Life without my family

Every night before I sleep, I say a prayer. I tell God to watch over my family, to guide and protect them and to give them many more years.

I was brought up to spend time with the family, to talk about my problems, pain, success and accomplishments. Here I am 6 years after, lonely, broke and working very hard to make an impact in life. I miss my family everyday. I miss the beautiful smile of my mother, the wise words of my father and the banter with my one and only sister. Nigeria is many miles away, and even if I wanted to fly to say hi, money holds me back and tells me to say good bye to that idea.

My family gave me life, I was brought up to always see the positive side of things, to believe anything and everything is possible and never be defeated. These words and mentality have kept me going but the question on my mind is..."For how long?" I want to put a smile on the faces of parents by being successful. That would be my way of saying thank you from bringing me up this way. I want to give them the life they never had, send them on great holidays, and build them a new house. Time is ticking, my parents are getting older by the day and having loads of illnesses and I'm yet to make it in this hard cruel world. What makes it more painful is the fact that I think about some of the things they have done, and I cant even match it. Taking a loan of £4,000 to pay for my masters, buying me my 1st car and even fro bringing me into this world.

It's hard to tell people how I feel about my family, especially in a society where family values isn't respected. My family plays a big part of my life and just in case I never get a chance to say thank you to them, I just want  the world to know that the love of the family is worth more than silver or gold. Bring your children up to love and respect people, and to believe that anything thing is possible if they believe and work hard at it. One day when I have my own family, I want to be the best dad in the world, just like my dad.

Just thought I'd write about my family and  dedicate this to the my dad, mum and sister. You guys are the best and you are the reason I live.

Love VS Money

Am I the only entrepreneur who has this problem? I find it really hard to run a business, and also manage a relationship. They both require time, energy and attention. When my love life looks like it's taking off, my business seems to suffer. When I speak to my family about this, they all point their fingers at me, saying I am the one to blame.

Maybe I just don't understand women or maybe I'm just a terrible businessman. But how can I be terrible when I turned an idea into reality against all odds. I can't be bad with women either after all I manage to put a smile on her face, show her love and affection and made her feel like she has never felt before.

Many people say money does not matter in a relationship, if that is the case why do women like powerful and influential men and vice versa. Why do marriages and relationships end when one person cannot provide for the other or for the needs of the family. Remember this movie The pursuit of happyness? That movie clearly shows that money does not matter in a relationship.

I run a business which struggles to stay afloat, I budget every dime i spend, because I don't earn enough. How on earth can I manage a relationship, when I don't have enough money for a date with that special person, when i can't go on a holiday with her, when I can't buy her great gifts and when seeing her is limited due to the fact that I can't buy petrol.

I believe things change one day. It will change when my business starts to prosper or when I get a job, which means I have loads of time to spare. Right now, I'm just a single guy with big dreams who hopes to have a great future in business and in love.

Who am I?

I keep asking myself this question everyday, and I have come to realise that I learn something new about myself everyday. The environment I'm in determines who I am, my friends, family, music, life in general. The one thing I do know is..."I don't want to fail at anything I do" I want to leave an impact in society.

I own a student magazine called FAME. The aim of this magazine is to showcase student talent and skills. It's a lot of hard work, and i absolutely love it. I'm blessed with a team of talented and creative people, and being creative is what keeps me alive.

I'm a family guy, and I miss not having my parents and sister around me. I feel so lucky because God blessed me with the best parents in the world. My drive to succeed comes from my dad who always says "If he can do it, you can do it too" (that's always at the back of my mind when I'm having a rough day). My Mum taught me how to love and care for others (sometimes I think I don't do enough of that). The support from my sister is second to none, and that is one big reason I am who I am today... Deji Osobukola the guy who never quits.
 
I'm sure you are wondering where I'm going with all this. This is where I want share my story, my experience, my joy and pain. Sometimes you just want write how you feel, rather that speak to someone. I just want to share my experience with you, and hopefully you can learn from my mistakes and achievements. This is my blog and these are some of my stories (the ones I want to share).

You are probably waiting for me to talk about my love life right? Soon you will get to read about that and my random opinion on almost everything so stay tuned.

One day I plan to write a book, and this is where that journey starts.