The first 5 years of my career was for building a cash reserve and establishing and pulling my family out of poverty, so I played it safe.
The next five years are for taking big risks, and going all in on the stock market. Live below my means. 50% of my income every month.
A Jewish guy called Jacob finds himself in dire trouble.
His business has gone bust, and he’s in serious financial trouble. He’s so desperate that he decides to ask God for help.
He goes into the synagogue and begins to pray, “God, please help me, I’ve lost my business, and if I don’t get some money, I'm going to lose my house as well, please let me win the lotto”.
Lotto night comes, and somebody else wins it. Jacob goes back to the synagogue. “God, please let me win the lotto, I’ve lost my business, my house, and I'm going to lose my car as well”.
Lotto night comes, and Jacob still has no luck!! Back to the synagogue. “My God, why have you forsaken me?? I’ve lost my business, my house, my car, and my wife and children are starving. I don’t often ask you for help, and I have always been a good servant to you. Why won’t you just let me win the lotto this one time so I can get my life back in order???”
Suddenly, there is a blinding flash of light as the heavens open, and Jacob hears a voice:
“JACOB, MEET ME HALF WAY ON THIS ONE, BUY A TICKET!”
I always remember this joke when I am praying for something, and the answers come to me in prayer as action items. There are always opportunities to get out of problems and be great; we just have to learn to invert situations to see them.
Many things I don’t understand about fashion and why people do them.
I understand why women do makeup but I don’t understand why they wear wigs.
I don’t understand why they need eye lashes.
I don’t understand the function of neck chain. I understand that of hand chain.
I don’t understand why boys sag. It’s the most stupid of all.
I don’t understand why women revealing their body on the street is different from revealing it at the beach.
I also don’t understand wearing sneakers on Agbada, mad combo.
1. Send a message almost immediately after exchanging the contact (or, longest, at night). Thank them and say you are excited to meet them and look forward to going far in life them. They may reply with a simple “okay” or “Welcome”, or not even reply at all. Doesn’t matter, they are busy.
2. Follow them on social media and if they are active, engage them
3. Follow them and their company in the news. If you see any positive thing about their company in the news, send them a message to congratulate them. If it is bad news, commiserate with them and pray for them
4. Avoid spamming them with regular messages. No “Happy new week” or “Thunder fire your enemy this week” messages.
5. If you can go to any other event you read on their page or in the news they are attending and are able to meet them physically again, walk up to them and remind them about your previous encounter
6. If you write something relevant to their company, industry or interests, you can share the link with them on Whatsapp. You are subtly sending a message that you’re a person of value yourself
7. Update them about your progress. “I just got promotion at work or I just moved to XYZ company. I look forward to being a veteran in the industry like you”
8. At some point, they become more comfortable with you and will even be the one to invite you to an event
9. But if they don’t, no problem. You can still do a lot in life without having them in your network.
How to make your children millionaires in dollars by the age of 30 without starting a business.
1.) Invest a deposit of $2,000
2.) Invest $300 monthly in an ETF that averages 12% in the long run
3.) Automate the amount monthly
4.) Stop contributing once they turn 18
5.) Take your hands off and do nothing. Wait for another 12 years
6.) On their 30th birthday they become a millionaire in Dollars
The most fascinating thing about this is that only $66,800 was contributed. And over $955,000 earned in interest.
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For me, it’s two things:
1. I see life as one long series of experiments. Not fixating on winning or losing - just doing things, learning and seeing what happens. So, the “audacious” things I do just feel like… things.
2. From the love at home. If I make a wrong bet and lose everything today, no matter what it is, I know I’ll pack up whatever is left of my life and go to my parents’ house: where there’s love, laughter and oha soup.