Story Sosa: The healing we badly needed

It’s experimental and experiential but most of all, I must say, it is healing. Kenyans are living in uneasy times, from the outside things seem okay, high rise buildings keep going up, new number plates…

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The Afrinado’s Friday Fresh with Naliaka Wafula – May, 2022

Back with some Friday Fresh for the month of May, expect some great music, books and events…

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Create and Stop caring what other people think

One of the hardest things to do, especially when pursuing a creative goal, is to try and not care what other people think. Creative work is especially prone to critique, opinions and ideas on what you should be doing instead. Maybe it’s time to stop caring too much and just focus on your goals.

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Treat yourself to an artist date

This Friday, I took it upon myself to indulge in an ‘artists date’ inspired by Julia Cameron’s book The Artists Way. An Artist Date is solo excursion aimed at fueling ones creative juices by self nurturing your inner artist.

I decided to watch the play, The Room of Lost Names by Sitawa Namwalie. It was mind blowing. Being by myself saved me the usual commentary I would have indulged in if with a friend, especially during those awkward moments in Kenyan plays where actors stare into the distance but are actually looking directly into your eyes.

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Distractions and how to deal with them

It’s easy to get distracted by what people say when pursuing your entrepreneurship journey, how does one deal with naysayers and competitors without losing their head in the process? You must first name your distractions in order to deal with them.

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