We always recognize and celebrate great individuals who impact notable positive value in our society. These are persons such as Prof. Wangari Maathai, Dedan Kimathi Wachiuri, Teresa Nyawira, Nelson Mandela among others, whose contribution and influence can never be waived off.
A wise person once said thus: “To the person who does not know where he wants to go there is no favorable wind.” Now, in order for you to succeed in any sphere of your life, you need to have a well-written and concise vision, to which you must align all your activities.
This month of February has been a time of mourning for the former President Daniel Arap Moi. As a leader he is mourned by both his friends and foes. I have noted with eagerness that thousands and thousands of Kenyans w have been talking about his generosity and as a writer and an author, this topic of generosity keeps lingering in my mind.
Even if you are on the right track, you will still get run over if you just seat there. For you to become a top consistent performer, you are always required to press the accelerator pedal with your eyes uninterruptedly trained on your vision.
The morning started well and it was all systems go for a trip to Mombasa to attend a team building and bonding engagement in Mombasa, for the Optiven staff. And so, I left my house in good time to catch the SGR train. But I did not anticipate a serious traffic jam just a few kilometers to my destination.
Adding VALUE to OTHERS is the Best thing in Life – Join the movement in 2020
Life is a gift, it is short, it has challenges galore and sometimes one may feel like giving up. Such situations have led to very many people committing suicide, engaging in drugs or just giving up, waiting for fate to deal with them.
The year 2020 has started in earnest. As property developers, we are extremely Optimistic in regards to the year 2020.
The year 2020 is right here with us and we individually require good predictions as we relentlessly pursue the the year 2020 – that will run as fast as the year 2019.
This was a new year just the other day. It’s now the an OLD year and the new one is here. This is time to take stocks on how the year was. Use the stock to propel you to the brand new 2020.
According to the World Bank, Kenya’s unemployment rate dropped to an all-time low of 9.3 % in Dec 2019. This is a great development given that the Country has been going through much economic strain, especially for the Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises (MMSEs), who are a huge source of employment in this East African Economic frontrunner.
Do’s
Spend wisely – Make sure that you have spent what is absolutely necessary and try your best to save a portion of your hard earned money.
There are many ideas in the world today but only a small potion of these ideas move to action and transformative stage. So, how can you move your idea from a thought to something more tangible? Here are 5 ways to win a good idea.
It is said that, ‘you are a product of what your thought yesterday’. This is because thinking changes your destiny. According to John Maxwell, ‘Everything begins with a thought’. If you change your thinking, adapting a positive mindset, then the future will be changed too. After all, life is what you think about the whole day. How then do we achieve thinking for change?
In the heart of Kamakis, a young man has spent at least 7 hours on his phone, calling, texting, smsing and whatsapping. There is a new breathe of life in him from the last time he was addicted to betting. His family got so tired of him lazing about without anything to show for the skills he learnt at the TVET college he attended.
We all have enormous individual capacities to achieve more than we can probably envisage. These abilities help us to set and achieve our objectives, to perform functions, to solve problems and to develop the means and conditions required to succeed.
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be, these are wise words from Ralph Waldo Emerson, renowned American essayist and philosopher. And in order to become the person that you dream of becoming, you must purpose to execute the following:
11 October is the International Day of the Girl, aimed at highlighting and addressing the needs and challenges girls face. The day also promotes girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights. The theme for this year is Unscripted and Unstoppable.
As I bid good bye to the month of July, I am aware of the challenges that the month of August brings to many families. On the most part, a number of parents are looking forward to taking sometime to spend with their children. Some who are blessed will be taking time off to go on holiday while those with deep roots in the village, may well be planning a time to engage with the farm and while at it, teach their children one or two things about growing up.
My friends and I are mulling over the phenomenon of lack of jobs that is fast making some achieving graduates to desperate measures in order to survive. What comes to mind in the interim is the sad case of the trending feature on CITIZEN dubbed First Class Betrayal. This is the story line of a real life experience of one young man who graduated top of his class in actuarial science but was not able to get gainful employment.