A bit of a self-reflection here that hopefully helps one or two guys out there…The whole reason this group exists, the whole reason why I myself really need such a guide systematically going through the body of a man, the mind of a man, the soul of a man and the heart of a man, is because many times when I look at myself, when I look at my work, my studies and my hustles, when I look at my general performance in life, I realise wueh! Mazee haileti shangwe! Even if I compare myself to myself – to my past or to the dreams and targets I have for myself – it’s embarrassing. My efforts are so inconsistent and feeble and… unmanly really. Fortunately, and thanks be to God, some days are good. Like really good. Hitting targets like John Wick ama Denzel in Equalizer 3, and actually growing in tangible ways. But other days are just really messed up. When it seems like I can’t even get one thing right! Kutoka asubuhi yani! Like even when I woke up I was already late mazee 😄! Waking up and I’m already 1-0 down. Like I got punched out of the boxing ring and I can’t even drag myself back in.But such is life. A tapestry of the good and the bad, of the victories and of the defeats, of the successes and the failures. And what distinguishes the 1% of great men, from you and I is really how they handle both the victories and the defeats – especially the defeats. It’s very easy to be manly when things are good… Not so when you’re bleeding, out of breath, in pain, frustrated and tired. But that’s the gym, that’s the forge each of us needs.One thought that’s been bugging me since last week in an effort not to get too overwhelmed with the whole picture is just to work on today, just to work on now. What do I need to do now? What’s the small thing I need to do now to get one small step closer to my goals I envision for my body, my mind, my soul and my heart? Or even just for one of those four… What should I be doing now to be more of a man? What can I do? Well, that’s what I’m going to focus on now. And then on to the next one until it’s time kujiekelea adi kesho.So to begin with the goal in mind, to begin with the road map I’d drawn out to achieve the kind of manliness I’m after. I may have missed my workout jana, but I’ll do today’s as best as I can. I may have missed church jana, but I’ll pray today or I’ll go for confession today. I may not have studied for the last week, but I’ll sit down today, now.I’ll break it down into small, chewable targets and start with one of those now.Focus on now; on the next one step I can take.Kazi iendelee! 💪🏾