Pastori Tugumenawe, CPA

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[The 48 Laws of Power @48LawsofPowerr]

Law 6: Court Attention at All Cost.

"Everything is judged by its appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing."

Talent may earn respect, but visibility determines who gets noticed. Being exceptional means little if nobody knows you exist.

[The 48 Laws of Power @48LawsofPowerr]

My take on Law 1:

Being the smartest person in the room is useless if you make everyone else feel stupid. Learn to make people feel valued without making yourself smaller.

[Nicholas Aruho @NicholasAruho]

Research has shown that success takes about 10 years of continuous effort

[Pastori Tugumenawe, CPA @PTugumenawe]

@irumanyika Soccer

[AIGP(Rtd) Asan Kasingye @AKasingye]

#UnpopularOpinion #859. Either young people don’t have hustles to advertise, or they are not aware of the opportunity x presents in exposing their nascent businesses to potential clients. Why don’t you build your brand? A big client I got recently told me that he was encouraged by my daily strip of “Tunyuke…”. How? I asked. “We noted that you were consistently in office monitoring operations. That’s reassuring”.

[Nataliey Bitature @drtalieybita]

Wedding committees in Uganda raise millions in a few weeks with no contracts, no lawyers and a WhatsApp group. Some companies cannot get that level of commitment with a signed budget.

What do the committees understand that boardrooms forget?

[Mukula @mukulaa]

“Knowledge teaches you what is possible, experience teaches you what is practical, but wisdom teaches you what is right. The greatest minds are not merely those who know much, but those who understand deeply and act wisely.”

[Abraham Luzzi @agribussiness1]

Everything in Uganda is increasing except salaries! Bread, fuel, sugar, rent, transport and electricity keep going up. Do workers live on air? As if they leave their jobs and never need these basics at home. How are people supposed to survive?

[Mukula @mukulaa]

“Children are not merely the future of our families; they are the future of humanity. The greatest inheritance we can leave them is not wealth or property, but good character, sound education, strong values and the courage to pursue their dreams.”

[Dr. Kasenene @drkasenene]

Men who are physically active and who exercise at least 2 and 1/2 hours a week have better ejaculatory control and last longer during sex.

The fitter you are the better your sex life. Simple.

My brothers how are you doing?

[AIGP(Rtd) Asan Kasingye @AKasingye]

In 2005, I started a lorry transport business specializing in building materials. I had graduated from taxi business.

My three lorries were sold to me by a friend of a friend completely on very little installment based on trust & my good image.

By 2020, I was boasting of about 20 trucks. 17 years later in 2022, I wound the business. No money on the business account and no lorry in the parking space. In case you are new in the business & intend to start one, these are the things that crushed mine.

1. The COVID-19 two-year spell. Building material transportation was allowed to operate. But, I had limited supervision even when I was a police boss that was considered essential worker. I couldn’t tell where the lorries were. Some drivers leased out the vehicles to cement factories & were paid while they lied to me that the vehicles were parked. The stone boulders plus long distances from Karamoja wrecked the lorries. In 2 years, the highest amount I could sell the vehicle was 10m out of a possible 150m.
2. Drivers change tyres & replace them with old ones. Instead of tyres lasting 7 months and more, the 10 tires are changed twice or thrice in a year.
3. Drivers will hire out the vehicle to other unauthorized drivers who don’t care about the safety of the vehicle. They will drive day and night while you get nothing. One time, I woke up & saw a picture of my vehicle “resting”in someone’s home. It had failed to brake & rammed into someone’s home. Fortunately, no one was hurt. I was surprised to be told it was being driven by a third person & had paid for new brakes a week before.
4. You will find your vehicle parked on the road. “What’s the problem you ask”? “Afande it could not break”. After a bit of mechanical check the following day, you’re told that while it was parked, someone came & stole a starter system valued at 5m. What?😳
5. Every trip of sand the driver carries say from Lwera, is full board capacity. Then 1/4, is removed & powered at the drivers’ mound of sand somewhere in the city. Later, he starts carrying his own sand but will tell you he parked the lorry then whole day because he was sick or the vehicle had a fault. All the money made is his.
6. You will be called that NEMA enforcement found your lorry in a swampy area. They need 2m fine or pay a bribe of 500k. This happens to be connivance with your driver. You pay the bribe and they share.
7. Repairs are the most pocket ripping venture. You’re told this and that is faulty. You can’t be driving to garages all the time. Even if you went & bent your knee under the carriage of your lorry, you won’t tell a faulty propeller shaft from a good one. Either the vehicle is not faulty or the cost of spare parts is exaggerated.
7. The taxes. Do I need to say anything about this? You’re assessed money that buys a new truck in domestic taxes. All the time your vehicle was in garage, you should have notified URA. Tell me, which driver does this? So, all the small profit you made, is taken away by the taxman.
8. I swear, it’s like no truck in Uganda is supposed to last a year without terrible accidents. You’re always compensating for killing dogs, goats, destruction of houses, cars, or Petro stations. Hew!
9. The driver declares any money he chooses. No question. He calls for the shots. Not you.
10. If you buy a truck at 200m & it works for a week, it has lost value of 100m if you wish to sell it. Which business is this that makes assets depreciate in a week?

My post is not meant to discourage you, but to give you background information so that you mitigate against these before you venture into this business. Do I talk too much? May be not!

[Orikyiriza @orikyirizabrig2]

One of the most dangerous things about intelligence is that you can use it to defend almost any belief you already hold.

Instead of asking, “Am I right?”, the brain sometimes asks, “How can I prove I'm right?”
Psychologists call this “confirmation bias”

Being intelligent doesn't automatically make you objective. Sometimes, it just makes you better at arguing with evidence.

[Forbes @Forbes]

Quote of the day. #qotd

[Ntare School @Ntare_School]

📍Ntare School’s Official statement

[48 Laws Of Power Bot @48_quotes]

Avoid the unhappy and unlucky.

You can die from someone else’s misery — emotional states are as infectious as diseases.

You may feel you are helping the drowning man but you are only precipitating your own disaster.

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[The 48 Laws of Power @48LawsofPowerr]

The 48 Laws of Power List:
(Law 1-15)

1. Always Make Your Superior Look Good
2. Never Trust Anyone Completely
3. Never Reveal Your Intentions
4. Speak Less
5. Protect Your Reputation
6. Seek Attention, Stand Out
7. Claim Credit For Other's Work
8. Don't Chase People
9. Act, Don't Argue
10. Evade Miserable and Unfortunate People
11. Become Indispensable
12. Use Honesty Strategically
13. Highlight "What's In It For Them"
14. Act Friendly To Gather Intel
15. Destroy Opponents Complete

[Pastori Tugumenawe, CPA @PTugumenawe]

@irumanyika 🤣😂

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