Wow. That is all.
I am amazed by this video.
#OdeToYouth Lesson 14: Be Present in your life today, don’t let go of your youth too fast
In the course of my journey, in which I reflect on my adult life, these past 18 years or so, I open up my blog to my friends, who also share their #OdeToYouth. Today, my friend Lilian Okado, reminds us to be present.
By Lilian Okado
The ...
#OdeToYouth Lesson 13: Take time to do something – while you have it
It has been a while since I last posted something on this series that I started months ago. The delay is a combination of things - the difficulty of managing an ever demanding schedule of two leadership jobs, of learning, of taking responsibility for family and ...
#OdeToYouth Special: Why I choose to boycott University of Nairobi graduates
Last week, I posted a notice on my Facebook page, stating that in the companies and organisations that I have influence in, we shall be biased against employing graduates of the University of Nairobi. I noted that I am establishing such bias against them because it is ...
Life Story & Inspiration: Lorna Kui Irungu
Last time I was in Chi Town was 19 years ago. It was a defining moment in my life. I arrived here to visit family and friends and research on Lupus as I had just been diagnosed and my friend who had passed away had ...
#OdeToYouth Lesson 12: Ignore the drama, focus on the gold
My inspiration today comes from the story of Kenyan Gold Medalist Jemimah Sumgong, who during the London Marathon, fell and banged her head, got up, caught up to the leading runners 30m ahead of her and passed them. But that was not all. An enthusiastic fan (let's ...
#OdeToYouth Lesson 11: Be the great person you are supposed to be – NOW.
I often enjoy listening to the BBC World Service in traffic as a means of engaging my mind. I started listening to the World Service while I was still living in that servant's quarter room I told you about earlier. One of my favorite people ...
Why the reality of philanthropy confounds me.
Note from me: I usually write about work stuff on the websites of the organisations that I represent - and that is because necessarily the views that I blog about there, align with the views of the organisation that I represent. This, however, is my ...
Mourning tourism – especially in my hometown Malindi
Lately, my mind has been pre-occupied with tourism in Kenya and its very worrying trends. Much of my childhood was spent in Malindi at the coast of Kenya. My family's primary occupation was tourism but everyone in Malindi depends on tourism - from the hotel ...
Lesson 10: Goals are guidelines not laws written on tablet
When I was in my late teens, I read somewhere that I should set my life goals. In that book, which I now cannot remember, it was suggested that the way to do it was to imagine yourself as an old person, on your deathbed. Imagine ...
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