JAMES PLOTI

Basic protective measures against the new corona virus Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the ministry of health and WHO website and through your national and local public health authority. Most people who become infected experience mild illness and recover, but it can be more severe for others. Take care of your health and protect others by doing the following: Wash your hands frequently Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands. Maintain social distancing Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing. Why? When someone coughs or sneezes they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19...

What is a Dream??? A DREAM is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. The content and purpose of dreams are not fully understood, although they have been a topic of scientific, philosophical and religious interest throughout recorded history. Have you ever foreseen your future? How you would love to be tomorrow or the next Minute? What keeps you from becoming what you foresaw? These are the 5 ways to start living your dream. A few years back, I happened to be involved in a situation that would end up ushering me into deep depression and pain. I happened to be in a relationship where I put my all, committed my whole and at one time stopped living my dreams to please my partner. Have you ever been in that moment? The type they say Blind Love? That was the worst mistake I ever made in life. Let me advice you, Never stop living your dreams to please someone else. For a whole 5...

9 Ways to Use Social Media to Build Your Personal Brand 1. Find the Right Groups Facebook and LinkedIn both offer great opportunities to join groups focused on specific topics or industries. If you can find groups that line up with your area of expertise, then you’ll be able to share that experience and build authority around your personal brand. 2. Keep the Image Consistent Across all of your social profiles, you have to maintain a certain consistency with your brand. When people want to learn more about you, they may search for you on a number of social outlets. 3. Engage Regularly Building a brand takes a lot of effort, and it should be treated like a job. Every day, you should be sharing and producing content. Adjust the frequency and types of content based on the audience presence. 4. Diversify Your Content I recommend crafting a communications strategy for your personal brand that includes an editorial calendar and a diverse content plan so that you wo...

19 Closing Phrases to Seal a Sales Deal in 2019 Heading into a closing conversation with a prospect is always nerve-wracking. No matter how impressed they seemed during your demo or how enthusiastic your champion is, there's always a chance you'll lose to the competition, they'll decide to postpone their decision until next quarter, or they'll ask for a price you can't deliver. A "yes" or "no" hinges on far more than just the specific closing sentence or question. But as you've probably seen, using the right words can definitely make a difference. Read on to learn the closing phrases you should (and shouldn't) use. How to Close a Sale Do your research. Set expectations. Pitch the solution, not the product. Handle objections. Ask for the sale. Arrange next steps. 1. Do your research. You need to understand your company's offerings so you can find the products and services that will work best for t...

KENYANS IN THE DIASPORA CAN CHANGE OUR ECONOMY IF WE OFFER SUPPORT. During a recent tour to Europe, i managed to meet a number of Kenyans who live in the Scandinavian region. To my surprise these guys work long hours, in severe weather conditions and encountering lots and lots of challenges from high Taxation, High Costs of Housing, High Cost for documentation not forgetting high costs of charges to transfer money back home. In one business form i managed to have long chat with a group of women who had formed a Chama and were looking for investment ventures in Africa. As we were chatting i tried to inquire why they opted to save the money in the Chama instead of sending the money to run them a project back home. You should have seen their faces. As it emerged out, most Kenyans in the diaspora really want to invest back home and shift to live here. The only major challenge they face is support from their fellow Kenyans back home. These are some of the challenges: 1. W...

In order to achieve our goals, we need to change our behavior, and eventually become a better version of ourselves. Because right now we’re not ready for it yet, we haven’t developed the needed habits, haven’t eliminated some unhealthy and unproductive activities, and have so many distractions that we hardly know what’s really important. But achieving what you want is absolutely possible. You just need to fall in love with consistency and start  taking a step each day towards reaching your goals . And you need to eliminate the things that not only slow your progress, but which keep you from moving forward. Here they are: 1 .  Perfectionism So many people have deep desires within themselves and truly want to achieve certain things in life. But they are greedy and unappreciative even before they receive them, and want much more than they deserve. Many, for instance, want not just to be offered a good job with a high salary and work ...