Or should I tweak LeBron James’s infamous quote when he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat and say that I’m taking my talents to Resilient People, a company dedicated to empowering marginalized communities – especially refugees and host communities in low-income countries – with compassionate business discipline to create dignified and impactful… Continue reading I’ve Joined Resilient People LLC
Category: Life lessons
The Western Influence and the Shame that Comes with It
At the start of the year, I realized I’d been living on a steady diet of Western ideas. So much that my intellectual taste buds light up faster for an American essay than for an African novel. Partly, this stems from my spending numerous time consuming Western materials, especially from the United States. Books, music,… Continue reading The Western Influence and the Shame that Comes with It
Humility Through Shared Struggles
Humility is an important virtue to possess and practice. It is associated with the ability of a person to be aware of their strengths and talents but not show off or think they are better than others. Humble people treat everyone with kindness and respect, not with respect to their social status in society. They… Continue reading Humility Through Shared Struggles
My Year in Summary – 2022
As a tradition that I started 2 years, I would like to share with you an end-of-the-year summary of what I read or learnt. Here are the 2020 and 2021 editions. Books First, let me share about the books I read and found useful. Generally, I didn’t read a lot of books this year for… Continue reading My Year in Summary – 2022
Mental health and its misuse
Mental health affects our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. More often than not, adults you meet every day have had mental illnesses in the past. Whether when they broke up with their partners, lacked financial support, got bullied on the internet, or exposed to severe working environments. Depression and anxiety are the most common forms… Continue reading Mental health and its misuse
Lessons from a non-graduate creator
Edu, 24 now, finished high school five years ago and joined an ICT institute where he learnt basic programming, web design, and entrepreneurship and communication skills. Since then he joined an apprenticeship track at the same institution to hone his skills in the following areas: web design, bookkeeping, and meta-learning. So far, he has designed… Continue reading Lessons from a non-graduate creator