1. The art of communication- Not just communication but communicating effectively. Are you wondering why your messages are never replied? You just might be talking to yourself....
Learn the art of effective communication; both written and spoken and you'll be surprised at how
2. you'll get everything you want from people almost everytime.
When you want to send a DM to someone you don't know and you need something from, write on a notepad first and let everything be in a message. You're unlkely to get any response to "hello," "salam" "hey"
3. You don't need to be asking them about the weather and whether they've eaten. You're the one that contacted them. State your message after basic pleasantries. E.g
"Good evening Dr. Gold. I hope you've had a good day? My name is Buhari Usman and I'd like to know if there's a
4. a dermatologist in Bauchi and if you can let me know how to get in touch. Thank you for your time."
- Basic pleasantries
- Intent
- Good closing.
If your DMs have not been responded to, it just might be because you keep sending "hi" and "hey" without stating what YOU want!
5. I love to write and teach. That's why I use this place often. But once I'm done, I log off for hours. My time and space is something I'm very protective of. Another reason why your messages may not be replied? "Hello, your beauty is intoxicating me. I love you." Edakun fa🙄
6. Stay away from unnecessary endearments except you're close to the person. When in Rome, behave like the Romans. Conform to the environment (not that you should lose your own self) and be a part of it.
7. Lose the, "my dear" when you're speaking with people especially if you don't have any personal relationship with them...
Nobody was born with all the skills. You can learn it too! The only time you don't need to improve on a present version of yourself, is if you're dead.
8. You're still alive, aren't you?
If you can, don't let it be about financial favors each time you're contacting someone. Don't let your name be synonyous with, "muwa" (bring) all the time. No matter how little, provide value. Else you become the person people avoid from afar.
9. Try it next time you want to send a message to someone you don't know and you need to ask a favor from. It has worked for me almost every time.
Just lose the one liners. They didn't ask you to contact them. You did. So, state your mission.
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1. The greatest mistake we often make in relationships is thinking that people change for US. Rarely do adults change except they gain insight into whatever bad behavior they have and then have a personal conviction to change. You sef think am, have you changed for someone?
2. When you change for a person and not because you think it is the right thing to do, the change doesn't last most times. But when you do it because you've had an epiphany, the change often persists. In relationships, you pick your poison. You will likely not get your 100%
3. from one person as your partner will likely not get from you. You stick to a person when they have most of the things you want and what is lacking is NOT a deal-breaker for you.
If you go into a relationship with your eyes wide open with someone that has one or two of your
1. #dermatologyteaching
I was tagged to a post on Facebook of someone that had used an organic product gone wrong. If it wasn't a colleague that tagged me, I would have just ignored. Because it seems the voices of caution and reasoning are no longer listened to.
2. People have adopted the "if I perish, I perish" attitude.
Any product that claims to be organic and turns you five shades lighter in two weeks is nothing but trouble.
Organic but gives you patches of colors is nothing but bad news.
Organic but has no list of ingredients
3. is nothing but rubbish.
It is just sad that people that have good products with good quality control are affected because of all the rubbish people are parading out there.
It is VERY easy to damage the skin, but repairing may become a herculean task.
1. If you have friends that will tell you the truth no matter the height you attain, you don't know how blessed you are. A lot of people are 'moving mad' these days because they don't have 'olubawi' (someone that will caution them) or they have gotten to a level where they feel
2. almost invincible. Even when they're on the brink of self-destruction, no one calls them back because they're surrounded by sycophants.
May I never get to that stage where all I'm surrounded with are people that are afraid to tell me the truth. Amin.
3. The stage of, "were dun wo l'oja, amo ko dun bi l'omo." - A mad person is a source of entertainment at the market place but nobody wants a mad child.
1. It is with intense pain that I have come to reveal that my 'babeness' has been reduced intensely. I have joined the association of snorers (which I only do once I'm tired). The first time my husband told me, come and see me arguing vehemently.
2. The man did not do 'menimeji', he did a 10 seconds recording 😄😄
When I woke up this morning, he was like, "babe, mo fe le fipa ti e danu lori bed pelu bo se n hanrun" - I almost kicked you off the bed with the way you were snoring.😄😄😄
3. You know the way you tell snorers to "change your style" by tapping them gently?- which he does normally.
TJ said this time he was just giving me plenty 'abara' (whooping) and it was like the tempo was just increasing each time.🤣🤣
1. Three sets of people that you should avoid like a contagious disease both in real life and the digital space if you don't want to have obstructive hydrocephalus - àwon alágbákò.
a. People who think they are ALWAYS right even when everything shows they're wrong.
2. Arguing with this set of people can cause you to have a cluster headache. Aseju ni Okay for these ones - Kk ti wa pa. Better avoid them.
b. People who NEVER take responsibility for anything. The song "it wasn't me" was all about them. The whole world 'hates' them and
3. they're always out to look for their downfall. Awon people with grandiose delusion of their own importance. Avoid them o.
c. People who are ALWAYS negative. They always have a reason why something will not work. Why it is impossible. Why your dreams can never be achieved.
1. When you see children that have been raised in love and with kindness, it is always easy to know them. Be it a two parent or a single parent home. There's this warmth and happiness they exude. People stay in unhealthy and abusive relationship (it doesn't have to be physical)
2. and they tell themselves it is for the kids. You're not helping them. You're damaging them and setting them up to become dysfunctional adults. There is no perfect relationship and I'm all for working things out. But if you have both tried consistently and
3. it is not working out, please don't damage those children with the kind of environment you're raising them in. I listened to a radio show recently and a teenager called in about how his parents tumultuous relationship had destroyed a lot in him and