2 years ago, I looked at my library and new books were nearly non-existent. It has been a while since I bought new books. So I decided I was going to take a large chunk of money to fill my library. I budgeted N100,000. I was on a trip and made a stop in OAU […]
The first step to all significant progress is a firm belief in yourself that you can do it. I always like it when that belief is trending toward being delusional about what you are capable of. The more faith you have in your ability to triumph no matter what, the more progress you will make […]
In 2018 when I was seeking my first job post-NYSC, I ended up having job offers for 3 different roles. One was an Investment Banking position, another was a Cybersecurity position which I later changed to Data and Analytics and the last was for a Project Finance position. For the initiated, you will know that […]
I wrote here without any doubt that the future that is possible is that given the right regulatory environment, every organisation that can, will offer their version of Stablecoins. It is not difficult to foresee this outcome. The infrastructure of Stablecoin works is scalable and accessible to a wider audience. Therefore introducing new dynamics to […]
I have been spending an inordinate amount of time reading about the payment and the banking industry. You might have noticed that in what I have been sharing. When Satoshi launched Bitcoin after the financial crisis, he labelled it as a fix for the inefficient system that existed then and persists till today. What I […]
I shared 5 important lessons of the year in the last newsletter. I left one out which I will quickly talk about now. Never self-reject. Never!!! And I am guilty of this just as much as any other person might. But I’ve learnt to take leaps despite my feeling of “not enough”. Let me remind […]
Cryptocurrency is nascent and hot at the moment. I expect the hotness to continue for another 10 years at the minimum. Within these 10 years, great wealth will be made by those who understand the trend and play along or those who just got lucky. That’s one part of the story of the next 10 […]
As I got my offer letter to join PwC in 2018, one of the first things that came to my mind was how to grow my network within the firm. Because as we would later be told, PwC is a congregation of the best and brightest. So I couldn’t get it off my mind thinking […]
The history of the human race reveals that we have developed up to this state first based on observation of the universe. And not on learned knowledge or inbuilt knowledge. Just observation. By observing we formulated theories and subjected those theories to tests. Tests and outcomes of tests gave us what we can then refer […]
Many of us see those building large businesses and desire it. We see those earning money from “their passion” and we want it. We also see those who flaunt their wealth on social media with the caption “working from XX Island” and we crave it. It’s not bad to desire, want, and crave those things. […]