Over the years, I have come to accept that one the best ways forward is to keep things simple.
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Kimunya Mugo
Certified Executive, Team & Group Coach • Board Affairs • Strategic Leadership • Strategy Advisor • Communication Consultant • Author • Speaker
A warning unheeded is a disaster invited
Words reveal the soul
In unmetered words, wickedness abounds…
In selfish words, hidden character emerges…
In careless words, the true heart is revealed…
For from the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks or spews forth. Words are a powerful refelction of our souls. You can moderate them for a while. But when push comes to shove, your truth will come out.
With this awareness, the assumption that you are a leader might be misplaced. Could you be abusing the rare leadership opportunity accorded to you? For before disaster overtakes them, the heart of a haughty person is filled with self-importance. However, it is critical to note that humility comes before honor.
Courage is going back to be molded and matured for service.
Maturity is the humility to understand and practice service.
Legacy is the quality of the other leaders and followers you help build.
For life is fleeting and corrupt gain like a flower that produces no seed. For a man’s stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; He will be satisfied with the consequence of his words.
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The Pursuit of Discipline
Time is ticking away
One major challenge I face everyday is to focus on what is relevant. In a fast-paced environment, everything seems urgent and important.
What drives you to seek medical help are the symptoms of Ill health. However, these are just indicative of underlying issues. These are what a medical expert seeks to establish. They will dig deeper, run tests to establish the foundation the symptoms are built on.
It occured to me that my out-of-focus state might be a symptom of something else.
We were having a conversation with my teenagers (19 and 17) this week about how 2024 has been so far. I let them know how frustrated I feel. I just can’t get consistent traction on what I set out to do! Somewhat like I am on a muddy stretch with my wheels spinning out of control.
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On Mission!
Get your life and work back on track
Transitions can be amazingly satisfying or remarkably murky to navigate. As we build our coaching practice, my wife and I oscillate through a range of experiences and emotions.
There are times we feel like soaring eagles… with beautiful vistas as far as the eye can see. Our calendars are comfortably full with client engagements. The challenge comes during the in-between periods when there is a lull in our work. If not checked, these depressed moments can easily unravel our plans.
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How committed are you?
Why simple goals just make sense!
Since 2018, my personal and professional life is committed to deliberate goal-setting. Before that, I would create a detailed matrix that quickly overwhelmed me due to its complexity.
The overwhelm became apparent at the end of every year. About half of my intended activities were not done! In trying to look smart, I had over-complicated things for myself.
That is why I decided to shift to a one-page goal template in 2018. I narrowed my goals down to four critical categories: Spiritual, Work, Health and Community. In total, I am committed to a maximum of twenty goals for the year.
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Chance encounters?
Connecting is a choice!
In our ‘rush’ to live, an effort to pause and reflect goes out of the window. In our breathless existence, we often miss out on our essence of being human.
I did not feel like being anywhere near my bike that day. My legs felt stiff and a lethargic haze hang over me. Then, a small voice, from deep within said, “Just go, even if for a short ride. You will still chip away at your weekly goal.”
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Wing-it or Strategy? [Part 2/2]
Begin with the end in mind
Living with intention is the flip-side of winging that I explored in my last post. It takes prayer, patience, practice, proof and performance.
To swim against the current takes deliberate thought, direction and action. In other words, I need a strategy.
I cannot afford to rest on my laurels lest I become conceited and lose track of my mission. Once my goal is achieved, it is time to embark on the next one.
Being a good friend of a scorpion does not mean that you can’t be stung by a bee.” ~African Proverb
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Wing-it or Strategy? [Part 1/2]
Lessons From Uncertain Times
Eight years ago, I left my well-paying job. It was out of necessity rather than choice. I was stressed, unhappy and physically unwell.
It was a nightmare to serve under my boss. At the time, I just thought he was a nasty guy. But now I know the actual term that describes his character and behavior. He was a narcissist; a person who thinks very highly of self, needing admiration, believing others are inferior and lacking empathy for others.
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Want to build more resilience?
Stay agile with these 6 practical habits
One opportunity the COVID-19 pandemic has granted me is a heightened urgency to for deep reflection. I deliberately find time and space to introspect on life and work in a more meaningful manner.
Out of this introspection, the word ‘resilience’ has consistently popped up. I took this as a sign to codify how my resilience look like for me. Resilience is a measure of how much I want something and how much I am willing, and able, to overcome obstacles to get to it.
Psychology Today describes it this way: “Resilience is that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than ever. Rather than letting failure overcome them and drain their resolve, they find a way to rise from the ashes.”
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Coaches need coaching too!
Questions lead to deeper meaning
I contemplated on this during a conversation with myself on the day the International Coaching Week 2021 kicked off. With a deep focus on supporting my coaching clients, it can be easy to forget that coaching works for me too!
Cycling has become my channel to care for my mental, spiritual and physical health. Occasionally, my body becomes ‘non-compliant’ as lethargy births lame excuses of how I can ride another day. It does not take much to slide back into my lowest form. A place where laziness wafts in like the cold fingers of a cold night; where I just exist.
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