So… there’s this powerful speech I heard about 12 years ago… and I played it everyday, multiple times a day, until I broke through and ‘emerged’ in 2015.

Not your everyday aspire to perspire. You likely wouldn’t know the speaker.

He’s long dead but I’m glad I kept a piece of him.

So far, I’ve kept it private, only shared with a handful of friends when I feel they need edification for their purpose journey.

I’ll share it publicly for the first time today, only with those of you on the above list.

The link is in the message above this one.

I’ll delay sending it until 3pm. That ought to be sufficient, no?

— J.O.

Life hack for Nigerians under 25.

Don’t dress your age.
Don’t sound your age.
Don’t work (like) your age.

Mentally push your internal programming at least 10 years ahead.

Hang with those 10 years ahead of you.

You will often be the least accomplished there but you can bear the temporary discomfort.

Do not conform to 3rd world thinking that keeps youth thinking “but you’re still young”.

Those who say it are unaware of the spirit of the age that projects that idea through their words.

Yes you’re young.

But you live on a continent that is cruel and unforgiving of underachievement.

Those that tell you “take it easy” today, will shame you in 10 years if time passes you by.

I wish the world didn’t work that way, but regardless, it is what it is.

Level Up!

— J.O.

You’ve got mail!

Registrations for tomorrow’s Life Intervention Series are now open!

🕖 Time: 7 PM tomorrow (26/06)
📌 Register here: https://obidi.co/liszoom

Bring your questions — I’ll see you there!

— J.O.

😂This trend was too sweet.
I had to sha join and do my own.

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Registrations are still ongoing for tomorrow’s Life Intervention Series!

🕖 Time: 7 PM tomorrow (26/06)
📌 Register here: https://obidi.co/liszoom

Bring your questions — I’ll see you there!

— J.O.

It appears that we are already oversubscribed for this meeting.

The maximum attendance limit for any Zoom meeting is 1,000 attendees, but I see over 3,000 registrants here.

Even though not all registrants are expected to actually turn up, chances are high that we will exceed capacity.

Please show up 15 minutes ahead of time (6:45pm) to guarantee your spot (access link is in your email).

However, if you show up after all seats are taken and are therefore unable to gain entry, please look out for a Youtube streaming link here on our whatsapp channel.

It would enable you to watch the session, but you would not be able to ask questions.

See you soon.

— J.O.

The room is now open. Join in via the url in your email.

Room is full. Here’s the overflow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5DDQPQ1NEE

Room is full. Here’s the overflow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5DDQPQ1NEE

What’s the one role AI cannot replace?

If you attended our Life Intervention Series, you know the answer.

Hint: It’s the role occupied by the person on this picture.

Life is a Ponzi scheme and that’s okay. Just never get caught at the bottom of that pyramid.

— J.O.

Thursday’s Q&A and the ensuing feedback revealed that most people want and need an in depth session on money.

I think I did that well enough in “The Alchemy of Wealth” and “Master of Markets” (replay at obidi.co/replay).

However, I’ve decided to do an upgraded teaching on it, focusing on the new dynamics of Capitalism.

It will take 3 days to unpack.

Clear out this weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun) for NEW MONEY WEEKEND.

As usual, you’ll get downloads from me that are impossible to get elsewhere in the world.

Details to follow shortly.

— J.O.

PS: please join my WhatsApp channel so you don’t miss anything here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9ERxI7dmeRx7pLG40Q

Save this to add to your structure.

— J.O.

PS: More on the WhatsApp channel here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9ERxI7dmeRx7pLG40Q

A friendly reminder that Capitalism doesn’t care about you.

If you are the world’s best expert at something people don’t want, you will be poor.

There are numerous options of skills to be competent at.

Leave the crowd alone. They don’t want you to do better than them.

Do your research, Think a while and Choose prudently.

— J.O.

PS: More on the WhatsApp channel here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9ERxI7dmeRx7pLG40Q

You’re the CEO of your life. You can hire, fire… blah blah blah.

But are you not also the CFO of your life?

What’s up with your money?

— J.O.

PS: Daily nuggets in my WhatsApp Channel here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9ERxI7dmeRx7pLG40Q

The wealthiest people in the world are not necessarily the smartest or most educated.

This is not necessarily cliché.

While intelligence certainly provides a noticeable edge, the most prosperous people seem to have some attributes in common.

Leaning on intelligence alone will only make you a well paid employee/advisor of the wealthy, and not necessarily make you one of them.

These include:
- Adaptability: Regardless of how circumstances turn out, find a way to still get results.
- ⁠Pragmatism: The ability to see the facts as they are and act on them, regardless of any emotional fantasies of how things ought to be
- ⁠A strong bias for action, instead of getting stuck in analysis paralysis. If we fail, so be it. But if we win, partayyy!
- ⁠Courage to just do things
- ⁠Energy efficiency: Choosing to expend one’s life force on attempting only the biggest opportunities, industries and markets
- ⁠Stamina for long distance races. Being able to persist in one direction for years until a big payoff.
- ⁠Being comfortable with public scrutiny. Let people watch, let people talk. My will be done on earth!

Wisdom might be the principal thing, allegedly.

But it’s not the only thing.

There are rich wise men and poor wise men.

The rich ones have the above qualities in common.

*Assignment for your private journal*

In which of the above areas did you excel this past week?

In which areas can you improve in this coming week?

Rooting for you!

— J.O.

PS: New Money Weekend has been rescheduled for 11-13 July. Watch this space.

PPS: Please join my WhatsApp Channel for more: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9ERxI7dmeRx7pLG40Q

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Tonight, we return to Night School with "The Game of Money Revisited".

You see, words carry more meaning than meets the eye.

And this is why as students of the Game of Life, we must be students of language.

And as students of language, the first thing we must do when encountering a word is to determine its etymology (its origin), as well as its connotative and denotative meanings.

Thanks for ChatGPT, we can now just throw that into a prompt.

Anyway, back to money matters.

The word 'Capital' comes from the Latin word 'Caput', meaning 'head'.

And so English words that have anything to do with the head or leadership have it in them - Cap, Captain, Capital.

It's used with respect to money because capital was historically considered the "head" or most important part of one's resources.

So imagine being born into a country whose economic system is Capitalism, and you wait until your 30s to learn what it means, how it works and how you can bend it to your advantage.

Tonight at Night School, we will correct that together.

If you're already on the "Level Up Series" list, the link is in your email.

If not, please get your invite here: https://obidi.co/levelup:

Date: 26th July, ‘25
Time: 9pm, Nigeria Time

See you there.

— John Obidi

We're live.

Join us via the link in your email or signup afresh and head straight to the live broadcast here: https://obidi.co/levelup

I wrote something about Cryptocurrency that might interest you.

It’s too lengthy for this medium, so please read it up on the WhatsApp channel here 👇

https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9ERxI7dmeRx7pLG40Q/526

https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9ERxI7dmeRx7pLG40Q/526

Tonight we continue with The 1% Series.

Get your free invite here: https://obidi.co/onepercent

Time: 9pm Tonight

See you there.

— J.O.