Brand Voice
Why You Should Consider Sending a Digital E-Gift Card this Eid
This universal spirit of togetherness in celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr binds all Muslim faithful and non-muslims together.
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BrandVoice
May 14, 2021
Parenting
Who Is Your Favourite Child?
We may disagree on some issues, but when all is said and done, I should never make my child feel less loved because of what they did or didn’t do.
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Damaris Agweyu
May 14, 2021
Leadership
Girl Child, This Is Your Time, Arise and Shine!
Be okay with being the odd one out. Be comfortable with being different. Challenge “truths” about what a woman should and shouldn’t do.
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Mourine Odongo
May 13, 2021
Relationships
The Healing Power of Listening- Lessons From a Personal Encounter
Listening to get to the point, find the opportunity to jump in, give our view, or provide a solution is not conscious listening.
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Susan Njoroge
May 12, 2021
Personal Development
You Don’t Have to Feel Brave and Confident to Build the Life of Your Dreams
Instead of trying to mentally jack yourself up to feel like doing something, you could just do it while feeling bad at the same time.
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Ayodeji Awosika
May 11, 2021
Community
23-Year Old Brian Owino Believes That Impact Is a Matter of Initiative, Not Magnitude
When all is said and done, what impact will my life have? This is an existential question that many people grapple with.
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Stephen Kimani
May 10, 2021
Brand Voice
Looking for the Perfect Gifting Solution in Kenya? Try Giftpesa
Covid-19 restrictions mean that those special moments we used for exchanging gifts are no longer available to us. However, this does not translate to the death of gifting.
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BrandVoice
May 7, 2021
Relationships
8 Typical Toxic Behaviours You Should Look Out For in a Relationship
When you’ve been told repeatedly that your ideas are silly, your beliefs are obsolete, and your wants are unimportant or even selfish, you start to believe it.
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Mourine Odongo
May 7, 2021
Mental Health
What It Means to Take Responsibility for Your Life
Taking responsibility means taking control of your life and not allowing others to determine how you feel and how you react.
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Tazim Elkington
May 6, 2021
Careers
Factors That Influence Career Choices
When you do what you are good at, there is a very high chance that you will love your job.
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College of Career Guidance and Development
May 5, 2021
Parenting
Lessons From My Mama: Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is is a very special day; a day we celebrate life, the role women play in society, but more importantly, it is the day we celebrate love.
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Purity Ngina
May 4, 2021
Personal Development
The Three Phases of Your Success Journey and How to Make It Through Each One
You can perform a task without feeling like doing it. You can enter a situation boldly even if you don’t have confidence. You can attempt a path even though you’ve failed at every other attempt and don’t think you can do it now.
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Ayodeji Awosika
May 3, 2021
Personal Development
Understanding the Imposter Syndrome
The imposter feeling not only occurs when you feel out of place; it also occurs when you have achieved something, but think it was either by a stroke of luck or through tremendous effort.
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Stephen Kimani
April 30, 2021
The Workplace
Working Smarter Will Lower Your Overheads: 6 Tips to Get You Started
By keeping a close eye on the budget and constantly working towards curbing unnecessary spending, you’ll be working smarter.
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BrandVoice
April 29, 2021
Sustainability
Earth Day 2021: The Bigger Picture
Without comprehensive solutions, climate action can be overturned very easily. Moreover, there’s a need to separate politics from climate action.
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Peter Gatuna
April 29, 2021
Relationships
Toxic Relationships: Here Is Why You Must Quit
Every relationship has its ups and downs. There are disagreements and rough patches here and there. However, when the disagreements, arguments and fights are consistent, you are swimming in shark-infested waters
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Mourine Odongo
April 28, 2021
Education
African Modalities of Knowing: The Missing Piece in The Kenyan Education System?
By combining old modalities of knowledge like alchemy with modern sciences, we can create an even more superior knowledge system than alchemy or African Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
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Peter Gatuna
April 28, 2021
Personal Development
You Can Either Act Now, Or Continue to Live in Fear
You’re afraid to fail pretty much because you want to avoid the intense and strong feeling of embarrassment, rejection, or feeling like a fool for thinking you had the right to try to be successful in the first place.
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Ayodeji Awosika
April 27, 2021
Brand Voice
Giftpesa: The Ultimate Gifting Platform in Africa
Digital solutions open a host of possibilities we didn’t know existed before, and gift-giving is no different.
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BrandVoice
April 26, 2021
Spirituality
Understanding the Concept of Blessings
It is reasonable to conclude that if you are alive then you are blessed, and probably do deserve to be blessed.
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Stephen Kimani
April 26, 2021
Relationships
Tips to Help You Master the Art of Checking In on Others
A good number of people don’t even know there’s a volcano brewing inside, waiting to erupt.
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Mourine Odongo
April 24, 2021
Life Lessons
Lessons From My Mama: What Is Love?
As we figure out how to survive while papa is away, I begin to understand what love is; making sacrifices for the ones you love.
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Purity Ngina
April 23, 2021
Culture
If I Were a Boy or a Man, COVID-19 Would Be Kinder to Me
With half of Kenya’s population being female, how do we expect to succeed, to achieve development, if we don’t let this half of the team play – well equipped with knowledge, tools, skills, and opportunities?
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Susan Njoroge
April 23, 2021
Personal Development
Why It Is Essential to Build Critical Thinking Skills
Analytical thinking will become one of the most valuable classes of skills of the future world;iIn fact, of the top 10 skills of tomorrow, 7 are all about mental acuity.
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Peter Gatuna
April 22, 2021
Sustainability
Earth Day: Be the Change
Every one of us can make a difference in making our Earth (our home) a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. It’s time to step up. It’s time to make a change. It’s time to be the change.
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Susan Njoroge
April 21, 2021
Careers
What Do You Know About Careers in the Military?
Careers in the military are divided into two main career pathways: servicemen also called enlisted personnel and military officers.
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College of Career Guidance and Development
April 20, 2021
Life Lessons
Potential Lies In the Unfamiliar
Chris Mureithi credits his now successful career to courage. The courage to have a dream, take the first step to nurture it and persist when times got tough.
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Stephen Kimani
April 20, 2021
Education
Seng’enge ni Ng’ombe: The Biggest Challenge Facing Underprivileged Students in Kenya’s Education System
Uniforms, and the uniformity construct they encapsulate, are exactly what is wrong with our education system. Maybe it is a good idea to dress all alike, but that can be very confusing when we are all so different.
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Peter Gatuna
April 19, 2021
Education
Lessons From My Mama: Values and Life Skills
When mama is not talking about COVID-19 she talks about values and life skills. She calls them the 21st Century Skills. These skills, she says, have guided her thus far.
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Purity Ngina
April 16, 2021
Culture
Defiling Gender Roles in the Modern World
Let’s open up our mind to the idea that a woman can be a president, a CEO, neurosurgeon, an analyst, or a billionaire. In all these roles, their gender should be the least of our worries.
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Mourine Odongo
April 15, 2021
Personal Development
The Most Clever Life-Hack I’ve Ever Learned
It’s actually easier to stand out by being thoughtful because so few people in this world take the time to be thoughtful and produce quality.
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Ayodeji Awosika
April 14, 2021
Community
Every Little Thing Counts: How Moi University Students Are Working With Local Communities to Achieve a Better Tomorrow
BSI’s ultimate objective is to empower young leaders to establish meaningful connections as they work towards having a strong positive impact within their local and global communities.
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Venus Namu
April 13, 2021
Brand Voice
How to Buy E-vouchers Online and Disburse Them
When you buy e-vouchers online, you get a whole suite of gifting solutions for all kinds of uses, available to you at the swipe of the finger. That is the gift of Giftpesa.
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BrandVoice
April 12, 2021
Africa Rising
The Common Divergence of African Peoples: The Late Bronze Age Collapse
The only thing we can be sure about is that the Late Bronze Age collapse proceeded the start of the Bantu expansion. The question we now need to answer; was the Late Bronze Age collapse the trigger for the Bantu expansion?
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Peter Gatuna
April 12, 2021
Entrepreneurship
How to Get Started in a Freelancing Career in Kenya: Beginners Starter Pack
It’s worth noting that freelancing is more demanding than an office job. You might take months before landing your first gig. However, if you stay the course, you’ll definitely reap a bounty harvest.
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Mourine Odongo
April 9, 2021
Culture
The Ultimate Male: A Manly Solution to Rape Culture in Kenya
In my view, the prevalence of rape incidences is a sign of a deeper problem. A crisis of maleness, if you will, that is being expressed in the worst possible way. In Kenya, we have many men walking around who possess none of the values that make a man a man.
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Peter Gatuna
April 8, 2021
Health Matters
World Health Day: The Dangers of Self-Diagnosis
Self-diagnosis is the process of playing doctor and identifying medical conditions in yourself. You analyze your symptoms, diagnose, and decide what the problem is without consulting a licensed medical practitioner.
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Ilara Health
April 7, 2021
Personal Development
Stop Getting in Your Own Way So You Can Start Doing What It Takes to Succeed
You already have everything you need to be successful. You’re just letting certain things get in the way of that success. Mostly, you’re getting in the way of that success.
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Ayodeji Awosika
April 7, 2021
Wealth Management
The 7 Cures for a Lean Purse
It’s a secret that shows its workings, slowly, over time, with continued use. Once you understand that investing is all the difference between a life of comfort and a life of constraint, accumulating wealth becomes so much easier.
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Peter Gatuna
April 6, 2021
Parenting
Safety Tips to Protect Girls Over the School Holidays
Open communication creates a safe space for girls to speak about any experiences they might have encountered or any weird interactions with family members.
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Mourine Odongo
April 5, 2021
Cornerstone Qonversations
Cornerstone Qonversations: Taking Personal Responsibility
The moment you take responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you can change anything in life.
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Damaris Agweyu
April 3, 2021
Life Lessons
The Truth Shall Set You Free: How a Seemingly Innocent Lie Turned Tragic for One University Student
In the beginning, the lie was innocent but down the road, it turned tragic.
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Stephen Kimani
April 2, 2021
Mental Health
Which Part of Your Mind Is Running Your Present Life?
The subconscious mind is 6000 times stronger than the conscious mind. This raises the crucial question, what part of your mind is running your present life?
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Tazim Elkington
April 2, 2021
Education
How to Write a Personal Vision Statement
Many international colleges and universities desire every student to have a precise Personal Vision Statement. Whether you are studying locally or abroad, or pursuing any other post school option, it’s advisable to have it at hand
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College of Career Guidance and Development
April 1, 2021
Culture
Regulation in the Kenyan Film Industry: The Way Forward
Film studios need to wake up and smell the coffee. Or rather, wake up to the opportunity at hand. Not only Kenya, but the entire East and Central Africa, can become a single film market for Swahili/English movies.
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Peter Gatuna
April 1, 2021
Entrepreneurship
Pwani Teknowgalz: Equipping the Next Generation with Employable Coding Skills
Ruth and Aisha are setting precedence in the men dominated field and taking a dozen other women with them.
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Mourine Odongo
March 31, 2021
Culture
False Reasoning That Perpetuates the Rape Culture in Kenya
It’s always a woman’s fault for evoking men’s “wild” sexual urges. This has reduced women to sex objects. That’s why rape is downplayed and seen as not too serious an issue.
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Mourine Odongo
March 29, 2021
Community
Dora Moona Nyambe: The Young Woman Who Chose the Path of Enriching Young Lives in Mapapa, Zambia
Dora left everything she held dear and relocated to the rural village of Mapapa to give the children an opportunity to pursue an education.
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Mourine Odongo
March 26, 2021
Careers
Provide More Information to Popularise Your Courses, Colleges Urged
Experience shows that often choice of courses is restricted to what students have heard, what their parents know, their friends and loads of speculation about careers that may offer them status and money.
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College of Career Guidance and Development
March 25, 2021
Culture
The System Was Rigged: How the Gender Myth Dehumanizes All of Us and Why the Future Is Female
Once we collectively realize that there is no war of the sexes, and indeed there never was, the world will become a safer and kinder place for all of us.
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Damaris Agweyu
March 25, 2021
Health Matters
World TB Day: How Ilara Health Is Leveraging Technology to Tackle Abdominal Tuberculosis
Not to downplay the dangers of serial killer Covid-19, but regrettably, Covid—19 has seemingly stolen the world’s attention, care, and resources from TB.
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Lesalon Kasaine
March 24, 2021
Culture
How Cap 222 Muzzles Creativity in the Kenya Film Industry
An archaic colonial law, Cap 222 was initially meant to regulate filmmaking in colonial Kenya towards independence. You know, when opposition was fever-high and freedom fighters were looking for any means possible to galvanize the populace into action.
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Peter Gatuna
March 24, 2021
Culture
The Trials and Tribulations Facing the Childless Woman in Africa
Let’s come to terms with the idea that there is nothing wrong with choosing to be child-free. Motherhood doesn’t define womanhood.
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Mourine Odongo
March 23, 2021
Entrepreneurship
Gro Intelligence, a Woman-LED Tech Startup Founded in Nairobi, Just Raised $85 Million
Even by American standards, $85 million is a heck of a lot of money for a startup to raise. In Kenya, it is the equivalent of Kshs 9 billion!
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Peter Gatuna
March 22, 2021
Personal Development
How to Turn Your “Potential” Into Results
We have to let go of the idea that potential matters. It doesn’t. What matters? Reality, results, outcomes, and the actual process it takes to achieve all the above.
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Ayodeji Awosika
March 19, 2021
Culture
Of Ezekiel Mutua, The Kenya Film Classification Board, Eric Omondi and the Future of the Kenyan Film Industry
Cap 222 couldn’t be any more forbidding if it simply read: “Thou shalt not make film.” It seems like that is the unstated intention, at any rate.
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Peter Gatuna
March 18, 2021
Community
Rebecca Samaria Lolosoli: The Courageous Matriarch Behind the Women Only Village in Samburu
Rebecca is one of the great women proving that women can initiate change, build societies, lead others, run businesses and thrive.
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Mourine Odongo
March 17, 2021
Personal Development
The Two Core Philosophies I Use to Stay Motivated
Life is measured by…whatever criteria you use to measure it by. You can make it feel short or you can make it feel long. You can use the scarcity of time to your advantage or let it hold you back. The choice is yours.
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Ayodeji Awosika
March 16, 2021
Entrepreneurship
How to Balance Long Term Vision and Short Term Execution to Achieve your Dreams
At the end of the day, the vision is what ties it all together. All the things that you are doing to achieve your dreams are held together by that dream. When things seem tough, you can often get new strength simply from reminding yourself the bigger picture
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Peter Gatuna
March 15, 2021
Just life
An Open Letter to Young Girls: The World Is at Your Feet
Always remember the naysayers can’t match a quarter of the woman you are becoming. They are so afraid of your potential that they’ll do anything humanly possible to discourage you.
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Mourine Odongo
March 12, 2021
Celebrating #Choosetochallenge, the Women Who Challenge … and the Way Forward
it is ridiculous for more than half of the human population to have to fight to be treated equally. The fact that the discrimination is being based on something as out of everyone’s control as their gender makes it even more ridiculous.
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Peter Gatuna
March 11, 2021
Life Lessons
Ways to Avoid Getting Trapped in Perfectionism
Perfectionism is not a habit. It is a character archetype – a mental model. Perfectionists are naturally wired to find ways to improve things. It is only harmful if you let it get in the way of your being productive.
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Peter Gatuna
March 11, 2021
Careers
Ways to Use Mistakes as Stepping Stones to Success
Errors often turn out to be more valuable down the road than the expected outcome
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College of Career Guidance and Development
March 10, 2021
Community
Mzuri Issa: Breaking Down Barriers to Women’s Empowerment and Leadership in Zanzibar
The patriarchal society that frowns upon women taking leadership positions or participating in decision-making processes has done little to deter Issa.
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Mourine Odongo
March 10, 2021
Health Matters
Essential Tactics for Conquering Insomnia
Today many people suffering from insomnia claim they don’t have enough time to sleep. Well, you can fix that problem by making time!
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Brett Armstron
March 9, 2021
Opinion
The Plight of Single Mothers
Why do we insist on bashing those who took the responsibility of raising their kids single-handedly while absolving the absentee parent of any wrongdoing?
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Mourine Odongo
March 9, 2021
Sustainability
The Importance of Sustainable Development Can No Longer Be Denied or Ignored
We (the current generations) are the ones who must do something about changing and creating a more equitable and sustainable world – if our way of life and that of our planet are to continue for future generations.
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Susan Njoroge
March 8, 2021
Wellness
Top 3 Fitness and Wellness Holiday Trends in Kenya
Instead of the usual indulgence and basking in the sun during a vacation, tourists are finding more meaning in mixing up exotic destinations with workout sessions and wellness activities.
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Mourine Odongo
March 6, 2021
Entrepreneurship
How to Leverage Your Skills to Build a Successful Services Business
The best way to make it in service industries is to get really good at one thing. Specialize as much as you can. That is how you capture the market.
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Peter Gatuna
March 5, 2021
Mental Health
Take Personal Responsibility For Your Mental Health
Blaming past generations and our parents for who we have become is not the answer. Taking responsibility is the only way forward.
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Tazim Elkington
March 4, 2021
Personal Development
How to Live a More Carefree Life
The more you put yourself out there, the less you’ll care about the opinions of other people.
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Ayodeji Awosika
March 3, 2021
Wellness
Must Try Superfoods for Awesome Memory
Eating tomatoes is super important for your health because research shows people with Alzheimer’s exhibit deficiency in lycopene.
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Mourine Odongo
March 2, 2021
Money Matters
Why Providing Financial Literacy to Your Employees Is Important and Some Ideas to Get You Started
Employers should not take the back seat when it comes to guiding and providing relevant information to, particularly, young employees.
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Steve Muriithi
February 26, 2021
Parenting
The Impact of Parental Absence in a Child’s Life
Working hard to afford your children’s fees, and a good life is truly noble. However, given the dynamics of raising children in this generation, it’s more important to spend time with them, teach them the proper behaviour, and listen to their challenges.
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Mourine Odongo
February 25, 2021
The Workplace
7 Ways to Improve Your B2B Job Descriptions
The future of your business depends on the type of employees you are recruiting. That means the candidate you will be hiring should see the bigger picture for the company.
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BrandVoice
February 24, 2021
Africa Rising
Leadership Lessons from Africa’s Great Leaders: Nabongo Mumia
Leaders like Nabongo Mumia bore the responsibility of dealing with (colonists) on behalf of their people. But while most saw this invasion as a major problem, Mumia saw an opportunity to strengthen his kingdom.
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Peter Gatuna
February 24, 2021
Life Lessons
How to Cope with Rejection
Dust yourself and try again because if you can’t cope and overcome rejection, you definitely don’t deserve success.
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Mourine Odongo
February 23, 2021
Personal Development
How to Use Your Seeds of a Dream to Build Your Mini Empire
You don’t tell yourself that the thing you’re interested in is impractical. You just see where it goes.
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Ayodeji Awosika
February 22, 2021
Personal Development
Quit, Before It’s Too Late
Always remember, no matter how dreadful change is, there’s still something you’ll learn from it either positive or negative. Whichever the situation, you won’t be where you were yesterday.
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Mourine Odongo
February 19, 2021
Africa Rising
The Rise and Rise of the African Renaissance
By giving up our identity, we lost the power of self-determination. And by letting others define who we are, we were relegated to the side notes of history.
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Peter Gatuna
February 18, 2021
Mental Health
Professional Child Counselling Services Available in Kenya
Instead of reserving counselling to a particular class of people, ask yourself, what’s your child’s mental health worth? I bet it’s more than Kshs. 2000.
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Mourine Odongo
February 17, 2021
Careers
Do You Believe in Yourself Like Mr Bean😊?
Mr Bean thought out of the box. He went at his own pace and didn’t apologize for what he could not change.
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College of Career Guidance and Development
February 16, 2021
Personal Development
The Perfect Recipe For Living the Life You Want
Are you chasing a dream because you want the dream or was it a dream that was implanted in your mind? Shouldn’t you just be happy and content?
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Ayodeji Awosika
February 16, 2021
Careers
The 10 Most in-Demand Career Fields in Kenya in 2021
Online commerce is taking over the world and there is millions of order fulfilment careers added to the job market to show for it.
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Peter Gatuna
February 15, 2021
Personal Development
Chasing Your Dreams: 3 Easy Steps to Get You Started
Deep down you know that you can do it, but you are yet to figure out the metaphorical turning of the key to open the door and start exploring.
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Peter Gatuna
February 12, 2021
Education
Student Unrest in Kenyan Secondary Schools: Who Is to Be Held Responsible?
You are a man, and thou shall not cry nor share your emotions. That’s what manhood is about. But what happens when they can’t process their emotional turmoil?
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Mourine Odongo
February 12, 2021
Money Matters
Budgeting for Beginners: Strategies to Help You Design a Personal Spending Plan
With so many competing needs in the modern world, it’s imperative that you take the driver’s seat when it comes to how your money is spent.
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Steve Muriithi
February 11, 2021
Personal Development
False Self-Limiting Beliefs That Are Holding You Back From Your Destiny
If you convince yourself that you are not good enough, you limit yourself from opportunities that could potentially take you a step closer to your dreams. It’s a perfect case scenario of disqualifying yourself before you even try.
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Mourine Odongo
February 10, 2021
Mental Health
Avoiding Confrontation: Does It Serve or Harm You?
We have been conditioned to believe that confrontation is ‘wrong’ and that one will hurt someone’s feelings, be deemed disrespectful or cause upheaval if they do it; the safer route is to be dishonest, hypocritical and compromise our integrity.
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Tazim Elkington
February 9, 2021
Careers
Who Are You?
Self-awareness is the ability to see or have a crystal-clear understanding of who you are as a person. It gives you a chance to reflect on your abilities, strengths, talents, interests and uniqueness.
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College of Career Guidance and Development
February 8, 2021
Personal Development
The Power of Your Prophecy
We trick ourselves into living below our potential to protect our ego and our identity. And then when we do try to set high expectations for ourselves, we only kind of sort of do it so we still have that out.
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Ayodeji Awosika
February 8, 2021
Personal Development
4 Things That Happen When You Actually Apply Self-Improvement Advice to Your Life
An idea requires the right internal conditions for it to take root – for it to become yours and, ultimately, a part of you.
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Peter Gatuna
February 6, 2021
Life Lessons
Appreciating The Cycle of Life
From the point of birth up until our death, we are constantly growing and changing physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Peter Gatuna
February 5, 2021
Lifestyle
10 Reasons Why You Should Make Reading a Daily Habit
Every book has a story to tell. You can enjoy countless storylines from different parts of the world.
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Mourine Odongo
February 4, 2021
Cornerstone Qonversations
Why We All Need to Nurture Our Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Before you can understand other people’s emotions you must first understand your own.
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Damaris Agweyu
February 3, 2021
Personal Development
How to Bridge the Gap Between Who You Are and Who You Want to Be
There are blueprints everywhere for any path you want to take.
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Ayodeji Awosika
February 2, 2021
Careers
5 Reasons You are Not Getting Your Dream Job
The opportunities you are looking for are everywhere. It’s only that you are limiting your search to the familiar.
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Mourine Odongo
February 1, 2021
Just life
Write Your Own Eulogy Now
But what if we took the responsibility of writing our own eulogy? Imaging our death and knowing exactly what we would want to hear from our loved ones and then living our lives in this same light.
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Mourine Odongo
January 29, 2021
Africa Rising
6 Reasons Why an African Identity Revolution is Imminent
Africans bring plenty of fresh perspective to the world – untested ways of doing things. These new perspectives could be useful in making the world a better place for all of humanity.
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Peter Gatuna
January 28, 2021
Personal Development
Are You Still on Track?
When you slip, don’t make it some sob story, just understand what happened and use those insights to try again.
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Ayodeji Awosika
January 26, 2021