I did it. Saturday, August the 1st I won my first 100M Swiss Championship title. It was a long journey but it is just the beginning. I didn’t run anything super-fast (10.41 into a -0.6) but I am satisfied with the end result. I was still tired and recovering from the jet lag and the lack of sleep. I managed throughout the rounds to save energy by staying relax and not pushing hard (that’s why the times were fairly slower than what i could have run). Links to the results here and videos coming soon.
Thanks to you all for your love and support.
Next race: August the 8th
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Saturday August the 1st, I will be running the 100M and attempting to win my first senior Swiss Champion title. I won the Junior and the Under 23 titles many times but was never able to win the senior title. This will also be a good test to see in what kind of shape I am two weeks before the World Championship. My last race was June the 14th in Miami (10.28). I feel very good despite the long trip and the hours spent at the airports in-between flights. I have been resting, enjoying the family and my mom’s food 
. The Swiss Championship will take place in Zurich which is about three hours away from Geneva.
Here is the link to the Swiss Championship organisator’s website. I have three rounds of the 100M on Saturday and two rounds of the 200M. My main goal will be to win the 100M title. I will keep my readers posted on my results. Keep me in your prayers 
Saturday’s schedule:
100M Heats: 4:05PM (CEST) – 10:00AM (ET)
100M Semi-Final: 5:45PM (CEST) – 11:45AM (ET)
100M Final: 7:15PM (CEST) – 1:15PM (ET)
Categories: Athletics, Track and Field Tags: 100M, 200M, Berlin, Cedric Nabe, Congo, Germany, Mongha, Ngonde, Swiss Championship, Switzerland, World championship, Zurich, Zurick
I have traveled to many places around the world; therefore, I have been exposed to many different cultures. These experiences have molded me to be a very culturally accepting person. I am very friendly, yet because of past deceptions, have trouble trusting others. I prefer a high relationship behavior rather than a task behavior. My family taught me respect and supplied me with the basic ethical rules that make me honest and trustworthy today. Because I am the eldest of my brothers and sisters, I developed maturity and responsibility at a young age. I am a very competitive person who hates to lose. I always want to be the best at everything I do and cannot stand to be mediocre. Like Colin Powell, I believe that “Optimism is a force multiplier.” I am a fighter and have difficulties abandoning my goals. One day I know I will be successful and be recognized for my accomplishments.
What motivates me is my hunger for success. I often dream of being a hero, having my own business and being able to take care of my entire family in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In my life, money has always been an uncertain resource, so one day I want to have the ability to get anything I need without restrictions. So saying that I am mainly motivated by money wouldn’t be wrong because it allows me to satisfy my physical needs without any struggle. My plan is similar to the Maslow Need Hierarchy. Like I said earlier, I would first need to satisfy my physical needs. Then I will try to provide my family and myself with safety, but I would value my self-esteem and self-actualization before my social need.
The One Minute Manager says, “People who feel good about themselves produce good results.” Firstly, before believing in achieving a specific goal, you need to believe in your abilities and yourself. I have a strong self-confidence that has allowed me to achieve great things when others didn’t believe I could have done it. I had many injuries while running track but my determination to be the best continued through hope and training. I never gave up a task until it was proven unachievable. I feel I have the qualities required to be a great leader: competitiveness, optimism, maturity, good communication skills and many more. My behavior will certainly help me to achieve my goal and makes it very realistic due to the simplicity of my achievement plan. I am a fighter and will succeed.
References:
The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell by Oren Harari, p.215-2
The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, p.19
2008 Florida Career Student of the year
Leadership is the process by which one individual, with ease of communication, gains the respect and control of a group of people that he will motivate to be more productive. Excellent communication skills are really important when it comes to leadership because it allows the leader to get the attention of his subordinates while persuading them to work efficiently toward a common goal. Good leaders will manage to adapt their leadership style to their subordinates and to different situations. Effective leaders have great influence over their subordinates. There are different styles of leadership that can be recognized among many situations. For example General George S. Patton, Jr. was known to be very rude and pitiless yet, he would not hesitate to show up on the battlefield and fight among his soldiers (this was seen in the movie Patton, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner).
Training at FAU
Sunday June the 14th, I qualified for the
World Championship in Athletics. I ran
10.28 in the 100 meter dash which is the B-Standard for World Championship. The Championship will take place August 15 to 23 in Berlin, Germany. I am very excited because I have worked very hard to get back to a decent shape. Click
here to view the video of the race. Next objective: Swiss record (10.16).
