Morning Coffee #4: The Kansas City Shuffle

If I find myself repeating something the majority seems to agree with, I take a step back and ask myself if I actually share that opinion or I’m just being carried by popular sentiments.

People love to say “be yourself” until they discover they don’t like that version of you. Then they criticize you vehemently for spending time at the gym rather than spending time talking to them.

Once you get used to getting up after falling, you’re already prepared for victory.

On winners vs losers. Only people who have never played the game think they can win every time. I evaluate a man not by his wins but by how he responds to his losses.

Once in a while, I ask people what makes them happy. And when they can’t think of anything, I ask them what made them happy as children. Even those who had rough childhoods had true moments of happiness, though short lived.

It’s not enough to talk about the great men in history. It’s time to carve my name beside theirs.

Your frequent activities are a brief description of who you are. If you don’t like who you are, you definitely need to change those activities.

Nigerian women complain about the lack of romance in Nigerian men. While Nigerian men complain about the lack of empathy in Nigerian women. In order to truly grasp the inter-relationship dynamic between them, listen to music from Nigerian men. Then listen to music from Nigerian women. That tells you all you need to know.