@tade_makinwa: Conviction. Discipline. Integrity. Humility. Resilience. Patience. Courage. Responsibility. Long-term thinking. Adaptability. Stewardship. These are some of the traits I have consistently observed in people who build great and successful businesses. Because building a great business requires more than a good idea. There will be seasons when your conviction is tested, your patience is stretched, your courage is required, and your resilience is the only thing keeping you moving. You will need discipline when motivation disappears. Integrity when cutting corners seems easier. Humility when you begin to succeed. Adaptability when the market changes. Responsibility when people begin to depend on you. Long-term thinking when short-term opportunities are screaming for your attention. And stewardship when you begin to understand that the resources, people, opportunities, and influence entrusted to you are bigger than you. The businesses that last are rarely built by people who only know how to make money. They are built by people who develop the character and capacity to carry what they are building. As we begin a new week, may we not only pray for bigger opportunities. May we also become the kind of people capable of carrying them. Have a beautiful and productive week ahead. #Tadé