Thank God It’s Monday by Jimi Tewe – 23 April 2012

As you may already know, my first ‘International’ event holds this Saturday in the United Kingdom and for me, I realize its a major milestone.

Its significance goes beyond the fact that its holding in the UK but it’s in the fact that I will be addressing a set of people that I’ve always had a strong passion for. There are many Nigerians (& Africans) in Diaspora who left the country in search of the proverbial ‘Golden Fleece’ and who today are suffering & smiling. Their ‘suffering’ transcends the stringent economic hardships they are facing as their greatest challenge is to watch their lives passing by without being able to become the best they can be. This Saturday, I trust God for impact that will birth lasting change in them.

Now, this is about me & what I’m doing. What about you? What are you doing today to create the tomorrow you truly desire. For many years, I have ‘seen’ myself doing what I am doing now but now, I’m living in what I was seeing.

After sharing my vision with one of my mentors, he said to me, ‘Jimi, if you don’t stop, you’ll get where you are going’. So I am saying to you today; ‘Get your vision and start pursuing it. If you don’t stop (because of challenges) , you will get there’.

Pls kindly re-broadcast this to your contacts especially to those who reside around london and its environs that can benefit from this event. Holding on Saturday, April 28 by 5.30pm @ Glydon Community Centre, Raglan Rd, Plumstead, London, SE 18 7LB. To pre-register, send an SMS with name, e-mail to 07923187699.

Follow me on Twitter @jimitewe to get live updates on the event & if you can, ‘steal’ my DP and use it as many times as you can this week as a sign of your support for it. Lastly, a word of prayer from you about this event will be highly appreciated.

You are special! Last time I checked, there was no one like you all over the world. Let your world feel your difference this week! Stay Blessed!

Jimi Tewe (23A960BC)

Thank God it’s Monday by Jimi Tewe (Special Easter edition)

Well, thank God it’s still Monday;). Jimi Tewe had to rest a bit today and so I made up my mind that I’ll send the broadcast a little later today.

A few years ago, I came across something that added clarity to my vision, speed to my feet, fire to my passion and meaning to my life and I’d like to share it with you as my special easter gift to you.

‘For we are God’s (own) handiwork (His workmanship) recreated in Christ Jesus, (born anew) that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us (taking paths which He prepared ahead of time) that we should walk in them (living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live). Ephesians 2:10 (Amplified)

The following are a few truths I’d like you to see in this.

(1) We all have work that has been prepared by God for us to do. Your work is that thing that gives meaning to your life. It’s your life assignment. Beyond money, your work gives you fulfilment and carries your potential for making Impact. Your job actually prepares you for your work & in some instances is your gateway to your work. Get to know your work.
(2) You will have to go through ‘prepared paths’ to fulfil your work. For me, it involved going through 2 consulting firms, 2 banks & 1 NGO. Your place of work must go beyond giving you compensation to leading you towards your life work
(3) There is a good life God personally prepared for you. It is such a shame when we see people struggle to have a good life when there is one that has been prepared for them. Of course, hardwork is still required but if we can have people discover & commit to their life-work, they’ll get to enjoy a God-made good life.
(4) God is the best guide along the path for your life-work. He made the path so I believe He should be trusted all the way.

Happy Easter again to you! Have a great week ahead Pls feel free to re-broadcast..

Thank God it’s Monday by Jimi Tewe – March 20

As you progress in life, your name needs to move from being a means of identification to being associated as a solution.’

Whenever your name is mentioned, what comes to people’s mind about you? Do they remember you alone or also remember what you do that has made a difference? Many of the successful people we celebrate today have names that are associated with the solution they have extended to the world. In reality, there is no major advantage they have that you do not have access to. What causes for difference, however, is the utilisation of these advantages that are also available to each and every one of us.

In this broadcast, I will like to highlight 2 major advantages we ought to utilise that will cause for a truly successful life.

(1) Our Identity (Know yourself):
I am not referring to a name right now. I am referring to who we truly are as God’s creation. Whitney Houston was built to sing. That was very evident to all of us while she was alive. However, many singers are struggling to teach and so we never hear about them. Many soldiers are bankers. This is only so because many people do not know themselves. You have an identity! Your identity determines what you do best, where you can do it best, with whom to do things etc. Your identity is also not inferior to any other persons own. Investment Bankers are not better than tailors. In fact, some tailors have more influence & affluence than investment Bankers. Know yourself and be secure in who God created you to be.
(2) Our Reality (Be Yourself): For a seed to become a forest, it must find the right place & get rooted there, stay consistent over time, stay dedicated to it’s development etc. Just like seeds, we need to discover our place, develop there & start making a difference from there.

I can be inspired by other people & their success but not intimidated. I know who I am and I’m committed to becoming all I was born to be. Enjoy your week! Jimi Tewe (23A960BC)

Thank God it’s Monday by Jimi Tewe – March 12

Welcome to a new week.

Failure, in any endeavour, is often times a result of consistent dedication to doing the wrong thing. How can a person be dedicated to doing what is wrong? It could be as a result of sustained ignorance resulting from a failure to know what works or in other instances, procrastination in doing what one knows should be done but not doing it. No business is designed to fail by default. If the person driving it is however ignorant of the truths that guarantee success or does not utilise the truths that guarantee business success, even though it is known, failure becomes inevitable.

Why am I saying all this? Last week, I was chatting with a friend who mentioned to me that she has been planning to do something about her career since January this year. Almost 10 weeks later, she is still in the ‘planning’ mode. If she sustains this attitude, failure becomes inevitable. What are those things you are ‘planning’ to do. Stop ‘planning’ and start doing something about them. I usually tell people that the best way to start is to start (anyhow). Of course, planning and analysis are necessary but paralysis is often times a result of too much thinking. Perfect conditions do not come, they are created. If you are convinced about the right step to take, take the first step and then keep going. Each day is actually an opportunity to work on your strongest convictions. You miss out on living when you succumb to the pressures of what life throws at you. By the end of today, your lifespan would have reduced by one day. Make today and every other day after it count. I’m always a buzz away if you need career counsel or solutions. That’s one of the reasons why God created me.

Enjoy Peace and Joy throughout this week.

Jimi Tewe (Career Success Catalyst- 23A960BC)

Thank God It’s Monday by Jimi Tewe – March 5

Welcome to a new week. With every broadcast I have sent over the last six months, it has been fulfilling to see many people utilise the instructions and motivations passed across to achieve significant progress in their career… BUT….. I want to see much more people walking free from ‘Corporate Slavery’. I once defined it as ‘Being subject to anything, challenge, or circumstance which draws its strength from what the corporate world offers that limits your ability to attain your maximum potential in life’. The key thing to note is ‘the limitation of your ability’. To make significant impact in life, you require the use of your abilities in productive activities. Whenever you cannot do something your heart is drawing you towards, the greater your frustration with your career. You see, as the years roll by, your visions and aspirations are either becoming a reality or a fantasy. Your ability, backed up by God’s own, is a key requirement to achieve success. You have unique abilities that are designed to bring you before great men and women. Never permit anything (including fear, debt, the ‘golden handcuffs’ etc) to restrain your abilities from finding expression in life. You might start off not getting paid for it (do it while you are working somewhere) but if you consistently deliver value, you’ll start getting paid a fee for it eventually. I have a strong distaste for any form of Corporate Slavery. Life is too short and too limited to merely exist instead of truly living. You have a whole week ahead of you. Use your time, abilities, relationships & other resources at your disposal to create the life you want. By the way, since we are ‘thanking God that it’s Monday’… Don’t just thank Him, ask Him for direction and His help.

Lastly, the Career Transformation pack (1 Book,3 CDs) for bankers & professionals is available @ N3000. Call 07043333041 or 23A960BC. Enjoy your week.

Jimi Tewe(Career Success Catalyst)

Thank God it’s Monday – Feb 27

Welcome to the last week of February. 2 months down, 10 to go! Last week, in my broadcast, I mentioned that there are two types of dreamers-those who are sleeping & those working on their dreams. I would like to assume that you fall into the latter category and so I’ll like to highlight a key activity needed for your dreams to become a reality.

In whatever field you choose to experience exploits, either as a business owner or as a professional, learning, as a way of life, is very critical. In today’s knowledge driven economy, what you know about what you do is a critical factor that can determine success or failure. Customers typically gravitate towards suppliers who have quality goods & efficient services; business clients tend to pay more for those who are specialists in their field etc. Do you want massive results in your field in 2012? Invest massively in learning. Do you desire to be the best & earn the most in your field? Read, observe, learn something more this week. You cannot present ordinary levels of service & expect extraordinary compensation. Even if you get it now, it will be short-lived. If you think globally and act locally, overtime, your acting will match your thinking. Your thinking is largely influenced by what you learn. Make learning an objective and not a passive outcome. I’m headed for the top this year. I expect to meet you there when I arrive.

For those interested in purchasing my Career Transformation Package (1 book & 3 Audio CDs- Free From Corporate Slavery; Overcoming the Fear of Failure in Career Transition; God’s will for employees; CareerShift for professionals OR the banker’s edition) @ N3000, you can buzz me OR call 07043333041 OR pick it up in Lagos @ David Wej stores anytime from Wednesday OR get it sent to you by courier anywhere in the country (fees apply). You have my guarantee that it’ll be one of your best career investments this year. Enjoy the week. Make Impact!

Jimi Tewe (23A960BC)

Questions and Answers from CareerShift (Part 3)

 (16)    I have been in the bank for a while and ever since, I have had the knack to write, direct and produce a movie someday. Even though I never had time to even try to write a script, but I know if I probably take a course in scripting, it could  set me on that path. So I got into a major multilevel marketing to raise enough funds to eventually liberate myself from banking. I love sales and presentations too but I have not been able to experience that major leap in my new networking business even though I am a fanatic marketer in the bank. I am tired of banking and plan to leave this year. I am still doing the MLM and hope to break even

a.  What kind of courses do I need to take and where (home or abroad) that can start me up in this line of career (dream)

b.  I would love to talk to one or two successful people in this field to know the challenges and what to expect

Okay. A transition from Banking to Film Making is quite different from what I usually hear but it is not an impossible one. In transition, there are at least three basic things to take into consideration. (1) Time (2) Plan (3) Support. Where time is concerned, you must have a realistic time frame within which you want to transit. For me, I resigned in my mind 2 years before I dropped my letter and so I was able to execute my transition within that time. Secondly, you must have a transition plan. You have started that already but I think you need to put it all together. Have a document that details how you intend to transit. Someone said that if it can’t work on paper, then it cannot work in real life. Your plan can be shared with someone who is within the field you intend to go into and is accomplished and someone else who can look at it objectively and critic it. The objective is to have a plan that works. This will also include your training programs that you intend to undertake. On that one, I suggest that you do some browsing and work at getting a mentor in that field who can provide guidance and some level of oversight to you in your preparation. Lastly, you need support. This could be in the form of creating a channel for extra finances (I like the multilevel marketing initiative you are pursuing). Also, you need the support of people. You need people who know you that believe in what you are doing. They will be there to provide encouragement, correction and even resources to you.

About getting to meet and talk to successful people in your field, I want you to apply the ‘six degrees of separation’ principle which essentially says that you are six people away from anyone you want to meet. Identify the people you would like to meet and then leverage your network to find out who exactly has access to them. With determination in your heart, I’m certain you will make it.

 (17)   In pursuit of success, is it progressive to stick with a career or company, grow there and become successful there or to be constantly moving from one company/career to another.  If the latter is better, won’t you become the proverbial jack of all trades, master of none?

There is no ‘one-size fits all’ approach to managing how long you should stay in a company. Let me use an analogy to explain a good approach to handling this. If you were travelling to a state in the east of Nigeria and you were going to get there by public transportation, your destination will determine what vehicle you would board. Your career must have an end-in-mind and every organization you decide to be a part of must be contributing something towards the fulfillment of your long term career goals. When a company has enjoyed your service but it is no longer helping you get where you are ‘going’ then the possibility of exit immediately comes up. If you do find one that enables you to stay in it and fulfill the height of your potential, I wonder why you would want to leave it. Hope this helps

 (18)   What do you do if you have brilliant ideas but you lack the structures and wherewithal to see it to fruition?

Well, you then need to put the structures in place and put the wherewithal together. This will require some time and careful planning. I suggest you speak with someone who is good with setting up structures and someone who can counsel on financing options. I am saying this because each business has its specific requirements and the uniqueness of each situation necessitates that a pragmatic plan be developed and executed.

(19)   What do you do if suddenly you feel like you stopped hearing from God as if He decided to abandon you despite trying so hard to hear from Him & do the right thing and this crawls on for a long time

Well, since its God we are speaking about here, I need to provide the answer on the basis of His word. He says, if you are His child, that He will be with you, He will never leave you and neither will He forsake you (Hebrews 13:5). Interestingly, in the New Testament, He never gave any condition under which He would leave us. It therefore means that He has been with you all this while and the challenge is that you haven’t had a vital experience with Him of late. I am married and sometimes, even though I am staying in the same place with my wife, I might not be ‘feeling’ her. Whenever this happens, I realize I have been hanging around her but not been spending time in fellowship (communion and communication) with her. Interestingly, the same thing applies in our relationship with God. The more we spend time reading His word and communicating (praying) with Him in faith, the more we are able to ‘feel’ Him in our daily walk with Him. I encourage you to do this and stay in that place of fellowship. He wants to speak to you more than you want to hear. He is that committed.

 (20)   What’s the difference between your career and the purpose of your life?

Well, this is often times a tricky question, but I will answer it this way. Purpose means intention while Career means a path or a trail and is often times related to what we do for work. In the principle of creation, the work of a thing is defined by its purpose. A fan is meant to circulate air so as to cool the environment within which it is working. Its purpose is cooling but its work is the rolling of the blades. If it does its work, it will fulfill its career. Therefore, for individuals, our purpose is defined by our creator and there is work (career) we are to be doing which help us fulfill our purpose. More details in ‘Free From Corporate Slavery’.

 

I hope these questions and answers have added some value to you. Please feel free to forward this to others who might need it.

 Best regards

Questions and Answers from CareerShift (Part 2)

(11)   How can I add more value to my product (i.e. services) to make it more marketable?

There are several ways to achieve this. However, I will like to point two out:

• Compare with similar products. Especially those that their sales are higher than yours. What exactly makes them more valuable? If you can make adjustments to yours based on this and even add a little extra to it (must be valuable in the eyes of the customer), you would have improved the value your product can demand
• Secondly, you need to get feedback directly from the users of your products. Like I usually put it, ‘value is in the eye of the beholder’. In other words, the user’s evaluation of your product is an important point from which you should consider how to improve it. Feedback actually helps a lot as this will give you valuable insight into not only meeting the customers expectation but also exceeding it.

 (12)   Do you have a mentorship program and/or platform for business owners and entrepreneurs to get real time answers to challenges on the business and to share testimonies?

Well, currently, I leverage social network as that is the only platform I am able to engage the number of people that seek audience with me.  In the nearest future, I will be having more one-on-one sessions with those I mentor. I am available on most social networking platforms for this. (Contact me Facebook: Jimi Tewe, Blog: www.jimitewe.wordpress.com Website: www.jimitewe.org email: jimitewe@yahoo.com Twitter: @jimitewe)

 (13)   Kindly give a few tips on Networking

The topic of Networking is quite extensive and the tips that would be relevant to one person may defer from someone else. I will however like to say this. If you do not Network, you are positioning your career momentum to ‘slowdown’ significantly in the coming future. There is a lot of information available on the Internet about networking and I will encourage you to go online and start practising what you can learn from there.

(14)   How do I deal with a boss who shys away from his supervisory roles to me as a management trainee?

This challenge is a very frustrating one for anyone who goes through it because you can’t exactly go and ‘report’ your boss to his superior. However, within your own control is your ability not to give up in reminding him about what you need his help/support for (keep making demand of him/her). Also, I believe in documenting these demands for support because some supervisors have been known to turn around and they started blaming their subordinate when a crisis came up due to negligence. In such instances, you can ‘defend’ your case by providing emails and memos. I also suggest that you have informal ‘bosses’ (senior people who you do not report to directly) in the office who you can give a hint of your challenge whenever you face it. This way, they can suggest how you can also address this challenge bearing the prevailing organizational culture in your organization

 (15)    How do I manage the difficult period between transiting from my present job to a career where my strength lies?

I spoke extensively about this in my book, ‘Free From Corporate Slavery’. There are certain plans that must be in place that will help you manage this time. If you are transiting into owning your business, then you MUST have a tested business plan. You also need a financial plan, a mentor in your chosen field that you can get advice from and very importantly, if you are married, you must secure your spouses’ buy-in before embarking on it. I am sure you will get a lot from the book about this

Thank God it’s Monday by Jimi Tewe – Feb 20

Welcome to a new week. Someone once told me, ‘Jimi, if you do not stop, you’ll get where you are going’. Life can be compared to a journey. To move from one point to the other, there are certain basic things that must be in place. Except you plan to walk, you’ll need a vehicle, you’ll also need fuel, probably need to service the vehicle, you’ll need a good extra tire, you’ll need to be well rested if you are driving, you’ll need a map or good directions, if you don’t know how you can get there. Once you are on the road, you’ll also need to utilize several of your senses including sight, hearing, thinking etc. All these and many more are requirements for a successful journey. Planning is therefore a critical key to success. Beyond planning, you would also need clarity of destination before you even embark on the journey. This is what we refer to as having a vision. Please take note that movement and progress are similar but different. The major difference is vision. Progress is movement in a particular direction. With excellent plans, a clear vision and no movement, your vision remains a dream. The tyre has got to meet the road to make progress.. Action is the beginning of ‘actualization’ of vision. Conception on the other hand is what births vision. Now, let’s summarise all we have read so far. To succeed in a journey, you require a vision, proper planning & corresponding action. Why did I say all these. Your career is a vision you carry in your heart that engages your passion and which needs your cooperation to be actualized. If you truly want to make a difference with your career & earn well while doing it, make sure you are using these 3 keys starting from today!
Lastly, there are 2 types of dreamers in life. Those that are working on their dreams & those who are sleeping. Wake up, work on your dream today & enjoy your week!

Thank God it’s Monday by Jimi Tewe – Feb 13

Hello & welcome to a great week.

We woke up yesterday to hear the sad news of the death of one of the greatest female singers who ever lived – Whitney Houston. Although the cause of her death has not been communicated, most broadcasts have pointed to the fact that a decision she made years ago to marry Bobby Brown contributed a lot to her fall from fame & eventual demise. As great as we want to become in our careers, we need to make sure our decisions in other significant areas of our lives must be complimentary to our vision. The decisions we make come with their commensurate consequences (good or bad). It therefore is important that we develop our capacity to make right decisions so that we get the good future we desire. The best decisions in life are those that are based on Truth. Truth speaks of principles that are unchangeable & deliver consistent results. Pilots make decisions in the air carrying hundreds of people based on the principles of physics they have learnt. In any field, there are truths that deliver consistent results. Our ability to know the ‘truths’ that deliver career success is therefore very important. Circumstances may change, but principles are constant.

This Sunday, I will be speaking to bankers & communicating some truths that will help them conquer their current challenges & help them achieve career success. In all my broadcasts, I ensure that I stay around ‘truths’ so that you can get guaranteed results based on what you read & do. Is there any area you are having a challenge? You most likely need to discover the ‘truth’ that will get you the success you desire. In marriage, for example, when Husbands love their Wives & they conversely submit to their husbands (irrespective of how they both feel), a principle is put in motion that will deliver guaranteed results.

Make this week count. Make wise decisions! Pls help tell as many bankers as you know about the event this Sunday. Enjoy. Jimi Tewe.23A960BC