Beautiful Book Review
A Book that will help you to read faster, learn faster and think better
“Ultimately, motivation is a set of habits and routines, guided by your values and your identity that you carry out every day.” I have extracted this powerful quote from Jim Kwik’s epic book, ‘Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life.’ What a book! Jim Kwik…
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Magoma's Ocean Adventure from Lamu to Mozambique
I couldn't believe it when I heard the news. I had been selected to be a crew member of a big boat that was leaving for Msumbiji, Mozambique in a week’s time. ‘Alhamdulillah!’ Thanks to God! I said several times in between mouthfuls of miraa, the green leaf that keeps… in Lamu -
When the Green Youth Voice Spread Across Africa
All eyes were on the two young people as they filed to the front of Olive Convention Centre’s main auditorium. Their eyes were bright despite the dull Durban weather. Something great was about to happen and they were at its very centre. Delegates from the length and breadth of Africa… in Travel -
A Beautiful Breeze for – Who Do You Know and How do They Know You?
As of 2020, McKesson was America’s largest drug distributor. It was also the eigth largest corporate in the US. Jay wanted to know someone from the company, so he dove into Linkedin and started networking in strategic fashion that wouldn’t come forth as spamming. Within days, he had established contact… in Beautiful Breeze -
Purr and Run
It has been four days since I last ran. My body is rusty. My running shoes are clean. I think about them as I hit the rhino stretch. Just after Tumaini Primary school, I see the first rat. In the course of six kilometers between Umoja estate and Komaroch estate,… in Running, Cycling and Life Lessons -
A Beautiful Breeze for your Discipline
I smiled at the goals that I had typed into my laptop. Beautiful goals. Run 100 kilometers per week. Cycle 50 kilometers per week. Publish four books per year. Write 3,000 words per day. Travel within Kenya every months. Travel outside Kenya every six months. And on and on. These… in Beautiful Breeze -
Red Snapper in the House
I looked at the red hues of the fish and frowned. It was a curiosity frown, one that spreads over my forehead the dozens of times that curiosity strikes me on any given day. “Huyu ni red snapper sir!” This is a red snapper sir!' Magoma told me in… in Lamu -
A Beautiful Breeze for Turning Family into Friendship
The first course of the meal was marjoram fried chicken. I invented this meal at 4AM when I started boiling two kienyeji (organic) chicken. What can I cook for my siblings that will be unique? I asked myself, wishing that I had invited Sunrise to come and assist with the… in Beautiful Breeze -
Following in the Footsteps of Eliud Kipchoge
9.08AM. 12th October 2019. It is seven minutes to the start of Eliud Kipchoge’s marathon at Prater Park in Vienna Austria. In a few minutes time, he will attempt to do what no human being has ever done by running the entire 42km marathon in under two hours. Like millions… in Morning Glory -
A Broken Heart Can Be Your Greatest Power
In 1957, a group of researchers in the US began studying 4,486 widowers who had lost their wives that year. 213 of these men died within the first six months of bereavement. Interestingly, these men died from heart diseases. You could say that they died from literally broken hearts. More… in Love -
Changing the World from Bangalore
The group discussion was getting intense, like a sprint hurtling to the finish line. On my right was a lanky participant from Eastern Europe. He had a serious face but friendly presence. On my left was a bespectacled young man from Sri Lanka, decked in a tucked-in checked shirt. To… in Travel