Ask Chuka

  I have always heard that we are plagued by information overload. Today, if there is anything you want to learn, just type it into Google and you will be amazed at the amount of information available on that subject. When digital platforms began to dominate business, I struggled to find my place. I knew the opportunities that existed online, so I made a decision to acquire the necessary skills. I paid for several trainings. But with each one I took, it always felt like there was something better out there, so I kept going. A few days ago, after completing the Marketing and Structure training by Nelly , I decided to carry out a simple cost-benefit analysis . Not just financially, but also in terms of time because April, the fourth month of the year, is already wrapping up. 𝐌𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞: The results I was getting were not commensurate with the amount of training and resources I had consumed. And the reason was even simpler. I was learning, but not impleme...

  A few days ago, Yunga and I were discussing how to deal with the sound challenges in our parish. Catholic Church sound issues… hmmm. At some point, I got tired of the conversation and said we should just leave the matter. After all, we are not the ones leading the church. If the priests are comfortable with the sound the way it is, no wahala. We will keep managing it until we can no longer cope, and then perhaps move on to places with better sound systems. I honestly expected him to agree with me. Instead, he said something that stopped me. “𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐮𝐬.” He went on to explain that we had not implemented all the strategies we had in mind. We had not even shared all our ideas with the priests before deciding to give up. According to him, if we did nothing, a day would come when people would walk into that church and wonder what kind of people once worshipped there. They would say, “Chuka, Yunga, Hilary and others were here… and this was the r...