I say this to my kids all the time. Do it for the plot. Do it for the story. Tell yourself if it all goes wrong it will just be a funny story. Ironically job interviews, dates, and public speaking go better anyway if you're just happy to be there and not overthinking it!!
This is free advice from an expensive psychologist. If you’re an anxious person, do everything for fun. Go to a job interview for fun. Submit documents for fun. Start a blog for fun. Anxiety feeds on importance. Don’t make everything a matter of life and death.
I finally understand what Machiavelli meant when he said, “Never play fair in a game where others cheat.” It doesn’t mean become evil. It means stop being naive. Stop bringing honesty to people who study manipulation, stop giving access to people who weaponize closeness, and stop expecting clean hands from people who already showed you they’ll throw dirt. Sometimes wisdom is not revenge. Sometimes wisdom is learning the rules of the room before the room uses your goodness against you.
You can mock Nigerian girls all you want for lacking communication skills, but the truth is that Nigerian society is generally hostile to honest conversation.
The more Nigerians you deal with, the more you notice a pattern: people avoid saying things directly. They deflect, suppress, and sidestep difficult discussions until, seemingly out of nowhere, there's an emotional outburst.
Many of our siblings, parents, lecturers, bosses, and peers exhibit this trait to varying degrees: avoid, deflect, avoid—then suddenly, get mad.
One of my biggest dreams is to build a company that creates opportunities for women who started later than expected.
Internships and graduate trainee programs for women in their late 20s and 30s. Remote jobs for women in their 40s and 50s.
This Uber driver seems to be either tipsy or too experienced to drive an Uber cos he wasn't following the map directions 😭.
Man was just doing as he liked, asking each of us on the shared ride where we are heading to but almost missed my turn.
Our language around governance is so interesting in Nigeria. We talk like when someone wins an election, the money and resources of the state become their personal largesse and any progress or work that happens is because they’re kind enough to “dash” us.
Cheap travel across Europe, taking tourism seriously, easy travel across Europe for both EU and non-EU travelers.... Very hard for European football to have the success it does without these foundations. You really can't outgrow/out-develop your govt and infrastructure.
Johnny Drille performed at Albert Hall Manchester as part of his ongoing UK tour.
The show reflected continued audience engagement for African live music performances across the UK.
#JohnnyDrille#Manchester#UKTour
Until Nigeria begins to have issue-based politics, we won’t make it out of the hood. Fact
Pick a random elected govt official and you cannot even tell what their ideology is. What do they believe in? what are they against? It is just vibes & you can’t run a country on vibes.
President of Botswana 🇧🇼 Duma Boko stunned the audience after stopping midway through his speech to deliver a brutal but powerful lecture on relationships, loyalty, and trust.
Children are in the forest dying you dey write textbook for who to read on social media? Their parents? It can never be well with the president and his advisers. Ghouls. Wicked, soulless people