STORY STORY Quotes

“sometimes, you just have to believe that the crazy thing you want will happen even when all evidence to the contrary absolutely exists.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“If I revived my original dream to help orphans and work in an area I felt fulfilled in, there were no guarantees of success, but my life would feel more meaningful.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“If I stayed in my current job, I would continue to feel a sense of emptiness, but I would be successful in the traditional sense.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“in regard to my paycheck. I committed to giving 10%, saving 50%, and living off whatever was left.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“Within a few days of returning from Haiti, I was back to my normal work routine—with one exception—I no longer viewed the income from my investment banking job as a way to live with stability and comfort. Instead, I began to perceive it as an opportunity to create my own freedom.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“Haiti was one of very few countries that I could travel to with my Nigerian passport without requiring a visa.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“Nature holds the secret to why we should be ourselves.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“Sometimes we don’t find our passion; our passion finds us.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“Beta Motivation symbolizes an ever-improving lifestyle of making a difference.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“Still filled with anxiety, fear and doubt, but convinced that something good had to come out of all my trouble, I discovered a magical new hobby called blogging.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“I learned that when it comes to my career, I always have a choice. If I don’t like my job, I have a choice about whether to stay or leave.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“I need to start thinking, "what do I want and what do I need to do/say to get it?”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“I found myself consumed with a relentless conviction to help orphans.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“people experiencing extreme uncertainty will always find coping mechanisms.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“Few conversations about perseverance fail to mention that Lincoln lost eight elections before he finally became President of the United States.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“1000 times before inventing the light bulb. There’s also that witty quote about how he interpreted his unsuccessful attempts not as failures, but as lessons on how not to make a light bulb.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“I’ve had a long history with washing toilets. I washed toilets at home as part of my chores growing up. I washed toilets in school as part of the experience of attending a Nigerian boarding school. Basically, I have been washing toilets since my opposable thumbs found function.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“you will receive lasting encouragement to continue to dream…to continue to care…to continue to expect more from life.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“you’re the type of person who requires that your life have a greater meaning and purpose.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“you will get the distinct sense that your greatest passions, dreams, and desires are entirely valid.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“the reason that you might be able to relate to the story in this book. I haven’t achieved anything so grand that you would think that you can’t do it too.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love

“If it is true that life is not about the destination, but about the journey, then it only makes sense that I would want to share this journey with you.”
― Kola Olaosebikan, STORY STORY: How I Found Ways to Make a Difference and Do Work I Love