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Retire Young Retire Rich

I woke up this morning feeling really tired. I guess it is understandable after driving through the stressful traffic of yesterday….don’t tell me you didnt experience the special Valentine traffic (lol). The first thing that came to my mind was,…..”what is really all the hype about Valentine?” Story for another day. The next thing on my mind was, “When am i going to stop this 8 to 5 or more kind of lifestyle?” I didnt feel like getting out of bed and its not because am lazy. In my mind, i just felt that there had to be a better life than this. Waking up so early in order to set out on time so as to avoid rush-hour traffic and getting back home so late because we stayed back at work to avoid the evening drive….frankly, i dont know about you but e don tire me.

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The monster called Lagos traffic …or the “enemy” called Fear Part 2

 This article is a continuation of The monster called Lagos traffic …or the “enemy” called Fear. I strongly recommend that you read the initial post to understand this post in full. I used the story of my paranoia and inertia on account of the dreaded traffic situation to illustrate how we get stuck in our present, failing to reach for the future.

What  I do.

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The monster called Lagos traffic or the “enemy” called Fear

It’s been about 5 weeks now since I relieved my driver of 6 months of his duties, I just got fed up with his juvenilish behaviour. This reduced me to self-drive and if you reside in Lagos, you will appreciate the situation I am currently facing better. Traffic is chaotic, maybe even more than before. The roads, No, ALL roads - Ikorodu road, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Alapere - Iyana Oworo - 3^rd mainland, are congested from A.M to P.M.  My legs ache and subsequently by extension, my whole body too on account of pressing down turtle every other minute, you all know the drill. I am trying to paint a picture here. Continue reading The monster called Lagos traffic or the “enemy” called Fear…

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