Friday, October 11, 2024

Football Made Me Series

 πŸš¨ Top Friendly Match #HappyMazingiraDay

We lost the match, but we had the best experience. We will revisit ❤️ 

~ "Daddy, can we come with you to the match?" Yes, of course, I will give you some roles too.

~ "Adriano will help with pictures, while Debbie will organise the team jerseys and take some pictures too #ParenthoodMoment. 

πŸ“ŒKenya Forest Service FC 4 - 0 Mathare North Rangers F.C.

🏟️ Venue: Karura Forest Service Headquarters Grounds on Kiambu Road.

πŸ“…: 10th October 2024 {Thursday} #PublicHoliday

















Do More / Be More / Be Different.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Time Factor - Watch What You Feed Your Mind

 Life Series +throughMylens #YouthSpace Time Factor #SelfMade

Watch What You Feed Your Mind. 

DID YOU KNOW?



It is easier to watch a movie, watch television, randomly browse the internet, play internet games and mobile phone applications, etc. than to read a book that teaches a particular skill or builds on knowledge. 

Time management is a vital skill in an evolving world whereby your attention and focus are in competition with many other external factors. 

Do You Want to Learn On How to Learn To Learn? #ToDoList #SelfPacedLearning? 

Invite me for a skill-up master session with your youth group whereby I will share my journey as a lifelong learner currently self-employed going into my 8th year. Just watch out; if you're jobless, you're even at higher risk of being absorbed by other activities that don't bring much value into your desired career.

Nothing grows in the comfort zone, and if there's anything that grows there, then this would be the list of items that would grow in bigger proportion.

1. Lack of passion.

2. No learning. 

3. Burnouts.

4. Time lapse that can't be accounted for 

5. Same result.

6. Routine.

7. Unaware of what's happening in other zones.

8. Movement but no progress 

9.  Entitlement mentality.

10. Zero innovation and creativity.

11. Boredom.

12. More reactive than being proactive.

And more...

Do More . Be More . Be Different 

Sunday, October 6, 2024

Football Made Me Series

 10 Football 'Rituals' During Our Time Playing Football in the Late 90's.

Some of these so-called 'rituals' still exist in the football ecosystem, from grassroots to top-tier leagues. 

Here we go...

1. Anyone who wore a certain number of jerseys was for a star or must be good, for example, jersey no. 10. no.9...

2. The captain was always a top performer or expected to be at a higher level of performance. 

3. Anyone who had dreadlock was just good by default. They were always in the spotlight and darling for fans.

4. Aside from dreadlocks, any other unique hairstyles could earn a player some spotlight in the field. For example, dyed hair.

5. Wrapping a bandage on your left hand not because of injury was also perceived as a mark of a top performer.

6. All left-footed players were very talented, and a rare gem to find.

7. Having the name of a foreign superstar as your nickname was also a mark of excellence. 

8. Having quality shoes, and when it wasn't black in colour, it could also put a player in the spotlight and also could mean they are a top performer or star.

9. The jersey colour meant a lot, especially in inspiring confidence and excellence. If we had the choice, we could always go for our winning colours. 

10. Going abroad to play in international tournaments meant that by default the future was bright for us as footballers.

Do these still exist? Or there are even more to add? Which number can you relate to?



πŸ“Œ Please share in the comments section.

Book a master session with me on how to run effectively a grassroots football club with limited resources. 



πŸ“Œ Play Safe With Dignity Football Shoes Campaign 

Join me in the ongoing football shoes campaign that seeks to equip young emerging footballers with quality shoes and relate material to play safe with dignity. I first wore my first football shoe in 1996 that was donated to me after scoring the only goal during a community football tournament. 

Since then, I have been on the frontline, buying and also mobilising support from friends and wider networks to support my vision of donating a ball and a football shoe to U12-U15 teams, both boys and girls in Mathare North. Since the inception of the campaign in 1997, I have been able to reach more than 700+ kids and still counting.

I take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported all my calls and continues to support the initiative toward achieving even better impact. I look forward to this year's edition, whereby we also conduct a skill-up session and a football tournament. 

πŸ“Œ Read More How It All Started 

https://wilsenx.blogspot.com/2022/12/play-safe-with-dignity-how-it-all.html?m=1

Credit  #FootballMadeMeSeries © Wilson Masaka +throughMylens.