TEN YEARS DOWN THE LINE
This book
was recommended to me by a very special friend and I’m glad I read it.
The author
of the book is JOE MWANGI.
In his book,
Mr.Mwangi majors on “all achievers have a story” how to make your story. A story
that will inspire someone to wake up and work hard, be a source of hope and
inspiration.
Here are a
few lessons I picked from the book:
1. THE PHILOSOPHY OF DUALISM
Mr.Mwangi
emphasizes on this philosophy by narrating about one of his motivational sessions
at Bahati girls’ high school when he called the students for money.
Some students
raised their hands, others shouted their names while others made funny noises in
order to be noticed.one girl seated at the back rose and walked to the front
and was given a thousand shillings as the others wowed with discontent.
He then
asked the others to clap for her.
Just like in
this case, in life, there are people who are clapped for while others clap,
there are players and spectators, there are news makers and news watchers.
Some people
are waited for while others wait. We should not be contented by just being
waited on the two days designated for everyone to be waited for by God i.e.
·
The day we are born everyone anticipates
our arrival with gifts
·
And the day our bodies are waited for
outside the mortuary to rest us in peace
2. THE IMBALANCE OF REALITY
Last weekend
I attended Pepe Minambo’s initiative, GFEST {Get inspired festival}
ambassadors’ conference at Kenyatta University and he mentioned that power is
an illusion. The moment you understand people, you have power over them and the
easiest way to conquer the world is by conquering yourself.
This theory
is enhanced in this book by the common test of optimism and pessimism of the
half full glass and half empty glass. We always have different perspectives
when exposed to the same situations.
Even if
everyone in the world earned the same salary, the world would still have
trillionares!
3. EFFORT
The author
describes effort as the price we have to pay for the success and greatness we
so much desire.
Effort, to
Mr.Mwangi, is creating time to go an extra mile, dropping all your excuses and
making hard decisions so that you live big.
Most people
wait for things to be right for them to start but this never materializes.
There is this
statement Pepe Minambo always uses “the richest place in the world is a graveyard
“.In a graveyard lies books that were never published and empires that were
never built. You have to be bold enough to follow your dreams now, lest you
become an average human being, doing average things and dying an average.
4. CONSISTENCY
Nothing good
comes trouble free and Mr.Mwangi compares this to labor pains and birth. There
can be no baby, no birth without labor pains. Nothing comes easy! Consistency
breeds reality. When you fail and bounce back, fantasies end and dreams detach
from reality. You may have to fight a battle more than once to win. This does
not make you a looser, it makes you a winner because winners never quit, and
quitters never win. Always remember no one ever won by quitting.
The
decisions we make, make us. Every day, every minute we make choices. Pepe
Minambo says that there are two things that majorly influence our lives:
·
The books we read. If you want to be a great politician, read books and
autobiographies of the great leaders that have been, let them tell you their
story and from that, you will develop your story. This is more of a
self-fulfillment prophecy. See yourself in them. Its common sense that you
study commerce to venture into business related ordeals. You can’t study
commerce and show up at a medical interview to be a doctor. Ahaaaaa!daent make sense*
·
The people we meet. Watch who your friend s are because you are an average
of your closest friends. If you become friends with nine millionaires, chances
are high that you’ll be the tenth one. Even if not in monetary terms, you will
be rich in thoughts and your perception about the world becomes like your
friends’.
One power
story on consistency that caught my attention is the story about our Kenyan
president, Uhuru Kenyatta. He dreamt of being a president in 1997 and that’s
when he put foot into active politics. He vied for a seat in his constituency,
Gatundu and lost by a landslide. His dream actualized 16 years later!
Another
inspiring story in the book is Larry Madowo’s story. Larry is popular for his program,
the trend. He achieved a lot as a young person and has made sacrifices to be
where he is.
Meanwhile,
being born in Agha khan hospital does not mean you will work there as a doctor
there. You may not even qualify to be a patient there.
Get
inspired, be bold and decide to actualize your dreams.
I recommend
this book to awaken your SELF.
I appreciate Pepe Minambo and Joe Mwangi for
the great work they are doing. Inspiring and motivating young people. Reading
their books and listening to them speak has been instrumental in this first
step I’ve taken towards actualizing what I want.
At the time I’m
writing this piece, I am 22 years old. Ten years down the line, I will be
32.what about you? Let’s meet TEN YEARS DOWN THE LINE and see what we shall
have accomplished.
Nice and inspirational piece indeed hard work pays that's the bottom line
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DeleteGreat piece..loved the philosophy of dualism
ReplyDeleteFantastic piece. Truly inspiring.
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ReplyDeleteI really need this book where can i get it .. kindly help
ReplyDeleteI like the book it define whom i am at moment,,,I read the copy from my friend,,where can I afford one copy to help others discover their destiny,,I am in Bondo , Siaya
DeleteGreat work Mwangi....love the philosophy of dualism and consistency
ReplyDeleteThis book has really inspired me as a student.I would like afew copies for my friends.
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