Looking to start hiking around Kenya? Follow Winnie also known as Just Rioba to start your journey in adventure and fun. Winnie hosts girls-only hikes, trips and staycations in Kenya and East Africa. That…
How To Build a Daily or Weekly Writing Habit
I don’t write every day. However, I think about writing every day and write 3 days out of 7 days which is a good number for me. I also do a lot of writing adjacent…
3 Ways to Help You Keep Your Gut Healthy
In late 2019, I had to go to the ER because of a gut infection that felt like appendicitis. While the whole experience wasn’t fun it brought to light a lot of things. I now…
How To Use Social Media in a Productive Way
I was 20 when I started working. Back then, I was an intern for an online health magazine owned by a Journalist from a top media station in Kenya. Although the position was unpaid, it…
How To Create a Daily Reading Habit
Starting my day with a book gives me control over my day. In addition, waking up an hour or 30 minutes early to read makes me feel very prepared for the day. I already feel…
How To Beat The Afternoon Energy Slump
It’s been a hard two years. Productivity is not the same as was touted before by self-care and wellness writers. After going through so many changes, loss and disease in 2020, we need to redefine…
Hiking Sleeping Warrior and Ugali Hills, Kenya
“Work, Travel, Save, Repeat.” ~ Unknown After following Winnie (Just Rioba for a while) on Twitter, I finally signed up for one of her girl’s hikes. Winnie has a touring company that caters to…
4 Unpopular Opinions On Social Media Marketing
I follow Twitter Lists of Black folks on social and digital marketing. Once in a while, they’ll share opinions and thoughts that most brands wouldn’t agree with. These opinions cement the one’s I’ve had and…
What Can You Do To Earn A Little Extra Cash On The Side?
Earning some extra cash might be at the forefront of your mind, especially if you are struggling to make ends meet at the moment. However, if you don’t know what you are doing, then it…
How to Plan A Month’s Worth of Email Newsletters
Two years ago, I landed the role of digital content specialist and immersed myself into the world of email marketing, creating email copy, designing them, A/B testing emails, and all the great stuff that comes…
How to Create a Week’s Worth of Social Media Content
As a writer and a creative, I’ve had my fair share of social media-induced anxiety, to the point where it almost crippled me. Now I’m okay with Twitter (to some extent) and spend quite some…
5 Benefits Of Data Visualization For Bloggers
Approximately 31 years ago, CERN scientist Tim Berners-Lee, also known as the “Father of the Internet” invented http protocol and first browser in March 1989. The rest is history as the internet popularity kept surging…
10 Hidden Gems In Africa That You Should Explore Now
Travelling is a soul-satisfying experience that one should witness themselves. Though there are some fairytale destinations all over the world, a true traveller would love to explore something unique. It is far better to visit…
Book Review: Chillpreneur: How to Run a Wildly Successful Business Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Money!)
I started reading Chilllprenuer around June this year and have listened to it 3 times now. This is the first book I’ve listened to or my first audible purchase. Here’s my Chillpreneur review: Book:…
11 Trendy Fashion Accessories For 2020
While the year 2020 has put many things on hold, not much has changed when it comes to fashion. Every year, fashion companies produce between 80 to 150 billion garments globally. Although you might not…
7 Lessons Learnt From Going Through Loss
Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything. ~ C.S Lewis, A Grief Observed. 2020 has been a year of so many losses. Family, friends, vacations, careers, plans, summers and time. We’ve been stuck…
Book Review: The Richest Man In Babylon
We’ve been under punishment for quite some time, and there’s no better way to spend your time out than investing it in a good book. In today’s post, I’m reviewing The Richest Man in Babylon…
Book Review: As A Man Thinketh
It’s been almost a month since I reviewed a book. I started 2020 with reading old classics that I thought to share here on my blog for my readers. I’ve not read anything new in…
What Having A Low Waste Lifestyle Means
Are you trying to be more mindful of your environment? Are you thinking of having a low waste lifestyle? Having a low waste lifestyle means looking at your footprint, waste, and consumption to determine how…
5 Reasons Why You Should Have A Social Media Detox
Have you ever scrolled through social media and felt a tinge of sadness, been unhappy, or even a bit anxious? Do you find the constant news overwhelming and does it leave you with a sense…
Stop Sabotaging Yourself and Overcome Anxiety and Fear
Life Lessons from Think and Grow Rich: Death and Life Are In Your Tongue But Also Out Of Your Control When Napoleon Hill starts the chapter on how to outwit the six ghosts of fear in Think and…
7 Tips To Help You Prepare For A New Week
A late welcome to the month of June. The month of May was pretty productive for me and I achieved more than I have in a long while. I credit this to reading and planning…
3 Administration Tasks That Are A Must Do When You Land In Budapest
Since most of my readers loved Victor’s article on how to apply for a Hungarian scholarship, he’s back to tell about studying in Hungary, and administrative tasks to do when you land in Budapest. Take…
Book Review: Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
After listening to so many financial podcasts, I finally read and finished Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. I give this book a 10 out of 10 as it awakened in me the need…
7 Lessons About Personal Health You Might Have Forgotten
Since we started social distancing, routine and life went through the window. I for one had funny sleep hours until I readjusted myself. Now my circadian rhythm wakes me up at around 7.00 AM or…
Book Review: The Freelance Content Marketing Writer
Book: The Freelance Content Marketing Writer: Find Your Perfect Clients, Make Tons Of Money And Build A Business You Love by Jennifer Goforth Gregory Pages: 274 Pages Reading Time: 4 hours 15 Minutes Goodreads Synopsis Join the…
Why You Need To Find Your Writing Voice
Have you ever felt like you had lost your voice? You have nothing to say and nothing to write about which is unusual. You no longer journal, update your blog or engage people in conversations. …
How To Have A Productive Morning Routine While Social Distancing
When it comes to having a productive morning routine, you have to have a goal, a system and a strategy, otherwise, it won’t make sense to wake up in the morning. Before you decide to…
What Free Will Means in Spirituality
So many writers and faith bloggers have written about free will and how we are human beings are spiritual beings having a human existence. Which is true. We are spiritual beings having a human experience….
6 Important Steps In Getting Rid Of Pride
Michael was a very brilliant student, he was so intelligent that he found favour in the sight of all his teachers. But over time he developed a very bad habit, pride. As the most intelligent…