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How to design your life (without the guesswork) In just 10 minutes Most people don't know what they want in life. They suffer from a profound sense of emptiness—a quiet, internal plea for som...
You feel lost because you lack purpose. You don’t know what problem you’re solving. You don’t know what goal you’re pursuing. You don’t know your part in a whole that’s greater than yourself. ...
I haven't written you in a while. I didn't feel the urge to write. Life was in a standstill. Slow progress. It didn't feel like I was in control anymore. I could see everything dropo...
"Knowledge not found in school is the source of money not found in employment." Dan Koe The conventional system screams at you to play it safe. "Invest in your pension plan.&q...
Most people are stuck at jobs, places and people they don't care about just to please their parents, friends and teachers. If you spend majority of your time on things you don't love, is th...
Comfort is a sweet pill and it is also a slow poison. It numbs you and makes you forget your ambitions. Instead of doing what you are supposed to do when you have the time, energy and opportunity, ...
I would recommend that you read this with an open mind. Remove sentiments and emotions The clear path of going to school, getting a job, and retiring happily is enticing. So, you relinquish your f...
You're in this situation because you got distracted. You lost focus. You gave up your dreams and delighted in the comfort someone promised you. You stopped focusing on the path you were on. You...
If you are not doing what you love for most of your life you’re living someone else’s life. Your goals were assigned by your parents. Your career path was chosen by society. Your beliefs were inhe...
Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock, you will have noticed that the world of work has changed significantly in the last few decades. Remote work and artificial intelligence are the two bigge...
"The modern superpower is your ability to focus in a world of distractions. Scrolling isn't going to train your body. Tutorials aren't going to build your business. Notifications aren&...
There are over 5B+ people on the internet in 2025. It’s never been easier to start a side hustle — or even a fullfledged online business — right from your bedroom. Or from Port Harcourt. Or lite...
You are an amalgamation of the ideas, beliefs, and distinctions that you perceive as important based on your programming. If you spend enough time to digest the novel ideas you consume and let them...
Look around. Everyone is stressed out of their minds. We all want to achieve big things, but it’s becoming infinitely more difficult to focus on those big things… so none of them ever get done. ...
Most people are sheep. Since the day they were born, they do what they're told. Question nothing, believe anything. This isn't bad. Sheep can be happy, but fulfillment is another story. Do...
Starting a business is the most accessible way to financial freedom. However it is way difficult to start a business in say, real estate or investment. The capital to start is huge. I don’t deny ...
I am of the mind that everyone is an entrepreneur, as it is in our nature. A steady paycheck is a useful stepping stone but harsh slave master. Allow me to punch holes in your erroneous belief. ...
Before we begin, the fourth batch of Fullstack Writer is accepting registration. If "what you want" involves talking about your interests, building an audience for your work, or having a...
Most people struggle to make money because they don't see making money as a skill they can learn. Making money is something everyone wants to do, but few people see as a skill that can be lear...
You weren’t born to work 40 hours a week doing something you hate, numb your mind with endless scrolling, and wake up one day wondering where the time went. When you’re bored, pick up a book inste...
Everything In Life Is Hard Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end. —Robin Sharma Everything worth building in life is hard. But here’s what most people don’t ...
When I first started on this newsletter journey, it was out of curiosity. Schools don’t prioritize curiosity, so most people hate learning by the time they graduate. Learning is the foundation of...
Students should be made to think like scientists, be openminded, curious, and especially, to doubt. I had a curious mind when I was growing up. I'm still growing, but I mean when I was very yo...
The only way to control your income, and therefore your life, is to build a business. Everyone is an entrepreneur. Some just choose to get paid for the problems they solve in their personal lif...
The modern education system is great at one thing: Training people into replaceable jobs. This was a realization I had after I completed high school. Burdened with the challenge of gathering huge...
I have sent more Letters this week than I have ever done. I launched a 60 Days Challenge for myself to get better at writing and I am surprised how I am pulling through. After going through the s...
Your brain is a problem solving machine. I like to compare how the brain operates to a computer. The brain controls all human functions and ensures a smooth running of day to day tasks. Much of ...
Read the first part of this Letter here. This a second part of a 2 part series. Unto our conversation from last week: Your mind is a supercomputer and your attention is the RAM. Thoughts, reg...
There will be a continuation of this Letters next week. This is a 1/2 of the mental mastery Letters. Look out for an update to this Letter next week. The brain, the most complicated object ...
Last week I wrote to you to build whatever you want. You might ask, "But Patrick, i don't know what to build." Okay I heard you. Let's start with your personal brand. I am goi...
During my childhood days, I would see a lot of leaves fall to the ground in the dry (harmattan) season. I was curious about why this happened but I didn't really bother to ask anybody. I felt...
Ideas begets ideas. Ideas influence our perspective of life. Our perspective influences our pursuits in life. Today, I will share with you some ideas (punchlines) that have changed my life and t...
We are living in a very intriguing and strange age. It is transformational when someone teaches you how to be purposeful about your thoughts, how to take charge of your life and your brain. M...
Anything that you optimize makes maximum use of available resources. Memory and space have a finite lifespan. The engineers of this world knows this. Under the hood of any device you use is a pro...
Life makes sense through a series of stories presented to your awareness. The information, ideologies, concepts and symbols that are exposed to your awareness becomes your story. This is how you ...
When you are growing up everybody tells you to be normal. From the moment you were born, society molds you into cookiecutter versions of itself. "Be normal." "Don't rock the boa...
You can win at life if you look at failures as wins. The brain, the most complicated object in the universe, requires just 20 watts of power. To simulate your brain, a computer the size of a ci...
Life happens. This is something you have absolutely no control over. What you have control over, to some degree is how you respond to it. At a certain point I felt the burden of life over my shou...
I know something about you without knowing you. I bet you spend a lot of time chasing after courses, audiobooks, wasting your time at meetups but come back to your old self. You don't need mo...
7 years ago, I was broke with 0 influence and 0 career opportunities. The way to stop being broke is to learn a highvalue skill, build a strong online presence, sell a product, your skills, or off...
Increase practice to decrease time for results. I have completed courses in less than 3 months where others will take 6 months. I have launched an online business in less than 4 months where othe...
I made a shocking revelation after spending many years learning how to learn. You don't get results from what you learn because you learn like any ordinary person. Most people go about learni...
This is the pattern I have observed. born into the world. parents/family imbibe in you beliefs. your worldview is shaped by these beliefs. you pass these beliefs around when you grow up. ...
7 years ago, I was a broke guy with 0 followers and 0 career opportunities. I spent 6 months online behind my computer to learn high impact skills and build an online presence. 2 years later, I’v...
Society promises you sweetnothings. Society will tell you that you can be anything that you dream of. Then set a strict path for you in your teens. What happened to “you can become anything you ...
Society is a behavior system. This is something I recognized just by studying the people around me. Everybody usually ends up at the same place. This was a very interesting observation. After ma...
If you have solved a problem in your life, and other people also experience that problem, you are more than qualified to help them solve it. In the digital economy, you don’t need a fancy credent...
Cry but start running while you cry. Whiling in self pity? You are allowed to be sad but you have to keep moving forward. You can rebuild and be sad at the same time. The parallel processing and...
I had a curious mind growing up. I asked a lot of questions and I learnt a lot way beyond kids my age. Apart from that I was drawn to electronic gadgets. I was the kind of person you would call ...
Focus is a lost art in a world full of distractions. Everything and everyone is fighting for your attention. After getting on the internet for so long and being an avid user, it didn't take m...
One thing that I remember when I was growing up was that I loved reading. Not just reading. I was curious about life. I was curious about how certain things work. I was curious about how people ...
MOST people want instant results. 90% of people are after instant success. The hard truth is that success is not a one day wonder. The world is experiencing rapid advance in technology. Informat...
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