"I can't afford it"
- Me when I see my bank balance after buying a bunch of gadgets. 📱💸

"How can I afford it?"
- Also me, when I find a new gadget I must have. 🤔💳

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Hey friends,

Happy New Year! 🎉

I’ve been thinking about hope and how it’s like a rope that can pull us out of tough spots. Sometimes, that rope can get frayed, and we might not always know how much we need. But when we hold onto hope and keep adding to it, it turns into a strong, long rope that helps us climb out of any pit.

So, as we move into this new year, let’s make sure to hold onto hope tightly and keep strengthening it. Let’s never let it fray . Have a hope in everything you do, and you’ll find yourself with a sturdy rope to tackle whatever comes your way.

Here’s to a year full of hope, strength, and endless possibilities

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The Starry Night - Vincent van Gogh

I love this painting, but I’m not quite sure why. Anyway, who cares if you're right or wrong? Just imagine.

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Learn How to Learn: part one

Some people don’t like eating big chunks of onion, but cooking with onions diced into tiny pieces looks more attractive, and they also cook quickly, evenly, and all the way through. Many times people don’t even realize they have eaten onions after they’ve been diced small & cooked.

Believe it or not, it's the same for learning new information. If you try to learn new material in smaller chunks instead of the whole course at once, you retain the information better, and your learning builds upon each other. And even better, putting things into smaller chunks makes it easier to beat procrastination

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Seriously, I earned this certificate from Baobab

The course was Learning How to Learn pretty ironic, right? 😜

Also it offers a wealth of courses on Entrepreneurship, Transformative Leadership, Foundational Skills, and STEM Knowledge, all for free!

I believe it's primarily for Mastercard Foundation Scholars and alumni, but I think anyone can register and access the courses for free.

I thought about sharing some of the things I learned from the course with you, but I feel like I’d end up sounding like a lecturer on this channel, which is kinda weird! 😅 So why don’t you try them yourself?


Check out the link and give it a try:
baobabplatform

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Sometimes, just one stroke of luck
And a distracted rabbit
Are all it takes to change the game

sometimes! 😂

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Do you remember Chicken Little? He famously said, 'The sky is falling.' Yet for some of us, the sky is still and always falling.

Just trapped in 'what if' fears; What if you lose what you already have? What if it doesn’t work? What if?

Whether you hear it from a friend, a parent, or social media... if you fall far enough into it, then I guess the sky is really falling.

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At night, people fear the light will fade
while in the dark they worry it won't return.

yet some have never seen the light at all and know nothing of fear

i’m starting to feel a bit poetic 😂

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How to Make Your Point in 1 Minute or Less

1. How to Pitch Anything in 15 Seconds [video]

Build a message map in 3-steps. A message map is the visual display of your idea on one page. It is a powerful and tool that should be a part of your communication arsenal. Building a message map can help you pitch anything Read more ...

2. Mind's Limit Found: 4 Things at Once

Researchers have often debated the maximum amount of items we can store in our conscious mind, in what's called our working memory, and a new study puts the limit at three or four. Read more ...


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A 'like' endowed by thou upon thy understanding of this, perchance? 😂

"I shall come hither, forsooth, to aid thee betwixt thy trials. Thine is my heart, alas, though oft I wander afar. Perchance thou desirest aught, anon I shall return to thee."

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I love Robert Kiyosaki; he once said he read The Richest Man in Babylon and, unlike many others, he turned its lessons into action. The book is like a recipe for becoming an entrepreneur perhaps I could even say, for becoming wealthy.

And now, here I am, reading it, ready to transform those powerful words into a mighty sword. A sword that will cut through my poor self, allowing me to rebuild and reshape a wealthy self from the ruins of the past.

I must say, The Richest Man in Babylon contains the best parables ever compiled into a single book. Published in 1926, it carries weighty words that are challenging to grasp. But one must persevere, for within these pages lies the path to guaranteed success, even if the road is hard.

Once I finish, I will compile the key points in simple terms. Who am I to hide knowledge when I can spread it? For in sharing wisdom, we too can grow and gain more.

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I once believed knowledge was the key, but knowledge alone is like a boat on the tide. we must push it out into the ocean. And again, we must paddle deep into the water, passing through all the waves, the darkness, and the emptiness, so we can finally set foot on the land we've long wished for. Feel the wind, the sun... just to be proud and satisfied.

And once again, the boat won’t move unless we move it, unless we prepare for it, unless we take action and set ourselves on the path, surrendering ourselves to the wild unknown. Knowledge is a light, but for the blind, what can it offer?

So, my friends, take action and plant the seeds of knowledge you have even if it's little, it's enough.

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History of Stock Market in Ethiopia

The early stock market in Ethiopia was characterized by the trading of various financial instruments, including shares and government bonds. Read more..

Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX)

The ESX will operate a state-of-the-art trading platform, enabling the buying and selling of various securities, including: Read more ...

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For Ethiopian Stock Market (Future)

As Ethiopia establishes its stock exchange, brokers that will facilitate local trading are expected to emerge. Keep an eye on these:

Zemen Bank: Currently offering investment services and may become a stock broker.

Dashen Bank and Awash Bank: Likely to offer stock trading services when the Ethiopian stock market launches.

These brokers will provide access to Ethiopian stocks once the market is fully operational.


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Progress towards Ethiopia’s Stock Exchange

At least 50 companies are expected to list when Ethiopia’s stock exchange launches. The country’s new $38bn sovereign wealth fund Ethiopia Investment Holdings (EIH) is working with the Ministry of Finance and Nairobi-based FSD Africa to set up the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) with an aim to get it ...Read more

Ethiopia readies its first full stock market for launch

ESX is set to host listings for an initial 50 companies but faces a challenge in persuading foreign investors to set aside macroeconomic and security concerns.
... Read more

ESX’s launch remains scheduled for late 2024, or early 2025, and continued investor roadshows throughout this year will remain critically important for building continued foreign investor confidence

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B𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗻

"Apart of all you earn is yours to keep."

In the book there is a character i loved most, Arkad the richest man in Babylon is a wise and wealthy figure renowned for his financial wisdom. As Arkad learned from his mentor, he, in turn, passed on the secrets of accumulating wealth. His message is clear: 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

The book outlines Seven Cures for a Lean Purse, and they are as follows:

1.𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦.
𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 10% 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯.

2. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴.
𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴. 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦.

3. 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺.
𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵.

4. 𝘉𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.
𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘉𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

5. 𝘖𝘸𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦.
𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯.

6. 𝘌𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥.

7. 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩.

F𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗱𝗹𝗲.

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Just another long post "One Goal, Many Wins"

One important thing I've learned is that most of us want to achieve many things often not just one, but several goals at once. But how do we accomplish so much at the same time? The answer is that trying to achieve separate, unrelated goals can be overwhelming. It’s difficult to spread your energy across too many areas. Instead, you should focus on one goal at a time, or better yet, connect all your goals to a common theme or purpose.

By linking your goals together, you’ll feel like you're working toward a single objective, even though you’re actually accomplishing multiple things. Let’s take an example: imagine you want to increase your income, get in shape, and grow a social media presence. Instead of jumping from one goal to another, you could combine them.

You can start by doing something you love, like working out. While you exercise, you can read about fitness, improve your knowledge, and develop yourself. As you progress, you can share your journey and insights on social media. By being consistent with your passion for fitness, you can increase your following, grow your brand, and even find opportunities to boost your income.

I call it converging your power, focusing your energy on what you love and allowing that to naturally lead to achieving other goals. It’s about creating a system where your actions feed into multiple achievements at once, making the process more seamless and efficient.

The example may not be perfect, but you get the idea. Instead of trying to achieve your goals by doing different things or attempting too many approaches, just list your goals... select what you really love, and connect them to it. Focus on what you love, and you’ll achieve all your goals through it.

Write in the comments if any of you have achieved multiple goals just by doing what you love or by simply focusing on what you can do!

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If you desire to help your friend, do so in a way that doesn't bring their burden upon yourself.

Once, there was a farmer who could understand the language of animals. One evening, he overheard the ox complaining about his hard life: "I labor from morning till evening, pulling the plow. No matter the day or how tired I am, I keep working. But you," he said to the donkey, "you spend your days eating grass and lying under the tree unless you're needed."

The donkey sympathized with the ox and replied, "My friend, I know you work very hard, so I'll tell you how to get a day of rest. When the slave comes to fetch you tomorrow, lie down and pretend to be sick, so they’ll think you can’t work."

The ox took the donkey’s advice. The next morning, when the slave saw the ox lying down, he reported to the farmer that the ox was too sick to plow.

The farmer said, "Then take the donkey to plow, as the work must be done."

So, all that day, the donkey, who had tried to help the ox, ended up doing his friend's work.

That night, the farmer listened again to their conversation. The ox said, "You are a true friend! Thanks to your advice, I rested all day."

The donkey, exhausted, replied, "I was foolish to help. Instead of you working, I ended up doing your job. From now on, you can pull your own plow."

And from that day forward, they spoke no more and their friendship ended.

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It is TOMORROW!

Chevening is the UK government’s international scholarships programme. Chevening Scholarship enables future leaders to study for a master’s in the UK, whilst joining a global community of professionals who are creating positive change around the world. 

Join us Tomorrow Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 11:00 LT/5:00PM in the afternoon for an information session at xHub Addis.

RSVP ONLY!

https://bit.ly/cheveninginfosession

do you know lazy learning 😁 spending much time on thing you already know

The best way to learn more rapidly is to avoid lazy learning on the easy stuff, and instead, focus on what you find more difficult.

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