How Failure Shaped Me
In my first post, I reflected on John Maxwell’s Failing Forward—a book I wish I had read much earlier in life. Its message is simple but transformative: failure is not final unless you quit. This second article shares how that truth has shown up in my life—sometimes painfully, often redemptively. I hope these reflections remind you, as they’ve reminded me, that failure is not the end of the story—it is often the point where the real story begins.
Failing Forward: What I Learned from Falling and Rising Again
"The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of—and response to—failure." —John C. Maxwell
From Resilience to Transilience: A New Language for Navigating Uncertainty
In May 2025, we launched the Navigating Uncertainty Webinar Series in response to sudden USAID funding cuts that disrupted thousands of livelihoods across Kenya. What began as an urgent support platform soon evolved into something deeper: a shared journey of reinvention. Out of this experience emerged a concept that reframed our entire understanding of change—transilience.