The Sun was setting and my wife was still sitting on a mat in her grandmother’s yard. I felt like I was waiting for her to be released from punishment—like she had done something wrong by marrying this Yoruba man from Nigeria. Half of the customs were strange to me...
THINK BOX
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Writing Feeds Me: Freelancing, AI Content, and Adapting to Change
In my last post, I mentioned briefly that I wasn’t much of an ambitious kid. Yet, today, I’m a top-rated freelance writer and a decorated researcher. At 33, writing feeds my family, and I wonder if AI’s going to make us starve. A few days ago, I received a message...
Retire Rich: Build Your Business with 11 Simple Visibility and Automation Hacks
I want to teach you some simple visibility and automation hacks that will help you save time and money as a business owner. I have worked with many small businesses and I understand the motivation to own your own empire. It could be as simple as trying to save and...
Gary Vaynerchuck Wants Business Owners to Work Harder than Employees
One of the business thought leaders I admire a lot is Gary Vaynerchuk. And for a while now, he has been teaching about this idea of working harder than your employees. It makes sense. Because owning a business is a selfish decision and joining a business is also a...
The AI Disaster Impedes Creativity and Originality, which are Bedrocks of Human Connection.
As a copywriter, I have had such a beautiful experience of using AI to brainstorm and learn. I used ChatGPT to optimize my content for search and sometimes to create a skeleton for social media campaigns. If you are in a creative block, you could get a kickstart with...
Wedding Shocks: Writing My Vows with a Swollen Eye.
I've heard that weddings come with a lot of shocks and unexpected curveballs. Well, I got a swollen eye on my list of shocks. Writing vows could suck life out of you just while everything else is going sideways. The past weeks have been hectic as we all are preparing...
Birthing, Ideas, Creating the World From Dreams
It's my birthday today and another opportunity to celebrate birth. In the past three decades and a year, I have had the opportunity to speak with and work with people who've shared their dreams unreservedly. Some shared with me as clients, others as friends, and...
Sandra Nelson’s “Oluwa Jesu” Song is a Vaccine for all the Hopelessness of 2020
Sandra Nelson’s song comes at a time when a lot of people are disenchanted from their hopes and faith in God. The troubling 2020 hit hard, and harder at every turn. Many people’s hopes were dashed, others lost loved ones to the cold of death, businesses crashed, and...
For Great Writing, I Recommend Chewing Gum.
If you want to be a great writer, I recommend chewing gum. It's been one hell of a year, and I just had to do a review of things. How did I get this far? This year alone, I have been published in Guardian Nigeria, The Kalahari Review, Sahara Reporters, Pulse Nigeria...
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