admin
HAVE you ever looked at some of the most successful individuals in society and wondered how they got to be where they are and the secret behind their good fortune?
In most cases we tend to attribute some successes to luck, rather than strategic planning, risk taking, hard work and positivity, among other things.
Award winning poet, actor, television presenter, motivational speaker and author, Tendai Humbasha Maduwa, devised the perfect roadmap for attaining greatness in his upcoming motivational book “Nuggets of Success”, which is set to be launched on July 31.
The book gives insights, tips and hints on dream development while at the same time shedding more light on personal development, career guidance and goal setting.
The author used his poetic skills to fire warning shots of what to expect in the book in two poems precluding the first chapter.
Maduwa kicked off by emphasising the importance of mindset positioning in the first segment dedicated to identifying one’s potential, pointing out that our future is based on personal philosophy.
“You can be anyone you wish to be in life only if you believe in yourself before anyone even notices the potential you have,” he says.
The author goes on to cite other scholarly views, illuminating the subject matter from various angles. Citing Dr Albert Bandura’s concept of self-efficacy, he highlighted that people who believe that they can achieve what they set out to do are healthier, more effective and generally more successful than those with low self esteem.
I found the contents in this chapter informative and the way in which Maduwa expressed his views left me with a different perspective about the power in positive thinking.
Cutting across the issues of decision making, passion, motivation and inspiration among other things, the first few pages are loaded with encouraging insights.
If you don’t have dreams or goals you set for yourself in life, your progress towards where you are destined to be lacks direction.
Author and preacher Bill Hybels once said visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces, but rather than get paralysed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution.
Maduwa must have been on the same wavelength with Hybels when he dissected the issue of dreams and how they can be developed.
The numerous steps mentioned which lead to individuals realising their dreams can include vision setting, activating one’s self and chasing after the dream to mention a few.
“Having developed a dream does not in any way assure you of a career; it actually marks the beginning of the journey. All activities of career development need to be directly linked to the aspired goal. The journey to the ideals self is determined by self-motivation, self-activation and objectivity,” says Maduwa while he elaborates on the fact that having dreams alone is not enough but the action taken after is significant.
Another interesting topic that was covered is stress management, with the author highlighting some of the causes and solutions.
According to the book, stress is said to emanate from an attempt to reactivate history, or obsessive-compulsive thinking based on past experiences as well as failed attempts at activating the future, among other things.
Several avenues of preventing stress or relieving it are then presented and explained with clarity.
The few issues I have mentioned in this review are just a tip of the iceberg, as the book is packed to the last page with systematic strategies that could lead individuals to achieving their goals.
Fusing his creativity with the pen and motivational skills, Maduwa has managed to manufacture a remedy for leading a successful lifestyle. As the title suggests, this book carries valuable pieces of life coaching tips.
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter