Therapy helps. But when it comes to emotions, therapy is about management more than anything else. And what you want is a shift in consciousness. I...
You know when you break up with someone you shouldn’t have been with, end a business partnership you shouldn’t have entered, quit a job you shouldn’t...
No matter what other drivers are doing, you can’t move forward if you spend your time looking at them. Some other people have faster and better...
One of the interns at one of our companies came to spend an evening with me – he had things that had been worrying him for...
That relationship you’re in, that friendship you’re participating in, that business you’re running, that church or mosque or temple you’re attending, that girl that’s flirting with...
I shared a mail from someone who said she doesn’t understand what I mean by being perfect or complete as she is because “I don’t feel...
Two years or so ago, I was selected for a Stanford programme for entrepreneurs. It was, of course, a prestigious programme, and it had taken a...
When I posted on social media in December about feeling sad and barely avoiding the pit of depression, I was struck by how many people reached...
You are counting all the people who didn’t say yes to you, didn’t stay with you, didn’t love you the way you deserved, who broke your...
There is nothing wrong with striving to improve your life situation. You can improve your life situation, but you cannot improve your life. Life is primary....
We speak a lot about emotions in the newsletter (The Daily Vulnerable). Because emotions are often the way we react to the world. But we aren’t...
I was at dinner with a mentor the other day, and he asked me, “So are you still based outside Nigeria?” Now, if you live in Nigeria, you...
When I began to learn about living a joyful life, I would find myself ashamed whenever I was sad. Almost as if I was failing a...
…For living what Brene Brown calls a “wholehearted” life – what I call a life of “joy”? Authentic + Courage + Compassion. Authenticity: Show up everywhere, every...
When something doesn’t make sense. When everything that was supposed to work out didn’t. When you are overwhelmed, confused, and despairing. When the red sea crashes...
When others respect you or love you, or in other ways hold you in esteem, there is always the temptation for them to idolize you, to put you on a...
People like perfect stories, Friend. Be careful. “I haven’t had any alcohol in 5 years,” for instance. But are you sure? Are you sure they haven’t...
I am always excited to receive feedback on how these newsletters are helping you in your journeys. Once a month, I share some of the emails...
Joy. Inc., the benefit corporation focused on building happier, flourishing Africans, is set to hold the first London edition of The Joy Masterclass on Saturday, September...
The other day I was driving back from church when someone who wasn’t being considerate blocked off our side of the road because he wanted to...
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