Start a conscious daily practice.
One you are not compelled to do.
One that takes just enough effort to bring you into the present, but not so much effort that it takes you away.
One that does not need any measure but one: it can be done daily.
Start a conscious daily practice.
It makes every day count.
– Osasu Oviawe
There are 4 sides to a story.
Your side, their side, the truth, and a lie.
Do not mistake your side for the truth.
Do not mistake their side for a lie.
There are 4 sides to a story.
The truth is on the side that rarely gets the light.
– Osasu Oviawe
There are many joys in life.
One of them is seeing someone experience something for the first time and go all in.
I had that experience with my seatmate on a plane a few days ago. The excitement made me realize again how amazing a flight really is, even though it now seems normal.
This is also the gift that having children brings. I remember the first time my daughter said “yummy” while munching on a meal; the food immediately tasted better.
I now understand why many coaches earn little yet stick to their craft. There’s a joy that cannot be paid for in seeing people experience something for the first time and go all in.
So here’s a challenge: at least once a quarter, try something for the first time, or help someone else do it, and go all in.
– Osasu Oviawe
There’s a space in every human that only other humans can fill.
There’s a space made by a human that no other human can fill.
There’s a space you currently trying to fill without realizing every space calls for connection.
– Osasu Oviawe
Most pieces of advice you seek are useless.
The useful ones find you on the grind.
Get on the grind.
– Osasu Oviawe
You are easier to read than you think.
You are harder to understand than you think.
What you do communicates who you are better than anything else.
– Osasu Oviawe
The last person people learn to love is themselves.
The lucky ones get to love themselves first.
You can make your own luck today.
– Osasu Oviawe
The purpose of a fall is to find laughter.
The difference between an amateur and a pro is that laughter.
The amateur is embarrassed and prays that the ground swallows him for every fall.
The pro finds laughter and hopes others find the humour in every fall.
Treat your endeavours with the seriousness they require, and your falls with the humour they deserve.
– Osasu Oviawe
I am the last person people think of when they have gossip.
I am blissfully ignorant about what doesn’t concern me.
That’s my recipe for peace.
– Osasu Oviawe
Here is the thing about feedback: learn to give it.
If you use the gift analogy, you don’t start gifting only when you are perfect at it. You start gifting and perfect it as you continue the practice.
You might not yet be perfect at delivering feedback, but give it anyway. You will get better as you practice. Even though the person might not like it in the moment, the thoughtfulness of your gesture will grow with time.
Too many people around you are stuck in a rut because you are hesitating to share feedback.
– Osasu Oviawe
