Do Small things
Make small bets with limited downsides and unlimited upsides.
Make bets whose downsides won’t lead to your ruin, but whose upsides may change the trajectory of your life or give you new opportunities.
For example, in July 2026 I sent Terry Afram a DM on Instagram to speak at his ADINA Africa in Diaspora event in London, where top African entrepreneurs were attending.
The downside was he may not answer me, and that’s just a few seconds of my day typing the DM.
However, the upside was on July 29 he responded and booked me to speak at his event in central London. Below is a picture of me speaking at the event in london yesterday
The bet was a small bet, but the upside was more opportunity and exposure.
You will benefit from the upsides of life when you make small, consistent bets like:
Start a podcast ( The PODCAST i did about Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes, the $80 Million Private equity company owner got her attention and she sent me a dm thanking me)
Post content
Send a DM
Call someone
Start a small side business
Learn a skill
Volunteer
In conclusion, run your life like a venture capitalist. Make multiple small bets you don’t know which one will make you a success.
Most Venture capital firms investments don’t work out but the few that do make up for the many that don’t
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