Brand Strategist & Creative Director | I teach design, branding & marketing that sells | Speaker · Founder @revelapro, Fieldwork studio
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I saw this random quote on Pinterest, and i thought to my self that what we often call genius is, more often than not, expertise refined through relentless repetition.
Genius may seem like a myth, except it isn't. But much of what we admire as exceptional ability is simply one kick repeated a thousand times.
Perfection may be unattainable, but there's an undeniable truth: in its pursuit, one is bound to attain excellence.
Nothing is inherently difficult forever. Sometimes, difficulty is simply the brain encountering something unfamiliar. Give it enough time, exposure and practice, and what once seemed difficult gradually becomes second nature.
That's why we often hear statements like, "He makes it look easy."
The truth is, you can make almost anything difficult look easy. It all boils down to one thing:
Practice. Practice. Practice.
"Marketing stopped describing products and started evoking Worlds" An interesting take here, I'm curious what personels in the amrketing industry think of this.
Set your bio right, Everyone can own a Title, Not every body solves a specific problem, Tell people ehat you solve, Then add the titles if you must, to justify what you solve.
Enzo Maresca, thank you for the beautiful football, my guy!
We, the fans, are delighted. Unlike Arsenal and their Haram football, we believe in playing entertaining, attacking football that's a joy to watch.
For us, it's not just about winning, Nope, it's about how we play the beautiful game! 😂😂🤣😂🤣
We are starting to witness Lionel Madueke at this rate.., He dribbles like Doku, Attacks Like Olise, with Kane's intelligence.
I love that guy.
"As He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees [followed Him closely, and they] began to be enraged with and set themselves violently against Him.
54 [Awaiting an opportunity] laying in wait for Him, to catch Him in something He might say, so that they might accuse Him" Luke 11:53-54AmpC
Interesting, Pharisees used to follow Jesus, on every platform, to whatever meeting he went to, Looking for an opportunity for him to say something off, to say something that doesn't align with the norm, That they might use that as an arsenal an ammunition to mud-slay & discredit Him.
In some places like Mat22:17, they even asked him questions, whose Yes and No was a trap, damned If he says Yes, Damned If he said no.
Unfortunately, This spirit still abides, and now it's stealthly active amidst us in Church, Where we are lurking that the Preacher says something off, That we might justify stoning him!
This is my last meditation on this subject, I've been learning a great deal through it all, especially as I examine my own heart.
Agaba Steve retweeted
Worth publishing
In all this, I'm reminded of the story of Noah, who, after drinking wine, lay naked in his tent,
When one of his sons came to his house, saw his nakedness, Instead of covering it, "for love covers a multitude of sins", He rather ran to his brothers, Called them forth from all their endeavors, to have an opportunity to see thier father's nakedness.
But Shem and Japheth responded differently. They took a garment, walked backwards, and covered their father's nakedness without even looking at him, You never want to see your father's nakedness, Much more publish it.
When your father becomes naked, in whatever capacity, your first instinct as a son or daughter should not be to gather an audience and expose his shortcomings. Rather, out of love, honour, and reverence, you should seek to preserve his dignity. That, to me, is one of the marks of true sonship.
'm also reminded of David, who, upon learning of Saul's death, declared:
"Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph." 2 Samuel 1:20 (KJV)
David understood something profound about honour. Despite everything Saul had put him through, he was unwilling to turn Saul's downfall into a public spectacle.
In today's language, David was essentially saying, "Don't publish it on the streets of social media, lest the daughters of the Philistines see it and rejoice."
There's a difference between addressing someone's shortcomings and broadcasting their shame for public consumption. Covering in love should never mean concealing wrongdoing or preventing accountability, but neither should correction become an opportunity for public humiliation.
As a generation, we must learn to honour our fathers and spiritual authorities, even when we encounter their imperfections. Not everything that can be exposed needs to be publicised.
Shalom.
In all this, I'm reminded of the story of Noah, who, after drinking wine, lay naked in his tent,
When one of his sons came to his house, saw his nakedness, Instead of covering it, "for love covers a multitude of sins", He rather ran to his brothers, Called them forth from all their endeavors, to have an opportunity to see thier father's nakedness.
But Shem and Japheth responded differently. They took a garment, walked backwards, and covered their father's nakedness without even looking at him, You never want to see your father's nakedness, Much more publish it.
When your father becomes naked, in whatever capacity, your first instinct as a son or daughter should not be to gather an audience and expose his shortcomings. Rather, out of love, honour, and reverence, you should seek to preserve his dignity. That, to me, is one of the marks of true sonship.
'm also reminded of David, who, upon learning of Saul's death, declared:
"Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph." 2 Samuel 1:20 (KJV)
David understood something profound about honour. Despite everything Saul had put him through, he was unwilling to turn Saul's downfall into a public spectacle.
In today's language, David was essentially saying, "Don't publish it on the streets of social media, lest the daughters of the Philistines see it and rejoice."
There's a difference between addressing someone's shortcomings and broadcasting their shame for public consumption. Covering in love should never mean concealing wrongdoing or preventing accountability, but neither should correction become an opportunity for public humiliation.
As a generation, we must learn to honour our fathers and spiritual authorities, even when we encounter their imperfections. Not everything that can be exposed needs to be publicised.
Shalom.
Agaba Steve retweeted
Coming to social media and starting with….
“This video is for Apostle Grace Lubega. I’m a member of Phaneroo and Apostle Grace is my spiritual father…..”
Is that how we have been raised? To call out our fathers on social media through a post?
We’ve failed as a generation. 🥱
Agaba Steve retweeted
I hear your point.
But I think that’s general marketing rhetoric pushed into marketing schools based off what they felt was needed to direct the understanding of learners.
But practice in the market actually opens our eyes to the fact that it’s more unpredictable than not.
Agaba Steve retweeted
I was there and its only APOSTLE Grace that called out PLU on human rights violations, the only one that was bold enough!
This is how gullible we've all become: drawing conclusions about someone we haven't even taken the time to listen to, really?
Who has asked deeper, more thought-provoking questions about injustice, impunity, and abductions than Apostle Grace did? Yet, instead of engaging with the substance of what he actually said, we've chosen to form our opinions around a few selectively edited snippets that bloggers circulated for clout.
I fear we've become so quick to pass judgment, yet so reluctant to seek context. shame on you guys.
Agaba Steve retweeted
One of the worst, “intentional innovations”, of our time, is and will forever be short clips.
They’ve and continue to deprive us of comprehension and have also paved way for loud sentiments and emotions, with little research and principle evaluation.
Even the seemingly learned, comprehend and judge matters as the unlearned today. So sad.
A brand that tries to appeal to everyone eventually becomes appealing to no one.
Some people will gladly pay a premium for an iPhone, while others cannot fathom spending that much on a phone. Both perspectives are perfectly reasonable, and that's precisely how brand positioning works.
What makes a brand desirable to one audience may make it unattractive to another.
The mistake many businesses make is trying to accommodate everyone, inadvertently diluting the very attributes that make them distinctive.
Great positioning will make your brand the obvious choice for the people who matter most to your brand and an option to those who don't.
This is how gullible we've all become: drawing conclusions about someone we haven't even taken the time to listen to, really?
Who has asked deeper, more thought-provoking questions about injustice, impunity, and abductions than Apostle Grace did? Yet, instead of engaging with the substance of what he actually said, we've chosen to form our opinions around a few selectively edited snippets that bloggers circulated for clout.
I fear we've become so quick to pass judgment, yet so reluctant to seek context. shame on you guys.
I beg to differ, I am of a belief that one being silent on social media is about injustice is not synonymous with being silent about injustice.
The biggest problem with this mindset is that some folks (“activists”), in making such “patriotic statements,” are essentially asserting that you must either fight their way, using their preferred arsenal social media posts, videos expressing dissatisfaction, and public condemnation or be considered a supporter of impunity.
In their minds, whoever doesn't publicly condemn injustice on social media or use their position of influence to speak against it must somehow be endorsing it.
So they go on to hate & spread hate about people that have not heeded to their expectation, Which I find rather a manipulation, a twisting of one's arm to conformity.
By this reasoning, the Church must put aside its core mandate of winning souls to participate in political activism. Bankers, marketers, managers and other professionals must compromise their online & offline personal branding and positioning to join the same fight, using the same methods.
Now, no reasonable, independently thinking person should be comfortable with injustice. However, we cannot all fight the same battles using the same arsenal, or rather start waging wars & Oppressing those whose voices aren't percieved loud enough against the act.
Not everyone who is quiet is indifferent, and not everyone who is loud is making a difference either.
Agaba Steve retweeted
@brandvst here's my submission. People need to understand that science isn't allowed to prove miracles. If it does, it'll lose meaning because science works with facts. Miracles on the other hand are by faith and only faith not facts. The dead raise, the lame walk, the blind see.