It turned out to find my passions; I had to start by doing absolutely nothing. Create space and watch what I think about. What do you do when you have nothing to do? What can you quit doing if you always have something to do to give yourself some free time? Some people are lucky, discovering their passions and interests and, ultimately...

Running a coworking space, I am always thinking about the culture that we get to set. Unfortunately, this week, many staff members are showing cold, flu, and other symptoms even though they have tested negative for covid. We are discussing why they are in the office and not working from home? When the body is showing symptoms, it's a s...

Givers and takers When creating a community or a culture, generosity is one of the most important virtues. Without a giving culture, there is no community. Of course, all people give and take, but some are naturally takers, and others are natural givers. Takers generally see what they get from the community as a whole, whereas givers g...

What's more critical today in business, doing remarkable work or building reach and controlling the perspective. Often we cant do both, so many are focusing on the latter. How many likes did you get? how many people who didn't make it to your event and felt the FOMO, and how many more followers did you get? I met someone today who said...

Often we miss out on opportunities because we are too late to see profound changes happening to society. I was too late in understanding the power of the internet. I wish I paid more attention to the software development side of my degree: I studied computer science and business. I was too late to understand the power of the smartphone...

It’s official, I’ve had my vaccine! Six months to get the Pfizer and here it goes. I am writing this three mins after the jab and I feel a difference. I feel a little light headed sat in the waiting area. Maybe all in my head but I feel my body reacting…. I am a little Scared I’ve changed the way my body works at a fundamental level. P...

Leadership is so hard! Culture is so hard! Hiring is so hard! Firing is so hard! Managing is so hard! Fundraising is so hard! Selling is so hard! Marketing is soo hard! Building Operational systems is so hard! Accounting is so hard! And why is it that the most important job, Looking after your people is soooo hard! Time to re-read Ben ...

I am struggling with social media. The advice I get from most people is to build my personal brand, especially my online presence. I hate putting myself out there, I rather hope my work does the talking and letting others talk about me and my work. It feels strange for me to share wins and losses(often, this is easier) on social media,...

The last few months have seen the downturn of crypto. I always knew the governments would get involved in a negative way. China just banned the mining of crypto in all of its provinces which has disrupted the industry and caused prices to drop by up to 70%. Other gvernments have just started their fight. In my opinion, this is a gift a...

Before I started my first business, I spent a lot of time doing things I no longer spend any time on. It's so weird how starting a company changes most of us. I watched football(soccer for my American friends) and F1 racing religiously now I couldn't care less. I used to watch TV now i don't even own a TV I used to read the newspapers ...

I found myself very excited this morning and wondered why! It turns out this week is filled with my favourite job; learning. I am developing three new workshops I will deliver in the next six weeks. I have given talks on all of them but I am finally putting this together properly. They are how to build an entrepreneurial mindset, Crypt...

I find myself not sharing most of my Writing lately. I think of the judgemental ones who read my every word and look for anyway to criticise. It doesn't bother me enough to stop writing but it does stop me from posting and notifying my subscribers when I am a little contraversial. I wonder if I had a feature to unsubscribe some people ...

The last week has been filled with doing things face to face. I taught thirty five people about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies last Thursday and it felt great. Love teaching. My team and I organised a games and cocktail night for 50 people at Impact Brixton on Friday. Dope! Well done to lollie and team...best party of the year since we c...

I love making cocktails, and I love learning about crypto; I love ping pong, and I love hanging out with entrepreneurs. So here goes a dream week. This Thursday, I hold a "workshop" called crypto and cocktails about Bitcoin and why it matters for the world. Tickets are close to selling out, but anyone who wants to end this week learnin...

This week, many people I feel I have gone above and beyond for are asking a little bit more from me than I can handle. I have friends and people in my network who expect me to be there whenever they need me. I know I am moaning when i should feel lucky to be able to help. After failing at a couple of businesses, I have learnt a lot to ...

I often get asked what Altcoins I am looking into and what coins is worth investing in. I never feel comfortable answering these sort of questions. My short answer is to invest in learning about the entire industry. This will probably pay more than any single crypto investment. What I am investing in.... I cant tell you what to do,and ...

My phone rings a lot in a day, and often it's about unimportant stuff! My family interrupts me to waffle about small things that can wait. My colleagues interrupt me to ask questions they could have figured out themselves. I get it. Sometimes we all want to talk, and it's easier to chop it up with voice than text. Email: If i think it'...

I didnt want to share any of my writing this week. I sent it to the people I wrote it for.I hope you respected my honoesty fam! I made the decision to do whatever I can do whenever I can do it... I have made a commitment to go back to my original dream. somewhere deep in my subconscience I forgot the dream. First we make the decision t...

This week has been manic; as lockdown eases and people get back to looking for offices, enquiries is up at my coworking space. I am trying to do six people jobs all because I hant raised the finance to scale the business properly. I have a team of four but still lacking a salesperson, facilities manager, finance director and others. Th...

View this email in your browser Our May update It’s been a while since we last spoke. We’ve been busy supporting our community as we navigated some challenging months together, and now we’re ready to get out there and do what we do best: educating and inspiring entrepreneurs at every stage. These newsletters are for dreamers. It’s a sp...

This year after the shock of COVID and restrictions of lockdown there were moments I couldn't see how my businesses would survive. I am very relieved to report the future is looking bright for my social enterprise and coworking space, Impact Brixton. Many people have supported this venture over the last few months, but I have to say on...

I just heard a story of a one-legged 27year old woman in Nigeria who decided to sell water on the streets so she could look after herself and her grandmother. After losing her leg in a car accident, she found her dreams of being a lawyer shattered. She was inspired to start a business after facing the fact that she had no prospects and...

From May 20th, we are launching a networking class for people who geek out on crypto, cocktails or both. Join my friends and me to learn about how to make great cocktails and invest in crypto. The most fabulous bar in Brixton, London, maybe the whole fuckin world. Holla, if you care for great cocktails, crypto or hanging out in the ico...

In my search to be more disciplined, I've learnt it may be better to build a lifestyle that makes it easier to get things done. To read and write more and consistently, I have found a reading partner who will join me in this new lifestyle. Once a week, we will enter a silent zoom where all we do is read or write for 45mins and 5mins to...

I learnt one of the biggest problems with deploying capital into third world countries is the issue with intermediaries. NGO's, governments, charities all have a high cost of operating. It turns out most of the money does not get to the people who need it and the people we want to help. A study by FactCheck calculates that the truly ch...

I like to be sure where I stand on things yet willing to change my position if I have new or more data. I have always believed I didn't want to open our coworking space late(past 8pm) and didn't want to sell alcohol. Last Friday, during Punch Club, our weekly members happy hour, I learned many members quite like working in the evening ...

I am often surprised by the power of the phone. My phone is, without a doubt, the most important tool I have when navigating this world. Through this phone, I manage my money, my house, my relationships, my business, ... shit my entire life is literally managed on this thing. It’s now more important than my laptop and my iPad. Yes, I a...

I pride myself to be one of the most responsive people I know. I respond fastest to emails—texts, WhatsApps and all other notifications that come into my life. How? By keeping an inbox(screenshot above) zero all the time and not responding to everyone. Most emails don't need a response, yet they bait us into responding and wasting our ...

I discovered a brand and company called Courier this week. Live Smarter. Be Happier is Courier’s book - a guide to setting off on your own and starting something new. a deep dive into how inspiring people from Berlin to Bali and everywhere in between are finding purpose and happiness in their work – and how you can, too. This is an ins...

Soo, many of my friends keep saying to me I am too late to Bitcoin or Crypto. Let me remind you all that you are far from late. Bitcoin is 12 years and currently adopted by only a fraction of the world's population. It's like having the opportunity to invest in the internet back in the late '90s or early 2000s; some people felt like th...