I get blown away every time I read this paragraph by Carl Jung:
To love someone else is easy, but to love what you are, the thing that is yourself, is just as if you were embracing a glowing red-hot iron: it burns into you and that is very painful. Therefore, to love somebody else in the first place is always an escape which we all hope for, and we all enjoy it when we are capable of it. But in the long run, it comes back on us. You cannot stay away from yourself forever, you have to return, have to come to that experiment, to know whether you really can love. That is the question-whether you can love yourself, and that will be the test.
Miguel Almiron is the first player to be shown a red card under the new rules after covering his mouth during a confrontational incident. #FifaWorldCup
A reminder from Atomic Habits by James Clear:
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity. This is one reason why meaningful change does not require radical change. Small habits can make a meaningful difference by providing evidence of a new identity. And if a change is meaningful, it is actually big. That's the paradox of making small improvements.”
5 LESSONS FROM NCBA BANK FOR ANYONE RUNNING A BUSINESS IN KENYA
Most business owners think banking is simply about opening an account, receiving payments, and accessing loans when needed. But in reality, the way a financial institution operates can offer powerful lessons about growth, resilience, and strategy.
Banks like NCBA are large-scale businesses managing risk, scaling across regions, investing in technology, and serving millions of customers under rapidly changing economic conditions.
Here are five practical lessons business owners can learn from how @NCBABankKenya operates:
#NCBABankingOnBelief
What fascinates me more than the hat-trick is one question I’d love to ask Messi: How did you make them love you this much? Messi has reached a level with his teammates that even Maradona never truly achieved throughout his career.
The man in front of you is the same player who, after Argentina reached the 2014 World Cup final, had Mascherano walk up to him and say: “I’m tired of seeing you suffer. Today, we’re playing only for your happiness.” When the media criticized Messi, Agüero said they used to ask themselves just one question: “How can we get the ball to him in the best possible position to prove he’s the best?”
Then came Copa América 2021, when Di María said: “I was ready to break my leg if it meant Messi could win an international trophy.” Less than a year later, the level of devotion had somehow gone even higher. De Paul said: “I could go to war for him without even knowing the reason.” Emiliano Martínez went even further: “I’d be willing to die for Messi on the pitch.”
Now we’ve reached 2026. Do you think anything has changed? If anything, it’s become even stronger. Álvarez and Lautaro received chances they could have finished themselves, yet they waited for Messi and squared the ball to him so he could complete his hat-trick.
This Argentina team moves as one, beats as one, and rallies behind one name:
Messi. 🐐🇦🇷
Kobe Bryant once said:
“Everyone wants to be a beast. Everyone wants to be the best. But very few people are willing to do what it actually takes. Because what it takes is boring. It is waking up at 4:00 AM. It is shooting the same shot a thousand times. It is watching the film when you are tired. People fall in love with the result, but they hate the process. You have to fall in love with the boredom. You have to fall in love with the repetition.
If you can find joy in the mundane work that no one else sees, the lights will eventually shine on you.”
Lost £22 million partnership with Adidas for speaking against China's act of Brutality on the people of Uighar.
Lost his place from Germany's National team for appreciating Erdogan.
Lost his place from Club as he initiated MUSLIM LIVES MATTER AS WELL and criticised club for not backing him on for his stance on Uighar as they are human too.
Mesut Ozil is more than just a footballer. RESPECT.
The people who should be prosecuted and punished for abductions, torture and murder of civilians, including that of protesters:
1. Uhuru Kenyatta.
2. William Ruto.
3. Fred Okeng’o Matiang’i.
4. Kithure Kindiki.
5. Kipchumba Murkomen.
6. Karanja Kibicho.
7. Noordin Haji.
8. Ndegwa Muhoro.
9. Mohamed Hussein Ali.
10. Joseph Boinnet.
11. George Kinoti.
12. Japheth Koome.
13. Simon Gatiba Karanja.
14. Hillary Mutyambai.
15. Mohammed Amin.
16. Eliud Lagat.
17. Gilbert Masengeli.
18. Grace Kaindi.
19. Samuel Arachi.
20. Farouk Kibet.
Don’t ever tell Kenyans to forget, forgive or move on. The culture of impunity must end!
Man to man
▪︎ Wake up early whether you like it or not. Sleep is a luxury you earn.
▪︎ Cut porn. It's frying your discipline and making you soft.
▪︎ Lift heavy weights 4 to 6 days a week. Track numbers. If they're not going up, you're lying.
▪︎ Eat boring food. Same meals. Protein first. Pleasure later.
▪︎ Stop explaining yourself. Explanations are for people above you.
▪︎ Learn one high-income skill and go all in. No backup plans. Backups make cowards.
▪︎ Kill useless friendships. If they don't push money, discipline or growth, they're dead weight.
▪︎ Get comfortable being alone. Loneliness is training, not a problem.
▪︎ Read contracts, finance, power, psychology. Fiction won't save you.
▪︎ Build an emergency fund. No one rescues grown men.
▪︎ Stop chasing women. Build a life that attracts them accidentally.
▪︎ Control your temper. Emotional men get manipulated.
▪︎ Dress clean and simple. No logos. No noise. Let silence flex.
▪︎ Learn to say no without guilt.
▪︎ Track your time like money. Wasted hours are stolen years.
▪︎ Fix your posture. Weak body language bleeds into weak decisions.
▪︎ Quit alcohol if you can't control it. If it controls you, it owns you.
▪︎ Learn how to fight or learn how to run fast. Ideally both.
▪︎ Pay your debts aggressively. Owing money kills respect.
▪︎ Keep your mouth shut about plans. Execute first.
▪︎ Accept that no one cares about your struggles. Act accordingly.
▪︎ Build something that pays you while you sleep. If not, you're replaceable.
▪︎ Call your parents. One day you won't be able to.
▪︎ Stop waiting for motivation. Operate on schedule.
▪︎ Become physically dangerous but mentally calm.
▪︎ Respect yourself so hard the world has no choice but to adjust.
That's it. No inspiration. Just work.