My Gratitude Journal
Savour Life!
I’ve been told often at different stages of my life: “Ndipo iwe ula lopola life” (best effort translation: “You really know how to do/savour/eat life”) ????. My response has always been: “What else is there to lopola/savour? Are we guaranteed anything but the NOW? Why wait ‘until’ the perfect ...
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What Do You Stand For?
“When you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything” – Unknown I stand for Women’s leadership and empowerment My husband Sandras stands for personal finance education for economic transformation Our older son Mwenda stands for children’s health and access to good medical care Our younger son Mwai stands ...
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Excellence in Service
The month of October was a rollercoaster of note for our family. We had 2 of the best weeks of our lives touring Europe followed closely by 2 of the worst weeks of our lives nursing our older boy in hospital with serious post-operation complications. During both times we ...
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What is Love?
February, the “month of Love”… Thats a lot of pressure for a lot of people! Those in relationships may feel pressure to ‘impress and shine’ on Valentine’s Day by doing what they haven’t done before in the past for loved ones (whether they can afford it or not). Whilst those ...
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Time to Review, Reflect and Reset
I just love this time of year! It provides a much needed opportunity to review ones past year, reflect on what you are most grateful for and reset plans for the new year. As a family we love to sit down at the end of each year to review what came ...
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Taking wise counsel on the journey
Last Friday I was privileged to be invited to speak on Zoona’s $15m Series B fundraise and how we are gearing up for our next growth phase on Finweek’s Money Matters Program on CNBC Africa. Being in the studios reminded me about how I had auditioned to be a Continuity Announcer for ...
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