Gladys Kavuma

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“Wasting your time doubting whether you’re going to be successful is pointless.”

— Kobe Bryant

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

You are either:
- The person who *sets* the energy in the interaction, or
- The person who follows the energy in the interaction as someone else leads it.

Setting the energy is so important.

Try being more intentional on that. It shifts things.

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

Always be a beginner—never stop learning.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

1. Read and write more.
2. Don't hesitate to admit when you're wrong.
3. Be comfortable changing your opinion.
4. Find a mentor.
5. Stay teachable.
6. Make mistakes and learn.
7. Don't get offended easily.
8. Ask questions.
9. Spend time with nature.
10. Stay humble.

[Gladys Kavuma @GdhaKavuma]

Rethink failure!

[Alex Brogan @alexbrogan]

The most powerful words on the benefits of failure.

“Some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.”

—J.K. Rowling

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

You were not made to sit on the couch. You were not made for idleness. You were made for adventure, for daring deeds. Fortune favors the bold, went the ancient saying. Life is short. Seize it. Be brave.

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

Action reduces fear.
Hesitations amplify it.

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

“To accept it without arrogance, to let it go with indifference.” — Marcus Aurelius

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The most valuable indicator of future potential is not past performance. It's recent progress.

The people who exceed expectations tomorrow are the ones who improved the most yesterday. Getting better shows the drive and dexterity to learn.

Growth is an accomplishment in itself.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

People can help you in many ways throughout life, but there are two things nobody can give you: curiosity and drive. They must be self-supplied.

If you are not interested and curious, all the information in the world can be at your fingertips, but it will be relatively useless. If you are not motivated and driven, whatever connections or opportunities are available to you will be rendered inert.

Now, you won't feel curious and driven about every area of life, and that's fine. But it really pays to find something that lights you up. This is one of the primary quests of life: to find the thing that ignites your curiosity and drive.

There are many recipes for success. There is no single way to win. But nearly all recipes include two ingredients: curiosity and drive.

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

“Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.” — Seneca

[Alex Ponton @ponton_alex]

Time to back some boring businesses

I have been posting for all of last year about the need for early-stage funders to start backing “fast-growing” traditional businesses. It doesn’t matter if you are building a fintech or a new grocery store concept. A Startup is growth. I feel like the time has come for me to go beyond the talk and start putting money where my mouth and keyboard is. I have teamed up with @TonyNatif on this.

If you are a traditional business with clear evidence of product market fit, please reach-out. Tell us your story. Do you have a queue at your restaurant every day? Are your products selling out before they even reach your warehouse? Are your customers thinking you use internet pictures and can’t believe your products are locally made? Are you already selling to multiple African countries even if it’s informally? Show us the evidence that makes your business special and we will find a way to support you.

If we are to make a fund out of this and show VCs that a boring business well executed can lead to VC-like returns, we need pipeline. I don’t care if you are in Lilongwe, Kampala, Juba or Lagos. Reach-out. My DMs are open.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

The gift of a beginner is fresh eyes.

The longer you're in a field, the harder it is to perceive new truths. Your mind is biased toward refining what you're already doing instead of exploring fresh terrain.

Take your expertise and apply it to something new.

[Dr. Greg McKeown @GregoryMcKeown]

“If I can be optimistic at 99, almost dead, surely the rest of you can handle a little inflation.”

–Charlie Munger

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Your reputation is your most important asset. It precedes you before you walk into the room and lingers long after the work is done.

[XENO Investment @XenoUganda]

🇺🇬Happy Independence Day, Uganda! 🎉
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[XENO Investment @XenoUganda]

Tune into our Webinar this Wednesday with @Namayanjamiriam, seasoned financial coach & host of Financial Literacy in Luganda. Our Head of Investor Relations John Ssemwogerere replaces John Kamara but no wisdom will be lost as we master over emergencies! https://t.co/Y5FB1LvzjK 🎙️

[XENO Investment @XenoUganda]

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