No blabbing, no pride.
Creativity at its peak! 🔥
Best advice this week: go work in a creative niche.
Cool CMS+.
The updated CMS would have been out already, but copycats would just bastardize it.😂
An OPEN LETTER TO @kolan_xyz
Many other Platforms Have come and gone.
But PAYONEER, RAENEST, CLEVA, Grey were outstanding...
They worked with Nigerians, they understood NIGERIANS population is enough to get any business to succeed.
They Listen, they IMPROVED, they are still improving.
Last 60 days, You had issues with your CUSTOMERs ( remote worker, Amazon kdp PUBLISHERS and many more.)
Your customers started complaining, You got angry because you said you were being dragged even when you UNDER DELIVERED...
Most publishers lost their kdp account, many lost their Clients and instead of finding ways to Improve more.
You CHANGE NAME FROM hurupay to KOLAN, AND kick Nigerians out.
I hope the other countries won't COMPLAIN, or you can manage their populations easily.
All the best.
From a Frustrated and unsatisfied Customer.
Whether you start , learn, grow , become or not, the time is going to pass anyway! After all, five years from now you will be five years older, and ten years from now , you will be ten years older. At the end of that time , you will either be at the top
Two things happened in Spain vs France.
1. Yamal’s controversial penalty. The ball hit his hand.
2. Olise tacked Rodri in a bad way.
But the timeline is quiet about it because it’s not Messi and Argentina.
Ronaldo fans are hypocrites.
Learning digital skills changed my life, and it can do the same for you.
Learning a digital skill can help you build a career online and create opportunities to earn income.
One thing about learning digital skills today is that you don't always need to spend a lot of money before you can start. There are platforms where you can find free courses that can help you learn a skill.
For example, Udemy is a platform where you can find courses on different skills. While many people think you have to pay for every course on Udemy, there are also free courses available that you can use to start learning a skill you're interested in.
Coursera is another platform that partners with different companies to make their courses available to people around the world. Some courses can also be accessed for free.
edX is a platform that offers courses from universities. It gives people the opportunity to learn from courses being taught by these universities online. While some courses may be free, you will need to pay if you want to get a certificate.
Envato Tuts+ is a platform focused on creative and digital skills. You can find resources to improve your skills in areas like design, video editing, website design, and other creative fields.
YouTube is also a free platform where you can find tutorials and lessons on different digital skills. You can search for a skill you want to learn and find resources to help you get started.
Having access to these platforms is only the first step. What matters is taking the time to learn, practice, and improve your skill.
The skills you learn today can create opportunities for you in the future.
When I finished uni, as a chemical engineering graduate, I was offered a job with less than 100k pay, I didn’t apply tho. Someone close to me just hated that I was home doing nothing and wanted me to get a job. And it wasn’t like I wasn’t doing anything, I was just plotting. I turned down the job because I have one belief “anything you don’t see yourself doing in 5 years time, don’t start. Any job that can’t give you the type of life you want, don’t start, you might end up getting too comfortable with it and never stop”.
A friend of mine who was broke like me after uni started working in a shop as a sales person collecting less than 50k monthly, fast forward to now, he’s still there and still earns a little above 50k, 60k precisely.
Many people just want to make money for immediate needs, and start riding bikes, 10 years after, they’re still riding it, they even use it to raise kids. So, I’ve always told myself I wouldn’t start anything I believe can’t give me the life I want.
After I turned down the job, less than 4 months in, I made over 10M Naira, and the rest is history.
As I gave my word to my beloved, so it has come to pass.
Three months earnings may seem small to some, but I’m truly grateful my beloved achieved it.
Every milestone is worth celebrating, and this is only the beginning.😎
Things you MUST do before signing your contract of employment:
1. Read the entire contract.
Not just the role title and salary. Read every clause, ESPECIALLY the ones that look boring because that is where the risk usually hides.
2. Understand the termination clause.
Check the notice period, whether it is mutual, and whether they can terminate you immediately without compensation.
3. Check HOW and WHEN you will be paid.
Confirm currency, payment method, payment dates, and whether payment is tied to outcomes, milestones, or time worked.
4. Clarify your deliverables.
Make sure your responsibilities are written clearly and are realistically achievable within your working hours.
5. Demand clear KPIs.
If performance is mentioned, the metrics must be specific, measurable, and documented. Vague KPIs can be used against you.
6. Look for one-sided power clauses.
Phrases like “at the company’s sole discretion” or “as determined by management” should raise questions.
7. Check intellectual property ownership.
Know who owns the work you produce and whether this applies only during your employment or forever.
8. Review non-compete and exclusivity clauses.
Ensure they are reasonable in scope, duration, and geography. Overly broad clauses can limit your future income.
9. Confirm working hours and availability expectations.
Remote does not mean 24/7. Time zones, response times, and availability should be stated.
10. Understand confidentiality and NDA terms.
Know what information you cannot share and what obligations survive after you leave the role.
11. Ask questions and request revisions.
A contract is not a take-it-or-leave-it document. Professional employers always expect clarification and negotiation.
12. Never rush the signing process.
Pressure to “sign immediately” is a red flag. Always take time to review or get a second opinion.
Never live your life trying to please everybody. It’s never worth it. The price is too high for the prize you seek.
There are people who will never like you. There are people who will never see the good in you.
You can walk on water, and some people will say it’s because you can’t swim. Essentially there are people you can never please, and who will never respect you, no matter what you do.
Don’t let it bother you.
Even jollof rice has miserable people that hate it. And you are not jollof.
Be yourself. Live life to honor God.
And never let the applause of people determine the path of your life.
Happy weekend.
I need to know where this church is located. What a message!
The kind of sermon Nigerians must listen to just to remind us that we are having it real bad.
If you go church and you dey shine teeth after church service, no be church you go. The message/sermon has to hit you in the right and wrong places.