Its 11:02am, sitting on my bed I write & plan in detail what I want to happen in Twenty-Ten. I can picture some of you asking… do people still do that? Well I have learnt that LIFE ONLY GIVES YOU WHAT YOU ASK OF IT.

2009 was a year I decided to go BOLD because the previous year was tough and demanding. I needed Boldness to go through Twenty-nine. Surprisingly, it was the year I accomplished more in my career but I felt like the most miserable human being on planet earth. And as the year ended, I was convinced that I had to step back and let God work in me. I had no idea what lay ahead but I knew who holds the future.

Despite the fact that I was knocked down a lot in Twenty-Eight, I made some big commitments for twenty-nine and while I could not figure out how they will be accomplished I was bold enough to try.
Jack Canfield one of my mentors says, you can expect to accomplish 50-60% of all goals you set on a daily, monthly or yearly basis. If you accomplish above 60% that’s excellent but one should try to reach higher heights.
So things may not go as planned from time to time but with Zeal & Determination, all things work together for good for those who Love the Lord.
Sooo…when I set my twenty-nine goals they where way ahead of my me and as a matter of fact they seemed hopeless because when I shared some of my ambitions with a close friend then, He laughed and asked how I will be able to afford it. Once again I have learnt the importance of setting goals, writing them down and speaking them out loud. The truth is, most of them may seem impossible at the beginning but with great believe and commitment to do you best...the universe works its way round to those who have faith.

Let me break it down, this year I improved my Sales and Marketing skills, I worked really hard and resumed the habit of saving, I went to South-Africa during the Easter season, I went to church with out ceasing, I went to Nairobi, I’m planning a great get-a-way holiday to Europe for the Christmas and new-years break… all of which were included in my 2009 resolutions. I may have accomplished 6 out of 10 but I am proud because most of these were way out of my league. Some I failed at… some I didn’t manage to accomplish but I’m glad I did something.

This year has been full great moments and I’m so grateful for the encouragement from my family, friends, workmates and my church, I’m thankful for the new friends I have made, the skills I have learnt, the trips I have made, times I have spent in grand hotels, and so on… but yet I am so looking forward to Twenty-10 the year I have decided to call DARING for I know that the best is yet to come. There could be some Hills and Valleys but I Know God will see me through plus I can Do all Things through Christ Who strengthens me.

Just remember; YOU CAN FALL FOR ANYTHING AS ALONG AS YOU STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN.
Please note that when sharing your dream people may laugh, they may think you are crazy, as a matter of fact; I once again shared part of my plans and goals to one of my close cousin and friend the other day and she unashamedly told me that it was going to be next to impossible. The truth is I was hurt and offended but an INNER VOICE told me this makes things right because what seems Impossible with Men is Possible with God. Plus this proved that I HAVE Set GOALS higher that myself. Isn’t that what life is all about?

DON’T LET NOBODY TURN YOU AROUND. GO AFTER YOUR DREAMS AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT BECAUSE IT DOES.
Why did I write this????? To help you know that indeed if you believe in life so bad it will reward you in abundance and even though you are required to fall a number of times you will count your blessing on a daily and monthly basis if you persist.

LOVE IS LIFE…If you miss LOVE you miss LIFE.

I look forward to Twenty-10 the year in which I have set myself to be Daring in my thoughts and actions.

Grateful & believing,
Kat

N.B
If you want to share your 2009 story on MY Blog to help others live a better
TWENTY -10, email me at lungiwe2001@yahoo.co.uk

Some of My favorite quotes this month.

*Sometimes God has to stop a life in order for Him to step in.
Les Brown

*To do well you must be good, and to do good you must first be good. good Stephen Covey

*Suffering is more than just pain. Suffering occurs in another realm where western medicine can’t peer through its microscopes. You can be completely cured of an illness and still be suffering – suffering from the anguish of the treatment, from the fear of mortality, from the fact that it has disrupted your whole life. Dr. Deepak Chopra.

*There is a God. He is behind you, He believes in you, and cares about you. He wouldn’t have created you, and then left you alone. Jack Canfield

*Even though your heart gets broken, it is better to love and be vulnerable.
Jack Canfield

*Act the way you want to be and soon you’ll be the way you act. Les Brown

filled with questions.

As I sat in a taxi last week, I could not help hearing two women talking about their unhappiness at work. They were so discontented with the payment and advances apparently the company owes them. They went on and on discussing how they paid them very little money (390,000 - I believe this is after tax.) Their complaint was that this money included transportation, housing and up-keep. They could not handle it any more.

Believe me, I had to sit through the whole conversation and weigh what would have been if I where in their shoes.

These where my conclusions, I think it’s pretty unfair that those ladies who are 40+ and supposedly have children are being paying 390,000Ug Shs.
Especially since I got to understand that this money included transportation, lunch and up-keep. This is crazy…

But then I couldn'thelp feeling so sorry for them. If things are that bad, why are they still digging the hole? When should ENOUGH be ENOUGH?

Help me understand…

IMPORTANT QUOTES TO NOTE THIS MONTH

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Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads." Erica Jong, Author


"I've felt that dissatisfaction is the basis of progress. When we become satisfied in business, we become obsolete." -- J. Willard Marriott Sr., hotel executive

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are."
Malcolm Forbes, Publisher

The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poet

"Seek to do good and you will find that happiness will run after you."
James Freeman Clarke

"Long-range goals keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures."
J.C. Penney, Retailer

"Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul." -- Douglas MacArthur, General

"The making of friends who are real friends is the best token we have of a man's success in life." -- Edward Hale, theologian

The defination of stupidity. By robert Kiyosaki.

"In my lifetime, I have lost a lot of money. Yet with most losses came a valuable lesson. The primary reason I say this caller is asking a stupid question is because I believe she not only is failing to learn a lesson, she is actively making the same mistake. She is living out the definition of stupidity: Doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results."

Great and powerful words from Anthony Robbins.

If you don’t set a baseline standard for what you’ll accept in your life, you’ll find it’s easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that’s far below what you deserve.

You need to set and live by these standards no matter what happens in your life. Even if it all goes wrong , even if it rains on your parade , even if the stock market crashes, even if your lover leaves you, even if no one gives you support that you need, you still must stay committed to your decision that you will live your life at the highest level.

LIFE IS A CHOICE..... LIVE IT.