In Yoruba parlance, when you want to explain how a disadvantaged man could have become successful in his endeavour, you say it in a phrase which can be translated: “It was God who gave glory to his lazy self”, where lazy is used to mean some form of weakness or disadvantage. In ancient Israel, a story...
In 2014, I applied for a job in my current workplace. After scaling the screening exam, I had a smooth even impressive interview, and felt I had the job locked down. Alas, I didn’t get it. What disappointment I suffered. You see, at that point in my life, I desperately needed a win, that job...
Sometime ago, I put out a poll on social media on what people thought they needed more to fulfil their dream; people, cash or skill. Majority went with cash like I expected, skill came in second, fewer people thought they needed people more. But I’ll tell you what I need more: People. Because the right people can connect...
Raise your hand if you offered French as a subject in secondary school. If you have your hand up, can you remember how difficult it was for you to chain words together in French? How you bit your tongue trying to convince your teacher they had not been wasting their time teaching you? But why...
Every seed possesses within it the capacity to germinate and grow. Even so, every seed also needs the right conditions to thrive and grow. We’re all here to express something; something that is already within us, something that also needs the right conditions to find expression. It’s often said that you can’t become what you cannot visualize....
