Optimist

Someone graduated at the age of 22, but waited 5years before securing a good job. Someone became a CEO at 25, and died at 50.While another became a CEO at 50, and lived to 90years. Someone is still single, while someone from hisschool group has become grandfather. Obama retired at 55 & Trump started at 70. Everyone in this world works based on their timezone. People around you might seem ahead of you & some might seem to be behind you. But everyone is running their own race, in their owntime. Do not envy them.They are in their time zone, and you are in yours.So, relax. You're not late.You're not early. You are very much on time.

Walking is the best exercise. Walk Away from arguments that lead you to nowhere but anger. Walk Away from people who deliberately put you down. Walk Away from any thought that reduces your worth. Walk Away from failures and fears that stiffle your dreams. The more you Walk Away from things that poison your soul, the happier your life becomes.

Sportpesa CEO Ronald Karauri went to Mangu High School to collect his KCSE certificate; over 20 years after he sat for KCSE. After high school, he went to the University of Nairobi where he was studying Mechanical Engineering, but dropped out mid-way. He was in his third year when he dropped out to take up an offer as a graduate pilot trainee at Kenya Airways (KQ). He said he has been using results slip as a confirmation that he sat the national exam. He joined the national carrier in January 2003 where he worked as an airline pilot until December the same year. Later in the year, he was promoted to the position of a captain, a position he diligently served until 2014 when he left to start SportPesa alongside other partners. By the way, his wife… Captain Ruth Karauri, the pilot who landed a KQ plane amid some heavy storm in the UK last month, also didn’t attend university. She was recruited by KQ straight out of high school through KQs Ab Initio pilot programme where th...

Ladies and gentlemen"  I'm old enough to confess that life is indeed a mystery. I've seen a Landlord becoming a tenant .  I know of a student who became the headmaster in his former school with most of those who taught him still teaching. I have seen once-rejected boy becoming the breadwinner for a whole community. In life, no one knows tomorrow; you can never trust life, because it's mysterious. Never ever forget, you may not know the full story, don't be quick to judge, every coin has two sides. Treat everyone in your life fairly like your own; love as much as you live. So let us be kind, not try to be smart in our own eyes; for we do not know what tomorrow holds for us. Life is a merry-go-round, no one knows where tomorrow finds you well. May peace be with you.

Buying a house?  Close your mouth. Buying a new car?  Close your mouth. Getting married?  Close your mouth. Going on a holiday?  Close your mouth. Going to do a course?  Close your mouth. Got promoted?  Close your mouth. 99% of the time the reason that our dreams/visions don't come true when they are supposed to, is because we open our mouth too soon to the wrong people at the wrong time. We were wrong to share our projects/successes with people who claim to be "friends".  The envy and the low key jealousy is enough for people to feed off of and tear down what COULD HAVE BEEN, before it even happens, so Close your mouth. The majority of your "friends", want to see you do well but Never better than them, And just a reminder!  Even family members have a hidden envy. But, they can't stop what God has for you.

When billionaire Femi Otedola in a telephone interview, was asked by the radio presenter, "Sir what can you remember made you a happy man in life?" Femi said: “I have gone through four stages of happiness in life and finally I understood the meaning of true happiness. The first stage was to accumulate wealth and means. But at this stage I did not get the happiness I wanted. Then came the second stage of collecting valuables and items. But I realized that the effect of this thing is also temporary and the lustre of valuable things does not last long. Then came the third stage of getting big projects. That was when I was holding 95% of diesel supply in Nigeria and Africa. I was also the largest vessel owner in Africa and Asia. But even here I did not get the happiness I had imagined. The fourth stage was the time a friend of mine asked me to buy wheelchair for some disabled children. Just about 200 kids. At the friend's request, I immediately bought the wheelchairs. B...

Don't tire of doing little things for others, because sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their heart. In life we cannot always do great things, but, as Mother Teresa said,  we can always do small things with great love. At the end it is not only about making a living, it is about making a difference. Adopted From: Mercy Chesumat Fb.