Ibukun Falade, ACA

This is where I nod and act like I am listening.

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@Citi973 As expected but we need to understand that he isn't a gud dribbler or passer of the ball. He is a CF like Haaland. From his movement, he wanted to pass the ball but he is a stiff big left footed man. Haaland in that position would have used his strength and speed to beat the DF.

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@Tomisin_Alasiri I'm sure it's Bruno 🥹🥹

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You don't need more time.
You need more focus.
It's not time that's slipping.
It's your attention.

Get back to work.

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@BaliOfLife @AObilana Everywhere first blur Abi 😂

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@vowletemmanuel You sure say we dey watch same match? Cos coach don comot Victor since second half start

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@BOTAD01 Agba DOP 😂

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@hameed_iyanda @hedrees_ayinde I agree with you. Even for tax purpose, it doesn’t meet the WREN criteria and it will be disallowed.

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@crownbeetalks @abiodun452 These guys no rate us at all.

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@crownbeetalks @abiodun452 😂😂😂😂

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@halima3622 Walai, bro just dey flex for pool 😂😂😂.

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@emmyx4pf @Hybrid_Ola Walai, I remember he once tweeted that he’d be on the show this season.

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@abiodun452 @ICAN_NGR Happy birthday colleague

[Michael @OladejiTosin15]

It's tough being a poor man pikin(PmP🤣) in a world where privilege often smooths the path for others.

I've seen it firsthand, like the time during my admission screening at unilag someone with 52 got in on merit list and the cut off was 70 or so. while my friend, who scored 65, didn't make either the merit or supplementary list. Clearly, if you're from a humble background, you often have to work twice as hard just to get a foot in the door.

From sec school, my focus was never on lamenting the unfairness of it all. Instead, I sought out PmP like me who have achieved great things in the fields I aspired to. It's a reality that privilege exists and will likely continue to, so why dwell on what I couldn't control?

I remember how people often say only rich kids or those with connections get into Unilag . That narrative shifted for me in 2007 when I read a Punch newspaper interview with Unilag's best graduating student in accounting. He had a CGPA of 4.70. His story resonated with me. he was from a poor family, attended public secondary school, and his education was scholarship funded. That became my beacon of hope. I told myself, If he can enter Unilag and graduate with a 4.7, so can I. (And I even managed to exceed that benchmark by 0.2!)

My time at YCT further solidified this belief. Gbenga and I would observe our seniors from similar backgrounds who were excelling. Immediately we met and interacted with Pappyk and Charles @ComradeAtt , we could spot a PmPs from a mile away! Yet, these guys were consistently topping their classes. I knew Pappyk couldn't afford all those textbooks back then, but they both graduated with distinctions. They became a big source of hope for us.

Then there was @taiwoyedele story during our PASS week at YCT. Hearing about his poor background and journey into the corporate world gave me immense confidence that we could also make my mark.

Wrote about this 2yrs ago on LinkedIn https://t.co/WTOHFJgYLu

I'm not fully there yet, but seeing others from humble beginnings change their trajectories keeps my hope alive. And yes, I'm sure some folks now see me as one of those PmPs who is trying to change trajectory and using me as a source of hope

My advice for any PmP looking to change their story is that - yes, you might have to put in more effort than some to gain the same opportunities, but the mission is absolutely possible. Others have done it before, and so can you.

And for those who think Big 4 firms are only for the privileged, think again. There are so many PmPs there, myself included. In my team, we often joke about how we dominate the ranks here 🤣🤣. In fact, we were analyzing some of our partners last week and our analysis showed most of them were PmPs🤣🤣. Shey rich man pikin Dey go do Hnd for Mapoly 🤣

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[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@abiodun452 @Princemoye1 😂😂😂

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@Big_Strategic 4

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@FabrizioRomano He will not pass the medical. He is going to Manutd 😞😞

[Ibukun Falade, ACA @Hybhikhay1]

@Usmanashafe @instablog9ja Infact, I was having my lunch and this was my exact expression. Wetin carry me come this tweet 😭😭

[Michael @OladejiTosin15]

Competitiveness can be two side of a coin. tbt, to survive in this capitalist world you need some element of it. Just like every company does.

I remember how I failed my first psychometric behavioral test almost a decade ago in one of the big4. I was selecting options that suggest that I wasn’t competitive, I don’t like to lead, I’m an introvert, I prefer to be behind the scene etc. I was rejected even tho I’d assume that my CV shows high level competitiveness (with 2 BGS , 10 ICAN exam prizes, 2 ACCA merit award on my CV then ). 2 years after, I passed the test after selecting options that indicate that I am competitive and the likes and got employed. May be I was wrong on my view of competitiveness at that point in time.

Yet, looking back, some of my actions as a very young student tells a different story.

As SS1 boy, i told the guy in first place directly that I was coming for the top spot😄. I even said he could aim for joint first, or would be second. And I did it. I would even go to private schools to challenge them on maths & show that students from public schools were also very good..

At YCT, I had challenge my best friend ( I mean we literally share everything - clothes,food etc). I told him he had to get a perfect 4.0 GPA because that was what I was aiming for, and that was the only way our CGPA would be equal. He was 0.01 ahead of me at the beginning of the semester. We share the same notes, studied together, and were always together. I didn’t view it as competition then as we were challenging ourself to be better. We still live together now.

At Unilag, I didn’t do any of such 😀😀

My initial description of self as non-competitive stemmed from a narrow understanding of competitiveness. I had equated it with a negative, cutthroat desire to win at everyone else's expense

Tbh, most employers often value a drive to achieve and contribute, not necessarily a ruthless desire to dominate.
However, I've also come to realize that fixating on what others have can be a draining and ultimately self-defeating exercise, obscuring our own unique paths. I prefer internal competitiveness, the drive to constantly challenge and improve oneself, to surpass my own previous achievements. To not be complacent and ignore the noise

From my experience, It's striving to be better, not necessarily better than everyone else, that leads to a more authentic and rewarding path.