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March 9, 2016
Comment on LISTEN: The Blessing Scriptures Book Interview by olvet
Warl. Taka, this amazing inspiration from God. Many people of today seems to neglect God’s principles hence they need blessings at the same time. Everyone has to know and understand that we have to seek God first and all else will follow.
March 8, 2016
LISTEN: The Blessing Scriptures Book Interview
I am so excited. Here is a chance to hear all about it. This post is our first podcast on this blog.
I recently had an interview with Kelvin Mutize on my newest book ‘The Blessing Scriptures.’ In this podcast I shared about how this book can help you, and how it can change your life.
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March 3, 2016
An Opened Letter: Christmas Box or Mail
I am always receiving feedback from you. I value every comment that you give. Please keep them coming.
Here is an interesting one that I received a few years ago just before Christmas. I asked for permission from the writer and I edited it to protect his identity. I hope it will mean something to you.
To the writer, I say thank you for the kind words.
To Mr Taka Sande,
Good day sir I hope I find you well, I am wonderful. This Christmas marks a different season in my life when I am 23 now and am trying to be responsible. What makes this one different is that I am not a kid anymore where I would be thinking of what could my present be under the Christmas tree but it’s now what can I put under the tree, how can I bring a smile this festive season.
So in that line of thought I was thinking what could I give to people those that contributed the most to my life. When I look back at our very short relationship the value of what you have taught me is insurmountable. What I also enjoy is how God brought us together; it’s funny though how we met but now it unquestionable that it was God ordained. So this is the gift that I have wrapped up for you sir, listed below are the things that I have learnt from you as my mentor.
Firstly I would want thank you for being the father that I lost 8 year ago, never in my life had I had the opportunity to confide in a male person older than me. I failed to create such relationships in my communities’ e.g. church or with neighbours. Thank you for bringing candid solutions to all the problems that I have brought to you, I would have suffocated with all that my heart. I walk with my shoulders high because how I see myself and it’s all because of the words that you have affirmed in me;
Another area where I have seen immense growth is in the area of walking in the consciousness of my purpose. One of our earlier conversations was you asking me what is my purpose and I still remember I just stammered and practically said nothing but today it’s a different story as I’m bold enough to say ”I Am Here To Elevate Humanity Economically And Socially”. I now understand clearly what God has called me to do on this earth, if it wasn’t for you I would die a discontent person with enthusiasm without purpose and discipline. I now understand my purpose, vision, gifting and passion, and I count myself privileged to know that because when I asked around only 2 out of 10 had an idea of what I have a foot holed in which is I Know Who I Am – Israel Houghton;
I currently have 2 blogs and a face book page running at the moment and I have been receiving overwhelming response. If my memory serves me right you are the one that suggested the idea to me, in fact from the blue you said ‘why can’t you create a website’ and from then on I have not looked back. It’s your desire for us to get where you are to get what you got and even better;
Today I see myself as a budding business person because of your expertise that you have shared with me; the idea currently hit a hurdle but am not giving up. You took the liberty of going through my business proposal, cash flow, balance sheet and gave some awesome recommendations that drastically changed the whole entity itself;
You also allowed me join all your networks especially mentorship program that of young men like me and you have shared your life and your knowledge, you have no idea the bible studies that I have conducted using your material that I would have learnt from the group. The exposure that you gave us was just tremendous from business to relationships, career to spiritual, basically every subject was manna; and
Lastly I just want thank you for being there, one thing that I know for sure is you have a very busy schedule but whenever I came with some or an issue to you, you would respond promptly. To be honest I do not know how I would have survived the season of waiting for a job from May to late November but it was you word of wisdom, word of knowledge and affirmations that have kept me going.
This is not all is just something I thought on top of my head in a few minutes of writing this mail; there is tons of things you have done. Paul says you have many teachers but few fathers and that is very true, I am blessed to have been found by one. Blessed is your family, they have a hero in you; I pray they see it and appreciate it. I pray that your children will be like arrows in a quiver that if you shoot them wherever you want them to go they prosper and represent your family and the kingdom well. Thanks sir I wouldn’t be at this part of this journey if it wasn’t for you. I pray to God that you have an amazing and very merry Christmas and a fruitful year.
Bless you Dad.
Regards,
“His preaching will turn the hearts of parents to their children, and the hearts of children to their parents. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse.”…… Mal 4:6
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March 1, 2016
Do You Know The Power Of Your Associations?
By Welm Mhaka
Regardless of whom you are, association matters most because it is through connections where links for destiny are made. It is very important to choose the right companions, friends or association. Most people are where they are in life because of their associations since an association can influence you to be positive or negative.
‘Show me your friend, I’ll tell you who you are because a mirror reflects itself. If you walk with wolves you will learn how to howl, whereas if you are with eagles you will learn how to fly.’ – Author Unknown
If every day I walk with thieves’ part of what they do will become part of my habit-so rather I should depart from wrong company before it devalues me. Birds of the same feather flock together. A common African proverb says, ‘A pregnant woman should play with pregnant woman because if she plays too much with women that are not pregnant she can later be fooled to remove that pregnancy’. He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. Bad company ruins good morals and character. [Proverbs 13v20]
“A friend is like an elevator, if you press a button for room ten it lifts you up, if you press downwards for basement likewise you will go down. So choose your friends wisely, a good one is the one that lifts you up” – a common saying.
Within the friends there are three classes: those who add you, subtract you and those who neither add nor subtract value in you. To grow you need those associations that add value towards you. I attest to what a colleague of mine used to say about a motto, once used by a big retail supermarket which stated,”Mhanya neshasha”, in English translation –Run with the Champions. Hence in reality that big retail supermarket has its market presence where its competitors-supermarkets are usually located.
“You need to associate with people that inspire you, people that challenge you to rise higher, people that make you better. Don’t waste your valuable time with people that are not adding to your growth. Your destiny is too important.” – Joel Osteen.
Wrong associations disrupt your value and revenue streams- since it is through associations one can have their image tarnished or elevated. If you see a fly within the glass of water, you wouldn’t want to drink it because it is contaminated. So wise bad company ruins good moral as the bible clarifies that how can light dwell with darkness. King Jehoshaphat a righteous man of God, ventured into business deal of constructing ship that were supposed to sail to Tarshish with a wicked King Ahaziah but the ships were wrecked and unable to go to sail. [2Chronicles 20v35-37]
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To succeed in life, businesses and at school wisely select your friends. If I walk everyday with harlot, it’s more likely that soon or later will be more inclined to such morals. If you want to succeed at school you play with those that excel in their academics, likewise for business it’s the same principle.
“Social mirror does not lie. You are a reflection of people you associate with. Try to spend time with people who have overcome in an area of your torment” – Dr. Shingi Munyeza.
To grow to be the best choose friends that influences you to grow. Eagles fly with eagles, they don’t fly with hens. Deliberately cut off wrong ties of friendships. Hook up with the right association and grow to be the best within your connection to your destiny. Be destiny centered don’t dwell much on the journey or process you go through. The journey has many events such as setbacks, hurdles and challenges, but what matters most is the destination. When you board the bus, train or airplane what matters most is the destination you are going, what entails the journey is not really necessary. In the success stories of Henry Ford or Thomas Edison people never focus about their failures they keep remembering the outcomes-results of a Motor Vehicle and Bulb.
As you pursue your destiny find the right associations. In the bible, David associated with Jonathan in his destiny. Joshua and Moses, Elijah and Elisha, Paul with Timothy and Epaphras, Ruth and Naomi, Mordecai and Esther. The list is endless- pursue those divine connections that make you impact positively.
Think About This
Why do big companies want to be associated or linked to big brands, franchises and ideal suppliers within their services provision? What benefits can be attained from good brands being displayed in your supermarket? Some companies go to the extent of forming strategic business alliance and others to the extent of acquiring that ideal brand.
In conclusion, sync with good brands- people that push you higher bringing about a good rapport in you. A good brand creates customer loyalty if its business, stay on track you can make it. Keep blessed and keep shining.
About the Author: Welm Mhaka
Welm Mhaka works in the Financial Sector, handles Events and Marketing at Inspire Zimbabwe Foundation, an Empreteco– BEST Cert from Empretec Zimbabwe, An Associate Member of the Institute Of Chartered Secretaries And Administrators In Zimbabwe (ISCAZ) He holds a Bachelor of Business Studies Honors degree In Banking and Finance from the Bindura University and Science Education. To find out more, connect with him by email on mhakawelm@gmail.com, Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.
February 24, 2016
Comment on Surviving the Dark Season by Tammy Graham
What does a person do in this type of turmoil when they have literally no-one due to a controlling spouse who keeps them holed up, away from any and all peoples? How to survive this now????
Interview: Kelvin Tinashe Mutize – An Exceptional Social Activist Heading for Zimbabwe’s First Noble Prize
Today at It’s My Footprint (IMFP) we are speaking to Kelvin “Terminator” Tinashe Mutize (KTM) who is a Social Engineer with a heart and passion for assisting young people living with HIV/AIDS. Kelvin’s vision is to help change the social environment for young people within Africa.
Kelvin, who is a Mandela Washington YALI Fellow, has over seven years’ experience working with the marginalized community and specifically those living with HIV/AIDS. Currently, he is the Regional Field Officer for Champions for Life, where he has helped it to branch out into more than 8 African countries, making it the largest psycho-social spiritual support program for youths living with HIV/AIDS in Sub Saharan Africa. His focus is training, administration and leading teams into South and East Africa.
On the 6th December 2015, Kelvin received the Future Africa Award in Community Action 2015 for his work with Champions for Life. He is the first Zimbabwean and one of two Southern Africans to win this prestigious award. The Future Africa Awards celebrate young people between the ages of 18 and 31 who have made outstanding achievement, and the awards are often equated to the Nobel Prizes for young Africans.
In his spare time also volunteers at Endless Possibilities where he runs the media department and programs for the disabled in tertiary institutions. He is also part of the award winning video on demand platform called Tvyangu as well as running Tehillah Media which seeks to empower youth to build internet based start-ups. Kelvin holds a diploma in Information Technology from McMaine School of Computing, following his passion for using technology to tell the stories of people in the spheres he is already involved in.
(IMFP) Kelvin, welcome and thank you for spending time with us here at It’s My Footprint.
(KTM) Thank you Taka for having me. I am glad to be here.
(IMFP) Can you start by giving our followers a brief background of yourself, your experience, education and path to current career status?
(KTM) My name is Kelvin Mutize and my heart is for people and music specifically Gospel music. My passion outside writing is Social Media. I currently volunteer at a program called Champions For Life as a Regional Leader and we work with children and youth living with HIV/ AIDS in Southern and East Africa.
When I’m not helping out with Champions you will find me busy working on three start-up projects that I am a part of which are Tehillah Media, TV Yangu and GospelNation. I have a Diploma in Information Technology and Business Administration. I run several blogs one of which I started around 2009. Blogging is one of the things that set me on this path to being a social engineer!
So in a nutshell Kelvin is a Social Engineer with a huge love and heart for music, media and writing.
(IMFP) Kelvin, to be where you are, you surely have gone through a lot. What new things are you busy with?
(KTM) I think we all go through a lot, just at different levels. I am currently working on several projects that will be revealed soon. Right now I am not at liberty to talk about them just yet!
(IMFP) What were some of the biggest challenges you have faced to date? How did you overcome them?
(KTM) Working with people has got to be one of the biggest challenges for me. Different personalities and learning to understand how different people work is crucial for the success of any project I am working on. Probably the second challenge I have encountered is doing projects in Zimbabwe with a little or no budget at all. You spend your days pouring your life into building your team, but as soon as they find something better they leave. My biggest challenge is working and building teams that are soon taken apart by so many external forces.
(IMFP) Kelvin, did you have any life-changing experiences that put you on the path that led you to, what you’re doing today?
(KTM) Yes, but mine is off rails. When I joined the worship team at church I asked a lot of questions what worship mean and its impact on people and when I couldn’t get answers I started to read a lot of information courtesy of Dr Google. One afternoon while talking with a good friend of mine Munya Bloggo, I jokingly asked him if he could teach me to create a website. After that he was on my case until I created a worship blog and before I knew it I was running social media websites and blogs, that is in fact how I really got my start in social media. The kind of people you spend your time with is important, if they are productive and fruitful it will rub off onto you and I’m certainly one blessed guy on whom good things have rubbed off onto.
(IMFP) I understand you are a writer, let’s go into some work you have done.
(KTM) I haven’t published any books yet but I have written so many tech related, music and business articles for many different sites.
(IMFP) Did you have any key mentors or people who propelled you to be who you are, what you believe in and what you are committed to in your work and life? Share with our followers about it.
(KTM) No person is an island. Yes I have had some people who have walked with me along this journey and peers who have really helped me work around the technical things that I wasn’t able to work around on my own. Also having people who pray for you and are checking up on you to see where you are and also be able to correct and guide you is key.
(IMFP) When you think of the future of the kind of work you’ve talked about here, what gives you a sense of hope for your future?
(KTM) The world is evolving and growing more complex at the same time people are searching more and more for information and for me there is hope that the work I’m doing right now and for the future will provide much needed content in the format and manner that is convenient and will be readily available at their point of need.
(IMFP) What is the worst experience you have gone through and what lessons have you drawn from it?
(KTM) Some of my worst experiences include loosing friends and people that I had come to call brothers.
For me the lesson I learnt is that in all we do, creating relationships and moments with people we love is the best thing we can do. I’m people person and relational in nature and hence the thing that I have gotten to understand is that when someone dies or moves away the only thing that you have to remind you of them is moments you spent with them and that is what carries you through the pain of loss.
(IMFP) Last year in 2015 you went to USA on Young Leaders Fellowship. Tell us about it and in particular how it changed you?
(KTM) The Yali Program was an amazing experience for me; I was stationed at Arizona State University for 6 weeks doing my Civic Leadership Track where I was with 24 fellows from 20 African Countries who are working in different aspects of civil society. We had class lectures, practical classes, and brain storming sessions and also got the opportunity to visit quite a number of civic organisations and business as well plus many networking events.
For me the best part started before we left as my friends and we started YaliCreatives an initiative within the Yali Program for fellows who are in the creative space. Being on the fellowship was amazing because you learn a lot as you get exposed to a lot people.
One thing that seriously changed me beside my increased work ethic was my outlook on Africa. Meeting other fellows who are doing amazing work in Africa with little or no resources made me realise that when we collaborate we reduce workload, work smarter and produce better quality work and services.
(IMFP) How do you define success?
(KTM) Being able to achieve your goals, still be happy and have people to celebrate and live life with. For me success is all about attaining the goal and objectives God has set for me.
(IMFP) If you could spend time with someone who has attained the kind of success you are looking to reach, what questions would you ask them?
(KTM) I would ask the following questions;
What principles do you live by?
What relationships did you create or facilitated in the process?
What gave you strength every time you wanted to give up?
(IMFP) What social cause(s) do you support/advocate for?
(KTM) That people living with HIV should get access to social support and that we destroy stigma especially here in Africa.
(IMFP) What kind of friends do you have and how have they influenced the person you are?
(KTM) I have a lot of friends across the board, those that I spend most of my time with are in the creative space and they are always challenging me because they keep growing and taking hits and growing in stature and it forces you to grow when you work with such high flyers.
(IMFP) If you weren’t doing what you are doing now, what would be your occupation?
(KTM) I would be a lawyer. LOL.
(IMFP) Who was your first hero? Are they still your hero today?
(KTM) Noah in the Bible and yes he is still my hero.
(IMFP) Financial stability, intelligence, emotional maturity and attractiveness: which would you pick if you could only have two of the four?
(KTM) Emotional Maturity and Intelligence.
(IMFP) Kelvin, what is on your playlist currently?
(KTM) Trey McLaughlin, Kirk Franklin- Losing My Religion and Benjamin Dube- Healing in His Presence
(IMFP) What impact have your career choices had on your loved ones?
(KTM) Working with Children living with HIV/AIDS and doing work in Media startups has really rubbed off on my two young brothers who are already heavily involved in most of the work that I do and seeing them branch out into blogging and cinematography is a great thing. As for my parents I see how much they care and for some of the champions that I work with. This has been amazing to see how it has stretched them to love children who aren’t even theirs biologically.
(IMFP) Are you where you envisioned you would be five years ago? Where do you see yourself five years from now?
(KTM) The thing that have seen on the growth in my life these past two years has defining who I’m and coming to a place of understanding of what manner of person I’m and what I should become more and more. Media, training of the next generation and also I have also been fascinated with internet radio.
(IMFP) What was the last book you read and what did you learn from it?
(KTM) The last book I read was The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers. I learnt that we have to be mindful of every decision we make whether we are forced to make a quick or relaxed decision. But that all we do has consequences but it is also important how we react or warm up to the things that happen us. I also learnt it’s important to know that people are hurting and we have to learn to speak into people lives and build up people with our words.
(IMFP) How would you describe your character?
(KTM) Craziness, trustworthy, very sociable and always happy and joyful
(IMFP) What is the craziest thing you’d like to achieve/attain?
(KTM) Bungie Jump from the Victoria Falls.
(IMFP) What characteristics do you look for in a partner, business or personal?
(KTM) Character and Faithfulness, these two are very crucial to me.
(IMFP) Let’s talk about Kelvin the man! Give us a bit of your social and family life.
(KTM) First born of three brothers, both my parents are alive and it’s great to have them support what I do. I spent most of my time with people whenever I’m free playing board games or Modern Warfare – Call of Duty I love that game. Travelling and reading books and currently I’m reading the second book of the Chronicles of Brothers by Wendy Alec.
(IMFP) Thank you Kelvin for taking time off your demanding schedule, we appreciate and value your useful advice.
(KTM) Thank you very much for having me as well.
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February 23, 2016
Comment on Surviving the Dark Season by Watson Chidzomba
Thank you very much. This was very helpful. It’s as if it’s directed at me only.
Good day and may the good Lord bless the writer.
