I have started a farming column on this blog, because in addition to being a Rookie Manager, I am also a Rookie Farmer. Let us share the lessons and our thoughts as we make Kenya food secure. Armed with the lessons learned from my previous attempts at farming, a spreadsheet of financial projections and many screenshots of Farming Kenya discussions, I decided to start farming…
Read MoreThe other day, I attended a training forum where the speaker said something that stuck with me. He said that a good majority of us (more than 90%) will die having taken more out of this earth than we will have added. This is something that requires deeper thought in the context of our relationships, our ecosystems and the way we work, but today I…
Read MoreAre you interested in a career global development, economics and public finance? If you are, apply for the World Bank Young Professionals Program 2014. This is a unique opportunity for young people who have both a passion for international development and the potential to become future global leaders. The Program is designed for highly qualified and motivated individuals skilled in areas relevant to the World Bank’s…
Read MoreLet’s admit it. The process of building financial discipline is hard, exhausting, and takes more planning ability and hard work than most of us have. For these reasons we get paralyzed and end up not doing anything about our finances.. We choose to coast along and hope the situation sorts itself out at some point… We hope that one day we will earn enough money…
Read MoreA special tribute to the lady I call “Mom”. She has the misfortune of being both my mother and my best friend 🙂 My mom is so wise. Whenever I call her, she will tell me the truth that I NEED, and not want I WANT to hear. She’s the calm, steady presence in my life. She is my daughter’s super fun grandma. She’s a…
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This article by Kachwanya got me thinking. The pressure to report high revenue / profit figures makes most start ups exaggerate the figures to appear successful, raising credibility issues on the entrepreneur and the publication that runs the story. My comment on that post was to the affect that instead of asking journalists to start measuring success differently, maybe start ups need to redefine their success, and…
Read MoreIt is that time of the year when our education system releases thousands of young graduates, and the “other system”( employers) starts the search for brilliant young minds to join their teams. Find below a couple of job opportunities to consider, and scholarship programs if you are interested in further study. 1. Standard Chartered Bank’s Fast Track Program: Standard Chartered Bank is looking for young graduates…
Read MoreHUMAN: Why can’t we ever realize it’s the good old days while we’re still in them? GOD: It’s a problem of gratitude. The key to happiness is being grateful for what you still have. Everything falls apart someday. Enjoy the good old days while you’re still in them…you probably are. He may not be the real chap, but this guy gets it. —-> http://goodlordabove.com/
Read MoreCollege doesn’t make fools; it develops them. It doesn’t make bright men; it develops them. A fool will turn out a fool, whether he goes to college or not, though he’ll probably turn out a different sort of a fool ~ Letters From A Self Made Merchant To His Son
Read MoreReading this blew my mind and inspired me in equal measure. It is a pity Anna Quindlen never got to read this commencement address because of conservative students who protested her liberal views and writings. She nevertheless mailed the address to a few students and it became wildly popular, giving rise to her first book, “A Short Guide To A Happy Life” Anna Quindlen’s Commencement…
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