It means that you must wake up early at exactly 5:00 am and help your parents’ mop the house Fetch water and sweep the compound then you go to your study room if you have, at exactly 6:00 am, you get all your Textbooks and revise then at 6:30 am you cook food for your parents and wash your clothes at 7:00 am and make your time table. Then at 7:30 am you go to the kitchen and help your mother prepare the breakfast for your family then at 8:00 am clear the table after eating you go out in…
Nowhere to hide: Chapter 1: Are you a lawyer? Part 3
“Sorry for keeping you waiting. My flight was on time. But the road trip from Entebbe airport to this hotel is a long one. The Express Way is so swift until you arrive somewhere near the city. It is a deadlock. We could not move. The journey is exhausting. I had to first take a shower and realized that our appointment time is past”, he says as he squeezes my hand hard. Continued from part 2… In our kind of work, we are not allowed to show any weakness. I too, hold him firmly as I welcome them to Kampala.…
Chapter 1, 3tools, Five secrets to your financial independence, tool 1
“Many people think you have to be very intelligent to be successful in life. Exhaustive research shows that many self-made millionaires have only average intelligence.” –Brian Tracy. To succeed, you don’t have to make a million dollars annually. You need to balance your five Fs to a worry-free life. Some people have the million dollars but they are not yet successful. As you grow, you realize “success” is a moving target. It is not easy to hit unless you reflect and change your mind about what success means to you. Other people’s definitions of success should not drive you. Otherwise,…
Nowhere to hide: Chapter 1: Are you a lawyer? Part 2
This case is challenging better than what we have ever handled. Support me and I take it up, love, I say. “Ok, if you want the experience, take it up. No calling me at night. I will not be part of the team. You will spend all Sundays at home, as usual”, she says to which I reply in affirmative. “Ok, you can take up the case” comes the go-ahead. With her approval secured, all is set. I immediately arrange a meeting with the prospect in Kampala to agree on the engagement terms and commence. Continued from part 1. Having…
Nowhere to hide: Chapter 1: Are you a lawyer? Part 1
The bad thing with investigations is that they are addictive like drugs. The more cases you investigate, the more you love the adrenaline that comes with it. So, when a client called me with an opportunity to take up a case of cybercrime in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, I jumped on the challenge with both hands. But I had a huddle to jump – getting my co-directors to support to take on the case. Finally, Kenya has knocked on the door. A bank wants me to take up a case there. What do you think? I said to my co-director. “It…
First F – financial independence exercise: how to be financially independent
Are you financially independent? Here is a template to help you document your financial independence plan. Get a pen and paper and start writing. Practical exercise 1: Clarity about what you want to achieve in life (a) Write down your vision (where do you want to be in 5 years from now). What exactly do you want to achieve in the future? Please take the time and write your vision below. ___________________ ____________________ Example 1: “To be financially independent and knowledgeable with good health and social respect.” (b) Write down your mission (how will you get there?) Your mission…
