Adeolu Timothy

Adeolu Timothy

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Sic Parvis Magna!

Need for distance

Stay away from those who play the victim in problems they created.

Focus on spending time with people with whom you share a common future rather than just a common past.

Prioritize wisely.

Allocate more of your time and energy to those who have contributed to your growth and success, and who continue to pour into you.

This doesn’t mean forgetting those who were part of your past.

However, just because someone was with you then, doesn’t mean they should be with you now if you no longer share a common future.

A Scroll of Principles

Therefore, layers upon layers must be built: from diligence to moral excellence; on the layer of moral excellence, add knowledge; on the layer of knowledge, add self-control; on the layer of self-control, add steadfastness; on the layer of steadfastness, add godliness; and on the layer of godliness, add brotherly affection. All of these things will ensure you are not useless and unproductive.

Self Destruct

I have seen all kinds of smart people self destruct. They stray outside their circle of competence just and because the are very smart. Being smart does not mean you know everything. Defining what your game is and where you are going to have an edge is enormously...

WHOSE HANDS?

A basketball in my hands is worth about $19. A basketball in Michael Jordan's hands is worth about $33 million. It depends whose hands it's in. A baseball in my hands is worth about $6. A baseball in Mark McGwire's hands is worth about $19 million. It depends whose...

Rugged Study

"Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible." - Richard Feynmann

Investor

Invest so much in yourself, make your brain your biggest asset. The way to drive up your revenue and earning capacity is by having high valued (paying) skills.

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