Twezi

Dear Family & Friends,

Before a new season, a wise farmer sharpens the hoe, not the land. The year does not change because the calendar turns. It changes because the tool does. Because you change your priorities.

As 2026 begins, I wish you strong health to endure the long game. Happiness that comes from clarity, not noise. Peace of mind; the ultimate strategic advantage.

And success that compounds quietly through disciplined choices. Move calmly. Decide deliberately. Win sustainably.

Happy 2026. From all of us at Summit Consulting Ltd, IFIS & Twezi.

You need strategy because the obstacles exist
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Since April 2024, I have been building a fintech, and it’s tough.

Obstacles at every turn. It’s as if everyone you approach for partnership has conspired to frustrate you! They set up obstacles as if to trap you.

With hindsight, this is proving the best. You think better and more clearer. The more the obstacles, the better the thinking. You are forced to think, focus and execute. And come to think of it, going through hard times in your early life hardens your muscles and memory only and only if you find a way to channel the frustrations into motivation fuel to win.

I learned this early watching traders move produce from Hoima to Kampala during the rainy season. The mud was not a problem. It was the route. Those who waited for dry roads never traded. Those who learned to move through mud built businesses.

That is strategy.

Most leaders think strategy is about removing obstacles. That is planning. Strategy is about winning because the obstacles exist.

If the road were smooth, everyone would use it. Competition would explode. Margins would vanish. The obstacle is the filter. It rewards those who think clearly, adapt fast, and endure longer.

In boardrooms, leaders complain about regulation, culture, legacy systems, politics, or limited capital as if these are exceptions. They are not. They are the terrain.

A strategist does not ask for better conditions. He designs for reality. He turns constraints into advantage.

Here is the contrarian truth. If your strategy only works when things are easy, it is not a strategy. It is a wish.

Real strategy answers one question: given these constraints, how do we still win?

Obstacles do not block strategy. They define it. If you lack obstacles, find a way to create them because you grow more when obstacles are in your way!

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Winning Mindset Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 26 December 2016

The football strategy: find vacant positions and play there What is the vacant space in your environment or life? Are you always fighting with others to unseat them or you find your own free space and occupy it? Apply the footballer strategy (explained below) to bring peace and satisfaction to your life and career.