These are not normal times; most of people globally are being told to stay at home, avoid unnecessary interactions and, most definitely, avoid intimate moments with someone you haven’t yet met. three-in-ten adults say they have ever used an online dating site or app – including 11% who have done so in the past year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2019. However, the boys on the podcast did talk about masturbation and its effects. JayBlack shared his experiences online and what he is into when it comes to dating, while the VillageElder talked of himself as a serious fellow online... is he? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jay-fm/support

For the last half-century, the trend has been toward later – not earlier – marriage. The median age at first marriage is now 29 for men and 26 for women, an age that has risen steadily since the 1950s. Today’s young adults marry a full six years later than their counterparts did. As marriage ages have risen, marriage has also become less common and less stable. However, the rates of sexual activity outside of marriage are higher than ever before, and out-of-wedlock births now represent about 40% of all births. If marrying young would promote happier, healthier marriages, we as a society might do well to encourage people to tie the knot as soon as they can, do you think so? However, couples who cohabit before they get married do tend to be younger, and recent research suggests it is the age of the couple when they began living together – rather than the fact they cohabited – that most strongly predicted an eventual divorce. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jay-fm/support

The definition and the ability to create something novel and appropriate, creativity is essential to the entrepreneurship that gets new businesses started and that sustains the best companies after they have reached global scale. The shift to a more innovation-driven economy has been abrupt. Today, execution capabilities are widely shared and the life cycles of new offerings are short. As competition turns into a game of who can generate the best and greatest number of ideas. What does it mean to have a job, to be employed or working? How relevant is it? Does it offer guidance on the decisions that leaders in creativity-dependent businesses have to make? To help make the connections between theory and practice, we recently convened a two-day colloquium at Harvard Business School, inviting business leaders from --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jay-fm/support

Young people are making hurried career decisions too early, and it’s detrimental for them as well as employers. What you want to be when you grow up requires careful thought: we need time to learn about and consider all the options. Masika gets to share her lessons from all the opportunities that came her way, as Malenga 001 did underline what creative art is all about. Asira took us through how to appreciate self and realizing value. The rush to get good grades – and the fact that our grades heavily influence what we can and can't do – means that some students make hurried, expedient decisions, which may not be for the best in the long-term. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jay-fm/support

This week’s episode, we seek to offer optimistic answers to anyone lookingfor a way forward in this era of political turmoil and confusion. However, most people are pretty decent, but power corrupts; that being a pretty good description of what’s happening in Kenya right now. Our guest this week is from Mwamko Mpya, a political movement seeks equity for the coastal community in the political space in the country. So, are Kenyans fundamentally decent, and, if so, what does this mean for our politics and our political ideologies in 2020 as we head towards 2022? Do you believe the current Coronavirus catastrophe has brought out the best in people? Because alot of people, especially in 2020, would say otherwise. There are very different views of human nature, on how humans interact with one another. JayBlack did underline that Kenyan Youth are entitled yet have not been tested with time and a track record. The Village Elder on the other hand felt government should not be blamed for everything wrong! Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jay-fm/support

We are back; Speaking Music! We were graced to have Shirleen Njoroge, an expert on conflict portfolios; solving complex issues in the community, as she shared light on how to cope with all the uncertainty COVID breaths, where many of us use worrying as a tool for trying to predict the future and avoid nasty surprises. The @OfficialVillageElder on the other hand highlight on how people seem to enjoy taking risks and living unpredictable lives, while others find the randomness of life deeply distressing. But all of us have a limit. Jamal on the other end shared about allowing yourself to experience uncertainty which can help you reduce stress, better come to terms with your circumstances, and find a sense of peace as you deal with challenges. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jay-fm/support

We all dwell on success. We are thrilled when we succeed, and we love to hear or read about stories of sucess or of successful people. But we usually forget that behind every story of success there are hundreds of instances of failure, stories of stumbling, falling and bouncing back. Joy is only the epitome of a long process of pain, sadness, and frustration. Those who do it, those who know the secret of success, have had to suffer through the toil of harsh defeat again and again, and sometimes in a state of solitude and total indifference. The world runs away from our failures, but celebrates with us on our successes. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jay-fm/support

Have you ever wondered where you would rank in a werewolf pack? In this week’s episode of Relationship Theory, JayBlack, Rophus and Jamal discuss how to manage the characteristics and responsibilities of male vs. female counterparts in a relationship. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jay-fm/support

Everyone has a WHY. Do you know yours? This week on this episode we underline the importance of WHY being the purpose, cause or belief that drives every one of us. Unlike animals, which are driven simply to survive, we humans crave more from life than mere survival. Without an answer to the question ‘Survival for the sake of what?,’ we can quickly fall into disillusionment, distraction and a quiet sense of despair. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jay-fm/support

Effective communication is about more than just exchanging information. It’s about understanding the emotion and intentions behind the information. As well as being able to clearly convey a message, you need to also listen in a way that gains the full meaning of what’s being said and makes the other person feel heard and understood. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jay-fm/support