Today, (14.06.2022) marks exactly one year since Capital FM Chairman Dr. Chris Kirubi aka DJ CK succumbed to cancer at the age of 80.
He chaired Haco Industries Limited, Kiruma International Limited, International House Limited, Nairobi Bottlers Limited, Sandvik East Africa Limited and DHL Kenya. The industrialist was also a director at Centum Investment: East Africa’s leading investment company listed on the Nairobi and Uganda Securities Exchange.
One year on, he is being remembered for his work ethic, business acumen, love of life, and belief in the youth. He often shared encouraging words to the youth regarding business and life on his social media platforms under the #AskKirubi.
Here are ten motivating quotes from the late DJ CK who started from humble beginnings and became one the continent’s most savvy businessmen.
1. You are a byproduct of your thoughts. Think rich and you become rich, think poverty you eventually remain in poverty.
2. If something is not working out then we must look for another method or worst-case scenario, change course and venture into something else.
3. You must live for something. Let your purpose and vision be your motivation for achieving success.
4. You are yearning for change, but you are not willing to effect the change. Nothing’s going to change unless you do. Begin by being the change.
5. Don’t be a jack of all trades and a master of none. Master one and remain relevant in it.
6. Everyone has the freedom to become what they want to become. It’s up to you to build your confidence and work hard to get where you want to be.
7. Without goals, we wouldn’t have anything to aim for or aspire to. We’d live our lives randomly rather than consciously, and things would tend to happen to us by chance (or not).
8. Success requires hard work, patience, resilience, talent, teamwork, and yes, hard work again. Any “opportunity” promising to circumvent any of the latter is most likely a scam. Overnight success is a misconception and planning your life around it is plain senseless.
9. Stay true to yourself, your aspirations, and your goals in life. Live your life to the best of your ability, keep smiling, keep being positive and always remember we all have our own unique paths in life.
10. Your age doesn’t matter; your past doesn’t either, what you did or did not do. What matters is your consistency and determination for doing what you set your mind to do. Your level of passion, determination and hard work is what will push you to succeed.
Over a decade ago, the late Dr. Kirubi was featured on Forbes Magazine highlighting his business accomplishments and lauded him as one of Africa’s wealthiest businessmen. In the feature, he spoke about his quest to engage with young minds and offered them his two cents through the #AskKirubi.
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