the_elay

Personal Development Enthusiast.
Learning, unlearning & becoming.
I write about growth, work, life & everything in between.

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Okayyy, I’m back on X. 😂

The last time I was active here, it was still Twitter. A lot has changed since then. I’ve changed too😅.

I’ll be talking about growth, work, life, becoming and everything in between.

Hi, I’m Elay. 🤍
Let’s do this again.

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At what point do we stop calling it “being patient” and admit that we’re just scared of starting over? 😭

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

I bought fuel yesterday in Toronto, Canada, at $1.7999 CAD per litre, and it cost about $98.95 CAD to fill up my tank. This should ideally last me about a week or more.

Now, the minimum wage in Canada is $17.95 CAD per hour, which means someone who works an average of 8 hours a day will earn $143.60 CAD before tax. A day's salary is enough to fuel his or her car for 2–3 weeks. This means that even one of the lowest earners in Canada can afford to own and drive a car daily without the cost of fuel becoming an overwhelming burden. Public education for children is also free and of high quality.

In Nigeria, fuel is about ₦1,300 per litre. It would cost about ₦88,000 to fill up a similar tank. The minimum wage in Nigeria is ₦70,000 per month. This means that an entire month's minimum wage cannot even fill the tank once.

A minimum-wage earner in Nigeria cannot realistically afford to own, fuel, and maintain a car. The same person still has to afford food, rent, children's education, healthcare, electricity, transportation, and other basic necessities. The list goes on.

In fact, even a bank manager in Nigeria earning ₦1 million monthly could still struggle to maintain a decent standard of living after covering these basic expenses.

This is one reason poverty is so widespread in Nigeria. The cost of basic living is simply too high relative to what the average person earns.

You don't just have an income problem in Nigeria. You have an affordability problem.

For millions of Nigerians, simply living a decent life has become too expensive and increasingly impossible.

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@Lolaschanne Na collabo 🤝

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@OtegaEjite @am1_Val @SamuelNwanosike We mount na

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I think one of the hardest parts of growing is accepting that some things can be good and still not be good for you anymore.

A job.
A friendship.
A relationship.
A version of yourself.

Outgrowing something doesn’t always mean it was bad.

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@Kingincrease_ Thank you ❤️❤️

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Okayyy, I’m back on X. 😂

The last time I was active here, it was still Twitter. A lot has changed since then. I’ve changed too😅.

I’ll be talking about growth, work, life, becoming and everything in between.

Hi, I’m Elay. 🤍
Let’s do this again.

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So I’m genuinely curious, which approach makes more sense to you, and why?

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Happy New Week, everyone! 🎉
I have a burning question.

If you’re unhappy at your job, would you:

A. Resign first, then look for another job?

B. Secure another job while you’re still working, then resign?

Asking for a friend. 😫

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I’ve seen people resign because the job has become toxic or simply no longer serves them, without having a Plan B.

And I’ve also seen people stay, quietly look for better opportunities, and resign only after they have something else lined up.

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@kayodeoyeniyi1 Happy birthday 🎊

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@ana_ravazzani @ValaAfshar Mine left 4 years ago. Sending you hugs 🫂 🫂❤️❤️

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@malshaghdari85 @lunardreamn I agree

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@lunardreamn I’m getting there. 😂 At some point, you realize being liked by everyone requires you to constantly edit yourself, and I don’t think that’s a life I want.

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@M0tion_001 This is why I’ve stopped saying “nothing can surprise me again.” Life has a way of saying, “Are you sure?” 😭

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@GxxxxB_ Where did y’all get the costumes though??🤣🤣

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JSYK, it always works out in the end. So, keep on keeping on. 💪

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@OtegaEjite I dey na🤣🤣🎁

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Omoooorrr!!!😫

[HALO | CAREER SPECIALIST @Halosznn_]

I did few research, port harcourt has a lot of companies 🤭

So here are companies in Port Harcourt, their LinkedIn pages and addresses.

Do your research, check their career pages or send a cold email/dm💌:

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@cray_ozy 😎😎