Mr. Slim

[Timothy Selikem Korku Donkor @DonkorST]

The legal and health sectors in Ghana are worse than even the economy.
The two major professions, health and law, are doing the bare minimum compared to the weight of expectations the public has of them and the major role they play in society.

From infrastructure gaps to behavioral flaws to professional negligence, our professions continue to fail us.
Instead of concentrating on undoing the weaknesses in their various professional fields and systems, they sit on social media to battle over which profession is “noble”.

Nobility is not a predicate of argument. It is the product (attributable) of efficient, effective, and impactful practice.

If your patients are dying, your clients are unjustly convicted, prisoners endure undeserved suffering, or you lack resources to treat an ailment, you are not noble.
Nobility is not hinged solely on efforts. It is measured in results. Being part of a system that is failing or has failed is an indictment on you and the profession.

The first sign of nobility is to restore hope to the people, which means opposing injustice, whether you directly cause it or not.

So I insist that this generation has inherited the goodwill of their professions, shaped and nurtured by the deeds of their forebears. They enjoy goodwill they haven't earned.
And are pretentious while at it.

If lawyers and health workers do not rise to the occasion to put their professions in order, their goodwill will diminish over time. And putting their professions in order includes ensuring that the systems they work in are effective.

AYOO

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

Wisdom isn't in recovering every loss. Sometimes, it's simply refusing to use good money to chase bad money.

Cut the loss, learn the lesson, and move on.

[Chris Atadika @chrisatadika]

Party was first to respond condemning the act and commencing investigations for further action. Govt didn’t wait for him to resign later but sacked him immediately considering breach of appointees code of conduct and you NPP people say what? Did we even get half of this from you?

[jerome @readJerome]

Nkrumah’s economist and St Lucian Nobel Laureate, Arthur Lewis, warned Nkrumah that the Akosombo dam was going to be a fiscal disaster. Nkrumah responded that he understood Lewis’ economic genius but he was a politician, and politicians have to bet on the future.

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the ways of death.

~ Proverbs 14 :12

[Manasseh Azure Awuni @Manasseh_Azure]

Outcomes in cases involving the government and the governing party are no longer predictable at the Supreme Court as they once were. And it is refreshing to note that the Chief Justice who empanels the judges is appointed by the sitting president. Long may this continue!

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

@osgoodpaekid @thebankofghana Lol

[jerome @readJerome]

Rice glut, egg glut. Having a small market is such a disincentive for primary production. Don’t even dream of industrialization.

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

Just as natural fire has the tendency to
extinguish when left unattended, so is the
glory of God upon us having the propensity to disappear when we are saddled with familiarity and over simplicity.

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

If your faith and hope are not grounded in Biblical truths, then what you believe will eventually fall apart during a spiritual battle.

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

No individual or generation has the exclusive right to the perpetuity of the glory of God; it is all dependent on the commitment to consistently and consciously preserving it, through obedience and holiness.

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

@_benopaonyx1 Lol.

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

😂

[Moongazer @joeybeastmarket]

@AGPamBondi I have made genuinely hundreds of thousands of dollars on prediction markets for you not doing anything

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

@gyaigyimii Proper dude. Happy blessed birthday Champ.

[Aluta_shaban @Aluta_shaban94]

I had to revive this thread. 📌

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

There've been way too many examples for any artiste to still let a record label rip them off in this age. You can't keep making the same mistakes. The stories are out there. You don’t even need to go past Kanye West and his label drama lol. Get a good lawyer o.

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

Most artists haven't been the same parting with or wanting out of labels.

It takes massive support to get back on their feet. See the amazing August Alsina, even Lil Wayne in time past.

Megan Thee Stallion fought her own label for her freedom, same as Taylor Swift among others.

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

The structures now exists for artists to easily put their projects out & still own their stuff too. The requirements is to be smart & understand the business of it.

Invest what you make back in your craft if you want to be a big brand.

That is why I like what Sarkodie is doing.

[Mr. Slim @ebenezer_slim]

Record labels are in to make money. They're a business!

They help in production, PR & marketing, research, distribution, etc...

As established entities, they usually have what it takes, i.e resources & channels to readily market artists' work, which is "key" to an act's career.

[Noah @NoahAdamtey]

Every lawyer (especially young lawyers) has a way to determine the value of their services or ROI, and it's not always about immediate financial returns.

Today, if President Mahama wants me to represent him on a case, I will use my own money to file the processes and not ask him for a dime. Why? It's not because JM will pay me later. No! Rather, being able to carry myself as the lawyer of the President would open more doors for me than any amount I can reasonably charge him for my service.

Similarly, there are young artists, even those who have made it, who many young lawyers would jump at the opportunity to represent for free. These young lawyers know that representing them will provide the lawyer with access to their network of other Artists and labels, boost the lawyer’s resume, etc. The same applies to upcoming artists. If he or she is broke today but is talented, the lawyer knows that they'll make it someday, and, all other things being equal, they are likely to carry that lawyer along and pay him or her.

What I want to say is this: as a young artist or even a start-up owner, there are so many lawyers who will represent you for free or for just a token. They know there is something in it for them, it's just not immediate financial benefits. Take advantage of this and kill the mindset that lawyers will overcharge you.

Also, learn to appreciate that lawyers are absolutely needed in your rise to the top. They are trained to see things that an untrained eye and mind might miss or overlook. And in the same way you work for a living, they do too and it's okay to pay them, too.