Kayode Makinde

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Slowly but surely, joy is coming.😊

We cannot encourage learning and building in public, and then proceed to shame when people make mistakes.

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This is the the quote I've been citing a lot recently.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

There’s really no way to explain this until you experience it; and I hope you do.

@alase_ayorinde Congratulations Negan! 🎉

Omggg!!! I just finished this calll They loved everythingg!!!! They commended my presentation skills My Mathematics for ML foundations Knowledge about current modelssss I answered all their questions!!!!! I cookedddd Dad, Mum I’m now a PhD Candidateeeeee😭😭😭😭

Last year, when Nigerian Christian songs were topping the charts, people were saying “Jesus is winning”. Now that no Nigerian Christian song is in the top 10 trending songs in 2026 so far, does that mean Jesus is not winning? See ehh, there are unmistakable signs of true revivals as patterned in the scriptures and church history. Let us measure ourselves and consecrations by true and real substance! These numbers and trends mean nothing if they do not lead to total transformation of our lives and society. It is our obsession with numbers and optics that made a church claimed 7B people were streaming their service. It is the same obsession that made us repeatedly show the aerial view of our large programs without emphasis on the number of converts in those programs and the plans for their discipleship.

"Winners define themselves by what they made happen. Losers define themselves by what happened to them." — Alex Hormozi.

One thing that’ll give you peace of mind as an information seller: some people will never buy from you. Not because of your price, your credibility, or your content - but because they have a fundamental AVERSION to paying for knowledge. Full stop. It doesn’t matter what you’ve achieved. It doesn’t matter what it cost you to get that information. The sleepless nights, or even the capital and resources you invested to get to that level. Nobel Prize? Someone will say you shouldn’t be charging. Too successful? “Why do you even need the money?” Built something from nothing? “That should be free.” These people have an innate gift - they CAN and WILL always find a reason. Make it free and you are God’s greatest blessing. The moment a price tag appears, the objections multiply. But here’s the thing: they were never going to buy anyway. Their criticism isn’t feedback. It’s noise. They won’t evaluate what you’re selling on its actual merit. They won’t weigh the value. They’ll just react to the fact that you had the audacity to charge. So engaging them is a waste - of your energy, your attention, and your focus.

Let me say something that might upset some people. And I don't care. Ibukun won a Marie Curie Fellowship. Moved to Denmark. Got into a top 100 university. Fully funded. And now people are mad at him for selling a book about how he did it? Let me break this down simply. The EU paid for his RESEARCH. His PhD work in Computer Science. That's what the fellowship funded. Nobody paid for his story. Nobody paid for the lessons he learned. Nobody paid for the late nights figuring out how to write a cover letter that actually works. Nobody paid for the knowledge he built navigating a system that wasn't designed for people like him. That knowledge? That's HIS. He owns it. Now imagine a doctor spending years in medical school, then someone saying "how dare you charge for consultations, your education was partly funded by taxes!" You'd laugh at that person. So why is this any different? Here's what's actually happening. People want his secrets. They just don't want to pay for them. And when he said "okay, I'll package everything neatly into a book" suddenly he became the villain. That's not a critique of Ibukun. It's entitlement wearing the costume of moral outrage. Is the marketing a little aggressive? Sure. The "don't hesitate while someone else lives your dream" line is classic sales pressure. Fair criticism. But aggressive marketing is not a crime. Selling your experience is not selfishness. And charging for your knowledge is not betraying your community. If anything, a well-organised book will help MORE people than him replying to thousands of DMs for free until he burns out and helps nobody. The people dragging him the loudest are probably not even his target audience. They just enjoy pulling people down. Congratulations Ibukun. Keep going. 🇩🇰

I’ve seen many people say “that information is already on the internet.” But isn’t that true for most non-fiction books? They usually combine research with personal experience and package it into a clear roadmap. Please, how's this any different?

Can someone please explain (without insults) what is wrong with that guy who got a scholarship releasing a [paid] book about how to go about it? The scholarship was free, but it didn't land on his laps just because he applied. He must have had to learn how to research, put his best foot forward, find the right opportunities, and know how to put in a great application. It is noble if he decides to do so for FREE. But I'm yet to see anybody share exactly why it is such an awful thing for him to write a book about it. People write about their experiences all the time and they sell in a book or product. Why is he obliged to share for free when there are already thousands of free resources that anyone could go and find on YouTube? I would appreciate anyone who is against this to explain why.

@theOfficial_ibk Congratulations Ibukun! 🎉

This disrespect to professional footballers is the same way people disrespect First Class graduates. You’ll think it’s free or attained on a platter of gold. And it’s a very Nigerian thing to do. That disregard for excellence.

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When they make it clear that they like you>>>>>>>>

@saheedniyi_02 Congratulations bro! 🎉

Azeez Saheed Ayanniyi, Bachelor of Science (Hons), Mechanical Engineering, First class (4.68/5.0), University of Lagos.