“A sterling reputation is better than striking it
rich; a gracious spirit is better than money in the bank.” –King
Solomon
You
have probably heard and maybe you know that no man is an island. I can
literally track all my major and minor achievements to guess what…a relationship! I can also bet you a
thousand bucks that all that is glittering around you right now can be
successfully traced to nothing but a relationship!
Your
current employment…
Your
current business…
Your
marriage…
Some
of your possessions…
On
the same token, I can boldly say that your next breakthrough is most probably
directly linked to a relationship more than any other thing you consider of
resource to you right now.
Your
next job…
Your
next contract…
Your
next property…
Your
next opening…
In
essence, the value found in relationships is nearly infinite. It is next to
impossible to quantify the worth in
terms of money, property, openings, contracts, and general favor that stems out
of relationships.
You
have probably heard of organizations that would never employ an individual
without a degree…well until the relationship factor shows up!
I became an expatriate in Mobile Money Trade
Development because of nothing else but…a relationship! There are many other
benefits that have accrued from that position of an expatriate, including
marriage.
I
have been the host of Hour of Prayer on 104.1 Power FM the whole of 2012 because
of nothing else but a relationship. I got into that relationship that led me to
this powerful position that fulfilled one of my life long goals because of another relationship.
Truth
is that there is a great percentage of people across the globe who are seeking
to strike it rich, to have money in the bank and to own property. Most of these
go directly after these things with reckless abandonment.
Many
apply for jobs; many start new businesses; many seek to invest in diverse kinds
of ventures; many seek to be married to the rich and affluent; a vast majority
dream of winning the lottery.
In
2013, I prophecy that the biggest asset that will cause people to advance in
their lives is…a name. Their names!
Yet
a name can be inherited and degraded. A name can be spoilt in split seconds yet
it takes years upon years of consistency to build that same name. Here is the
thing…if I was to put money and affluence in one basket and a good reputation
in another for choice, a vast majority of people will pick the money basket.
In
2013, I encourage you to build your
reputation more than you would seek to earn money. Reason? It is a good reputation
that will almost guarantee continuity in success.
It
is important for all visionaries to ask themselves this: What really is my personal brand? It has been said that
the whole market is not a market at all. There must be a specific niche that a visionary serves. In 2013, it is important
that we select our market and build
ourselves to impact that very market with relentless value.
Let
2013 serve as an opportunity to plant
seeds of greatness through focusing on our own potentials. Let this be done despite
or in spite of all the massive challenges that we will face. Let me say that as
much as the New Year offers us a new psychological start, it is no guarantee
that all in 2013 will be all new, bright, good and rosy.
2013
is an opportunity for us all to embrace processes…and
what a beautiful way to do so than to meticulously focus on building our own
names.
I
am not talking about names that are empty. I am talking about names that serve,
names that solve, names that add value.
In
essence, I am saying that in 2013, more than any other year, let us do two
things:
- · Build our reputations in terms of creating value for specific people
- · Build and maintain relationships with laser-like focus.
Have
a reputable year, won’t you?
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