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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 Ile-Ife, my alma mater, where I was sure my budget will get well utilised.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I shared 5 important lessons of the year in the last newsletter. I left one out which I will quickly talk about now.

Cryptocurrency is nascent and hot at the moment. I expect the hotness to continue for another 10 years at the minimum.

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.