Attitude. Generosity. Tenacity. Role Model
Starboy – and parents walking this journey with us,
Twelve months.
It has been twelve months since we returned from Africa. Twelve months since you stood at the edge of two worlds – one of struggle, scarcity, survival; the other of triumph, pride, and opportunity. Twelve months since you looked me in the eye and said, “Dad, I want to go back to England. I’ll try
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Self-Awareness. Professionalism. Trust. Tolerance.
Starboy – and parents walking this journey with us,
Every now and then, life sends you a message through someone else’s voice. Someone who has walked a path you are only beginning to tread. Someone who can say things that a parent cannot quite say in the same way.
Your uncle has written you a letter.
Gratitude. Assets. Stocks. Shares.
Starboy – and parents walking this journey with us,
This week, we are looking at something different. Something that might feel like it belongs in a boardroom or a bank, but actually belongs right here, in your room, in your habits, in your choices.
We are looking at gratitude, assets, stocks, and shares.
Self-Awareness. Professionalism. Trust. Tolerance.
Starboy – and parents walking this journey with us,
Another four weeks have gone by like a flash. A lot has happened since last time. Some of it good. Some of it not so good
Let me start with what matters most: I still believe you are a good kid.
At your core, underneath the detentions, the inconsistency, the on‑off fallouts with your mum, the slipping
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Tomorrow is not promised. Neither is reconciliation.
I never thought I would write these words about Uwa. Truth be told, my son, your dad and Uwa were not best buddies, especially after we left school. Life got in the way. Then distance. The kind of distance that feels permanent until suddenly, it is.
He died recently after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He leaves behind a
… Self-Awareness. Professionalism. Trust. Tolerance.
Starboy – and parents walking this journey with us,
This morning, you and I went out together. Just us. No agenda, no pressure – just presence. And in that space, we listened to something important: summaries of two books that could not be more different, yet together say something profound about the season you are in.
My name is Kelly-Kester. 
‘Influential fathers’ was created to help fathers and aspiring fathers to become FATHERS of GREATER INFLUENCE. Fathers play an important role in every society but many fathers are workaholics and are increasingly overwhelmed by the demands of competing priorities. This usually affect their level of influence in the life of their children and beyond their home.
