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Ep. 139 | African Wisdom Exploration
African Wisdom on Success: Community, Reflection, and Sustainable Growth
Phil and Steven discuss launching a multi-part series on African philosophies as a follow-up to a prior Africa reflection episode and a Japanese frameworks series, framing Western success as optimizing for speed versus African wisdom optimizing for continuity. They introduce eight concepts and connect each to success, mindset, and community: Ubuntu (“I am because we are”) as relational success and sharing knowledge; Sankofa (“go back and get it”) as learning from history, reflection, gratitude, and reclaiming abandoned dreams; Nommo as the power of spoken word, self-talk, and manifestation tied to action; Seriti as presence, integrity, and quiet confidence over ego; Harambee as collaboration and finding supportive circles; Maat as truth, balance, harmony, and avoiding ethical shortcuts; Ujamaa as cooperative economics and empowering community; and Baobab as endurance and long-term sustainability, to be deep-dived next week, with a future episode planned on Nelson Mandela.
00:00 Why You Need Others
00:38 Series Setup Africa Wisdom
03:51 Ubuntu Community First
06:56 Sankofa Learn From Past
10:58 Nommo Power Of Words
13:03 Seriti Quiet Integrity
15:10 Harambee Collaboration Wins
18:18 Maat Truth And Harmony
21:29 Ujamaa Cooperative Wealth
22:31 Baobab Endurance Wrap Up
Follow the SuccessFlow Podcast on Instagram
To connect with Steven and ways he can help:
Founder/Creator: www.oppoflowmindset.com
Small Business Payroll - PHX Franchise Owner: wwww.journeypayrollhr.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven.oppo.flow/
To connect with Phil and contact directly: https://phillipcrawford.com/
X: https://twitter.com/PhillipCrawford
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowstatecrawford/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-crawford-92a84115/
Acknowledgements:
The Intro and Outro Music credit to Holden Peyton.
This podcast episode is produced and published by Dolphin Podcasting, LLC.
Launch your podcast today at www.DolphinPodcasting.com
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By Phil Crawford and Steven HarrisAfrican Wisdom on Success: Community, Reflection, and Sustainable Growth
Phil and Steven discuss launching a multi-part series on African philosophies as a follow-up to a prior Africa reflection episode and a Japanese frameworks series, framing Western success as optimizing for speed versus African wisdom optimizing for continuity. They introduce eight concepts and connect each to success, mindset, and community: Ubuntu (“I am because we are”) as relational success and sharing knowledge; Sankofa (“go back and get it”) as learning from history, reflection, gratitude, and reclaiming abandoned dreams; Nommo as the power of spoken word, self-talk, and manifestation tied to action; Seriti as presence, integrity, and quiet confidence over ego; Harambee as collaboration and finding supportive circles; Maat as truth, balance, harmony, and avoiding ethical shortcuts; Ujamaa as cooperative economics and empowering community; and Baobab as endurance and long-term sustainability, to be deep-dived next week, with a future episode planned on Nelson Mandela.
00:00 Why You Need Others
00:38 Series Setup Africa Wisdom
03:51 Ubuntu Community First
06:56 Sankofa Learn From Past
10:58 Nommo Power Of Words
13:03 Seriti Quiet Integrity
15:10 Harambee Collaboration Wins
18:18 Maat Truth And Harmony
21:29 Ujamaa Cooperative Wealth
22:31 Baobab Endurance Wrap Up
Follow the SuccessFlow Podcast on Instagram
To connect with Steven and ways he can help:
Founder/Creator: www.oppoflowmindset.com
Small Business Payroll - PHX Franchise Owner: wwww.journeypayrollhr.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven.oppo.flow/
To connect with Phil and contact directly: https://phillipcrawford.com/
X: https://twitter.com/PhillipCrawford
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowstatecrawford/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-crawford-92a84115/
Acknowledgements:
The Intro and Outro Music credit to Holden Peyton.
This podcast episode is produced and published by Dolphin Podcasting, LLC.
Launch your podcast today at www.DolphinPodcasting.com