In 2017 , I started a shop. I was so excited, I thought, finally I own something, I was pretty excited. When all hell broke loose and the numbers were not adding up, I still thought, I'd still go on. It gave me pride to say that I have a shop, even when it brought me -0.008 cents. It was when I had that conversation with myself and accept, surely, I was headed in the wrong direction. I didn't like it, I didn't enjoy it. Its the same with many things in life, that we hold on to, so dearly. Leaving is hard when we have put so much time and soul to something. But sometimes, stopping is an act of courage, quitting projects is sometimes not for losers, but actually, those who are brave enough to admit I am wrong or I don't know what I am doing, I am just gallivanting aimlessly. "WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, YOU SHOULD STOP GOING" Only this year, I would learn and accept not knowing, and taking a break to figure. A moment with myself to ask ...

Waiting in line is a common practice in our lives.  Waiting for our turn.  But,  You know sometimes, , 'ngoja ngoja huumiza matumbo.' Though they say great things come to those that wait,  sometimes those that come are the remainders, and sometimes nothing at all. Being proactive means deliberately going for the things you wish for. Knocking on doors long enough until they open. I Remember my mum taking me to an audition someday. She noticed the queue was long until outside the gate.  Auditions could have hundreds of us waiting in line to be picked.  I remember,  she said,  aren't the people auditioning you,  just like you? Why don't you find out,  what it takes to do this yourself? It hit me on another level when I attended one where people who had barely graduated were auditioning. Sometimes you have to choose yourself,  promote yourself,  cheer yourself on,  beat your own drums, and dance to your tune,  and along t...

A conversation with Nafula Kisiangani , the Executive Director of Ubuntu Development Solutions, will have you thinking about what have you been doing with your life. How have you been running without systems or policies in your business? How do you not have books in your organization? Nafula Kisiangani, Executive Director Of Ubuntu during a visit By USAID executives to her organization Last week, I was so excited to be part of the delegation that went to visit her at her office. She speaks of disorganized passion and how much many of us are solving non-problems and we are passionate and yet unprofitable, and this leads to frustration and mental health issues. I totally relate to this infinite suffering earlier on. Many of us have been victims of high disorganization due to lacking structures. Our businesses are as casual as they can get and yet we celebrate our own madness. Nafula Kisiangani supports of organizations, individuals & young people to convert their passions into sustai...

  WHAT PRICE HAVE YOU EVER PAID FOR YOUR DREAMS   You woke Early. Taken a good chance to bathe, put your best perfume, lotion whatever, you are ready to go to your event. You call Rahab, and she is already in town. You start to hurry up packing your sack of the whole world. It is about to go down. Like the mad women you are, you have planned an event in two weeks, are you even mad???   "Hi girl, where are you?"  You call. "I am here, there is no one here".   You are late, now a little sweaty and you are even panting. So if no one is around you are definitely in trouble!!!   Your heart sinks a little, and you think yoooow, what's happening?   Of course you know what's happening. It is a no-show day. You think, do we just go on with the meeting the two of us. Do we discuss the entrepreneurship landscape for the upteenth time in our life as we question our sanity?   So you decide, hebu let's go eat to reflect about your life...

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE WEEK "Every now and then a generation is called upon to be great. You can be that great generation." Nelson Mandela said, perhaps he meant this generation. Today's entrepreneur are young, energetic and full of ideas. Young people are going for great pursuits without fear of limitation. Either due to circumstances or seeing great young entrepreneurs, these young entrepreneurs are not afraid to dream. Indeed, that is the story of young leaders like Zack and the many entrepreneurs dreaming great dreams and not just dreaming them, but taking the next step of implementing these big ideas. Zachuas Okonjo is a man of not so many words, but many visions. He is a man of what he himself calls crazy ideas always. But beyond just having visions that flow like a river, he is a true implementor, man of his words. Mr Okonji trusts his madness, which led him to start a village school. His dream was to have a school that would serve 300 poor children. That is where...

A wise one said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it”. This is the tale of the Kenyan young folks who either by choice or by circumstance have opted to create a present that defines the future of self-employment and consultancy work. Today, in history there are more and more young CEOs, unlike the previous decades where the entry to entrepreneurship was people in their forty’s or retirees in their fifties, today’s young CEOs are young, dynamic, flexible, and extra creative having an early start. Figuring their lives at a very young age without prior experience has brought out young genius who are both impressive and bold. This allows them, to bring in something new to the table, perhaps never been seen, never been heard. This can be seen from the Tiktok moves that have promoted so many young business and enhanced wide reach. Mr Anthony, a young entrepreneur has never received a salary in his life, he managed to turn his passion for profit in the year 2016 and has never ...