Francis Ebirim (M.Eng)

Catholic, A life student, Engineer

[Francis Ebirim (M.Eng) @FEbirim]

@jayhemz Solid take! Graduate engineers are probably the most versatile after school from Finance to Healthcare and even across engineering disciplines as well.

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

We captured this beautiful moment of Chimdiebube Onwubiko arriving in Enugu yesterday to a hero's welcome.

He won a gold medal at the International STEM Olympiad Grand Finale in Rome.

I love seeing education reclaim its rightful place in our society.

This is just the beginning of something great.

[Àgbàakin of Europe🇳🇬 🇪🇺 @powerfulbadeeu]

I do not always get what I wanted at once.
I wrote O’level four times before I eventually had the coveted C6 in Physics

I wrote JAMB four times before I eventually made it & gained entry into the University, when I eventually got admitted into FUTA in 2012, some of my high school mates were already in their finals.

I started applying for Scholarships in 2017 & only got lucky four years after in 2021; I submitted about 24 applications to different countries & continents before Erasmus Mundus eventually fell on my knees.

I’ve submitted over 4,000 job applications in this Europe, got only about 20 interview invites & only 4 offer letters.

Most of you know me as a Supply chain crooner on this app, but little people knew that’s a career I started after age “30”

Resilience is something I’ll always preach, I’ve lived through it myself.

“Na who give up fuck up abi how dem dey talk am”

Post motivated by @BukkyOA

[Dr Folaseye (ENT/Head &Neck Surgeon) @DrFolaseye]

I don’t know why people forget I am still a surgeon, since I got the NDC House of Representative ticket for Surulere 1. People call me Honorable and have removed the surgeon from my name, anyway Saturday I had endoscopic sinus surgery by 7am and by evening I became a politician

[Francis Ebirim (M.Eng) @FEbirim]

@stilldesha Can you pls open your DM.

[Francis Ebirim (M.Eng) @FEbirim]

He's my peace amid the storms

[SportsDokitor (Odogwu👆) @sportsdokitor]

Who else listened to Lionel Peterson, these were men who sang down the presence of God.

I woke up to songs like this thanks to my dad, just hearing this left me with goosebumps 🥹🥹🥹

[SportsDokitor (Odogwu👆) @sportsdokitor]

Who else listened to Lionel Peterson, these were men who sang down the presence of God.

I woke up to songs like this thanks to my dad, just hearing this left me with goosebumps 🥹🥹🥹

[Francis Ebirim (M.Eng) @FEbirim]

@iam_Uchenna Thank you

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

One of the most bizarre things I observed at Shell was how someone would spectacularly fail at a $$$ project, and instead of being demoted or fired, the opposite happens. They get transferred to manage another high-visibility project or even get a promotion!

It took me a long time to understand this but when I did, it changed everything for me.

You see, performance is measured in most companies on two prongs: the what and the how. The “what” is the actual result: did you or did you not strike oil after drilling that well? The “how” is the behavior you displayed during the entire process.

I was too focused on the actual results but I later found out that leaders rate behaviors higher. Hence, a project might fail in that it did not meet its stated objectives and yet the project manager might come out a winner because of how he carried himself through it all.

So what are the behaviors highly cherished by the higher ups?

First is daily updates. Forget weekly reports. Tell your boss and other key stakeholders about how the project is going at least once a day. When I say “tell”, I mean “tell.” Don’t rely solely on an email or a tool. Find a way to get in their face daily even if just for a min or two to verbally articulate the status of things. The pros at this put a standing 5-10 min meeting on their calendars and they come prepared to discuss the highlights and issues that need addressing. Which leads me to the second point.

Second, involve your superiors in solving the problem. Don’t form James Bond or Jackie Chan, trying to do it all alone. Any issue that will lead to a delay or cost overrun or any other wahala should be brought up asap to be discussed. Much easier to do if you talk with them daily. It is hard for them to blame you on the outcome of a project they have been integral to.

Third, conduct a “lessons learned” session where you perform an autopsy on the dead project. Share these lessons far and wide. You will be hailed as a sage. Suddenly you are now the guy helping the company become better by spreading wisdom gained from the school of hard knocks. This act alone has landed many people their promotion.

Bottom line: you can secure victory from defeat. The high flyers in your company do it all the time. If the project succeeds, they win. If the project fails, they win.

Be like them.

[Aproko Doctor Global @aproko_doctor]

Today is not the day we give up.

[Francis Ebirim (M.Eng) @FEbirim]

@boye4christ2006 Interested

[Francis Ebirim (M.Eng) @FEbirim]

@NoahEpstein_ Holiday

[Francis Ebirim (M.Eng) @FEbirim]

@yourgradcoach Journey

[Francis Ebirim (M.Eng) @FEbirim]

@JeremyTate41 We need to return to Catholic Traditions . It's obvious this experiment is not yielding fruit

[Wale Adeyemo @ceo_wale]

So I moved to a new apartment ( lodge) in 200 level, when I started making some good money from tech.

The lodge in question was a ‘big boys’ lodge (self-contain, light, gen, water, new building, etc… you know that stuff).

Of course, I met a lot of ‘big boys’ and quickly made friends with most of my neighbours. But one guy stood out among my neighbours. I heard his gist before even meeting him … not positive stuff.

People spoke about him with so much irritation, like he was a pest, a disturbance... the guy that’s always “smelling,” banging on people’s doors to charge his phone and lamp, and begging to do chores for a fee.

That got me interested. This was supposed to be a ‘big boys’ lodge, so how come someone could afford to live here (rent was around ₦200K..) but has to do chores for his neighbours for a fee?

Out of curiosity, I went to the porter and stylishly asked about this mystery guy. Unsurprisingly, the porter further buttressed the story (the porter has a ‘bad’ mouth, normal normal).

He described how poor this guy was and how he couldn’t afford a room in the lodge. I asked him, if he couldn’t afford a room in the lodge, how come he lives here?

Well, the guy rented the store … not a room, a store…so small it couldn’t even contain that student mattress. No windows, no toilet, no source of natural light, and no electricity.

It’s so stuffy you can’t stay there for 20 minutes without being covered in sweat. Because of this, the guy always had to leave the door open, including at night.

We finally met. We spoke at length. I asked for his name and my guy said I should call him MEGA 99 (Mega nine nine) , that that’s what they call him on the street. Very funny dude.

Anyways, we became friends. He’s a very happy guy… Celestial boy. He sings so well and has this very positive vibes. So I asked him to always come to my room whenever he needs to charge or needs anything at all.

Not long after, he brought multiple phones to charge, and I started ‘whining’ him that he don hammer, he don buy two phones.

Only for MEGA 99 to say the other phone belonged to his roommate. Roommate? How? Where? Inside which room?

Well, he brought someone to stay with him inside that same ‘store’ that could barely contain him and his school bag. He said the guy (roommate) was his guy from primary school; they came from the same village in Osun.

His parents (the roommate’s) could only raise the fees for the pre-degree program, no money for accommodation, no food, no clothes. So he (MEGA 99) had to show love to his guy since he had space.

Omoooo… I felt bad. There was I with a whole room to myself with almost everything. There was MEGA 99 with a cubicle, yet very generous, happy, and cracking us up with his songs and jokes.

I asked him to bring his friend over. I thought MEGA 99 was funny, but this his guy was on another level. I made rice and beans with boiled eggs that night. We ate, played PES, and dozed off at my place. We became friends, even though they were two years my junior.

The Saturday evenings that the three of us would go to ball house to watch match were always hilarious. MEGA99 and his friend are Chelsea fans ….they too dey make noise..

I left the lodge a year after but kept inviting them to my new place watch ball. The bants no be here.. lol.. they were now Akindeko boys…

We kept in touch even after I graduated and left FUTA.

They also graduated and moved on with life, while I continued building startups.

Things were very, very tough for me a few years ago, financially. Startup is tough (and very expensive). I had spent all my savings, sold my car, and a lot of other things to fund my startup and pay off debts failed iPhone importation business.

Then one random afternoon, MEGA 99 called from nowhere. I was happy to see his call. We started banting as usual.

At the end of the call, he said, “Bro, thank you so much for those uni days ooo. You really tried for me and my guy. I go like send you small thing to just appreciate you.”

I thought he was joking; well, until he wasn’t.

He said, “Bro, drop your account details, abeg.” I OKAYed him and we ended the call.

Sent my digits. A few seconds later, he called, “Bro, shey na dom account?”

“Dom account bawo? You wan send me dollars?”

Sent my dom account… alert received ….$1,000 from MEGA 99.

Omooooooooooo

The same guy that couldn’t afford accommodation.
The same guy that was living in a store.
The same guy that had to beg to charge his stuff.
That money was a miracle and very timely. I was dead broke.

I went to eat a proper lunch at Captain Cook across my office, entered GTB to cash out, and called my aboki to change it. Swagger restored! E mi odidi CEO.

The same guy is one of the biggest supporters of Parrot @use_parrot .. Always liking and reposting our contents..and shares ideas and feedback about the product.

Even though he doesn’t write reviews , he has sent more than 10 users our way.

See ehn, nobody can make it alone.

Most self-made stories are usually half-truths.

Friendship is a gift. A huge gift.

I’ve enjoyed solid, meaningful, and impactful friendships, and I’ve been intentional about being a blessing to my friends as well.

The number of times friends have come through for me are too many for them not to be divinely orchestrated.

Thanks for that cash, MEGA 99.

I know you are reading this post.

[@mrajiabdulwasiu @mrajiabdulwasiu]

"A hardworking man can be better than what you are looking for today in 3-5 years. So, choose wisely."

I remember a friend journey.
As a BSc holder, he earned 20k as a a private school teacher in 2017. He managed to enrol for his MSc in 2018, completed his MSc in late 2019. Got a another job through his classmate recommendation, his monthly salary move to 130k.

Won a fully funded PhD to study abroad, monthly income move to €2000. Completed his PhD in early 2024.

Today, he earn a monthly net salary of $8000.

You can see how a MAN life become transformed in a short while.

So, do not despise the day of your little beginning. Sooner than later, you will be celebrated. Focus and environment is Key 🔑

[Francis Ebirim (M.Eng) @FEbirim]

@YourHRontheGo @donatusedi @BukkyOA That's bold indeed John. 🤝

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

Your job is meant to challenge you. The moment that stops, it’s a sign you need to leave or at least re-evaluate where you are.

Growth rarely happens in comfort, and when the work becomes too easy, too predictable, or no longer stretches your capacity, you risk stagnation.

A career should sharpen you. New technologies are released almost all the time, which should push you to think deeper and demand the best version of you.

Challenge is what builds skills, unlocks potential, and often signals that you’re leveling up. When that’s gone, you owe it to yourself to reignite your ambition.

Don't stay stuck.

[Francis Ebirim (M.Eng) @FEbirim]

@dashboardlim Guide

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@levikmunneke Leads