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Learn how to create value before looking for a job!

Stop Waiting for Approval A lot of people are waiting. Waiting for validation. Waiting for likes. Waiting for someone to approve their life choices. Posting just to be accepted. Asking permission to be themselves. One thing I mastered early in life was this: I do not care what people think about me. That mindset probably earned me enemies while growing up. But looking back at what I have built, I know it was the right decision. My Facebook Page Got Me My First Job Immediately after school, I got my first and only job through the Facebook community I built. While some of my friends who had straight As were still searching for direction, I was already working in an industry I loved. Why? Because I learned early that the world rewards practical value more than certificates. While I was building my Facebook page in college, people laughed. Some even gave me a nickname — “Baba Ijebu.” Meanwhile, I had a best-selling lotto eBook that continued selling years after I wrote it...

I live my life based on gratitude

I Live My Life on Gratitude I genuinely do. I see every situation as an opportunity to be grateful. Growing up wasn’t easy. Not because we were extremely poor, but because my dad was a strict disciplinarian. He didn’t believe his children should have everything in abundance. Back then, I resented him for it. Today, I understand him. Those hard days built resilience. They built perspective. They built discipline. They taught me how to survive any situation. And for that, I am grateful. Gratitude Is My Default Setting If I wake up healthy, and my family and friends are alive, I am filled with gratitude. I keep life simple. Maybe it’s how I was wired. Maybe it’s how I was raised. But I don’t want too much. Good food. Light in my house. Decent clothes. Work that gives me purpose. That’s enough. I don’t need the best car. I don’t need the biggest house. I don’t need designer everything. I am grateful for what I have now. Loss Changed Me I lost my mum in June last yea...