Your crosses are your wings.

Though they may be a burden at the start, they will lift you up when you master them.

– Osasu Oviawe

In ball games, the quality of the follow-through is directly proportional to the quality of the hit.

And the quality of the follow-through is dependent on the commitment to practice.

You might not be able to know all that goes into practice, but the follow-through is always a good measure of the athlete’s commitment to it.

There are parallels to other aspects of life.

Follow-through is the single biggest signal of commitment.

– Osasu Oviawe

Growth is not slipping.

Growth is slipping and catching yourself before you fall.

Growth is not falling.

Growth is also falling but picking yourself up.

– Osasu Oviawe

Children love to play.

There’s no exception.

They also love to have a good laugh.

No exception.

The exception comes from adults, beaten and surrendered to life’s exceptions.

“Children aren’t joyful because life is easier for them; they’re joyful because they haven’t yet learned to negotiate joy away.”

Find play and laughter in each day, and you will find the pure river of joy you drank from in childhood again.

– Osasu Oviawe

This year, I started a finance company, bringing 23 years of investing into one vehicle to enable focus, accelerate performance, and simplify succession.

Gunofin Capital Ltd.

The name came from a business school game we played where my group gave itself a name – Gunofin (G because the name had to start with the letter G, and then the first letter of each of our names: Uju, Ndidi, Osasu, Francisca, Ify, Nicholas).

It was a footwear company, and we won the 10-year business strategy game in my class against 7 other teams.

Beyond winning, I really liked the team dynamics, so it was an easy choice for a company name.

You can read about the company here: gunofin.com

I will be testing every thesis I have about finance and investment using this vehicle going forward. It will be a fun learning journey.

– Osasu Oviawe

Any situation that can get worse, can get better.

Doing nothing is rarely the only choice available.

– Osasu Oviawe

Saving is a good strategy but it is not enough of a hedge against uncertainty.

Investing is a good strategy but it is not enough of a hedge against uncertainty.

Ownership is a great strategy and is a timetested hedge against uncertainty.

Ownership is simply a controlling equity in an asset that trades its liabilities for profitable cashflow that can be independently audited.

The most important word in the above statement is cashflow.

Anything that flows renews no matter the uncertainty.

– Osasu Oviawe

Life is a blessing.

Life is hard.

Blessings come in hard-to-unlock packages.

Ease is the understanding that hard is a feature, not a bug.

Do the hard things for an easy life.

– Osasu Oviawe

The ability to think independently is a superpower.

Do everything to have it and keep it.

– Osasu Oviawe

I repay my debts in full, whether it be in kindness or otherwise.

I expect others to do same, but I do not bank on it.

– Osasu Oviawe