Talk to someone about it, don't let it fester because that's where the real danger lies. That's where you find 'besties' poisoning and trying to put down one another. Wisdom is always profitable to direct.
You know something though. There's a place of you being genuinely happy for your bestie and also a place of you feeling a certain type of way about it because of the things you've not achieved.
What do you do when you are clearly wrong? Do you still go all strong headed about it and turn your head up ehn, fine boy, fine geh? Apologies, it's not too late, you hear?😁
#wordsandeffect#unprovokedseries
Welcome to my #unprovokedseries. This first segment which is in 4 parts, starts with couple life, couple goals and the whole shebang. It's set in a friendly yet firm and reflective tone. Enjoy and watch out for part 2 with the Ajanlekokos😁😁😏
1/19: I asked a number of institutional LPs that invest in VC funds what they thought about the recent rise in exit valuations and if the resulting VC results were going to impact their view of managers and allocations.
You might be surprised about what they said! Unpacked:
1. This is going to be a bit hard this morning, but it’s what I need and it’s what you need. We’re moving into the practicality of faith. The lessons are going to be direct, and even personal. #Illuminare
Founders often ask about the value early-stage VCs can add
Reflecting on 4 years in venture, I’ve found it generally falls into the below categories
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Dear friend, don't despair. When you spend time developing yourself, you will be amazed how those skills are relevant in so many different industries and sectors. You will not be limited. Excellence is rare. You are rare. One day you will receive value commensurate to your effort
Today, I was meditating on I Corinthians 16:14 TPT – “Let love and kindness be the motivation behind all that you do.” I asked myself a simple question, “Subomi, what is the motivation for the things you do each day?” #Thread
In 2013, Stanley Druckenmiller called QE “the biggest redistribution of wealth from the middle class & the poor to the rich ever.”
And he was right. QE and ultra-low interest rates have inflated asset prices held by wealthy investors significantly.
“Opportunities come to people where it’s the credibility they’ve gotten in the past that causes them to have the new opportunity.” - Charlie Munger
Be a person of integrity and offer a 10x performance to your clients. And then watch yourself grow.
He's jealous for me
Loves like a hurricane
I am a tree
Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy
When all of a sudden I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realise just how beautiful You are
And how great your affections are for me
Oh how He loves us!
Your experience is capital. Your team is capital. Relationships you have built is capital. Your reputation is capital. The places you've worked at is capital. You must learn to build value from the ground up by uniting all that will work for you.
Are you building capital now?
It’s not new, but it still stings when it happens again..
When I started my company 23 years ago, a friend turned away from me and it was an unlikely friend who helped me with setting it all up..
I know the drill, many are called friends, but few are true..
Comparing rich countries with poor countries is unfair & unproductive. We must never ask: how can poor countries do what rich countries are doing? Instead we should ask: what did rich countries do when they were poor? And how can poor countries do likewise? #ProsperityParadox