Talking about self-value, honesty, and integrity, let me use this photo to speak to my young colleagues.
Whenever you get an opportunity to meet that rich or successful man or woman, stop seeing an ATM machine in them and rather build an honest connection with them. This business of begging every time you meet whoever you consider to be rich(luseke) will only lower your value in their eyes, and they'll either instantly or gradually cut you off.
I have met @KKariisa quite a number of times, but just like all the "big" people i have met, I have never begged from them, except where I requested them to support my ghee business.
Resisting to beg from "those" people not only gives you value in their eyes but also allows you to express yourself freely. When you come with a begging mind, you're already corrupted, and therefore, there are things you can't say because you don't want to appear unpleasant to the "Mugaga."
Just like you need ideas from those people, they also want to listen to your ideas. If they pick interest, they will support the idea, and that's how you win.
No matter your circumstances never appear to be hungry or too desperate for money.
Value yourself, and you'll soon earn from that value 🙌
Sometimes we say we’ve done everything the people we admire did but we’ve failed to achieve their ‘success’. Although sometimes they don’t tell us all, it might not necessarily mean that they hid something about their ‘success’. At times, it is because we try to literally apply ideas that were helpful at a time different from ours. What made my father successful may not work for me.
It is helpful to read or listen to experiences of those we admire. However this should always go along with understanding our own times and their uniqueness (if any); and understanding our own abilities. Sometimes we admire people with natural abilities and privileges that we neither have nor can achieve; where trying to follow their path can only lead to frustration. Do not imitate or consume biographies uncritically, analyse and find out what could fit you and your world.
I can relate, especially when I had just finished undergrad, hunting for a job. I had a stint at a restaurant, where I sometimes came to such thoughts… You just have to sustain the pursuit of what you want in life. Sometimes the stars eventually align, sometimes not. But we don’t wait for luck, even if it might come.
I first found this Mzee Charles, painting at a friend's home and was impressed by the attention to detailhe was paying to every drop of paint that went through his brush.
He carefully applied the brush, at times using his finger to apply filler material in corners where the tools could not reach.
When he had finished the work, the walls were so seamlessly painted, sparkling and glittering.
On asking him, he told me that he has been painting for the last 32 years since 1994, and that he has worked on many buildings, big and small across the country.
He told me about the evolution and journey of paints, painting and painting skills and technology in Uganda over the years.
For example, he told me about the stories of Sadolin, Neptune, Peacock and Robiliac paints that pioneered in this space, their characteristics, advantages and disadvantages.
He says that the weather guards,silk, pastes and colour scheming were very limited in the 1990s, explaining the expansion of the colour schemes beyond the 7 rainbow colours of ROYGBIV as we used to have that acronym to help cram the colours.
Months later when I had some painting work, I asked him to do it, and he has not disappointed.
He is honest, patient and respectful, and takes his time to get a perfect result. He is not the type who will rush through a task to get money and ran away.
"I want to do work so that whoever sees appreciates the effort in put in and the result of my hands and calls me back for more work or refers me to those in need of such services, " Charles told me recently.
I recommend him highly for any painting work. You can reach him on +256 703258570.