For most forward thinkers, this season forces them to reflect and cast new visions for the New Year. For those sane people who would set new standards and avoid undergoing the same dysfunctional process day-in, day-out, I wish them well as they would need courage to achieve such dreams. The truth is that I am one of such people – I will be setting new standards for my life. Although I may not be able to share all but I will major on two public areas of my life – Blogging and Project Management Coaching.
Blogging –
The little fame and fortune I have been able to garner has been through blogging. I started blogging in 2005 to improve my writing skills that was abysmal at that time. In 2006, I saw it as a platform to share my insights and provoke readers to living above average. In 2007, I gave up a lucrative career in Globacom, to major on it full time. In 2008 and 2009, I started writing very long quality articles that really got me a tribe of followers. In 2010, I could not sustain such momentum because I had to think of the economics of family and focus more on trading.
I was no more consistent – I use to churn out one quality article per week but now I find it difficult to churn out 1 quality article in 2 months. I tried my best to maintain the momentum in 2011 but other lucrative ventures came to stay. The painful part is that God gives me wisdom constantly to share on this blog but I neglect it due to other activities that seem to crowd my thoughts. It was until I saw Seth Godin’s blog that I realized what I needed to do – from 2012, I will start blogging frequently not once a week but like minimum of 3 times a week.
The articles may not be long (this may be the last longest article you may receive from me on this blog) but it will be quality, timely and by God’s grace, it will impactful. Kindly watch this space. Instead of creating long articles, I will start creating FREE reports of about 8-10pages on experiential and researched skills and knowledge. However, there is the downside especially those that receive my blog post as a newsletter – your mail box may be crammed from my posts; if this does not go down with you, please, feel free to unsubscribe – you can simply come here and check for the latest post (well, that’s if you can always remember!).
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Project Management Coaching –
We started the Project Management Class in September 2010 and it has been successful till date producing 295 graduates at every alternate month. When we started, our vision was simple – To produce 50 Project Management Professionals (PMP) in one single calendar year. We were able to produce 30 PMPs out of our graduates. First, it is difficult to get our graduates to take their PMP exams and for those that decide to take it, most do not follow our laid down regimen given us a 90.9% success rate.
We realize that the issue was with the vision – we were interested in the quantity of PMPs not with their personal development. If we can successfully change their mindset during training, we will not find it difficult to get them certified – focus on the quality of the process and the product is guaranteed. In view of this, from January 2012, we will be introducing a tough regiment during the training period that will ensure that every single graduate we produce will be able to write the PMP exam and succeed at first try.
As oppose to waiting for 8 week of rigorous studying after the training to write the exam, everyone that graduates from the training can write the exam the next day and pass. This will be a 3-weekend training incorporated with 2 weeks supervised online training. This regiment we have proffered will eliminate laziness, increase effectiveness and renew mindsets. We know change is not easy but the prize is worth the effort. Thus, we are no more interested in the quantity of PMPs we produce but in the quality of PMP.
Our Project Management vision is now; “Empowering Excellence”. To solidify this vision, all our impending graduate, in addition to receiving the quality training leading to PMP certification, have access to FREE Microsoft Project Training – ensuring that their knowledge is not just theoretical but practical. We are going beyond the ordinary to provide quality value, which comes at a huge cost. To this end, we will be increasing the Training Fee for our Project Management Class from March 2012, which means we will be given a window of opportunity to those attending the January class to experience our new regiment at our regular price.
Interested in our Project Management Training, click HERE
Happy New Year in advance!
