How I Learned to Stop Faking It After A Banana Peel Fiasco:"
How I Learned to Stop Faking It and Start Storytelling for Real" You would think that in a society where everybody is either “grinding,” “hustling,” or “securing the bag,” no one would have time to worry about something as trivial as storytelling. But oh, how wrong I was. It happened on a humid Thursday in the heart of Lagos, where the streets pulse like a living being and your dreams can get crushed under the wheels of a keke if you’re not careful. I was standing at a crowded bus stop, phone in hand, trying to shoot a quick video for my serious content creator brand. The script? Perfect. The lighting? Questionable. The audience? Nonexistent. I hit record—and just as I launched into my "5 Tips to Explode Your Business on Instagram," a teenager skateboarding past flung a banana peel squarely at my chest. (I wish I was making this up.) There I stood: stunned, sticky, and the unwilling star of a scene straight out of a slapstick comedy. But the real drama wasn’t th...