•~EXN~•

..11/02/2018

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[Ibironke Khadeejah Quadri @ronkecarew]

I wrote sometime ago that if you are born in the trenches like some of us and you want to BREAK OUT, you cannot afford to be mediocre.
I still stand by it.
But let me add something I have learnt since then.
HARD WORK ALONE WILL NOT SAVE YOU.
Yes, I said it.
I know extremely hardworking people who have been working hard for 20 years and they are still struggling.
Because at some point, you must stop confusing MOVEMENT with PROGRESS.
You need STRATEGY.
You need to know when to stay, when to move, when to learn, when to ask for help and sometimes when to START AGAIN.
Coming from nothing means you may not inherit MONEY, but the bigger disadvantage is that you may not inherit INFORMATION.
Nobody tells you which room to enter.
Nobody tells you how money works.
Nobody tells you that your ability to SPEAK, WRITE, NEGOTIATE and build relationships can open doors your certificate alone cannot open.
Sometimes you don't even know the opportunity exists!
That is why I said BOOK was my shield.
Growing up in Ijegun, I saw enough around me to understand very early that one wrong decision could change the direction of my entire life.
"Adija oni marry si Ijegun, koni bimo sibi."
People who knew me then heard it repeatedly.
It wasn't because I thought I was better than anybody.
I simply had a picture in my head of the life I DID NOT WANT.
Sometimes CLARITY starts there.
Maybe you don't know exactly what you want yet, but do you know what you don't want?
Start there.
And please, stop being ashamed of being AMBITIOUS.
Some of us cannot afford casual ambition.
When there is no family wealth waiting for you, no powerful surname opening doors, no inheritance coming, you have to build deliberately.
READ.
LEARN.
ASK QUESTIONS.
Find people doing what you want to do and study them.
Learn how people with access think and communicate.
Improve your vocabulary.
Learn how to negotiate.
Understand MONEY.
Learn a skill people will PAY for.
And when you finally enter rooms that once looked impossible from where you started, don't shrink yourself because everybody else appears more polished than you.
LISTEN.
OBSERVE.
LEARN.
But SPEAK when you have something to say.
You belong in any room your competence has earned you access to.
And another thing.
Your first breakthrough is not permission to relax.
One good salary is not wealth.
One successful business month is not financial freedom.
One degree is not the end of learning.
One connection is not a network.
KEEP BUILDING.
Find a mentor, but don't become a permanent passenger in somebody else's vehicle.
Learn the principles.
Follow instructions.
Do the work.
Then develop enough wisdom to eventually THINK FOR YOURSELF.
And SERVE.
There is something service teaches you that ambition alone cannot.
Finally, PRAY.
Pray seriously.
Ask Allah for favour.
Ask for people who will mention your name in rooms you have never entered.
Ask for wisdom to recognise opportunities.
Ask for protection from decisions that can destroy years of work.
Ask for BARAKAH, because having plenty without peace is another kind of poverty.
But after praying, GET UP.
Send the application.
Read the book.
Take the course.
Start the business.
Make the call.
Learn the skill.
Save the money.
Leave the comfort zone.
Prayer is not an excuse for poor preparation.
If you were born with fewer advantages, your beginning may explain why the journey is harder.
But please don't let it become the reason you stop walking.
Some of us are not just trying to "make it."
We are trying to change what is NORMAL in our families.
And that requires a different level of intentionality.
May Allah put BARAKAH in our efforts, connect us with the right people, protect us from costly mistakes and allow our children to start from places we once prayed to reach.
I stop here again.
Maybe Part 3 someday.

[F and his 253 followers @FrankIyn]

“Betting na Ajo. When my turn reach I go too pack am” - Osivue after the 5th consecutive cut-1

[Naval @naval]

Pick business partners with high intelligence, energy, and, above all, integrity.

[💗 @betybutr]

how it feels being an indegene of lagos state and observing the tl all day

[•~EXN~• @Gheebhal]

Nawa o

[Tavus @tavus]

Introducing Griffin, the first model to pass the video Turing test.

48% of people who talked to it live thought it was a real human. Previous systems have had a pass rate <3%. It is #1 on NVIDIA's benchmark for full-duplex AI video.

It’s the first Human Interaction Model (HIM).

[•~EXN~• @Gheebhal]

😭😭

[Lon3rr ✞ @Lonerrr_99]

Robot wan kpai the owner 😂

[Jolene @Ad3remy]

Grew up in Nigeria and always thought owning a car was a liability and a nice to have.

Moved to the US and realized why 16 year olds are given cars as a birthday gift.

[JR @jrxchangee]

Person wey don see money before and e no see again, e mentality different from you why never guide before. No go think say una be one

[•~EXN~• @Gheebhal]

When the consequences are less costly

[Aproko Doctor Global @aproko_doctor]

Make them fast
Make them often
Make them when it's still cheap

[Wizkid @wizkidayo]

Work smart make u no go Dey hustle like fool ❤️ 🦅

[•~EXN~• @Gheebhal]

🫡

Him and Mbappe

Political masterminds

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Jürgen Klopp says he wants Germans to be able to show POSITIVE patriotism without it automatically being linked to nationalism:

🗣️ “I would like to bring the German flag BACK without people thinking: ‘What is wrong with you?’ when someone waves it.”

“I would love for us to simply be HAPPY to live in this wonderful country.”

“I don’t want to leave NATIONALISM to the wrong people. But positive patriotism? YES!"

[•~EXN~• @Gheebhal]

Person really sit down score 73 goals in one season

[PopFoot @ThePopFoot]

📊 Les meilleurs buteurs par saison

[Victor🏀 @Victor_Akanz]

One thing I've come to realize is that no one is cutting you off if you are valuable.

[•~EXN~• @Gheebhal]

Women don show me love pass my fellow men

A woman is more likely to hold it down with you

[sc @sxdiqcarter_]

I’ve seen a lot of tweets here & a lot of real life instances. Guys will try to run from the truth or say otherwise, but IRL, if you go broke as a guy or fall behind your friends , they’ll probably leave you.
Forget all this “bro code” rubbish.

They always make it seem like girls are the only ones that cut you off when things aren’t going too well for you but guys do it more.

[THE POPES ✞ @ThePopeProjectX]

KPO KPO DI KPO - FAZE {2006}

[•~EXN~• @Gheebhal]

@funmicat @Olajvde Our fans always have something to complain about

[•~EXN~• @Gheebhal]

@FabrizioRomano @therealdaddymo1 @FrankIyn que?

[David Ade @Dayveed_Ade]

@GrandFeddy I’ve said I don’t understand people that support him but hate BAT. They’re equally stupid.

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Nigeria's huge film industry, Nollywood, is in mourning after the death at 66 of veteran actor and star of Yoruba-language cinema Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo.

https://t.co/UMHFkscehX