A STUPID THING TO DO

From Average to Excellence:

Shocking revelations of the life of a young Nigerian Youth 

(Part 1; Episode 2: A STUPID THING TO DO.)

Having introduced us to cogent details of the life of Macaulay, Babajide Milton, and this episode has been rightly titled a stupid thing to do. Together lets ride along with Babajide as he shares the story I titled “a stupid thing to do”.

Source: facebook.com/Macaulay.babajide.milton

 

”I started SS1 at Mercy Model College and discovered that the school had many bright students, as I was not able to get into the top 10 in class. I wandered around the boarder of 10^th position but often stayed-put at the 12^th position. I maintained that ‘comfortable’ position in a class of 43 students partly because I was the best student in Biology, perhaps because it’s pre-requisite (Integrated Science) came more naturally to me. One of the reasons for my inability to burst into the top 10 was

From Average to Excellence

Shocking revelations of the life of a young Nigerian Youth (Part 1; Episode 1)

His name is Macaulay, Babajide Milton, a native of Obalende Local Government Area, Lagos Island, Nigeria. Yes, I know what you are thinking – Why does he have so many English names? Emm…it’s a long story that took place almost two centuries ago as the Patriarchs of the Macaulay family were slave trade returnees.

Source: facebook.com/Macaulay.babajide.milton

The Macaulay family is quite popular in Nigeria and has produced a number of National achievers such as Mr Babington Macaulay (who initiated the establishment of the first secondary school in Nigeria – CMS Grammar school, Lagos); Sir Herbert Heelas Macaulay (the first Nigerian Nationalist whom you see on the one Naira coin) among others. Having read through the introductory lines, I’m sure you would be saying to yourself; ‘oh, he is from a royal and famous background; therefore, he should find it quite easy to obtain the great things of life.’ Contrary to this belief,

WATCH IT!

Do you often spend time daily to review your activities?

A lot of people take the pain to do a daily, weekly or monthly review of their activities. People like that makes a lot of difference.

It’s a hall mark of

VISION

Many have seen in times past and today in this century we are enjoying all we are enjoying in terms of technological, political and economic Advancement because those guys took conscious effort to see.

While it is important to be blind to distractions that abounds everywhere, it’s equally

CONTINUE

Most often it appears that most of our actions and inactions goes unnoticed by the majority of the populace all around us.

If you are into things that touches the lives of people in their number, well most times trust me it appears your labor goes unnoticed by people.

Some folks even complain to your face how what you are doing does not make sense. Well some two weeks ago I shared an insight into how to handle does kind of people.

Anything whatsoever

DOORS

We often learn life lessons in ways that seems most times absurd. But in as much as we still have breath in our nostrils, we will make mistakes and must be wise enough to choose to learn from them.

When a door gets shut against us, it brings much dejection

INCOMPLETE THOUGHT

Some peeps around you sometimes are just always funny in funny ways. 

Sometimes you are about to do some things you once conceived as noble ideas and just when you set out,