the practice of consuming information superficially through headlines, tweets, and reels, and then talking about it with the confidence of a subject matter expert is disgusting and so embarrassing. stoppp.
Brutal truth about networking: Nobody wants to network with someone who needs something. Everyone wants to network with someone who has something. Build value before you build connections. Become interesting before you become interested. The best network strategy is being worth knowing.
I did this :
2018- WAEC had 5As
2019- JAMB/UTME scored 319
2020- got admission
2021- First GPA 5.0
2022- AAT(ICAN)
2023-Skill level(ICAN)
2024-Professional(qualified)
2025- first class (CGPA 4.77)
Mustapha Ridwan Tunde AAT,ACA,https://t.co/GDvdvFZW7n (Accounting,First class)
If you’re given an instruction, always learn to repeat it back to the person that gave it so everyone can be on the same page.
This is called closed loop communication and it can literally be the difference between life and death.
You tell someone to give a patient “2 of insulin” for instance and the person thinks you mean 2 vials of insulin meanwhile you meant 2IU. If there’s no clarification, that misinterpretation could literally cause a huge problem for everyone involved.
A badly worded instruction or poorly understood one can cause chaos with fatal consequences. And this spreads beyond just day to day activities in a little sphere. It can literally make an entire system collapse.
In all you do, learn to practice closed loop communication. That’s why our parents would ask us to repeat their instructions when they can see confusion on our faces.
It’s always better to double or even triple check than to assume you know what you’ve been told. It’s not someone forming “oga” on top of your head.
It is closed-loop communication: sender gives instruction → receiver repeats it back → sender confirms.
Simple and effective in preventing disaster.
One thing about ICAN conferences, you’re leaving there with a suitcase.
Many thanks to ICAN, my siblings and I have never had to buy mini suitcases.
Every year my mum attends, new suitcase.🤭🙂↔️
Still on Dream Count: I know a lot of advice women get is, don’t settle, because something better is coming. And honestly, that’s good advice. It is always fine to wait for better rather than tying yourself to someone who leaves you miserable. But here’s the harder truth:
The slander my surname gets here is hilariously crazy. Doesn’t matter though; when I become a $ billionaire, Forbes’ finest reporters will surely learn how to pronounce it. I can ignore you all. “Did I get it right, Mr. Ogedegbe?” No you didn’t, silly - do you even like your job?
"Sit at the front!" Davina McCall shouted.
Nobody told me that as a timid child, and it cost me dearly.
I spent my school years hiding.
Some classmates can barely remember me.
I always avoided the spotlight. And when you are shy and timid, breaking out of poverty becomes harder.
For years, I believed people were watching and judging me.
Truth is? Nobody is thinking about you that much. (Read up on the spotlight effect.)
Five years ago, I changed everything.
I started writing online.
I built the courage to be seen.
I joined Toastmasters to speak.
It was brutal. No one pushed me. But I pushed myself.
Today, over 1 million people follow my work on social media.
I get invited to speak at events, and guess what?
We still have to beg people to sit at the front. We still get silence when we ask people to ask questions.
Opportunities slip by every day because people stay invisible.
This is the hard truth:
Mediocre but visible people outperform silent hard workers.
Professor Winston once said,
"Your success in life will be determined by:
1. Your ability to speak
2. Your ability to write
3. And the quality of your ideas
In that order."
Take that step forward. Sit at the front. The world is waiting for you.
Share this with someone who is working hard but staying invisible.
And follow for educational, motivational, and inspirational content.
I bumped into @ThisisDavina today, and I just had to thank her for what she said to graduates at Newcastle University.🙏
Scholarship Award to Study in Sweden🇸🇪, God did it 💃💃
I am excited to share that I was awarded the SI Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM to pursue my Msc. In Biomedical Surface Science at @MalmoUniversity.