Jesus nailed all my shame, social conditioning, negative cultural and societal influences to the cross, that I may have life and have it more abundantly.
I choose to live in that reality now and always..amen
Signed
#KANMAWOMAN
PO needed a media team yesterday, I have said this several times. He also needs media training for what he is trying to achieve (I put it this way because Nigerian politics today don't need orators politicians just dance anyway)...I have said this since 2022.
We should learn to protect someone from further embrassment by not adding weight to it. That's one of the signs of being high-class.
Many signs of being high-class have little to do with wealth and a lot to do with consideration, awareness, and restraint. People who come from genuinely refined environments often do certain things so naturally that they don't think of them as manners at all.
Also, high class is less about appearing sophisticated and more about making other people comfortable without drawing attention to yourself. Good manners are the art of making other people feel at ease, while leaving them free to forget that you were responsible for it.
YouVersion has done so much to get the Bible in the hands of millions, in languages that the Bible didn’t exist In before.
Why not just explain why the TPT is problematic and caution people, instead of campaigning for the entire app to be deleted?
What destroys companies the most I’ve seen is toxic geniuses! One will think it’s under-performers but they you can coach you see those toxic high performers ? They chip away at your culture and then destroy performances of others because of their toxic behavior
One underdiscussed effect on Tony Elumelus visible social media brand is the the positive role modelling masculinity for young boys.
He makes business, loving your kids/wife & philanthropy aspirational and cool.
There’s a version of conflict resolution in a lot of Nigerian spaces that has nothing to do with resolution. It’s about who can mobilise more social pressure or who can reframe the story first.
Direct conversation is almost seen as a power loss. Like if you sit down and talk honestly, you’ve already lost something.
Hey, I know you don’t wanna hear this but your poor upbringing and the trauma of it is what is pulling you back from being minimalist.
You collect things because you worry if your current wealth is long lasting and you want to experience everything now.
Sorry 😔
But I also think it’s not just ‘hostility’ a lot of it comes from learned caution, speaking up can be seen as disrespectful, rude, or even risky in spaces where hierarchy and keeping the peace are valued above all else.
It’s less about not knowing how to talk, and more about learning when it feels safe to do so, there’s a few of us unlearning that gradually sha….