TRUTH BE TOLD

I am not who i say i am,
Am the guyz who never was, in relaity am my own fantasy
I cant find the real me and have questions surrounding my identity.

who am i?

Who am i? what have i become? where is my path?
Who will hold my hand? how better is my today from yesterday?
Shit. its all the same. "same old shit, just a different day"-this song would apply well in my case.




Truth be told, am empty and hollow.

my business is a mess

Who will fill me up? and like this is not enough,
There is still more than meets the eye!!!!!!!!
I need more than 24 hours a day, i  have to close all my business deals?
I need, i want, i must have everything i think of even before i start thinking it.
Truth be told, am not where am suppose to be.
My business is far behind schedule and i know why
It feel like am Moses from the bible,
who only saw but never reached the promised land.
Am Samson, who fell short of Gods grace and blinded by his desires

I still have a dream like martin Luther king.
That one day, i will find and achieve the will of God in my life
That one day, my names shall be printed in the books of history
 for having built the best business empire
That one day, i will walk and bless you with these same words i speak today.
That one day, on that great day, i will leave this earth a pure man.


Truth be told, we all have something we need to achieve,
some great burning desire/ success/ goal or ambition.

I speak to me speaking to you and hope that we are in this together
life business is expensive and demanding. i can not do it alone.
as a community you, i, we, us, and them, we can.
like the famous quote by my good friend  "RANGO"
"A MAN CAN NOT WALK OUT OF HIS OWN STORY"
Let the truth be told as it is.

Let the truth be told. we have failed more than once,
I have missed to reach my targets. (in fact i should be making biz deals yet am here blogging)
"Failure" and "NO" are powerful words but just hurdles best on the road to success.

LET TRUTH BE TOLD.

Relationship AND Business

Relationships are too involving and very demanding. 

Based on how you view it, relationships behave more like a tick(dependency)

Women depend on men and in some cases, men depend on women.

Either way, life has to move on and later, the two will move in together (generation Y seems to have forgotten marriage custom). its what i call "partnership"

If they get to survive one another for a year or two, the society will approve and assume your perfect for one another. 

In between, kids may pop out, the family may grow in size and value, 

and many more challenges will come in. e.g paying bills, 

So what does relationships got to do with businesses???????? 

Look at it this way, your business is like your life long partner.

The woman or man you want to be with till death do us part. 

Your business from day one will depend directly on you. by this i mean;

• Your skills
• Your money
• Your sacrifice
• Your presence to over see development
• Your time among others.

After dependency comes partnership. Moving in with a woman is like expanding your business,

reinvesting your profits in the business to see it grow. when you do everything right, your home will not break.

Children are like investments made by your business. these should bring you income after some time. 

Remember during all this time you will be struggling to handle bills (mortgage, school fee, child support cost, medical bills, food, clothing, shelter etc) such as staff, insurance, energy, and other overheads. 

Take a good look at yourself and think about your relationship in real life, think about your business in real life,

are you living the dream, or you are struggling like every other person before you.

Are you better off than your parents, grandparents, age-mates, or yourself compared to where you were last season same time? 

What fuels your passion, what drives your decisions, what are you made of. this is a call to action for you my dear friend. don't be like the millions whom taken their great business ideas with them to the grave. you have something, use it. Am addressing you, yet talking to me. 

lets use this simple approach; 

Be compassionate with yourself:

• Accept that you do not have to be perfect
• Accept that you are amazing, unique and wonderful, just as you are
• Accept that you can learn from your mistakes
• Treat yourself kindly
• Stop beating yourself up
• Treat yourself with respect
• Expect to be treated with respect

have compassion for your loved one/ business/ others

• Accept that others do not have to be perfect(your business may not be the best)
• Accept that others are entitled to their own opinions, thoughts and feelings (business trends will vary)
• Take the challenge to stop criticizing others(don't assume your competition)
• Experiment with random acts of kindness ( promotions, offers, and other marketing strategies)
• Refuse to judge or prejudge others (no rushed judgement)

A LETTER TO MY HEART AND MY BUSINESS

Hello,
Its been quite a while and since my last blog i have been thinking  big time. what if my Dad, or Mum would show up today and look at my life, would they be proud to see how their Eric has grown big? would i be proud showing them my life? would you be proud to associate with me in such times? my answer is NO. i have done so much over the last 2-7 years and what do i have to show for all that?

• A degree?
• My jobless ass? 
• My struggling business?
• My broke and empty bank accounts?
• My lonely self? 

What do i have to offer? am i the investment they made or am just a gamble? this too hard to say and as much as it sounds cruel, i deserve it. we deserve it and you need it more just like i do.
So where am i heading with all this hearty talk? simple!!!!!!!!
your business is your only investment and 2 years from now you should be proud of it.
5 years from now you need to brag about it. come 10 years, you will own and determine the market trend.
that was the plan your parents had when they decided to educate you, love you, make sacrifice for you and train you in the ways of the most high.

You are a product, an end result of years of toil and labor. Your business shares that same sentiments and that is why failing is not an option.
This is a call to action. wake up and rethink about the direction your investment is taking. if you hate it, redesign a new one, but if you love it, share with the world your secret. It is time to think like an entrepreneur and claim your rightful place in the business society.

COMMUNITY

Our community consists of ordinary people, but with a
difference. We have a passion for creating a legacy,
fulfilling dreams, and reaching goals and i trust you want your business to achieve this too

Wonder how we do all this, here is the deal,
we are a close-knit community leveraging the internet, each
other's success, experience, and creativity to move closer
to our goal with each passing day. we research what is new in the market
give you business trends, and help you grow your customer base

Entrepreneurs are rewriting their own lives.
and so are their businesses. you have this one chance to do it right
make the decision to improve your business.
have better customer care this month, next improve on your product,
then think of building your brand.

The freedom you want is waiting for you. There is a
successful entrepreneur in all of us. Unlock yours.

INSANE TARGETS

I don't know much about you but one thin i can tell is that you would like to start fresh.

your business is the lifeline, the blood, the gas and power that fuels your existence.

the losses and downfall of last year are gone, 

the challenge and potentials 2012 holds lies in what insane targets you can set.

resolutions are far below your standards,

make insane targets. unrealistic objectives, 

plan for your business expansion, staff increment, 

make an extra ksh. 500 daily from your normal sales

make your name popular on peoples lips. 

think the impossible and impossible will happen. 

run away from the common habits. just like what you are doing now. 

that will not get you any further this year than it got you last year. 

expand your mind because you are the only one who can determine the future of your business.

you have the strongest hope to achieve and make tomorrow the best it can be. 

Here are some insane targets for starters:

• Stop wishing and get on with your plans
• Quite day dreaming and realize the benefits of actualizing your skills
• Grow your current market to 30% in a week/two or three.
• Get a new car for your matatu business
• Increase your tuk tuk fleet. 
• loss weight at least. or grow fat -either
• Own your first car. its cheap.(but fuel is expensive)
• Settle your ass. become a family person or get a serious relationship. 
• become a good money manager. if you have a problem with this, you need help.
• just go insane and make your INSANE target. you have nothing to lose. right?

here is what will happen if i follow you around with a camera for 24 hours 7 days a week. 

1. you will do everything exactly the way they should be done.
2. you will give limited if no excuse at all for not achieving your goals.
3. your lifestyle will change and you you will realize the significant performance.
4. ****you will end you paying me for the time i spend following your path. ***** don't make me do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!

in simplicity, with discipline of ACCOUNTABILITY and INSANE targets. you will be the Hercules of your time, the Henry ford,  Larry page, Steve jobs, Eric otieno and the likes of great men in history. think about it. 

BUSINESS IN JANUARY.............

Come to think of it, how can January be the most profitable month?
Do you need to run a school, sell books or sell uniforms to make the most of this month.
Your business needs to tap to the potential customer in one simple way. 
lets take Santa for instance, why does he gets along so well year in year out?
what makes him an elusive marketing creature?
year in year out, he sells and decade after decade, he is welcomed. 

The guy simply knows how to work up his list. 
He builds list and double checks it.
He closes the deal with ease
He delivers his promise and in the highest possible quality
Above all, he does what most people cant,
He have people buying from him, over and over again....................


he got the longest clientele list,
his customers talk well of him, 
and all this is possible because

• he knows how to make irresistible offers
• he builds lists and cross checks them at least twice
• he is the best in closing sale deals
• he is able to sell more each year. 

steal these skills and put them to work for you in your business this month. 

WISHING YOU GREAT JANUARY SALES.  

H.A.R.O.L.D and K.U.M.A.R

Im sure that I'll always be 
A lonely number like root three.
The three is all that good in right,
why must my 3 keep out of sight
beneath the vicious square root sign,
I wish instead I where nine



For 9 could thwart this evil trick
with just some quick arithmetic
I know ill never see the sun as 1.7321

such is my reality a sad irrationality
When HARK! what is this I see,
another square root of a three

as quietly co-waltzing by,
together now we multiply
to prepare a number we prefer

Rejoicing as an integer

We break free from our mortal bonds
with the wave of magic wands 

Our square root signs become unglued
your love for me has been renued.


"original author of the poem is DAVID FEINBERG - the square root of three"

E.R.I.C.

For some, these are hard times,

To others its just the same old stuff,

-wake up, eat, and go to sleep.

getting over 2011 may not be as easy as some might have thought, (at least for me)

just 4 days ago, it was 2011, filled with good and bad memories of how the year was. 

for starters i was arrested in week 2 of 2011, was in two unsuccessful relationships same year

lost my job, cleared my savings drinking, forgot about my family, forgot who i am, lived for the day,

cared less about others, i was this cold, ungrateful evil person. 

am afraid to face 2012, maybe because i don't know what to look up to.maybe its because my dark passed is not ready to let go, maybe its because i don't want to follow same path.

maybe its because am uncertain of who i will meet and how they will affect me.

i can tell, the last 40 hours i have spent in 2012, hasn't been the most rewording.

a man only gets one chance to do right. 

Unlike last year when i used to shun God and going to church, this year a new me will embrace God.

His power and grace over my work. i have accepted defeat, and turned to my father. 

i admit this in broad daylight. i humble myself to you oh Lord, look down on me with kindness.

its ages since i read a bible, or even held one. but now that is history. a new me is in the making.

I stand tall because this is who i am. E.R.I.C

Now i do believe there is a candle, in every soul. some burn brightly, others fade away. my light will rekindle and God is my witness.