Lawrence Koby

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Who do you want to be sitting next to at The Wedding?

You’re not wrong at all. Once you work with Americans, you start to understand why their systems run like clockwork. The structure, the accountability, the speed — it’s like they’re wired differently. They don’t just “try,” they execute with precision. No be say dem perfect, but their work ethic dey loud. Meanwhile, in some places, we dey still struggle with basic coordination. Meetings without agendas, deadlines wey dey float like clouds. If we fit borrow small of that American efficiency and mix am with our Naija resilience? Omo, we go build wonders. Global superpower no be luck — na intentional systems.

My new painting. The Bridesmaid.

When you stop telling people what your plans/opportunities are, they start to flourish and come to life.