Lanre Iroche

Writer, father, artist, husband, mentor, Christian. Not necessarily in that order.

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In the words, “I can’t,” the absence of desire, motivation and belief are often misdiagnosed as the absence of ability.

We are capable of more variety and growth than we might recognise; we just don’t want to (or believe we can) do all that we actually can.

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Have we peaked at prioritising public perception over private performance, or does that balloon still have enough hot air to keep it rising?

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Sometimes the biggest hurt we cause lies in our failure to acknowledge the hurt we’ve caused.

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Few people want your life when you’re on the way up. Most desire your successes but want no part of the struggles that got you there.

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Teachers 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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You cannot change anyone’s experience of you while you remain the same person at your core. Lasting change always begins with internal growth. And internal growth always begins with a single step.

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@premierleague Any from @CAFCofficial’s beautifully named back three: Fish Costa Fortune

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Al…ca…raz 😮‍💨

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If you’re the type to see enemies everywhere, don’t forget to look in the mirror.

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The world is loud. Sometimes we need to adjust the volume.

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Bukayo!!!

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One of the greatest gifts to give a friend is permission to be themselves. Another is to call them out when they fall short of who they have the capacity to be. The challenge of being a great friend involves the discernment to know which is required, and the courage to give it.

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We live in a time in which genuine remorse is frequently met with cynicism, yet well-crafted PR-led apologies are demanded of corporations and people in the public eye.

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When you look at the small picture as if it were the big picture (when you treat the specifics of your situation as indicative of all life and all truth), you position yourself to do often catastrophic damage. It is why we should learn all we can before we do all we can.

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There is a form of anxiety which manifests as a desire to control outcomes in order that we are not forced to confront our own fears, discomforts and insecurities, in which we prioritize “others control” over “self-control” because it’s easier and feels safer.

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It’s interesting that TINE is pronounced ‘tahyn,’ and TEEN is pronounced ‘teen,’ but ROUTINE is pronounced ‘roo-teen’.

I guess that’s what you get from a language which borrows from a variety of others (Old Norse and French in these cases)

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“Sifting isn’t meant to be comfortable; it’s meant to be profitable.” @stevenfurtick

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Change is a participation sport.

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Not everyone who dislikes you does so with good reason. Sometimes it has everything to do with them and nothing to do with you.

I just felt someone might need to hear that.

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The human soul is capable of great endurance, but it is often disappointed in the stages where that endurance is dependent on the will.