The chances that a total stranger is going to recognize the importance of your work and give you credit for it are much much higher than the chances of a familiar person doing the same.
Leave your nest. Broaden your horizon.
So, this year, everyone asked me the big question that’s been on your minds😀 ‘Shedu. Why didn’t you apply for a slot at the Gtco food and drinks event’ my response, ‘I was rejected last year so I didn’t want to be rejected again this year’.
A wise person who wanted to know deeper asked me, ‘what did you do differently to make sure you were selected this year if you applied’ and I responded honestly ‘nothing’ because tell me why I would expect to be selected when I don’t even have a gtbank business account 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This then made me realize how unserious I was about the whole process because tbh, you have to be prepared for an opportunity because nothing will just drop on your lap without doing your own part.
Any way, I’m about to open one and I hope I will qualify for the next event because I will apply and if they reject me, olopa lo ma ko everybody 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I don’t enjoy interacting with people who make me anxious about replying late. The more I have to overextend myself apologizing for it (even if your feelings are totally valid), the less I want to engage, and the later my replies will become.
🗞️ || George Russell about keeping contact with Lewis Hamilton.
"If anything, it's actually gotten a little closer. We sometimes fly together and talk to each other more often off the track too."
"We just have a good relationship. Lewis is someone whose company I really enjoy. He's obviously in the spotlight, more than any of us, and sometimes a protective shield goes up. But in a familiar setting, he's someone I get along with really well. It's nice to have someone like him, someone I also ask for advice from time to time, because he's at a completely different stage of his career."
About a year ago, I got an invitation from the Future London Academy, one of the world's most prestigious creative leadership schools where business and design leaders from companies like Uber, Google, Dropbox, and Pentagram teach directly.
My immediate reaction? "There's no way I can afford £35k for this program." I nearly deleted the email on the spot.
But sometimes, life has different plans.
Days later, another message arrived mentioning a £20k grant opportunity. With nothing to lose, I submitted my application. In less than a week despite being in the final batch of interviewees, it became official. I have been accepted into the Executive Program for Design Leaders at the Future London Academy.
It’s been my dream to get structured learning in design. But this opportunity isn’t just about me. It's about the many creatives that get to indirectly benefit from the knowledge I gain from this.
However, this opportunity comes at a huge financial cost.
The tuition fee is £35,000.
Through the £20k grant, support from friends and family and good-hearted donors like you, I’ve covered over 95% of the total cost (£33,300k).
Now, I have just £1700 left to raise, with about 24 hours to go.
So I need your support.
I’m raising funds online, so everyone can support this cause. See it as an investment.
Support this campaign, and you become part of a larger story: bringing world-class design leadership principles back to Nigeria's growing creative economy and helping develop the next generation of design leaders.
Here’s how you can donate:
* GoFundMe (for international donors): https://t.co/D99pDSg7SO
* Direct local transfer: A/C 0059957511 — Access Bank
* Sooseed (for Nigerian donors): https://t.co/W4ip2Mruhb
Every donation matters. £10, £50, £100, or even a simple share.
Or help spread the word by reposting with #30days2raise£8k.
Thank you for being part of this journey. 🙏
For my Christian girlies, please understand that a man’s zeal for ministry and the things of God does not mean that the man loves God is and fully submitted to Him. Proximity to the things of God is not necessarily proximity to God Himself.