for most nerds for they are perceived as boring beings with less friends. Coming with astronomical ideas and putting them into existence, their thing. They are seen as weirdos whilst they are giants who are perceived as being mentally disturbed beings, and oh yes, they do disturb minds because with them you won't know what they think and how they think, unless you are as crazy as them".

Now, know that one shapes their visuals. As it goes, what you think you become, and what you see is not always right to you but right to others and wrong too. Watch how you think because there are 3 eyes of perception, so see to do things differently".

By Boitumelo Madisha

©ddwebbtel publishing. 2023

[Being you matters]

Strong relations are built on solid foundations. It matters not in which you are, but it has to be based on trust, truth, honesty, commonity, care, understanding, and transparency, among others. Then now, what to make of one who does not practice any of the above? And worse, be that you are doing business together. But then again, do you invest in one's values or in shared vision? Patch yourself to the connected dots.

We are in some situations, finding selfs forced to do things with people whom we have no common interests with other than a shared vision, and that a double edged blade of right and wrong as far as civility is concerned. The question now becomes; what is the most best way to dealing with such a situation? Your background informs your being, and that is what is important in life, before we talk about business or any relation to your nexts. Being you matters.

When you are out there you are by virtue a representative of the group you are from. Be it your clan, cult, church, movement, or any other that you belong to, we but, are in them found. What wrong will it be if nothing is found in you except for your being? What to be in order for you to represent yourself should be what is on your mind, it is the surest guarantee of how you will be different. In the market of today's future we all strive for different ways in being different and, it is the new currency to what we are to earn through.

In conclusion: "the best start is knowing self to be self, that's ever what one ought to rely on; knowledge of true self" [1]. The secret to living a dream life is that. Should every leader believe in that, the world will be a better place to live and work in. But, until then, the best definition of a person in lead will be their background and all other aspects of their exposure that forms the experiences to their maketh. "Deal self to lead nuptial with own's soul, and being a better you will come naturally to your approach in fronting other soles" [2]. Reward self by being a truer representative of you first before anything else. Being you matters...dp

[1&2] by KgeleLeso

©ddwebbtel publishing. 2023 

[Not every race yours to run]

We spend so much of our time at times with attention to things that aren't going to make us be any significant a portion of the population. We play in normative lanes of please for people who don't actually matter to our lives. What of good are you of impact to the life of another is what we should be all striving for. Your time in your days is important, know for sure in which race you're to run, because there're much too many to easily blind you.

It is worth noting that we get intertwined in the mornings, noons and evenings of those whom we meet in burn of our dailies. Those people come into our lives with many agendas that expects to be clothed accordingly, many a times aren't there to build anything with us, except for self gains in the end. We occupy our minds with waste that's without wastebaskets.

Mind you, they find us with those we know from then and want to force things unusual for our encounter and approval, only to leave us in different shape and conversation not of our used to thereafter. Be weary of any trend that's forcing its way into your path for its lane dominance. In this life, you carry your own 'cause you made it in alone, and as such should run in your own race. Never allow anyone to assign you to theirs. If you're to do it, hire out your legs instead.

In conclusion: there'll be many tracks in your midst for beguile, there'll be many opportunities for easy win promises, and there'll be pleas for your assistance in of others to run, but, will they be for you? Don't just run, know to concentrate your focus on your race, not every race. Mind you, all their efforts will be to betray your course to your life's master vision. Don't fall for them, don't make it any easier to entice you. Your race should be your sole priority. You can't run every race, run yours, it's the sole assignment from birth that you were tasked with...dp

©ddwebbtel publishing. 2023

[After the fall]

"Expect not to see the sun asame, expect never to be experienced asame amore, for after the fall,,,things no longer going to be the same anymore" [1]. The sunset to a being's life, a day to render reminiscence of heys. The affair is always the same given one's closeness or nearness to the departed. "All plans had, all bads did, all secrets kept, turning to ashes in fire of tears. Death an end to life and a meaning to continuity" [2]. Core to the state, being readiness by the chosen one to carry the vision forward.

The issue of succession isn't one of interest to many corners of some soles in lead. It takes a visionary to make that a big deal in their daily call of success planning. Living a life in lead yet vacuumed in succession a futilous peregrine in dynasty. Any founder wish for their success to be kept alive, and what better way to that than through good and informed planning around succession? You establish an entity with that in mind.

From the onset with your founding resolution, a clear guide ought to be sought on succession by the respective founder or founders, so it be one of the cornerstone priorities of the entity. The issue of leadership continuity should not form part of the founder's burial arrangements. If all things done properly during the leader's tenure, the successor will already be prepped for their role forward.

In conclusion: a will can always be disputed, so, do what is transparent, start with the founding resolution to highlight the impact and significance of a successful succession right from the start, and cement your choice and its alternate via verbs and nouns reduced to paper in the form of a company policy document. This posthumous assertion clause should be updated with each leader's tenure to provide a specific description of the candidate by name, together with their respective alternate.

Leaders who want smooth transition post their sunset do this, and those who have not, should take note of that. Hate not in fear of death for it's a bride to every family, and should prepare for its eventuality early on in our career morning. So, after the fall, things should not change, but be better with every successor...dp

[1&2] by KgeleLeso

©ddwebbtel publishing. 2023

[Don't take up every offer]

"Tell me a story not of your challenges but of a people's challenge and how to solve it through my gain, and I'll find a way to make it workable for both of us" [1], a serial investor will say. Naturally, an investor looks out for themselves first before they can set you up. And but then, question is: "does everyone need to be taught on how to respond to a presented opportunity?" [2] a subjective ask by any spirited level headed opportunity seeker. The two statements can per context mean anything, but in this context about offer.

Looking at life as a beggar differs wholly from looking at it as a chooser, and going both ways also with opportunity and offer. What the beggar wants out of either is plainly a chance at luck, while the chooser diligently scrutinize all angles of either or both based on criterion before they can commit thereto. It also pull the sentiment out the wisdom bag that sometimes it's just for show to take up every offer that gets availed to you for your gracing or featuring in it. You need to know which is an opportunity for you and which offer is for you, and which are not.

Many financial backers who took up any and everything that they got offered, at most ended up with no joy in some of their undertakings. An offer should be taken with a thought on what it brings as a difference to your value. It's dangerous to avail oneself for any and every first offer that comes. Take your time in bide, see if any other offer may be received. There's a lot to conclude on a person by merely in how they behave towards an opportunity to an offer. You may risk being seen as one who's desperate, or be seen as inexperienced, or greedy. Seeing that those were for the haves, what does it say about the not haves.

Just like with you on your relationship with money, the same can be said about an offer. Your reasoning with your truth is important to how you'll respond to an opportunity for an offer. Mind you, there's always a grey denominator, and here is your behaviour to the availed opportunity, it gives off your attitude in a whole lot of ways. It doesn't say pretend as that tires, and at the end true colours comes to the fore.

In conclusion: "be the element of certainty in an opportune encounter with an opportunity bringer" [3]. Everyone in a deal needs that. Good luck...dp

[1, 2 & 3] by KgeleLeso 

[Health is wealth]

Wealth creation is first on mind and health last on the list. Why's it like that? I can't say better about me, but looks like it's a norm for males to only be careful about their health after having gathered enough to take care of any life problem. With this happening, what could be the contributing factors thereto? And, being mindful that this affects all genders but just that more being the macho beings.

With the life of today riddled with many hoaxes like pandemics, load sheddings, water sheddings, coalitions, democracy, and the likes, you can't blame people for their priority patterns because the only surest thing for all this man-made crises is your certainty of their affordability as a party afflicted. The hard part of this day is not having any weight to your name, and that meaning money in your pocket. Tell me, who'll help you nowadays if you ain't got any for start?

Now, with that said, who in their rightful mind won't look first at making money for them to afford their health? It used to be that one should care for their health as it's your prime asset, but today it's not. The wisdom of this day has shifted, not by choice but by circumstances. Health is gold, yes, yet not when eventuality of its effect hits you. Health is gold for those in practice and for those who affords.

It should be noted that people, especially those who lead, don't neglect their own health unaware of future consequences, but truth is pressures on any leader are just too much to bear. Leaders are forced to care for others, in organizations comply, in all challenges be strong, and with everything that's happening in their lives show up no matter what, and without anyone caring about them. It's not to say it's unrewarding to be a leader, but rather highlighting the risk associated with leadership. Stress hits them harder, disappointment worries them more, and still expected by everyone depending on them to be tough.

In conclusion: to lead comes naturally to some whilst a burden to others, but trouble is the time spent on chasing money deteriorates your health in many ways unimaginable. Lack of sleep, diet compromise, countered depression, etc. are carcinogens and other diseases and health conditions creation factors that to leaders are a danger. So, as much as we invest in wealth creation, should as well invest in health. Reward your body for each milestone reached by investing on your health via a healthy lifestyle and a health insurance. Truth is, you cut make wealth with an unhealthy body, invest in its good shape...dp