Together Everyone Achieves More
When I look at all of the great achievers in the world today, some traits keep repeating among them all. These traits here are shared by successful people everywhere, but they don’t happen by accident or luck. They originate in habits, built a day at a time. These traits are perfectly covered with the acronym, “EPIC” a slogan that Andela uses to mean Excellence, Passionate, Integrity and Collaboration. If all of these habits are cultivated into a person, then they are destined for greatness.
Cultivating these traits is no small task and it gets even harder when we try to tap into the brilliance of our teammates. In every team, each member has got that secret flavour that makes them unique and different from the rest of the members. People are often motivated by different things and everyone has a different way of looking at challenges. Whether it’s being a talented dancer, an amazing manager, or an incredible team player, we’ve all got a little dose of secret sauce within us. Call me a cock-eyed optimist, but I’m a big believer in personal brilliance. The trick is coaxing it out of us in a way that enables and inspires us to perform at our best as a team.
Just like making a great meal all these individual flavours come together to form one great taste that is mouth watering just from the aroma that is sent into the air when the master chef mixes them together. And that is what is happening to this Team known as, “Avengers”. Funny name, I know but it depicts the determination, courage and togetherness that the team has just like in the army; No man is left behind. we try as much as possible to give a hand up and not just a handout. Okay, let's meet the Team. Not wanting to break the rules that I found on this earth, I will go with the lady on the team first.
Miss Okecho Joan aka Joan07. From being a Policy Analyst and Researcher with a background in Economics, She is making a switch into this fast-paced software world to make a difference and help to simplify the lives of others in the community. Her courage and strength inspire me to aim higher
Mr Bekalaze Joseph The Bekeplar. When it comes to movies he loves the original and not the “Jingo” version. He is a team player always looking for a challenge to fix. He never gives up and has a funny bone. He hails from the Telecom engineering world
Mr Wandera Sylvester without any funny names. Electrical Engineering is one of his many crafts. He has added C-sharp and C++ programming languages to his knowledge base. Applying into Andela is making him master the Python and become a software developer.
The other member of the team is Tuhame Astone. I have not had the chance of interacting with him a lot so I won't talk about him much. All I know he is determined in his endeavours.
I have been saving the best for last. Ladies and Gentle Men, I bring to you The Team Leader and LFA, Derrick Wasswa. With little to no knowledge as regards anything technology and what it entails, He has beaten the odds and is now one of the people I look up to. He has an eye for detail and is always giving everyone a chance to grow and learn new things. He doesn’t want anyone left behind. He is a sports fanatic with football top of his list and when it comes to Software Development, Mobile applications development is his major.
And that is the Team that I am proud to be a part of. We are ready to change the world through teamwork. Each flavour seasoning us differently
Remember: If you live your life as most people do, you will get what most people get. If you settle, you will get a settled life. If you give yourself your best, every day, your best will give back to you.
