AI

Founder @careerbuddyhq, @tamborinafrica OKR expert. Hiring is hard and risky. I help founders and company leaders minimize hiring risk.

[AI @abrahamiyiola]

Hiring is hard. Almost everyone agrees. Hiring for your startup in Africa is the hardest thing you’d do for your startup. It is a skill that needs to be learnt with a lot of patience. Just like fund raising or learning how to find product market fit.

[DAZN Football @DAZNFootball]

The scenes at the Emirates look straight out of a Hollywood movie 🎬❤️

Absolutely incredible. 🏆✨

(🎥 via X/ Joevadi)

[AI @abrahamiyiola]

After 22 years. Champions of England. The Arsenal.

[AI @abrahamiyiola]

@anything LFG

[AI @abrahamiyiola]

@anything LFG

[Anything @anything]

Hackathon participants get:

- Guide on how to get 100 paying customers for any app (has community, content, and product tactics we used to get our first 1000+ customers)
- How to rank top 5 on Product Hunt (what we did)
- 50 validated app ideas that are easy to build and can make you your first $10K.
- Advanced Vibe Coding Guide: technical roadmap for going from idea to real app.
- $100 discount on Anything Max and a motivated group chat building alongside you

Retweet and comment “LFG” on the launch video (above), and we’ll send you a $100 discount code and the link to participate.

[AI @abrahamiyiola]

@budapp Is the unlimited credit still available? Tried building a few things, some minor hiccups but looks good.

[CareerBuddy @careerbuddyhq]

The most common life lesson is the understanding that certain things are truly out of your control.

You could give it your all and pour your heart into it...

Yet, the results might not reflect your hardwork and sleepless nights.

I am sure many of us can relate to this.

🧵🧵🧵

[AI @abrahamiyiola]

@LinkedInHelp My account has been locked for more than 3 months and no one has been able to help despite using a Recruiter lite licence

[UF @UtdFaithfuls]

A certain "tactico" has made this clip to try and pin the blame on Casemiro.

If you look carefully, you'll notice Casemiro moves out when he thinks Antony has won the ball or it's fallen for Licha.

The entire defending was bad. No point singling him out.
https://t.co/EYKvmkAfPj

[AI @abrahamiyiola]

From Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker

[Kai Havertz @kaihavertz29]

Mood

[Deji Faremi @deejayfaremi]

This video just kept getting better

[AI @abrahamiyiola]

@SimShagaya @poet_this

[Philip A. Adama @naijasboy]

Had a blast joining folks online at the @careerbuddyhq fest earlier today. We discussed ways individuals can position themselves to access global tech opportunities and how @clevabanking can help them earn!

[Mosinmee👸 @_mosinmi]

Snippet from #careerbuddyfest2023 breakout session: from novice to techie

“Solving a unique problem using tech is the first thing you should think about when going into tech not building an App.”

@_GeraldBlack @careerbuddyhq

[themuseminute @cb_yinye]

@careerbuddyhq - Thanks for the opportunity to network, rant about work, and still enjoy our day! I learned a lot from this fest, like building wealth, side hustles, and pursuing unconventional career paths as a 9-5er.

[thatmediachic @esta_asu]

Imagine gaining knowledge, having fun, and getting souvenirs at the same time😂😂❤️

Thank you so much @careerbuddyhq

#careerbuddy2023

[Hussein Sanni @TheHusseinSanni]

What's an event without food??
It's a meeting!!

But this is CareerBuddy Fest 2023 🥳😋

#CareerBuddyFest2023 #CareerBuddyFest23 @careerbuddyhq

[CareerBuddy @careerbuddyhq]

We’re super excited to announce @moniepointng as a sponsor for #Careerbuddyfest 🎉

Moniepoint provides an all-in-one payments, banking and operations platform for businesses and individuals.

Still haven’t gotten your tickets for #careerbuddyfest ??? Visit https://t.co/IfssjN4aSY

#moniepoint #careerbuddyfest23 #careerbuddy

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

A monthly ritual that changed my life.

The Think Day

(bookmark this and try it later)

In the 1980s, Bill Gates began an annual tradition he called the Think Week.

Gates would seclude himself in a remote location, shut off communication, and spend a week dedicated to reading and thinking.

The radical approach became essential to his process:

"Think Week is a time when I can be creative and push my own thinking. It's a time to step outside the day-to-day demands of my job and really focus on the big picture." - Bill Gates

I first read about the Think Week a few years ago and knew I wanted to give it a shot.

I didn't have an entire week to dedicate to it (early career demands, family priorities, etc.), but figured I could adapt something with a similar core vision.

The Think Day was my creation:

Pick one day each month to step back from all of your day-to-day professional demands:

• Seclude yourself (mentally or physically).
• Shut off all of your devices.
• Put up an out-of-office response.

The goal: Spend the entire day reading, learning, journaling, and THINKING.

By doing this, you create the free time to zoom out, open your mind, and think creatively about the bigger picture.

My essential tools for Think Day:

• Journal and pen.
• Books/articles I've been wanting to read.
• Secluded location (at home, rental, or outside).
• Thinking prompts to spark my mind.

Six thinking prompts I've found particularly useful:

1. Are you hunting antelope (big important problems) or field mice (small urgent problems)?

2. How can you do less, but better?

3. What are your strongest beliefs? What would it take for you to change your mind on them?

4. What are a few things that you know now that you wish you knew 5 years ago?

5. What actions were you engaged in 5 years ago that you cringe at today? What actions are you engaged in today that you will cringe at in 5 years?

6. What would your 80-year-old self say about your decisions today?

I aim for an 8-hour window split into 60-minute focus blocks with walks in between.

You have to slow down to speed up.

In a speed-obsessed world, the benefits of slowing down are extensive:

• Restore energy
• Notice things you missed
• Be more deliberate with actions
• Focus on the highest leverage opportunities
• Move slow to move fast.

The Think Day can help. Give it a shot and let me know what you think.

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