A dream without action is an illusion
Dr. Edward Mungai
Thought Leader | Global Climate Change & Sustainability Expert | Certified Executive Leadership Coach
Today was kind of the official start of the program and this was marked by detailed introductions of all the fellows both the African fellows, the 25 of us and 10 USA fellows who are headed to China. The room was a tiny room and was filled up with the fellows and some of the trustee of the fellowship. This was the most inspirational room I have ever been in. People shared their stories and what they want to do after the fellowship and man! The African continent is on a transformation path courtesy of the Eisenhower fellowship.
All of us want to move to significance and this will be done through giving back selflessly to our continent. The theme was almost the same as Yesterday’s, WE THE PEOPLE have the key to changing Africa. As a gesture from the Eisenhower fellowship, one gets a key to the Eisenhower house. The key has two significances; one, it is a key to change open the doors that will change the world and two, whenever you are in Philadelphia you have a place to visit and somebody will be ready for you no matter what.
Key lessons from yesterday’s session:
·The African dream is valid and we will achieve it if WE as the citizens takes individual responsibility of not asking what is it in for me, but being there to help and to give! All the individuals have great plans to give back to our continent.
· To deliver results, you have to be super inspired and you must have a dream and action towards the dream. A dream without action is an illusion and the team showed me this is true colors…... so let us get moving!
· Small baby steps will make the deal happen. We have to look at the big picture and break it into pieces that we can manage and before we realize it we will have arrived to a place called success. This morning I attend mass as which I try to every day and it is a great coincidence that it was the feast of St. Francis of Assisi and what a great example in line with this learning that he did small things and to use the words of the priest this morning, Franciscans are now like rats in the world.
·So the short of it is, let us live our dreams and we will change our world, not for our benefits but for the benefits of the future generations whom we have borrowed the world from. When you see next time, please ask me how you can help in building this movement where am proclaiming that the citizens need to be connected with the private sector to help government deliver better livelihoods to WE THE PEOPLE and at the same time make tons and tons of money…. And that is what I call responsible business.
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8 年Very well said.Indeed,focus,persistence,consistence and synergy are key in achieving the long term goals.
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8 年I will come and see you in your office and we can look at ways on which I can contribute
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8 年This is very well summed up. We have a mission to change this world... note "We". the Vision is the desired impact we would like to see or the desired place we would like to take this globe. The action or the strategy is what we do on a daily, weekly, monthly etc to achieve the Vision. Setting short term milestones enables us to remain positive and not to be discouraged when results are not coming by as soon. The change the world journey is long, small positives here and there are the encouragement we need to keep towards our vision. Focus is a key ingredient to achieving this vision and ultimately deliver our mission to change the world.
Facilitator Corporate Governance training Courses. Fellow of the Institute of Directors in Kenya
8 年Many have dreams about igniting common action for the development of our continent. Unfortunately, and perhaps because it takes too long to see change, or because every good idea is hijacked, then not much seems to be achieved. Your call to action is definitely most welcome, unfortunately it seems to me that agreement on the critical priorities and key issues to be addressed so greatly fragments and dissipates our collective effort such that we remain divided and ineffective. I am constantly reminded of the Hedgehog concept based on the Greek parable of the fox and the hedgehog that says "the fox never learns that the hedgehog knows how to do one thing perfectly- to defend itself." What are we good at and passionate about in Africa? Whose agenda are we pushing? What are our priorities? Hence as stated at the Kampala African Leadership Forum- Towards a Conference onSecurity, Stability, Development and Co-operation in Africa May 19 - 21, 1991 "Correcting these imbalances is our responsibility. We can learn from the experiences of others, we can borrow ideas and technologies but the action, policies and priorities we determine and implement are our responsibility"