Have you ever been granted an unexpected holiday? Well, this happened to me and maybe to you if you are a Kenyan. Elections period gave me a cool two weeks’ holiday. At first I was a bit uncertain. Clients were rescheduling trainings to ‘after elections’ then to ‘after the big announcement.’ August was about to […]

“If you see a man crying he is wondering how he got there and most likely it’s a bad place.” I came across this statement and in reflection, it made so much sense. “The best moments in reading are when you come across something, a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things that […]

“Have you always felt this way” I asked after a long discussion on her ‘feeling stuck’ “I used to be very confident, I had a lot going on but I don’t know what happened.” She said. When did the self-doubt start? I asked “When I got married, I think I got comfortable.” She said “Does […]

“Woman kills husband over mobile phone text message.” “Man charged with threatening to kill entire family and commit suicide.” “A teenager kills his cousin in an argument over charging the phone.” “A man kills his brother over fifty shillings debt” “Man who killed brother after a fight had a protracted sibling rivalry with him.” I […]

“Why is it that I was not ready to die?” I wondered. I had come out of the accident with just minor pains. The kind that just required me to take total rest for the weekend, work from home for a week and read a thriller novel the following weekend. As I write this it’s […]

“You look very happy today, or is that your normal face?” I asked on a light note. I had noted this lady from the moment the Human Resource director introduced me. Her face shone and she really looked interested. The moment I stood to take over the training program, her smile could not be hidden. […]

Fatherhood is underrated, I thought. We rarely think through the sacrifices our fathers made to see us grow. This thought has however been provoked lately. These conversations got me thinking; Conversation 1; “I miss my children. I see them on weekends but I want to know how they are doing every day. I want to […]

“Hey Coach, do you have anything on psychic borrower deep in mobile apps debts, listed in CRB, depressed and not knowing how to get out.” He wrote. I bet he meant debt addiction. Debt addiction is not the same as a shopping addiction, though the two issues often go hand in hand. A shopping addiction […]

“How many interviews have you attended?” I asked “Two,” he answered. “How did it go?” I asked, “I did not get the job?” He said.” What do you think could be the reason?” I asked “They had it reserved for someone else as always.” He answered casually “Do you know the person?” I asked “No” […]

Have you ever made a call and immediately made an impression about the person you are talking to or the organization culture? I had not thought deeply about this until last week. I made a call to a certain organization following up on some details and I was amazed at the thoughts that followed that […]