I turn 33 this year. wow 👀. so since i’m now in the 30+ trenches, i can share some of the things I wish I knew in my 20s. 🧵
1. You will be alright. For real. All those worries you currently have, won’t even matter.
2. Your orgasms will be amazing. I don’t know the reason for this, it is science.
3. You will be more assertive and trust yourself more. this is always a good thing
4. Friendships that aren’t right for you will naturally fall away, don’t stress about it.
5. You will embrace all the “imperfections” you saw in your body because you realize that body has seen you through some tough times.
6. You’ll figure out what is important to you and understand that it is okay to change your mind as many times as you want.
7. You’ll realize that you can learn anything because you have done it over and over again
8. The world will become less scary and you’ll take your place in it
9. You’ll regret not appreciating your current body
10. You’ll be alright
11. If you are a woman, you’ll realize that genuine female friendships saves lives.
12. You’ll get better at dealing with heartbreaks because you know if something isn’t right, you need to make room for things that are.
13. If you care about money, you’ll probably make more of it in your 30s.
14. If you already make a lot of money, you’ll stop caring about it.
15. You’ll call your mom more because that’s when it dawns on you that your parents are aging
16. You’ll understand that all those “hacks to be successful” are lies. Luck plays a big role in who gets what.
17. You’ll also understand that many times you create your own luck.
18. You’ll become more comfortable worn saying no
19. Your back will ache. sorry in advance
20. Finally, you’ll understand and accept that there’s no exact timelines for achievements
kalas
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At 32, I’m no longer a youth and I actually don’t see myself as one. I’ll like to see younger people take up the stage in fighting for Nigeria. This is your future. Don’t let anyone tell you that you are too young to take a loud stand.
Do what you can with what you have where you are.
I’ve built businesses, lived in multiple countries, done social impact work since I was 18, taught at university level, done state & national public policy work, co-authored international law guide documents. Abeg o, I’m no longer a youth, I don try.
This is your own time 💪🏽
Last year, I made $40k+ from selling online courses - fully automated (no ads). So yeah all that income was mostly passive. In a few hours, I’ll do a thread on what I learned in that process.
(this is not a get-rich-quick thread. if that’s what you are looking for, wrong place)
okay here goes. First, i’ll start with my tech stack (might surprise you)
Lesson one: you need to create a proper funnel. and this isn’t anything complicated, it is simply about building out a proper customer roadmap that covers the following;
a. show you are an expert
b. quality people who are likely to buy your course
c. why they should buy
If I were starting twitter from scratch and need to build an audience to position myself as an expert in a particular industry (either to market my business or myself as a professional), this is how I’d do it. 🧵
1. Market research: I’d look for influential people in my niche and pay attention to the following:
a. what they tweet about
b. the questions people ask them
c. who they interact with the most on the TL.
2. then I would use data tools like answerthepublic.com to figure out the questions people are asking about my niche.
More money is coming into the ecosystem and more people are getting familiar with the mechanics around fund raising from investors. As a founder, here are “little” things on an investor’s term sheet that could cause you big problems in the future so you should always say no.
1. compulsory monthly financial statements. Might seem like a small deal but it is not. giving monthly financial updates can put a strain on your operations at a time when you ahold be focused on building. it is good practice to send monthly investor updates with top line numbers
but please always push back on things like monthly financial statements or audited quarterly financial statements. it is too much operational commitment for an early stage startup.