The coming revolution

How can we build business empires?
How can we build global brands?
How can we build institutions that graduates will die to work for
How can we create wealth?

How can we affect how people think
How can we spread this virus
How can we raise the intellectual standards
How can we become the standards

How can we do what Legends do
How can we do the legendary
How can we become legends

How can we actualise the imaginary
How can we push people to be independent
How can we save a wasted generation

Those are the questions that the industrialist in me ask every day
Funny how I ask myself this questions in “we”s
It’s definitely because I know this can’t be done solo
Individuals don’t win wars
Individuals don’t even go to war
A departure from average is not a step
It’s a battle
It’s a revolution
Strong armies birth revolution

I’ve fearlessly seen myself as the CEO of the world’s most profitable company
I’ve seen myself countless times on Forbes, TIME
I’ve seen the ripple effect of my future actions
I’ve seen myself as a force to reckon with

I don’t care if I’m not there yet
I just need to keep seeing
Ceteris paribus
Victoria est certum

Lil piece on lil things

Life sucks
Life’s good
Life’s wicked
Life’s fun

Living is difficult
Living is hope
Living is boring
Living is challenging

1 world
1 life
7 billion people
7 billion lives

Life sucks
Yet we’ll do anything to stay alive
Life’s good
We’ll do anything to make it better

Life’s wicked
We are often quick to forget the wickedness
Life’s fun
You only live once is our new anthem

Life’s full of ups and downs
I’ve had my ups, had my downs
But I’ve had more ups than downs
So my life is on the upside

Downs with school
Downs with jobs
But I know better now
Downs were just waiting periods

Periods that make us appreciate the ups
Periods that toughen us
Periods that weaponise the warrior
Periods that force us to dream

Life’s got so much suspense
Life should get an Oscar

I love life
I love my life
I love love
I love my love life

The good life is the dream
I found happiness and I found the good life
The good life is all about happiness
Happiness in the little things

Little things like those books
Little things like those dreams
Little things like her smile
Little things like “ok Tolu”

I focused on the little things
And they brought me great happiness
With a little hope today,
The sky is the limit for every dreamer

There's more in the mix

The achievements of yesterday are not enough

There's more in the mix......

Keep searching

Self discovery is not an event, its a process

Look closely, dig deeper

There's more in the mix.....

Potential is crying

Empower yourself for more

There's more in the mix....

Na that fear go kill you!!

I see so much fear in young guys these days and I'm wondering if fear is the new cool.
Why do young guys walk through life with fear in their hearts when the beauty of the youth is supposed to be in their caution-free living.
If you don't loosen up now, when do you plan to loosen up?
When you're 30 and you have a wife and kid to cater for?
When you're 40 and you have a wife, kids and extended family to attend to?
When you're 50, the kids are in expensive colleges, soon to get married and retirement is on the way?
When you're 60 and you're in your retirement days that you really can't enjoy because of what stress and strain has done to your health?
When you're 70 and you're awaiting the glorious call?
What are you doing to yourself when you know now is all you've got??
Stop worrying, there's nothing to be worried about!
And I can just hear another young person saying "why shouldn't I worry when I've not bought my first car?"
"why shouldn't I worry when I'm serving and I'm not sure if I will be retained after my service?"
"why shouldn't I worry when I'm not even sure I will get a job after my masters?"
"why shouldn't I worry when my mates are going for their masters and my folks can't even afford to pay my fees?"
Some are afraid to trade with their savings because they feel it will be the end of the world if they lose it, forgetting that they have loving parents that can bail them out if they fail in a legitimate business. They forget they have siblings that will stand by them no matter what. They forget a word of prayer can turn their situation around.
Material needs cause us to worry and leave us in fear
Social needs cause us to worry and leave us in fear
Job security cause us to worry and leave us in fear
But some of us have vowed not to be moved by environmental factors
Some of us operate as if we are ignorant of the many odds we are faced with
Some of us have vowed not to be bothered by the things that apply to MANY, because we know that in any situation there always those LUCKY ones that seem to be unaware of the failure trend.
Some of us have vowed not to shy away from confessing possibility in the midst of uncertainty.
Some of us have vowed to keep speaking of the things that are unborn/unseen as though they were.
We belong to a great army
An army of dreamers
Dare to dream today
And that fear no go kill you!

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These dreams

The burden of ambition

The struggle against ordinary

The crave for more

Slightly better

Slight mega

Slightly greater

The push

The drive

Argghhh

Can the future be here already?

It wasn't always like this

Early to bed, Early to rise used to be the order of the day

The longer the sleep, the longer the dream..cos dreams were infused in sleep

But with age came responsibilities

With age came these dreams

With age came aspirations

With age came these goals and the burden of success

As these aspirations got bigger

The nights became shorter

Day times have become too short for an early bed rest

And even when we get/fall on our beds early

Immediately, we start dreaming

These dreams again

Same bed, same dreams, different nites

Tables have turned

Dreams don't stand the same

Dreams now stand outside sleep

This time we are dreaming with our eyes wide open

The longer the dreams, the shorter the sleep

The longer the post, the more I crave sleep

Goodnite guys!

A year today

It was just around this hour 365days ago, fresh out of school, 7-day old Electrical & Electronics Engineering Second class upper degree holder. In the days that preceded, the only people I probably wanted to talk to were Jaye, Funsho, Modupe, Harry, Aniekan and Dami, they were the ones that had come around to help me put things together for the book launch.

I can remember the emptiness on my graduation day, I wasn't just feeling what most people were feeling, all I had on my mind was the launch. The launch came and it was awesome. Many things worked well, all the guests had a wonderful time..I had fun too; in fact looking at the video, I couldn't believe myself.

Everyone that was around when all of these things were happening could testify to it that God was indeed with me. Amazing things happened, great amazing things! Sorry if I hype this one book launch too much, I know many more of my books will be launched, even after I pass away, but there's nothing as magical as your first.

Just last month, my mom sent the book to a friend in the UK and this is what he had to say: 

"Very many thanks for blessing me with copies of your debut. I had a friend with me when i opened the large envelope. After flipping through a copy, he refused to release it. I have read my own copy twice and am keeping it jealously.

Probably unknown to you, you have spoken the mind of God about wisdom, to the young and the old, this generation and generations to come.

I am quite excited with what i saw and read but not surprised. Your mum and i used to discuss the progress of our children many years ago and i have always seen you as someone who has a message for his generation. I thank God for using you in this very special way. I find the book very insightful, moreso, it has a spiritual touch."

365days later I'm sitted on a couch in a neatly furnished 4bedroom apartment that I have all alone to myself in the city of Port Harcourt, my 12th night in this city, it has been raining all day so I've just been pretty chilled, eating as much as I can while reflecting all day. I've talked to many people today and after their congratulatory messages they wanna know when I'm dropping my next book, some wonder why there are cob webs all over my blog and it might be surprising if I say I don't even have answers to some of these questions. I consciously took a break, but seeing as this break was taking too long I decided to break this silence.

I want to bring my blogging mojo back, I like this 30 day ish people have been blogging on, but some of the topics are just to fresh for me...I don't even know what they mean x_x

I would like to talk about how work has been in Port Harcourt some other time, I would like to talk about my observations. I would like to talk about my upcoming book as well. I would like to talk about how lazy I have been in certain aspects of my life. I would love to talk about my new dreams. I would like to talk about some of my fears. I would also like to talk about  my job search. I would like to talk about my inexistent romantic life and something I call the problem of over ambition.

Maybe I have my own list already, just maybe!

But I wrote this piece for one very key reason, and that is to appreciate God before all men. I don't know what things I do to deserve the things He has blessed me with, I've messed up on many levels but He has always been faithful. I love God and I believe Him in a most unique way, I can't find the right words to describe how much I believe God, but I must say I am a BELIEVER. Judging from the environment in which I grew up, judging from my average background, there are many things that my hands have touched that most people that were in those shoes with me are yet to dream of touching, God put me on another level and gave me bragging rights. I'm not the best, but I could have been worse. So as Paul said in 1Cor 1:31 "Let him that boasts boast in the Lord" This day I look at my CV and I boast in this one God. 

"Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof" this journey just started!

Who will the Lord use?

Telecommunications came into Nigeria in the 50s and from that time till the year 2001, the nation could only boast of 500,000 subscribers. When GSM was going to be introduced into this country, the governing board issued 5licenses and gave all the operators a mandate to draw 2.5million subscribers in 5years. Failure to record a subscription base of 2.5million customers would attract heavy penalties and might adversely affect the renewal of their licenses.
In no time, they had mapped out a 5yr plan to achieve 5 folds of what was not achieved in the previous 60years and as soon as they came up with a promising strategy, they were issued licenses.

Within 6months of roll out, they had hit the planned 5year subscriber base target!

There are 30million households in this country. There is not enough electricity generated to serve these households. A recent report showed that each household uses an average of 20 electrical bulbs and that if everyone could switch to power saver lamps, it will reduce the amount of megawatts required to cater for the nation

Internet has been a big deal since the 80s and its relevance has multiplied over the years. Mobile internet is now prominent in Nigeria thanks to the introduction of Blackberry smart phones and the likes into the market. People now move about with internet enabled mobile phones attaching increased relevance to the essence of the internet in many spheres of life.
Broadband is not yet a big deal in this country. How many homes have internet? Just as our phones can do more than just dial numbers, our cable TV connections can do more; those DSTV dishes can do more.
Soon there will be a crave to get every home in this nation connected.

Africa is an emerging market, the opportunities are boundless. Within the space of 1 year, the worth of Africa's richest man tripled.

Amongst many other things, I believe the future belongs to:
1. The visionary; those who recognise opportunities long before they become obvious
2. Those who understand that men were not born with "impossibilities"
3. Those who are passionate enough to follow through on every opportunity that comes their way
4. Those who are empowered with the right kind of information.

Common to emerging markets are the immense opportunities they present entrepreneurs with. Don't choose the path of least resistance. Come out to stand as the one the Lord will use.
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