Skill UP Series World Of Work The Unexpected Shift

The Unexpected Shift 

#SelfMade  #WorkPlaceSeries Life Series +throughMylens 

Based on my personal story, this is just to highlight part of the bigger story of my journey in the world of work, having been employed in one place for more than a decade. 

Remember, there is usually a question: How long should one stay in one company or organisation before moving to the next one? 

In my opinion, there are many factors to consider, and through the organised Skill Up Master Session by Wilsen Initiative (Wi), it's one of the topics that we cover under Workplace Series. 

Workplace Series, developed under the Wilsen initiative program, seeks to help young new entry employees navigate the work-related terrains that are rarely taught in schools, for example, asking for a salary raise, how to disagree with your boss, how to quit, work ethics, personal branding, communication channels, and organisational culture, just to mention a few.

Currently I'm self-employed as a youth trainer, consultant, social entrepreneur, photographer, and graphic designer. Actually, it's my 7th year into the world of self-employment with a series of in-between short-term contracts after the shift happened in 2017 where I used to work in a 9am to 5pm job. 

I must admit it has been a rollercoaster of a ride trying to find a fitting culture, the elusive next job opportunity, countless regret emails, happy moments, rebranding, reconnection, and reframing everything into the future that I want to see in myself and my family.

Today I'm not where I was back in 2017, where the shift happened, but I'm also not yet done with what I want to do and where I want to be. 

The good news is that I'm no longer confused or afraid to pursue my dream and the vision amidst all the unexpected eventualities. 

As I continue forging forward, one thing that I always love to do is share my experiences and train the next generation of young employees and self-employed youth based on real-life examples of what they should consider at their current status within the world of work. 

Here are 10 important lessons I have picked in my journey shifting from employee into self-employment. I have learnt a lot, and here are just to list but a few pointers that helped me within the maze or puzzle, what I call the shift.

1. Learn devise skills and differentiate between job, work, and career.

2. Do more, be more, and be different.

3. Build professional networks. 

4. Don't sit comfortable at your current job; apply for other jobs and go for the interviews even if you have a job.

4. Never stop doing what you love and loving what you do. 

5. Strive to build value (knowledge, skill, and attitude) and get paid for what you love.

6. Choose friends wisely at workplaces and other social circles. 

7. Learn good money habits by saving, budgeting, investing, and spending wisely.

8. Break the walls of the comfort zone into the unknown zone that provides new insights and learning.

9. Never think that you're indispensable; you might be a star employee, but the time will come when the shift will happen when you're not ready and you won't get any advice on what next to do. 

10. Family will always stick with you no matter what happens, and good friends are still around in this world strive to connect with them. 

Related;

There's one principle or philosophy that I use called Show and Tell. 

It cut through many facets, especially for those who aspire to be self-employed or entrepreneurs. It is a crowded field where there seem to be diminishing opportunities, especially in the world of work as employees. Invite me for a session and I will share more with your trainees. 

📌 Are you looking for an experienced, passionate, skilled, open-minded, and knowledgeable facilitator/trainer in the youth space?

I'm here to offer the best learning experience for your trainees, inculcating a new way of learning in this evolving world. 

Remember, any skill and knowledge acquired and not used anywhere is a waste of time and other resources.

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The Unexpected Shift

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#TheShift

Tomorrow I will share an article that documents 10 important lessons I have picked in my journey shifting from employee into self-employment. I will share a list of pointers that helped me within the maze or puzzle, what I call the shift.

📌 The Big Question ❓

{ How long should one stay in one company or organisation before moving to the next one? } My point of view loading... :)

In the mean time, these are my top 4 golden skills to traverse the world of work both as an employee and self-employed. 

1. Problem solving 
2. How to learn.
3. Time management 
4. Self-Management 
5. Financial Literacy 

Do you want to learn more? Invite me for a skill-up master session with your youth group at your location.

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10 Life-Changing Advise To Consider From My Diary: Self-Made, Bits and Pieces.

The Big Question ❓ Life Series, Bits and Pieces +throughMylens #SelfMade

I have just received this through my WhatsApp from a friend, and I thought I should share my reply with my network. Someone might be going through the same, and they stand to benefit. 

One of my taglines that I use often is Bits and Pieces, which is an account of my life episode or journey that has helped me craft a subset of Wilsen brand slogan like Self Made, +throughMylens, and the champion in you. 

As it is said in many circles, life isn't made of a straight line; even if you have everything sorted out, always expect a corner, a roundabout, and so on. 

10 Life-Changing Advise To Consider From My Diary: Self-Made, Bits and Pieces.

1. Evaluate everything. It's said that when you find yourself in a hole, you stop digging. 
2. The goal post-analysis: Re-adjust, Re-connect, Re-allocate and so on. Never change the goal, but always adjust your strategy.
3. Live within your means. Maintain good routines but also be bold to try new things that will make you think, do more, connect more etc.
4. Avoid people and situations that make you feel frustrated, helpless, and hopeless. 
5. Watch and read positive content that strengthens your hope, belief, aspirations, etc.
6. Talk to people who will help you make the situation better.
7. Do what you love and love what you do. 
8. Take everything that happens as part of the learning process rather than a punishment for what you did or didn't do.
9. Celebrate small wins like completing a task, enjoying your birthday, helping someone, etc.
10. Have a to-do list; remember to track your time and money.

🚨 Note : feel free to add your advise or secret on the comments section.

Quote Of the Day

"There is what people will say you can or can't do, but what matters most is what you decide to do and what you tell yourself who you are, can be, must be, and should become." - Wilson Masaka , Youth Advocate and Social Entrepreneur.

Never live a life of lies or what I call a fake life to please others, but rather be who you are and know where you are, what you want, and what you need, and live towards achieving your set goal even if it seems far away and impossible." Wilson Masaka, Youth Advocate and Social Entrepreneur.

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Do you want to learn more? Book a session for your youth group this September. Remember, every month I have 5 hours in my schedule to train or facilitate a session with a youth group within Nairobi on a pro-bono basis.

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5 Areas to Consider in Preparation for the Pre-Season and Beyond

#FKF2024/2025Season #GrassrootFootball

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Here are some proposals to consider as a grassroots football club during the pre-season campaign. 

📌 Remember it can't be business as usual and expect progressive change. 

1. Take a meaningful break. Advise the players on the Do's and Don't and have a date for a return to training.

2. Organise an out-of-field activity that isn't football-related, for example, team hikes, lunch together, and an award ceremony as per your budget. 

3. Administration meeting: Have a meeting to evaluate the past season and plan for the coming one. List the facts and figures to map everything: finances, welfare, development, and marketing.

4. Skill Up Session: Organise a session to share your new season road map and train your team on a new skill that will help them within the football transition and life in general. 

5. Call for Trials: It's a new season; you can't go with the same squad if you want to experience a different or even better result. See which areas you need to beef up and also encourage players to try new prospects from other clubs. Make it a progressive process and not a stagnated one for your players.

There you have it, consider me at +throughMylens Consult as you lead facilitator.  Wishing you all the best in the new season FKF 2024 - 2025. #FootballMadeMe.

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End of Football Season FKF League 2023 - 2024

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Personally, I have enjoyed watching most great matches and taking pictures at the grassroots leagues, especially at the regional level. 

I have witnessed great talents that need to be promoted to the to the top leagues not only in Kenya but also abroad. On the other hand, as much as we have had great games, two of the top priorities of anyone vying for the top seat at the Federation of Kenya Football (FKF) should be club financing and player welfare.

The Dark Tunnel Of Kenya Football Series 

It is unfortunate and incomprehensible to be crowned league champions and just lift trophies, get medals and t-shirts, and be promoted to the next level. This has been a trend that personally I think needs to be changed because it doesn't match all the clubs go through to make sure they compete in the league successfully.

It's time we ask the right questions to all aspiring candidates in the forthcoming FKF elections.

Here are the top 10 questions from my books to ponder about and ask all the aspiring candidates in the coming election.

1. At the lower leagues, what does the annual registration fee money do, and yet the winners receive no cash rewards? Remember the team pays the referees, medical, security, etc.

2. How do you intend to bring sustainable sponsorship and partnerships, starting with grassroots football?

3. Which part of the current regime are you going to maintain, and on the flip side, what changes will you make?

4. How do you intend to improve the infrastructure, starting at the grassroots?

5. How do you intend to improve the players and referees welfare?

6. How would you describe success starting 100 days in the office? 

7. How will you ensure fans are back in the stadium?

8. How do you see the partnership between the federation, government, and other football associations?

9. How do you intend to curb the alleged corruption in the game from all corners?

10. How would you make football a business and one of the career prospects for the many youth with great talent?

Anyway, wishing all the club the best of luck in the 2024–2025 season. The day we will start to ask the right question, it's when we will see progressive change starting with grassroots football.

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Dark Tunnel Of The Kenyan Football

Who will save us? Did you know Football Kenya Federation (FKF) General Elections Are On Schedule?

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In my analysis, Kenyan football has experienced all-mix performance under different regimes, scoring highly in some areas while underscoring below expected levels when it comes to leadership and sustainable youth development programs, amongst others. 

The role of former football players and how they can be the perfect group to lead us to the promised land is one group that has been brought up time and time again.

The question is, what hinders them from vying for the top seat? There is a long list of issues; poor state and tokenism are two areas that make them fall trapped into the system. It's time we stop using the word former footballers because it is broad, qualifying anyone who has played football at any level; we should narrow it down to elite ex-footballers. 

There should be more elite former football players speaking up in this space. They should be our guardians and watchdogs, but if they are also lining up to get favours, then we won't see a former elite player leading Kenyan football for very long. In the meantime, those with influence and money will always be in control of the game.

In addition...

1. Our football structure has been designed in a way that it favours people. Someone with great vision but no money stands a zero chance to run campaigns during the election period. The culture is more similar to our political scene.

2. We praise those with money, thinking that they are the real deal, our saviour, and full of wisdom, but on the contrary, we usually find ourselves in a ditch because of our lack of scrutiny and lack of differentiation of who are the dealers versus leaders in the game.

Unfortunately, the dealers are many wearing the leaders clothes, so we will follow them blindly until they reveal their true selves. We feel cheated and dumb, and all our hope crashed to a point of no rescue.

3. Corruption is a cancer, cutting a cross all the sphere of the game.

4. The silent voices of the former elite footballers are deafening, while those that come out against the system are always sidelined from all manner of opportunities and given different tags.

5. Our perspective and attitudes need to be checked. Just because you didn't achieve much in your football career, you think you can't make it to the top seat.

On the other hand, having achieved much in the game isn't an automatic qualification that you can occupy the top seat and drive the game in the right direction. Passion and experience aren't enough; we need to see more of what you can do, get educated, build a following of people with credibility and admirable values, etc. 

6. A man smartly dressed in a suit will always be seen as wise, rich, and so on, while those in sports kits will be seen as the great champions of the game. 

I urge all those who are delegates in the forthcoming football election to stay awake and interrogate more on who will save the Kenyan football come out of the hole. 

We are already in a deep hole, and we can't afford to do more digging while our neighbours are reaping hamper harvests every season from their clubs, player welfare, and national teams, just to mention but a few. 

7. The voting base, or so-called delegates, should be expanded to all players that are credited in the FKF leagues to vote. Maybe starting with Division 1 to the Kenyan Premier League, they know well where the shoes pinch the most, not forgetting the referees.

In inclusion

Kenya has many great football talents, but how we nurture them and bring them into the spotlight is still unstructured. Choosing football as a career in Kenya is a matter of hoping that things will turn out for the better.

The day we will have a well-structured football economy that is interconnected from public, private, and government partnerships is the day we will see the power of football in uplifting livelihoods, dropping rates in crime among the youth, an increase in revenue, and an increase in Kenya GDP, just to list but a few. 

Wishing all the candidates all the best in the forthcoming Federation of Kenyan Football Elections⚽

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