BAKE’S NUMBER ONE BUSINESS PRINCIPLE Robert Bake Tumuhaise I no longer dream small because I’ve accumulated enough evidence to prove to me that success is possible – not just for others, but for you and I as well. I am now focused on creating more 100 jobs for Ugandans between now and the end of 2015. I want to release 3 new books and hit the 1 million dollar networth mark in that same period. I am determined to demonstrate results that will inspire young people to stop crying over the delayed youth loans, rampant corruption, inadequate education system… and get down to doing what they are passionate about and succeed at it. You must be asking yourself how I hope to achieve such scary targets. Well, there are 5 key principles that I am employing in my pursuit of these and all my other goals, but for the sake of this message I will share with you my number one. I’ve seen this principle work for the likes of Patrick Bitature, my mentor who also happens to be the second richest Ugandan (according to Forbes). It was also clearly evident in the message that millionaires Amos Wekesa and Edward Kazire passionately shared with us at the last Authors’ Forum. By the way, many of you have been asking why I never shared with you the summary of what transpired at the last Authors’ Forum. The truth is that the message was too life-changing that I could not afford to distort it. Possibly I haven’t heard such a message in 5 years! I also refused to share it as a way of hitting at – kwegamba kulumya – those who never took the event serious and missed! For once I wanted to disappoint who wait to be spoon-fed. But not all is lost; we have a DVD recording that you can get at 15k and watch for yourself what these two titans unleashed on the theme ‘FIGHTING FOR YOUR DREAM’. Before I get to my number one success principle, I notice that we are left with just 4 months to end 2014. How time flies! Didn’t the year start ‘yesterday’? Many are afraid as to whether they will achieve the New Year resolutions they set for this year. They could have tried their best, but haven’t seen satisfactory results yet or they could have sat back and relaxed hoping that the government, relatives or friends will help them. Either way, time is catching up with them. I have a question I am asking myself right now and I challenge you to also ask yourself: Bake, as you left home this morning, what new thing did you plan to do differently that youve never done before so as to qualify to expect new results? To succeed in the 21st century, we must think and act differently. This was the genesis of the Authors’ Forum, an inspirational event that WORLD OF INSPIRATION holds at the National Theatre, on the evening of every 1st Wednesday of the month. I started it as a platform for individuals who wanted to think and act in ways that set them apart; those who wanted to create, invent, innovate. I called it ‘Authors’ Forum’, drawing insight from the spectrum of creativity. To ‘author’ is ‘to create’. Many people know authors as writers. But in reality, authorship goes beyond writing. We refer to God as ‘the Author of Life’, not just to mean that he ‘wrote’ but rather that he created life – he made something new. As co-creators with God, we are tasked to create and innovate in order to leave this world better than we found it. So the Authors’ Forum brings together creators of new ideas. If one idea has failed, give yourself a chance to try another; don’t remain stuck in one position, repeating the same thing over and over again, yet expecting better results. If you’ve been making losses ever since you entered a certain venture five years ago but are still insisting in it without changing your strategies, then you are not being persistent but rather stubborn. Same with if you have been in a job that you hate for more than a year. You are not stuck in it; you are not mentally lame; you can move to other opportunities. I know that there are many people reading this article who have financial and other burdens hanging over their necks and are wishing that somehow they could land on a magical button they can touch and it opens the tap to all solutions. Sorry, but there isn’t such a button. There are people whose problems have become so perennial that they’ve been praying and fasting that a miracle can instantly happen or else... I don’t deny that miracles happen, but I am aware that even God want us to first do something to showcase our faith before miracles can happen. In other words we must do something radical if we want to see radical results. Finally, I get to my number one business principle – investing in people. My decade of experience in business have taught me that when you stop running after money and instead concentrate doing what improves people’s lives, money and other benefits will begin running after you! Somehow, these people will pay you back by buying your products, recommending your services, notifying you of opportunities, giving you advice, warning you of impeding danger… Even if you hide deep in the forest, once you have unique value that you are offering, people will make a footpath up to where you are! Since the days of Adam and Eve, there is no human being who has ever registered real success in any field without giving value to society because that is the best investment you can ever male. You can never go wrong when you give value to people; it leaves an indelible stamp on their hearts. If you are employed or are doing business, but are not giving real value to people, think twice. For the last five years, WORLD OF INSPIRATION, the company I founded, has been giving value to society through publishing inspirational literature and availing it to the people; offering skills development through our School of Inspiration, and organising the Authors’ Forum – Uganda’s leading inspirational event where we get to learn from and interact with the top creative, innovative and enterprising minds in the country. Take an example of our next Authors’ Forum that will happen on Wednesday 3rd Sept, 5:30pm to 8:30pm, in the Main Auditorium of the National Theatre, under the theme: MANAGING STRESS AND WORK PRESSURE. At this event, we shall bring to you His Excellency Boney M. Katatumba, a renowned business mogul and Honorary Consul of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Uganda. Katatumba joined business at the age of 7 and started with selling banana juice on the roadside. While in secondary school, he competed with serious businessmen and won a contract of managing a students’ hostel where he got to employ 60 staff. While at the university, he started a car-washing business that employed 50 people. At the age of 28 he became a millionaire, not in Ugandan shillings, but rather in green US dollars! Talk of adding value to society and earning big from it! There’s so much about this man – you will hear it from the horse’s mouth come 3rd Sept! At the same Authors’ Forum, we shall have Samuel A. Bakutana, a distinguished leadership consultant, trained counsellor, bestselling author and famous organisational trainer also speaking to us. We shall have a celebrity interview, mind-sharpening competitions, showcasing of rare talent, and entertainment from a live band – all intended to help us overcome stress and work pressure so as to give value to society and prosper. If you are wondering how you can be part of this life-metamorphosing event, give me a shout today on 0704666851 or 0712868424 and get your ticket at Ug Shs 40,000. With this ticket, I will also give you a free inspirational book or DVD of your choice because I want to add value to you. When I joined business, the first 2 years were severely trying, financially. I would choose between boarding a taxi and having lunch. During that period, I made a decision that effective the day I buy a car, I will always give people lifts. So recently, I gave a lift to some strangers. Upon arrival, they wanted to pay but I told them that I was doing it for God. One of them shed tears as she explained that had I not assisted, she was prepared to miss lunch because she had been left with only transport fare after buying her child’s medicine. Imagine the joy I felt! I admit, this message was damn long! If you’ve read it up to this point, congratulations; you are determined to succeed. Now share the entire message with you family, colleagues and friends via email, Facebook, Twiiter, blogs, printed copies… Let every Ugandan discover this success secret of giving value. That way, you will also be giving value to society – investing in people.
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 08:01:22 +0000
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