It’s been 8 months since I resumed my first job working for an organization of this scale and operations. If I were to describe my experience in just 3 words, it would be “rollercoaster learning adventure”. I joined my organization as a graduate trainee and was put on a thorough training program that afforded me…
Your Daddy’s Money Is Not Your Money
Growing up I always understood the importance of money, however, I was never really enlightened on the source of money. All I knew was my parents had money and if I ever needed something, with the right facial expression and a strong enough reason, I would get the money I required from them. And then…
Adventures in Kano
I have been fascinated by Northern Nigeria for a very long time. I first caught this ‘fascination bug’ during my first year in Junior Secondary School. I chose Hausa as my second Nigerian Language elective and my teacher Mrs Ahmed was an absolute delight! The classes were fun and enlightening even though now that I…
Bucket List Tick – My First TEDx talk!!!
Hey guys! Do you know that God does grant us the desires of our hearts? (Psalm 37:4 “Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.“). Giving a TEDx talk was one desire I had in my heart but was sure wouldn’t come anytime soon but it came wayyy to fast. I remember…
TY Bello, Temitope Olagbegi and others to speak at Becoming Conference 2017
The Beautified Network is set to hold the 3rd edition of her annual conference tagged-Becoming. The conference aims at empowering young women between the ages of 18 and 35 to discover purpose, live up to their full potential and contribute their quota to social change and the world at large. The One-day conference which will…
#TFDConference: An Evening To Remember
My role model for the longest time Aunty Tara Fela-Durotoye turned 40 last week Monday. In celebration, a weeklong festival ‘Tara Festival’ took place in her honor and the one part of the festival that was opened to anyone interested was the TFD Conference. After much thought I decided to attend the TFD Conference primarily…
Failure Falls And How To Deal With Them
“If you’re going to learn how to fly, you have to get comfortable with the idea of falling down a few times.” (SNY, 2017) In the last one year I have had more failure falls than I have had in my first 19 years put together and that’s because I have tried more things than…
