Blogs Has Hope Been Elusive Lately? Look to the Small Things Who says hope is passive? It really isn’t. Hope is active. It calls for energy…David WaweruApril 17, 2020
Blogs Seeking Purpose? Here’s a Clue Where to Search Fear, anxiety and uncertainty seem to be taking a tight grip on the human psyche.…David WaweruApril 10, 2020
Blogs Have you been to the moon lately? “I don’t know where the limits are, but I would like to go there.” –Eliud…David WaweruApril 3, 2020
Blogs Is Solitude Getting You Down? You’ll Get Through This! “But your solitude will be a support and a home for you, even in the…David WaweruMarch 21, 2020
Blogs Find Your Talent, Enjoy It and Put it to Great Use “When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that…David WaweruFebruary 11, 2020
Blogs Must it End in Tears? Really? There’s a running joke on social media among the young and young at heart. It’s…David WaweruFebruary 1, 2020
Blogs Are Habits Preventing You from Living Fully? Carpe Diem! Be not simply good – be good for something. –Henry David Thoreau In the middle…David WaweruJanuary 26, 2020
Blogs Business Success in Tough Times Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again. –Richard Branson…David WaweruJanuary 18, 2020
Blogs You, and Only You, are the Boss of Your Own Future Your future can be as successful as you chose... chart a new path, and never…David WaweruJanuary 12, 2020
Blogs Riding the Storm We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. –Maya Angelou The twin-engine…David WaweruAugust 22, 2018
Blogs Prioritizing: New Mom’s Invaluable Lesson for Entrepreneurs The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. –Stephen…David WaweruJuly 30, 2018
Blogs 5 Customer Service Thoughts For several years, I have been deeply frustrated by the poor service offered by my…David WaweruJuly 22, 2018
Blogs Increasing Your Emotional Intelligence Getting emotional at work? Hold on just 6 seconds… What would be different if we…David WaweruJuly 8, 2018
Blogs Cultivating Your Intrinsic Motivation “You Are One Decision Away from a Completely Different Life.” ―Mel Robbins You’ve heard of…David WaweruJune 30, 2018
Blogs Productive Work Habits “…and if any one forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.”…David WaweruJune 23, 2018
Blogs Don’t Shy Away from Grieving: It Brings Healing “For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.”…David WaweruMarch 14, 2020
Blogs Turning Random Groups into Teams A group is a bunch of people in an elevator. A team is a bunch…David WaweruJune 15, 2018
Blogs Moving Forward: Turning Setbacks Into Success “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” —George Eliot One of…David WaweruMay 27, 2018
Blogs Free Yourself, Let Go “When you let go, you create space for something better.” – Unknown A story is told…David WaweruMay 6, 2018
Blogs Attitude “If you think you can, or if you think you can’t, either way, you’re right.” –…David WaweruJuly 22, 2017
Blogs Why Singapore Runs While Kenya Falters I first visited tropical Singapore as an adventurous college student twenty-seven years ago. It was my…David WaweruNovember 16, 2016
Blogs Unbroken “Where there’s still life, there’s still hope.” –Louis Zamperini Whenever we face the surgeon’s knife,…David WaweruJuly 24, 2016
Blogs Adventures in Travel and Writing “Some people have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to do…David WaweruJuly 18, 2016
Blogs A Genius-in-Waiting Needs You An inspiring story is told about Thomas Edison. According to the story, when he was…David WaweruApril 10, 2016
Blogs Purpose: For This I Was Born Indulge me for a minute. Stand up, throw your head back and your hands in…David WaweruApril 3, 2016
Blogs Be Intentional How time flies. Already, 2014 is here with us, and with a new year, perhaps…David WaweruMarch 31, 2016
Blogs Tact: What’s Left Unsaid Matters “Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more…David WaweruMarch 20, 2016
Blogs Destined for Greatness Michael has an interesting problem. He is the victim of daylight robbery at work. Constantly.…David WaweruFebruary 26, 2016
Blogs Night of Success Put out into deep water and let the nets down for a catch They had…David WaweruFebruary 21, 2016
Blogs Champion: Achieving with Excellence Video “Winning is not everything – but making the effort to win is.” –Vince Lombardi Passion.…David WaweruJanuary 31, 2016
Blogs Power to Change “If I hadn’t had mentors, I wouldn’t be here today. I’m a product of great…David WaweruJanuary 17, 2016
Blogs Your Best Year Yet! “We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list…David WaweruDecember 31, 2015
Blogs Leadership: With Great Powers Comes Great Responsibility Leadership is in the moment. I recently listened to a speech by a business leader…David WaweruDecember 8, 2015
Blogs Flowers Speak Louder Than Words “The earth laughs in flowers.” ―Ralph Waldo Emerson I dread driving into Nairobi’s CBD. Parking…David WaweruNovember 22, 2015
Blogs Overwhelmed? Here’s How To Get Your Groove Back Have you had a season in life when hardship, pain and disappointment were your constant…David WaweruOctober 24, 2015
Blogs 5 Tips on How to Set Your Eyes on the High Peak of Achievement Kisumu. One of the oldest settlements in Kenya. The port city is the country’s third…David WaweruOctober 11, 2015
Blogs 7 Successful People Who Kicked Off Their Careers With Failure Guest article by Aja Frost It’s easy to feel like your failures are bigger and more…David WaweruOctober 4, 2015
Blogs 5 Leadership Lessons From the Kenyan Schools Crisis “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” –John C. Maxwell It will be months, if not…David WaweruSeptember 20, 2015
Blogs Flawed and Unashamed “It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might…David WaweruAugust 15, 2015
Blogs Torn Between Two Loves “Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never…David WaweruAugust 9, 2015
Blogs Making It Happen, the Pursuit of A Dream “Find a dream worth chasing, and when you find it, pursue it relentlessly.” –David Waweru…David WaweruJuly 18, 2015
Blogs Never Beyond Hope “Hold fast to dreams,For if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged bird,That cannot fly.”― Langston Hughes…David WaweruJuly 12, 2015
Blogs The Buck Stops Here One of us has to go – man or the matatu, public transport minibuses. The number…David WaweruJuly 5, 2015
Blogs How Successful People Do More in 24 Hours Than the Rest of Us Do in a Week Guest writer: Dr. Suzanne Gelb “You have the same number of hours in the day as…David WaweruJune 27, 2015
Blogs All I Really Want A story is told of an American businessman who was on vacation in Mexico. He…David WaweruJune 21, 2015
Blogs When You Believe “If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most…David WaweruJune 15, 2015
Blogs If Tomorrow Never Comes “Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect.” –Unknown True,…David WaweruJune 1, 2015
Blogs Why Resilient People Triumph… And How To Be Like Them Henry Wanyoike went to bed one night and things were tragically different the following morning.…David WaweruMay 22, 2015
Blogs Bigger On The Inside Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in…David WaweruMay 17, 2015
Blogs Dare To Make A New Beginning “Rock bottom is the solid foundation on which I built my foundation.” –J. K. Rowling…David WaweruMay 2, 2015
Blogs 5 Toxic Beliefs That Make Success Impossible Guest article by JEFF HADEN, Contributing editor, Inc “Success starts with thinking differently from everyone else, because…David WaweruApril 26, 2015
Blogs 22 Positive Habits of Happy People If you want to be happy, be.” –Leo Tolstoy What’s the secret to being happy? You…David WaweruApril 18, 2015
Blogs One Question That Will Give You Courage to Take the Big Leap "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one…David WaweruApril 12, 2015
Blogs Think You’re Cut Out For Doing Writing? “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ―Maya Angelou Growing up,…David WaweruMarch 29, 2015
Blogs Coincidence or Destiny? “Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” –Albert Einstein One of my authors called me recently…David WaweruMarch 15, 2015
Blogs Untrapped “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” –Marilyn Monroe On sunny…David WaweruMarch 8, 2015
Blogs The Creative Mindset “Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you…David WaweruFebruary 22, 2015
Blogs The Power of Vision “Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” –George Washington Carver “Bam. “The right hook…David WaweruFebruary 6, 2015
Blogs Book Talk: Microscope on Kenyan Book Publishing Business is about solving social problems profitably. This being so, one would expect that in…David WaweruJanuary 24, 2015
Blogs New Year Tips for Goal Setting Success “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” ―Brad…David WaweruDecember 31, 2014
Blogs The Winning Factor What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.” –Helen Keller It’s…David WaweruDecember 30, 2014
Blogs Achieving Personal Excellence “I visualise where I want to be and what kind of person… I want to…David WaweruDecember 17, 2014
Blogs “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” –Albert Einstein “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” –Albert Einstein Your teenage daughter, let’s call her Sheri, is…David WaweruDecember 12, 2014
Blogs Memories of Close Friends “Strive not, my soul, for an immortal life, but make the most of what is…David WaweruNovember 23, 2014
Blogs 15 Ways to Tell If You’re on the Right Path “I’m unhappy, unfulfilled, and I feel like I’m in a quarter life crisis.” Those were…David WaweruNovember 9, 2014
Blogs The Voices In My Head “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” ―Louisa…David WaweruNovember 2, 2014
Blogs How To Get Up When You Get Knocked Down “The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real…David WaweruOctober 19, 2014
Blogs Courage Under Fire “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” ―Malala Yousafzai In the…David WaweruOctober 11, 2014
Blogs You Can Bounce Back “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or…David WaweruOctober 5, 2014
Blogs Museum Diary “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” –John C. Maxwell My eyes settled on the poster at…David WaweruSeptember 22, 2014
Blogs Leaving Nothing to Chance Sailing is very much similar to how life is: the route to your destination isn't…David WaweruSeptember 13, 2014
Blogs When the Deal Is Too Good The dazzling beauty of Phuket Island, Thailand, captures the imagination of the visitor long before the…David WaweruSeptember 7, 2014
Blogs Waited Too Long “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish a lot.” –Blaise Pascal The dimly lit…David WaweruAugust 31, 2014
Blogs Reflections of A Former Cadet “The hope of a secure and liveable world lies with disciplined nonconformists.” –Martin Luther King I…David WaweruAugust 17, 2014
Blogs Give Yourself A Break “In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.” ―Albert…David WaweruAugust 9, 2014
Blogs Mistakes Happen – Part 2 “In life, we should always be ready to face a new challenge, strong enough to…David WaweruAugust 2, 2014
Blogs Mistakes Happen – Part 1 “Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.” – Sophia Loren Have…David WaweruJuly 26, 2014
Blogs I Did It! – Part 3 For three hours, we ascended the steep incline, tramping through piles of rock rubble that…David WaweruJuly 19, 2014
Blogs This Isn’t Easy – Part 2 On day two of our trek, we spent the night at Shipton’s camp. It is…David WaweruJuly 12, 2014
Blogs It Takes Time “The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.” —Audrey Hepburn…David WaweruJuly 10, 2014
Blogs I Know You Can Do It – Part 1 For more than 10 years, I wanted to climb Mount Kenya. So early 2009, I…David WaweruJuly 5, 2014
Blogs Where There’s A Will “I shall either find a way, or make one.” –Hannibal Sylvanus became an orphan at the…David WaweruJuly 3, 2014
Blogs Against All Odds “The price of greatness is responsibility.” ―Winston Churchill “How about going out for coffee?” I asked…David WaweruJune 21, 2014
Blogs 5 Tips for Successful Social Networking “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go…David WaweruJune 15, 2014
Blogs 5 Habits of Happy People We all strive to be happy, right? But you know just how easy it is…David WaweruJune 8, 2014
Blogs Running On Empty “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to an unknown God.” –Corrie Ten Boom I…David WaweruMay 31, 2014
Blogs Down But Not Out Each of us is born into greatness. Sadly however, circumstances in life take control of…David WaweruMay 24, 2014
Blogs Imperfect Have you ever stared at your own life and thought: This is messy? You looked around…David WaweruMay 5, 2014
Blogs So, You Want To Be An Entrepreneur? The total life plan of the average person in Africa is fairly straightforward: Step 1:…David WaweruApril 21, 2014
Blogs So, You Want To Be An Entrepreneur? 5 Mistakes to Avoid “It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of…David WaweruApril 21, 2014
Blogs The Curious Mind “The world is like a fertile field that’s waiting to be harvested.” –Edwin Land If…David WaweruApril 12, 2014
Blogs Finding Business A Lonely Path? “A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else…David WaweruApril 6, 2014
Blogs 14 Successful People Who Didn’t Make It Until Much Later in Life "It is never too late to be what you might have been.” –George Eliot Guest writer: Bill…David WaweruApril 4, 2014
Blogs The Finish Strong Attitude “We shall neither fail nor falter; we shall not weaken or tire… give us the…David WaweruMarch 23, 2014
Blogs The Most Important Lesson of All “Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” –Bob Talbert…David WaweruMarch 16, 2014
Blogs Get Up, Dust Off, and Fight On Ever have days that take a toll on you; days when you feel a hundred…David WaweruMarch 8, 2014
Blogs Never, Ever Give Up! If there was ever a young man of exceptional talent, evidently destined for greatness, that…David WaweruFebruary 9, 2014
Blogs The Barefooted Millionaire I was speaking to our company auditor a while back at a time when our…David WaweruFebruary 2, 2014
Blogs Victim or Victor? In my book – Champion – I share a story about a friend whom I have called…David WaweruJanuary 27, 2014
Blogs Mediocrity… Your True Enemy I recently met a friend over coffee and as we chatted I could not help…David WaweruJanuary 19, 2014