Aibu! No, really, the trend that has developed, with everybody living like they are in a Clint Eastwood westerner, is nothing short of despicable. Show me one respectable, wealthy individual who hasn't put in the time and sacrifice to reap the rewards. Nani? Reginald Mengi? Ali Mufuruki? Susan Mashibe? Emelda Mwamanga-Mtunga? Kila mmoja wao put in the time, made the effort, resisted temptation and made sacrifices to get to where they are. Sasa kwanini mimi na wewe tujidai tunajua zaidi na kutafuta dili za kuiba ili tuonekane kama na sisi tumefika? Huo ni ulimbukeni tu wa kawaida. There is no shortcut to success people. Like a farmer who cannot expect to sow today and reap tomorrow ama sleep all year round and start working like mad in the last month and expect to get his or her yield, we must all, in our respective areas, respect the law of the farm.
Put in the time to be successful today and always
In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell writes that those that have become the best they are (Bill Gates, Steve Jobs etc) put in no less than 10,000 hours of work to master their skill. Kijana wakitanzania, kama ukweli unataka mafanikio yatakayodumu, you need to put in the time to be the best you can be in that area. Whether you have to work overtime and weekends and forgo hanging out then that's what it takes. That's what it has cost everyone you admire. If you want their success, you also have to put in their sacrifice. To live like nobody lives, you have to work like nobody works (siyo kuiba like nobody steals).
Quality attracts so make the effort
There is a concept I have learnt that I will forever be grateful to God for - 'work more than you get paid for'. It sounds crazy, right? Here's the thing, when you put in more effort than the equivalent you receive in payment, you send the message that you are more concerned with satisfying the client (or your employer) than you are about the pay. That quality performance is of greater importance to you than making a quick buck. People see that and they will bring you more business (more promotions/salary increases - although I encourage everyone to have an exit strategy from employment, we need more Tanzanian employers ( a topic for another day)) and you will earn more with repeat patronage than you would have with that one "deal". There are no two ways about it, you must put in the time and make the effort. It is putting in the time to work when everybody else was at play, it was working more than I got paid for that actually ended up bringing in more business than the initial assignment and of course, remaining ethical in all I did that has build the Professional Approach brand to be what it is (and it is still growing).
Honesty is the best policy
Hey, usidhani watu wanaoamua kutokutoa rushwa, kutokufoji makaratasi na kulipa kodi ni wajinga ama wanahela za kutupa. Hizo hela zinawauma lakini wanajua msimamo wao ndiyo mtaji wao. The most respectable and wealthy people I know and have ever heard of, wamesacrifice muda, money na mali because they chose not to cheat the system to get ahead. They are still in business today, making billions, sleeping sound.
Inatisha sana ukisikia idadi ya vijana wanaofukuzwa makazini, sasa sana kwenye sekta ya fedha; mabenki nakadhalika, ama kuona mtu ambaye ndiyo kwanza ameanza kazi lakini anaendesha gari la kifahari, anaishi kwenye nyumba ya ajabu. Huyo mtu, kama hasaidiwi na familia, basi anamuibia muajiri muda ama mali, kujinufaisha yeye mwenyewe. This is played out people. Do you know that ethics and integrity are increasingly top considerations employers place on employees and responsible business performance is of paramount importance to investors looking for business partners? It's a worldwide phenomenon (google it). The more integrated the world has become, they more conscious we become of good governance, the more ethical business practices influence your success. More and more employers choose to employ or partner with foreigners (Kenyans, Ugandans, Malawians) rather than Tanzanians kwasababu baadhi ya vijana, tumesahau maadili na kwa ulimbukeni wetu, tunaharibu maisha yetu ya baadaye by focusing on 'satisfying our stomachs' now at the expense of putting in the effort to invest in our future.
Wanaojaribu kushort-circuit the system may have money today, but you'll find them back on the street kesho, bado wakiongea kuhusu "mishe mishe". Kijana wakitanzania, usidanganyike. Dili hazilipi hata kidogo.
Respect 'the law of the farm'
It doesn't matter that everybody else is doing it. Remember that Tanzania isn't "an island unto itself". We are now a large market and regional commercial hub. If you plan on being in the game for the long haul, competing with local and foreign players, basi put in the effort now to reap the rewards gradually and continually. This is the law of the farm people; you clear the land, prepare it with nutrients, plant, tend to it, water it then wait! All the time you have put in, every effort you have made, all the temptations to cheat the system you have resisted, the sacrifices you have made by staying disciplined have sown seeds. Watu watakutambua, nafasi zitakuja, kazi yako itathaminiwa na mafinikio yako yatakua endelevu.
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