IS IT LUCK OR HARD WORK?

Many people believe in luck while some believe in hard work and determination or both. Where do you fall? It might take a longer time or a shorter time before you count yourself successful. When we see people succeed from one opportunity to the other we rush quickly and say they were ‘born lucky’ is that really true? It might be, but a few accounted cases, but the latter is that luck without hard work is nothing (Luck – hard work = NO PROGRESS) you can’t sit and wait for your ‘lucky day’ to come, if you take that route you will die poor.

On the contrary you have to toil day and night to find the hidden treasure and for sure there’s one for you. Everybody has a purpose in this World and has got that unique talent or skills acquired over time. It’s upon you to find the intrinsic motivation rather than extrinsic motivation towards everything you do and once you apply the principle of hard work will see yourself succeeding thus Luck + Hard work = Success.

So what is Intrinsic motivation v/s Extrinsic motivation, anyway?

Intrinsic motivation - “Intrinsic motivation refers to motivation that comes from inside an individual rather than from any external or outside rewards, such as money or grades. The motivation comes from the pleasure one gets from the task itself or from the sense of satisfaction in completing or even working on a task”.

“An intrinsically motivated person will work on a math equation, for example, because it is enjoyable. Or an intrinsically motivated person will work on a solution to a problem because the challenge of finding a solution is provides a sense of pleasure. In neither case does the person work on the task because there is some reward involved, such as a prize, a payment, or in the case of students, a grade”. Source http://giftedkids.about.com/od/glossary/g/intrinsic.htm

Extrinsic motivation: source http://www.emotionalcompetency.com/motivation.htm

• Is based on external contingencies, rewards intended to control, coercion, threats, or other forms of external pressure,
• Is based on attaining some outcome separable from the activity itself,
• causes people to tolerate an activity only to receive a reward or avoid a disincentive (often including fear, shame, guilt, or humiliation),
• Causes people to behave for reasons external to their self.
• Is instrumental, the activity is undertaken to attain an outcome, only as a means to an end.
• Can be responded to either from personal endorsement and a feeling of choice, or from reluctant compliance with external controls. The relative autonomy exercised varies greatly in these two cases.
• Only influences behavior while rewards are made available. Stop the pay and stop the play.
• Undermines people's intrinsic motivations under many circumstances.
So let us continue working hard no matter how long it takes for us to reach that ‘lucky day’.

“Everything you do today is an account of what you shall reap tomorrow and the future”. Wilson Masaka

THINK BIG T-SHIRT BY Wilsen Initiative.

Theme / Message; Yesterday . Today . Tomorrow : Think global, Act local

Quote “Don’t steal ideas of others, learn from them and develop your own unique work” Wilson Masaka.

Theme Come out and Vote: “Usichoke kupiga kura!”

Brief explanation of the poster. Submission IEBC Poster competition.

Theme Come out and Vote: “Usichoke kupiga kura!”

The poster encourages all Kenyan to come out and vote and think of their beloved nation Kenya. One of the rights as a citizen is voting, and nothing can move this country forward if we shy away from voting despite the historical events.

The inspiration comes from the last general elections whereby many Kenyans especially the youth have been complaining by saying even if they vote nothing will change, the poster also seeks to encourage all voters to come out and vote and shun this stereotypical attitude by urging them never to give up on voting thus the slogan “Usichoke Kupiga kura!”

The poster can be used for general outdoor campaigns for example banners, billboards, stickers etc. It is an event that will happen all over the country and while voting our nation should always come first for prosperity.
“As the designer I believe this pictorial composition will leave lasting memories on our audiences’ minds while they make the right choices that will see Kenya prosper”

Poster designed by Wilson Masaka for IEBC poster competition.

Some of the elements that I used to strike the massage clearer and a source of inspiration are as follows;

• Slogan: I have combined both Kiswahili and English in my composition so that it can cut across different audience with the primary slogan being “usichoke Kupiga Kura!”
• The Kenya Map: This symbolizes our nation and where voting is going to take place (our boundaries).
• Colors – Our National colors Red, Green, Black and White to symbolize patriotism.
• Thumbprint – This symbolizes the mark after voting which is usually done by dipping the index finger in ink to mark a voter that has already voted.

For any creative work T-shirt design, website design, poster design etc Don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Wish me luck so that the poster may be chosen!

Wilsen initiative – Positive change makers.

Wilson.masaka@gmail.com

The World of contracts

What is a contract? How often have you use it? This sounds easy but little do we know how important it is in our daily life, let us have a look at some of the definitions I found online about what is a contract.

A contract is an agreement entered into voluntarily by two parties or more with the intention of creating a legal obligation, which may have elements in writing. Contracts can be made orally. The remedy for breach of contract can be "damages" or compensation of money. In equity, the remedy can be specific performance of the contract or an injunction. Both of these remedies award the party at loss the "benefit of the bargain" or expectation damages, which are greater than mere reliance damages, as in promissory estoppel. The parties may be natural persons or juristic persons. A contract is a legally enforceable promise or undertaking that something will or will not occur. The word promise can be used as a legal synonym for contract.[1], although care is required as a promise may not have the full standing of a contract, as when it is an agreement without consideration. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract

It is advisable you make your contract written (soft and hard copies) so that in future you can refer to them and take required measures. I have a story to share, in my bid for finding a saving scheme early this year I was advised with friends to try quite a number of options which I did by visiting different offices in person while on the other side doing my own online research.

In this fast moving and competitive world if you don’t watch out keenly you might end up signing up for things that you didn’t want. In my pursuit I learned a lot and that’s why I would like to share a few advice with you, actually I didn’t sign up for any because none of the institutions I approached really did understood my needs and one institution which I won’t mention tried to trick me in signing a deal for 10 -16yrs while I was looking for something short term like 2 – 3years. I thank the advent of internet and my close friends who helped me unlock the secret clauses before signing. I would urge the youth to do the following;

• Think twice when the deal is too sweet!
• Ask for peoples experience with the institution especially when it involves termination of the contract.
• Read and read once again the contract before signing.
• If possible ask if you can take the contract with you so that you can read when you have settled down, it help to have a fresh look.
• Consult with true friends and hear their opinions.
• Check how realistic is the deal to you because in most cases the institutions are out there also to make money and other benefits.
• It’s good to be a risk taker but take risks that are not full of regrets especially when it involves finances.
• Visit their offices with a friend for further explanation.
• Do background check of the institution on the internet and other sources.

Otherwise in generally, it is good to be informed and have knowledge about key things that make or break our lives directly or indirectly thus as the adage goes “No one has the monopoly of knowledge” use all the available resources to keep abreast with what’s happening around you.