Fola Aina

3 Important Things I Wish I Knew 25 Years Ago: 1. Every effort outside God is an effort in futility. 2. As you think in your heart so are you. You are responsible for what you make out of life. 3. Your mistakes don't define you.They are undiluted feedback towards success.

Dear young Nigerian, Your life will continually gravitate towards the direction of your most dominant thoughts. Be careful about what you permit to occupy space in your mind. You become what you think of consistently. You are a product of your own long held beliefs. Be informed.

Dear young Nigerian, Your net worth is significantly linked to your network. Be deliberate about building a solid network. Your paradigm has been a function of your network. To advance beyond your current position often requires changing your network. Strengthen your network.

Dear young Nigerian, Be decisive. Your decisions have led you to where you are today. While your decisions do not define you, they are a significant component of the results you attract. Don't make decisions based on your emotions. Emotions are bad leaders. Values are way better

Dear young Nigerian, To optimise your productivity daily do these: 1. Cut down on what distracts you. 2. Prioritise what adds value to you. 3. Make out time to get enough rest. 4. Learn to be still and quite in between your day. 5. Eat healthy and stay hydrated. 6. Thrive.

Dear young Nigerian, Place a demand on your innate potentials. Leave nothing to a life of average performance. What you believe creates the reality you step into. You’re more than what you are settling for. Your worth far exceeds what you know it to be. Greatness resides in you!

Dear young Nigerian, Your mistakes and set backs don't define you. Be encouraged.Learn from them and above all else, keep thriving.What lies ahead of you is so much better than what you've left behind you.Know who you are and recognize your own value. Be authentic. Be original.

Dear young Nigerian, Where you currently are is nothing compared to where you are heading too. So don't be discouraged. Don't stop. Don't quit. Don't give up. Better days are ahead of you. Keep refining yourself. Your moment will surely come. Keep being diligent too. Flourish!

Dear young Nigerian, Know this: you didn't become 'great' the day you started working hard, acquiring wealth and appearing on international platforms. No! You become great the day you speak to your mind and affirm that 'I am great'. You are what you say you are. Digest this!

The goal remains the same. To be 1% better every single day.

No man is a finished product. The more you expose yourself to learning, the more you realise just how little you know.

Find time for your own self too. Create balance. Give maximum attention to your soft life the rest of this year.

Slow progress is better than no progress at all. Be encouraged. Don’t stop. Don’t give up.

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu

Dear young Nigerian, There is a thin line between character and competence.While it seems both are distinct, they are mutually reinforcing. You need both to set yourself apart from the rest of the crowd. Your competence introduces you.Your character validates you. Develop both.

Don’t be scared to overtake those you started with initially. It’s nothing personal. Not everyone heading in the same direction ends up in the same destination. It is what it is.

Failure is not a destination. It is a transit point. Don't set up camp at the place of your last failure. Get back on your feet. Pick up the pace. Add more flame to your burning desire to succeed. You will overcome.

Who told you that you will not make it? They are wrong. Tell them to keep breathing. The venue for the celebration of your victory shall be announced soon.

The day you recongnize that you don't need the permission of others to move forward in life, is the day all limitations you have placed on yourself evaporates.

Normalise self affirmation. Don’t wait for nobody to validate you. You are good enough. You are more than enough.

No matter the heights you might have attained in life, do well to keep a low profile. Humility is a virtue worth embracing.