My Convictions: Recent Episodes
Olabanjo Omotayo
This episode discusses mistakes a lot of startups make on their way to starting out and how to avoid those mistakes.
So how do you get an objective feedback on your work? Simply put by publishing. Publishing does 2 major things for you: 1.You get an unbiased feedback on your work, 2. It helps you develop as an attractive character. Learn from this episode the secret to publishing
If the world does not give you a platform, create one for yourself, someone might say; how do I do that? Learn how in this episode of my convictions
As budding entrepreneurs some of our biggest lessons would come from our painful experiences and that’s also where our growth would come from. So we should embrace our pains and failures but learn from them
This statement sounds like cliché, but there is a lot of truth in it. The truth is we grow by doing and doing consistently.
One of the main lessons I learnt from the Covid 19 pandemic is the need to evolve my business. My business does not have to be limited by my location, environment or the culture of my country. And that means learning skills to make my business relevant globally.
On your journey towards achieving your desires, there’s a corresponding transformation taking place within you. Being able to relay your story to your listeners helps build a rapport with them and that becomes your why.
In order to have a fulfilled life, you have to spend your life doing what is meaningful to you. Work shouldn’t just be about paying bills or a means of survival but what you do to achieve your mission
Putting a system to solving problems means making your problem solving repeatable and scalable. I believe the easiest way to do that is to publish and to publish consistently
Imagine trying to navigate a vast expanse of waters you are not familiar with, to get to a specified location, if I ask you what you need, I guess one of the things you would say is a map. That’s the role of a mentor to your journey.
The key to effectiveness is not to do more but rather to do less but being very deliberate about what we do.
It’s not just ok to make a mental note of our experiences as entrepreneurs, there’s a need for us to document all our lessons both the good and the bad. Documenting helps us to understand when our strategy is or is not working, why it works and why it doesn’t work.
In our generation, what people perceive is their reality and that determines where they invest, what they buy, where they live etc As entrepreneurs, we must be able to tell a strong story of our brands
The journey of an entrepreneur is full of uncertainties, ups and downs, good times and not so good times. Rather that sit down and regret, we need to see our experiences as a learning curve, we can’t afford to live for what was or what could have been.
The future of work is a skill driven one where people will be hired not based on their degrees but based on their skills and the time to prepare is now. To prepare we need to be deliberate and ensure that our academic pursuits match our interests.
In this episode we discuss what to do after you’ve learnt the skills necessary to make money. How you can start making money from communities on social media platforms
This episode tells us about the need to make a model out of our journey for the generation coming after
Many times as young entrepreneurs we want to be original or authentic with our ideas and that tends to hold us back, in this episode we discuss the fact that profitability and not innovation sustains businesses
Everyone of us have a set of ideals, we have a picture of the way we believe the world should function, how things should be done, what the right things are, I believe those ideals are a pointer to your mission on earth. Taking steps to create that ideal world would put you on the path of fulfillment
Your business should have a mission that goes beyond primitive basic desires of just wanting to make money or making a statement. Identify a mission that resonates with your audience
Being able to recognize a trend early can represent a major opportunity for a big break. Part of our jobs as entrepreneurs is recognizing trends in our niches
To build an attractive character means to be followable, find out in this episode what it takes
Why do you need to find your voice? There are several whys you have to answer to in your entrepreneurship journey, today we talk about the need to make your character attractive
Finding your voice is about daring to be different by finding your unique gifting and putting it out there for the world to see/hear. There is too much conformity around, dare to be different
This episode describes how the system of this world is designed to keep us where we are and what you can do about it. Listen
It is said that the biggest room in the world is the room for improvement. Find new and better ways to do what you’ve always done. Have alternative ways of doing things
In this podcast I describe in practical terms what I intend to do to impact my society with my business. Less talk more actions for results
The need to understand what the market is doing per time can’t be overemphasized, because that’s what will guide you to respond appropriately. In this episode we discuss a trend reversal or a consolidation
It takes deliberate actions for your business to be a force for good. It doesn’t happen by chance. Businesses can determine culture, values and way of life. It only takes visionary owners the willingness to achieve that
What motivates you, why are you working so hard, how do you plan to live the earth a better place than you met it? I believe it’s time we started having this conversations if there’s going to be any hope for the survival of this nation.
If your goal is to have a repeat sale and not just a one-off, then you should consider the wisdom of this episode very seriously.
We don’t all feel the same about social activities, while it energizes some people, it drains the others and interestingly I fall into the 2nd group, every entrepreneur must have social skills, find out how I am working on mine in this episode.
One of the most important skills you can build as an entrepreneur is people skills, our business is people business, find out more in this episode how to scale with people
It’s a common saying that there is dignity in labour, but what if your job seeks to take away your dignity? Find out in this episode what Banjo has to say about such jobs
This episode summarizes how my week went and reminds us of the need to celebrate small wins
Don’t hope to be lucky with success. As it’s usually said, hope is not a strategy. There are people that have been successful at what you are pursuing, find them and learn from them
While conventional wisdom thinks self preservation, outliers Widsom thinks contribution and legacy. If you must be an outlier, you must be ready to embrace the wisdom of outliers
The wisdom of the market is not always consistent with conventional wisdom and that means recognizing when our strategies don’t work and staying away from the market unlike conventional wisdom which tries to catch every pip
This episode reminds us that our journey isn’t like any other persons journey, so we can’t afford to compare ourselves with others or measure ourselves by societal standards. You are in a competition with yourself.
On this episode of my journey, I share with you how I kept going despite losses and what I have learnt from those pains
Having the benefit of hindsight is a privilege we should not play with. With it we can respond to similar situations we find ourselves in future. Listen to this episode to learn more
This episode reminds us about the need to brace up. Prepare for a difficult journey ahead, the road you’ve chosen isn’t the popular route so a lot of persons won’t understand your decision. But if you persevere, there’s light at the end of the tunnel.
This episode pays tribute to my friend Shola, who supported me through the uncertainties of this journey. It is normally said if you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go with someone. Shola is that someone
As traders, we are tempted to predict what would happen either based on what analysts are saying or our own interpretation of the market. As a result of attention anomaly, it is usually seen as a short-cut to making our decisions, but it is a wrong way to trade
For startups, there’s a need to know where to get information and how to get information. You don’t have to fail before you learn, there’s no prize for that.
This is our first bonus episode and it encourages us to imagine the kind of life we want to lead
This episode explains why starting again might not always be a bad thing and why we shouldn’t be afraid to start all over again. Remember you are not in a competition with anyone but yourself.
For many of us, we see entrepreneurship as an escape route out of our 9-5 job or as a means to make a lot of money, while these 2 scenarios might play out, they are not good enough whys. Find out in this episode what Banjo thinks is a good enough why.
There are times to trade and times not to trade. This episode teaches us when not to take trades. Remember not trading at all is better than trading and losing money
This podcast is aimed at organizing our content, so that our listeners know what to expect and how to prioritize. I encourage you to apply the same principle to your other activities.
There’s a cycle we all go through as traders in which we feel we need to catch up with the market. This episode discourages us from taking such trades.
Many times we get distracted and often give up when things don’t go our way quickly. This episode reminds us of the need to focus on the prize.
This episode aims to discuss risk management as the most important element of your trading strategy and why you must employ proper risk management for every of your trade.
This episode is a fallout from a recent experience which I had, in which I got into a panic mode and lost what I had made previously. The lesson is simple: Stick with your trading plan.
In this episode, I described three principles I imbibed in order to become profitable. These principles would save you a fortune.
How well do you want it talks about priorities, discipline and focus. Why more important things should not be at the mercy of less important things
Why I chose this path is about recognizing the reason to take responsibility for our lives early. Life is predictable to the extent we take responsibility for it.
In this podcast, I shared my origin story on my journey towards building my first million dollar business. I shared my mistakes and successes along the way.
My convictions describe my journey into entrepreneurship, my mistakes and successes along the way. It seeks to help young people take responsibility for their lives and actualize their dreams