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Daily writing prompt

What is your career plan?

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Take a minute- open a new tab and go to www.pexels.com and search for ‘career woman,’ and tell me what you find.

This is what I did first in responding to this question, ‘what is your career plan?’

We are in May 2025- and we have seven months to the end of the year and rather than a long-term stretch of where I want to be, I truly want to share projects that I am working on:

1. Professional studies- a course on Organizational Leadership by Northwestern University
2. Building a high performing team at my current workplace-this is in line with my desire for growth into more challenging roles in the next two years. Two roles to be specific.
3. Writing a book
4. Eating healthy- this is a health project, something that recent medical condition change calls for and it means focusing more on plant-based diet.
5. Developing a robust Emergency Fund

And if you were to ask me what my career plans were in 2020-they were not as I have shared, but over time I learned that there are diverse pursuits that I can aspire to, not just one area of specialization.

Daily writing prompt

When do you feel most productive?

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In the morning, some time between ten o’clock and noon.

Late into the night, sometime between 11pm and 3am.

I used to be so certain but I am learning that it actually depends.

Daily writing prompt

Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?

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I have learned not to beat up myself over most things, however when it comes to giving people the benefit of the doubt…on this I still struggle and there was a time when I worked with someone for over 4 years, and he’d do and say things and I would have this gut feeling that he doesn’t mean well and shrug it off…I did this for 4 years until I started hearing from my colleagues, and field teams that he was talking ill of me and asking them not to trust my leadership when I got promoted, and a month later I quit work.

Looking back, I’m glad that I was able to quit and I’ve learned not to ignore my gut feeling.

The best thing I did was to cut all ties and ensure that I have no links or ties, with that part of my work, and continue to be intentional about the things I tell myself.

Daily writing prompt

What makes you nervous?

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Over booked time slots on google calendar

30% phone battery

Those snippets of c-drama on facebook sponsored ads that give you less than 3 minutes of a drama and then to continue watching ask you to download dramabox app on google, why?

Tax return statements…

Unused stationery…I collect pens and notebooks, if I don’t write on any, it makes me feel like I have failed in something.

Late night calls from my Mom or Sisters…

Walking on Nairobi streets and someone is steadily walking behind me even when I side step to give them way…they still maintain that pace.

Thoughts…snippets of random thoughts as I work

This book I am writing

Daily writing prompt

Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow.

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I have made many decisions in the course of my life that have led me to where I am now, however the one that was vital and drained me was the decision to step down from my job last year.

It was the decision to move on, to seek better and go where I am valued and respected, and above all to go where kindness resides. Of course, in most work places- this is not readily available but when I stepped down- it was from knowing that I would treat people better wherever I went.

Daily writing prompt

When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?

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At five years old, all I wanted was to:

• have more play time with my friends
• have a doll- we had this doll called Rosy that was plastic and came with a rabbit in her hand, most of the girls had this doll in different colors and I wanted one.
• learn how to read a newspaper because my Father lost focus of the world whenever he had that paper in front of him.

So, what did I want to be when I grow up?

I never thought about it and no one asked me about it…not until I joined primary school and was in Grade 2.

Daily writing prompt

How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals?

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From last year June, I learned that it’s easier to say no because of the weight it lifts off your shoulders.

So, this year I have learned and genuinely said no to:

• random get togethers- knowing how that there is nothing wrong with turning down meet-ups when I want a weekend to stay home and sleep, or clean.
• eating out when I am saving for an activity
• scrolling down a phone- endless tiktok and IG reels
• the voices in my head telling me that I am not worth it, or should not try stuff- this has led me to apply for more training opportunities.

Daily writing prompt

What activities do you lose yourself in?

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Reading

Writing

Cooking-yes especially chicken, chapati and sometimes on a good day…making beans.

Listening to music…got some favorite playlists on spotify.