I’ve been broke. I’ve been betrayed. I’ve failed, started again, and watched people switch up on me like PHCN light.
But here are 10 life lessons I’ve learned — so maybe, just maybe, you won’t have to bleed to learn them too.
1. Not everyone who smiles with you is rooting for you. Some people dey your corner just to study your moves and use it against you later. Shine your eye. Protect your peace.
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2. Money solves 90% of your stress. Pray, yes. Fast, yes. But learn how to make money — with sense, with skill, with strategy. Money no be everything, but try get am first. 3. Your 20s is for planting, not flexing. If you use your hustle years to do cruise and clout, life go humble you in your 30s. Invest. Learn. Delay pleasure. It pays off.
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4. Don’t beg to be chosen. In friendships. In relationships. In jobs. The moment you start chasing people who don’t rate you, you’re already losing. Know your worth.
5. Soft life is earned, not declared. Instagram isn’t real life. If your “soft life” is sponsored by debt or fake lifestyle, reality will cash out later — with interest. 6. Discipline will take you where motivation can’t. You won’t always feel like working. Or learning. Or growing. Do it anyway. Your future self will thank you. 7. Time is more expensive than money. You can lose ₦100k and make it back. But waste 1 year on the wrong person, wrong job, or wrong mindset? That one pain deep. 8. Sometimes, peace is better than proving your point. No be every insult you go clap back. Sometimes silence is power. Maturity no be weakness. 9. Learn how to be alone — so you don’t settle out of loneliness. Solitude builds strength. Not every “relationship” is love. Some are just distractions in disguise 10. Keep going. Especially when it’s hard. Nobody really knows what they’re doing. We’re all figuring it out. But the ones who win? They don’t stop.
Life is the best teacher. But the school fees are expensive. If any of these lessons hit you, you’re not alone. I’m learning too.
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