D&F - Driving Force

I’m a passionate about many things and today I want to share my driving force towards my learning curve and establishment of Wilsen Initiative project.  This is a list of things that I love doing or aspire to learn and connect with...

Top 20:  Without any order of preference!

1. Photography
2. Systems and Applications ( ATM, Mobile, programming)
3. Visual communication design
4. Tech for Change
5. Sports for Development
6. Youth Empowerment
7. Leadership
8. Peace building
9. Teaching
10. Social Entrepreneurship
11. Financial Management
12. Multimedia
13. Advertising
14. Coaching and Mentor-ship.
15. Life skills  & Business skills (storytelling, Presentation, writing skills, Personal Branding etc.)
16. Branding
17. Community Development
18. Creativity and Innovation
19. User Centric Design and User Experience (UX)
20.  Project Management.

It is all about creating your own learning spaces to be better in what you love doing and passion is the key. To succeed you have to know yourself before diving into anything. Ask yourself what are you passionate about?

Highlight of the day – Photography: My theme is about people!

Learning by doing is the principle! "It is the man who carefully advances step by step...who is bound to succeed in the greatest degree."- Alexandar Graham Bell

Inside Out Africa & Passion Meter

Inside Out is a concept I launched this 1st September 2013. I advocate for positive values that drive people to success and make positive impact in our lives and that of others.

The Inside Out concept launched 1st September 2013 advocates for the positive values that drive people to success and make a positive impact in our lives and that of others.

What Drives You? Please share your comments @wilsenx #YourDrive

Inside Out Africa & Passion Meter T-shirt Design

Africa is a blessed continent.  Unfortunately the indigenous people don’t see through these lenses.  Many reasons can be given, but we become what we are through what we feed our mind, heart, eyes and soul. Media is generally the biggest culprit of feeding the public with the bad news of destruction, death and poverty, especially in Africa.

We need to restored our positive values and dignity from the Inside Out and spread it across the continent.  Why should Africa be the emerging market or developing continent for centuries and yet God has blessed us with many natural resources?  Stop civil wars, tribalism, child trafficking, drug trafficking, and bad leadership. We know our problems and challenges, some of which are of our own creation and we can work towards solving them. Let us work together in build Brand Africa.

Examples of great initiatives;

Brand Africa http://www.brandafrica.net/ : They are doing great work in building the African brand through Proactive leadership to drive Africa’s growth reputation and competitions.

Brand Kenya http://www.brandkenya.go.ke: The brand Kenya board is tasked with the responsibility of identifying and refining the key attributes of Kenya that contributes positively to the image and reputation of the nation.

 These are great initiatives and we should build values from inside (intrinsic values) to make impacts, and this values are not only for organizations but to individuals all well.

Examples of positive values: Passion, Integrity, Respect, Creativity, Dignity etc.

In my series of t-shirt Design I launched the two T shirts Inside Out – Africa and Passion Meter which measures our level of passion and commitment to our goal.

MYSA Youth Governance & Leadership Workshop

The Youth Leadership workshop for elected Zonal chairmen/women and Community Service representatives kick off on Wednesday the 28th August to Saturday the 31st of August. I facilitated on the 31st of August and the main agendas for the day were as follows;

•  Role of youth leaders (Role models)
•  Personal branding and Unique Selling Point (USP)
•  Inspirational leadership 
• Team work and spirit

I take this opportunity to thank MYSA  fraternity for the opportunity to share and help shape the future of the next generation of leaders who I hope and believe will inspire and be role models to the bigger MYSA  community.

Ifeoma from Nigeria facilitating during MYSA youth governance and leadership workshop. She was invited by Wilsen Initiative (Wi)

Participant mounting their life quadrant composition on the wish wall during MYSA youth governance and leadership workshop

Life quadrant exercise facilitated by founder of Wilsen Initiative (Wi)

One of the composition made by a participant during the youth governance and leadership workshop at MYSA office in Komarrock