Tag: Advice
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A boat of ghosts
Whatever you’ve mastered, it has its limits. There comes a point in your journey where you feel like a child. As if all the knowledge you’ve acquired is nothing, some sort of child play you’ve been doing all along, deceiving yourself that you are the best. It takes humility to sit, under the feet of…
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Talent Management
I know a rapper who was so talented that I couldn’t believe there will be any point in his music career where his popularity would wane. Unfortunately, he’s begun falling gradually and I was so sad to see it. To me, the problem is mentorship. When artists get to that point where they are managers…
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You are going somewhere
Tomorrow has brighter opportunities for you than today has, but tomorrow is less forgiving of your mistakes than today is. With time, you meet better and more influential friends. Certain selling out you did in your past, some nasty words that occasionally slip from your mouth in anger, learn your lessons and bury here, today,…
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They sing their wisdom
Have you heard a song full of silly ideas sung with so much passion? “Incredible!” You said to yourself. Don’t be shocked, my friend. The musicians sing their wisdom. And wisdom is like money in one’s pocket. If you don’t have enough, you can’t display much. You may work and earn more but presently, you…
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Recycled Clown
Mistakes are like unplanned pregnancies. The womb does not discriminate which child to contain and which one to reject on the basis that it was by accident. The womb gives equal care to all because whether by accident or by choice, every unborn child has the potential to grow into a full human, without any…
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Are you complicated?
There are many people who will easily fall in love with your personality. To them, it’s hard to believe such a sweet person like you exist. You probably grew up or work with people who remind you constantly of your imperfections and you’ve formed the opinion that it’s hard to find someone who truly understands…
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Pay attention
Pay attention to how you react to stress. One time my problems were so overwhelming, I cut my sim card into two and threw it away. For weeks, I was out of reach. The brief period of shutting myself from the rest of the world helped me heal emotionally very quickly. All the connections to…
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Road signs to be ignored
Whenever you begin something new, if the start looks promising, there will be lots of people to comment and encourage you. There is usually the tendency to tailor what you’ve started to the likes of your new followers. You are careful not to ‘fall out of grace’ with them. Road signs. Ignore. Move on. Stick…