HAVE YOU CHANGED

HAVE YOU CHANGED

Change is the difference between where you are and where you have come from. The difference between where you are and where you want to go is imagination.

Allan

WHY I NEED TEN THOUSAND IDEAS

WHY I NEED TEN THOUSAND IDEAS

Only one in ten of my ideas ever get off the ground. Only one in a hundred gets established. However, maybe one in a thousand ever earns a profit. Logic tells me that I should give up. On the contrary, I think up thousands of ideas to increase my chances of success.

Allan

The DREAM TEAM

The DREAM TEAM

A man who keeps his word and a woman of virtue make a great team.

Allan

 

JUST START AGAIN

JUST START AGAIN

I don't know if you have ever felt the frustration of trying to correct something that began on the wrong foot. Deep down you know that the beginning was poor, but you secretly keep hoping that things will work out, and that someone else will correct the problem. You spend a great deal of energy working on repairs, fire fighting and unclogging systems blocks. You pay penalties for inefficiency and have to do something over several times before it comes out the way you want. But even then, you know it is not the best. This can go on for years and decades and in some countries for centuries. Deep down you know what you should do. You should start again. You should start again and lay a new foundation for the future you want to build. It does not matter how long this has been going on, nothing will change until you start again. I know because I have had to start again in one department after fifteen years. Don't let yours get this bad.

Allan

 

TRANSFORMATION IS A GERM

TRANSFORMATION IS A GERM

Transformation begins with a germ of an idea that is sustained by values until the environment changes.

Allan

I can do all things...

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!

TIME IN AFRICA

TIME IN AFRICA

Many people find it hard to understand time keeping in Africa. And I do agree that Africans are blessed with more time than the west could ever hope for. However, I have observed two things that may ease the burden of some, and quicken the success of others. If the event is focused and of great enough value, there will be no issue with managing time. But if the event is not focused and punitive, keeping time will remain a serious challenge.

Allan