I
hope everyone is having a fabulous day so far! My never
ending work in progress makes me have a go-getter attitude every single day! Personal stories are easier to relate to than
principles, and people love to hear them. Lately I have been watching a very
interesting series “Hollywood Heights” a story about a smart, shy and independent high
school senior girl (Loren) who has ambitions of being a songwriter and secretly
sends her song lyrics to her celebrity crush, rock superstar Eddie Duran. Her
wildest dreams come true when she wins a song writing competition sponsored by
Eddie. Eddie sees beyond her potential as a songwriter and gives her a first
break as a singer, and when the truth about his less-than-faithful girlfriend Chloe
is revealed, Eddie and Loren's friendship blossoms.
Hash!!!
Let me stop right there, I will instead allow series lovers to get this movie
and watch it!
I
made a promise to myself that I will do a review for this series after watching
the final episode, but after attending this morning mind-speak session,
a monthly business networking event organized by rich Management and by the
way, it’s a free to attend gig, I just couldn’t wait!
I had to get a quiet spot where
I will enjoy my wine, think and just write my thoughts! Cedars restaurant is my
fave! Works for me anytime, any day J. I
knew about Cedars through Ambassador Yvonne Khamati, a frequent customer here. So
when I visited first time, I loved the ambiance, food, wine, quietness. Am not
a party girl, I love peaceful and quiet surroundings, reason why Cedars has always been my first wine and dine eat out choice
of restaurant.
I noticed a lot of people
walking in two’s, a bit of unusual at Cedars as it’s known for business
meetings. I asked their supervisor if there was a function going on and he assured
me none that he knew. So he directed me to my corner spot and ordered a glass
of wine. Voila! Deal done, there I was, settled just minding my own business.
So here goes..
Today’s session was with
National oil CEO Sumayya Athmani, a soft spoken high achiever who reminded us
that the destiny of each and every one of us is a matter of choice, not chance,
it has to be worked for but not waited for. Am sure many might wonder...mmmh!
so what has a movie got to do with attending a high “profile session”?
Hahaha! Allow me...a lot of
youths, professionals and entrepreneurs turned up in large numbers! Clearly
shows Kenya has an extreme great of hardworking potential achievers with
stretching ambitions. Well, knowledge is power, content is king!
The desire to fulfill potential
should be what gets us to wake up every morning and we should make effort to
get better every so often. The Bible says, `Be ready at all times to answer
anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you, but do it with
gentleness and respect."
We’re reminded so often that
nothing is impossible if you put your mind in it. Always be loyal and have
integrity. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up and the most certain way to
succeed is always to try just one more time.
So I spotted an old friend who
introduced me to Mind-speak forum a year ago and we had lots to catch up with
over a sumptuous late lunch after the forum ended. We talked about Dr. Naikuni,
a formed CEO of Kenya Airways who spoke to us in the same forum last year. He
reminds us not to be ashamed to fail, wake up, dust ourselves and move on. At
some point in your life you must decide whether you want to impress people or
influence people. You can impress people from a distance, but you must get
close to influence them, and when you do that, they will be able to see your
flaws. That's okay. The most essential quality for leadership is not
perfection, but credibility.
Don’t wait for someone to
empower you and spoon feed you, grab the opportunity and reach for your dreams.
As I sipped my second glass of
wine while listening to soft Arabic music playing on the background, a young lady
interrupted me, and requested to use my phone power charge. I gladly gave it to
her and continued with my writing.
It’s a weekend after all so am
not worried about mother traffic and its daily hoola baloo, a bit relaxed! 3rd
glass of wine? No thank you! I need something eat!
So where was I? I won't write much today but rather save the rest of my thoughts for my next blog.
I leave you with this
inspirational pic. Watch, reflect and think about it
Too much wind? Bad weather? Sick? Your arguments are invalid! You never know how
close you are, Never give up on your dreams!
Time to place my order, am
starving already! Forget about the carbs, it’s my cheat day! Will take care of
the calories on Monday! that’s all for today J
