Change Making Through Skills and Talent.

Everyone has a chance to make positive change in the society regardless of their status or influence in the society. Two of the greatest ways to achieve the desired change is through the use of your talent and skills. As social entrepreneur I have come to learn a lot through my talent on how to influence the desired change which I combine with other skills like problems solving mind set, teamwork, creativity, innovation, presentation skills, marketing, sales, research skills, technical skills etc. 

Talent alone isn't enough, whilst change making doesn't always require money to start and on the other hand it's a lifelong journey of learning. I'm convinced that talent only makes 20% while as skills and other attributes takes the 80%. Today I want to celebrate my journey by sharing with you what you can do with your skills and talent to achieve the desired goal which will eventually build a supportive networks, learning opportunities, solve a problem and make money. 

 The good question to ask yourself when you set long term goals for 5 to 10 years is; what do you need to do to achieve the goal? It is very possible to achieve long term goals at an individual levels provided you learn the ropes by setting your mind, have some clear procedure and routines to follow. I want to share with you my secret routine and procedures towards achieving my long term goals.

 Here we go; 

1.  Set S.M.A.R.T goal which means Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time bound.
2.  Set two objectives linked to the goal. 
3. Write all that you need to do to achieve the objectives (list of activities). 
4. Plan for time in learning any new stuff that links to the goal. 
5. Set goals that are inline with what you do or what you would love to do. Find that centre for passion. 
6. Break the 5 -10 years goals into small goals to be achieved per year. 
7. Document your journey in a format preferably in digital format. There are many platforms and with the use of your smart phone you can achieve a lot. 
8. Training your mind on how you see the goal. You can visualize its success and work back words.. Imagination and visualization of what success means to you in regards to the goal is a booster towards achieving the set goal.
9. The goal must solve a problem at any level which can be at a personal level or society at large. When we are confronted with a challenge at hand our mind generates all manner of ideas to solve it.
10. Have a system track and trace where you are in your implementation plan. 

It is easy to get overwhelmed with many other life challenges so if you don't have a routine way to document and review progress you can get lost even before the first year ends. Now you know, at an individual level it's very possible to achieve more than 5 - 10 years goal only if you believe, have passion, track your activities, define the end goal into smaller manageable objectives, use what you have etc. as shared using my 10 point formula. 

Below is a video of my journey which was produced 2014. It is now close to 6 years and after watching the video today I came to realize that it is very possible to achieve a long term goal like 5 years as much as there are many threats, thinking of impossibility and the unknown future. Between the year 2010 to 2019 I had the following goals which were all successfully achieved. 

   

Project: T-shirt project story-line Period: 2010 - 2016 

Goal: Creative Change Making Objective: To be part of community of positive change makers who inspire great values in life through their skills and talent where reaching at least 500 people within 5 years. 

Implemented; Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. 

Indicator for success: In a period of 5 years sold more than 500 t-shirts. 

Project: Wilsen Initiative

Period: 2014 - 2019 

Goal: Knowledge and skills transfer to young people through soccer and master class training. Objective: To training at least 500 youth per year in Life-skills, entrepreneurship, ICT and use football for social change. Implementation: Nairobi, Kenya Indicator for success: Successful community tournaments and master class training workshops. 

 I thank everyone who have supported my journey in one way or the other by buying my t-shirts, documentation especially video, shared new skill and provided exposure for learning especially my previous employer (NairoBits Trust). 

In 2019, I set a new targets and goal for the next 5 years which is to train and mentor youth in different space as a youth consultant and facilitator. The main objective is to train, transfer skill and mentor youth in technical skills, Life skills and creative entrepreneurship with the aim of achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals 1, 4 and 8. 

•  Goal 1; No poverty 
• Goal 4: Quality education and life long learning 
• Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth. 

My target is to reach at least 500 youth per year and my platform is called +throughMylens: Consult / Connect / Create. Help me achieve the goal by either through collaboration, linkages, documentation, fundraising etc. For the training and mentor-ship Skill-Up training I charge affordable rates and so far In have trained at Nairobits Trust, Maji Mazuri, Hope Riasers Initiatives and Mathare Oasis.