Some weeks ago, I woke to respond to a Facebook message in my inbox. It was an invitation to sit in a meeting with a new telecoms company to discuss how my brand and theirs could work together mutually to reach bigger goals. As the chat went on, my mind went to the alert […]
Drink a glass of water early in the morning. Shut down all electronic devices two hours before going to bed. Hang around friends who are upwardly mobile in their thinking. Avoid opening as many tabs on your laptop while working. Exercise your body for at least 15 minutes each day. Declutter your ….. And on […]
It was in Primary 5 that my mum realised that a talent I had could be harnessed – I could write letters so well. Back then I scribbled essays and wrote playlets. I entered for essay competitions in secondary school and one of the peak moments was when I clinched the 3rd position in […]
Money? Hmmm, that’s a word that sends fear and shivers of excitement at the same time. In 2003, I graduated from the Federal University of Technology. In 2004, we convocated and by September that year I’d proceeded to serve my fatherland at Omagwa, one of the rural areas in Rivers State, Nigeria. I’d affiliated […]
I had been invited to the church to share with some youth on how they could better their craft by embraceing the digital world and help themselves financially. I was in high spirits because I always love to talk about how the digital world, especially social media, helped me to become the brand that […]
“I’m an engineer. I work with Halliburton.” “I’m an ophthalmologist. I work with the teaching hospital here.” “I’m a businessman.” From where I sat at the table, I smiled sheepishly because I remembered how I used to do it many years ago, exactly the way I heard them do it. I had been invited […]
Today, while doing a strategy session with a client at home, he saw my schedule for the month of January, 2018. I’ve been speaking every weekend all through this month at various events. He marvelled and asked me how I was working to be that resourceful. I told him that my journey started right on […]
A few weeks ago, my wife had to leave early in the morning with our third child who was sick to the hospital. Before leaving, she gave me an instruction – take care of the kids! I was left with my fist son, Best, and daughter, Adaeze. Our maid had left for the Christmas holidays, […]
Anthony Bus Stop, Lagos. 24th November. 8 p.m. “Oga, I wan go Ikoyi.” “N5,000.” “Ah, Oga, how much last?” “4,000 last!” I try to haggle more. He refused to shift ground. “Bros, see traffic naa. To go Ikoyi by this time na N4,000.” “Oga, abeg collect N3,000. Na wetin I hold.” “Bros, I no fit […]
On the 18th of November, all members of my nuclear family gathered. Me, my dad, my mum, and four of my siblings. We had assembled at the village home to carry out a spiritual activity. It happened that my sister and her hubby had been having strange dreams repeatedly concerning the antics of my great […]
