Today, I wanna share something very private with you.

It's something most people don't recognize, but suffer from

It's depression

I was sharing my thoughts with members of my exclusive Mastering the Business of your Talent group and I spilled my guts, shared my failures and anxieties and how I deal with depression (hint: ice cream helps)

It's pretty emotional

I hope it helps you

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Steve

Hi 

As you know, I've been on holiday with my family.

And to be honest, we were having a pretty good time, until my daughter got sick.

At first, we shrugged it off as the stress from the trip, or probably her body just adjusting to a change in environment.

But by the 3rd day, it got worse.

She lost her appetite, energy and had a burning fever, which refused to break.

Having been familiar with these symptoms, I knew it was malaria.

But we had a problem,  we didn't have any malaria medicine on us (I know, I know, I should've brought some) and worse still, malaria DOES NOT EXIST in England.

I mean, you can't walk into a pharmacy to buy malaria drugs.

So here I was, with a sick child and in a country that had no malaria medicine.

I've entered one chance,

As my daughter's health deteriorated, I had no choice but to go to the nearest hospital, where we were rushed into Emergency Services.

Long story short, we spent the night at the hospital while the doctors started their...

Some weeks ago, I was preparing to run a coaching session with a particular client in the Oil & Gas industry and in developing my content, I stumbled on a picture that captured the essence of what I want to share today).

Looking at this picture, it seems pretty obvious; a guy doing his best to get away from the cops.

He’s determined to get away, but they look pretty determined to catch him.

But here’s the question.

Who has the greater compelling reason for running?

It’s like the age old question; which came first? The chicken or the egg?

Who has the more compelling reason to run?

Is it the cops, determined to catch this perpetrator and finally put him behind bars where he belongs? 

Or is it the felon, the underdog (no pun intended) who knows that if he gets caught, he’s looking at a 3 to 5 stay in a maximum security penitentiary, rent free?

Who’s got the greater compelling reason?

To capture or to...

Last week,

I posted a business case study on my Instagram page about the controversial skincare dude, Bobrisky.

And man, did I get into trouble!

LOL

I pretty much went as close to "breaking the internet" as I've ever been before.

My post got shared on so many handles, blogs like Bella Naija and it generated so much controversy and conversation (that as as this morning, I'm up to 401 comments). I got insulted, had my faith questioned, accused of being Bobrisky's bae and a lot more.

It's a good thing I have a thick skin.

Here's what I shared (and I'd love your comments too)

"BE LIKE BOB!

You've gotta hand it to him, I admire Bobrisky business acumen .

Yeah, I do. .

Why? Cause he's not afraid to be his AUTHENTIC SELF & OWN HIS SHIT. .

Look at those pictures. That's Bob before and after

Bob has a story of being insecure, ugly, sad and broke (which creates an EMOTIONAL CONNECTION you can relate to)

Today, he's in the skincare business.

What does he sell?

If you said cream, then you're...

As a Business Coach, one of the constant complaints I get from entrepreneurs is that "the market is saturated"

I always respond by saying "it depends on where you are positioned"

If your business is positioned at the bottom of the food chain, then, you're gonna be at the mercy of the market. .

You can choose to be the "gbogbo ero" (water) brand or the alternative (pepsi) or the premium brand (coke) .

It's all a matter of positioning

A bottle of Coke in traffic is N100
A bottle of Coke in Eko Hotel is N1000

Same bottle. Different customers.

The guy selling coke in traffic will have to sell 10 bottles to make the value of 1 bottle in Eko Hotel.

Why?

How do Eko Hotel get people to pay N1000 for a bottle of Coke (which is probably a crate of coke outside)?

They understand their customers DNA .

Desires
Needs
Aspirations

And you need to do the same. .

During the Mastering the Business of your Talent online course, I'll be helping you REPOSITION how your business is viewed and STOP PLAYING...

A few weeks ago, I asked the fellas on Instagram to give some relationship advice to the women.

It was quite revealing

I got over 200 comments 

Here's some of what they had to say:

@mr_toritsemasan: Respect a man but don't be a fool in the process. What you won't accept when you marry him, don't tolerate it when dating him.

@eseoghene_andreIf he doesn't give you an inkling or talks about a future with you. He most likely doesn't want one with you, don't force it

@sheunfaniyi.....understand that every single man will bring you up or down to the level of their mindset.

@eseoghene_andre  We secretly love being pampered but won't tell you because we've been programmed to think that's a sign of weakness. Don't be too pushy but show him that he doesn't have to be Superman always

@olisadgens Dear Lady, please bring something to the table, a beautiful face, a beautiful shape, a beautiful body and sex won't cut it. Also, don't let them deceive you, you should know how to cook good...

Allow me to explain, when last did you buy a phone for its ability to make calls?

Sounds like a dumb question, right?

The phone company doesn't sell phones, they sell your desire for filters that make you look hotter on Instagram and Snapchat.

They sell your desire for prestige. .

So when you see a phone with 400 mega pixels (you hear it makes me look better), or can be used underwater (bad guy) it fuels your desire to be noticed, and ultimately (its a small price to pay for to be noticed) you buy the phone and they get your money.

You don't buy a Range Rover to move from one point to another!

You buy the Rover because it's either taller than most cars or faster (Bentley) than others.

You buy it because it gets you preferred parking by security guards, gets you noticed by clients, strangers and envied by your friends.#Status

What makes a Louboutin special? Do you know that people don't even call Loubotins shoes, just because of a red sole, it has ceased to be a shoe. .

What...

A few days go, I was having a conversation with a lady, who's been in a pretty serious relationship but has a fundamental issue with her man..

"Steve, my man's stingy and doesn't share his financial information with me. I've been dating him for 2 years and I have no idea how much he makes. We keep our finances separate, and that is fine for me, but he does not want to share with me any information regarding his income or how much he is bringing to our marriage. Although I told him my intention is not to get any of his money or even access to his accounts, I just want for us to share all our information, he still insists he doesn’t feel comfortable about it. I have told him that I can't get married to him if there are secrets between the two of us, with no change in his response. He's very comfortable with my spending my money on him, but always complains when he has to spend money on me. What should I do? Should i still go on with the wedding?

I mean,...

I can't believe I just said that.

LOL

Admit it,

The reason you're spending so much time tweaking, fine tuning and second guessing yourself is because

YOU'RE SCARED TO DEATH.

You're caught up in the PERFECTION PARADOX. & ANALYSIS PARALYSIS

You're tweaking the website, changing the font, designing colors, working on the proposal and not doing THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS...

because your quest for "perfection is really procrastination in disguise"

It's time to get your shit together.

Besides, who fear epp?

It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be DONE!

When it's done, you can perfect it later.

Even the Bible has revised versions!

So here's my challenge to you.

WHAT'S THE ONE BOLD MOVE you need to take to kill your PERFECTION PARADOX?

GIVE ME YOUR DEADLINE FOR EXECUTION.

Drop your goal in the comment section

PS: A son of mine and protege, Kayode Kolade has written any amazing book, BE-CONOMY, and he's giving the first chapter for FREE! It's an absolutely amazing read and I...

Yesterday, social media was agog with the news of Banky W's engagement to Adesua Etomi.

And while I couldn't be happier for the couple, I couldn't help but notice an interesting statement that Banky made.

He said that his babe "friend zoned" him for over 18 months!

Why do ladies friend zone fellas? 

The friendzone is a prison you built with your own hands to keep guys out and keep you in

Please epp me answer this question

Listen sweetheart, the man you might marry is probably disguised in the garb of your "best friend", "brother" or "your homie"

Be there looking for the man who gets your heart fluttering and your pulse racing, you don't know that you're looking for a guy who'll give you a heart attack.

I've said, choose COMPATIBILITY over CHEMISTRY.

Compatibility is THE CAR and chemistry is the NEW CAR SMELL.

No one buys a car for how it smells, but for it's ability to get you to your destination  

While the future Mrs W was friend zoning our guy, she didn't know HE WAS...