A Truly Life-Changing Experience

Nairobi, Kenya

Last week I had the honor to speak at a conference in Nairobi, Kenya and it completely changed my life. I’ve vowed to always be honest in my writing and as I’m writing this post and thinking about what I saw I’m tearing up. We have it really good in this country, what I saw truly opened my eyes to this fact.

The last time I was in Kenya was 18 years ago, some things are far better than they were but some things haven’t changed at all. Even in Nairobi (the capital city of Kenya) electricity would go out from time to time. Once you get out of the city center, the roads are in pretty bad condition. The water is bad and definitely not drinkable for a tourist, you have to take pills.

Despite all these things I plan on buying some land and building a small home in Kenya next year The people are absolutely amazing and the most giving people I have ever met.

Pilau

My mother is from Kenya so most of my family is still in Kenya, it was a huge blessing to stay with family and get to know new family. When we sat down for a family meal, they would serve me first and wanted me to be full before they would even think of eating. If I had eaten a lot it would have meant other family would have gotten a small portion or not eaten at all.

That kind of sacrifice is something I don’t really know and I had to ask myself several times if I sacrifice for others in that way. It was humbling to see people who didn’t have much give without thinking about themselves, I learned a valuable life lesson.

Life in Kenya can be rough, the unofficial unemployment rate is 50% and the people who do have jobs are usually under-compensated. On this blog I talk about finding work that you love but I think first and foremost we need to be thankful that we can and do have work. Even the miserable jobs in this country are better than many good jobs in other countries.

Are you grateful for the life you have?

City Center

Seeing what I saw made me more determined than ever to start a movement of people who don’t settle, who don’t make excuses so that they can live the life of their dreams. With all of the opportunity we have it’s our responsibility to take advantage of it.

We have to get to that dream, we have to achieve those goals, we have to get to that next level because when we do we will be in an excellent position to give back. For those that have read my second book you know the last step in the 9 steps is to “pay it forward” but you need to be set first.

Dave Ramsey always says “a broke person can’t help anyone” and he’s absolutely right. I have already been on the debt-free journey but since getting back I have literally watched every dollar, I see now how precious they are. If I can avoid wasting money I can send that money to my family members that would take my few dollars and make better use out of them then I can.

Speaking

I went to Kenya to visit family but the main reason I went was to speak at a conference. I usually talk about my own experience and being miserable for all those years at a job I hated. Seeing what people went through I couldn’t get up there and complain about a job that people there would have killed to have.

Instead I talked about an alternative to looking for jobs that wouldn’t really support them, I showed them how they could start and market an online business. All they would need is an internet connection and they could build something from home that could be a good revenue stream. The reception was amazing and I met some amazing people.

A dream come true

This year has been everything I dreamed of and more. I have literally traveled the world doing what I love to do, I still have to pinch myself. I want you to see that your dream life is completely possible for you too, it may not happen over-night and it’s going to be hard work but it is possible.

That was my last trip for this year and I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen next year, the sky is the limit! My eyes

Dream come true!

were opened in Kenya and I don’t ever want them to be closed. I’m grateful for all the blessing I’ve received and I’m not going to take them for granted anymore. I hope you’ll join me!

Have you ever had a life-changing experience? Please share!