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Jan 18

The Natural Law of Compounding

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One of my favorite stories to tell is the story of Mrs Njuguna, my second Landlady. I moved into Mrs Njuguna’s Apartment building just after I secured my first well paying job. I was about 23, and she was in …

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Jan 11

The Natural Law of Entropy

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Have you met the kind of person who walks into a room and you can literally feel the energy of the room shift, whether positively or negatively? I know many. I have been accused of being this kind of person …

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Jan 04

The Natural Law of Repetition

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When the race began, I felt strong. Better than strong infact. After a whole year of nearly weekly runs, with improved performance on each run, I knew I had this race nailed down even before it began. It was my …

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Dec 17

Find your Place, find your Flow

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That title sounded very ‘Woke generation’ even as I typed it. But don’t judge it too harshly, just take a walk with me. I was recently in a conversation with a friend who’s known me for about 6 years, so …

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Dec 07

Start Quickly, finish Slowly

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I once spent about 3 weeks in the US, as a fresh faced young Man of 25. It was what many like to call an experience of a lifetime. We split our time between 2 cities, Chicago and Washington DC, …

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Dec 04

Money should flow Through You, not To You

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Before 2020, i’d never been to a money management class. I’d never read any book about money either. One of my closest friends is a Personal Finance advisor, yet I had never consulted her on anything money related. Another acquintance …

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Nov 09

When today’s brilliance becomes tomorrow’s foolishness

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I was once a wild eyed, ambitious and fearless 20 year old. I wanted to work for Microsoft or Google. I wanted to earn my first million before I was 25. I also wanted to start my own company, and …

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Aug 27

The upward journey from Pleasure, to Happiness to Joy – Part 3

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‘Babe, I think I’m Pregnant’ I cannot recall where we were when I first heard these words. I have watched many a TV show where a distressed looking lady informs the clueless father-to-be that his life is about to take …

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Aug 19

The upward journey from Pleasure, to Happiness to Joy – Part 2

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The first time I tasted alcohol, I was 4 years old. This was courtesy of my Dad, who at the time was an imbiber of brown liquids. I hated it. I vomited almost immediately. My Mom was livid, and Dad …

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Aug 13

The upward journey from Pleasure, to Happiness to Joy – Part 1

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It’s safe to say I grew up with little, by way of material things. My childhood was rich in other ways though. I had a loving family, and our neighborhood was never lacking in adventures for the curious pre-adolescent. My …

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