How I Turned to Motivational Education to Give Impetus to My Journey

 

“That life is a challenge is stating the obvious, which though as Khalil Gibran described it, ‘is never seen until someone expresses it simply’.  Everything about life is a challenging question whose answer demands action.  When you get up every day you’re always called to action in one way or the other.  It’s not always that you’ll easily figure-out what to do, and neither will you always find the perfect solution.  This makes the entire journey of life hugely challenging, demanding, and overwhelming at times, living just a little window of joyous experience.  However, the sooner one comprehends this intricate nature of life, and as well that the answer to nearly all challenges is in learning, the better prepared one can be.  It’s when you learn from those who succeeded where you’re struggling that your journey begins to peak, as you become     wiser, inspired’, and motivated.  I once got overwhelmed myself, and that’s when I sought for wisdom through motivational education on personal development, to find that bearing to my true north!”

 

How I Turned to Motivational Education to Give Impetus to My Journey!

 

Besides working on my project, i.e. the Centre for Knowledge (CfK), on motivation and personal development, I also used to provide lecture services to the Department of Geology at the University of Botswana.  I spent a couple of semesters out in the field teaching basic field techniques to geology students to help them develop skills or ways to collect and present data from rocks.  As you may be aware, geology is one of those professions that allow us humans to be able to read from the rock record, as well as determine significant parts of the rocky earth that are pertinent to human life.   I have been a practicing geologist since 1988 when I graduated from the University of Botswana and went on to make contributions as a public servant for about three decades.   

 

A Burning Platform At-Cause!

It was in 2008 when I decided to go full force into motivation and personal development.  I took a decision then to resign from the organisation I worked for through a period spanning twenty years.  I have had many people ask me at my seminars why and how I changed from geology into personal development.  I don’t though see myself as having changed professions at all, but I only added a missing link to help me grow and become a better contributor in any engagement I choose to partake in.  At the time I resigned from my earlier employment it was becoming increasingly difficult to develop effective work-teams or to find genuinely enthusiastic people, eager to show-up at work for just one thing…….to serve.  There were just too many bottlenecks and other lesser relevant issues that made the workplace dysfunctional, regarding personal productivity and self-fulfilment, in service delivery.  Almost every work team-member was unhappy about something or issues relating to work.  This meant that no matter how keen and eager one was to become relevant to work, it was always difficult to make a winning team.                    

 

Making The Switch!

So, I thought that the best thing for me was not to continue coming to work as if just for a salary, but to start something that I believed could influence a change of culture in the workplace, as well as in life in general.  In my view, motivation and personal development was the only answer, and not a salary hike, for I had seen in the past many years of my employment there, people, including myself, being promoted or paid more, but that never led to any marked improvement in personal and workplace productivity.  Instead, the bottlenecks, issues, and complaints continued, and still it was difficult to make great work teams.  I therefore turned to motivation and personal development to give others a greater sense of adequacy and self-belief in their quest to become relevant at work and in life in general. 

 

The Drawcard!

Lessons on personal development allow everyone to recognize their in-born abilities to excel in all aspects of life, and further powers one with the drive to act and learn how to draw the best from within.  Such lessons are anchored on the concept of purpose, mission, and vision, which helps build complete and effective humans that knows how to self-drive and accomplish results needed, both in their lives and as well as in the lives of others.  The personal strategic foundation of purpose is key in the development of a sense of meaning in anybody’s life, and meaning, once found will always create a sense of meaningfulness, importance, and happiness, in the life of an individual, no matter where they work or how much they earn.  Purpose ignites an endless supply of natural motivation, and this is what is most desirable to set-up a pool of greatly inspired, effective, efficient, and productive work-teams, across the board.  

 

P.S. Motivation, though seemingly commonly undervalued, and little appreciated, due to overwhelming life-challenges, remains the critical fuel needed all-round to drive individuals to take part in acts that serve life, irrespective of what’s in it for them.  This is what I had in mind back in 2008 when I resigned in my public service post, and it is the reason I created the Centre for Knowledge (CfK), and why I provide motivational education on personal development.  

 

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 Do you want better in life? Have you any desires to accomplish and feel fulfilled in your experience of life?  If so, let’s go together and reach far!  Please share your views in the comments section if you can.  Long live to you!

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More About Dr. Benson Modie

The core mission of Dr. Benson Modie is to provide motivational education on personal development.  This is with the aim to inspire others to embrace the learning process, so they can develop and grow themselves to live a structured life that is anchored on personal strategic foundations, such as purpose, mission, and vision.  The ultimate goal is to foster a long-term, effective, and fulfilling experience of life.

 

Through his life project the Centre for Knowledge (CfK), extracted from a personal strategic plan, Dr. Benson Modie creates motivational content that is provided through presentations, seminars, and workshops at schools, work organisations, and public places.  In addition, Dr. Ben Modie also makes available educational content through books, social media, and blog posts.  

 

For more on Dr. Benson Modie you can get in touch through email at tesbnm@gmail.com or modieb@cfkmotivation.com.  Alternatively, you can search social media @Benson Modie.