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Physician, Mentoring/Relationships/Life lessons/Self-development Author of Medi-thrive
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Oct 16, 2022 27 tweets 7 min read
1. My father was a clairvoyant man. He was blessed with the uncanny ability to sense things before they happened. Not all the time, but usually when it happened, he was usually spot on. The funny thing about his predictions was that it would usually happen years later, and 2. he would have said such things in jest.

Like the time he told his friend who was living in a rented apartment that he was going to buy the duplex beside his house in a few years. His friend laughed till his sides ached. Years later, he bought that house and has bought other
Mar 7, 2022 11 tweets 2 min read
1. Normally, I try as much as possible to stay away from trending topics. But this one, struck a nerve especially because I will be talking on a panel tomorrow which is the International Women's day.
The insensitive opinions about dropping off babies at 3 months in a creche. 2. Worse still, some of the most insensitive ones have come from people that should have empathy in their statements and actions. I have since realized that even though we see a lot of people talking about women becoming more, it is just lip service.
Feb 20, 2022 6 tweets 1 min read
1. Four lessons you should teach your children
a) The concept of failure - Tell them about putting in the work and hoping for the best but that everyone will fail at something or the other. It doesn't mean they're a failure. It is just a part of life. 2. Learning to deal with failure is very essential, so it doesn't break them when they experience it.

b) The concept of rejection- Tell them that they cannot always have what they want. In their career, relationships, friendships and so on. They may get No as a response
Feb 20, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
A lot of people have misunderstood this tweet. Deliberately or unintentionally. What he's saying is that it doesn't get handed to you. Especially if you don't come from money and if you don't have a trust fund stashed somewhere. It is easier to put in the work, take risks, absorb knowledge voraciously when you're younger. More shock absorber to make mistakes and learn from them. He's not even saying you can't make it in your 40s or 50s. He's just saying - It is easier to get your hands dirty when you're younger. Work smart is important,
Sep 28, 2021 11 tweets 3 min read
1. #dermatologyteaching
Let's talk about vitamins and glutathione infusion use in the skin.
Naturally, most of the vitamins we need are gotten from the diet especially in someone feeding well and is not malnourished. Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant - 2. Oxidants are produced in the body normally due to the various processes that take place. They're also important in bacterial killing. Antioxidants protect the body from oxidants especially when they're getting overwhelming. Glutathione is produced by the liver and in a healthy
Sep 21, 2021 12 tweets 3 min read
1. Before you say, "she stole my idea," remember that ideas are one in a million.That same thing you're thinking of has been thought of by thousands if not millions of people. The world has billions of people in it. Surely, you must know that ideas are not specific to one person. 2. It is not the idea that is most important, what makes an idea become yours are the ones you executed and brought to fruition. If you actually have an idea that nobody has ever thought of and you don't find anything remotely similar to it after you've done extensive research,
Sep 20, 2021 10 tweets 3 min read
1. #dermatologyteaching
Acne can be one of the most rewarding yet frustrating conditions to treat. Rewarding because some people respond to treatment so rapidly, frustrating because acne is manageable rather than curable and relapses occur often. 2. It is so common that it is impossible not to have patients at my clinic with acne in a week. Adolescent acne tends to be worse in boys while adult acne(acne in people 25 years and above) is worse in females.
Did you know that for adolescent acne, even without doing anything,
Sep 19, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
1. There are some things that I will never understand. There are some things that I can almost say, "nahh can never happen to me."
I will never understand dragging someone that you call a friend on a public platform. And I can almost say it can never happen to me. 2. Because if it happens to me, then we can NEVER go back to being friends. A kì tilé ejó dé, ká tún ma s'òré - We don't come back from court on opposing sides and still remain thick as thieves. We can go back to being civil, but never cordial.
Sep 13, 2021 9 tweets 2 min read
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"
Sep 12, 2021 5 tweets 1 min read
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%
Sep 12, 2021 8 tweets 2 min read
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. Image 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
Aug 30, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
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.
Aug 29, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
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.😄😄😄
Aug 23, 2021 5 tweets 1 min read
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
Aug 15, 2021 5 tweets 1 min read
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
Aug 13, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
I am loved. I radiate love.
Love lives within me and I am surrounded by love.
I am light, I radiate light and darkness can never survive around me.
I am joy, I radiate joy and joy lives in me. Sadness will not find a haven in my abode..
I am fierce, feisty and fabulous. ImageImageImageImage Greatness lives in me and I will do great things. So help me God
Can you see the love? People just give me beautiful things😁😁
My fabric given to me by Dr. Oshoke Abiola
Sewn by Maryam Bolakale
My chains given to me by Sis Abimbola Adeyinka. I saw her wearing one beautiful one
Aug 13, 2021 10 tweets 2 min read
1. Have I told you about my Aunty Amudat? Yes, I have several times. That woman, is one of the blessings of my life. She is my mother's immediate younger sibling but we are so alike in our ways that I would pass for her daughter. Even my mum says it, "o ti jo Amuda pelu iwa ju!" Image 2. - You are too much like Amuda in character.
If you have an 'Aunty Amudat' kind of person in your life, hold on tightly to them. Those kind of people that God has blessed with wisdom and their answers will usually set you right when it seems like you're groping in the dark.
Aug 5, 2021 6 tweets 1 min read
1. Are you not progressing or are you measuring yourself by the yardstick of others? Are you not successful or you're defining your success based on the definition foisted on you by the environment you've found yourself? Are you behind or you're just being too hard on yourself? 2. First thing you need to understand- Not all of us who start out as academics will become professors. Not all doctors will become specialists. Not all of us who are tech people will have unicorn companies. Not all of us will be billionaires (or even millionaires).
Jul 31, 2021 14 tweets 4 min read
1. Not everyone desires to get married (which is okay) but if you do,please make sure that it is a decision that you make with discernment. Make sure that it is a decision you make with your inner and outer eyes wide open. Make sure that it is a decision you pray fervently about 2. (if you believe in a Supreme power).
I think it is one of the most decisions you have to make in your life that can make or mar you. Why handle with kid gloves? Scrutinize everything possible. Then ask for divine mercy and grace from the Almighty.
Jul 30, 2021 8 tweets 2 min read
1. "Likeability is overrated." What do you understand by that statement? I have come to realize a lot of people use the statement and don't know that it has a deeper meaning. Many have used this statement as an excuse to cultivate an attitude that smells more than a he-goat. 2. Likeability is overrated applies to sycophancy and what we colloquially call 'opthalmology' in medicine. The former refers to empty hailing where people are praising you for 'iwa palapala' probably because you have money or power while the latter refers to a case where
Jul 26, 2021 5 tweets 1 min read
1. "I think my life is boring. My marriage doesn't excite me. We don't even 'vibe' like before. I don't love you anymore. The fire is all gone."

Most times, what you call boring is the normal nature of life. What you call mundane is peace surrounding you. 2. And if you find that complacency has entered the relationship and you're beginning to take each other for granted, do something about it. And that something involves communication and reviving the fire. Not seeking for what is not lost out there.