Conventional can not be a good position for anybody. In life we all aspire to be something more than who we are, we want to be wealthier, healthier, acquire more things etc. If you say that conventional is a good fallback position, it means you have given up on life, you don't want to grow in any of life spheres, life can just be as is till the end of your time!!.
We have plans for our lives, what is best is to change strategy when you see that what you are doing is not helping you to fullfil or achieve what you have planned. Falling back to a conventional way will definitely not take you forward or help you achieve what you have planned.
The best thing to do is to make a 'detour' and you will ultimately achive something which you would not have if you were in your conventional position. Conventional is a good fallback only for people who do not want to take chances and if you do not take calculated chances you will miss good opportunities.
God bless you!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
It is easy to condemn an organisation than an individual.
The actions of the two officials from Correctional Services and Police is appalling, it has been rightfully condemned by all citizens of SA (sexual scandal).
My understanding is that before people become officials in their departments they are from their homes. Morality and respect and all other principles are taught at home before one joins work force. It is dissappointing for me to hear people alligning individual's bad behaviours with the departments, as if it is the duty of superiors to teach people good behaviour.
Surely one's parents have a duty to instill discipline within their children so that when they go out in the world they do not embarass the family name. But the way this specific story was carried it was like their bosses were supposed to have taught them how to behave in public places. I feel the media and the people should have questioned South African family values, and not attack the departments.
What is happening now is that people out there are judging all officials in uniform, that is totally wrong.
SA wake up, our moral fibre is going down, instead of starting at our homes to make it right, we pass it to departments and organisations, surely that can not be the correct way.
This is my opinion and I'm sticking to it!!!
My understanding is that before people become officials in their departments they are from their homes. Morality and respect and all other principles are taught at home before one joins work force. It is dissappointing for me to hear people alligning individual's bad behaviours with the departments, as if it is the duty of superiors to teach people good behaviour.
Surely one's parents have a duty to instill discipline within their children so that when they go out in the world they do not embarass the family name. But the way this specific story was carried it was like their bosses were supposed to have taught them how to behave in public places. I feel the media and the people should have questioned South African family values, and not attack the departments.
What is happening now is that people out there are judging all officials in uniform, that is totally wrong.
SA wake up, our moral fibre is going down, instead of starting at our homes to make it right, we pass it to departments and organisations, surely that can not be the correct way.
This is my opinion and I'm sticking to it!!!
"Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when you only have one idea" (Alain).
I think all Alain is trying to tell us is that we need to have plan B in whatever we do. This statement is so true, I have so many examples of situations where there was only one idea and when it failed, there was no other idea and the whole thing failed.
An idea can not be dangerous because having an idea means you know what you want to do and you can picture it. But the danger is to rely on this one idea and not have a second idea for in case the original idea does not work. Imagine you planning a garden wedding, the idea is that the ceremony will take place in the garden in open air. You choose a park for this wedding and the park only has one structure, public toilets.
On the day of the wedding it starts to rain and it pours. What will happen now, because there was only one idea, that of an outside garden wedding? Whereas, if there was a thought of what will happen if the weather becomes bad?. Then the second idea would have come in, having plan B of an alternative if the weather changes. In this instance the second idea would have been to look for a park that has a hall or erect a marquee for shelter.
Always think of PLAN B!!
An idea can not be dangerous because having an idea means you know what you want to do and you can picture it. But the danger is to rely on this one idea and not have a second idea for in case the original idea does not work. Imagine you planning a garden wedding, the idea is that the ceremony will take place in the garden in open air. You choose a park for this wedding and the park only has one structure, public toilets.
On the day of the wedding it starts to rain and it pours. What will happen now, because there was only one idea, that of an outside garden wedding? Whereas, if there was a thought of what will happen if the weather becomes bad?. Then the second idea would have come in, having plan B of an alternative if the weather changes. In this instance the second idea would have been to look for a park that has a hall or erect a marquee for shelter.
Always think of PLAN B!!
Have you figured out the second head fake?
Mhh, second head fake!! What I can say is that we are surrounded by fakes, whether as in clothes (fong kong) or people that are fakes (imitating others). I think it is easy to figure out a person who is a fake, but because we are so taken by what is done by other people especially celebrities, we tend to envy fakeism instead of condemning it.
Most people justify being fake by saying that it is expensive to be original, fake is cheap. Is it then that we want to be considered cheap? The answer is no, God never made us fakes, therefore we must not make ourselves fakes, let's be original in everything we do.
Let's be content with who we are and what we can afford!
Most people justify being fake by saying that it is expensive to be original, fake is cheap. Is it then that we want to be considered cheap? The answer is no, God never made us fakes, therefore we must not make ourselves fakes, let's be original in everything we do.
Let's be content with who we are and what we can afford!
Team work
Ever since I started studying PR, all we are taught is TEAM WORK, whether its groups of 3,4 etc, working as a group is emphasized. It is true that in real life you will seldom work on your own, there is always two or three people to whom you owe the success of whatever you have achieved because you worked as a team, whether others were behind the scenes or not.
In a marriage, I learnt that there is nothing you must do without your spouse and children. When you want to buy furniture, you must discuss with the whole family to know what style will be good for everyone. When there's going to be a traditional ceremony, you even have to work together with other family members besides your spouse and kids.
At work, its even worse to maintain good working relations because you are bound to have opposing views and that on its own can cause tension. Some people become elephants in the team, some are subservient people who can't say no even when they know something will not work.
Team work is about voicing your views and opinion whether people will take it or not, its about contributing to the achievement of the objective of whatever you are busy with. I get frustrated by people who think that when you are a member of the team you must do everything that everybody in the team tells you to do. NO PEOPLE!! when you are at the meeting show people what you are capable of, not to show them that you are a YES MAN!!
Okey, I'm getting emotional! PEACE PEOPLE, PEACE !!
In a marriage, I learnt that there is nothing you must do without your spouse and children. When you want to buy furniture, you must discuss with the whole family to know what style will be good for everyone. When there's going to be a traditional ceremony, you even have to work together with other family members besides your spouse and kids.
At work, its even worse to maintain good working relations because you are bound to have opposing views and that on its own can cause tension. Some people become elephants in the team, some are subservient people who can't say no even when they know something will not work.
Team work is about voicing your views and opinion whether people will take it or not, its about contributing to the achievement of the objective of whatever you are busy with. I get frustrated by people who think that when you are a member of the team you must do everything that everybody in the team tells you to do. NO PEOPLE!! when you are at the meeting show people what you are capable of, not to show them that you are a YES MAN!!
Okey, I'm getting emotional! PEACE PEOPLE, PEACE !!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
How hard is it to follow instructions?
If the question was 'how hard is it to follow directions?, I would have answered that it is difficult especially for me here in Cape Town. But the question is about instructions, well I can follow them well, sometimes I try too hard and end up burning myself. Take an example of an assignment where the instructions say hand in a 5 page document. I then do a lot of research, end up writing a lot, and there's consequences for that!!
The reason why there is so much controversy and corruption is because people do not follow instructions (tender process) and end up in trouble. I'm not talking about people who deliberately commit corruption.
This reminds of a time in our organisation when you had to comply with any instruction given to you, whether it was lawful or unlawful. During those times we really followed instructions blindly.
It is not hard to follow instructions, its just that people have a democratic rights or choices of whether to follow instructions or not, in most instances people choose not to follow instructions and they mostly know there will be no consequences for their actions or lack thereof.
Follow instructions its a right thing to do!!!
The reason why there is so much controversy and corruption is because people do not follow instructions (tender process) and end up in trouble. I'm not talking about people who deliberately commit corruption.
This reminds of a time in our organisation when you had to comply with any instruction given to you, whether it was lawful or unlawful. During those times we really followed instructions blindly.
It is not hard to follow instructions, its just that people have a democratic rights or choices of whether to follow instructions or not, in most instances people choose not to follow instructions and they mostly know there will be no consequences for their actions or lack thereof.
Follow instructions its a right thing to do!!!
A life lesson!
I was so amazed when, after Tuesday, 16th's Media Studies class, I noticed how people really base all they do on being compliant instead of striving for excellence. Yes, me too, I have started to think back and I have seen that many times I have been guilt as charged.
At the office I've started to scrutinise other people's outcomes and see whether a person is delivering on compliant or excellence. To be honest there are people who are compliant, not because they do not have resources to perform excellent, but because they are plain lazy to think OUT OF THE BOX!
There is a duo in my office a newly appointed Graphic Designer and an Intern Graphic Designer. These two members are the most innovative and creative people I have ever seen. The concepts they come up with are beyond expectation, as old stock, we have to keep up with them in terms of technology, I even think the organisation as employer will have tough time fullfilling their expectations in terms of providing resources.
This means if one or two people can deliver excellence, there is nothing stopping everyone to achieve that. We just have to think what really motivates us and keep reminding ourselves.
At the office I've started to scrutinise other people's outcomes and see whether a person is delivering on compliant or excellence. To be honest there are people who are compliant, not because they do not have resources to perform excellent, but because they are plain lazy to think OUT OF THE BOX!
There is a duo in my office a newly appointed Graphic Designer and an Intern Graphic Designer. These two members are the most innovative and creative people I have ever seen. The concepts they come up with are beyond expectation, as old stock, we have to keep up with them in terms of technology, I even think the organisation as employer will have tough time fullfilling their expectations in terms of providing resources.
This means if one or two people can deliver excellence, there is nothing stopping everyone to achieve that. We just have to think what really motivates us and keep reminding ourselves.
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