Knowledge worth sharing... How to Achieve your Personal goal by doing less

            1.     Set Goals - Clarify What You Want

Keep goals in sight. Always know where you are now and which direction you are going. Make your goals SMART.

2.      Take Action  - Get the Right Things Done

Stop being busy. Prioritize and focus. Achieve more that matters by doing less that distracts.

3.      Visualize  - Visualize to Succeed

Visualize your goal clearly, on a daily basis. Seeing is believing, believing is doing, and doing is success.

4.      Track Time  - Get More Done Faster

Track time and stop wasting life. Use animated and offline time trackers no matter where you complete the task.

5.      Success Habits -  Build Goal Enabling Habits

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Reach goals on automatic pilot.

6.      Goal Journal  - Keep a Journal for Goals

Record your journey. Map out your progress. Stay motivated and be accountable for your success.

7.      Review & Restart -  Keep your goals on track.

See your progress in beautiful 3D charts. Review anywhere, such as Outlook, iCal, Google Calendar.

Money talk.... Networth versus Self-worth

“What we must decide is perhaps how we are valuable rather than how valuable we are”
Edgar Z. Friedenberg, The Vanishing Adolescent

Networth is an external measure of ones worth in financial terms, while self-worth is an internal measure of how much one’s value of oneself. In our society, there is a tendency to attach self-worth and other people’s approval to material things and ostentation.

The dangers of materialism
A society that celebrates a person’s worth based on his or her assets, connections, and influence is superficial, as it builds a social strata based on material things. When people are “encouraged” to amass and cling to possessions, when their sole pursuits are on making profit, seeking pleasure, and obtaining position, it leaves little energy, time, and ability to focus on their real purpose and the things that really matter.

A materialistic society rates individuals not on personal character and achievement, but rather on the fantastic shows of ostentation. In many nations, a societal value system has evolved where material fortune is more widely celebrated than diligence, honesty, honor and integrity; such virtues are seldom accorded the respect they deserve.

As materialism becomes endemic and a society equates self-worth with networth, placing with far too much emphasis on money, power, position, and possessions and acknowledging and celebrating wealth without questioning its source, there is a tendency for people to go to extremes in order to increase their networth at all costs and by any means possible, which ultimately leads to dishonesty and corruption.

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HOTUBA YA BAJETI YA MWAKA 2012 - 2013 YA SERIKALI YA JAMUHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA.

Waziri Wa Fedha Dkt Mgimwa akiwakilisha hotuba ya bajeti.

I   UTANGULIZI:

1.         Mheshimiwa Spika, naomba kutoa hoja kwamba Bunge lako Tukufu liweze kujadili na kupitisha makadirio ya mapato na matumizi ya Serikali kwa mwaka wa fedha 2012/2013.  Pamoja na hotuba hii, nimewasilisha vitabu vinne vya Bajeti vinavyoelezea takwimu mbalimbali za Bajeti. Kitabu cha Kwanza kinaelezea makisio ya mapato.   Kitabu cha Pili kinaelezea makisio ya matumizi ya kawaida kwa Wizara, Idara zinazojitegemea; Taasisi na Wakala wa Serikali; cha Tatu kinahusu makisio ya matumizi ya kawaida kwa Mikoa na Mamlaka za Serikali za Mitaa na cha Nne kinaelezea makadirio ya matumizi ya maendeleo kwa Wizara, Idara zinazojitegemea, Taasisi na Wakala za Serikali; Mikoa na
Mamlaka za Serikali za Mitaa. Aidha, upo Muswada wa Sheria ya Fedha wa mwaka 2012 ambao ni sehemu ya Bajeti hii.

2.  Mheshimiwa Spika, awali ya yote, naomba nitumie fursa hii kumshukuru kwa dhati Mheshimiwa Dkt. Jakaya Mrisho
Kikwete, Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania kwa imani kubwa aliyonayo kwangu kwa kuniteua kuwa Waziri wa Fedha. Naahidi kutekeleza majukumu niliyokabidhiwa kwa umakini na uaminifu mkubwa.

3.         Mheshimiwa Spika, napenda kuwapongeza wafuatao kwa kuteuliwa na Mheshimiwa Rais kuwa mawaziri kama ifuatavyo: Mhe. Prof. Sospeter Mwijarubi Muhongo (Mb); Mhe. Mhandisi Christopher Kajoro Chiza (Mb); Mhe. Dkt. Harrison George Mwakyembe (Mb); Mhe. Dkt. Fenella Ephraim Mukangara (Mb); Mhe. Balozi Khamis Sued Kagasheki (Mb); Mhe. Dkt. Abdallah Omari Kigoda (Mb). Aidha, napenda kuwapongeza wafuatao kwa kuteuliwa kuwa naibu mawaziri katika Wizara mbalimbali, Mhe. Janet Zebedayo Mbene (Mb); Mhe. Saada Mkuya Salum (Mb); Mhe. Dkt. Seif Suleiman Rashid (Mb.); Mhe. George Boniface Simbachawene (Mb.); Mhe.  January Yusuf Makamba (Mb.); Mhe. Dkt. Charles John Tizeba (Mb.); Mhe. Amos Gabriel Makalla (Mb.); Mhe. Angela Jasmine Kairuki (Mb.); Mhe. Stephen Julius Maselle (Mb.); na Mhe. Mhandisi Dkt. Binilith Satano Mahenge (Mb). Kadhalika, nampongeza Mhe. James Mbatia (Mb) kwa kuteuliwa na Mhe. Rais kuwa Mbunge.

 BOFYA HAPA CHINI KUENDELEA

SCF to launch POS database

Small and Medium Enterprise Competitiveness Facility (SCF) is set to launch a Point of Sale (POS) database which aims at assisting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to boost their sales to both domestic and international markets.

The product which targets small and medium entrepreneurs who process and sell food products will be launched tomorrow (Tuesday 12, June This year) in Dar es Salaam.

The database equipped with market information for Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar markets will help entrepreneurs to increase their sales through identification of appropriate distribution channels based on market segments

Speaking to press in his office in Dar es Salaam at the weekend, SCF Project Director Casmir Makoye said his office decided to develop POS database after it realized that many entrepreneurs were applying to be assisted to carry out market research which at times turns to be costly to the entrepreneurs.

“In carrying out our duties as SCF, we realized that many entrepreneurs do seek to carry out market research. We have been assisting them in that line, but we later realized that not all market research that one does gives a positive result, despites the expense one has incurred in the process. These are some reasons that pushed us to come up with this POS database, that will greatly assists SMEs,” he said.  

According to Mr. Makoye POS database is a system that has taken all necessary food products outlets in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.

He said in coming up with the POS database, they managed to survey 13,000 market outlets in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, touching on 19 major food categories.

“Given that vast market survey we have in the database, a food processor will find out where a particular product has a higher demand,” Mr. Makoye said.

Mentioning some benefits consumers of this product will have, the Project Director said the processor will be able to decide on the market he/she wants to take a food product depending on the level of his/her production.

“The database will show a producer where there are few distributors of a similar product but the market demand for his/her product is high.

“Third, it helps a processor to design his distribution channels. This means that he will be able to decide which market to take his products.

“Fourth, using the results of this POS database will help the processor or distributor to know what kind of food products that are not in the market but have higher demand. This can even allow a processor to do product deviation after seeing an opportunity.

“This database has contact details of the distributors, the name of the agents and variety of products he/she sells and even the size of his shop (floor steps) of which will help the producer or the processors to know the sales capacity of the said agent or distributor,” explained Mr. Makoye.

The Project Director was confident that if SMEs embrace POS database, they will increase their sales and intern increase their profit, thereby contributing to the national economic growth.

Tuongeze elimu kidogo…..What Underwear Taught Me About Customer Service……. It s Worth reading….

My first ever job was born out of necessity. I needed the money or I would starve! It was my first semester at the University of Houston and of all semesters to arrive, I choose to come in the spring semester where the temperatures were treacherously low. Sadly my first job was to referee soccer games outside in the blistering cold! The job was wretched, I hated it and felt sick almost everyday from the merciless weather. At that time I could not afford proper winter attire so I made do with whatever I could lay my hands  on.  I was able to routinely manufacture winter gloves by placing several latex gloves over each hand, but this did little to mitigate the cold sneaking through my fingers!

It was a relief when I finally got a  job that required me to work indoors. I was assigned to do inventory management at the University gym. It was 10 times better than freezing in the cold and I even got to watch TV during downtime! The only problem was the inventory, which included various sports uniforms and equipment. This was not really an issue until I realized that I had to wash them also. So people would dump their sweaty uniforms and I had to cart them off for laundry dispensation. If that was not bad enough I came to find out that  I also had to wash a certain item called jockstraps. The first time I heard about jockstraps I was confused I thought they were some type of shorts. In a way I was right but they were more than shorts…they were male underwear used to protect the male genitalia during sports and other vigorous activities. I stood  rooted in confusion when I realized that they were part of the repertoire of uniforms I had to wash! Somehow I had gotten  a job as an underwear washer!

MANDELA IMAGES IN NEW SOUTH AFRICAN NOTES

SA'S new banknotes will have Nelson Mandela's image as the main illustration on all notes, President Jacob Zuma announced at the weekend.

Zuma said the use of Mandela's image was part of the recognition of the former president's role in the fight against apartheid, the liberation of the country and that he was recognized as a leader around the world.
"This humble gesture expresses our gratitude for a life spent in the service of this country," he said.
Saturday's date marks the 22nd anniversary of the release of Mandela after he spent 27 years in jail. His face replaces designs featuring the "big five" safari animals - Cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhino. All five notes - 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 rand will now bear Mandela's face on the front.

Samuel Eto’o Aanzisha Kampuni ya Simu.

Samuel Eto’o mshambuliaji mkali wa timu ya Anzhi Makhachkala ameanzisha kampuni yake ya simu za mkononi nchini Cameroon, Kampuni hiyo itakayojulikana kwa Jina la SET mobile itakuwa ni kampuni ya tatu katika soko la simu za mikononi nchini Cameroon ikichuana na Orange Telecom ya Ufaransa  na MTN ya Afrika Kusini.

Set’Mobile was launched on Thursday in Yaounde with more than 50,000 SIM cards already sold out, but the network will be activated on January 21, which is the opening day of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, the entity’s management said.

With a capital base of 100 million francs cfa (€152,449), Set’Mobile, which also bears the initials of the famous Anzhi striker, is intended to provide mobile Internet service alongside telephony.The new mobile company expects to get a majority of its market share from the youth who are fans of Eto’o.

The 30yr old footballer now plays for Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala where he earns $29 million every season after tax, making him the highest paid footballer in the world currently, and one of sports highest paid earners.

The market penetration for mobile network in Cameroon is currently at 49 per cent below the fast growing rate of 75% in Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal and Ghana, which local observers see as enough room for the survivability of Eto’o’s new venture against stiff competition from giants Orange and MTN.

FORBES LIST 40 AFRICAN RICHEST PERSONS 2011

Aliko Dangote, Tajiri anayeongoza Africa

Hii ndio list ya Matajiri 40 wa Africa mwaka 2011 source     www.forbes.com

Rank	Name	Net Worth ($mil)	Age
1	Aliko Dangote	10,100	54
2	Nicky Oppenheimer & family	6,500	66
3	Nassef Sawiris	4,750	50
4	Johann Rupert & family	4,700	61
5	Mike Adenuga	4,300	58
6	Miloud Chaabi	3,000	82
7	Naguib Sawiris	2,900	57
8	Christoffel Wiese	2,700	70
9	Onsi Sawiris	2,600	81
10	Patrice Motsepe	2,500	49
11	Othman Benjelloun	2,400	79
12	Anas Sefrioui	1,750	54
13	Mohamed Mansour	1,700	63
14	Yasseen Mansour	1,550	50
14	Youssef Mansour	1,550	66
16	Mohamed Al Fayed	1,300	78
17	Jim Ovia	775	57
18	Lauritz (Laurie) Dippenaar	750	63
19	Shafik Gabr	730	59
20	Stephen Saad	640	47
21	Theophilus Danjuma	600	72
22	Alami Lazraq	575	61
23	Samih Sawiris	560	54
24	Oba Otudeko	550	67
25	Raymond Ackerman	545	80
26	Uhuru Kenyatta	500	50
27	Gerrit Thomas (GT) Ferreira	460	63
28	Hakeem Belo-Osagie	450	56
29	Abdulsamad Rabiu	400	NA
30	Mohammed Indimi	330	63
31	Chris Kirubi	300	70
31	Jannie Mouton	300	64
33	Michiel Le Roux	290	62
34	Adrian Gore	280	47
34	Strive Masiyiwa	280	51
36	Cyril Ramaphosa	275	59
36	Giovanni Ravazzotti	275	68
38	Mohamed Bensalah	270	41
39	Markus Jooste	260	50
40	Paul Harris	250	61