Author Archives: jakilifecoach

About jakilifecoach

I partner with you to help you produce fulfilling results in focus areas of your life, enhance self awareness and build actions that help you to step beyond your barriers and move towards your desired destination.

Young Middle-Class, Please Do Better

Posted on July 11, 2020

Originally posted on My Small Something:
Trigger Warning: Mention of Rape To be a black woman, and a black woman activist, it to be aware of the fact that you have fought for and continue to fight for people who…

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Posted on February 20, 2019

I went through the email one more time, to make sure there were no errors. My hand was on the mouse. Suddenly it went! The email got sent (I did not send it). Problem, it was not supposed to go … Continue reading →

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Out of uniform

Posted on January 1, 2018

It’s the start of a new year and for form four leavers in Kenya, having received results  a few days ago, it’s a time for choosing. Which university? What course? what changes should I make to my previous selections now … Continue reading →

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Are you God’s answer to someone’s prayer?

Posted on October 9, 2017

You are on your knees. You are praying fervently to God. You are asking Him to send you something or someone to help you out of a fix. Maybe you need money. Perhaps a loved one is ill and you … Continue reading →

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Through the looking glass

Posted on July 27, 2017

I have worn spectacles for more than 30 years. Sometimes the lenses get so dirty I can hardly see. But I have learnt that if I don’t have the right cleaning tools I am better off leaving them that way … Continue reading →

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Happy Parents’ Day

Posted on May 31, 2017

Did you know that June 1 is celebrated as Global Parents’ Day?  Here are 10 reflections on parenting  to mark the day: Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do – Benjamin Spock Children have never been very good … Continue reading →

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How not to listen…customer service gone awry

Posted on December 15, 2016

I have been travelling this week and stayed at a new hotel in Lagos. On the face of it looks okay. Nothing extraordinary, fairly interesting architecture. Simple black and white colour scheme, geometric  theme running through carpeting, paintings and even … Continue reading →

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Beginnings. Endings.

Posted on November 15, 2016

We made another start yesterday and it got me thinking about how we are constantly beginning things. In fact, life is a series of starts because we end things, or come to the end of things, or have endings forced … Continue reading →

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Trying to be normal

Posted on November 1, 2016

The KCPE exams finally kicked off. I can’t wait for Thursday when they end. Obviously it is not much respite for me as I will begin all over again on Monday with KCSE. Somehow things are different. There is huge … Continue reading →

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Watch that Gremlin!

Posted on September 8, 2016

The term “gremlin” originates from Royal Air Force slang in the 1920s. It describes a  so called ‘mischievous creature’ that sabotaged aircraft. Gremlins were responsible for otherwise inexplicable accidents which  occurred during flights In coaching terms, a gremlin is a … Continue reading →

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