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“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.” — Alan Turing I have struggled with goals my whole life. For most of my life,.. Read below

“Take a step back. Life gets distorted when you examine things from too close up.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Again? Really? I am exhausted, I screamed in my head. I just got the... Read below

“What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.”― Martha Graham‍ Are you a fool of stops? Are you living in a semi-coma? Are you breathing through... Read below

"Satisfy your psychological needs, and you'll work harder than ever."–Steve Magness‍ How substantial is your autonomy?Where do you feel like you belong?What is... Read below

“ A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”–Franklin D. Roosevelt‍What fears are you facing today?How are you listening to your emotions?Fly, Fight of Freeze: which is your default in the face of fear?...Read below

“The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery What change will you embrace today? How will you face your challenge today? How will you put your ego in check today? .. Read below

“The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control.” Read below

‍“The real test is not whether you avoid this failure because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.” – Barack Obama‍ What is one lesson... Read below

Toulouse, France, January 2020; It has been almost 2.5 years now, He said. Yes, I know, I replied. Why do you keep on insisting that I move on? I continued. Him: You know why... Read below

⌛️22nd of Jan 2020, Blaise Diagne Airport, Dakar Senegal Here I am, back in Senegal after a long period. My heart is beating intensely. That is the first time for my wife Laure and my son Noah Ali. For me,... Read below

☝🏾Where is Ahmadou?, my mother would ask when I was younger in Dakar, Senegal. 📺 He is at Karim’s house, watching TV again, would say my sister Ramatoulaye. 👉🏾 When I was little, I would squat at my best friend’s Karim... Read below

This year marks the 60th anniversary of Senegal's independence, and more or less, one of many African countries from the colonizers. Which other countries got their independence or just entered a new... Read below