Hello @LCFC
I’m Olaogun, a winger also played as a striker from Nigeria. I’ve spent the last 3 years training daily to get one shot at professional football.
I’m not asking for a contract. I’m asking for 7 days on trial to show you what I can do. If I’m not good enough, I’ll walk away with no hard feelings.
I’m fast, direct, and I work harder than anyone on the pitch.
My highlights are here: https://t.co/nD68FCLsMn
Thanks,
Olaogun
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Yesterday, my wife and I visited a venue for a big event she is planning and decorating for a High Chief in Egbaland.
She was full of energy as we entered the hall. But the moment she stepped in, her countenance changed. She walked towards the front and suddenly froze for like 2mins.
From where I was standing, on a call, I noticed she was completely still, which is unusual for her when she is in work mode. So I walked up to her. The moment I looked at her face, I saw tears rolling down her cheeks with her lips moving in a prayerful pattern. I asked her, “what is wrong.”
She looked at me and said, “Jack, 12 years ago, I was inside this same hall as a server, packing and washing plates. Today, I am the event planner, and everyone here is answering to me.”
I tried to hold back my own tears as I hugged her tightly to calm her down. But even while typing this tweet, I can still feel myself getting emotional.
See, life truly does get better if you keep grinding. Don’t let your starting point hold you back.
Never look down on humble beginnings. Never give up on yourself. One day, the same place that witnessed your struggle may also become the stage for your victory.
The last time I had any liquid that wasnt water was 9 years ago. No juice, no tea, no coffee. Nothing. Just water.
9 years ago I used to be heavily addicted to carbonated drinks. I’d take at least 3 per day.
I remember how I’d watch motivational videos, get charged up and tell myself I’d be quit only to eventually consume more than I used to few hours later.
It became a cycle for many years.
Until I stopped trying to change by impulse or motivation.
I started observing and watching myself. I wasn’t bothered about changing my habit anymore. It became a curiosity quest: I wanted to know why exactly I was so addicted.
I’d observe when I drank, what triggered it and MOST IMPORTANTLY, just before taking it, I’d ask myself
“Why are you about to drink this? What exactly is it giving you?”
First day, nothing changed.
Second day, nothing really changed
Within a week, the same thing I couldn’t go a few hours without, completely lost its appeal to me.
I saw it for what it was.
In the past 9 years, there hasn’t been a single day I’ve seen a drink in a fridge, store, beside me on a table that appealed to me. It has never happened. I have zero desire for it. Why? Perception changed.
After asking those questions, the answer I got was that I was taking poison.
I saw it as exactly what it was; a ticking time bomb that would ruin my health.
Everything changed. Not just for this habit but for many more.
You’re smarter than you give yourself credit for. The reason many things have tyrannical rule over you isn’t because you’re not disciplined. It’s because you lack clarity.
If every relationship thrives on communication, what makes you think your relationship with yourself ( the most important of all) will be different?
We don’t talk to ourselves about ourselves. We don’t ask questions about ourselves and get answers.
The easiest way to keep the cycle going is to try to change because you feel emotional or motivated. It’s not going to last.
It hasn’t worked in the last 5 years. That’s exactly why you’re still stuck.
This time, don’t try to change. Don’t try to make a radical decision. That’s another form of tyranny.
Pause. Observe. Ask questions. Internally.
See the patterns right in front of you.
Understand you.
Everything. Changes.
Everything.
Rooting for you.
❤️⏰
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Shooting Stars SC’s second goal in #SHOWOL was a beauty to behold — pure poetry in motion. The Oluyole Warriors sliced through the Warri Wolves defence, orchestrated by some Ayobami Junior magic.
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My girlfriend borrowed some money from me saying it was for her mother’s medical emergency. Turns out she used it to go on a trip with another guy.
I found hotel bookings and flight confirmations. Instead of confronting her, I planned to send the evidence to her family group chat.
But when I finally did it, her family’s reaction wasn’t what I expected. Instead of being outraged with her, they defended her, saying “relationships are complicated” and “maybe you drove her to it.”
They weren’t just defending her. They were behaving like conditional probability without updating on new evidence, violating Bayes’ Theorem.
In Bayes Theorem, you start with a prior belief and update it when you see new evidence. You don’t just ignore the data.
Formula
P(H | E) = (P(E | H) × P(H)) / P(E)
Where
H: Hypothesis
E: Evidence (what you observe)
P(H): Prior probability
P(E): Probability of the evidence
P(E | H): Prob. of the E if the H is true
P(H | E): Prob. of the H given that the E is observed
Let’s take an example and solve it step by step.
In a box, there are only red balls and blue balls.
- 70% of the balls are red
- 30% of the balls are blue
Some balls are large: the probability that a ball is large is 0.2 if it is red and 0.6 if it is blue.
A ball is picked at random and is found to be large. Find the probability that the ball is red.
Step 1: Define hypotheses
- H1: the ball is red
- H2: the ball is blue
Step 2: Define evidence
- E: the ball is large
Step 3: Define prior probabilities
- P(H1) = 0.7
- P(H2) = 0.3
Step 4: Calculate likelihoods
- P(E | H1) = 0.2
- P(E | H2) = 0.6
Step 5: Calculate total probability of the evidence
P(E) = P(E | H1)·P(H1) + P(E | H2)·P(H2)
P(E) = (0.2)(0.7) + (0.6)(0.3)
P(E) = 0.14 + 0.18
P(E) = 0.32
So overall, 32% of balls are large.
Step 6: Apply Bayes Theorem
- P(H1 | E) = (P(E | H1)·P(H1)) / P(E)
- P(H1 | E) = 0.14 / 0.32
- P(H1 | E) = 0.4375
Final answer
If the ball is large, the probability that it is red is 43.75%.
Congratulations, you’ve just learned Bayes Theorem!
Bonus: Applications of Bayes Theorem in AI/ML
1. Recommendation systems:
Bayesian methods estimate P(User likes a movie | viewing history) by updating prior preferences based on observed behavior.
2. Spam filters:
Email classifiers estimate P(Spam | words in an email) using word likelihoods learned from data.
3. Medical diagnosis:
Diagnostic systems estimate P(Disease | symptoms) by combining disease prevalence with symptom likelihoods.
4. A/B testing:
Bayesian A/B testing updates beliefs about which variant performs better as data accumulates.
5. Reinforcement learning:
Bayesian approaches maintain probability distributions over models of the environment and update them as the agent gathers experience.
If you don't use to recite these 3 du'as in sujood, then you need to start NOW!!
Wallahi they are so powerful and with total submission to Allah, you'll see progress and changes in your life.
1: Allahumakhfini bi-halaalika, an haraamika, wa aghnini bi-fazhlika, Amman siwaak.
2: Allahumghfirni, Wa'aafini, Warzuqni, Warhamni.
3: Rabbana aatina fiddunya hasanata wa fil aakhirati hasanata wa'qina azabannar.
Make sure to recite anyone during Sujood, or All. May Allah make it easy for us and accept our Du'a.
Harry Maguire is one player whose story is really inspiring. Man was at his lowest, had all bad names you could think of from even Manchester United supporters, was seen as a loser, and almost lost his confidence on the pitch since he mostly failed to deliver. But he continued to show up, put in the work, push to improve, and now, you can’t say he’s not a necessity/key player for the team.
You don’t give up, you shouldn’t.
And no matter how much of a failure you see yourself as, you can always work on yourself, you can always get better as long as you’re intentional about it.
Be like Harry Maguire.
My dad left my mom for another woman on Christmas Eve when I was eight years old. This left my mom with three boys to raise.
There was a small grocery store in our neighborhood owned by Mr. Thomas. My parents actually stopped at his store while bringing me home from the hospital and he weighed me on his butcher scales. When he heard that my dad had left, he set my mom up with a small charge account which she promptly paid on or paid off every payday. It allowed us kids to walk to the store and buy that baloney, milk, cat food or even cigarettes for my mom without having a penny in our pocket.
As I got older, my brother worked for Mr. Thomas. He found out that Mr. Thomas and his wife were "accidentally" losing some of my mom's charge slips, which were just pieces of paper in a file. I later realized that this could be why we got a toy for Christmas or a new pair of pants every now and then.
When I turned 19, I found out that Mr. Thomas was going to die soon. I made a point to go to his house and visit with him. I told him that I knew what he and his wife did to help my mom. He seemed embarrassed but humbly admitted to it. I walked over to his bed and hugged him for what seemed like several minutes. We were both crying at the end of it.
But I never got a chance to tell him how much of a foundation that set for me for the rest of my life.
I guess what I'm saying is that one kind action, one you have no idea is being observed, can change a person's life. And you don't even know it unless someone tells you.
That's it. End of story.
𝗗𝘂𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱
My Rabb, You are my Lord and I am Your servant. You gave me this feeling for them and I turn to You with it. Don’t make them a test or a trial for me. Put
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