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My Convictions
by Olabanjo Omotayo
My convictions is about my journey into entrepreneurship, failures and successes along the way
Episodes
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My convictions- how not to run a business
This episode discusses mistakes a lot of startups make on their way to starting out and how to avoid those mistakes.
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My convictions- publishing
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
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My convictions- Create your own platform
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
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My convictions- biggest lessons from painful experiences
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
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My convictions- growth comes from consistence
This statement sounds like cliché, but there is a lot of truth in it. The truth is we grow by doing and doing consistently.
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My convictions- lessons from the Covid 19 pandemic
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.
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My convictions- your epiphany bridge story
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.
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My convictions- meaningful work
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
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My convictions- systemize solving problems
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
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My convictions- mentorship
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.
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My convictions- simplify your life
The key to effectiveness is not to do more but rather to do less but being very deliberate about what we do.
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My convictions- document your lessons
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.
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My convictions- perception is the new reality
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
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My convictions- use your setbacks as a stepping stone
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.
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My convictions- the future of work
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.
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My convictions- so what next?
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
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My convictions- create your model
This episode tells us about the need to make a model out of our journey for the generation coming after
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My convictions- making money is more of science than an art
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
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My convictions- imagine your ideal world, then create it
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...
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My convictions- get rid of primitive desires
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
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My convictions- riding trends
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
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My convictions- building an attractive character
To build an attractive character means to be followable, find out in this episode what it takes
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My convictions- finding your voice2
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
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My convictions- finding your voice
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
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My convictions- fighting injustice
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
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My convictions- never stop learning
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
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My convictions- my business as as force for good
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
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My convictions- trend reversal or consolidation
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
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My convictions- businesses should be a force for good
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
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My convictions-what are your dreams
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.
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My convictions- the path to sustainable sales
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.
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My convictions- my journey in interpersonal relationships
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.
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My convictions- the importance of people skills
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
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My convictions- your job shouldn’t take away your dignity
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
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My convictions- Friday wrap up
This episode summarizes how my week went and reminds us of the need to celebrate small wins
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My convictions- life is predictable
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
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My convictions- conventional wisdom vs outliers wisdom
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
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My convictions- the wisdom of the market
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
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My convictions- the peculiarity of your journey
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.
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My convictions- How to keep going despite loses
On this episode of my journey, I share with you how I kept going despite losses and what I have learnt from those pains
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My convictions- the importance of backtesting
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
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My convictions- your resolution would be tested
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.
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My convictions- tribute to a friend
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
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My convictions- Never trade based on predictions
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
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My convictions- Getting started
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.
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My convictions- imagination
This is our first bonus episode and it encourages us to imagine the kind of life we want to lead
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My convictions- my journey
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.
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My convictions- Getting started
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.
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My convictions- when not to trade
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
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My convictions- A practical lesson in creating order
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.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
My convictions is about my journey into entrepreneurship, failures and successes along the way
HOSTED BY
Olabanjo Omotayo
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