Some of these things I knew before but most of them have only be reinforced in the last 6 months!
- In life, an experience is only what you make out of it – Never blame others.
- Never allow yourself be judged either by what you do or don’t – Its your life after all.
- There’s more mess in life than you can ever imagine – So suck it in!
- Business and faith are totally miscible – When it seems they are not, you are most likely missing a point.
- NEVER believe the mantra that failure is the path to success – ONLY the ones you learn from.
- If you’ve never moved out of your regular circle, you don’t know half of what you think you know.
- Sex is indeed a mystery – I will leave that to your imagination.
- Education opens your mind – Its totally up to you to fill it with whatever you want!
- Long distance relationships are not easy – Avoid as much as possible but when it happens, find the hidden strength of wisdom in it.
- Money is a good thing – A very good thing at that! Don’t sell your soul to get it though…
- Its amazing how much you can think through while having an early morning breakfast at McDonald:-)
Have a great day!
I am the author of Scaling for Success: Empowering African SMEs. I am a Partner at Sahel Capital, a food and agriculture-focused private investment firm in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sahel Capital manages the Fund for Agriculture Financing in Nigeria (FAFIN) and the Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA).
I co-lead SEFAA, an impact-first fund investing in agribusinesses that provide direct or indirect benefits to smallholder farmers across 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. I also lead investments and portfolio management for SEFAA and manage FAFIN portfolios, two of which were recently exited. I am a director on the board of one of the portfolio companies and serve in advisory roles for several startups and SMEs.