“Africa is the home of limitless potential, feel free to dream and together we will make it happen”

Africa will host its first International tournament this year 2010. Millions of people are expected to fly in the continent and to discover the beauty, the humanity and smell of it. No African nation has done this before therefore this opportunity will put Africa in the spot light. Visibility is expected at its highest.

It’s also an opportunity to Rethink Africa. South Africa is one portion of Africa with its population reaching the 50 million out of 1billion people living in the continent, a very poor country still where unemployment is extremely high and income inequality has almost created racial discrimination between Blacks and Whites. Women are still raped violently, reduced to nothing, polygamy and violence are still an actuality in South Africa.

South Africa is not Africa; there are many other countries in Africa that by 2020 can hold an International tournament as this grandeur. Yes lots of work needs to be done to achieve that but with reserve certainty, it could happen. This mean that in the next 10 years we must work hard to build necessary infrastructures, stabilise our governments, invest in ICT, help Africans with sustainable applied educational programs that will create jobs and reduce poverty.

Africa is not poor, but 70% of the continent is poorly administered, governed with individuals that want to remain in power for centuries, fear to loose wealth, and good “life”. They have forgotten their noble mission in society and just thinking of themselves and their entourages.

I always say that Education is Key to Africa development, we must teach governments to be accountable, reliable and responsible. They have been elected to serve their people, therefore must serve with Dignity! When a mandate has been served, another elected government must take over. Governments aren’t family businesses and we must know this. They have earn the vote of that poor woman in the village therefore must have the decency to deliver what they have promised. African governments need to be taught basic lessons of humans’ rights. 2010 will be a testing time for Africa, it will get lots of visibility, but the credibility, and profitability it needs will depend on how its people rethink of it.

Social Media will have a huge effect on the continent with an expected #hashtags trending on the Twitter home page. It will mean nothing for the people that don’t know Africa, but will mean a lot for the Diaspora and millions of Africans that are leaving outside the continent for diverse reasons such as force immigrations, war, poverty, asylums or simply lack of opportunities in their countries of origins.

Rethinking Africa is crucial for 2010, as we enter this new decade; change must happen at its core. Some people in Africa are very poor, this is a fact and they do not even know why they are so poor, why they can’t buy food, why their resources are misused, or why they can’t get access to basic education and that’s the sadness of it. We all must rethink Africa;do the right thing as it has lots of potential that can contribute to a better world.

At these difficult economic circumstances, we do a lot of thinking about our dreams and wishes, but actually making a move towards the thing we want is something else. We buy the books, write the lists, talk to people about it and always find a reason not to begin the task itself.

I have been talking to many people lately about my Reinvention workshops programs in Britain, my American friends get it, marketing a personal development or change process workshop is easy there. People are keen to make some changes, make adjustment and invest in their lives in the US, the American dreams is still in their Brains. They all want to make it happen! And I was reading Sir Richard Brandson Biography, what sticks out most is how he reinvented himself several times, from being quiet, inarticulate, shy to one of the richest Man in Britain with his famous brand Virgin!

I also read the biography of Hugh Helner, he also reinvented himself from being unsociable, reserved and detached (both from high school and later professionally) to “Mr Playboy” and one of the first magazine editors to use celebrities to help expand its brand and gain visibility. In high school, Hugh Hefner went from being awkward and unpopular to, in his own words, “the imaginary adolescent, the teenager I wanted to be”:

I experienced reinvention myself too believe it or not, I went from being timid, shy, reserved person to being confident, energized and passionate, mainly created a purpose for my life and Britain has played a major role into it, I learnt the culture, the mentality and the system. Furthermore I learnt to monitor my thoughts and use self observation as a tool to success.

It takes a great courage and determination to look and turn our thoughts into goals and our goals into action. However you make your resolution, it’s important to have faith in a positive outcome, make sure your goal is big enough to inspire you and challenge you and finally create a vision board that captures the essence of what you want to achieve.

Right now, it may be more important than ever to reinvent yourself. What do you need to become? How do you see your Future?

Wanting to make a fresh start, but don’t know how? Join me on the 2nd of July!

Best Wishes

Is twitter the answer?

With hundreds of thousands being laid off, across the world people in all walks of life are struggling to figure out what to do next in their Businesses, their Relationships and in their Lives. We are all asking questions. After almost a year of witnessing a complete meltdown of systems failures, time has come for a complete new invention. Someone out there must come up with brand new energetic, innovative, responsible, sustainable ideas

Reinventing all the systems will bring back trust, accountability and respect. The Buttons needs to be reset. I think so!

On the 2nd of July 2009, I will be hosting a workshop in Guildford Surrey, and will be supporting businesses and individuals with their Reinvention program.
It is a Premiere Workshop that is Fun, dynamic, energised and interactive. We will be repeating it trough the country.

The workshop is all about YOU, and where you are now, in this current climate.

When you join us on the 2nd of July at the Guildford Cathedral Regus Office in a cool and lovely atmosphere you will be asked questions you have been asking yourself for a very long time and never got the answer, for example:

How can I be the person I want to be?
How can reinvent myself in these difficult economic times?
Do I have a plan?
What do I do next?
What in it for me?
Am I taking action?
What Am I passionate about?
Am I ready to relaunch my life because of a challenge recently?
How am I creating the me I want to be?
Am I acquiring wisdom?
How Am I different to others?
Is twitter the answer?
How about my skills, how can I transfer them?
Am I thinking outside the box?
Is UK the answer?
What is my dream?

Then…

Imagine yourself walking away from this unique workshop totally reinvented with a very simple rule.

Because by the time you finish for the day, Mariéme will be sharing with you

How to Create your Unique Brand
You will learn more about your own story
You will understand your Product
You will know your audience
She will give you direction on how to Market and Position yourself in this very competitive world
You will feel totally confident and determined
You will feel motivated and inspired
You will be equipped with tools
She will help you set out of your comfort zone
And you will execute

Please book your seat at Marieme Jamme Workshops http://reinventyourself.eventbrite.com/

I am looking forward in seeing you!

Marieme