Tag: nigerian
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Failing & Why I Write

I’m not a writer but I am someone who loves to write, ironically. I write for anyone who can obtain value from what I write. I write because I wish someone that I could have related to had wrote how they navigated their life for me to learn from. I also write for myself to…
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What I Would Do If I Was In My 20s!

Inspired from EYL Market Mondays if you are just graduating and 18 years old try to do the following: Save & Invest 40% to 50% of your money mostly (Right now luckily with the market being down, this will allow you to basically leapfrog into gains) Continue learning especially on history, emotional intelligence, technology, macroeconomics/financial…
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It’s okay to Say “NO”

Being a people pleaser is probably the right of passage for first gens. I mean why wouldn’t it be, when we’re pratically raised to be at service to our parents. And being of service to your parents means always doing something to give them pride and joy. Then of course it was the constant comparison…
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Who the f**k do I think I am?!

Who the fuck do I think I am?! I’m not perfect so why do I feel so inclined to be disappointed and lash out at those I feel are not meeting their potential. I’m too indecisive yet very impulsive and still make mistakes with either method. However when a loved one makes a mistake I…
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Who am I

This question perplexes people especially here in America. If you ask someone to tell me about yourself or answer who are you? They start to describe what they do, where they’re from and where they were raised. They give you all these credentials as if they’re in a job interview. However that’s not who you…
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The 1 Thing I Give a F**k About…

I’m scared, terrified, of being some ordinary guy in the future. I don’t mean ordinary like in a way of being famous or something. I don’t care about that. I don’t give a fuck about being some lavishly rich famous person. I just mean ordinary in the sense that I don’t accomplish my biggest fucking…
