Dear Royal, If you are reading this in the last stretch of the month, running on the fumes of deadlines, bills, school runs, a to-do list that multiplied instead of shrinking, while still anticipating the manifestations of your prayer requests…
Dear Royal, If you are still getting the same results after changing your routine, auditing your circle, improving your spiritual life, regulating your content consumption, your morning hour, your job, maybe moving cities or countries, then let me quickly share…
Dear Royal, Ambition often gets a bad reputation. Some people equate it with relentless hustle, burnout, or stepping on others to get ahead. Others suppress their ambitions altogether, fearing they’ll seem selfish, proud, or never be satisfied. But ambition itself…
There is a woman I know, let’s call her Nina. Nina had a business plan saved on her laptop for almost three years, including the logo design and a reserved Instagram handle. She has watched every YouTube tutorial on business…
Dear Royal, There are days when you wake up with the best intentions. With a list and a plan. You told yourself the previous night — “Tomorrow, I’m going to be different. More focused. More disciplined.” Then tomorrow comes, and…
Dear Royal, Three months after launching her business, Ada was ready to quit. She had invested her savings, spent countless nights researching, creating content, and reaching out to potential customers. Yet the results were disappointing. Sales were slow. Engagement was…
Dear Royal,Umoh, the first daughter out of six siblings, was sitting at her desk hours after work, and she couldn’t stop crying. It wasn’t sadness, exactly. She had just received her first salary after three years post-university of looking for…
Dear Royals, Take this as your sign to stop apologising for everything, especially for things that do not require an apology. A while ago, on a particularly sunny and hectic day at the office, I noticed Judith, a young colleague,…
Dear Royal, Trust me, I get it. The average 9-5 worker is already managing traffic, exhaustion, unfinished tasks, poor sleep, and the emotional weight of adult life, and that’s before factoring in a partner, children, and even ageing parents. So…
Dear Royal, In many African homes, especially in Nigeria, there is a phrase people use when something suddenly goes wrong after you announce your plans too early: “Village people don’t want to see you succeed.” Usually, it is said jokingly…
