16/08/2025
I would like to encourage you with a story of how I did hit rock bottom after resigning from a job prematurely but by the grace of God, Kujiamini, Kujipenda, Kuamka, kujituma, Kujichocha kiasi na Kutrust God was able to rise again. I'll give this encouragement title THE JOURNEY OF BECOMING - THE PROCESS.
When I resigned from formal employment in 2015 as the St John Ambulance Training Manager, things didn't work out the way I had planned and in less than 3 months I had consumed all my savings. We really struggled and opted to travel back to our Shags in Murunyu - Nakuru but my family discouraged me and pushed me to fight on and look for other opportunities in Nairobi.
I visited several banks with business proposals to fund the ideas that I had but none was willing to fund me. One of the ideas that I had was to start Nairobi Safety Shop which is now the largest one stop Safety Shop in Africa which supplies thousands of varieties of quality Safety, Health and Security Products and Makinika Afrika Intl a First Aid and Safety Training company
You see, You want to borrow some money from the bank? Well, how much money have you saved/invested there? That's life, you reap from what you sow. Lesson learnt. Back then no bank could fund me even with Ksh 10,000 but today they keep following me begging to give me some credit facilities.
After realizing it was not possible to get funding I opted to spend the time I had training first aid skills to riders, communities around and people in the market and would spend most of my time training them at different parts of Githurai 44 and 45 for free and my friend Mike Ndirangu would sometimes accompany me. It is through this that doors started opening and would regularly get formal invitations to train after people noted my passion and dedication and I remember one day I was invited by some women to train their chama group at Thome Estate and they paid me Ksh 8,000 for a 1hr session and also paid for my Uber to and from Githurai . Women Chamas started engaging me to train them and their house girls and would occasionally be invited by Churches, Schools, Gated estate members, companies and other registered groups. This is after they saw my First Aid and Safety posts on social media or found me on the streets training people for free. Even families would invite me to go train them at their homes and give me some cash that kept us going.
Your purpose/value is in the problems you solve. People will pay you to solve a problem. Find it, refine it, live your purpose and prosper. Don't just sit there hoping that people will hire you because of the problem you have, no one cares. They hire and pay you because of the value they get from you.
If you help other people get what they want, you will always get what you need. They will pay you when you help them get what they need.
I focused on Safety matters and day and night I was thinking, doing, writing, posting and planning safety until the 2016 declaration of Ambassador Of Safety at KICC when I was set up in a big event but my 3mins presentation on Safety changed the course of my life. An opportunity knocked and met a passionate and prepared person and since then I got the nickname Ambassador of Safety (please check my previous post on Facebook on how this happened).
In the process of volunteering to train people on Safety a friend took a bank loan and funded me to establish a Safety Company and shop after admiring my passion. I didn't request for his support, he requested to support my ideas. Today I have 3 different Safety companies all helping people and institutions build a culture of Safety and become safety compliant. I have now employed a lot of young people who are earning their daily bread and supporting their families by me realizing and pursuing my dream.
A culture of Safety is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve but if need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die for.
If you Google 'Ambassador of Safety' you'll see my Safety work globally. All online Search platforms including Chatgpt, AI, Google etc has recognized my work as the Global Ambassador of Safety.
My day to day activities are all embedded in helping build a culture of Safety.
I have written hundreds of Safety articles, received numerous recognitions, travelled to different continents and Authored a 474 pages Safety Manual https://www.ambstevembugua.co.ke/…/building-a-culture…/ which is being used by learning institutions and safety professionals globally. The Book is titled BUILDING A CULTURE OF SAFETY which is in my mission of helping build a culture of safety.
I applied these 10 keys and they worked for me:-
1. Purpose - pursued my purpose and mission of helping build a culture of Safety.
2. Perception - Viewed myself as the best in the field of safety even though I didn't have formal Safety training certification. Image before dominion.
3. Potential - I had something to offer and kept working on it as I displayed it to the world.
4. Passion - I did what I liked and did it with love and got fulfilment from it even without any monetary returns.
5. Principles - There are some rules and laws in this universe including the law of trustworthy, diligence, sacrifice, hard work, compassion, consistency, discipline, giving, Godliness etc
6. Plan - I always had a strategy and was never affected by lack of limitations.
7. People - People are the keys, ladder and connection to the next level. I always value , honor and respect people regardless of their status.
8. Persistence - It wears out resistance
9. Perseverance - Dedication, Commitment, Consistence, Endurance and Focus
10. Prayer - There's power in trusting in God and involving Him in every friend. Not just Asking from Him but Seeking to know His will.
You can read my story, articles and download my 14 books via www.ambstevembugua.co.ke .
Encouragement Tips for the Journey of Becoming
1. Embrace the Process – Growth takes time; every step, even the small ones, counts.
2. See Delays as Preparation – Closed doors don’t mean denial; sometimes they mean refinement.
3. Stay Consistent – Opportunities often meet those who are already moving, not those who stopped waiting.
4. Focus on Progress, Not Perfection – Becoming is about growing, not arriving in one day.
5. Use Rejection as Redirection – When one door shuts, it pushes you to discover another path.
6. Be Patient With Yourself – Transformation doesn’t happen overnight; trust your pace.
7. Keep Your Vision Alive – Even when opportunities hide, your dream must keep burning.
“Becoming is not about what opens for you, but who you become while you wait for the next door.”
“A closed door is not the end; it is often the push toward the right path.”
“Don’t confuse a silent season with an empty future.”
“Every pause in your journey is still part of your becoming.”
“One closed opportunity does not define your destiny.”
“You are not stuck; you are being shaped.”
“Greatness is built in the unseen seasons before the spotlight.”
“Becoming requires patience; diamonds don’t form overnight.”
“When no opportunity shows up, keep showing up.”
“Your process is proof that you’re not where you used to be.”
Get up, arise and pursue your purpose, get the wheel rolling. Your dreams, goals and visions are waiting for you to get the guts to pursue and get to your place of conquest. If it has to mean a thing, it's you to get tired of your current condition and level. Badirisha Hali! Inuka uangaze. Lazima Unoki hakuna mtu atakunokia.
Life ni Kujiamini, Kujipenda, Kuamka, Kujituma, Kujitambua, Kujichocha kiasi na Kutrust God.
This life requires boldness and determination to go higher and be better. Take responsibility of your life. No one will do it for you, get up to the steering wheel and aim for the finishing line. Don't be distracted by failure and people, some of them are like billboards and the Safari rally cheering squad. They never go anywhere.
Climb, Pursue and keep going. Arise and Shine.
Amb Steve Mbugua
0724 036078
Ambassador Of Safety And Intentional Encourager
