Sage Moments

Its easy to be so blinded by our pursuit of success that we fall into the trap of paying for things we should not. Listen to my unfortunate story and stay away from money losers --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

Living paycheck to paycheck is a tough thing but lets be honest, saving is hard. We live in an era when things are made to break and not last and we need to always be fluid so that we can take better care of ourselves. Did you know when you are Broke you become desperate and desperate people are easy to manipulate because they are looking for easy ways out of crisis that they fail to see when someone is taking advantage of them Lets talk savings  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

As Africans we have a certain type of Attitude towards money because of what was thrown at us by the colonial powers. Budgeting was not a thing that the colonial powers shared, we were taught to love things and never to value the money. Saving is a foreign concept for some, let's talk money --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

African does not have a money problem, it has a leadership problem. They are over 18 Billionaires I can name on the Continent, they are over a dozen mineral resources on the Continent yet it's the poorest Continent in the world. The problem is not a lack of resources or money, it's a failure to lead and stupidity amongst the ruling class --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

As each day goes you get to see the value and importance of finding and living your purpose, its time we found what makes us tick and live for it. You do not need to drop your job, you just need to live your fullest life that sees you do your purpose. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

Lets talk about money --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

We all go throw sorrow but do not let your sorrow be brought from a lack of evidence. Investigate, follow facts and understand before forming an opinion otherwise you will be misinformed which might bring you sorrow --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

a mental break, unplug from everything and enjoy time with loved ones --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

It is great to have leaders and to be leaders but because leadership is not a position but a function, leaders have to be prepared to mentor and teach others. In this episode we talk about the idea of dying empty, giving and sharing all you have learnt so that you can raise leaders like you. Lets go --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

Character in leaders has to matter, we have to and must demand our leaders to be honest and just people. Some of the problems we have in society today directly point to a failure in investing in the leaders of tomorrow. We have issues because our leaders have failed us, we need to demand more of them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

You are not a victim of your mistakes, dont allow them to pull you down. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

Everyday we get grim news, another politician showboats lies and paddles in conspiracy theories without any evidence, more people are dying to Covid19, there is a new variant of the Corona virus killing more people, another shooting and so forth and so forth. It's time we looked after number 1, let's fix you because we cannot fix the world --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

Lets talk about the stupidity of racism --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

The question is Why should people value your time when you don't value your own time? You cannot redeem time so treat it as a valuable & important commodity because it is. Nobody will ever treat your time as important if you don't you have to treat your own time as important, people will never see or value the importance of your time if you don't show them how important it is. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

If you lose perspective, life will not treat you kindly --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

Do you know how powerful labels are? some of the issues that we face in life are either enhanced or minimized depending on the label we ascribe to. Lets talk about the power of labels and groups we belong to, we can or should make a difference in our communities irrespective of the labels we belong to --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

We now live in a Society where there is no reward for Compromise, we are cast aside by our friends, fans, followers & Party when we compromise so there is no incentive to listen. We have moved away from listening & Understanding and we are now hardliners because that is what people around us demand, Compromise has become a dirty word. Lets address that today, lets make compromise the center of what we do, lets paint that amazing Mosaic through brining all the shades of our society together metaphorically and lets compromise an amazing picture together through the lost art of listening to each other. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

Have you been racially profiled, have you experienced racism? Lets talk about it --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

Cvoid-19 has not been the only thing going on in our lives and we would do well to remember that. We need to stay informed, we need to be in the room where policy is made because if we do not get in that room, Politicians will eventually run us down and cause more harm to our kids that we can imagine --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

We all need to have a hard look at the systems we have instituted or that we work under, we need to answer this question, Are the systems in place fair to all or are they a tool used to discriminate, exclude or hurt others. We cannot follow systems blindly, the systems are meant to serve people not people serving the system. The time is now, let us undo bad systems, let us start here and now --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

I am afraid to ;eave my kids a messed up world so I have to work hard despite my fear to ensure i leave my kids a great nation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

Not all fear is the same, not all fear can be rationalized, whatever you fear, whatever that cripples you, there is help. we can either learn yo live and work through our fears or we can let our fears control us. let us learn the art of doing it afraid, let us learn how to keep pushing despite our fears, lets do it afraid --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

During this time, the Pandemic Lock Down months, we have retracted into our own worlds and for some the fear of connecting has gripped them and we are now afraid to get ourselves out there. Lets Start that conversation, lets talk about doing something while terrified, lets talk about doing it Afraid, whatever your it is --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

What if we cared about the issues more than we cared for the Politician? What if we cared less for Party labels and more for substance from those seeking Office? What if we asked questions before we vote folks into power? What if we were the problem & not the Policticians --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

We all have biases that push us, we need open minds that can take in information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/isaac-madengu/message

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