SUCCESS TIP OF THE YEAR!!!

Every year I always select a special inspirational message among all ideas that have ever come to my mind and share that message with you. Now for this year, my special message is about the power of feedback. It might change your life completely.

For over 3 years now, I have always sent a short inspirational message to Authors’ Forum members and to all my friends, once a week. To ensure my message goes only to those who value it, I always delete from the mailing list anyone who spends 4 months without responding. But it shocks me when such people come complaining and blaming me for removing them. Question is: “Am I an angel to know that you read and liked my message if you don’t let me know?”

If you want to succeed in your career, work, business and life generally, learn to give feedback. Your customer who keeps telling you which products were or were not good is giving you feedback; don’t get mad at him/her. It could be your wife who keeps complimenting you when you are smart and rebuking you when you are shabby; she’s helping you to dress like the great man you are.

Ever sent a proposal to someone who kept you waiting for weeks and months without saying “Yes” or “No”? There are people you write an email to but they respond by sending you forwards, most of which are irrelevant to your needs. They don’t seem to know of the ‘Compose’ function! People want to know you care enough to write to them other than sending chain messages that have been forwarded thousands of times.

What of people you call and he says he is in the middle of something and promises to call you back in 30 minutes and you wait forever? Personally I always try my best to call back, except for perennial beepers!

Then there’s where you make a promise and fail. It’s good to say the truth instead of making the other person wait forever. If it’s a job you promised and you find you don’t have it, communicate to the person. If you had an appointment at 10am and you know you are going to be late, don’t call 1 minute to the time to say you will delay for an hour when the other person is already waiting and don’t blame it on traffic jam, if it’s not the cause.

Feedback is so crucial even in the territory of love. Marriages have been ruined just because one spouse doesn’t respond to calls and missed calls or one keeps telling the other “I love you” and the other just responds “Okay”! Yiiiiiiiiiii! And for the singles, imagine proposing marriage to a lady and you wait for her feedback for a day, a week, a month, five months! You find yourself dying in installments, ha ha ha!

Now, if I don’t get your feedback on this message, will I be wrong to assume you didn’t appreciate it?

Before I say bye, allow me remind all Authors’ Forum members who haven’t attended our training session in PROJECT/BUSINESS PLANNING that we shall be conducting it again this coming Monday 21^st May 10am to 1pm. It’s totally free, except for non-subscribed members who need to pay 50,000/= to attend. For the other trainings in ACTION PLANNING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, CUSTOMER CARE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, e.t.c, will also be happening soon.

I can’t also forget to remind you that the discount on the tickets for the coming Authors’ Forum is ending with this week. You can get your ticket at 15,000/=, but from next week on it will get to 20,000/=. The Forum is slated for Wednesday 6^th June, 5-8pm at the National Theatre. The theme is ‘TEN MONEY MISTAKES TO AVOID IN BUSINESS’ and the main Speaker is PETER MUNGOMA, Country Manager Zuku TV. Call 0704666851/ 0712868424 and secure your ticket NOW.

Stay inspired and blessed.