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You Can Not Do it Alone

Wo, this is the goal: To be successful and do great stuff. This has always been the goal. Sometimes it looks like it an unattainable goal in today's Nigeria. Whenever I feel overwhelmed by current circumstances I remember a gentleman named Success Time.

This post is like a deja vu.

Back then in the university, Mr Success Time sold calculators, he went from class to class hawking his stuff. He had this catchphrase "FUT is for mature minds, you can not do it alone o". He was unrelenting and a common joke among my buddies was that he was actually omnipresent.

Bringing in the wisdom of Success Time, I realized that life is not meant to be tackled alone. You can not do it alone, for every success you achieve alone there's more you'd have done if you had sought for help. I listened to MI Abaga's Tedtalk ( We Refused to be Separated?) and I agree that we achieve more if we collaborate.

I spent most of this week visiting some friends like Yahaya and Daniel, exchanging ideas and comparing notes on life. Honestly we can not as young people achieve great stuff if we don't do this regularly. We stand on each other's shoulders and grow instead of starting from the ground up every freaking time.

Great things are on the way as a result of my collaborations with my guys (and girls). I'll keep you posted.

Ps Yahaya has an awesome blog musingsofayounglawyer.com

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