I wrote a very exciting piece on linkedin, I'll usually not explain the concept I explained....

Check it out, and watch the video .

Here is the link to the article:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/boluokunade_i-will-usually-not-explain-this-publicly-activity-7344394754287136768-_hls?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAEQRj_gBdcUq2fhVYnUBerVrVZluolgpV0Y


Here is the link to the youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFexLpE9b_c

I'm still receiving several messages asking for the replay of the wake up session.

I'm sorry, you can't get it.

I'm not even selling it.

I won't reply to any request for it.

I mentioned I'll be having a Jara session soon, the link to register will be out soon.

If you have to pass through the eye of a needle to be there. Please do.

I WILL NOT SHARE THE REPLAY OF THAT SESSION TOO.

Happy Sunday to you too 😊

DO THE ‘REST’ and leave your ‘BEST’

There's this popular, feel-good statement we love to throw around: "Do your best and leave the rest."

It sounds nice, abi? It’s the kind of thing you post on WhatsApp Status to feel motivated. But, it's one of the most INCOMPLETE pieces of advice for anyone serious about winning in life and in the marketplace.

What a beautiful, comfortable, therapeutic lie.

It’s a fallacy that suggests that life will see your sweat and say, "Aww, he tried," and then lower the bar for you.

Let me ask you, did that ever work in school?

Think back to your university days. Remember that tough course, maybe STAT 201 or EIE 411. The pass mark, the non-negotiable requirement, is 40. You study, you burn the midnight oil, you do your absolute best... and you score 32.
When the result comes out, what will the results say? F. Fail.

Will the lecturer look at your script and say, "Ah, but this guy really tried his best. Let's just dash him the 8 marks"? You know the answer to that. E no dey happen. They will look you in the eye and tell you to carry it over. (Apologies to diaspora readers here)

You see, Life is that strict lecturer. The marketplace is that examination hall.

Life does not have a column for 'Effort'. It only has a column for 'Results'.

It doesn't adjust its standards to meet your best; it demands that you adjust your best to meet its standards.

If your 'best' is not good enough to get the visa, you will be denied.
If your 'best' is not enough to win the contract, you will lose it.
If your 'best' is not what the client is willing to pay for, you will stay broke.

Life doesn't pity you because you tried. It only rewards you when you deliver what is required.

So, the mantra is not "Do your best". The real mantra for winners, for closers, for people who get things done is:
"Find out what is required, and then DO WHAT IS REQUIRED."

"Your best" is not the benchmark. The requirement is the benchmark.

That "rest" you want to leave? Sometimes, that is where the victory is hiding.

That 'rest' is the 5 extra cold calls.
That 'rest' is the chapter you were too tired to read.
That 'rest' is the skill you've been avoiding.
That 'rest' is the territory of your next level.

Many times, the "rest" is the gap between your current best and the required standard.

So my only admonition for you as you attack the rest of this year is this:
Forget "doing your best". That's an average mindset.

Instead, adopt a conqueror's mindset. Ask the brutal question: "What is required to win here?"

Find the answer. And then, with every fibre of your being, go and do it.

Stop leaving the rest. Start conquering it

I hope this helps,

-Okunade Boluwaduro

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With luck it happens by CHANCE, with strategy, it happens by CHOICE

What's your strategy?

(Oya let me confess, I'm just looking for an excuse to post this picture where I was strategizing like mad 🙈..)

Did they tell you we have opened shop on WhatsApp?

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If you are in the career space, especially at the botttom of the ladder, you've probably had a suggestion from what I call the 'demon of average'.

It whispers suggestions like this,

"How much are they even paying me sef?"
"Abeg, I cannot come and kill myself for this small money.
I'll just do the one my salary can carry."

That mentality right there? It is the most effective poison for career growth. You think you're cheating your Oga, but you are cheating your own destiny.

Now, listen to me and listen good. Here is a law you must write on your heart:

Your OUTPUT must NEVER be a function of your INCOME. Your output should be a function of your PERSONAL STANDARD.

Read that again. Let it sink.

You see, life is an accountant, when you consistently operate at a level of excellence that makes your pay grade look like a joke, you create a powerful 'tension'.

The universe recognizes this value-imbalance and sets circumstances in motion to balance the books.

How?
→ A promotion that seems to come from nowhere.
→ A salary review that shocks the finance department.
→ An irresistible offer from a competitor who has been watching you like a hawk.

Treat yourself like a premium brand. Before you send that email or submit that project, ask yourself with your full chest: "Does this thing meet my personal, non-negotiable standard of excellence?"

Stop lowering your output to your meagre pay

Never reduce your value to become a '50k person' because you are paid a '50k salary'.

Always deliver at a level that makes your current salary look like an insult. Create so much value that it becomes financially irresponsible for anyone not to pay you more.

Declare a personal war on 'good enough'.
Become a fanatic about your standards.

Let your work ethic be so savage, so relentless, that your reputation enters a room before you do.

And don't be surprised when the feedback comes in different forms.

Sometimes, it's a direct compliment. Other times, it's shrouded in jealousy:

"Na that oversabi guy be that."

When you hear that, smile. It means you are doing something right.

Let your standards be the only boss you truly answer to.

And keep raising those standards.

Rebuke average in your life consistently,

I hope this helps,

Now go, and act accordingly.

-Okunade Boluwaduro

P.S. Speaking of raising your standard, we've opened a new HQ on WhatsApp for serious players.
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Have you heard people say in all labour there is profit, just do anything.

Its a good place to start but a bad place to stay.

Checkout what I wrote here: come back and tell me your key highlight

Repost, and help someone in your network too. They just may be in the web of foolish labour

And don't forget to follow me, I'll make you fishers of something sha, not sure yet

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/boluokunade_just-do-anything-my-friend-in-all-labour-activity-7346556583041982466-9DD7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAEQRj_gBdcUq2fhVYnUBerVrVZluolgpV0Y

Oftentimes 'building something' and 'talking about what you're building' draw from the same energy stream.

And you can tell the latter is easier to do.

When you are obsessed with 'plans sharing' rather than 'action taking', understand the trade-off you are making.

Don't satisfy your ego at the expense of making actual progress.

Don't waste your 'creative currency'

Yunno, the future will tell us which you actually focused on.

Just saying 😏

I hope this helps
-Okunade Boluwaduro

(I'll most likely expatiate on this to those on my mailing list soon, join in here for FREE: boluokunade.substack.com)

It's weekend. Critical assignment for you,

I need 18 minutes of your undivided attention on this video.
https://youtu.be/p_RcEfHUDIA?si=N0UP3FraLrMXH3jP

If you grasped my "Walking Back The Value Chain concept" at the WAKE UP SESSION, then this is a practical you've been waiting for.

Your assignment:
Watch the video like you have an exam on it

Notice the playbook. The worst-case is they don't even produce; they just LICENSE, just like bill gates did something similar with the 'codes' when starting out. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, go and read up, 😂😂😂)

Can you see how the game is played on a different level?

Once you're done, submit your key takeaway in the comments.

The volume of feedback will tell me if i'll keep sending VALUABLE RESOURCES for you to watch.

If una 'lock up', me sef, I go 'lock up'.

I hope this helps

-Okunade Boluwaduro

Watch this carefully, the transformation you seek is likely not going to happen until you transform the way you think.

Every action you are trying to take without changing the thing that caused the action, it would only last short term.

I hope this helps

PS: we've opened a new HQ on WhatsApp for serious players.
The link is here. Join in and unmute the notifications (it's muted by default, so you have to do it yourself): https://cutt.ly/boluwhatsapp

Tomorrow is Monday. Before you sleep, command your week.

Plan like someone going on a MONEY HEIST

That product: What is the ONE non-negotiable milestone you will hit?
Emails: How many will you deploy? To achieve what specific result?
That skill: Which chapter will you master? Not just ‘learn’, MASTER.

Stop entering the week on hope.

Hope is the bankrupt strategy of the common man.

You are not the common man. You are a strategist.

An architect of your outcomes

Be specific. Be practical. Write it down. If you don't have plans for life, LIFE has plans for you, and trust me they aren't great plans.

P:S: I'm sending a 'banger' email this week. Subscribe for free here: boluokunade.substack.com

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/boluokunade_lets-be-honest-there-must-be-a-factory-activity-7348313945088090112-pqlC?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAEQRj_gBdcUq2fhVYnUBerVrVZluolgpV0Y

Very interesting post I made today on linkedin, check it out

These things are slow, these things are subtle but they are real.


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Sometimes, selling shovels to gold diggers is better than digging for gold

Just saying🙃

Where are you playing in the value chain of your industry

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Clear?

Na mumu dey make lemonade o

(Obviously, you know there's a part here I don't support, you're smart enough to find it🙄)

Based on this,

I'll give you an assignment this week,

It'll cover 70% of your grades 👌🤣

Class captains, please remind me by Friday to drop the assignment.

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Now that you have been called to bar: A letter to recent lawyers!

The wig has come off, and your family has officially added "The Law" to your name on their phone contacts. You've survived.

The real question is, How do you position yourself to have a profitable edge?

You see, that degree is a powerful ‘juju’.

You've been handed a lens that sees risk, structure, and loopholes where everyone else sees... well, just vibes.

To profit from it, you must pair it with a deep understanding of where the money is moving.

How?

Simple, just look around you.

The tech founder in Yaba building the next Paystack is desperate, today, for a strategic mind who understands the legal framework of venture capital, who can build a fortress around his Intellectual Property, and who can navigate the ‘evil forest’ of data privacy so he can sleep at night.

The Afrobeats artist who is about to sign away his publishing rights for a plate of jollof rice. But you can see the invisible stream of value: the publishing rights, the master recordings, the licensing deals.They need someone whose legal mind can see the traps in Clause 7b of a contract that they can't.

What about the real estate mogul launching a new estate in Epe. He's interested in the speed of transaction. He will pay a premium for the lawyer who can structure deals, perfect titles, and create a seamless legal assembly line for selling hundreds of units.

Consider the fintech guys trying to make magic with money. Their biggest fear isn't a lawsuit; it's a single memo from the CBN that could wipe out their entire business. They will pay a king's ransom for a compliance ’beast’ who can see the future and build a shield around their innovation.

Are you seeing the pattern? In every single industry, value is being created. And wherever value is created, there is friction. There is risk. That is where you come in.

Are you seeing it now? The game is not played ONLY in the courtroom. That's just the emergency room. The real game is played in the strategy sessions, the deal negotiations, and the compliance frameworks.

How do you become this indispensable asset?

Here’s my suggestion. While you're doing whatever you need to do to gain experience. Commit the next year to becoming an obsessive student of ONE industry. Not more Law. Business. Pick one, Tech, Entertainment, Finance, Real Estate, and become a nerd.

Read their blogs, listen to their podcasts, learn their acronyms.

Learn the language of the people who sign the cheques. When you can walk into a room and speak the language fluently, you have entered a different league.

Find the intersection where your unique sight gives you the most leveraged view. And build there.

Use your 'juju' wisely.

Repost, this may save a lawyer

I hope this helps 
-Okunade Boluwaduro

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SERIOUS STUDENTS!

Sequel to this post

Watch this video!

https://youtu.be/GfOAw9dUpYI?si=CX-R5Q5uEWd6Op4x

It does a full expose on this

Once you're done....give me your feedback in not more than a paragraph

Some of you will be shocked

👀👀...should I start keeping my assignments to myself?