Career
Sharing experiences and lessons on my career journey.
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Becoming an Oxonian: The one where I study at Oxford!
For a while, I considered not sharing this milestone publicly – which is strange considering how much I love to share. Mostly because a part of me realises that an admission for an MSc is not an end in itself – you still have to study to get the degree. Also, successfully completing an MSc is not an automatic pass to a great career. But as I muse about the work ahead, I equally acknowledge that it’s okay to share bits of the journey as I go along. Not just for myself, but for the others that may be inspired. For the next 2 years, I’ll be studying for an…
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New year resolutions: the role of serendipity
Ever so often, we lay down ambitious plans, charting our pathways to get to where we envision ourselves. This is particularly so for very ambitious people - you see the end goal you want and you lay years-long plans to accomplish it. What most of us fail to account for is serendipity, luck, chance and the complete randomness of life. I'll use my current career path as a case study. Come with me.
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What happens when you miss an opportunity you really wanted?
About a week ago, I had the opportunity to be among the 2020 cohort of the Young Professionals Bootcamp (YPB) organized by the Covenant Christian Centre. As at the time I got the acceptance mail, I wasn’t particularly elated. My 2020 YPB application was my 4th time applying for the training program and somehow along the way I had lost my excitement. I almost didn’t apply this year until a friend of mine reached out to me about it. I ended up applying a day before the application closed and I am glad I went through with it. I’ll be sharing my experience and lessons from the 4-day Bootcamp but first…
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On rejections, global competitions and new experiences.
Writing this post has been on my mind for a while now, but I was unsure how to write it. I didn’t want it to come across as a sad post or one of self-pity. Different portions of what I would write have drifted in my subconscious for weeks and I decided to just put all of it on paper (even though this isn’t exactly ‘paper’). I spent most of Q4Y2020 searching out opportunities and working on my applications. To be honest, when I started, it was only a casual affair. I really just wanted to cruise through the process. But the more time I spent, the more invested I…
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NYSC and the frustrations of a young Nigerian doctor
NYSC is compulsory for Nigerians graduates. It is a year of service to the nation, but Nigeria doesn't make it easy to serve her.
