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Few weeks to my birthday every year since I turned 25, I take my time to write a mini-documentary of the journey so far and share it with my readers. This year would not be different. Trust me. A lot can happen in one year or should I say a lot has happened in one year.
I started the year like usual but nothing prepared me for the shege I witnessed.
- First of all, I’m not married as I hoped I would when I wrote my 27th documentary. In fact, I’m happily single to a stupor to the point that my mum and some of my friends think I deliberately don’t want to get married. If only they have an idea of what goes on in my mind whenever I see someone either younger or older than me celebrate finding love. Story for another day.
2. I’ve had to take a break from running (Fittobeemployed)Becoming Employable. Why? I struggled with identifying how to get my target audience to pay me for my service considering the fact that they are supposedly unemployed. I also believed that I needed some more experience working in a corporate environment so I could understand how to successfully run mine.
3. You know when you pray for opportunities and when they arrive, you suddenly feel overwhelmed because you are expected to show up and deliver within the same 24 hours. You end up getting burnt out. Yes, that was me.
4. I moved out of my parent’s house. Yes, I’m officially an “I have rent to pay” adult. My friend says this is the real definition of adulthood. At this point, I can’t agree less because what do you mean by the only way there can be light in my apartment is if I buy light? 😢 I need my Daddy, please. , Ps: I have plans to share this news with a piece when it’s one year after, hopefully, I remember”
5. Doubted myself many times. A friend got me on a project and they pay was good, but I almost refused the first payment because I wondered “what if I flop”, “what if i don’t deliver as expected”. Glad that my friend ignored my worries and sent me the money, which meant that I needed to prove to myself that I was deserving of it. It’s been 3 months since the project started and I’m still on it.
6. Lost a job offer because I was foolishly loyal and prioritized not banging the door of where I worked over my growth and advancement. Oh! I eventually left the company and I tried not to burn bridges while leaving. Was it worth it? I can’t really say at the moment.
7. Got the big chop and kept it private because I didn’t want to be at the mercies of anybody’s validation. I wanted to make decision because of myself.
8. I started practicing living a public life yet being private. IF anybody had told me that I would consider this path 2 years ago, I would have vehemently denied it but look at me, protecting my decisions and movement especially the ones that the public does not have a business knowing. I don’t know if it’s adulthood that’s responsible for that, regardless I love it a little too much.
9. I got a physical speaking engagement and got my first salary as an honorarium. You people did not tell me that the public speaking industry was this juicy. 😂
To think that I almost canceled because they kept changing my date and it was on a weekday which meant that I either defy authorities and not show up at work or get permission from my line manager to be absent from work. I won’t tell you what I did because my boss may read this. 😂
Fun fact, we didn’t have a conversation about money before the program. My friend had been on my neck since 2023 to come speak in his church. For whatever reason, the event didn’t happen in 2023 and when they commenced plans, he reached out and pleaded that I make my calendar free that day and boy, I’m glad I did.
I spoke about how to become relevant in the digital economy. If you would love to invite me for a speaking engagement, feel free to send me an email: invite@christianaolawumi.com
10. I resigned from my job without having an offer letter from another company.
In the past 4 years of my career, I have never done something as foolish as that. I always have an offer letter waiting for me. So yes, I’m job-hunting while also planning to reactivate Fittobeemployed. If you have any opening that revolves around marketing, branding, programs/project management, please hit me up on X — @thechristianao
What next?
As I countdown towards the final days of my 20’s, I am filled with deep and intense gratitude to God for how far he has brought me and what he is shaping me to become. Make I no lie, God dey steadily blow my mind.
Each time I take a look at how far he has brought me, I’m amused that he could make something tangible out of me. E dey burst my brain.
I am also grateful to everyone who has been a part of my journey, I made it this far because of your contribution. Let’s do more this new year.
Happy New Year, Christie Billions like my friend likes to call me
As usual, my birthday was September 5th but I’m publishing this exactly one month after. 😆
