Akure, Nigeria
Joined October 2022
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Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
Again, if you sabi book, it will take you to places you never imagined.
If you're from a poor home, academic excellence is one of the most democratic ways to lift yourself out of poverty.
Grind while still in school. Face your studies please.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
If you are in a relationship with a Nigerian woman, you pay for at least 10 of the following:
1. You pay house rent
2. You pay school fees
3. You pay for hair
4. You pay for nail
5. You pay tfare to visit
6. You pay for dates
7. You pay for business
8. You pay Ajo
9. You pay for clothes
10. You pay for shoes
11. You pay for bags
12. You pay for food stuff
13. You pay monthly allowances
14. You pay siblings school fees
15. You pay parents house rent
16. You pay for occasions
17. You pay for vacation
18. You pay for sex
19. You pay for apology
20. You pay for perfumes
21. You pay for data
22. You pay for airtime
23. You pay for random gifts
25. You pay for fuel and car maintenance
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
When I saw this post, my first thought was that maybe we really do overcomplicate life.
Someone stays in the same town, marries the same person he has known for years, keeps the same job, raises a family, has a dog, a garden, sees his friends, and lives what looks like a very ordinary life.
Then there is the friend who moved around, travelled the world, built businesses, took risks and lived a very different kind of life.
It is easy for the second person to look at the first and think, maybe this is what I should have done. But I also think the reverse is probably true.
The person who stayed in his hometown may sometimes look at his friend and think about all the places he has seen, the people he has met, the risks he has taken and the different experiences he has had.
We tend to know the difficult parts of our own lives very well. We know the boredom, the stress, the compromises and the things we gave up. With other people, we often see the parts that look attractive from where we are standing.
Someone who has travelled a lot may want stability. Someone who has stayed in one place may want movement. Someone with a very busy life may dream of quiet. Someone with too much quiet may be desperate for something new.
I personally do not think happiness is geographically defined. I also do not agree there is one correct way to live.
Some people are happiest in the town where they grew up. Some people need to leave. Some want to build a life across different places. Some want a bit of both.
What probably matters is enjoying the moment, being genuinely kind to ourselves and to other people, spending time with the people we love, and doing work that feels meaningful to us.
That can happen in your hometown or thousands of miles away. It can happen in a very ordinary life or in one that looks adventurous from the outside.
Most lives become ordinary eventually anyway.
The important thing is whether the life you are living still feels meaningful to you.
My mate back in England married his first ever girlfriend.
They met at school. Never left our hometown. He still works at British Gas, the same company he joined at 21. Heads down the pub every Friday.
They've got two kids, a garden, a dog. She still looks at him like he's the only man in the room.
He's never read Atomic Habits. Never "worked on himself." Never bothered to optimize his supplement stack.
I moved to four countries, built a business, reinvented my entire life. I wouldn't change any of it.
But when he sends a photo of his family eating Sunday roast together, I think maybe we're all overcomplicating this.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
Being a good person does not guarantee a good life.
Morality does not provide immunity from disease, poverty, betrayal, accidents, injustice, or tragedy. Good people can suffer terribly, while terrible people can prosper.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
Cristiano Ronaldo, a billionaire in $$, and Georgina Rodríguez got married yesterday. Attended only by their 5 children and close family members. No football teammates. No celebrity friends.
But some struggling people want to impress the world with loud weddings.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
Guys, whatever they say, try and own your own house by the time you turn 40. Even if it is one room, let it be one room somewhere on this earth that you own. You can choose to rent it out and be a tenant elsewhere, but have a house to your name.
I am Ezemmuo. I know things.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
Finance tip (Honest advice),
For my young men, this is the honest truth.
In your formative stage, leave woman alone. I beg of you. There are so many women in this world that you will get tired.
Focus.
When you make money, they will come (both the good and the bad).
Don’t excessively chase any woman with your sweat and scarce resources . If you are lucky to find one that loves you sincerely, settle down quickly and build together so you can focus.
When building, two heads are better than one.
Aside that, please focus.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
One thing I said during my session today is "The same way you learned how to be resilient, you must learn how to give up". Giving up is a skill. There is nothing in this world that you should be desperate for. Fight for what you can, but learn how to surrender because if you don't give up when you should, you may give up the ghost.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
You think people value honesty. They value alignment. If your honesty benefits them, they praise it. If it disrupts them, they resist it. Truth alone does not move people. Incentives do.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
Competence gives you value, but it does not guarantee that the right people will notice or reward it. You must make your work visible, connect it to outcomes the organisation cares about, and build relationships with people who can support your advancement. Skill creates the opportunity. Positioning converts it into power.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
Major cheat code for life: Build a boring baseline. Go to bed early. Wake up early. Move your body. Eat simple foods. Save money. Read good books. Avoid drama. Be present. Listen intently. Change your mind. The inputs may not look impressive, but the results certainly do.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
Kobe Bryant once said:
“Everyone wants to be a beast. Everyone wants to be the best. But very few people are willing to do what it actually takes. Because what it takes is boring. It is waking up at 4:00 AM. It is shooting the same shot a thousand times. It is watching the film when you are tired. People fall in love with the result, but they hate the process. You have to fall in love with the boredom. You have to fall in love with the repetition.
If you can find joy in the mundane work that no one else sees, the lights will eventually shine on you.”
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
The best advice I got in my 20s: Nobody cares. Stop fearing the judgement of people who were never even thinking about you. Nobody is thinking about you. They’re too busy thinking about themselves. Go do the thing.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
Treating yourself like a priority isn't measured by how expensive your lifestyle is. It's measured by how intentionally you care for the person who has to live your life every day.
Drink the tea while it's hot.
Eat before you're starving.
Sleep before your body forces you to.
Take the walk.
Keep the appointment.
Call your parents.
Laugh without feeling guilty.
Self-care isn't always luxury.
Most times, it's respecting your body's limits before it starts demanding your attention through illness, burnout, or regret.
The greatest act of self-love is consistency in the small things. They quietly become the life you end up living.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
We see people not as they are, but as they appear to us. And these appearances are usually misleading.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
Underrated life advice: Make yourself easy to root for. Be kind. Be reliable. Celebrate other people’s wins. Work hard without complaining. Carry good energy into rooms. You'll be shocked by how many doors open for you by making life better for others.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
Learn to love the interruptions. Find the fun in the delay, the humor in the challenge, the pleasure in the daily commute.
A great deal of life is spent dealing with interruptions and waiting for the conditions to turn. We think, "If I can just get past this, then things will open up." But the interruption is not standing between you and your life. It is your life.
Yes, I prefer hassle-free days too. But you'll rarely find a situation that is all bad. There are little pockets of joy folded inside the annoyances we face. There is always fun to be had, if you go looking for it.
This is one of the arts of living. It's the art of enjoying the imperfect days. It's the art of making all the moments count.
Olorundara Olanrewaju retweeted
The older I get, the more I realize how much of your life is shaped by the stories you tell yourself. I’m not ready. I’m too late. I’m bad at this. I never follow through. Be careful. You believe what you repeatedly rehearse. Tell better stories. Then prove them through action.