Letter to a 25 year old Ugandan!

In the same year that Uganda's Youth MP, Evelyn Anite launched a campaign to have President Museveni re-elected for a fifth term, I, Daniel Mumbere, turned 25.

I decided to use the quarter of a century connotation of the number 25 to reflect and assess my life. Pondering on what method to use, I settled on writing a letter to myself titled 'A letter to a 25 year old Ugandan' in the hope that the letter would adequately capture the SWOT and Assets/Liabilities models. Here's the letter I wrote;

Dear Daniel, 

Happy Birthday! Congratulations on making 25 years of age. You should be proud. Allow me join the hundereds that  wished you excellent health and good fortune on your social media accounts in celebration of your birthday. I too believe that you are a nice and hardworking guy. You have quite the list of accomplishments; at 25, you are a TV show host with the fastest growing English TV station in Uganda, Urban TV and have earned a directorship with a start up in the billion dollar Speaking industry,allpublispeakers.com. Congratulations! 

Now for the list of things pending in your life; You have really kept everyone waiting for that Grad party!Since 2011 to be exact!..It's almost 3 years of working and we are still waiting for the customary working class milestones; plot of land, car, wife,... in no particular order. One might say you still have time to get those miletones, but that's really up to you. 

But for the following, there's neither time nor excuse for their postponement; A.S.A.P, you need to invest in building/re-building your family relationships.. Pay your debts and start saving/investing.. Kick out your not so nice friend 'Mr. Procrastination'.. Oh, plus,get a house, start paying bills and you'll be amazed at how much you grow!
So, as you take on your 25th year of life, your goals seem to be quite clearly laid out. 

• Be as passionate as ever. 
• Clear all backlogs in your life; academic, financial and family.
• Grow your asset list. 

Good Luck! I'll be cheering from the inside. 

Yours sincerely, Daniel 

If you read this letter and you know Daniel Mumbere personally, please write him a letter too; everyone needs a second and thrird opinion. And if you too, are making 25 this year, find time and write your own letter. For you who is not 25, a letter to a 25 year old Ugandan wouldn't hurt.