Adulting with Chipporuth: Recent Episodes
Chippo Mchenga
“Adulting is a scam?” “Growing up sucks!” These are phrases you often hear when the realities of the adult life start creeping in. You graduate from Uni, now you are thinking of laying the first bricks on your career, now you have to make money, move out of your parents’ house and and and. It’s a lot! and exciting too. This has been me this past year! Let’s talk it out on here and navigate through issues of money, careers, relationships (of all kinds) and faith.
You get some, you loose some, but it’s all for a reason and you’ve got to take the lessons and move!
As much as I love motivating y’all and sharing my professional journey ,Adulting with Chipporuth is about aspects of growth that matter as much, if not more.A documentation of a young woman’s life, her fears, feelings and perspectives at a certain point in her life. Recorded on 30th May, 2024, this one is on loss and growth around that.
Karibu from Nairobi! After an incredible week of capacity building and networking at the UN compound here in Kenya, felt inspired to do this episode on the UNV platform. I remember how bad I wanted to be a UNV but struggling with navigating through the platform and never getting shortlisted to assignment I believed I was qualified for! feel free to reach out on what you would like to hear more of, on this topic. Chipporuth on all socials. All the best in your volunteering journey and God bless!🙏. * Disclaimer: I speak only from my experiences and not as a representative of the United Nations or any of the agencies mentioned in this episode *
As we celebrate love , this episode is a reminder to heal and to love intentionally, freely and well :) Enjoy
Happy New year Besties! Here is another year of living a life true to self and naturing seeds inside you. In this episode, I trust you will hear something that will speak to you and where you are right now.
Hie guys, the 2023 Podcast wrap came in and it looks good! It’s good to know that people listen, and share.👍Thank you. On this episode of the solitude season, I reflect on 5 things I am learning to accept and love about myself, as a way to build an armour of self love. Also linking these to thoughts around finances, body positivity and love for Jesus and prayer. Enjoy!
This unscripted episode marks the beginning of the solitude season. A time I never knew I needed until now. A time I plan to embrace. Fully.
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After getting what I have always wanted, comes so much unexpected stress and I am learning to draw the line on when I need to stop pushing too much on my goals and find rest in letting God take control. This episode has parts where we talk about right mentality for weight loss journey, celebrating finally becoming a UNV, getting admission and how despite all these good stuff, I haven’t fully been happy and at ease.
Take it from the creator, the gist is at the last 2 minutes. Threw in some rhymes and about reading newspaper being the most adult thing you can do! Enjoy and hope this provokes thought and conversation👍
Here is a catch-up session on steps I am taken for my next career chapter! So excited for my 24th year🎉. Also, a little bit of “The people we follow” episode coming up next week. Enjoy XO
I got to talk with a good friend and someone whose drive I really like, Atupele. Having started as a non paid intern, despite getting paying offers elsewhere, Atu has now worked with UNDP Malawi for 4 years. She is young and one of the smartest people I know and a well of wisdom! Here is episode 2 of the career development series
Now let’s talk jobs and career development! What shouts “I am an adult!” more that getting your career in order,that job and making your own money? Very much excited for this series. And of course the first episode is about getting to know those entry points into the UN. Disclaimer, I am not an expert and not speaking on behalf of any agency but from my point of view and experience . Here is the list: YPP( Young Professionals Program), JPO (Junior Professional Officer) got this name wrong on several occasions🙂 ,Graduate Programs, Internships and a personal favourite, UN volunteer. Enjoy and good luck!
It’s really nothing new but let it sink. The art of looking within yourself and observing one’s own mental and emotional processing. In this episode, we talk about how it’s important to look within self before getting in all the choices that are there on career advancement. Choices are overwhelming! Really knowing what you want filters most of it away and helps you take one bite at a time. It’s a journey so let’s have the consciousness that seeks that and a wholistic life, true to self. Enjoy the episode and God help us all!
Hello September! For some reason,I always feel like September starts the other half of the year. It’s that time when applications are now opening for master’s and fellowship opportunities. It’s also that time when God is disrupting things are introducing a new norm and all we have to do is know that he and all that he does is good.
Professional independence is the ability to work independent of external influence and with accountability. It is the character that allows you to tick the box of “Able to work with minimal supervision” on job qualifications. But how do you start to develop such? This episode, I talk about how I’ve started navigating through this. Do share on how you feel about professional independence and how to attain it.
We are young but grown. Grown but young! This episode we talk about the confusion and fear that has been creeping in lately. I’ve been feeling this grown up things getting closer and closer and it’s quite scary I must admit. Friends getting married, babies🥺 work getting serious that I have no time for fun things and long afternoon naps, but we are still kids. Right?! If you are going to skip through this one, please listen to the last segment. Both for self and everyone who can relate, let’s just embrace growth and eliminate fear for everything that comes from fear is destructive.
This is our first podcast. Uncut! I almost didn’t publish it because of how “imperfect “ I thought it was but authenticity is what we want to base this podcast on so here it goes. In so many ways , this is actually a perfect “get to know the way my mind works “ episode. I hope this episode gets you thinking and “believing” more in the connections this world is based on . Enjoy