My friend @ahmednasirlaw I have expressed my admiration for Rwanda’s style of leadership which has made it possible for them to build good infrastructure including a new airport and enforce discipline & order on their roads. It’s not just Rwanda,countries like UAE, Morocco, Saudi Arabia among others have a style of leadership that has delivered great success to their people because their leaders have the power to make firm DECISIONS . Our style of leadership has many positives but it’s too bureaucratic and takes years to make a very simple decision which ends up being very costly for our people. Instead of you crying about Rwanda please cry for your country. Help us deal with for example court orders that award a contractor 10B for claims and interests for a contract worth 2B or a a road that stalls for 10yrs because a competing bidder is still waiting a decision of the court. Cry not for Rwanda, they are doing well. Cry for your country.
Most people don't understand basic finance.
Yet, learning the fundamentals can improve your business and life.
Here are a few basic lessons to elevate your financial IQ:
My wife came up with an amazing parenting life hack: our son is too addicted to iPad (our fault), so we have a new rule where every minute he reads, he earns one minute of iPad time. Now, he reads 2-3 hours/day and discovered he loves reading!
Go to the fucking gym
Eat nutrient dense fucking foods
Build a fucking side business in your free time
Walk in the sun and bask in the fucking glory of nature
Get fucking PISSED that you don’t have the body, energy, or life that you want
What the fuck else is there to do
Nothing can disturb your peace when you have attained that special connection with the Almighty. You fully submit to His Decree. He will provide for you in ways you never imagined. He will protect you from all harm. He will bless you with a kind heart and endear you to others.
Start investing in yourself :
- Exercise
- Meditate
- Read Books
- Take action
- Lift weights
- Eat real foods
- Learn new skills
- Start that business
- Strengthen your mind
- Get out of comfort zone
- Surround yourself with people who remind you of the future, not the past
6 years ago today I raised my company's min wage to $70k. Fox News called me a socialist whose employees would be on bread lines.
Since then our revenue tripled, we're a Harvard Business School case study & our employees had a 10x boom in homes bought.
Always invest in people.
A janitor making $4/hour walked into a Fortune 500 company boardroom. Shaking, he took a seat opposite the CEO.
"So I had an idea..." he nervously began.
Years later, that idea would become an iconic consumer brand and make him worth ~$20M.
Here's how that meeting went 🧶👇
Honored to be part of @digestafrica 50 startups to watch in 2019. We are so excited for our next year of growth! And also read more to find out other Promising Startups in the Continent. Thanks @malinz_ For sharing the story of these young african Enterpernuers.