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Kampala's business mind; The Hustle of The Ordinary Ugandan.

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" I'm not good at future planning. I don't plan at all. I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow. I don't have a day planner and I don't have a diary. I completely live in the now, not in the past, not in the future ." Heath Ledger Steaming maize and yams in the early evening Its not usual that one has to draw out a plan for when they go home. Its assumed one is going to what is familiar so there is no need for detailed plans - well not if one has been away for close to 5 years. "Here's what you needed to have done in preparation", a friend said. 1.Send an email to 10 close friends and tell them you will be in town. Note : ask if they have a car that you can use during your stay.  2. Tell them how long you'll be in town, what you plan to do and when you are available - so they can factor you into their plans. I didn't have that sense of entitlement and as a result I hustled with boda-boda's and taxis. I was soon