Thursday, 5 May 2016

Inspired by Iggy

By very popular demand Brett Sievwright (Platinum Credit), very kindly returned to give our students another inspirational talk on 22nd April.  Brett brought with him his right hand man and Financial Director, Ignatius O’Bara – or Iggy to his friends and colleagues.

Both Brett and Iggy spoke.  Brett talked to the students about the ‘VUKA Revolution’ which, in brief, captures the principal pillars for development and success, which we think are worth listing:

Discipline          Honesty                   Hard work
Consistency      Persistence             Excellence
Planning            Consequences       Relationships
Objectives                Gratitude


Ignatius spoke to the students of his own life experiences and challenges.  Iggy was brought up in Kibera with his family and was 1 of 23 children! Life was very difficult and he grew up surrounded by bad influences, gang mentalities and the effects of drugs. Many of his friends have fallen but Iggy had decided himself, without the help that is now available, to adopt the principles of VUKA. Had Iggy accepted his father’s advice he may have been an ‘askari’.  Iggy’s decision to walk to the library every day, work hard and never give up is an inspiration to us all. 


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