Living Daily with Victor O.: Recent Episodes
Victor O. Babatunde
In this podcast, I will share daily in-between of helping people live their best lives—while I live mine.
For someone who has built from the ground up and had to tear it down, I think quoting a thing can be courageous too. Considering the investments, expectations, and desired results, it is fair to think that when people finally decide to quit or let go of a venture they so loved, it might have stemmed from a place of absolute courage.
Not all quitting is a sign of weakness; quitting can be courageous too.
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“What you think is speed might be the arrival of a journey that started much earlier.”
While I do not doubt the possibility of speed, I think that our guesses on speed sometimes are wrong, and that is why we need a reminder of this.
A reminder that what we think is speed might not be speed, it might be a journey that started much earlier than we noticed.
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Regardless of where you are on your journey, you are worthy!
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On feedbacks.
It is easy to miss the message when you think about it and put yourself at the center of the equation. Removing yourself from the center helps you to be objective, and more critical of your work, and gives you the opportunity to take what is needed to be better.
What do you think about this?
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Success is not hitting the mark, success is moving from a point and making progress.
Think about success this way and you will find more fulfillment in life.
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Remember, all things will not always be equal. Life has its ups and downs, its twists and turns. Embrace the journey, learn from the challenges, and celebrate the victories, no matter how small. Keep moving forward with resilience and grace.
Welcome to April.
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I have always thought that there would be a point in my life where I would sit down and say “Yes, I have figured this life out.” I have always thought it was after graduating from the university, getting my dream job, joining a startup as a partner, or even founding my own venture.
And like my life and many others ahead of me whom I am grateful to have access to, I think you will be doing yourself a disservice to think there is one person who has figured this life out.
I think that the only thing is that we are in different phases of our lives and whatever phase we are in irrespective of our status also needs figuring out.
Today, brace yourself up for the reality of life and do whatever it is in all fairness to figure out what is next on your plate because this a continuous exercise you always have to give yourself to.
Have a great weekend.
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People want to feel loved, or, respected.
The two most important emotions of humans are love and respect. However, you might not be able to love everyone the way they want or you want. Regardless, you should at least try to respect people in whatever way you deem appropriate.
This little wisdom will help you, them, and the entire race of humans to get closer to living their best lives, daily.
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Like biases, I don't think insecurities are bad. In fact, I think they can be a blessing because we can choose to get the most out of them.
However, this becomes only possible when we acknowledge them and use them as a tool to make conscious decisions.
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The consciousness of our insufficiency in knowledge is what puts us in a place where we are always looking for what we can learn.
Remember, there are things you don't know.
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It’s Monday morning, and I just wanted to remind you that the fight does not end.
The fight to learn something new, to get your job done, the fight to make Forbes list of whatever.
I think that this is a cycle that may never end, so you might as well find time to take breaks in between tasks or however you want them.
Just take breaks.
On that note, have a great week ahead.
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We have an assumption that some set of people are bold because of how much they just do things regardless. I think this can be tricky because they have their fears too.
They just do it.
I hope today, you are reminded that no one just comes off bold, they just do it regardless.
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Our lives are a combination of the little choices we make.
From the career path we choose to the time out with family during a weekend. Our overall life experience is dependent on these choices.
Even the calls we make, those we follow, and the friends who have access to our space, all of these micro-decisions will sum up the quality of life we may or may not have lived.
Today, choose to pay attention to these micro-choices, and you will be on the right path to living your best life.
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Like other life principles, having the right mindset is not enough. What the realization of this should help us do is always look for other indices that may increase our chances of living our best lives. That we are not fixated on just one principle because sometimes principles are not one size fits all.
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I honestly don’t have a caption for this, but I am so sure and certain that you can not overexert empathy.
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It did not just happen; it happened a long time ago.
Our achievements, the opposite of them, and the appearance of whatever we have or we are today is not solely dependent on now’s decision. It is a result of the decision we made a minute ago, perhaps an hour or even years back.
The importance of this consciousness is to spur us toward making the decisions that will produce the results that we desire.
Remember, it did not just happen, it happened a long time ago.
Have a great weekend.
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Our dreams and goals are often so big that they take up most of our focus.
While I don’t think that is a bad thing, I think the most critical part of achieving goals, getting better at things, or even reaching the big things is to focus on the details. Because interestingly, there would be no big thing without the details.
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At a time when generalization is a culture, it is wisdom to be conscious of the fact "Majority is not every", relating and approaching situations with this truth.
Have the best of the week.
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“Smile is not an absence of pain”
We are often carried away by the appearance of happiness, forgetting that people have the ability to choose how they show up regardless of how they really feel.
Today, take time to remind yourself of this. Perhaps, this will help you ask the right questions and get the best out of living.
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Relationships can't be 50/50.
I know we have so many expectations from people—our partners, colleagues, religious leaders, and so on. We expect that everyone should put in equal resources—while I do not doubt this possibility, I think every relationship cannot be 50/50. Because capacities vary, so should expectations.
The most important thing is that everyone is aware of what is required of them and gives as much as is needed for the partnership to sail, be it equal or not.
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I think that this is how to think about recommendations.
Recommendation is not a free gift, it is being sponsored by integrity, and however we choose to show up when recommended will either increase the value of the recommender's social currency or reduce it.
So whenever you ask for or are being recommended, do not see it as a free gift, remember a price has been paid.
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Definitely not the eloquent.
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Risks are a part of life.
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Can you?
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Tell me
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Worry never helps.
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Followership is a commitment, be careful.
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It's season 2 of Living Daily. Enjoy!
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Are you prepared?
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Identify those things today
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Help them too...
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Show gratitude
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Who are you following?
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Be sure you are not running an unending race.
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Today, please be kind.
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The right community and support system is important too.
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Make conscious choices.
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Be aware of this and you would live peaceful among men.
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Love has its access points, are you aware of yours?
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Are you part of the problem?
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Are you conscious of yesterday and the previous days?
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What are you focusing on?
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Today, you should be mindful
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You too can do it.
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It continues.
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Know where you come in
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Leadership is progressive
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Give yourself time
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How do you think about things?
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What choices are you making today?
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Living is a marathon, not a sprint
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A question worth pondering.
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Irrespective of whatever life throws at you, gratitude is the best place to be.
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Show some love and respect today.
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A question worth pondering upon.
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What has access to you?
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Do you think anyone has figured life out? Ask your younger self.
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I know how hard quitting can be considering numerous metrics and that is why I think sometimes, it takes courage to quit.
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Would you try not worrying?
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Would you care less today?
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We should view success from a point of significant progress, however small it may be as against our set gaol.
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Different metrics for measuring success. It definitely differs from one person to the other.
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What equation are you putting yourself in today?
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How do you handle this delicate part of living—your eomtions?
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Embrace the uniqueness in our differences
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If there is one thing to embrace it is that we will not always be at our best and that is fine. So far we are showing up and giving whatever we can genuinely.
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Risks are part of life. Perhaps you embrace the ones you can or have to and live the awesome person you are
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We are often mudded in the pressure to make ambiguous resolutions that would not scale. It is important that we take it one step at a time. As much as it is a new year, it is a new day too.
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We are constantly faced with the feeling that we are not doing enough, or someone close or far away is doing better. I think that feeling is normal but false and it is important you understand that no one has figured life out. It is a continuous journey of an unending discovery.
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