It is impossible not to be inspired by Nigeria’s new Afrobeats generation. They have risen on the courage and chutzpah of the previous generation which...
I am who I am today, and have the values I have today, because I have interacted so closely with a woman like this, and seen...
It can be confusing to be in the world today. The mesh of a truly globalised culture, thanks to technology, and a seismic change in values...
“What is joy?” one of Nigeria’s most powerful politicians (he would be in the top 10 of any ranking, I suspect) asked my co-founder of 15...
(Contributed by Kui Wamithi) The more I proceed through this journey called life, the more I learn that people need room. They need room to grow....
The past few days a strange cloud has hovered my spirit. I struggled to report to work, and when I did, tardily, even my attire conveyed...
When I came out of secondary (high) school in 2000, I was 15. That meant that, though I had excellent grades, I couldn’t get into university...
With every day that you wake up, every circumstance that you face, every person you have an interaction with, you have the choice of two spirals....
You want to be normal, right? And normal means have a job people understand, have a body as flawless as in science textbooks, have a wife...
Don’t lie to yourself, about what the opportunities that exist in your industry are, because someday ahead you will have to confront that lie and the illusions...
Life is actually simple. You’re in a relationship that’s hurting you? Step out of it. It’s a marriage and you’re not working so you need the...
Everyone wants to be, for instance, Barack Obama, the star who made history and changed the world and will never be forgotten. But do they want...
Knowing who you are and how you best function doesn’t mean you should close your mind and actions to other possibilities, or even just to the...
Acknowledge your humanity, check in with yourself fully and honestly, and recommit to getting better every day - through the actions you choose and take.
Love makes you feel safe and secure. Love is knowing deep inside of you that this person cares deeply about you, that this person wishes well...
Stop looking for signs of your own progress in other people’s eyes or actions. You know where you are coming from, you know where you are...
I like to make a small difference between holding myself responsible for something or holding myself accountable. The former means I am to be blamed for...
chude jideoWhen people come to meet me for advice, they often want me to look into my life’s situations and tell them exactly what to do....
I always laugh when younger people tell me in an urgent voice, the voice you use when you have something deeply important to discuss with someone...
I used to make this mistake a lot, and today I continue to be surprised when people make that elementary mistake. People get unhappy, and they...
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