The Core Challenge: Access is Not a Door to Break, But to Open
Navigating corridors of power requires a strategic mindset. You don’t break into a powerful person’s circle by force; you find a way to be invited in. The principle is simple: month elapses. If one month elapses, they forget you. To be unforgettable, you must be intentional. The goal isn’t just to meet a leader once, but to create a sequence of interactions that cements you in their memory.
The Two Circles of Access
Imagine every great person is surrounded by two concentric circles. An inner circle (close family, top aides) and an outer circle (aides, security, secretaries).
- The First Circle: Set by principles and strategy. You can navigate it with the right approach.
- The Second Circle: This is harder to penetrate. It’s built on trust. You cannot force your way in; you must be visible and valuable.
The Key to the First Circle: Visibility and Money
To get past the first circle, you must be known to the gatekeepers. The Bible illustrates this in John 18:16: Peter was denied access because the servant girl (the gatekeeper) did not know his face. You must be visible to the people around power.
- Know the Gatekeepers: Their bodyguard, driver, secretary, or even their spouse are crucial bridges.
- Money Talks: Access is bought, not gifted. This isn’t corruption; it’s the principle of honor. The Bible says, “Money answereth to all things.” Use gifts and resources to open the first door.
The Key to the Second Circle: Trust and Unforgettable Value
Once you get past the outer circle, you face the inner line. This is about trust, because powerful people are often insecure and have trust issues from past betrayals. You access this circle by being unforgettable.
Strategies for the Inner Circle:
- Be the Standard, Don’t Just Stand Out: Don’t just be different for the sake of it. Be the best version of what they need.
- Give Solutions, Not Questions (Answers Only):
- Never interview power. Don’t ask, “What do you need?”
- Do your research. Understand the problem before the meeting.
- Let 80% of your conversation be about solutions. You want them to feel you are the answer to their problems. This aligns with the principles in Mastering Persuasive Communication: Influence Through Desire, Emotion, and Integrity where you address core needs to build connection.
- David didn’t interview Saul. He brought answers and a plan to defeat Goliath.
- Bring Fresh Energy and New Perspectives: The people closest to power often become familiar and stale. Powerful people are curious and love novelty.
- Don’t be educated by those who failed. If someone tells you “it doesn’t work,” ignore their energy. Come with an “it is possible” mentality (Ephesians 3:20).
- Be out of script. Don’t dress, talk, or behave like everyone else around them. David refused Saul’s armor, choosing his own weapon (the sling).
Practical Actions for Unforgettable Access
The Art of Listening
Giving life to a person is equivalent to truly listening to them. To become a great listener, reference the techniques in Mastering Persuasive Communication: Clarity, Confidence, and Presence:
- Lock In: Put your phone away. Make eye contact. Don’t nod mindlessly.
- Ask Key Transitional Questions: Use questions that draw them out and make them trust you.
- Let Them Talk: You don’t have to fill every silence. Your silence is a magnet for deeper information.
The Power of Intention: Taking Your Seat
You don’t wait for an invitation. You create your own way in.
- Example from the Speaker: They wanted to see a famous preacher enter a venue. They arrived at 4:30 AM, dressed in suits, and sat in the VIP section. When security came, they closed their eyes and prayed intensely. The security left them alone. They acted like they belonged.
- The Principle: If you don’t qualify for a seat in the eyes of men, find your own way intentionally. God may have qualified you, but men need to see you act with purpose. This principle of preemptive action is also explored in Break the Poverty Wiring: Strategy, Trust, and Levels of Wealth, which emphasizes strategic preparation.
Plan for Opposition
Ask yourself: Who will fight me?
- Think of the worst-case scenario. What would a blogger use against you?
- Identify who in your generation will be your major competitor or opponent.
- Win them over now, before the big battle comes. Don’t wait until you’re in the corridor of power to deal with your enemies.
The Ultimate Question: Why Do You Want the Access?
The problem is not the access. The problem is the why. If your “why” is wrong, the access will destroy you.
- Your “Why” Determines Your Staying Power: The speaker shared a story of losing his passion. He started chasing money and corporate structure, losing the hunger he had at 19 when he did events with no budget.
- The True “Why”: The speaker knelt and said, “God, give me a generation, then I’ll give them to you.” His “why” was not for himself, but to serve others.
- The Danger of Losing the Why: You can be next to the king but feel empty. You can have influence but no impact. To sustain that passion, explore Mastering Persuasion: Unlocking Influence Through Mind, Emotion, and Presence, which covers how to maintain emotional and mental alignment.
Scriptural Foundation for Access and Speech
- Acts 6:10: No one could resist the wisdom and the spirit by which Stephen spoke. Your speech must carry divine weight.
- Colossians 4:6: Let your words be full of grace and seasoned with salt. You must know how to speak to each person. For practical application, see 10 Secrets to Speak Powerfully, Persuasively, and Profitably.
- Proverbs 22:11: A man with purity of heart and gracious speech will be a friend of kings.
- Luke 12:12: The Holy Spirit will give you words to say at the very moment you need them.
- Luke 21:15: I will give you a mouth and wisdom that no one can resist.
Conclusion: The Cycle of Power
- Step 1: Get the right why. It must be about serving God and others, not personal gain.
- Step 2: Use principles and money to open the first circle.
- Step 3: Build trust and be unforgettable to penetrate the second circle.
- Step 4: Always bring solutions, not problems.
- Step 5: Maintain your freshness and hunger. Don’t let success make you lose your fire. As long as you keep making impact, the resources and access will find you.
For further mastery of these dynamics, delve into Mastering Persuasive Communication: Clarity, Confidence, and Presence and Mastering Persuasion: Unlocking Influence Through Mind, Emotion, and Presence to solidify your communication and influence skills.
This guide helps you open the right doors with the right heart, ensuring you become both unforgettable and truly impactful within the corridors of power.
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month elapses. If one month elapses, they forget you. I met Emily Jack this week, Esther Jack
this week, and I've invited her immediately before the month ends. We'll have done like three things together.
What does that do? It makes you unforgettable. [snorts]
>> You must learn how to overtake traffic. Remember in corridors of power, every great person you meet, if it's stony,
there are many people. Let me let me do this example. Randy come Randy and let's say five other people can come from this
side. I show you something. This is a very powerful illustration. We can do it up here. I just want to show you this.
It's a very simple concept but it will help you. Come come come. Please come come. So you stand at the center. All of
you surround him and make sure that the circle is tight. Make a circle and hold hands tightly. I want to show you
something. So there should be like two circles. So make two circles. Let be let there be an outer circle and an inner
circle. Again, three people can make another circle inside. Three people and then the outer circle should cover.
Never forget this illustration. Now, make sure that the circle is so tight so tight that I cannot pass.
Any great person you want to meet, there'll always be a circle that you're supposed to overcome. You try to enter,
they push you. They'll they'll they'll tell you things like, "He's busy. you cannot find him. So they they push
you. Now using principles you can navigate the first circle. Open it. But penetrating this will be hard. Will be
hard. Now this one you don't open it using force. John 18:16. The Bible says when Jesus was going to be examined
before his arrest, Peter was denied access. Go read that scripture. It says Peter was denied
access because the servant girl did not know him. Can you imagine mighty Peter closer to
Jesus was being told you can't enter here because the servant girl had not seen his face
right this you must be visible to the people around power they must know your face they must know your name. [snorts]
So one of the things I do if I want to access a member of parliament their bodyguard their driver their wife is
very important their brother their sister is very important. I tip those people. THEY ARE SECRETARY. HERE THERE'S
NO OTHER CONVERSATION. MONEY TALKS. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> YOU UNDERSTAND? It's not a God bless
you. IT'S NOT COMPLIMENTS. MONEY TALKS. SAY WRITE IT IN CAPITAL LETTERS. HERE IT'S MONEY. WE ARE not talking anything
else. What the world calls bribing was supposed to be honor only that it has been misused.
It's money. Either it can be a gift but money will cost you. >> Either it can be a ticket, money will
cost you. Here it's money. That's why the Bible says, "Money answerth to all things." Write it down. As if I'm going
to navigate corridors of power, wealth is important. Wealth gives me access. I'm not even joking.
[snorts] Boss, the circle should stay strong. We've not finished the illustration.
Remember, I broke the first circle, so it's remaining the second one. Money talks. There's no other way here.
Access is bought. Access is bought. Access is expensive. Why is access expensive? Because to
access any key person, number one, they're insecure. Number two, they have trust issues. Number three, there are
people who have misused that access. So what happens? Every time they go through pain, every time they go through trust
issues, they build an extra wall. They build more distance with people. So when you come, they will not accept you
quickly and just embrace you. They will be a bit defensive. What do you want? What do you what what what do you want
to get from us? Who are you? Why do you qualify to be here? You think they'll just accept you. No. And this apply
listen now I'm talking to you as people who are in the church navigating corridors of power for people like you
will be in three levels corporate government and church [snorts] there there are people in church who are also
powerful people like re Julian Kula Fe Lazarus Joshua Selman APOSTO THEY ARE PASTORS BUT they are not pastors
the prao that I have now came because of Fei Lazarus and Joshua Selman, courtesy of Julian Culer. [laughter]
You understand? You must stop approaching pastors as pastors. Write that down.
A pastor is not a pastor. A pastor is beyond a pastor. [laughter]
Yesterday, Pastor Anie called me and told me, "Benny, someone wants to give you money. How much do you need?" and
say this person wants to be anonymous. You're the one who sees pastors as pastors.
A pastor is not a pastor. See them beyond a pastor. Pastor Tim Wong to me has not been a pastor. In fact, he's my
coach. He coaches me on politics. He tells me for now disappear. Don't talk this week. Do this. Move like this.
Position yourself this way. Don't post this video. Do this. I approach them that way. This week I was shooting a
video with Apostle Lazarus and he told me never mention your contact again in a video. Say the number is on the screen.
If you say the number it's too long, it makes you not look powerful. That so is that a pastor?
IF YOU KEEP approaching your pastors, man of God, thank you. So that's why they will tell you only things that you
want to hear. Papa never. If you come and tell me God told
you, there are things I'll not tell you. You come and tell me Benny God told me to date this girl. Just say okay all the
best. You say God because who am I to argue with God. So never go to a pastor and tell them God told you the Holy
Spirit told me. I feel it in my spirit. I heard it from God. It will be very hard for them to tell you certain
things. You want to move to another job and you say God has told me to go to this country. They will not advise you.
You've already blocked them from telling you certain truths [laughter]
that I was led by the Lord. Yes, you led by the Lord, but you when you go to them, tell them, I need wisdom. I need
your perspective. You must know how to communicate to people in a way that they will tell you a lot of things.
You ask a question, then you pull back and then you allow them to talk. Then you ask, it's called key transitional
questions. Key transitional questions. There's another session I'll be doing in the afternoon before Apostle comes up
and I'll be teaching you about how to have conversations that lead to answers. How do you ask in a way that someone can
tell you so much? How do you ask questions in a way that can trigger people to loop you in to bring you in?
When we were with Esther this week, Apostle sat for sat with us for 6 hours. The first time I met Vusy, I sat with
him for 6 hours. 6 hours. Can you imagine? 6 hours. First time I went to Nigeria, one conversation with Apostle.
He interviewed me in the evening on on his podcast. Next time I'm going to Nigeria, he hosted me in his house for 3
weeks. There's a way in which you must know how to talk to people in a way that they can
open the door for you permanently. I get and this one requires you to move intentionally.
You are not supposed to wait to be invited. Write that down. You know, sometimes people text me, they tell me,
"Benny, uh uh when can I come and see you?" You know where to find me? I'm here. I'm in events. So, they say it's
very difficult to find you. Every Friday I do disruptors convention. So, you just come there
sometimes. Don't complicate it. Don't complicate it and write that down that I should not complicate or overthink.
If you complicate and overthink, imagine Tony if David arrived at the battlefield then he was like should I send Saul an
email? [laughter] Should I send Saul an email to ask him that I am requesting I'm sending a proposal to kindly kill
Golath if possible. There is a language of asking for permission. It will kill you.
Write that down. You don't ask for permission to do what you've been called to do. Imagine [laughter]
[gasps] if you sent an email. Sometimes people come here in disab movement. THEY HAVE
VALUE FOR US. YOU KNOW THAT the live streaming is not the best and you're like you know I should move carefully.
You know here maybe there is someone who is insecure. Boss don't care about insecure people. You do what you've been
called to do. We are not here to be liked. If David's own brother was against him
and he still did what he needed to do, who are you? But you know, you know, I must ask for
permission. You know, sometimes you don't just go in a place and and you take over. Kai Kai Kai Kai. Jesus took
over in a very short period of time. So the first door you'll access it by principle, but the second door you
access it by trust and doing things that make you unforgettable.
And I've told you in corridors of this power, you don't break doors, you open doors.
Can I repeat again? You don't break doors. Henry, welcome. There's a seat here for you. You do what? You open
doors. Let's welcome Henry and his girlfriend. [applause] The girlfriend of Henry almost wants to
die. He's like, Benny, what did you just do? You know, people don't know that Henry is a solid guy and he's an amazing
guy. Welcome, Ivonne. So good to see all you people. Emily, you can jump to the next seat so they sit together and feel
nice. Today Andy will say I came with my wife for the last five five years. Thank you.
Can I continue boss? When my actor you don't I've said you don't break doors, you do what?
Breaking doors is forcing. For example, never send anyone an a DM on Instagram of five messages. It is not
consistent. It is foolishness. You come and you understand. You know, there's a guy who used to send me
messages on Instagram every day at 3:00 a.m. and I'll keep sending. I'll not give up until you see it. I blocked him
because you can't be sending me too many messages. That's not consistency. I blocked him because that's
foolishness. You can't be So, I found 30 messages at every day. I'll be sending a message at 3:00 a.m. until you see it.
And then he commence on all my post until you give me the attention. You don't force power. You entice power. You
persuade power. You pull it. You pull it on your side. You entice it. For example, you come in such an event and
you planned to meet with Fe Lazarus. Then he comes in and then you run to to the protocol and catch his hand. That's
that's foolishness. There's a way to pull power. There's a way to entice it.
Because if you do that, imagine if David ran to King Saul and said, "Me, I want to fight right now. Right now, I want to
kill that golath." But look at what happened. I want you to follow these steps. Number one, he gave the commander
food. Number two, he asked the questions that he needed to ask. Let me say this. Never
interview power, give it solutions. Never go to a key person and you start asking questions like you don't know
what you're supposed to do. What is my role? What's the role of this position? So what do you think I should do? You
don't interview power. You give it solutions. You give it answers. So David did not interview Saul. By the
time he's getting to Saul, he had done his research. I don't know if I'm making sense. So you
don't interview power. You give it answers. You take time to check around the system. You take time to do your
research. You take time to understand scope of the problem. Manuel give me two. You take time to understand what's
the scope of the problem. What solution can you be able to find? You think through. By the time you meet this
person, answers only. I can write this again. Capital letters. Answers only. Answers only. Answers [clears throat]
only. There's no no questions here. It's just answers. Answers. Purely purely answers. Purely answers. purely
solutions. Let your conversation be 80% solutions, then maybe 20% questions. 80% solutions. 80% people should feel like
you know what you're doing. I know what I'm doing and I understand what I'm doing. I'm the right person for the job.
I tell people, don't just stand out. Not that one. Be the standard. Don't just stand out. Be the standard. Be the
standard. Be the standard. and try to check what are the gaps around this person. The
gaps you should give the opposite of the gaps which is purely solutions purely solutions.
So that's how you persuade. That's how you pull. That's how you bring closer. Can I teach you a few things? You guys
don't look curious. >> You know, your energy will affect my energy. I hope you know that.
>> Actually, you are the ones who will determine what I'll tell you. And you can write that down. The audience
determines what the speaker will say. One day I went to Maveno and those kids had been trained that when you come
closer to them, they come closer to you. So when you when you when when you when you when you come closer they all stand
and they come closer. A a these are kids who are 13 14. I spoke for 2 hours and I taught them on disruption things I don't
teach cuz that has never happened to me. They they were trained how to behave. So when you say something they stand up
they say yes sir. It looked like they were acting but it was working. So if you remain polite, there are
things I'll not tell you. You're the one who will determine what I'll tell you. And even right now as I'm telling you,
you're the one who will determine. Again, sir, >> back to the conversation. And also I saw
it in light nation when I went there. When familar stands, the whole church stands. I'm telling you, they all stand.
And then when he gets closer to them, when you go to light nation, you'll be shocked. People even sit on the floor.
Can you imagine? Someone is writing on the floor. Another one is lying down like Yani Henry. A guy is like this like
writing. So you imagine if you're a speaker, you see someone lying down writing. That's how much they have been
impacted. What will you tell that person? I'm telling you, write this down. In
communication, you decide what the other person will tell you. I want you to go and read a book called How to Know a
Person by David Brooks. There's a chapter that talks about listening, the art of listening. And there's a quote
there that says listening to a person is equivalent to giving them life. Listening to a person is equivalent to
giving giving them life. You must master the art of listening. For example, when you interviewing a
person on a podcast, you're not supposed to be saying, "Hm, yeah. Uh-huh." You're not supposed to do that. You you keep
quiet. You listen to them intentionally. You look at them in their eyes. You lock in. And then you don't just nod your
head. There's a way you n it strategically. You you allow them to listen. You listen to them
intentionally. You listen to them intentionally and then you show the excitement even
through your eyes. You must learn that thing. How do you listen to a person until they feel like you're listening to
them? You don't chew when you're talking to a person oneon one. You don't chew. You you ensure that you're not
distracted. You put your phone like this in a way that it will not distract your attention. You lock in
very small things but they matter. There's something that I was to tell you when I was seated here. What was I to
tell you? Thank you. I've remembered around power around power many times people are
familiar. Write that down. You see a new person who comes around Benu will
be very excited cuz they have not sat with me. They have not stayed with you. But now when the more people sit around
you they can develop a familiarity not that they want but it's it can just come. So
what happens many times when you come around power please many times when you come around power
the powerful person is there but the people around the person are casual. This will help you a lot. I want you to
go and study social media pages of ministries in this country, not ministry in terms of church, government. Have you
ever discovered when you go on Twitter, let's say search the ministry of ICT, you'll find their social media page has
one like come understand because the person who is a photographer
there is employed and and they are not under any pressure. Come understand. So any person mostly
people around power they get too familiar because [music] the closer you get to the sun it stops
becoming the sun. It burns you and you're not able to see it so clearly is a blindness that comes with power. So
you'll find many people get used to it. Now many powerful people are curious. They love new experiences.
So if you come with new energy there's a sense of access you'll get but you'll be fought by the people around
them understand for example this example Henry the battle between golath and
Israel you know how long it had lasted 40 days so by the time David is coming in the battlefield people are already
tired they are bought and they're like okay we already defeated every day they have been listening to golia telling
them I'll kill you I'll kill you so David came with freshness, energy, new perspective. That's what
Saul needed. So, one of your biggest keys around power will be new perspectives,
fresh energy, excited. When you go to most churches, you'll observe this pastor Anie. The
worshippers are normally a bit tired. [music] Most churches, they are tired.
And that's why if you're a leader, you must always find new ways to be motivating people. There are many ways
to motivate people [music] like just changing where you train them, changing where meetings are happening, changing
where conversions happening. Later we will talk about efficiency. Very small things but they matter a lot. [music]
But you realize that when David came, it's like him, he did not know what was happening. So let me say this,
try not to be educated [music] by the people who have been there before. Let's say you come and say right now you
want to change Kenya. Someone who tried it can tell you it doesn't work. Or let's say you want to help a great
person. Someone will tell you no we gave them an idea he did not listen. That person does not take feedback. [music]
You you okay you tried. So deliberately decide that you'll not be educated with those who have been in
the system before. Because you'll approach that person with their energy. You come with new energy.
You come with fresh ideas, come with fresh perspectives, come with an it is possible mentality.
It's called the Ephesians 3:20 mentality. What does Ephesians 3:20 say? God is able to do exceedingly abundantly
above what you can think or imagine according to the power that's at work in you. Always come with a fresh
perspective. Who has studied the pages of KBC lately? KBC on Facebook who has noticed that
something has changed. I was told that it's a Gen Z managing that page and [snorts] that Gen Z came in during World
Cup. So you'll see how that page is being managed and you'll say this one is not a
45-year-old millennial who studied mass communication because the millennial was taught to
talk a certain way, to come a certain way and that doesn't work. Have you seen social media pages nowadays on Tik Tok?
An official page can abuse you. LG worker. And you know this one is not a corporate person. This one is not a
corporate disciplined person. You see a page writing Samsung writing [music]
you think I'm your father. Yes. >> Yes. Even Dendry they will tell you ah. And you're like so you follow the page
because of that. You understand? >> So write this. Always be out of script
[music] a bit. Just be out of script. Don't behave like the people who already there behave. Don't dress up like the
way they dress. Be a bit different. Be a bit different. Go out of script. Go out of script. If you lose your flavor and
you stay on script, you lose relevance. For example, can I show you how David stayed out of script? He went out
outside the script. How did he do it? Anyone who can guess? He refused to fight with the weapon he
had been given. He refused the clothes. He said no. But he never refused it again immediately.
He refused it tactfully. >> Yeah. >> He he wore it then he said take it back.
You know people are asking me you've been appointed SG. We are waiting. I've refused to wear those clothes. I've
refused to fight with those weapons. [music] I'm introducing the sling. You'll see
it. I'm I'm doing it differently [applause] because I asked Henry, you can't expect
me to go and begin saying one time at there's a way I'll say it, but I'll not say it
that way. Yes, sir. Because this war is beyond one term. It's bigger than one term.
Same understood. Yeah. So I have that understanding and I know the politics of standing on top of cars. In as much as
it is powerful, there's even a very intense way to approach it. Hotter than standing before cars. [music]
So there's a way you look at it that way. Also be out of script. Even in dressing, be out [music] of script.
David first started by dressing. You don't dress like the people who are there. You can dress like their style
but dress up a bit different. [music] So even in suits I tell people break a
bit break some rules. Like you see the way it is dressed up it's formal but it's not formal but it's formal
like be interesting attract attention entice. There's a guy called Simon Lancaster.
We were so curious. We were so excited. And he only prayed for us for 2 minutes. But because of the hunger, those 2
minutes were enough. Can you imagine? We spent about 100,000, right? 100,000 to just go to be prayed for for 2 minutes.
If you saw us in the bus like we were so excited, so excited that m we've been prayed for for 2 minutes. Then Henry
told me we are not supposed to lose that. No matter we become we are not supposed to lose that. One day pastor T
was going to Makos and we followed him there. We did not have fair. We're in first year. But first we needed to get
there. Then we got there and pastor T was speaking and he was so excited. He finished speaking at around 12:00
a.m. and we did not have fair to go back. So he gave us fair. Then we arrived somewhere where there
are no motorbikes. So we had to walk from Ivon could know this place. This cement company. What is it? Bambburi. Is
it called Bambburi? Bambour. There's a cement company there. So we had to walk from there to school and
there areas in at literally I'm not even a story book like there areas there. And even a leopard has been seen before. So
imagine that revelation and you're walking on that road, but you were so excited. We did not care about the time.
All you wanted to see is pastor. One day you were leaving at the river. We took bikes. Every Thursday you were
not missing gathering of champions. We took bikes. There was so much dust. And [music] you've carried a whole bag on
your on your back. And and and remember on a motorbike you are four people because you not sure if you'll get
another bike. Four people seated um on a motorbike. the person who's riding and then three of you are seated there.
You're in two bikes and you carry a bag. You just want to go to gathering of champions. You arrive late. You don't
care whether there's a chair. You sit on the staircase and you're so excited and we agreed with Henry. Let's not lose
that. [music] There's a curiosity you're not supposed to lose. I remember the first Rama feast
since we knew that we do not have VIP access cuz we are not pastors. We arrived at the venue at 4:30 a.m. Can
you imagine 4:30 pastor Anjie and then we were in suits. So you're running in a suit. You're sweating at 4:00 a.m. And
then because people are so many, they were closing access especially in the VIP tent. So we entered the VIP tent. We
sneaked in cuz we wanted to see how Joshua Selman will enter and how he will walk. That's all we wanted to see even
before he preaches. So he said we must sit in a place where we will see him coming in. Then they usher asked us your
pastors of kingdom seekers. We see this and we passed and we sat there. See we are talking about navigating corridors
of power. IT STARTS THAT WAY. I'M JUST SHOWING you what we did IN THE OFFICE IS NOT WHAT we are doing in government.
Then we sat there and we in a suit cuz pastors dress in a suit. You must understand that language. Pastors dress
in a suit. So you're in a double bre suit. [music] Then we sat there and there were about 20 chairs of pastors of
kingdom seekers. So he told Andrew, you know, we are not pastors, right? Henry [music] said, "Yes." So when we see the
protocol coming, we close our eyes and we begin to pray and we pray so seriously that they
cannot stop you. So when we see the protocol coming, we just start. Thank you Jesus. Oh my God. Glory be to
God. Thank you so much for your power. Thank this place today. The presence shall move and then the protocol. We
pray for like 5 minutes and you close your eyes. Seriously, here you're not opening. The business does not require
you to open your eyes. You close your eyes. You look in the protocol goes. Then when you see another protocol
coming, you say, "Hallelujah. Thank you, Father. Have your way in this place. Have your way in this place." Until we
hear the event has started and the protocol cannot remove you. That's when now you sit there. And then when we see
AJS coming, we move closer. We jump one seat ahead. We jump another seat ahead. [music] By the time he's standing there,
we on the second row and we act as protocol. We act like a welcoming people and you stand there until the time for
praying comes. And then when bishops are leaving, remember now you have become a protocol. You live with bishops and you
enter the VVP room. That's how we learned. [applause]
[music] Many things that you want in life, you don't qualify for them yet. Write them
down. you don't qualify them. Before God's eyes, you qualify, but before men's
eyes, [music] you don't qualify yet. So, you must find your own way of getting into those spaces. You must find your
own way of getting into those spaces because men will not just hand you will not just hand over things to you and
say, "Here they are. Take it." And you just say, "Wow, Benny, I want to be president." They
say, "Wow, Benny, we've been waiting for you. Please come." Oh my god, just come and lead us. It doesn't work that way.
I like asking people, look at the kind of greatness that you want to carry and ask yourself, what will fight me? And
also, who will fight me? Who will fight me? Ask yourself that question. What beyond the devil? Who will fight me? Who
will fight me? We've already written a list of everyone who we think will run in 2042.
With Henry, we've written that list. Who will run in 2042? And we even know who in our generation will be against us at
that time. We say this one will be against us. We need to win them now before that time comes. That's how it
works. You must think of who will be against me. It's called the it's called what? The worst what is it
called? Worst case scenario. Always think on worst case scenario. Don't be pessimistic. Worst case scenario. Worst
case scenario for example is right now. How can you die? If you to die today, what would kill you? Number one, you'll
get an accident because you're in a mat. You don't determine whether the driver is drunk or not. Just think. She watched
10,000 ways to die. The same thing. Think what would kill you right now? Just ask yourself that. Electricity is a
pig shock. No, when you think based on worst case scenario, you now counter it. Vice versa. What would people use
against me? If today you are a blogger and you want to make yourself trend any negative news, what what would you use
against yourself? Think that way. What would someone use against me? If you think like that, you'll move cautiously
but also with intentionality and wisdom. [music] Lastly,
then we pray the other people can move at the back. Then I remain with Randy.
The problem is not access. The problem is why do I want this access? That's the biggest question you [music] should
answer. I'll give you a scripture. John 1:6 says there was a man sent from God to become
a witness. We are not looking for this access so that you can be rich. P wealth comes as a byproduct of access.
But the main thing is not what we will get [music] from the access. In fact, I'll tell you this.
Whatever makes God or helps God to help you get access is your your cry. The cry in your heart of
why do I want this access? Why do I want this access? That's what makes God give you the access.
Why do you want it? Why do you want it? Why do you want it? And that's even the
question I'm asking all of you right now. Why do you want it? Why do you want to be so great? Why do you want the
influence? The problem is not getting it. I don't know if I have I can get off a towel. The problem is not getting it.
The problem is why. The why question must be answered. Why do you want it?
Let me show you something. [music] One day I knelt in my room.
I was in Lakis sama. That's where Henry and the whole team found me. I was in a bed seat. This is 2023.
I knelt in that room. I was listening to a sermon called the singing eye, the Apostle Joshua Salman,
[music] and I was I was in tears and I was just saying, God,
you can give me a generation, give me the influence, give me wisdom. But I remember there's a word I said
that almost opened the heavens and I can remember the exact word. I told God, give me a generation then I'll give them
to you. E I was in my room. I was just praying.
But all of a sudden it's like there's a heavy cloud that came in that room and there was so much presence. So much
presence. [music] So much presence I could not even move. I was alone. No one was there. [music]
I told God, "Give me a generation, then me, I'll give them back to you." It was in 2023.
After that sermon, he said, [music] "Number one, I'll not give you money. I'll give you wisdom." That anytime you
stand before these people to [music] speak, they will listen to you. And then number two, I'll give you divine
solutions. [music] And then number three, I'll give you power. Power is not just for falling down. Acts 6:10 [music]
says, "No one could resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke." I'm going to give you [music] five
scriptures about power in relation to speaking. Acts 6:10, that's the first scripture. No one could resist the
wisdom and the spirit [music] by which he spoke. Number two, Colossians 4:6, [music] let
your words be full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to speak to [music] each and everyone.
Number three, Proverbs 22:11, "A man with [music] purity of heart and gracious sleeps, the king shall be his
friend." Number four, [music] Luke 12:12, "The Holy Spirit shall give you words to say at that very specific
time." Number five, Luke 21:15, [music] I'll give you a mouth and wisdom that no
one shall be able to resist. [music] to to answer your question when it comes to access when [music] it comes to
talking to these people. They will not just listen to you like that. [music] Imagine meeting someone like Vousy who
meets so many people every day. What will make them remember you? Imagine meeting someone like a
president. What will make them remember you? Every day they're listening to people, meeting [music] people. meaning
you need something that's beyond English. That's where the Holy Spirit [music]
comes in. Cuz imagine how do you talk to a person and they tell you what you're saying? I
was thinking about it yesterday. [music] How do you talk to a person and they say that's like right now there are things
I'm saying that you talked [music] this morning or you thought about yesterday. So how are you able to talk to a person
and they say in fact that's what I was thinking [music] about the first time the migunas they here
with us [music] they took me to see bishop cathic yuna she will tell you bishop cathic was leaving the office and
we were told you have 5 minutes with her we sat there for 1 hour 30 minutes [music] and she said by Wednesday this
week I'm interviewing you no woman without limits so What is that that you can have that
even when people are busy, they will [music] listen to you? Because that's the conversation. The
problem is not meeting these people. [music] The problem is being able to talk and they listen. The problem is
being able to talk and they don't forget you. The problem is being able to talk and they respond [music] swiftly.
Meeting them, you'll meet them. No one has a challenge in meeting great people. [music] you can access them but getting
to their hearts is another whole matrix and that's why I [music] want us to pray number one why do you want the access
[music] the why will determine Matthews 6:33 says seek ye the kingdom [music] and all these things shall come why why
do you want it there's a time I think I I had lost my why of meeting these
people and I did not know it but I just realized [music] the there's there's a why I've lost it.
There's a time we used to do events like these [music] ones. I was only 1920.
There's an event we did that had 3,000 people. [music] 3,000. We did not even have a budget.
Can you imagine? Can you imagine doing an event of 3,000 people on a budget of 14,000 [music]
and young people came 3,000 by 11:00 a.m. [music] Can you imagine? By 11:00 a.m. 3,000
people came. We did not even think about budget or sponsorship. There was no food. Those guys sat from 8:00 a.m.
[music] to 8:00 p.m. Rev. Julian came at around 7:00 p.m. when the event is ending [music] and cleared the balance
of the vendors. We did not and we have not been assured that someone will come and clear the
[music] ballots. As we were just moving in obedience after that event [music] someone came
and told me that you know if you create a structure you know you can begin receiving funding.
You can begin receiving funding and people can give you money. Just look at all these people. Imagine
you're attracting all these people to you sit this [music] imagine you are attracting all these
young people. Imagine if you just went to Safariccom and they gave you [music] money. You have numbers and then after
that we now began writing proposals. Then we said let's stop doing events [music] until the time we have a budget.
let's stop writing these proposals until the time we have a budget. Then we slowed down on those events. [music]
We started looking for money and people looked for us. By the way, members of parliament began looking for us. Very
key people. And then we saw even there's a big opportunity now. That means we can
access more resources to [music] continue doing these things we do. And we stopped.
We began meeting a lot of great people. a lot of them key people but there's something we had lost
then that's how we formed a company we registered the OB consultancy we say I I told myself let me first make money
and then after making money in fact we'll have more money to do events for free we'll now be a blessing to these
people in the process of that In 2024, we lost something.
We [snorts] could do kesas at night. 76 young people would come in an estate. [music] We prayed until we were chased
away. Then we said because we've been chased away, let's remove these cashers
cuz you know we have to be corporate. So we brought in the corporate, brought in structures and said we are a
corporate organization. Let's just have public speaking academy [music] and then we'll charge people and then
what the money we make it will be even easy to do missions [music] and God allowed me to see certain things
to handle certain things and one day I was seated in the car and I looked at my life
you are 24 your followers there is a car there's a everything
but I was more happier at 19 when those things were not there but the impact was happening
and I said God I would rather lose all these things but go back to those days
it's very easy to lose yourself and trying to help God does not need your help I'm saying that
because some of you used to do things for free used to do charity There are things you used to do even
when you do not have the money, you had the faith. But now when you look at yourself, you've lost that part. And
when you lose the why, you can be next to the king, but you've lost your why. You'll still be empty.
Now, here we are. We've started again. We've started again. We started again.
>> [applause] [music] >> I'm saying that because it's easy to
lose momentum. That's because of small things. Yesterday, we were [clears throat] to
cancel this event cuz whatever we being charged, the venue, all those things, I just looked
at it, the budget is hitting almost 1.5. I was like, I don't have that money. But God was like, "No, me did not tell
you to do the event because you had money. You do it." So he changed the venue. Chained the venue. Made a few
calls. [applause] And this is what the person who gave me this venue told me.
Still had to pay for it. But the person says, "I'm going to support you partially." But this is what the person
said. The person said this. He said, "There's a young girl who has come to work under me and she's so good." And I
asked the girl, "Who trained you? It's not normal for you to talk the way you're talking, do
the things you're doing." And then the girl said, "I I was I sat and I've been Hinn for 6 months. I worked as his
executive assistant." And the guy told me because of that girl I'm giving you [music] the auditorium.
[applause] And I've now discovered something and I've come to a conclusion that
[music] as long as you just keep making impact these things will find you. Don't forget
what I've told you. Why do you want the access? Why do you want the masters? Why do you want to go to UK? that the why
don't lose it and the why is not about you sometimes I sit down and I look at the many people who are supposed to be
impacted the many can you imagine when I'm going let's say to Nigeria or to Uganda to meet a [music] person because
maybe I need them to pray with me maybe I need to access certain graces or there's an level of exposure I [music]
need whatever is always in my mind is this picture I always see a sea of young people like in a stadium
and I see them holding one hand on their head and it's like they are praying they're asking God give us something
bigger. So when I'm going that's a picture that is in my mind when I kneel down for people to pray for me or when I
meet any great person my joy is that because I've accessed them there's a young person whose life will change
forever. [music] When I'm going to access anointings, I see it as a gift that I'll come back to
Kenya going to high school where a young person will never know or po. But when I meet them, they have met Oropo. That's
how I look at it. When I meet a person in government, I look at how many people will access opportunities. Many people
are going to access opportunities. When I'm when I make money, I see how many venues are going to be paid.
My instruction in life is that [music] I should not charge for events. So I don't I don't know how to charge for
events. [music] I don't know these events. If I would have charged,
you would have paid. But the instruction was move
me. I'll find my own way to balance the equation. And he [music] does. He's a faithful God. He has never stopped
the why. You don't lose the why. You don't lose the why. Why am I meeting these people? When the why is so big,
there's nothing that he can't give you. He'll give you people. He'll give you the influence. [music]
You must get the why accurately. Accurately. Every time I see luck, sometimes it's
that the why might have been [music] lost. So I go back to the why. Why did you give me these influence? Why do I
have access to these people? Why do these young people follow us? Why? Why are they so hungry? When you
answer the why, everything else comes. [music] Pray for 2 minutes. The why. Everyone
pray. [music] The why. Pray. Go back.
[music] You know, you'll pray and you'll know that you are praying. You you'll know
it. [music] You feel free to stand if you would want. You feel like kneeling but you
just pray for 2 minutes. Well, the problem is not navigating corridors [music] of power. Problem is the why.
The why. Why did you start the company? Cuz you can lose on the why. Why? [music] Why have you given me so much,
so much trust, so much influence? [music] >> [music]
[music] [music] [music]
[music] [music] >> Can't [music] hear you praying the why.
The problem is not the access [music] but why why do you want it? Why do you want it? [music]
Why? Why do you want it? Why do you want it? [music]
[music] [music] >> [music]
>> We have minister at the border. [music] [music]
Now why pray? Pray. Why do you want influence? [music] Why do you want access?
Once you get the why right, [music] everything else follows. You deserve the glory. [music]
[music] You deserve the glory and the honor.
Lord, we lift our hands in worship [sighs and gasps] as we bless your holy name.
You deserve the gloryy and the honor. Lord, we lift our hands in worship
as we bless your holy name. You deserve the gloryy and the [screaming] honor.
Lord, we lift our hands in worship. [gasps] As we bless you, you deserve the glory [screaming]
you deserve. You can just stand up. and the honor and the honor.
Lord, we lift our hands in worship [gasps] as we bless. You deserve the glory. You deserve
>> and the honor. [screaming] Lord, we lift our hands. Lord, we lift our hands in worship
[gasps] as we bless. For you are great. [screaming] You are great.
You do miracles. [screaming] So there is no one. There is none [screaming] else like
you. [gasps] You great. You do miracles
of grace. There is no one else like you. There is none.
There is none [screaming] else. You grace. You do mirales.
There is [singing] no one else like [music] you. >> There is no one else. There is [singing]
no [music] one else. >> Jesus, you are great. >> You [singing] don't.
[music] >> There is [singing] no one else like [music] you. Come on, sing it out there.
>> There is [singing] no one. >> There is [music] no >> You [singing] are great.
You are great. [music] You're the miracle. [singing] So great.
There is no one else [music] like you. There is no [singing]
There is [music] no like you. for the water
[singing] there. But I s my [singing] soul longe. [singing]
You [singing] alone are my heart desire
and alone [singing] to worship you [singing]
[music] as the dear ponteth for as [singing] pedest for.
Thought I s [singing] [screaming] you. [singing]
You alone. You [singing] are alone [music] are my heart
desire and I long [singing and music] to worship
[music] you. Lift up your hand. God, thank you. [music]
Because problem is not access but the why. May we never lose the why.
Maybe you never lose the why. The why. May the why be so clear. So clear that no matter who we meet.
I'm saying this because let me tell you something. Some of you are going to meet presidents and not just Kenyan president
or African president. You'll find yourself in a room with a prime minister of Russia.
And you'll ask yourself, how did I get here? But let the why be so clear. Let the why be so clear. Let the why be so
clear. Just open up your mouth for one minute and pray. May the why be so clear.
You know you people are not praying. It can look like a very simple prayer but it's not simple. That's why you think
I'm telling you to like pray intentionally otherwise be so clear. Tell God open my eyes. May I not go
before these people because of my bills. They'll be beyond bills. A beyond beyond myself beyond survival.
>> [music] >> The why, the why,
[music] the why for that access. [music] >> [music]
[music] >> The why you know you'll pray and it will be
answered. He will show you a picture, show you orphanages, show you orphans, show you
windows, people who've been called to help. The why, [music]
the why. Now ask God for the what. What should I say when I'm in that presence? [music]
Tell God to give you wisdom. Tell God to give you weight. Tell God to give you clarity of thought.
>> [music] >> H you guys pray even more. So much needs to be released.
[music] Pray. Pray. [music] Pray for wisdom. Pray for
utterance. Pray for conviction. You don't need 10 meetings. One meeting can change your life. Heat. Heat.
Heat. [music] Heat. >> [music]
>> Power [music] speaking. Speaking
[music] of [music]
Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music]
[music] Heat. [music]
HEAT. YEAH. [music]
Come on. by the art of speaking, the wisdom of speaking, the anointing
Every influential person has an outer circle (gatekeepers like aides, secretaries, and security) and an inner circle (trusted family and top advisors). To penetrate the outer circle, you need visibility and financial honor—make yourself known to the gatekeepers and use resources strategically. To enter the inner circle, you must build deep trust by being unforgettable, bringing solutions, and demonstrating consistent value.
Being unforgettable means offering fresh perspectives and solutions rather than asking questions or seeking favors. Research their needs beforehand, let 80% of your conversation focus on how you can solve their problems, and bring new energy that breaks the monotony. For example, David didn't interview King Saul; he presented a plan to defeat Goliath, showing he was the answer, not another question.
Access is often 'bought' through the principle of honor, not corruption. Use gifts, resources, or financial support to open the first door by honoring the gatekeepers and the leader themselves. As the Bible says, 'Money answereth to all things,' meaning strategic generosity can grant you an audience, but it must be paired with genuine value to proceed further.
Anticipate who will fight you—competitors, critics, or former allies—and win them over before the battle begins. Identify the worst-case scenario (e.g., a blogger attacking your reputation) and address it proactively. The goal is to neutralize threats early so they don’t sabotage your entry into the corridor of power.
A wrong 'why'—like greed, ego, or personal gain—will destroy you once you gain power. Your 'why' must be rooted in serving others and fulfilling a higher purpose, as the speaker’s prayer was: 'Give me a generation, then I’ll give them to you.' Losing this purpose can leave you next to the king but feeling empty and burned out.
Master the art of deep listening by putting away distractions, making eye contact, and using transitional questions that draw them out. Let them talk without filling silences, and season your words with grace and wisdom (Colossians 4:6). When you speak, offer solutions and divine wisdom that no one can resist (Acts 6:10, Luke 21:15).
Intentionality is key: if you believe God has qualified you, act with purpose. For example, the speaker arrived early at a VIP section, dressed formally, and pretended to pray intensely when security approached—they acted like they belonged. This requires confidence in your mission and preparation, not arrogance, because you are creating your own way in when no invitation exists.
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