,

I might have held back my shock and kept my cool while pretending to still be focused on what I was doing,

But when my teaching was interrupted by this (new) student's statement,

My mind started racing because I was trying to fathom all the possibilities surrounding the truth about what she told me.

And when I told some of my colleagues about what happened later that day,

Their response immediately confirmed to me everything I needed to know about my mindset...

And I will explain everything to you and make it make sense in a moment,

But before I do that, here's an important lesson I want you to learn from a mistake I have been making.

Consider it my random thought for you today (since today is Sunday).

And the lesson is simple.

Try to nurture and maintain relationships with people.

It's not only when you have something to do with them or when you need something from them that you should remember them.

I was at the place of one of my secondary school teachers, and he (in his usual overly exaggerated and dramatic manner though) began chastising me for not having asked about him or cared to visit him in a long while.

And according to him, I only normally reached out to him on WhatsApp whenever I needed his help to repost something for any of my WhatsApp campaigns.

When he said it, I really didn't have much defense because he was absolutely (almost, but not entirely) right.

Funny enough, the reason I went to his house today was because he told my elder brother to come along with me...

Because my elder brother wanted him (the teacher) to help him solve a particular problem he was having with something that he (the teacher) had more experience in.

And if he hadn't told him to "drag me" along, I probably wouldn't have gone there...

Because I didn't want to go anywhere, much less to his house especially because I knew he would take up a lot of my time.

And that was one of the reasons I normally avoided going to his place...

Which is very bad of me,

Especially considering that this is a man who has helped me a lot in the past...

Especially financially when I needed money for certain things and he helped me with a loan.

Looking back, I should probably have done things better...

Plus, who knows how he may be of more help to me tomorrow, not necessarily financially...

But if I destroy our relationship now because of my lack of communication, that "help" may not be possible any longer...

And I don't want you to make the same mistake.

There are some people who are potential helpers to you, but may have one attitude or the other that you don't like...

And for that reason, you are keeping your distance...

My advice is that you should try as much as possible to endure those characters they have and maintain your relationship with them...

Because if you don't, the consequences may be grave in the future.

And you may regret not maintaining that relationship.

No one knows tomorrow...

So you might as well plan ahead in case.

Give it some thought as you go about the rest of your day, and do the needful.

I trust God to give you divine understanding.

Meanwhile, it was just a few days ago when I was in a class teaching Agricultural science.

And while I was explaining something which I cannot even remember anymore,

This new student interrupted me with some questions

And while I was explaining things to her, she made a statement...

"... Yes I saw it on TikTok!"

My first instinct was to say,

"You are on TikTok?

What are you doing on TikTok?

That's what I'm interested in.

Do you really need to be on TikTok at this age?"

I began challenging her, while she began trying to defend herself by saying...

"Sir, it's educational videos I normally watch."

Out of further curiosity, I then decided to ask.

"What is the name of your device?"

And the response I got threw me off because it was definitely NOT the answer I expected.

"I use an iPhone."

"What kind of iPhone?", I asked.

"iPhone XR"

🤯

I was absolutely dumbstruck!

Although, I kept my cool, but in my mind I was wondering how come a young girl in SS2 was able to own a device as expensive as that.

It wasn't until when I told my fellow colleagues about it and expressed my surprise that I realized just how poor my thinking had been after they criticized my mindset.

That was when I realized that I still had a lot of work to do on my mindset.

To me, owning such an expensive device at such a young age sounded alien,

Because when I was their age, owning a Nokia button phone was a luxury then, not to talk of symbian phones well before the advent of Android devices.

And so it had distorted my mentality to thinking that it is wrong for young children to have expensive devices...

Because "they would be too exposed"

...

Limiting mindsets like this are what keep most people back from reaching their fullest potential...

Because let's face it..

You (and I) were probably most likely not born with a silver spoon in our mouth.

And believe it or not, these mindsets affect:

• Your thought patterns,
• Your actions,
• Your behaviors,
• How you react to circumstances and
• Your approach to life in general.

And so if you don't get rid of these mindsets, the results will not be palatable.

And you should aggressively determine (like I have) to do away with these toxic mindsets that were incorporated into your mind through...

• Your upbringing,
• Your experiences,
• Or through the influence of other people.

And the first thing to do is to begin to identify those toxic mindsets one after the other,

Because without identifying them, you can't get rid of them.

Start doing this today, and your future will thank you for it.

I wish you a lovely evening ahead.

To your digital success,

King Danisan™.

I intentionally scheduled this mail to land in your inbox this morning because I slept off yesterday evening immediately after writing the mail and woke up very late.

And I figured it would be unrealistic for me to expect you to read the mail at midnight.

So expect today's mail shortly.

Have a great day ahead.

Peace.