Maybe your best work is still sitting in a 60-page report. Dear Reader, If you’ve ever thought, “I did the work—why does no one see it?” you’re not alone. Most leaders won’t read the report you spent days perfecting. They scan in seconds, looking for the decision line and the signal that matters right now. That’s why I use a simple packaging rule that changed my career: 1–6–2. 1 page for leaders – the decision, the context in one breath, and the impact. 6 slides for peers – problem → approach...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, The restaurant was loud. My hands were shaking... I slid a four-year plan across the table. July 2008. Final year of university in Owerri, Nigeria. I was broke and short on prospects—except for one thing: a North Star I could see so clearly it felt like memory. In my notebook I wrote a page titled “Four-Year Plan” It had five elements: Win a scholarship Study abroad Work for two years and save Return to Nigeria and marry my sweetheart Bring her abroad—all within four years We’d...
16 days ago • 2 min read
What if your future depends less on chance, and more on how you treat yourself today? Dear Reader, I’ve learned something simple but uncomfortable: The market doesn’t reward potential. It rewards readiness. On the surface, it looks like success arrives when someone chooses you — the promotion, the client, the big break. But the real turning point happens earlier. It’s the moment you decide to invest in yourself before anyone else does. In 2021, I was on a safe career path. No urgency. No...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Clarity doesn’t come before the step... It shows up because you took it. Dear Reader, Maybe you’ve felt this too: you’re building a life no one in your family has modeled before. There’s no map to copy, no elder to call for directions. On good days, that feels like freedom. On others, it feels like you’re making it up as you go—because you are. Over the last few years, I learned something honest (and slightly uncomfortable): fear doesn’t vanish when you hit milestones. It rides shotgun. The...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
You haven't lost yourself. You're becoming someone new. Dear Reader, Have you ever found yourself sitting quietly in a meeting, heart beating slightly faster, glancing around the room and silently wondering: “How did I end up here?” Not because you don’t belong, but because after spending years mastering your craft, you’ve suddenly become a beginner again. I remember vividly the first team call after my mid-career pivot from a decade of reservoir engineering into commercial analytics. As...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
You can feel it when something’s quietly outgrowing you. Dear Reader, There’s a moment in every big transition that no one else can see. Not panic. Not drama. Just that quiet shift, when your current path starts to feel too small. I remember mine clearly. It was after a call with my manager during a company reorg. I was offered a stable, technical leadership role back in Aberdeen. A role I could do well, with my eyes closed. But something in me said no. Maybe you’ve felt it too. That low hum...
2 months ago • 1 min read
It was just another quiet morning until my phone shattered the silence. Dear Reader, I sat frozen at my desk, notifications flooding in. Videos of missiles illuminated the skies—right above the home I’d built for my family. Suddenly, the day’s meetings, spreadsheets, and emails lost all meaning. My entire life narrowed instantly to survival, and then immediately, to the faces of those I was entrusted to protect. Maybe you’ve felt this quiet urgency before—not missiles overhead, or having to...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Sometimes, moving forward means closing the door behind you. Dear Reader, Have you ever convinced yourself you were moving forward, even as you quietly kept one hand on the door behind you? It feels wise and safe to keep your options open. But what if that safety is subtly holding you back? I remember standing at a critical career crossroads, faced with uncertainty and possibility. My instinct was to hedge, to keep a safe option within reach, just in case. But when I asked myself honestly, I...
3 months ago • 1 min read
I had the vision written down clearly, then quietly tucked it away. Seven Years. One Decision. Dear Reader, Have you ever carried a dream—an idea, a project, a business—that mattered to you… but quietly told yourself: “Not now”? I know that feeling deeply. I had carried the idea for The Faceless Coach Podcast for seven years. Seven years! Life moved forward. Responsibilities expanded, and slowly but surely, something subtle happened: My hesitation became a habit. My delay turned into doubt....
4 months ago • 1 min read