Author: Esther Ofulue

• 15th Mar 2023

  Doing something that has never been done before – the act of a pioneer

  My sister recently organised a school event for International Women’s Day – she got a few friends on board, contacted a distinguished guest speaker and sent out a newsletter. The event was a success. She noted how her teachers gave her and co-organisers particular praise for doing something that has never been done before. This…
• 28th Feb 2023

  Friends can build or break you…choose well

  I’m realising more and more how we have creative control over how our story goes. One of the areas this control is expressed is through our choice of friends. I was speaking to a good friend recently and we were reflecting on times where we accommodated one-sided friendships that left us feeling drained. We came…
• 28th Jan 2023

  On success: personal reflections vol.2

  I have been meaning to write my updated thoughts on success for some months now. The plan was to wait until I had fully reconciled the experiences so I could speak from a place of clarity and hopefully share some wisdom. Having said that, I do not think defining success is something that can ever…
• 28th Nov 2022

  Discovering the truth in the saying: “Rome was not built in a day”

  I have recently found myself repeating this widely-known proverb. It was mostly in those moments when the reality of the “to do” list would hit or I would think of a project idea that is so much bigger than me. Reciting this quote in those moments reminded me that the tasks at hand would get…
• 3rd Nov 2022

  Embracing the messy, imperfect and unfinishe-

  A friend shared a creation of theirs recently. They acknowledged there were still improvements to be made but they shared it anyway. I noticed how even in its unfinished state, I was inspired by the visuals, the sounds and the heart behind the project. (Me writing this blog post is a manifestation of that inspiration).…
• 30th Sep 2022

  Making room for growth

  What are you working on? I was confronted with this question by an advert whilst trying to catch up on some of my favourite YouTube channels. Whilst this would normally be a time of inconvenience as I wait for the obligatory 5-10 seconds to be over, this advert was different and I ended up watching…
• 20th Sep 2022

  Finding the beauty in the process of becoming

  “Try and find the beauty in the process of becoming…there is more”. I recently found these words flowing out of my mouth as I was encouraging a friend going through a tough season. I have previously embraced the idea that there is purpose in pain, but finding “beauty” in that pain is a concept that…
• 7th May 2022

  On growth, change & success: personal reflections

  My conversation with Cecilia challenged me to reconsider the concept of “change”. In my mind, the word change is synonymous with growth as I view change as an incremental process. Like growth, it does not happen overnight or without intentionality. However, for Cecilia the language of change makes her feel as though the progress she…
• 5th May 2022

  “Aesthetic success”

  A realisation that I had last year is that something can be good without it being aesthetically good. I got this new wisdom when I was reflecting on my summer and how although it was good, I had nothing “aesthetic” to show for it – i.e., nothing to post on social media that would prove…
• 3rd May 2022

  Time is a gift: be present

  We tend to speak about time in financial terms – waste, spend, (time) management. Like money, we fear not having enough of it, which makes it a struggle to be present – to appreciate a moment for what it is…