“Gratitude turns what we have into enough” — Anonymous — March is my favorite month of the year. For those of us living in the northern hemisphere, March is when we leave the cold long winter nights behind and we welcome spring. …

“When you KNOW better, you DO better.” — Maya Angelou — Some people say they have no regrets. I do. To clarify, I don’t blame myself for some of the things I wish I had done differently in the past. After all, learning is part of living and so is forgiving ourselves. …

This is Growth! — Happy New Year! I took an unplanned break from writing in December 2022. It’s not that I didn’t want to write, it’s that I couldn’t. Every time I opened my laptop, I stared at a blank page for hours. …

I have written 11 books but each time I think ‘Uh-oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out.’ — Maya Angelou — If you’ve been reading my articles for a while, then you probably know that I am not one to shy away from difficult topics. From loss, to growth, to mental health, sharing my experiences authentically is at the core of why I began writing in the first place. That’s why…

“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein — I’ve spent more than half of my life abroad, away from my native Tanzania. I first left Tanzania at the tender age of 4 which was when I was just starting to form meaningful sentences in Swahili, my mother tongue. …

“It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for. “ — Robert Kiyosaki — Good-for-you habits such as exercising regularly, eating healthy, and living below your means are key components of leading a healthy life. However, they are very difficult to implement. Why? Because in the short-term, they don’t feel good at all, at least not to me. …

Let’s get right to business: studying abroad is more than just the cool thing you get to do in your late teens or twenties, it’s also a way for you to differentiate yourself in today’s highly competitive talent marketplace. However, for many of us, studying abroad is a luxury. The…

On November 2nd 2021, I published an article on my blog titled 3 values I was reminded of by 41 orphans. Among other things, that article was really about how I was adjusting to losing my only living parent, my mother. Simply put, I wasn’t adjusting at all and in…

In 2018, I was burnt out. I had 12–14 hour work days most of the year, was never home due to back-to-back business trips, and my to-do list governed my day to day. My life felt like a race with no finish line and I was always exhausted to the…