All Posts by AAwosika07

I lost my job and my wife in the span of a week. Ok, let’s backtrack a little. I didn’t lose my job, per se, but I was on the brink of it. Long story short, because I was distracted (or so I thought), I made a major gaffe on a marketing campaign at my […]

Why do we love life quotes so much? I think I have the answer. Life quotes have a way of piercing through the b.s. and noise surrounding us. Life quotes are the Gordian knots that cut through that noise and reveal the essence of life we know deep down but tend to forget. I’m a […]

I’m not the first person to write about reading comprehension strategies, nor will I be the last. I do, however, have a unique angle on the subject you won’t find in many other places. Reading gives you superpowers. It just does. I don’t know the exact science behind it but reading books opens the world […]

Why is the fear of failure so powerful? You’ve heard the question a million times – “What would you do if you weren’t afraid to fail?” But asking that question isn’t useful because you are afraid to fail. Speaking in hypotheticals doesn’t work as well as giving you strategies to deal with reality. And the […]

If we were all being honest, we’d admit we hate ourselves sometimes. We hate the parts of ourselves that we don’t tell anyone else about. We hate our shadow. Even for people who often feel good about themselves, you can’t avoid hating yourself at least some of the time at least a teeny tiny bit. […]

Starting over is all the rage in 2019. We’re always chasing the new, the novel, the fun. We live in an abundant society, but we’re sick of the mundane. Instead of being grateful for what we have, we always want more, more, and even more. Nothing’s ever enough.  Maybe we can lay the blame at […]

How to find your passion… Talk about a horse that’s been beaten to death. I like talking about topics that have been extensively covered like finding your passion, waking up early, journaling, reading, and getting motivated because there’s always a new wrinkle, insight, or useful tidbit of information to be found. So what’s my wrinkle […]

Self-help never saves you in the situations where you need it most. Affirmations aren’t going to work when your spouse leaves you. Tony Robbins won’t instantly cheer you up if you listen to his audio tape after getting fired from your job. Tim Feriss’s morning routine means absolutely nothing to working parents with children. Self-help […]

Self-leadership is the currency of success in 2019 and beyond. What do I mean? There are going to be disproportionate rewards for people who are self-reliant vs. people who need to be told what to do all the time. I have no mentors. All of the work I do is in the roles I created […]

If you want to build a network, an audience, and a tribe of like-minded peers, you need to learn how to influence people. Have you ever noticed somebody in the field you’re in (or aspire to be in) just come out of nowhere? Whenever you see someone make a meteoric rise, know that it’s often […]