For most of my career, I didn’t realize I was following Charlie Munger’s advice.
Looking back, many of the best decisions I made can be traced to these three simple rules:
1. Don’t sell anything you wouldn’t buy yourself.
I’ve never been interested in promoting products, services, or ideas I didn’t genuinely believe in. Your reputation compounds much like an investment portfolio. Every recommendation either strengthens trust or withdraws from it.
2. Don’t work for anyone you don’t respect and admire.
Some of the biggest career breakthroughs came from working with leaders who challenged me, taught me, and set high standards. The title mattered less than the opportunity to learn from people I respected.
3. Work only with people you enjoy.
Life is too short to spend years surrounded by negativity, politics, and constant friction. The best teams I’ve been part of shared something beyond competence, they enjoyed building together. When trust and respect exist, work becomes energizing rather than draining.
As I’ve grown my career, built businesses, and developed my personal brand, I’ve found that success is rarely just about strategy, skills, or timing.
It’s often about the people you choose, the values you refuse to compromise, and the reputation you build over decades.
Charlie Munger’s wisdom sounds simple.
Simple doesn’t mean easy.
But if I could give one piece of career advice to my younger self, it would be this:
Optimize for integrity, learning, and people. The money tends to follow.
What’s one career principle you’ve followed that has never let you down?
Dear Nigerians,
THERE IS FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN!
INEC is manipulating the Voter Register.
They are systematically deleting the Voter Registration of certain demographics. Kindly rush to their portal & check to make sure that your CVR Registration is still valid & is found.
RETWEET MASSIVELY & SPREAD THE WORD!
More illiteracy = More insecurity.
Widen the illiteracy gap, and you directly get more insecurity.
It’s not rocket science.
A mind with nothing to offer intellectually will find something to hold, usually a weapon.
When you deny a child education, don’t act shocked when he picks up a gun instead of a book.
Terrorism and insecurity don’t start in the forest. They start in classrooms we abandoned.