HEARTBREAK, IDEAS & A LAUREL

Hello Everyone :)

So,  Novel unveiled, the awesome event I told you about has come and gone. 

I remember asking Deji, the amazing organiser of the event how he initiated it, and he said that it started with an idea. One he wasn’t afraid to implement, and Voila, on November 30^th , he saw the birth of his dream.

It was an event where several innovators and inspirers met to discuss ideas, passions, and life words. They include: Steve Araba (Social entrepreneur), Ademola Aderigbigbe ( Brand Consultant extraordinaire), Zubair Abubakar (Nigerian constitution App developer and the owner of one of Nigeria’s largest gaming company), Salem Kosemani (My favourite freak, and winner of the world bank youth innovation in 2013), Sotonye Okolubo (Biz tycoon, Owner of Spanache), Olumide Okesanya (One of my fave spoken word artiste) , and yours truly.

Learnt a lot from these awesome individuals;

Steve Araba reminded me of how important ideas are.

Seriously, it’s one thing to have an idea and it’s another thing to execute it. But oh well, like every relationship, love is beautiful, but you gotta work hard to maintain it, so is it with your dreams.

Sotonye explained the importance of uniqueness in business.

She has an organic spa. Did you know that a mixture of Coffee, lime and baking

soda can work wonders on your face? Also, Coffee, honey and brown sugar are

great exfoliators?  ‘You can never teach

a person to be innovative’, she said, ‘it’s a choice we have to make ourselves’.

Ademola's inspiring talk ‘ Re-imagine Work’ is forever in my head....two questions that stuck were: ‘if you are constantly looking forward to the weekend, holidays, etc on a Monday morning, then you have to re-imagine work? ‘If you think that retirement will give you peace of mind in the end, then please ‘Re-imagine work’? I love his analogy to temple run...are we constantly running in circles in life? Remember, you are living your own reality show. Are you enjoying it?

Game Man made us dance. Game man made us think. Game man encouraged us to use our words. Game man loved my work..I'm humbled.

Salem, Zubair and Israel almost made me switch

professions....Being an IT person or a ‘Techie’ is so cool. Wow. 

Israel is a 13 years old kid who would soon launch his maths app. Think future ‘Bill Gates'.

Salem and Zubair taught me the importance of using time wisely and being innovative...yep, innovation is the future...and when they said- heart break = world solution, I just agreed. Pain can be a stepping stone to greatness. No?

I spoke too, on living a great legacy, cos that’s what matters, ‘cos that’s how we live forever even when we are no more. I encouraged everyone to give responsibilities to their abilities, to matter even if it’s for a day. 

I love this quote: 'When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent

left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me' - Erma Bombeck

Can’t wait to share the talk with you as soon as it is uploaded. Excited!

When God gives you a dream or an idea, executing it is your way of saying thank you to him.

What great ideas do you have?

Got this from the novel unveiled team. Surprised. Thankful. Mama's new fave decor :)

I never imagined I would get a laurel or would speak one day when I started this blog. This laurel means so much to me (so grateful to God for it);

it reminds me that a life of purpose and passion is so worth it. Also, the fact that you read this blog means a whole lot more to me. Wow!!!!! Thank you.

A colleague once asked: 'What can I do for this generation?' 

What can you do to make an impact, cos you are unique and the positive things you do matter a lot?

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Like Steve Araba says, it would be rocky at first, but in the end, it’s so worth it.

Have a beautiful day!

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#MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY

Hello Everyone :)


Here's this for motivation:

Yup! Absolutely love that! 

Never give up or give in. Trust God and believe in yourself.

Met Kofo at the tedx event I attended in Akure. Inspired by her.




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Have an awesome day!!!!

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'HELEN KELLER MOMENT'

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Quick question, ''If you could meet four people in history and ask them one question; who would you pick and what would you ask?''

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Was asked that a while back and I gave my response in a blog post (16 years old gem), and there, I mentioned that one of the people I would like to meet is Helen Keller.

Who is she? 

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According to wikipedia 'Helen Adams Keller was 

an American author, political activist, and lecturer. 

She was the first deaf-blind  person to earn  

a bachelor of arts degree'.

There's something magical about people who, 

despite their  disabilities, make something out of 

their life...

Honestly....I don't what I would do if I lost my gift 

of  sight and  sound, (or if I was born without 

certain physical abilities)....maybe I  would whine 

and  disturb  my dear mom and  friends.....or  I 

would  go the route of these great  men and 

women and write, sing  (like  Stevie Wonder or  

Cobhams Asuquo) and have a positive outlook  in 

life and inspire people? 

What will you do? 

I really admire Helen Keller and hope that her 

story spurs you  to keep believing and keep having 

faith and to be an inspiration.

Yup, she's much more than a symbol of courage....

If I were to meet Helen Keller, what will we talk 

about?

Her fears, her motivations and her faith....(those 

and more) :D

Some of my favourite Helen Keller quotes:

1. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.Helen Keller
2. Never Give Up,before Giving Your Best in All What You Face.- Helen Keller
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   I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.Helen Keller
   
   

   

   
   
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   When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us.Helen Keller
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   Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.Helen Keller
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   Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.Helen Keller
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   Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.Helen Keller
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   When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.Helen Keller
9. It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.Helen Keller
10. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.Helen Keller
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    My darkness has been filled with the light of intelligence, and behold, the outer day-lit world was stumbling and groping in social blindness.Helen Keller

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13. Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.Helen Keller
14. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.Helen Keller
16. We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.Helen Keller
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    “We could never learn to be brave and patient 

    
    

    if there were only joy in the world” ― Helen Keller

    
    

    
    
19. “While they were saying it couldn't be done, it was done.” 
    ― Helen Keller

1. “Four things to learn in life: To think clearly 

without hurry or confusion; To love everybody 

sincerely; To act in everything with the highest 

motives; To trust God unhesitatingly.” ― Helen 

Keller

“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the 

stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a 

new doorway for the human spirit.” ― Helen 

Keller

“Everything has its wonders, even darkness and 

silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, 

therein to be content” ― Helen Keller

“A bend in the road is not the end of the road…

Unless you fail to make the turn.” 

― Helen Keller

“Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's 

failures, but of the success that may come 

tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, 

but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will 

find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no 

effort that we make to attain something beautiful 

is ever lost.” ― Helen Keller

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Christina Perri- Burning Gold

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