The sum total of a mans life are his words.
Allan Bukusi
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Are you a Money Maximizer or Money Minimizer?
I have come to realize that it is
possible to rich and appear to be poor (not have money). While it is also
possible to be poor and appear rich (having a lot of money to show off). The
principle is that of maximizers and minimizers.
Maximizers find a way to stretch
and multiply every dollar they earn. Maximizers invest in buildings, property and
social enterprise, thus they never have any money left leave alone extra or
loose cash. They may be worth millions in term of substance, but never have
cash to spend on some of the more “fun” things that the minimizer loves on
enjoy. The minimiser will use his earnings to take care of his basic needs and
then use the rest to have fun and borrow more money to spend. The minimizer (it
seems odd) is never broke but does not really own anything.
The quote in the book of Proverbs
“ there is that maketh rich, yet has nothing; three is that maketh himself poor
yet hath great riches’ is a powerful meditative text that will tax you to think
carefully about how much you are really worth. Consider carefully whether you
are a maximizer or a minimizer when it comes to earning money and creating
wealth. If you are a maximizer and don’t have the money you want, console
yourself that you have wealth. If you
are a minimize and enjoying life, consider the risk you run of losing
everything you (don’t) have. However, in my considered wisdom it is better to avoid
extremes and manage your life in between.
Allan Bukusi
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Three things are necessary for good employment
Three things are necessary for
good employment; academic, process and interpersonal skills. While academic
knowledge was used to map job skills in days gone by, today’s jobs require
process skills. Unfortunately, process skills change rapidly, dramatically and exponentially
and in ways academics cannot predict. Work
also requires interaction, engagement and collaboration with other people. The
quality of this communication has a direct bearing on output and productivity.
While interpersonal skills are not directly taught in school and are assumed to
be a product of ‘upbrining” and culture, this assumption often leads to unwarranted
communication disasters in the workplace. Employers find it necessary to
develop employee work ethics and communication skills just to retain a productive
community. In employment academic skills are not enough, process skills need to
be updated, however, interpersonal skills are essential for success.
Allan Bukusi
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Villagers and the village
The reason villagers never leave the village is they think
the village is the world.
Allan Bukusi
Leadership, Authority & Power
The president of Haiti and the
president of USA have the same authority, but not the same power. Power, the capacity
for violence, the command of force and the control of resources is not enjoyed to the
same extent by all leaders. A leader may
have more power than the people, but the leader of many and the leader of a few are both leaders. Authority is delegated, power is acquired while
leadership is assigned. The judicious use of leadership,
power and authority amount to effective rule.
Allan Bukusi
Life is a wonder
It is ironic that the impact of our lives on earth is so
little and so late it is a wonder that it is worth it.
Allan Bukusi
Monday, April 11, 2016
The Seven Laws of Creation
The
Seven Laws of Creation
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The law of origin
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The law of nature
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The law of characteristics
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The law of purpose
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The law of design
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The law of process
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The law of destruction
These laws find application in multiple spheres of
human existence. From social organization to entrepreneurial activity and from
education to personal development. The first four laws are of the type
manufacturers of phones would call SIM LOCKED. In other words they are
pre-conditional for any type of creation to proceed. While very few inventors
may lay claim to having original thought in creating new paradigms of existence
for the good of humanity, most inventors are innovators who make use of
existing concepts. While the creators of handwriting, the wheel and the
fundamental process of construction can be said to be true creators, the use of
documentation, vehicles and types of housing are only innovations.
The law of origin states that the origin of a thing
is beyond the thing. In other words everything has a creator. It is the reason
why we are more impressed with the creator than the thing. The maker has
pre-eminence over the creature.
The second law states that every creation has a
context in which it is dependent for existence, survival and success. The “set”
of a play enables the “act” and therefore facilitates the actors to unfold the
play. The context enables the recognition and placement of the creation.
The third law of creation states that the
characteristics or the character of the item defines its function and
operation. The character of the creation must be functional within the
environment in which it exists for it to be of use.
The fourth law is the law of purpose. The creation
must add value. The unique functionality enables it to be identified as such
while its purpose justifies its creation. Without a specific and unique
purpose, its placement, deployment and usefulness among other creations is of
questionable value.
The fifth law of creation is design. This is where
most creators classified as inventors or innovators start. This law states that
a creation is captured and can be registered by its unique design. This design
can be the process of manufacture or the unique nature and signature of the
item. Creators therefore focus of creating something new or creating a new
perspective of already existing creations. While the true patent is of the
creator of origin (law 1), subsidiary patents can be quantified so long as all
the primary laws (1-4) are not tampered with.
The sixth law is the law of consistency. This law
states that the application of a creation must be consistent and yield
consistent results – consistently. In other words a creation that functions
once and does not generate the same results when repeated is not a creation.
The creation must meet the scientific standard of repeat out comes to qualify
as a creation. A pig gives birth to a pig. Nevertheless Edison’s lamp would not
qualify as a creation if it only worked the first ten times.
The seventh law of creation states that what is
created can be destroyed. What is created can become obsolete. This can also be
interpreted as the law of updation. This law prevents inventors from becoming
complacent and satisfied with their creation to the extent that it fails to
accomplish the purpose for which it was created. In other words inventors can
only claim their creation if they maintain it.
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