I Didn’t Have All the Answers. I Just Had the Courage to Say It.

I used to think I had to have all the answers.

I thought if I didn’t know how to scale, how to grow, how to monetize — I wasn’t worthy.

I thought if I said, “I don’t know,” I’d lose credibility.

So I pretended.

I’d smile and nod when someone asked me, “How do I get my first Ksh 10,000?”

I’d quote tips I’d read online.

I’d say, “Just be consistent.”

But inside? I was scared.

I didn’t know how to do it myself.

Then one day, a woman messaged me on WhatsApp:

“Abdulla, I tried your advice. I did everything you said. I posted. I DM’d. I shared. I even gave away my last Ksh 500. And still — nothing. I’m tired. I’m broke. I don’t know what else to do. Are you sure this works?”

I stared at that message for 17 minutes.

I didn’t reply with a tip.

I didn’t send a link.

I didn’t tell her to keep going.

I typed:

“I don’t know if it works for you. I don’t know what you should do next. I’m still figuring it out too. But I’m here. And I’m not leaving.”

That was the first time I told the truth.

And then… she replied:

“Thank you. I needed to hear that. I thought I was the only one failing.”

That’s when I realized:

People don’t need experts.

They need witnesses.

They don’t want someone who has it all figured out.

They want someone who says:

“I’m still trying. I’m still broken. But I’m here. With you.”

Since then, I’ve stopped pretending.

I stopped saying “just do this.”

I started saying:

• “I tried that. It didn’t work for me.”
• “I’m still confused about this.”
• “I’m scared too.”
• “I don’t know. But I’m learning with you.”

And guess what?

More people started replying.

More people started sharing.

More people started saying:

“You’re the only one who doesn’t sound like a guru. You sound like me.”

You don’t need to have the answers.

You just need to show up — raw, real, and willing to say:

“I don’t know.”

Because when you do — you give someone permission to say it too.

And that’s how movements start.

Thank you for being here.

Keep showing up — even when you’re not sure.