Integrity is the essence of everything that is successful

Remember that in life things happen for reasons out of your control. Instead of getting down when things don’t go right in your life, you have to remember that the only way to truly thrive in life is to have only positive expectations.

A jobless man applied for the position of office attendant at a big company. The employer interviewed him, then a test: clean the floor.

“You are hired,” the employer said. “Give me your email address and I’ll send you a form to fill as well as when you will start working.”
The man replied, “I don’t have a computer, neither an email.”

“I’m sorry,” said the employer, “if you don’t have an email you cannot have the job.”

The man left with no hope. He didn’t know what to do with only Sh1,000 in his pocket.

He decided to go to the supermarket, bought a 10-kg tomato crate, then sold the tomatoes door to door. He doubled his capital in less than two hours. He repeated the operation and returned home with Sh6,000.

The man realised that he could earn money this way. He bought a cart, then a truck, and later his own fleet of delivery vehicles.

Five years later, the man’s company was one of the biggest food retailers. He decided to plan for his family’s future, called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan. When the broker asked for his email he said he did not have one.

The broker replied curiously, “You don’t have an email and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Do you imagine where you’d be if you had an email?” The man paused for a while and replied: “An office attendant.” Don’t be discouraged if something is not in your favour today. Better opportunities are waiting ahead.

Stay calm, don’t panic: When the going gets tough, the tough get going. So, when you realise that things are going out of control find ways of staying calm to handle the difficult situation.

Take time to reflect: When you reflect more, you are more effective and more powerful than you thought you were. Allow yourself time to look back, think, reflect and then find solutions to your problems. Time spent on reflection is never time wasted.

Focus on the solution: One of the toughest aspects of life is to decide whether to walk away or to try harder.

Do what you think is right and not what others think is right because at the end, it’s you who go through it. Be grateful: No matter how tough your situation is, start and end each day with a grateful heart.