Let's talk about a myth that's been holding many of us (myself included) back for way too long: the idea that busy equals productive. We've all heard it – "She works so hard!" or "He's putting in the hours!" equated with success. But here's the truth bomb: constantly being busy isn't a badge of honor, … Continue reading The Productivity Myth I Busted: Busy ≠ Brilliant
Let's talk about something real: the state of the world right now. It's HEAVY, isn't it? Last night I had a dream about a Palestinian boy. He was young about 4-5 years old and I spent some time with him. A while later I received a white envelope with a green card and a red … Continue reading Self-Care In A Chaotic World
Self-care. It's everywhere these days, plastered across social media feeds and touted as the cure-all for our modern woes. My self-care journey started in 2019 when I was contemplating leaving my 9-5 job and exploring my next steps in an unknown world. In the articles Me, Myself And I and Self-Care: Because You’re More Than Just … Continue reading Debunking Self-Care Myths
My whiteboard is always covered in ideas. A freelancer marketplace was a persistent itch, since 2020 if I'm not wrong. When I revisited the idea in 2022, it wasn't a new dream, but struggling to help a friend sparked the fire again! This, my friends, was the spark that ignited the flame of Job Guru … Continue reading Sweat, Grit, and Bliss: The Story Of Job Guru Africa
Remember 2021? Yeah, that was the whirlwind year where I traded in my blogging crown for a hazmat suit, diving headfirst into a massive COVID testing project for a major sporting event. Talk about intense! April to June flew by in a blur of swabs, paperwork, and enough stress to turn a peaceful hammock swing … Continue reading From Swabs to Start-Ups: My Entrepreneurial Journey
Are you feeling like you’re in a state of limbo? The process of making the decision whether to quit my job left me in my biggest one yet. I needed to figure out what to do next so dabbled in a variety of things all of which were rooted in self-care. While describing this category … Continue reading Self-Care: Because You’re More Than Just a To-Do List
Somewhere deep inside the leafy suburb of Karen Nairobi, I sat on a cozy reclining chair in a dimly lit room. The sound of a river flowing gently was playing in the background. The door to hypnotherapy was shown to me by a friend but it was not something I paid much attention to. It … Continue reading A Hypnotic Stepping Stone
Growing up, I was a nerd! I didn’t have to think much about where I wanted to be in life, it was a presumed path. I was good at school so I knew I was going to university. For me it boiled down to law or business, I chose business and I was on the … Continue reading 6 Days
And why should we change our attitude on being lost? Because it pulls us out of the bubble of conformity.
On 9th October 2019, I wrote the resignation letter and handed it in. I was choosing myself, choosing to reclaim my life from the invisible tentacles of obligation.
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