5 Lessons on Strategy from a Matatu crew!

I have a confession to make. Ahem! When I was 12 years old, I wanted to be a makanga! I was an impressionable pubescent kid. I was enamoured by the matatu crew in my daily trips to and from primary school. They had style (what we now call swag). Had money. Carefree lifestyles. Drove flashy matatus blaring loud music. As young boys, we excitedly regaled to our friends which matatu took you home last evening. We could stand at the stage for hours, just to get a ride in the hippest matatu to your hood.

The Matatu industry in Kenya is the stuff of pop-culture! That has not changed much since my adolescent days. They are both loved and loathed in equal measure. When you are the passenger and you are late, you have no qualms when they take every shortcut to your destination. However, when you are a fellow driver on the road, you are terrorized and bulldozed by the abrasive matatus. Since February 2004, legislation came into force, popularly known as Michuki Rules to bring sanity within the industry.

To be honest, my fascination with the industry and culture still exists. Today, I shall avoid all the negativity we have all associated with the industry and engage in some key lessons we can take away from these guys. Just take a moment and indulge me.

Strategy always excites me. In observing daily life, I have drawn both inspiration and lessons on strategy. I have interacted with quite a number of matatu crew and I want to share a few lessons from these guys.

Why I ain’t watching 50 Shades of Grey

We are living in a sex-crazed world. Everything around us is sexual. From selling cars, cooking oil, books, music, you name it. The more sexual it is, the more attention you grab, the bigger the audience, the more you sell. The current edition of the Nairobian newspaper talks about pornography among children in schools.  Where have we gone wrong as a society? We’ve become fascinated with the prurient aspects of our sexuality at the expense of true oneness.  

28 DAYS TO A THRIVING MARRIAGE

Casting Crowns and Focus on the Family are joining together during the month of February to bring a daily devotional that will challenge and inspire husbands and wives to grow closer together while learning God’s truth for their marriage. The devotional project is titled “28 days to a Thriving Marriage”. Each day, couples shall receive a devotional in their inbox or on the respective organizations’ Facebook pages that includes a daily scripture reading and questions to help the couple dig deeper into God’s Word, together. You can sign up for the devotionals from Casting Crownsand Focus on the Family at http://bit.ly/Crowns28days.

God Bless you.

Its not about you!

This is my first post and I must say its quite unnerving. So, I decided that the best place to start is to answer this simple question, “Why did I start this blog?”

Well, I believe that every experience I go through in life is not just for my benefit. Whether the experience affects my personal life (this includes spiritual) or professional. These lessons learnt are meant to be shared; they are meant for someone, a people, a nation. When we bottle such experiences, we then become like a lake without an outlet; dead. When we release them to others, then we are that lake that has multiple outlets; fresh, alive!

So let me ask, have you ever wondered why you are on this earth? What is your purpose? I have thought about this; and not once!