Waakiye

Tag: security

  • Men who shaped my life

    Men who shaped my life

    Describe a man who has positively impacted your life.

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    There are a few men in my life who have guided me in a positive direction and given me a way to live this life in a much better way…

    The first one would be my late father, who was one of the pillars in my life he shaped my existence (literally) and taught me how to be a better person by just being present in my life and acting like a good father figure to look up to, even though we had limited time with each other,

    There are some decisions of his that I question myself but those were taken keeping in mind my future and the future of our family-led business…

    But I’m really grateful that whatever time we had together was spent in happiness and neutrality…

    The second one would be my father’s brother, my uncle; he is the one who taught me all the business that our family has to date, and he taught me the basics and the complex things of the business that we now run together;

    He imparted me the sense of respect and how to please a client and negotiate what feels best for us (margin-wise) without having to cut deep into the pockets of any of our potential client a time of five years under his guidance gave me a different perspective at life also the shoes he had to fill when he was a child forced into this business too…

    The last one would be my friends, without them I’m just a wandering soul on this planet, they keep me grounded and also help me achieve what I am capable of there are so many instances that have shaped me that happened just between my friends which gave me a new perspective on life itself;

    They are with me when there was no one, and they shall be with me until the end of me…

    These were the few men who positively impacted my life…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Navigating Risks: Security vs. Adventure Mindset

    Navigating Risks: Security vs. Adventure Mindset

    Daily writing prompt
    Are you seeking security or adventure?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    Today’s prompt is a good one,
    and it categorizes the life and its teaching into two main points,
    how you grew up,
    what sort of beliefs you have,
    what sort of beliefs were you provided and,
    what sort of beliefs you accepted and adapted yourself with them…

    For me,
    I seek security with a touch of adventure…

    I’d go for a new dish at a restaurant,
    every once in a while,
    and order the usual on the regular days,
    and if I don’t like it,
    I won’t send it back,
    but,
    save it as an adventure that went the other way…

    When we go out,
    and there is a new experience to achieve,
    I’ll think about it for a while,
    and if it’s not as safe as it looks,
    I won’t do it,
    but,
    at the same time,
    the adventurous me looks at the scared me,
    and speaks nothing when my mind warns me about the safety issue…

    The same happens in the workplace,
    if there is something a pitch or an idea that involves some amount of risk factors,
    but the outcome of it shall place me at a higher level than those around me,
    I’d happily opt in and research it through and through,
    and bring it up in meetings or in private too,
    but,
    with a lot of calculations,
    I’d consider it,
    if it was worthy of taking the risk or not…

    Generally,
    it happens that all of us take a mix of it,
    a sense of security comes in when there is too much to lose,
    and a sense of adventure comes in when we don’t have much care,
    but,
    consequences of it still are there on one’s mind,
    making it worthy of taking the risk…

    That’s it for the day,
    enjoy the last day of your day off today,
    spend some time being productive and preparing for the days that are yet to come…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍