The following articles have stood out for me in the last couple of weeks and I thought to share. Enjoy, and share your reads in the comments section. Reply to All: This Wall Street Journal article discusses this and gives options that could save you, should you accidentally reply to all to a work email. I especially loved the graphic below. Have you found yourself in…
Read MoreThey say that most start ups die within their first 3 years. The statistics are worse in Africa where starting a business is fraught with challenges ranging from lack of capital to legislative difficulties and of course the worst, lack of sufficient local market. When I think of the businesses I would advise anyone to start, cheese is the last on the list. Africans aren’t…
Read MoreWhen you drive into Eka hotel along Mombasa Road, the first thing that strikes you is the number of staff waiting to usher you in, all smiles. I was having a rather harassed day, but by the time I got to The Spur their steak house, I was all smiles. I always check out a restaurant’s wash rooms, and Eka’s public washrooms are excellent, though…
Read MoreI’m writing this post in my running clothes, after an exhausting 3km run in the neighbourhood, an attempt to jump-start my running after a post-Standard Chartered Marathon slump. And you got it right: I bought this book over the holidays, hoping Haruki would motivate me to start running again in a bid to meet my targets this year which are two half marathons a full…
Read MoreThis blog will be changing a bit in the new year to include a couple of my other interests; running, traveling and discovering great but frugal eating places. Let me know what you think about the changes by leaving a comment. Today, we start with my first restaurant review. Ever had a “mythical restaurant” that came highly recommended, and you planned to go to for…
Read MoreThe Outliers by Malcom Gladwell is one of those books I kept saying I will read but didn’t quite get to. Last month I finally got to read it, thanks to our office book club, where we try to read a book once every three months, then meet and discuss. Outliers deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals. Through a…
Read MoreHow does your morning routine look like? What do you do first when you get to the office? After spending an hour or more in traffic, when you get to work you just want to serve a cup of coffee, socialize a bit with colleagues, before sitting on your desk to check email, social media, to sort of “ease into work mode”, a process that…
Read MoreMy reading has really suffered of late, and while it’s easy to blame technology and social media, I think lack of discipline has been the reason. Distractions have been there and will always be there, it’s up to us to develop internal discipline and foster habits for success in life.I bought Good To Great about 3 years ago, but it remained unread on my bookshelf…
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I have previously shared my approach to life planning and many of my articles on here deal with making life plans, but I’ve never shared a tool that succinctly laid out this process, till I came upon this eBook, by Michael Hyatt. He the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Nelson Publishers. Prior to becoming the CEO of Thomas Nelson, he served in a…
Read MoreI love books. But like everything we love, unless consumed in moderation, the results can be be counter productive. Last week I was on leave, and decided to spend sometime on my bookshelf, only to realize I have over 15 unread or half read books. I also noticed at least 5 titles I’d skimmed over with the promise to read later that never…
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