Beyond Your Toil Hello Friends, This week, I've been reflecting on a powerful story from the Gospel of Luke (5:1-11) that holds a profound lesson for our professional and personal endeavours. Jesus is preaching by the Lake of Gennesaret, surrounded by a crowd. He steps into a boat belonging to Simon Peter and teaches from there. After finishing, He turns to Simon and says, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon, a seasoned fisherman, replies with understandable...

Salary vs Time There’s something about the concept of a salary that continues to fascinate and reveal itself to me over time. It’s as if it’s designed to hide its true nature from us when we first receive it, only slowly showing its reality as our lives change. I’ve often found myself looking at someone’s income with questions. For some, I wonder, "How do you make this work for a family?" when the number seems too small. For others—those I consider privileged top earners—who claim it's still...

lessons from Car Boss Car Wash Over the weekend, I visited my colleague’s new car wash in Bindura—a venture that had just passed its first month of operation. What surprised me most were the fascinating business dynamics at play, along with these key lessons: Lesson 1: Don’t Fear Competition As I walked 400–500m from the bus stop to her car wash, I noticed two busy car washes along the way. Hers was the third. Later, when l boarded the bus back home, I spotted another one directly opposite...