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BAKE’S NUMBER ONE BUSINESS PRINCIPLE

By 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 you've never done before so as to qualify to expect new results? To succeed in the 21^st 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 1^st 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 3^rd 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 3^rd Sept!

At the same Authors’ Forum, we shall have SAMUEL 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.

Stay blessed and inspired!

TIME-TESTED WAYS TO ACHIEVE YOUR WILDEST DREAMS

By Robert Bake Tumuhaise – MD, WORLD OF INSPIRATION

Capturing the key lessons from the last AUTHORS’ FORUM

“If you think of an idea for so long without acting, drop it to create room for new ideas!” Those words by Sadiq Ali Bohra, the Pakistani businessman who featured in the Celeb Interview at the last Authors’ Forum jolted me out of my comfort zone. From the way he talks and conducts himself, Sadiq is a very humble guy, a trait that has been instrumental in rallying people behind his HenBerg brand. His 21 years of business experience, has taught him many lessons some of which he shared with us: 1. Some things cannot be learnt in school; we have to start and learn them on job. 2. Asians are great at business because their culture ensures that everyone gets exposed to money and business at a young age (in his case, he joined at 15). 3. For us to succeed we should not look at quick fixes; we should start projects looking at results benefiting even the next generations.

I could go on and on, but can I really exhaust what that business guru unveiled? Having written for BBC and Dawns (the longest and most selling newspaper in Pakistan), he also had a lot of advice to writers. All this you will find on the video recording if you order for your own copy at 15,000/= by calling 0774107287 / 0414691595. For now, I must continue the story. Not to the Byamukamas! First was Eng Byamukama Joseph, the famous guitarist, who performed a song of love that filled all the emotional potholes in my heart. Then there was another  Bkyamukama – Dismus – who featured in the Testimony of the Month segment. From having only 40,000 shillings in his life in 2012 to now owning a house of 150 million shillings and several thriving businesses is not an easy feat.  

Well, Byamukama explained the details of how he has advanced at such a Kiprotich speed. One of his secret weapons has been reading, courtesy of the Authors’ Forum. In his testimony he quoted not less than 10 authors, a sign that leaders are readers! He said it all started when he joined the Authors’ Forum and learnt that the right mindset boosted by action can multiply anything. So with his capital of 40,000 shillings, he bought 2 shirts, each at 15,000 and sold each at 40,000. He kept re-investing the money back into the trade. At one point he involved his OBs by giving them shirts to sell to their friends at any price as long as they bring him his 40,000 shillings per shirt… (You will get the entire testimony on the DVD).

There are so many lessons we can draw from Byamuakama’s testimony. One of them is that we can start from where we are. In his case, he started selling his products to his friends and workmates, using small capital. The second lesson is that it matters who you network with. He was clearly networking with the right people who could buy his products and also join him in selling! He quoted the words he had heard Ethan Musolini mention at the Authors’ Forum a few years ago: “You cannot become an eagle if you always hang out with ducks!”

When it came to the inspirational speaker of the month – Wanja Odhiambo – she proved that she is a woman who eats, drinks, breathes and spits fire – the fire of inspiration! “You can’t price something when you don’t know its value,” were her words as she delved into helping us discover our value. Her own experience of going to the UK, her permit expiring and spending months and months staying with a friend without any income, and later starting one of the most globally reviewed and awarded African Restaurants in England was very touching. Indeed, as we had promised, her inspiration was smellable, feelable and touchable! She spoke with energy – leaving no doubt that successful people are made by their dreams, thoughts, decisions and actions.

Wanja’s message eliminated from our minds the thinking that we do not have enough resources to get to where we want to be. We do not need anyone – not even the government – to help us. At the speed of lightening she listed so many resources that Uganda has, which if tapped we can fly to our destiny. She highlighted the things that devalue us as well as those that increase our value, and thus which we can leverage to set our prices. That’s just a jaribu – for her real message watch the DVD. For subscribed members, remember you are entitled to a free DVD every month. The rest, call the numbers above or visit WORLD OF INSPIRATION office at MM Plaza T33 and get your copy at 15,000 shillings.

Before I tell you what actually stole the show, I will remind you that the Authors’ Forum we are talking about took place at the National Theatre on the evening of 2^nd July. The next episode is scheduled for Wednesday 6^th August, 5:30pm to 8:30pm, same venue. We shall be hosting other great authors who have created new ideas that are impacting the world. Let me just whisper this: Dr Edward Kazire will be back! When we hosted him 2 months ago, his message was so powerful and fireful that we didn’t want him to end; but we had to respect time. Due to public demand, he is returning to share with us on the topic: FIGHTING FOR YOUR DREAM. He told us how one time he was met carrying a sack of herbs and gossip spread all over that there was a mad graduate in the village. One wonders what really kept him afloat till he managed to build a 10-billion business, despite all discouraging forces that should have pushed him to give up on his dream. More good news: This week (until 13^th July), we are giving a 10,000 shillings discount on each ticket, meaning you pay 30,000 instead of 40,000 and yet still get your free inspirational book/DVD. Call those numbers.

Finally, the highlight of the day was the ‘Graduation Ceremony’ of 4 ladies and 1 gentleman who received their certificated after completing ACTION PLANNING – a self-discovery course offered by the School of Inspiration at WORLD OF INSPIRATION. For those who were present, you heard from the horse’s mouth how the course changed their lives. One of the things they pointed out was the test they passed of earning from their hobbies and other activities they had never earned from! Well, registration for the next intake is on and classes kick off this Saturday 12^th July. Through this course, you will get to understand the concepts of mission, vision and goals and how they relate to your daily life, work and dreams. You will discover your purpose in life and how your talents & passions relate to it. You will be guided in developing the habits and skills you need to achieve your dreams. This course will empower you to choose which projects, businesses or jobs suit your calling and how to align your daily thoughts, decisions and actions using a simple tool – action plan. With this course, procrastination will be a word of the past.

The entire course is covered in six weekly 3-hour sessions that are flexibly arranged at the convenience of the participants. For this upcoming intake, the sessions will be running for six weeks starting 12^th July 2014, 10am to 1pm, at IPS Building. For now, the course fee (also covering the training materials and a certificate) is 300,000 UGX (soon to be revised). NB:  Authors’ Forum subscribed members pay only half. Call Bake Robert (Managing Director – 0704666851) or Peter Opata (Manager, School of Inspiration – 0702000808) or Ann Zungu (Operations Manager – 0758409081 / 0414691595) to pay and book your slot.

Stay blessed and inspired!

MEETING 2 MILLIONAIRES IN 1 WEEK!

By Robert Bake – MD, World of Inspiration

Last week was so special for me!!! I met 2 millionaires (I am talking in dollar terms – meaning each of these people is worth over 2.5 billion shillings). In this message, I am going to share the key lessons I learnt from them, but then reserve the gist of the matter for Wednesday where one of them will be hosted at the Authors’ Forum (the second one will also be hosted pretty soon).

The second thing that made the week so special is a group of 5 members of the Authors’ Forum who completed ‘ACTION PLANNING’, a high-impact course that World of Inspiration offers. For 6 weeks I’ve witnessed their lives metamorphose, with testimonies that could make a giant shed tears. They now have, on their fingertips, their mission, vision, goals and objectives, and every day they have an action plan that guides them to ensure that each action and decision they make counts. You will witness their ‘Graduation’ as they cheerfully receive certificates during the Authors’ Forum on Wednesday.

Back to the millionaires: one of them is a Pakistani by the names of SADIQ AL BOHRA who joined business at the age of 15 and now at 36 he owns a ‘HenBurg’ franchise that has 3 restaurants in Kampala and is planning to set up more. Back at home he wrote for a ‘Youngs’ magazine, a weekly pullout in ‘Dawns’ newspaper – the oldest and most selling newspaper in Pakistan. He also used to write freelance commentaries for BBC. He has 21 years of business experience, of which he says 90% has been mistakes but he learnt from them and is eager to share those lessons with us. In the Celeb Interview, he will answer questions such as: What makes Asians great at business? What magic do they employ to ensure that their children discover their value, begin being productive and start earning at an early age? E.t.c. I can’t forget to highlight Sadiq’s humility; he stood up and bowed while greeting me!

All this is going to happen this Wednesday 2^nd July, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm, during a powerful inspirational event that everyone knows as AUTHORS’ FORUM – THE GATHERING OF 400 SUCCESS MINDS, at the National Theatre, Kampala. The event is open to anyone who wants to inspire and empower themselves with new ideas. It happens every 1^st Wednesday of the month. This specific one is on the theme ‘HOW TO VALUE & PRICE OUR SERVICES’. Entrance for subscribed members is free while non-members pay 40,000 UGX that gives them an entry ticket plus a free inspirational book or DVD. Booking is done in advance by visiting WORLD OF INSPIRATION (Luwum Street, MM Plaza T33) or by calling 0700487768 / 0774107287 / 0414691595.

The second millionaire I met is ENG. APOLLO BUREGEYA, a subscribed Authors’ Forum member who has earned a lot from real estate and is pursuing a PhD in Concrete Science. He has been my friend for quite some years, but last Friday we met specifically to learn from each other, as part of my habit of meeting at least 1 role-model once a week. My first lesson from this humble tycoon was that where you meet matters; we met at Golf Course for lunch, where there were only serious people – no time-wasters! I had a chance to discuss business, not only with him, but also with his friends, such as the MD of Twed Towers, who is one of the richest Ugandans. I discovered that one of the reasons successful people belong to such clubs as Golf Club is not only for leisure but mostly for networking. My meeting with Apollo wrote 5 clear lessons on my mind (or should I say heart?) in indelible ink. I was planning to share them with you, but another thought came – let’s host him at one of the coming episodes of the Authors’ Forum and you will hear them from the horse’s mouth. But in case you want to network with him at a personal level, he will be present on Wednesday’s and I will take the honour to introduce you to him, if you approach me.

The trust is that on Wednesday history is going to be made! And I can’t thank God enough that I am going to be a witness! The theme is very timely. We need to master the art of valuing and pricing every service/product we give out. Did you know that over 5% of small businesses in Uganda collapse because the entrepreneur feels shy to charge friends and relatives? Do you know that most of the smartly-dressed graduates you see around cannot name the salary they want while seeking for a job? When asked how much they expect to earn they say: “Anything!” or “Whatever you give me!” Have you ever volunteered and along the way you regretted for not having charged after realizing that it’s getting heavy on you? Well, Wednesday’s Authors’ Forum is the answer.  

We are blessed to host an inspirational speaker who is a global power. When you mention the name WANJA ODHIAMBO, bells ring across every continent because of the impact she is causing through various platforms including the 2 tantalizing inspirational books she has written, an impacting women organization (‘Women Arise’) that she runs, and an African-themed restaurant (‘African Experience – Restaurant & Take-Away’) that she owns in England. Wanja is a graduate of DayStar University. At this event she will deliver the inspirational talk of the day. And meeenh! When she begins to speak, you won’t want to blink.

And of course, as promised we shall feature another member of the Authors’ Forum whose testimony could inspire a baby to climb Mt Kilmanjaro while carrying a sack of maize! I met DISMUS BYAMUKAMA while he was still a student and encouraged him to attend the Authors’ Forum, which he did. It was not easy for him to save 20,000 UGX (the price of the ticket then), but he kept sacrificing a lot and attending. He applied the principles he learnt and started a small drugshop which has now grown into a pharmacy. Recently, he bought a house at 150 million shillings! We are not talking of 10 years or even 5 years; he has achieved this in record time. Don’t miss his story in the Testimony segment.

Eeeeh, I might go on and on and on, but I must end this and allow you time to secure your ticket and be at the National Theatre on Wednesday evening for the magogomus Authors’ Forum. Don’t allow anything to stand between you and your coming.

Till then, stay blessed and inspired!

THE RIGHT ATTITUDE OF WEALTH-CREATION

By Robert Bake Tumuhaise

When it comes to earning, saving and growing money, many people think of factors such as hard work, assets, investment, e.t.c, but forget attitude. Well, in my thinking, attitude controls almost everything we do; it determines whether we do it well or poorly. If your attitude is wrong, you will most probably not succeed at anything.

What’s your attitude towards manual work? Some people have failed to succeed because they underestimate certain kinds of work that require physical energy. You want to grow wealthy, don’t fear sweat.

What’s your attitude towards the wealth? Some people think money is evil and so they don’t put in enough efforts to attract it. Others consider it too good that they almost worship it as a god. For some people, every rich person they see around is either corrupt or a thief, a killer or a devil-worshipper. If you have such a faulty attitude, you cannot be motivated enough to work hard and get rich.

What’s your attitude towards saving? Are you willing to make sacrifices and postpone gratification so as to save and invest for the future? There are people who foolishly break their financial muscle by shopping from expensive places and spend all they have other than be seen buying cheap items.

What’s your attitude towards learning? Some people believe they completed education the moment they stepped out of school. How mistaken they are! Many of such people have had their potential locked by their deliberate refusal to open their minds to new ideas. Wealth results from ideas and so if our minds cannot generate new ideas, we should forget about becoming wealthy. The same old recycled traditional ideas can no longer work in the 21^st century.

What’s your attitude towards people? People are part of the units of the chain that links us to our destiny, not a ladder to step on as we climb towards our destiny. A chain is something you can hold onto while a ladder is something you step on. If you’ve been stepping on people’s egos in the process of making money, think twice. You might not enjoy your wealth when you have people around cursing instead of celebrating with you.

What’s your attitude towards challenges? Many people will always look for someone else to blame for their problems instead of taking responsibility to deal with them. Well, my seven years in business have helped me discover that business is about solving problems. If you can solve a problem that society has, you have a reason to charge money. In simple terms, challenges are a business opportunity. If you develop a problem-solving attitude, then you have a sure source of money because you will not only solve your own problems, but the problems of others as well.

Allow me introduce to you two people who have seriously impacted Africa by discovering how to solve problems and are now on their way to becoming billionaires. We shall have an opportunity to listen to them at the coming AUTHORS’ FORUM – THE GATHERING OF 400 SUCCESS MINDS, dabbed ‘LEADING FROM YOUR STRENGTHS’, which will be happening in Kampala, on Wednesday 6^th November, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm, at the National Theatre.

On that day, the first guest is IAN ORTEGA, a 21-year old enterpreneur who has broken records and is shaking the East African markets using his E-marketing skills. He is the brain behind BigEye.ug, Uganda’s most visited website. He is an author of 2 e-books ‘GROWING YOURSELF TO MONEY, TIME AND, FREEDOM’ and ‘THE VIRGIN OF ONLINE BUSINESS’, and his ‘Ortega Group of Companies’ now co-owns BigEye Group, the Joashian Group and the Frian Group. In a live Celeb Interview moderated by SIMON KASYATE, Ortega will challenge us to identify one area where we are good and use it to solve other people’s problems and it becomes a business. "Entrepreneurship is that point where passion and profit intersect…I get paid for being me,” remarks Ortega.

There will be many more exciting and inspiring activities before the event climaxes with an electrifying presentation from ANTHONY GITONGA, a celebrating Kenyan business consultant, certified leadership coach and bestselling author, of books like ‘MADE FOR GREATNESS’, ‘FOUR LEVELS OF LEARNING’ and ‘PATHWAY TO PURPOSE’ (NB: All his 5 books will be on sale at a discount on that day). Anthony’s research indicates that many Africans spend much time trying to fix weaknesses, forgetting all about their strengths, yet nobody has ever reached greatness by only fixing their weaknesses, but rather by tapping into their strengths. His presentation will give us the key to unlock our strengths and begin leading in our various areas of competence.

This event is open to the public as long as one has secured an entry ticket, which goes for 20,000 UGX only. We have limited space, only 400 seats, and more than ¾ have already been booked. So if you want to be part of this historical event, call us on 0700487768 / 0774107287 / 0414691595 and your ticket will be delivered to you NOW at no extra cost. Alternatively, you can come and buy your ticket at WORLD OF INSPIRATION (Luwum Street, MM Plaza T33); we are always open from 9am to 9pm, Monday to Saturday.

Don’t forget to forward this invitation to all the people you care about because this might be their long-awaited turning point for which you will take credit.

So colleagues, let’s meet there and get inspired.

Making Excellence my Habit!