Who says hope is passive? It really isn’t. Hope is active. It calls for energy…
David WaweruApril 17, 2020
There’s a running joke on social media among the young and young at heart. It’s…
David WaweruFebruary 1, 2020
Be not simply good – be good for something. –Henry David Thoreau In the middle…
David WaweruJanuary 26, 2020
Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again. –Richard Branson…
David WaweruJanuary 18, 2020
Your future can be as successful as you chose... chart a new path, and never…
David WaweruJanuary 12, 2020
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. –Maya Angelou The twin-engine…
David WaweruAugust 22, 2018
The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. –Stephen…
David WaweruJuly 30, 2018
For several years, I have been deeply frustrated by the poor service offered by my…
David WaweruJuly 22, 2018
Getting emotional at work? Hold on just 6 seconds… What would be different if we…
David WaweruJuly 8, 2018
“You Are One Decision Away from a Completely Different Life.” ―Mel Robbins You’ve heard of…
David WaweruJune 30, 2018
“When you let go, you create space for something better.” – Unknown A story is told…
David WaweruMay 6, 2018
“If you think you can, or if you think you can’t, either way, you’re right.” –…
David WaweruJuly 22, 2017
I first visited tropical Singapore as an adventurous college student twenty-seven years ago. It was my…
David WaweruNovember 16, 2016
“Where there’s still life, there’s still hope.” –Louis Zamperini Whenever we face the surgeon’s knife,…
David WaweruJuly 24, 2016
“Some people have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to do…
David WaweruJuly 18, 2016
An inspiring story is told about Thomas Edison. According to the story, when he was…
David WaweruApril 10, 2016
How time flies. Already, 2014 is here with us, and with a new year, perhaps…
David WaweruMarch 31, 2016
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more…
David WaweruMarch 20, 2016
Michael has an interesting problem. He is the victim of daylight robbery at work. Constantly.…
David WaweruFebruary 26, 2016
“Winning is not everything – but making the effort to win is.” –Vince Lombardi Passion.…
David WaweruJanuary 31, 2016
“If I hadn’t had mentors, I wouldn’t be here today. I’m a product of great…
David WaweruJanuary 17, 2016
“We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list…
David WaweruDecember 31, 2015
Leadership is in the moment. I recently listened to a speech by a business leader…
David WaweruDecember 8, 2015
“The earth laughs in flowers.” ―Ralph Waldo Emerson I dread driving into Nairobi’s CBD. Parking…
David WaweruNovember 22, 2015
Have you had a season in life when hardship, pain and disappointment were your constant…
David WaweruOctober 24, 2015
Kisumu. One of the oldest settlements in Kenya. The port city is the country’s third…
David WaweruOctober 11, 2015
Guest article by Aja Frost It’s easy to feel like your failures are bigger and more…
David WaweruOctober 4, 2015
“Everything rises and falls on leadership.” –John C. Maxwell It will be months, if not…
David WaweruSeptember 20, 2015
“It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might…
David WaweruAugust 15, 2015
“Find a dream worth chasing, and when you find it, pursue it relentlessly.” –David Waweru…
David WaweruJuly 18, 2015
“Hold fast to dreams,For if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged bird,That cannot fly.”― Langston Hughes…
David WaweruJuly 12, 2015
One of us has to go – man or the matatu, public transport minibuses. The number…
David WaweruJuly 5, 2015
Guest writer: Dr. Suzanne Gelb “You have the same number of hours in the day as…
David WaweruJune 27, 2015
A story is told of an American businessman who was on vacation in Mexico. He…
David WaweruJune 21, 2015
“If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most…
David WaweruJune 15, 2015
“Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect.” –Unknown True,…
David WaweruJune 1, 2015
Henry Wanyoike went to bed one night and things were tragically different the following morning.…
David WaweruMay 22, 2015
Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in…
David WaweruMay 17, 2015
“Rock bottom is the solid foundation on which I built my foundation.” –J. K. Rowling…
David WaweruMay 2, 2015
Guest article by JEFF HADEN, Contributing editor, Inc “Success starts with thinking differently from everyone else, because…
David WaweruApril 26, 2015
If you want to be happy, be.” –Leo Tolstoy What’s the secret to being happy? You…
David WaweruApril 18, 2015
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one…
David WaweruApril 12, 2015
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ―Maya Angelou Growing up,…
David WaweruMarch 29, 2015
“Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” –Albert Einstein One of my authors called me recently…
David WaweruMarch 15, 2015
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” –Marilyn Monroe On sunny…
David WaweruMarch 8, 2015
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you…
David WaweruFebruary 22, 2015
“Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” –George Washington Carver “Bam. “The right hook…
David WaweruFebruary 6, 2015
Business is about solving social problems profitably. This being so, one would expect that in…
David WaweruJanuary 24, 2015
“Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” ―Brad…
David WaweruDecember 31, 2014
What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.” –Helen Keller It’s…
David WaweruDecember 30, 2014
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” –Albert Einstein Your teenage daughter, let’s call her Sheri, is…
David WaweruDecember 12, 2014
“Strive not, my soul, for an immortal life, but make the most of what is…
David WaweruNovember 23, 2014
“I’m unhappy, unfulfilled, and I feel like I’m in a quarter life crisis.” Those were…
David WaweruNovember 9, 2014
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” ―Louisa…
David WaweruNovember 2, 2014
“The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real…
David WaweruOctober 19, 2014
“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” ―Malala Yousafzai In the…
David WaweruOctober 11, 2014
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or…
David WaweruOctober 5, 2014
“Everything rises and falls on leadership.” –John C. Maxwell My eyes settled on the poster at…
David WaweruSeptember 22, 2014
Sailing is very much similar to how life is: the route to your destination isn't…
David WaweruSeptember 13, 2014
The dazzling beauty of Phuket Island, Thailand, captures the imagination of the visitor long before the…
David WaweruSeptember 7, 2014
“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish a lot.” –Blaise Pascal The dimly lit…
David WaweruAugust 31, 2014
“The hope of a secure and liveable world lies with disciplined nonconformists.” –Martin Luther King I…
David WaweruAugust 17, 2014
“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.” ―Albert…
David WaweruAugust 9, 2014
“In life, we should always be ready to face a new challenge, strong enough to…
David WaweruAugust 2, 2014
“Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.” – Sophia Loren Have…
David WaweruJuly 26, 2014
For three hours, we ascended the steep incline, tramping through piles of rock rubble that…
David WaweruJuly 19, 2014
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.” —Audrey Hepburn…
David WaweruJuly 10, 2014
“I shall either find a way, or make one.” –Hannibal Sylvanus became an orphan at the…
David WaweruJuly 3, 2014
“The price of greatness is responsibility.” ―Winston Churchill “How about going out for coffee?” I asked…
David WaweruJune 21, 2014
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to an unknown God.” –Corrie Ten Boom I…
David WaweruMay 31, 2014
Each of us is born into greatness. Sadly however, circumstances in life take control of…
David WaweruMay 24, 2014
Have you ever stared at your own life and thought: This is messy? You looked around…
David WaweruMay 5, 2014
The total life plan of the average person in Africa is fairly straightforward: Step 1:…
David WaweruApril 21, 2014
“It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of…
David WaweruApril 21, 2014
“The world is like a fertile field that’s waiting to be harvested.” –Edwin Land If…
David WaweruApril 12, 2014
“A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else…
David WaweruApril 6, 2014
"It is never too late to be what you might have been.” –George Eliot Guest writer: Bill…
David WaweruApril 4, 2014
“We shall neither fail nor falter; we shall not weaken or tire… give us the…
David WaweruMarch 23, 2014
“Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” –Bob Talbert…
David WaweruMarch 16, 2014
If there was ever a young man of exceptional talent, evidently destined for greatness, that…
David WaweruFebruary 9, 2014
In my book – Champion – I share a story about a friend whom I have called…
David WaweruJanuary 27, 2014
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