“Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot question.” I came across this quote from Yuval Noah Harari in his book: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. It is a great articulation of the importance of cultures and belief systems that lend themselves to be open to curious inquiry.…

There is always a better person than you. There will always be. Yes, you are replaceable in the same way they are replaceable. The tricky thing though is that, in as much as there is a better person out there, there will always be another better person than the other better person. It is an…

A recipe for strong partnerships: Aligned on why, and complementary on how. Assuming mutual respect within the partnership, increasing the degree of complementarity makes it more likely the combined results are far more than the sum of the individual parts. If we share the same vision [why] and we have skills that compliment each other…

Don't focus on going: 0 to 100. Instead focus on going: 0 to 10. Then: 10 to 20. Then: 20 to 30. And so on and so on until you get to 100. Building a sustainable business is a gradual process. The idea is to move one step at a time. The journey of a…

You are not going to get universal love, that's impossible. But at the same time you are not going to get universal hate. Even the hated person has fans. Your job, as an entrepreneur, is to find people who will love your product, your true believers. You are doing it for them. Not every one…

The easier you make it for someone to help you, the more help you’re going to get.Making it easier involves:Speaking up about what you need Being specific Being concise Being open to their help and suggestions Understanding when the help is not coming in the desired manner Asking someone to help you with something that…

Of course, you used to make stuff all the time when you were young. You made cars with wires, you created storylines of a family, you drew, you made jokes, or craft projects or even homework. Now, that you are older, it is really easy to hide. Easy to say I don't have time. Easy…

Trials keep you strong, Sorrows keep you human, Failures keep you humble, Success keeps you glowing, But only God keeps you going. Image by Messan Edoh

The most destructive of weapons is not the spear or the cannon, which can wound a body and demolish a wall. The most terrible of all weapons is the word, which can ruin a life without leaving a trace of blood, and whose wounds never heal. Let us, then, be the masters of our tongue…

If you are traveling the road of your dreams, be committed to it. Do not leave an open door to be used as an excuse such as, ‘Well, this is not exactly what I wanted.’ Therein lies the seeds of defeat. Walk your path. Even if your steps have to be uncertain, even if you…

Ryan Holiday wrote an interesting book about ego titled: Ego is the Enemy. His thesis is that ego is the enemy within. Often your enemy is not someone out there, but it is something inside us. The demise of many is the result of the uncontrolled ego they have inside them. Wherever you are, whatever…

Why? Briefly put, questions seek and frame and expose problems while answers, at their best, are temporary responses whose accuracy changes and shift and decays over time. Over time answers need to be reformed and remade and reevaluated as the world itself changes. Most answers become redundant over time, meaning we need new answers as…