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Broke is such a harsh word; I prefer illiquid ll Product Design

[WILLIAMS @DManipulatedman]

THREAD: MY 6-MONTH JOURNEY INTO PRODUCT DESIGN BEGINS

Inspired by @barisukafx

1/20

[WILLIAMS @DManipulatedman]

@barisukafx Hello @barisukafx, your views about the product designer pathway in 6 months triggered something in me.

In the next 6 month, I will be going through that pathway. After all, if I don't partake, the 6 months will still come like a thief in the night.

Be my guest! 😃

[WILLIAMS @DManipulatedman]

Wetin be this, god. 😭😭😭

[Alusi @alusi_aku]

why didn’t i ever think of this?? 😭😭

[𝕾𝖎𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 @eagleseyeinc]

if you want to become valuable and remain valuable, read this carefully;

understand the difference between sharing knowledge and giving away your competitive advantage. there are some things you should teach and there are some things you should protect. read that again.

look, many people become easy to replace because they give away everything that makes them unique. they don't just share ideas, they hand over the relationships, strategies and systems that give them an advantage. your network is an asset. the trusted relationships you have built over the years are valuable.

your client relationships, your negotiation style, your business strategy and the experience you have gained through years of learning should not be handed out carelessly or harnessed by others.

people often ask why some individuals stay ahead for so long. it is not always because they work harder. many times, they have knowledge, experience and relationships that took years to build, those things cannot be copied overnight. at work, your goal should not be to make everything fall apart without you. your goal should be to become someone whose judgment, reliability and ability to deliver results are difficult to replace. when you consistently solve problems that others cannot solve, your value naturally increases.

that doesn't mean you should hide information that belongs to your team, it means you should protect the unique strengths that set you apart.

imagine you discover a faster way to find high quality suppliers after spending months researching and testing different options. if someone asks for help, you can teach them the principles but you don't have to hand over your entire supplier list, your pricing strategy or every relationship you spent years building, those are business assets. the same applies to your negotiation techniques, your client list, your systems, your next business move and your trade secrets. those are part of your competitive advantage, if someone can copy everything that makes you valuable after one conversation, don't be surprised if they eventually compete with you.

look at many companies and many successful entrepreneurs across different industries. most are open about their principles but they carefully protect the systems, processes and relationships that give their businesses an edge.

be generous with wisdom but be careful with confidential information.

your goal is not to become impossible to replace. your goal is to become so valuable that people genuinely want to keep working with you cos of the results you consistently deliver.

learn something, buena suerte 👍

[𝕾𝖎𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 @eagleseyeinc]

every night, before you go to bed,

grab a piece of paper and write down the 6 most important things you have to do tomorrow. not goals you want to accomplish but specific action steps, things you need to do.

write them down and list them in order of importance.

place the list somewhere you can easily see it first thing in the morning, then focus on completing them. don’t do anything else and avoid distractions until you’ve completed those most important tasks.

this is how you become more productive and effective.

[𝕾𝖎𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 @eagleseyeinc]

get a haircut every 2 weeks to stay sharp, wait 5 secs before answering the phone to control the rhythm, always arrive 15 mins early, stay away from free lunches, never talk about people who aren't in the room and when anger rises, wait 10 mins before reacting. these habits may look rigid but they're the hidden discipline of the elite.

[𝕾𝖎𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 @eagleseyeinc]

here are six things you should never use or say in your business:

1. don’t say $1000, say $999
2. don’t say buy now, say only 3 left
3. never say basic, say essential
4. don’t say standard, say customized
5. don’t say few, say limited
6. never use the word cost, use investment

these are business psychology principles and persuasive marketing techniques you should start using. words matter esp when you’re trying to get people to buy your products.

so save this, bookmark it and share it with others. buena suerte. 👍

[WILLIAMS @DManipulatedman]

@BlehisBack I.

Omo, ojo ti pe oo

[Olúwatósìn Olaseinde @tosinolaseinde]

₦100,000 invested at the beginning of the year and how it has performed as at June 30, 2026.
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1️⃣0️⃣ Bought Ethereum - ₦50,721 ($36.81)
1️⃣1️⃣ Bought Solana (Sol) - ₦55,026 ($39.93)
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1️⃣3️⃣ Bough Palantir -  ₦60,502 ($43.91) 
1️⃣4️⃣ Bought Microstrategy - ₦52,350 ($37.99)
1️⃣5️⃣ Bought vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) - ₦101,041 ($73.32)
1️⃣6️⃣ Bought Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) - ₦98,310 ($71.34)
1️⃣7️⃣ Bought Apple. Inc (AAPL) -  ₦99,405 ($72.14)
1️⃣8️⃣ Bought Alphabet. Inc (GOOG) - ₦101,576 ($73.71)
1️⃣9️⃣ Bought Microsoft corporation (MSFT) - ₦73,444 ($53.30)
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2️⃣2️⃣ Bought Micron Technology Inc (MU) - ₦355,936 ($258.30)
2️⃣3️⃣ Bought SanDisk Corporation (SNDK) - ₦824,437 ($598.29)
2️⃣4️⃣  Bought Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA) - ₦49,569 ($55.97)
2️⃣5️⃣  Bought MTN Nigeria communication Plc (MTNN) - ₦162,430
2️⃣6️⃣ Bought Guarantee Trust Holdings Company Plc (GTCO) - ₦141,010
2️⃣7️⃣ Bought Dangote Cement Plc (DANGCEM) - ₦158,130
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3️⃣1️⃣Bought Sunu Insurance - ₦65,460
3️⃣2️⃣Bought OandO - ₦100,370
3️⃣3️⃣Bought Honeywell Flour Mill  Plc - ₦72,380
3️⃣4️⃣Bought Chellarams Plc - ₦100,000
3️⃣5️⃣Bought Vitafoam Nig Plc - ₦205,430
3️⃣6️⃣Bought ETERNA Plc - ₦97,370
3️⃣7️⃣Bought Scoa Nig. Plc - ₦465,490
3️⃣8️⃣Bought Presco Plc - ₦158,620
3️⃣9️⃣Bought NNIG. Flour Mills Plc - ₦94,190
4️⃣0️⃣Bought NCR (Nigeria) Plc - ₦221,730
4️⃣1️⃣Bought Trans-Nationwide Express Plc -  ₦152,560
4️⃣2️⃣ Bought University Press Plc (UPL) - ₦95,000
4️⃣3️⃣Bought Zenith Bank Plc - ₦186,000
4️⃣4️⃣Bought Nestle Plc - ₦159,600
4️⃣5️⃣Bought Betaglas - ₦152,110
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[Dr Ola Brown @NaijaFlyingDr]

The only reason anything exceptional happens is because someone keeps applying force past the point where a rational person would stop.

[Olúwatósìn Olaseinde @tosinolaseinde]

“Eventually, the time that was not spent on learning skills will catch up with you, and the fall will be painful.” Especially as you get older. Learn a skill today.

Robert Greene

[𝕾𝖎𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 @eagleseyeinc]

if you're selling to broke people, sell them a way out. if you're selling to rich people, sell them safety. if you're selling to young people, sell them potential. if you're selling to old people, sell them the legacy they'll leave behind. if you're selling to employees, sell them freedom from their boss. if you're selling to bosses, sell them freedom from their employees.

[Oyinkansola @oyinkanbadejo]

I don’t think personal development is spoken of enough. Especially if you’re in your 20s, you should invest aggressively in yourself. This isn’t an argument against investing early, it’s for smarter capital allocation.

If spending on a cert or degree, moving to a better place for your productivity, buying a better laptop, outsourcing chores (buying back your time!) or attending the right event can increase your earning potential, that may be a better investment than putting it in any fund or stock.

You need to be able to weigh and use your money to build the life that earns you more money. Do I invest, yes, but I also allocate aggressively on my development

[WILLIAMS @DManipulatedman]

@TeesandCo_ Can't wait.

[Alex Gordon @AllStarGordon]

@brightafia chefs trick.. scoop the egg out of the water and pull away from steam... if EGG 🥚 dries itself off, it's 100% done! promise!

[Sir Dickson @Wizarab10]

The whole essence of love is to GIVE. The whole point of relationship is to GIVE, not to have entitlement.

It is the love you give that you deserve.

[MIDΞ (❖,❖) @theProcessXCII]

how did the conversation descend from what it actually was; to this thing you’re saying?

someone said there’s a pandemic of low IQ individuals in the society. and it’s a bad thing for the country generally.

As a member of the society, you owe it to the society to at least have a reasonable level of intelligence, either from formal education or otherwise.

A society with more intellectual people, and a society with less, which do you think will be progressive? This is literally the epicenter of the conversation.

No one is asking anybody to not chase money, and if you have to fool to make it, by all means do.

The main point, we owe it to ourselves and the society at large, to attain a certain level of intelligence. This is how we become better as a society.

An averagely intelligent person will not throw their refuse by the road side, or litter their gutter. These little things that seem negligible build up to a national scale and that’s just one instance.

You can fool all you want to get what you want out of life, or pretend to be a fool to entertain us but don’t be an actual fool.

And intelligence is not only about being educated, there’s emotional intelligence, social intelligence. All of these things. I have typed too much.

Wo GGs jare.

[Ibeh @masurge7]

They can not Fund our smart children to go for international Maths Olympiads but they can sponsor Hajj mass marriages!

[LADIPOE @LadiPoe]

Nothing happens overnight o. Neglect education for decades and eventually the invoice arrives. The next gen usually ends up paying it

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

I bookmarked this to respond later. Here you go.

I remember how I felt when I made my first 5K naira salary - it was the same feeling I had when I made my first 7 figure.

One of the first concepts I mastered was the art of "Joy Regardless".

I couldn't wait until everything makes sense, before I decided to be happy. That mindset have remained consistent throughout my journey.

And about your question? If I could have imagined my current reality then? Guy yes.

I always told my friends: "My chances of making it are higher than my chances of finding love"

I believe in myself die - and I don't allow the variable of brilliance delude me from the necessity of consistently deepening capacity.

Post NYSC, when I was struggling in the dirt of dirts. 20K teaching job with 3 tutorial hustles.

I would come back every evening, wear my nicest shirt and walk into a car shop - pockets empty.

"I like the rims on this one, do you have the color in black?"

"Hmmm. The price isn't bad. Can I see the BMW equivalent?"

I'd do this from car shop to car shop. Not because I wanted to waste their time, swimming in delusion or had nothing better to do with my time but I understood the power of visualization.

Sportsmen use it all the time.

You see bah, you stay long in a particular situation - your system starts to normalize it. You start to figure out how to "manage".

" 20K salary abi. Well, if I see like 50K own. I'll just try and walk 2km instead of entering bus"

This is worse than comfort zone because there's no iota of comfort and you're slowly conditioning yourself to optimize it as your new normal.

I found ways to constantly put fire in mybosom.

To make your dreams nightmares, and your living daylight daydreams. Visualization helps you to see what is possible.

It doesn't have to be with cars, but it has to be with variables incredibly beyond your reach at the moment.

You'll never be big. You'll never grow. You'll never breakforth - if your mind hasn't first conceived the possibility of that future.

Don't let your mind condition what's supposed to be a bus stop for you, become a final destination.

[Wale Banks 📊 @iamwalebanks]

Next is financial security.

₦400k - Mutual Fund (16% annually)
₦250k - Stocks (Buy quality only)
₦250k - Dollar investment (Use Risevest)
₦100k - Cash

Then focus on earning more money and top up every month.

5 years from now, come back to this post.

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

Don't focus on going 0 to 100.

Focus on going 0 to 10. Then 10 to 20. Then 20 to 30. And so on and so on until you get to 100.

Build sustainable habits through gradual progression.