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#INTERVIEW: ”DON’T BE AFRAID TO QUESTION THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE” -CHRISTINE IZUAKOR, CO-FOUNDER/VICE PRESIDENT OF GEN TREND, UNITED AIRLINES’ MILLENIAL BUSINESS RESOURCE GROUP

Christine Izuakor is a Senior Security Analyst at United Airlines. In this role, she is responsible for managing numerous security functions from network vulnerability management to negotiating legal aspects of data security for contracts across the enterprise. Christine earned a Ph.D. in security engineering from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, becoming the youngest and first African American woman to do so at the university. She is also the co-founder and Vice President of Gen Trend, United Airlines’ Millennial business resource group; a business resource group within United Airlines. The organizations mission is to attract, engage, and retain the next generation of aviation employees and customers.

 

Childhood

From childhood to adulthood, education has always been an integral part of my upbringing. In the 80’s both of my parents came to America from Nigeria to pursue higher education and new opportunities. It was natural that education was such a huge priority; so much so that I didn’t even know that attending university was “optional” until I was graduating from high school and saw some people in my school choosing not to go. I am very thankful that my parents raised me in this way because it’s cultivated a true passion for continuous learning and made me the person I am today.

Meet Me
Christine Izuakor is a Senior Security Analyst at United Airlines. In this role, she is responsible for managing numerous security functions from network vulnerability management to negotiating legal aspects of data security for contracts across the enterprise.
Christine earned a Ph.D. in security engineering from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, becoming the youngest and first African American woman to do so at the university. Her research focuses on critical infrastructure security and has been published in several international journals, including the International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection. Her original contributions to the security industry have also been presented in international conferences from Washington, DC to Rome, Italy. Christine also completed a master’s degree in information systems security from University of Houston in 2012 and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Dr. Izuakor is also active in the diversity and inclusion community. She is a co-founder and the Vice President of Gen Trend, United Airlines’ Millennial business resource group, serves as the Head Editor of the Illinois Diversity Council Editorial Board, is a member of the National Diversity Council Newsletter Committee, and volunteers as a cyber-security mentor with Year Up.
A first generation Nigerian in America, native Houstonian, and Chicago resident, Christine appreciates traveling and learning about different cultures.

 

How I feel about being the first African-American and youngest to complete my PHD at the age of 27 in my university.

It feels very exciting! We all know about the shortage of women in both STEM and cyber security. I am just glad to not only have studied a topic that I am very passionate about, but to also act as an example for other women and minorities who don’t see this as a traditional career option. I also feel a sense of pride and extreme gratitude when I think about where I started and the many sacrifices that my parents made to enable such an accomplishment.

Inspiration behind Gen Trend, United millenial business resource group
Gen Trend is a business resource group within United Airlines. The organizations mission is to attract, engage, and retain the next generation of aviation employees and customers. The work started with a core research team that I was leading back in 2012 to better understand the evolution of the work force and trends across generations, with specific attention to Millennials. I am very intrigued by generational challenges and felt inspired to find creative ways to address them. The work has since evolved, with the significant contributions of the other co-founders, United leaders, and the board, into the great organization it is today. In my role as the Vice President, I, in collaboration with the President, effectively led a collaborative team effort to translate ideas and priorities from numerous stakeholders into a 2017 strategy that aligned with the values and mission of the business resource group and company. Alongside 7 phenomenal leaders that make up our board, we are currently executing on that strategy and can’t wait to see how we will influence the future of the company.

How I cope with being a mentor, volunteer and head editor among several other caps I wear 
Time management has been a tremendous skill set that I’ve developed over several years. During my academic journey, I always worked full-time and engaged in many other charity and leisurely activities as well. I still maintained relationships and friends. I still made time for plenty of rest. Being able to make the most of every single minute has been extremely important. I plan every day out, including transition times. More specifically, every few hours I create tasks lists, and then I cross things out as I go so that I know how I’m progressing. I also often reprioritize the lists several times throughout the day. If I find myself procrastinating, I have learned to call myself out on it as well. To paint a picture of what my typical week looked like last year: On weekdays, I would work my 8 hour day…come home and eat dinner, and then go straight to library or Starbucks to do school work for 3-5 hours, often times until they closed. This still left me with 8-10 hours to sleep and rest each day. Then, I always tried to keep my weekends open to travel, socialize, rest, do charity work and take care of everything else.

What and who inspires me
A great deal of my inspiration and motivation comes from pain. There are certain struggles I remember from childhood that I simply don’t want to experience again, and so I work very hard to make sure that doesn’t happen. I also draw inspiration from many different people and platforms, so I don’t really specific role models. I look for people who have made it where I am trying to go, study their journeys, and use their lessons to create my own path and inspire my own journey. I also follow different inspirational pages and powerful multi-faceted women profiles on Instagram for inspiration. A few people I draw quite a bit of inspiration from include Michelle Obama, Sharon Grant, my family, Onika Maraj, and a young woman I recently met through Year Up, Symone Latham-Dior

Projects and activities
One of my favorite activities is travel. I have a goal to visit 30 countries before I turn 30 years old lol. So far, I have been to 22 countries. From exploring the rich Asian cultures of Japan and China, to the pure and scenic country sides of Switzerland and Ireland, and back to the relaxing beaches of Mexico and Dominican Republic, I learn so much about myself and this world through travel. A few future places on my list include Iceland, Australia, Brazil, Greece, and South Africa.

Greatest reward
The greatest reward that I’ve gotten is in being able to inspire people to want and pursue more in life. I like that people see my story and think of greater possibilities for themselves. I believe that’s my greater calling (to inspire) and it’s what gives me the most joy. People I’ve never met or even spoken to before often reach out to me with messages saying, “watching you makes me want to try harder and not give up” or “because of you I’ve decided to go back to school”. Those are the greatest rewards to me. I feel like by just being the best me that I can be, I am also influencing others to be their best selves. I think that’s very important to emphasize. I am not encouraging anyone to be me, or do what I did. I want people to just be great, whatever that means to them.

Challenges
A blessing and a curse for me is my ambition. Some people see it and love it, but some people also view it as a lack of direction or focus. I have had people learn of what I am doing and tell me “I can’t give you this opportunity because you don’t have the time to commit with everything else you are doing.” The truth is, that’s my call to make. How can someone else make decisions about my own time? I know what I am capable, and one of my strengths is in managing my time and reprioritizing. Unfortunately, some people assume they know my capacity by confusing it with their own. This can be very frustrating for someone who not only constantly dreams about accomplishing seemingly impossible things, but is always pursuing those dreams. In those moments, I have to remind myself again that as human beings we are always projecting. That person isn’t saying “You can’t manage all of these things.” They really mean, “Wow, if I were you I don’t know how I would manage all of these things.” I have taught myself to notice the difference.

I am a Woman Of Rubies
Crazy enough, I was literally told that I am a “rare gem” a few days ago by a very prominent and respected leader in my industry. Inside, I am still spazzing and in awe about that conversation, but I share that because it’s is exactly what a ruby is; a rare gem. I believe that I was described in that way because
I am resilient. I fail fast and learn quickly. I am not perfect and I don’t always win, but I never give up.
I work hard and relentlessly towards my goals. I have never been one to wait for anything to fall into my lap. I take ownership of fulfilling my destiny and maximizing on my potential.
I am dedicated to uplifting others along the way. As I take advantage of the paths previous generations created for me, I try to create new paths for future generations as well. When I leave this world, I want my legacy to live on through the success and realized potential of others throughout the world.

Final word for women all over the world
I’ll touch on a point I made in a previous interview: “Too often we, especially women, fear failure, what people will think, or not having all of the right answers. I think that inhibits our ability to dream beyond what those before us have done. Many instead get stuck in doing what’s ‘expected’ of us from parents, society, our cultures, etc. Those elements are important to acknowledge and honor, but can sometimes be limiting in today’s world.”
Instead, be curious. Don’t be afraid to question the way things have been done. Don’t be afraid to question the way people think. If your friends aren’t challenging you to consider different perspectives and outlooks, find new friends or explore new circles. It is questioning our norms that allows barriers to be overcome, ceilings to be shattered, and records to be broken. Questioning even my own way of thinking, has enabled me to break barriers and do things I didn’t know were possible; even when I didn’t have another role model or example to follow.

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FIVE FASHIONISTAS TO FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM

Where are our fashionable WORriors at? Fashion is a way of life. Being fashionable is classy, sexy, elegant, and chic. Being fashionable without looking trashy, boosts one’s confidence.

Here are five style bloggers and fashionistas to follow on instagram, for style inspirations!

 

Folake Huntoon of @stylepantry

 

Ladapo Busayo of @thatdynamitechick

 

Mo’cheddah of @mocheddah

 

Fisayo Longe of @Fisayolonge, @jadorefashion

 

Omowunmi Onalaja of @mimionalaja

 

photos credit: Instagram

 

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THE WOMAN’S PERCEPTION OF THE MAN (PART 1)

Men, have you seen them? Of course you have; they are practically everywhere. They have two arms, two legs, one head and basically all the typical features consistent with that of a human being. So what really makes a man, ‘a man’? Is it his role in the family? His position in the society? Or maybe it’s just the anatomical addition of that ‘thing’ that sits between his legs.

The first male figure most women encounter are their fathers. A lot of women don’t know that many of their ideologies about men, first come from their fathers. The second male figure is sometimes their brother(s). During a woman’s formative years, these two characters are responsible for the development of both her foundational perception and psychological comprehension of men. Unfortunately, these men are almost completely oblivious of the ‘power’ they behold. The words that proceed from their mouths, the way and manner in which they show love and care to these women (daughters and sisters) are very strong factors that come together to create a notion of who the man is to a woman.

In our world today, growing girls (future women) are bound to come across two types of early male encounters; the abusive father Vs the loving one, the stubborn brother Vs the kind one, the wayward (male) cousin Vs the level headed one. These men do not know how their actions affect the women around them. They are mostly unaware that their way of life affects the little girl that cohabits in their world. For some of them who rarely take cognizance of this, they are quick to resolve that a young woman, (like Esther, Bisi, Voke) is too small to understand what is going on around her. But Oh! How ignorant can they be!?! How negligent they have now become, expecting these things to wash away with time. I read somewhere that scientists have been somewhat able to estimate that if the human brain’s memory capacity were to be measured in bytes like that of a computer, it would be capable of holding all data seen, heard and experienced to a capacity of 100 terabytes to 1 petabyte; now that’s a lot of space.

 

As a woman progresses through the stages of life, she continues to meet more men. Classmates, schoolmates, neighbors and male friends from her church or mosque are all men she is bound to come across; I said it before, these men are practically everywhere. Note that as a woman grows, she is not impacted by every single man she meets. She is much older and can begin to form more meaningful bonds with specific men in her life. She is going to have male friends, male acquaintances, male classmates/colleagues, not forgetting the boyfriend and of course the toasters association that would be very present and sometimes remain present even after she is married.

However, whoever a woman decides to bond with, contributes a little ‘something something’ to her previously formed perception of men. It’s almost as if the girl’s idea of a man is a pot of soup and each meaningful bond she forms, is similar to someone adding a little salt, a bit of pepper or curry and at other times it’s a little sand or cement, to that pot of soup as the case may be.

 

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#WCW: CELEBRATING STEPHANIE OKEREKE LINUS

Hello WORriors! Today is #WomanCrushWednesday and we are celebrating Stephanie Okereke Linus as our Woman Crush for this week!

Stephanie Okereke is a humanitarian, actress, scriptwriter, producer, and director. She was born in Ngor Okpala, Imo State on October 2, 1982. She is married to Linus Idahosa and they are blessed with a son. She has a Bachelor degree in English and Literary Studies from the University of Calabar. She started acting during her teenage years and has starred in over 90 movies. In 2002, she contested in the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant and reached 2nd place. In 2003, she was nominated in eight different categories and won two awards out of the whole nominations. After graduating from the New York Film Academy in 2007, she released the movie Through The Glass in which she served as director, scriptwriter, producer and actress. The film received an AMAA nomination for Best Screenplay in 2009. In 2014, she release another movie, Dry and again served as a director, scriptwriter, producer, and actress which won many awards including 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards and 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards’ Overall Best Movie.

She has featured in many movies including, Waterloo, Compromise 2, Emotional Crack, Genesis Of Love, Queen Sheba, Diamond Lady, Critical Decision, The Cross Of Love, Eyes Of The Gods, Mission To Nowhere, Dry, Windfall, among others.

Some of her awards include, Afro-Dublin Awards- Outstanding Actress, Reel Awards- Best Actress, Film Makers of Nigeria- Award For Excellence, Pan African Film Festival- Best Actress, Pan African Film Festival- Best Movie, 2015 Bentonville Film Festival- Best Protagonist, DALA Awards- Face Of Nollywood, 2016 AMVCA- Overall Best Movie, among others.

Stephanie Okereke is the Brand Ambassador of California Natural Food’s Green Valley Oatmeal. ​She is also UNFPA Regional Ambassador for Maternal Health in West and Central Africa.

 

Women Of Rubies celebrates you, Stephanie Linus!

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FROM EXPULSION TO BEST GRADUATING STUDENT! THE INSPIRING STORY TRICIA OBAZELE

It’s always inspiring to see how people go on to achieve great things after experiencing failure.

This Instagram user, Tricia Obazele‘s (@trishlina) story is one of such.

Tricia Obazele

After she was expelled in her penultimate year in the university, Tricia didn’t remain down but enrolled again at another university, although with the pain of failure in her heart.

Four years later, she’s the 2015/16 Best Grauating Student of her Department, Faculty, and the University.

That’s how you come back from failure!

Read her story below:

I’ve always  been the type of girl who’s always at a loss for the right words to express myself with but I’ve decided to give it a trial…

Hmmmmmmm. I’m so overwhelmed!!! I’ve had to my share of life’s ups and downs. To sum it, it really hasn’t been easy for me at all…

I remember getting expelled from Covenant University in my 300 level, having to start all over at Veritas University.

I remember wanting to finish school right from the day I resumed there.
I just didn’t know myself anymore…
I became a stranger to myself, you know… all because most of my secondary school mates were married with kids and were working already.

I felt like a disappointment to my family… But then God kept me going….
God never gave up on me….

My parents, sister and brothers never gave up on me…

I decided to channel my pain towards my studies….

I remember studying all night because of one test, assignment or exam!

I remember studying in hunger all because of brokage! Lol

I remember being sick almost everytime! Ulcer wasn’t funny at all…

Despite all these and many more, I wanted to make it, to make MUMMY and DADDY proud… I wanted to make them forget my past mistakes…

Now look, I made it!!! Please tell MUMMY, DADDY, OMO, EHIS and EMMA that I made it…

I graduated with a First Class Degree…
God made it happen.

God told me to work hard and always be a good girl and I tried my best….

Truly, it isn’t how FAR, but how WELL!!! Three Awards, like really???

Best Graduating Student, Accounting Department.

Best Graduating Student, College of Management Sciences

Overall Best Graduating Student
My name, EJEHIYOOKHIN, explains it all
THANK YOU JESUS???

Source: Bellanaija

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“ALOT OF PEOPLE WERE SCARED OF TELLING A STORY ABOUT THE INSURGENCY IN THE NORTHEAST” – NADINE IBRAHIM, FILMAMAKER

White pick-up truck drives slowly into a deserted plot of land on the edge of the forest. There are two men in the front seat and one is wearing a red and white scarf over his face only exposing his eyes. The camera zooms into the scene as the men turn and speak in Hausa to the little girl in the back seat. She is no more than 12 years old. She climbs out of the truck alone and walks into the woods and through the other side until she reaches the highway. Here she finally rests, sits by the roadside, her head in her hands and waits for a taxi.

This is where the story begins for viewers watching the new short documentary, Through Her Eyes, a deeply moving account of a young girl’s internal journey to pulling off a suicide attack in Northern Nigeria. For many people living in northeastern Nigeria, the threat and fear of suicide attacks remain strong. Just two weeks ago there was news of another bombing in Maiduguri that reports say claimed at least 9 lives. The suicide bombers were young girls, a continuing phenomenon that is just another unimaginable tragedy of the ongoing reality of living in a world of insurgency and terrorism. There is a double mourning and an intensified horror that comes with every new headline of children used as weapons of warfare. But it remains a real and growing problem. According to UNICEF statistics, in 2015, 44 children were used in suicide attacks and 75% of those children were young girls.

Through Her Eyes was written and directed by Nadine Ibrahim, a young Nigerian filmmaker born in Kaduna and still based in northern Nigeria. So far, the short film has been featured in two international film festivals. It is a semi-finalist at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival and last November was nominated in the short film category at the Africa International Film Festival. For such a short film it is a stunningly powerful depiction, offering viewers an imaginative look at the life of a 12-year-old female suicide bomber. It tells the story of Azeeza, a young girl kidnapped from her village during a terrorist raid and trained to carry out a suicide attack. We see the world through her eyes, the people she encounters along the way to her destination, the other children she sees playing, and the conversation she has with the unknowing taxi driver carrying her to the place of the crime. Along the way, Azeeza flashes back to scenes from her own normal life before the kidnapping.

By choosing to tell the story from the perspective of the young girl, Ms. Ibrahim gives voice to a segment of society that usually remains voiceless. How does a young girl get to the point of committing such a morally incomprehensible act? We are reminded not to forget that such children are often victims themselves and not just villains. The film takes a single narrative on this large topic to raise vital and sensitive questions about the conditions under which young female suicide bombers find themselves.

Ms. Ibrahim is only 23 years old. She studied media and film production at the University of Gloucestershire and has worked on projects for the United Nations, Fictionless films, Ebony Life TV and FilmOne. She already knows the value of using her passion for the arts to tell important stories that can help alter perspectives on sensitive topics. I had a chance to watch Through Her Eyes during a private screening in Abuja last month. I knew I had to interview Ms. Ibrahim about her the film. She shared openly and with enthusiasm about her art and her convictions. It is refreshing to engage such a young woman who seems to have a clear sense of how to use her gifts to try and make a positive mark in the world.

Being a Filmamaker

I’ve always wanted to tell peoples’ stories, to create a platform for other voices and I realized I could do it in a visually captivating manner. I want to tell stories that can change the world. I think film can be used as a powerful tool to generate awareness about what’s going on in our country and the world in general.

Inspiration behind Through Her Eyes

To be honest, a part of it was from listening to my mother almost everyday on the phone during her interviews and in conversations. She would always go on about how urgent this situation was and how things needed to change. I heard her say, ‘Children are not born terrorists.” And that just stuck with me. Something automatically clicked and I knew I wanted to explore this subject more through film. And when I kept seeing stories in the media I decided to do a bit of research. I was stunned by how many children below the age of 18 were being recruited and sent out to do these crimes. I couldn’t get my head around it. I wanted to look at female suicide bombers as victims and not just criminals. I wanted to show people a different perspective.

My Mum, My Motivation

My mother gives a voice to the voiceless. She cares more about humanity than anything else. She always says, “Leave no one behind,” and I strongly believe that she actually stands by what she says. She’s dedicated her life towards making the world the type of place that everyone wants to actually live in. That’s why she worked so hard as Minister of Environment and with the SDGs, because it stands for what she wants the world to be. I thought to myself, if she can change the world, why can’t I?

I attended your private screening and loved how you framed the event. You had it in an art gallery surrounded by beautiful paintings all with themes of women, Islam and Northern Nigerian and Islamic cultures. Why did you do it this way?

I chose to show the film in an art gallery because of my passion for art. I love photography, painting and film. I love how you can use different mediums to tell the same story. And the story is so much bigger than what I get to show of it. I want people to understand the terrorism but I don’t want the main discussion to be about a terrorist group and how horrific they are, but rather I want people to think about why this is even happening and what can be done about these devastating consequences. I also want people to understand that there is a rich and beautiful culture to this part of the world that exists alongside the horror.

Challenges

Yes. A lot of people were scared of telling a story about the insurgency in the northeast. They were worried that if they took part in the filming it could put their lives in danger. I found it hard to find actors willing to be in the film. My first actress to play Azeeza eventually backed out of the role because her mother felt it was too unsafe. So two days before filming she called and said she couldn’t do it. A lot was riding on production and I was in a bind. It was nerve wracking.

Overcoming it

I started frantically asking around if anyone knew young female actresses. Eventually someone directed me to a young drama student at an Islamic primary school in the northern part of the country. I met with the student’s mother and she was keen on it because she believed strongly in the message of the film. But when we started filming I did have to have security on location.

Lessons learnt from making the movie

It was my first solo project in Nigeria. I learned a lot in terms of how things work here and I met interesting people who joined the cast and crew. No one on the production was older than 26 years old. We were a young crew with a similar passion to tell important stories about our country. That was very motivating and inspiring for me to give this film my best. But funding was hard to find because of the subject matter. When we were making the film there was a lot in the news about the insurgency and attacks, and people didn’t want their names attached to a film that would be making a statement about the issue.

You are a Muslim. What impact did your faith perspective have in making this film?

Islam is a religion of peace. Seeing it portrayed as a violent religion concerns me because people will misinterpret Islam to equate to terrorism. They won’t go further and research and see that is not true. So much of what insurgents preach about Islam is a misinterpretation of the Koran. What I show in my film has happened in so many countries besides Nigeria. Children in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria have been indoctrinated to believe that performing these crimes is in line with Islam. But in my film I tried to show that internal struggle a young person might have in believing this. The purpose of the film is not to point fingers, or to put my cast or anyone at risk. I’m just trying to tell a story the way I see it. Just creating awareness of what’s happening in our country. But I actually don’t mention any specific terrorists group in the film because I feel like it is a universal story. Using children as suicide bombers is happening in several countries around the world.

Expectations

I hope when people watch the film that they will think differently about what is happening in the country and that they will reconsider how their particular tools can be used to engage in important issues in our country. The youth can’t just leave it to the older generation because it doesn’t seem to be affecting us directly. At the end of the day it will affect us all.

Where can people view this film and what is next for you?

It’s available online on Youtube. I’m going to start working on my feature film. After this I’m ready to challenge myself even more and test the waters. It will be a coming of age story.

 

 

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“I WANT TO MARRY AN HARDWORKING MAN” – WAJE

In a recent interview with   PUNCH’s Saturday Beats,  Nigerian songstress Waje  said that she has not ruled out love and re-marrying from her life.

She also disclosed the qualities she looks for in her ideal man.

According to her, the most important thing she wants in a man apart from him being taller than her, is one who is God-fearing.

She said:

I have not ruled out the concept of love and re-marrying from my life, I can never do that. I look for certain criteria in a man and the first is that he has to be God-fearing. I don’t need a passive God-fearing man; he has to really invest in his faith.

The only way I can love someone completely and unconditionally is if I experience a bigger kind of love and that is God’s love. I also like a man who is not afraid to be expressive and who is not afraid to support someone who is hard working and in the public domain. He should not put restrictions on me and must know that this is my job and would allow me shine.

Also I would want a hardworking person. He does not have to have about $10m in his bank account but when you see someone who is hard working, it means that no matter how many times we fall, we would rise again. He has to be easy on the eyes as well. I don’t care much about his height but he should be a bit tall because I am a tall person.

Read full interview in Punch

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#MONDAYMOTIVATION| LYDIA OLADEJO: START FROM WHERE YOU ARE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE

A wise go-getter once said “A year from now, you are going to regret not starting today” Another wise go-getter said ”Success is a failure turned inside out. You can only succeed if you are not afraid of failure”. You can have big dreams, great goals, and still not succeed. You know why? The reason is not far-fetched- PROCASTINATION…always waiting for the right moment, always waiting for the perfect location, the right/huge capital..etc. Stop waiting for the right opportunity, create an opportunity for yourself. Start with the little you have, right where you are, and with the little audience you get. Don’t be afraid to fail and don’t be discouraged when you fail. Learn from your last mistake and don’t stop trying until you succeed. Stop waiting for people’s validations and approvals, pat yourself in the back and push yourself to be more.

There was a time I was trying to convince myself that I couldn’t be anything unless I relocate to Lagos. After reading the story of how Instagram and Walt Disney were started, I decided to start from where I am and build a name for myself right here! Stop waiting, start doing. Stop reading success stories and start reading failure stories. Trust me, you will get more wisdom. Big things don’t just start from being big, big things starts from being small.

Start from where you are with what you have!

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