TO MAKE RESOLUTIONS FOR 2014 YOUR SELF CONFIDENCE MATTERS.

For 2013 alone I have a lot to narrate both in the negative and in the positive,all in all this year has enabled me grow and become a deferent and a better me.

There are things and people who became pivotal in my growth,people especially who offered me the opportunity to grow and those that became the reason for my sadness , there are those that despite my mistakes on the way they gave me hope and never got fed up with me.Today I appreciate them all.


Secondly I Chose Books for spiritual nourishment, inspiration and knowledge, a part from the Bible which has always became my primary source of daily Bread there are other Books that have helped me grow. "If you will Lead "by Daug Moran a Book written from a poems titled "if" by an overzealous British Soldiers shaped my leadership.The power of positive Thinking, Imitation Is Limitation by John Mason and Napoleon Hill's "Think And Grow Rich" which I will take his Self Confidence formula to be the method of actualizing my Resolutions for the year 2014.

We will all make resolutions for the new year and there is something Napoleon Hill says in his Book.He says that as we resolve to throw off the influence of any unfortunate environment and as we build our lives to order taking inventory of our mental assets and liabilities you will discover that our greatest weakness is lack of Confidence.
I therefore take the first step to use the Self Confidence Formula so that as I make my resolution for the new year I will be confident enough to meet my resolutions.

This is the Self Confidence Formula.

FIRST . I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I DEMAND of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and I here and now promise to render such action.

SECOND. I realize the dominating thoughts of my mind will eventually reproduce themselves in outward,
physical action, and gradually transform themselves into physical reality, therefore, I will concentrate my thoughts for thirty minutes daily, upon the task of thinking of the person I intend to become, thereby creating in my mind a clear mental picture of that person.

THIRD . I know through the principle of auto-suggestion, any desire that I persistently hold in my mind will
eventually seek expression through some practical means of attaining the object back of it, therefore, I will
devote ten minutes daily to demanding of myself the development of SELF-CONFIDENCE.

FOURTH . I have clearly written down a description of my DEFINITE CHIEF AIM in life, and I will never stop trying, until I shall have developed sufficient self-confidence for its attainment.

FIFTH . I fully realize that no wealth or position can long
endure, unless built upon truth and justice, therefore, I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects. I will succeed by attracting to myself the forces I wish to use, and the cooperation of other people. I will induce others to serve me, because of my willingness to serve others. I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause
others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself.

I Samson Kiptum sign my name to this formula, commit it to memory, and repeat it aloud once a day, with full FAITH
that it will gradually influence my THOUGHTS and ACTIONS so that I will become a self-reliant, and successful person.

Wishing you all a Prosperous and Blessed 2014.

TOUCHED BY THE STORY OF A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC.

I took my remote control this morning and on my normal surfing I stopped at Kass Tv when I saw a beautiful lady probably in her early 30s speak to a crowd that looked seemingly attentive.
My Curiosity kept me a little more locked to the channel as I was listening to her heart touching story. At first I didn't know her name and therefore I was anxious to know her,minute after minute the lady narrated her story, she started by saying she is a drug addict on her way to recovery and that to me didn't look real as the groomed and fluently speaking lady spoke.

I was wondering how such a beautiful and "Educated " lady would stoop that low to allow alcohol and drugs ruin her life . That was when she mentioned that she is a recovering alcoholic, what I didn't know is her history of alcohol and what alcohol and drugs did to her.

The lady narrated her live in the drink telling the audience that she started drinking at the age of 12,that to me was not practical especially in the place where I was born and bread.That alone made me become more keen.

"I was in Moi Girls High school Eldoret when I was in form two that I was served with my first suspension "The lady told the attentive crowd.

" suspensions are meant to correct the mistake and help the suspended get to his or her senses but mine gave me the opportunity to drink more and more alcohol " The lady continued.

At this moment my remote control was on the couch and all eyes and ears on the Television.

"My second suspension came in form four and being the second I was expelled from the school but my Dad took me to another school " she continued.

Of course at that moment I was getting more and more interested with her story until this point she told the audience of her life in the states that made me increase the volume of my small Tv.
"My Dad sent me abroad for studies and while in America I continued my alcohol life,I would drink myself to hell and that Is when addiction got the better part of me,alcohol was part of my life"Narrated the lady who by then had the crowd by her side.

I was shocked by what she had to do to satisfy her thirst which included nasty things she couldn't tell the crowd, what shocked me more is that she had not attended a single class the main reason she was in the states .She told the audience that she got married twice in order to get money for her Alcohol.

"My second marriage was to a drug baron who introduced me to cocaine and that is how I got into drugs " said the lady.

I wished at that moment to have known the lady and by her mentioning about her deportation that never happened because of her influential family friend I knew the lady was not from an ordinary family.

"After my Dad learned that I was found after disappearing for some months he boarded a plane and within no time he was in the states " she narrated.

She told the crowd that instead of her being deported back to Kenya her family friend at the Kenyan Embassy in the US and her Dad decided to send her for rehab.

Rehab seem to have helped her until her Dad passed away,when she flew to Kenya and after she laid her Dad to rest her Alcoholic problem resurfaced.

"I went to Rehab and worked hard for my Dad whom after I have messed you still could love me" said the lady.

"It is good that we do things for our own that for others " she stressed as she explained why after the Death of her Dad she went back to alcohol.

The good lady had succeeded to capture my attention, my heart was so touched that I could only remember a Biblical verse that says God's Grace is sufficient, what was evident is truly God's Grace,Grace that is so abundant to sustained a wretched man or woman to the day of his/her salvation.
As she told the crowd that after his Bro died from an accident caused by alcohol she decided to seek help and that is how she ended up at the Eldoret based rehab where she recovered and later turned to Jesus where she got saved.

The lady has a lot that can help our slowly dying youth and especially those who have made alcohol and drugs their heroes. If only one learns early the consequences alcohol and drugs would bring to their lives then dropping the habit before addiction would be the best. In fact the Best is giving their lives to Jesus and living a life that is pleasing to God.

At last I came to know the lady and her family and at any point I would recommend institutions and individuals having a problem within alcohol and Drugs to invite and talk with her , Let her advice our youth because there is a lot we don't know that we need to know.

Alcohol Addiction and drug abuse is a disease that affects our self esteem.. that is what I learned today.

IMAGINE IF WE WERE TO PAY PARKING FEES TO PARK OUR EMPTY STOMACHS AT UHURU PARK.

Hilarious it may sound but this can be practical soon.Just happened a couple of hours ago when I was standing outside  certain premise in town when this woman adorned  in yellow approach me,her left hand  was holding a receipt book and on the other a pen.
"Dugu jambo " she greeted me.

"Mzuri" I. replied while stretching my hand for a handshake.

She instead bent to  inspecting the plate of a car that was parked behind me.
"Wewe ndiyo mwenye hii gari" she asked while pointing at white Toyota  saloon parked just behind me.
I denied ownership  of the KBU that stood behind but inside me was this  wishful thought of owning a car.Before I moved an inched the woman had already issued me with a leaf she had ripped off the booklet she was holding and she demanding that I  pay for parking.

I was In trouble,she was breathing on my neck and what convinced her that it was my locomotive is the simple believe she had seen something I was holding perhaps she thought we the Car Key.
"Hiyo Gitambi yako na vire unakaa  lazima hii ni Haki " she told me while she was staring at my left hand.
At that moment I suspected she was looking at my hands weather I was holding a car key.
"madam hii ni flash disck,si kifuguo ya Gari" I told her while pointing my small black flash disc that had been the companion of my fingers albeit one day they I might have a car key playing in between them my fingers.
You can imagine what happened after that,the truth of the matter is that the government wants more taxes  and I suspect soon they will be introducing parking fees for humans so that when you are laying your empty stomach in Uhuru park,Nyayo Gardens,Muliro Gardens  or Jeevangee Garden you should have paid  for that space

THE DAY MY POOR SWAHILI NEARLY KILLED ME.

Let me share something again today about my life,I woke up this morning and tried to comment on a friend's facebook update in Swahili and I remembered how I learned Swahili the hard way.
It was in the early 90's when I decided to sneak out of my home village in Rimoi Kerio valley.I couldn't just seat and listed to the sounds of Jomba Sounds emanating from Kamariny Show ground.The beats where too audible in the valley that the stupid boy in me decided to sneak out.
I remember my late sister had just returned from the Kamariny Show ground and had narrated a lot of stories about the Agricultural show which is now extinct.It was during that evening she had returned that I decided to go personally and witness what my sister was telling us as we gathered around our normal borne fire evening story telling. What she said about the disco was very interesting, she would demonstrate how people danced their lives out describing the disco room which she said was dark and filled with red blue,yellow and green lights.
The anxiety was took much and I couldn't wait for our sole Jogoo to wake me up the following morning.Yes our Jogoo didn't disappoint and by 5am I was eating the Keiyo escarpment and by midday I was in Kessup centre doing my final escarp.

I was in Kamariny in time but at the entrance something went wrong the guy who took me from Kessup didn't have the 7 cornered coin(5 shilling coin)for entrance but he knew his way inn. We made our way to the main stadium via a small space hole at the corner,that day I was very excited,I Saw so amusing stuff one was a play I came to know was being staged by forestry officer or where they the Army where explosives where thrown into small hurts erected in the field,that skirt made want to be in the military.
After the event in the main Arena I was so excited to go to the Disco which was just a few metres from the cliff that is now the viewpoint.If you stood at that point,be assured you will feed your eyes well well.Standing at the edge of the cliff one will only be mesmerized by the beauty and wonders of God's creation.On the  left stood the Hill ten hill which lead  to the naming of our town Iten just on the foot of the hill lay the beautiful  Nyawa-Anin semi highland land with maize plantation beautifully covering it(the Agricultural show was held on a season was about to be harvested).On your right is Kaiyoi Chepkokin villages with a little glimpse of Kessup falls and further you could  see Tambach and Torok falls.Straight in front of you lies the arid and semi arid land of Kerio valley with Lake kapnarok at it's centre ,that far land is where I was born and half bread.Oooh it is a site beholding and brethren taking.

Now to the disco thing,after following a group  men and women who looked in like they were in their prime youth age whom I learned later that they were Secondary school students slowly nounted a queue .At this time I was feeling the Disco beat like it was going to flush my little heart out of my tiny chest.The line was moving pretty fast and people entered the disco hall without any interference.when It came my turn to enter I saw this muscular guy at the entrance  holding something like a school disk,he stood facing the a queue when I stretched my arm for what my predecessors did at the door the giant man shook his head and what I could hear was "Watoto hapa hawatakinani".I thought that was a way of welcoming people so I streched my arm again while  holding a 5 shilling coin,the guy using his finger-sign  made me turn back,he was pointing at the oposite direction I faced and  that meant that I turn and go back.That was not what I anticipated,ooh poor boy!It was the end of the road. I was wondering why the gentleman would turn me away like that
.
"Kalya sikuona murenonni o?"(Why did the gentleman turn me away) I asked a young school boy who stood just at the door.
"Makimache lakok eng orit" (Children are not allowed into the Disco Hall) he replied in the language I understand,my mother-tongue.

That was too bad for me,I couldn't believe the stories my sister told me would just end like that and so I decided to go back home crying and before I knew it I was in Iten town marvelled by the buildings and the lights that looked like stars in the sky shinning from the streets and buildings.It was around 6pm that evening and I was standing just at the junction of Eldoret-Kapsowar and Kabarnet roads wondering which one will take me to Kessup where I would drop by foot to my village.
After like 20 minutes wondering a woman approached me and asked in kalenjin why I was crying,I told her I was from Kamariny and wanted to go home.She asked if I knew anyone in Iten town and I told her yes My Brother was in a place called Mindiliwo.
The lady who was on her late 20's promised to take me to her house and the following day she will try find my brother whom after I described where he worked as a cowboy the lady seem to have had a clue.

St Patrick's Iten was where the lady lived,her house was a one bedroomed house with a kitchen at the corner and a shower just adjacent to the toilet a shower I only saw her use that night when things and her husband boiled,I guess she was cooling herself after a noisy 30 Miutes battle that deprived me my sleep.You know I almost called people to come and rescue the lady since she was in pain begging the man to spare her,fortunately after I tried to scream they assured me that they were just playing a game.
Morning came and that was the first time I saw fog,the highlands Is chilly unlike my hot desert and that day I felt so chilly and since the lady had left with her husband that early morning promising that after her husband boarded the first matatu to Eldoret she will take me to where my brother was.
The cold weather was unbearable and so I decided to warm myself,this was when I realized my Swahili was not Swahili.I nearly died from miscommunication.
This is how it happened,as the cold was  terrorised me I decided to put up a fire.I knew how to start a fire and what needed was a jiko and some twigs,fortunately outside the house  there was  a heap of "Msogoro" corncobs.I was freezing and so I hurriedly took the corncobs to the house and with the jiko and a matchbox I was already seated beside a smoky hot jiko.
After about 10 minutes hell broke loose,the room was filled with smoke and I could hardly breathe what I remember was a bunch of Kids laughing outside the house.Poor me the self locking door required me to go to a class in order for me to open it. Panic greeped in,safocation was imminent aso i souteted to the kids outside to open the door

"saidia saidia" (help help help) I cried.

"Nini Mbaya" one kid asked

"Nakufa,hiyeet kabara" I replied in Swahili and my mother tongue which means in English Iam dying from smoke.

The laughter intensified,at this time I tried my Swahili and Remember telling them "funga mlango funga mlango!" I thought this was telling them to open the door but the kids went ahead and locked the door from outside.I was running out of oxygen and the smoke had already made sure that there was no drop  left in my eyes..I tried again my Swahili and the second time I uttered this words
"Funga mlango woi,Fungaaaaauu....uuuuuuua'' thank goodness the ''ua'' in my that word saved my life.

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE CHAIRMAN ST PAUL’S UNIVERSITY NAKURU CAMPUS MR SAMSON KIPTUM ON 22/03/2013 AT THE SCHOOL CHAPEL.

Coordinator Nakuru Campus,

Deputy Coordinator

Members of the previous governing council.

Fellow St Paulians.

I stand in front of you a happy man, happy because you have all demonstrated that indeed I am your preferred man the person you have all identified with. I am greatly humbled. I can only thank the Almighty and to everyone is a part and parcel of this.

Winning the chairman seat is just a ticket for me to show you, my fellow students, how we can work together and make the time we have here very memorable. I will work exceptionally hard at fulfilling all the manifestos I made to u and within the spusa objectives that is; promote academic development and intellectual growth of the students, provide for social and physical welfare of the students, maintain, improve and promote warm relationship between students, lecturers and staff of the university and to enhance mutual trust and confidence among them. I will work with integrity and transparency. I will also ensure that your opinions and views of all are met.

Comrades Abraham Lincoln ones said “give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four hours sharpening the Axe” indeed I have spent my six hours sharpening my leadership axe ever since I came here in 2012, I am ready to cut the tree down, the tree of delivering the promise, the tree of acting on what you the students say, the tree of correct leadership and honest representation.

Feel safe in my leadership. Trust that you and I will make St Paul’s a place to always be proud of. Once again it is with sheer exhilaration that I take this position. Thank u. God bless u.

Samson Kiptum

The Chairperson Nakuru Campus.

My Personal Peace Message to you patriotic Kenya.