Reading is important, but I feel if I have to read all the material that comes my way it will be a full time job. What’s your take?

Well I have started a file just to replace the heap of Magazines in my room. Why? Because I am sick and tired of all the magazines some dating back 10 years that I don’t throw away because of one or two articles in them that interest me. Today I file only the articles that interest me. I either retain a photocopy, or tear the relevant pages and file it.

Now to real solid reading!

Schooling or career related. I want to go back to school and take an MBA, a Law Degree and a Finance Degree. My only fear is that I have yet to master the discipline of daily reading, how do I go about it? Any ideas and or tips from those who have had to balance studying, parenting and working?

I believe that books are a part of life, as readers we have to select what to read and what to apply to our lives from what we read. Life’s a journey; it gets harder as we grow older.

I was born on the island of Mombasa and my first career was in the hotel industry. Working hard, I reached the highest position I could attain as a woman – Sales and Marketing Manager by 1989. However, I needed more. I was 25 years old, still living with my parents. I knew that I wanted a career more than I wanted to be a wife. I understood that hard work doesn’t just earn money to pay the basic bills but also allows a person to have some good things in life like a great car, pretty clothes, a nice apartment and more.

I believe that when we make decisions or chose various paths in life like careers, it is like planting a seed. The continued thought and efforts thereafter serve as the germination process. With time and great care in life, you would not only have grown a tree but also the flowers and fruit it bears. Even with just the tree alone, it would be worth the different paths chosen in life.

You might leave that tree you have grown alone to plant another or you may decide to chop it down. When it comes to choosing a career, I believe you have to think through what type of “tree” you want to plant and ensure you want to instill the time and effort, providing the budding room and ingredients, for it to grow strong and tall.

Time is precious because it goes by so fast. Don’t plant the wrong career “tree.” It can be costly, not only of time but of money as well. It takes time for that “tree” to take root and grow strong. Before planting that seed, map out a plan for your career. When you are ready, plant that career seed and hope as it grows into a fruitful, blossoming tree filled with fruits to sustain not only you but your loved ones and even society at large as well.

Join me in any of the projects underway at Esther Passaris site to plant that seed of hope which will blossom into a tree full of fruits to be partaken by others!