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Without a commitment, decision and resolve to achieve greatness you are a spineless wimp and a coward in life. Life is rich, abundant and full of possibilities for those who dare. Life changes when you draw a line on the sand and set yourself some great ideals and worthy goals to pursue. At that moment you change. You exchange the soul of a slave for the soul of a free person, ready to soar. My understanding of this view was broadened when I came across the concept of "imihigo". I was having lunch with a friend in Kigali when he started sharing with me the history of Imihigo. Legend has it that in pre-colonial Rwanda men going to war would set themselves some commitments, resolves and vows they would live up to. They would then make bold public declaration of what they were accountable to deliver and do. If it was as much as a single commitment or vow it was called an umuhigo. If they were many they would be called imihigo. From the individual, a group would also make it's commitment and declare its imihigo. The imihigo was more than just a clowning war cry, it was an unflinching vow. It was an absolute commitment and resolve that someone would stake his life. This spirit of imihigo lives on today. Animated by this spirit the Rwandan government at all its levels mandates that performance contracts are set and that deliverable are tracked and measured every six months. This practice has seen the government begin to run differently and deliver with the animated zeal of a warrior fresh on the battle field. As I sat listening quietly and soaking my mind into the concept of the imihigo, I knew that this was the missing piece for many. It is easy to make empty new year drunken chants in the name of resolutions. When you make an imihigo it all becomes a different game. It is a serious vow. You commit to deliver on your declaration. It is no longer fools party or goals that you do not intend to pursue. Frivolous chatter will never make you great, vows for greatness do. | Set your Imihigo It is not enough to dream of what you wish to do. Wish lists will always be washy. Go beyond. Pick a few goals and I recommend no more than five. Write them down. Just the very act if writing your goals down is the start of any imihigo. A goal that is not written does not exist. A vow that is not verbalized and articulated is empty. Make the goal specific enough that you can be held accountable for it. Make it easy for you to plead guilty for having set and pursued this goal. Give it a time line, give it geography and give it coordinates. Greatness is beckoning. Make Imihigo visible It is easy to hide a private imihigo or even not to pursue it. Make the resolved goal visible. Build a model, write it out on a board, make it a screen saver. Do whatever you need to make your imihigo visible. When your goals are visible you have no option but to live up to them. You start by working on your imihigo, then the imihigo turn and start working on you. When your goals start fueling you, you become unstoppable. A lack of motivation is the evidence of the absence of imihigo. Declare the Imihigo. Your victory is in your mouth and in your words. Your words must line up with your desired destination. Declare your imihigo boldly and affirmatively. Every time you do so you strengthen your commitment and resolve. You make it easy for other people to hold you accountable but better still you give your mind specific marching orders. No one closest to you should be surprised about what you do and become because they would have been hearing your imihigo all along. Speaking once is never enough, declare until it happens. When it happens turn the imihigo into a warrior testimony. A warrior without a testimony never fought anything. Review often It is not enough to set up a performance vow and deliver goal that you never review. Keep the end game in sight and evaluate and review as a way of life. Feedback fuels achievement. You have a job to do. Do not put off setting your imihigo. Do it today. Set some good goals that have meaning and significance for you. Make them bold and inspiring. Pursue them with zeal of a crusader and the agility of a hunter. Nurse your goals with the patience of a farmer and I will meet you in the circle of greatness. What are your Imihigo? Committed to your greatness. Milton Kamwendo. | new arrivals – In a Week Series! |   
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