STUDY THE BILLIONAIRE’S MIND, NOT HIS LOOKS

Someone asked, “Which of them is a billionaire?” And I just laughed. From my experience, they all could be billionaires and they all may not be billionaires.You can’t identify a billionaire by looks.Some wear chains, watches, loud colors, designer from head to toe.Some dress like they just stepped out to buy bread. Both can be […]

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THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR ENVIRONMENT

Biology taught us that living things are a product of their genetic makeup (genotype) and their environment which is referred to as phenotype and I will say the environment is a much more determining factor in what our eventual form is than the genotype. So you may have genes for light skin but you love […]

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ESCAPING THE POVERTY MINDSET

Hunger is a bi-product of poverty. I know this because I have first hand experience. When I started my entrepreneurial journey, my biggest wish then was to be able to afford a full chicken with 5 alive at Mr Biggs’.This may not make any sense to you but given my experience with poverty, being able […]

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AVOID THE GRANDIOSITY

Avoid the GrandiosityCreativity is important, but when it is excessive, it can lead to grandiosity. Some claim to be different and they are so obsessed with been “different” that they begin to do JUST everything “differently” and most often, wrongly.As too much of everything is not good, so can too much of zeal, push and […]

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HOMEGROWN SOLUTIONS: WHY IMPORTED FRAMEWORKS DON’T ALWAYS WORK IN AFRICA

We need to solve our own problems in Africa our own ways. Methodologies like Scrum are great but I often think most of the concepts are not directly suitable for our work.What we need to understand is that some people also created these solutions to their own problems and if we will be using them, […]

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GO ALL OUT

There is a man I buy some tools from, which I use for work. I don’t like this man, I don’t like how he talks, I don’t like his customer service, but I have been buying from him for almost a decade now because I always get the best products and prices from him.One of […]

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ADAPT OR BECOME ARCHAIC

I used to be a good dancer until COVID-19 happened. It just seems like heavy duty workouts got upgraded to dance steps and dances generally became more mechanical and confusing.I practically have not been able to keep with the trend, while you are trying to learn one, a new one is already out. My biggest […]

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GOD’S PLAN IS BIGGER THAN YOUR ESCAPE PLAN

When the children of Israel ran to God for help at the Red Sea, they had no idea God will intervene by opening up the sea. I’d bet their prayer point was “God stop these Egyptians from following us”, “Lord, send an army to defend us from the Egyptians” etc.I am even very sure when […]

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