https://youtu.be/DDfaEWqNCu0 East Africa, the 4th Continent. I would say the most interesting out of all of the adventures I've had so far partly because of personal reasons and partly because how sideways things went. I came to Africa with high hopes looking for business opportunities in a "Wild West" environment with no clear objectives but …
Continue reading “The Centennial” (Reflections on East Africa) Kingston’s Journey #100
https://youtu.be/79WiTwTKWFU Enjoyment Vs. Focus There are things that we enjoy doing and things which we are really good at doing. There is a difference and the difference is key. In a previous post I had discussed how it would be nice to be good at doing a wide variety of things, a jack of all …
Continue reading “On Compliments & Focus” Kingston’s Journey #99
https://youtu.be/OG1sUSiQwzg Indoctrinated By The School System It is ingrained in our upbringing through the school system in which we were brought up that making mistakes is bad, we should fall in line and do as we are told by those around us telling us that if we don't we will be punished. Of course this …
Continue reading “How We Create A Living Hell” Kingston’s Journey #98
https://youtu.be/R__AfuCs7Q4 The Concept of Reciprocation In the realm of social psychology, the term of reciprocation is used quite often. Basically someone what it means is that when you do something for someone, they will do something for you a well. This is more often the case when you help others, they will naturally want to …
Continue reading “On The Dangers of Sharing Knowledge” Kingston’s Journey #97
https://youtu.be/i157Ayva7b4 The Generalist and The Specialist Having a wide range of skills vs focusing in and having a specialty. Each has it's own merits, so let's delve a bit deeper into the merits and non merits of each. Firstly the individual whom can be known as a jack of all trades and knowledgeable in a …
Continue reading “Chasing Perfection” Kingston’s Journey #96
https://youtu.be/4bcYsp0Swhc Leaving the past in the past is a hard thing to do, more often then not we have so many good memories of bygone years that we become incredibly nostalgic about those times. Because frankly we don't know what lies ahead and that lack of certainty leads to a craving to recapture the glory …
Continue reading “Putting The Past In The Past” Kingston’s Journey #95
https://youtu.be/dwEgVK8I3lE When We Are Not Willing To Put It Down Sometimes we need to give up the ghost, there are things in the past that are better off being left behind and us moving forward. We had discussed why you should not look back once you've made the decision to move on from something. But …
Continue reading “When It Hurts Too Much To Leave…” Kingston’s Journey #94
https://youtu.be/RB0NGQLIm3A We Are Timid By Biology Most people are afraid to speak their mind. They are afraid of the judgement they may get from other people, unsure of the consequences of expressing thoughts and putting them into reality. Because the fact of the matter is that we were wired to need the validation, approval and …
https://youtu.be/qYYa1XkKuzg When Life is Going Nowhere... Sometimes it feels like we are stuck, having hit a wall, or fallen into a rut, fallen on hard times or any of a number of analogies. The point is, it's people that think they are stuck when they actually aren't. Because the fact of the matter is that …
Continue reading “Pursuing Humble Opportunities” Kingston’s Journey #92
https://youtu.be/zdSrgShdy44 Making a Difference Making a monumental impact on the greatest number of people possible, that is a noble goal to set out over. Because at the end of the day, once we die, that is the end of our lives, we cease having a significant impact over those that are around us. And we …
Continue reading “Be Needed, Then Known” Thoughts on Legacy Kingston’s Journey #91
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