Ep. 139 | African Wisdom Exploration
From SuccessFlow Podcast by Phil Crawford and Steven Harris
March 4, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 139
About this episode
Phil and Steven explore African philosophies on success, emphasizing community and sustainable growth through various concepts.
African Wisdom on Success: Community, Reflection, and Sustainable Growth Phil and Steven discuss launching a multi-part series on African philosophies as a follow-up to a prior Africa reflection episode and a Japanese frameworks series, framing Western success as optimizing for speed versus African wisdom optimizing for continuity. They introduce eight concepts and connect each to success, mindset, and community: Ubuntu (“I am because we are”) as relational success and sharing knowledge; Sankofa (“go back and get it”) as learning from history, reflection, gratitude, and reclaiming abandoned dreams; Nommo as the power of spoken word, self-talk, and manifestation tied to action; Seriti as presence, integrity, and quiet confidence over ego; Harambee as collaboration and finding supportive circles; Maat as truth, balance, harmony, and avoiding ethical shortcuts; Ujamaa as cooperative economics and empowering community; and Baobab as endurance and long-term sustainability, to be deep-dived next week, with a future episode planned on Nelson Mandela. 00:00 Why You Need Others 00:38 Series Setup Africa Wisdom 03:51 Ubuntu Community First 06:56 Sankofa Learn From Past 10:58 Nommo Power Of…
People in this episode
Hosts: Phil Crawford, Steven Harris
Topics covered
- African wisdom
- success
- community
- mindset
- sustainable growth
- collaboration
- reflection
Keywords
- African wisdom
- Ubuntu
- Sankofa
- success
- community
- mindset
- sustainable growth
- collaboration
- reflection
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Ubuntu, Sankofa, Nommo, Seriti, Harambee, Maat, Ujamaa, Baobab
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