*CHOICE, ACTIONS, HABITS, CONSEQUENCES, OUTCOMES, AND REALITIES -- (CAH-COR).*
*One of the greatest tragedies of man is tunnel vision which is the inability to see anything beyond what is wrong, a form of mind conditioning.*
Before I ever moved to North America, all we heard back home were the good things about “abroad.” --
Better systems.
Better roads.
Better electricity.
Better opportunities.
And while many of those things are true, what most people never talk about the cracks beneath that beauty.
The loneliness.
The depression.
The addictions.
The silent struggles.
The broken systems hidden behind polished media narratives.
Infact I’d rather manage my toothache to Lagos than attempt to fix it in America.
*If all you consumed about North America were the bad stories, you could easily conclude Nigeria is the first world, which it is not.*
And that was the thought that struck me when I arrived Nigeria for this year’s conference.
From the airport, I could genuinely see attempts at creating change and improving systems. For the second time nobody begged for money on arrival and our a/c worked this time. Yet the moment I opened social media, it was as though absolutely nothing good existed in the country.
According to the timelines, nothing works. Nothing has changed. Nothing can ever improve.
Many years ago, a mentor told me something I have never forgotten:
*“Those who see the good in a nation eventually benefit from the good within it. Those who only see the bad keep attracting the bad.”*
*Your habitual thoughts, perspectives, expectations, strong beliefs and imagination ATTRACT corresponding manifestations, outcomes and realities to your life, simply to justify to your mind WHAT IT EXPECTED TO BE TRUE AND REAL. That is a lesson in Pschology.*
At the time, I didn’t fully understand it. Today, I do.
Human beings eventually move in the direction of their dominant focus.
*What you consistently magnify becomes your emotional reality. A man conditioned only to see darkness will eventually lose the ability to recognize light even when it stands before him.*
On Friday night, a senior friend took me to an elite club in Lagos. What shocked me was not the music or ambiance; it was the conversations. Everywhere I turned, people were discussing projects, investments, expansions, partnerships, and opportunities. Mega deals were being negotiated over dinner and laughter. Nobody in that room sounded trapped. Nobody spent the night complaining about government.
And suddenly it dawned on me:
*Your positioning determines what you see.*
- There are Nigerians building wealth quietly.
- There are young people innovating aggressively.
- There are industries expanding.
- There are opportunities hidden in plain sight.
- *There are people solving problems while others are busy rehearsing hopelessness.*
*As elections approach, many campaigns will be built on amplifying what is broken. And while acknowledging problems is important, you must be careful not to become psychologically addicted to negativity. Because whatever dominates your mind eventually shapes your expectations, emotions, decisions, and outcomes.*
*You cannot build a beautiful future while constantly meditating on hopelessness.*
*There is a group called “Any government in power (AGIP) which I have come to understand as a group that would always be relevant regardless of who is in power”*
So this week, here are my suggestions:
1. *Train yourself to see possibilities, not just problems.*
Wise people acknowledge problems but position themselves around opportunities.
2. *Be careful what you constantly consume.*
Continuous exposure to negative narratives can damage your ability to recognize opportunities.
3. *Position yourself in rooms where solutions are discussed.*
Your environment can either enlarge your vision or bury it.
4. *Focus on what you want to experience.*
What you magnify emotionally often becomes your lived reality.
5. *Become part of the rebuilding generation.*
Every nation rises because a group of people decide to stop cursing the darkness and start building light.
*Nigeria is not perfect.*
*No nation is.*
*But life has a strange way of rewarding those who can still see possibilities in the middle of chaos.*
Maybe the question this week is not:
*“What is wrong with the country?”*
Maybe the deeper question is:
*“What kind of person am I becoming because of what I constantly choose to see?”*
*May this land produce incredible harvest for you this week and may you guide others to refine gold and become indispensable.*
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S.O.A.Pee
Shu'ara Olalekan Adesina POPOOLA Esq., FCA.
15 MAY 2026.
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