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Inspirationals: Voke Ogedegbe, Bare Your Truth

Why do successful people lie? Why do successful people always say "I don't sleep more than 4 hours daily"? Who do successful people say "I was so poor one time I went hungry for weeks" I'm lost.  Why do we have to lie about our success stories however they maybe? What's appealing about the tales of loss,  pain,  suffering,  penury,  hurt and tears? Why do we crave sympathy from the world when we become successful? Even people who became successful as a result of sheer luck want to tell tales of how hard they prayed and stayed awake before their betnaija slip ticket finally paid off. Let's bare our truths,  let's come clean on how we made it,  not every story should be inspiring to every soul,  not every story should be laced with pains and hurts. When we get lucky,  let's admit it. When smart work pays, let's give it credit without going all cliché "hardwork pays" # BareYourTruth VORKAY!!

Inspirational: #In Your Best Interest

You've always had the flair for writing,  for literature,  for books,  for arts.  You are a very brilliant person so naturally you can survive in any class you find yourself - arts,  social sciences or pure sciences. Your parents have always being proud of you cause you've always blazed the trail.  What parents wouldn't be proud??? In primary school,  you were the best student and that saw you going for every competition and winning medals upon medals. When it was time for the "standard living" play,  the doctor spot was reserved for you. "Doctors are the smartest people in the world so you are the most suitable for the spot" your teacher had told your mom. Senior secondary school saw you sashaying effortlessly into the pure science classes,  you are a natural, just like Einstein.  you made A's with so much swags and ease.  Again your teachers,  parents, family members,  friends and village people said you can't waste your brain laidat you hav