My 2025 wrapped ๐โจ
- Led cross initiatives at work that gave me executive visibility and expanded my role @StackOverflow
- Led an SRE & Observability training for @BankOfAmerica
- Released my 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th book with top publichers @OReillyMedia & @WileyGlobal
- Wrote my 8th book. Itโs my first collaboration (may get released in 2026 or 2027)
- Fell in love with a tall, bearded, handsome Anambra man
- Got into one of the best MBA schools in the USA (@UMich@MichiganRoss)
- Moved to Houston
- Designed my apartment and made it my most beautiful home
- Wrote a research paper on AI Agents & LLMs with my @GeorgiaTech professor (I now have 3 papers)
- Bought a 2026 Mercedes Benz GLC (paid in full)
- Served as an executive in residence for @mivauniversity
- Made really good money through consulting and passive income
- Travelled (Egypt, Rwanda, San Diego, New Orleans, New York, Michigan, Arizona)
- Made new friends
- Did more public speaking and received awards
- Launched courses on @LinkedIn Learning & @OReillyMedia
- Partnered with @MiroHQ as a creator
- Mentored Computer Science students at the University of Bristol, UK (@BristolUni)
- Flew business class to Lagos as a panelist for a @ZenithBank event
- Had straight EX's & A's in all my courses (MBA + MS) this year while juggling work and life (EX - exceptional grades in Ross because they don't do the letter grades system).
- Built consistency and systems that let me do hard things without burning out
There are a few more things that happened, but Iโd probably share them in the new year and at the right time. Super excited for 2026 โจ๐ฅน
Next time, try telling them you donโt know and youโre willing to learn. Youโre not expected to know everything. Youโre gonna miss out on opportunities if you keep doing this. Give yourself a chance.
If your job requires a college degree, you should be able to write-off your student loan payments as a business expense the way CEOs write off their private jets and yachts for their jobs which require neither.