Dimma

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[Dimma @NmaDimma]

It's almost a year now. My love for weddings is as bubbly as ever.
And what a growth it has been channeling that love into my portfolio career!
I mean, check us out: https://t.co/qoX4m40qik

[The Force! @Orifunke]

Don't wear ordinary wrapper to work just because it is a work-from-home day. The day will pass but the perception will remain.

[The Force! @Orifunke]

For clarification: this advice applies to both men and women. I specifically highlighted for women because it was a woman who wore a wrapper to work. If it had been a man who showed up in a wrapper like that, my advice would have remained the same. So this is not gender policing as some of you are making it look like.

Secondly, there's a difference between "having fun" and putting yourself in this kind of situation. Again, perception is one of the things you must guard jealously, besides performance. All things may be lawful, but not all things are expedient.

[The Force! @Orifunke]

As a young woman, one of the things you must never do in a professional space is to put yourself in a situation where you are embarrassing. Never opt to be the office clown. It will affect public perception of you in a way that you will not be able to track or measure.

[Olú @Olufemiloye]

“Embarrassment is the cost of entry.

If you are not willing to look like a foolish beginner, you'll never become a graceful master.”

- Ed Latimore

[Dimma @NmaDimma]

@banksofcalgary Then there’s me that’s just finding out now that there’s a WhatsApp group, please how do I join?

[‘Mide @LookingForMide]

Simi : Next time , when I hear a Man say , why is it that when a woman is giving birth they did not ask how is the Daddy , he’s on sight🤣🤣🤣she said wtf happened to the Daddy😩

[jaiya @jaiyagill]

career decisions are not permanent! the biggest mistake you can make isn't picking the wrong job, it's evaluating jobs in isolation

saw @pmarca's career advice & it's so spot on, portfolio careers are the new meta

your career is a portfolio of bets where you have to evaluate risk/reward/skills/network potential, and there are times when one may be worth outweighing the others

that pivot? might create a role that doesn't exist yet
startup equity gamble? might 10x your “safe” salary
moving to a new city? might change everything

sometimes work for a specific person or team compounds more than the title & yes, sometimes an unpaid or imperfect opportunity is the thing that finally gets your foot in the door you’ve been trying to unlock (i know, i know, so controversial!)

@garrytan said it best: if you aren't learning or making money...why are you still there? and if you aren't even having fun?? we literally spend most of our lives working

stability is admirable, but asymmetric bets are how great things happen

[Redi Tlhabi @RediTlhabi]

May I weigh in on this. I think you haven't factored something that is true for a lot of couples. And that is: AFTER you get married, to the person you WANT to be married to, when he has long been yours and you have long been his/hers; your heart simply does not see other people in a significant ways. Not in the way you describe. It doesn't occur to you to even compare because there is no reality in which they feature in your mind in that way.

They are there in a non-threatening way. Your instinct is not to even compare them to your spouse because there is no comparison. He/She wins all the time. Your heart has a home. You admire others, get along with them, and see them, but they can't get past the checkpoints that your spouse got through. Marriage is not always this constant wrestling, this never-ending contestation. Your scenario below may be true in other cases. But it is also true that in a room full of phenomenal people, some can not see anyone better than their person because the impulse to compare doesn't even occur. They have arrived. That is also true of marriage.

[Cultural Baddie @banksofcalgary]

Nigerians in Canada…classist? I just dey see different things for TL

[Dr Ola Brown @NaijaFlyingDr]

I honestly don’t care about all of that. If they’re ambitious about caring for me, building a solid family, and showing up with integrity, that’s more than enough.

[Glow Jacobs💡 @Portableglow]

I am based in Lagos, Nigeria and I’m looking for international remote opportunities.

I have experience working with top tech companies in Africa (Nigerian Interbank Settlement Systems Plc, Caava Group - formerly Turnkey Africa etc.)

My resume is available on request.

[Olúwatósìn Olaseinde @tosinolaseinde]

What can we start doing in our 30s to ensure that we aren’t using wheelchairs in our 60s on long trips (at the airport) to visit our children or grandchildren. I know aging plays a role but what can we do?

[Olúwatósìn Olaseinde @tosinolaseinde]

What’s the most unhinged thing you’ve done to get ahead?

[Documentary Filmmaker @TheXFilmXLord]

My dad started filming my life three months before I was born and titled my life a documentary & I grew up to be a documentary filmmaker with my own film fest in two weeks while simultaneously having a doc selected in another film festival the same day.

[Martha Ahumuza @MarthaAhumuza]

In the tiniest moments that still shimmer despite it all. Because if sorrow is relentless,then joy must be too.

[Martha Ahumuza @MarthaAhumuza]

That’s why joy must be deliberate. Not a reward or an accident but something you choose on purpose. Even when it feels absurd or out of reach. Even when your hands are still shaking from the last grief. You don’t stumble into joy, you carve it out.

[Martha Ahumuza @MarthaAhumuza]

That joy must be made, not found. Because sorrow doesn’t wait for you to make time. It doesn’t ask for permission but arrives uninvited,loud, greedy and without warning. It takes. And takes. And keeps taking. It empties rooms, quiets laughter, and lingers in the bones.

[Olúwatósìn Olaseinde @tosinolaseinde]

Mid 30s and above
Pls take a look

“I'm 59 — if you're 40, read this...

I used to think my 40s would be the crescendo. That by then, everything would have clicked.

Now I know: life gets richer with each decade — not because it gets easier, but because you stop pretending it should be.

At 59, I’ve raised capital in boardrooms and in DMs, sat across from founders burning bright with ideas and executives burning out from chasing the wrong ones. I've built companies, merged them, shut some down, and rebuilt again.

So if you're in your 40s — still playing the long game — here’s what I’d tell you:

1. Nobody worth impressing cares about your job title.
C-suite, Managing Partner, President — those are costumes. Useful, but temporary. What matters is what you build, what you solve, and who you elevate along the way.

2. Win fast by asking better questions.
I’ve closed more deals with curiosity than bravado. The smartest people I’ve ever met are the ones who ask more questions than they answer.

3. The sooner you master capital, the freer you are.
Understand money — how to raise it, move it, protect it, and grow it — and you stop being trapped by other people’s timelines.

4. Hire people who care more about outcomes than optics.
Don’t chase flashy résumés. Look for people who take pride in making things work. Quiet doers outperform loud observers every time.

5. You won’t remember the win — you’ll remember who stuck around when you were losing.
Business is lonely at the top — unless you build a circle of people who care more about the mission than the scoreboard.

6. Learn how to tell your story before someone else tells it for you.
Whether raising capital or recruiting a co-founder, your narrative is your leverage. Sharpen it. Own it. Repeat it.

7. Data is everywhere. Understanding is rare.
Collecting data is easy. Interpreting it is hard. Monetizing it? That’s an art. If you can do the third one, you’re not just employable — you’re indispensable.

8. The right partnerships change everything.
Every big leap I’ve made came from a relationship, not a transaction. Treat people like long-term assets, not short-term levers.

9. Never confuse momentum with progress.
Busy isn’t the same as valuable. If you’re sprinting without strategy, you’re just getting tired — not richer, not wiser.

10. Eventually, you become the thing you tolerate.
If you're surrounded by mediocrity, cynicism, or chaos — it will soak into you. Choose better rooms, better partners, and better standards.

You don’t need to peak early. You need to last.
Build your story brick by brick — with integrity, conviction, and guts. There’s plenty of time to win if you’re playing the right game.”
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[Dr Ola Brown @NaijaFlyingDr]

Full article: https://t.co/znz4OPcBVV

[Fovwe. @fovwee]

Please do not give us a name we can’t answer, don’t leave for us an identity we will struggle to embrace.

You will be missed, your absence will be felt, we will never recover.

Whatever you do, please don’t die young.