Difficult to go deep into your story without antagonizing others at some point.

To say I’m delighted to be here is an understatement. I’m ecstatic!!

I joined this wonderful platform 3 days ago on July 22.. Being introduced by a friend @depressedfuckup, I was told to write an introductory post. Basically just introduce yourself to the new fam”. I don’t know if it’s only me but talking about myself one quite a difficult task. I mean where do I even start from? The topic is already hard enough for a normal regular person, how much more for me ? …me that I have many different personalities. Whom do I introduce? Then I took my time to read about the different wonderful people here on this platform for me inspiration. And I must admit that I’m quite inspired. So suit up as a scientist and take my specimen under a microscope 🔬.

“Let’s start from the very beginning, the beginning is a good place to start.”

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Genesis.

Is it the way I say it or why do people always have a difficulty believing I was born on Valentine’s Day? I am one year older than the 21st century. I like to think of myself as a millennial but I’m actually a gen Z.. I’m a senior gen Z. If you’re not familiar with these terms a millennial is anyone born between 1981 and 1996 and gen Z, from 1997 to 2012.

I come from Tamale, the capital city of the northern region of Ghana 🇬🇭 in west Africa. I’m from a polygamous family but we’re four on my mother’s side and I’m the only boy and the youngest. Even though call me baby last, and I might just give you hot slap. And oh I don’t have a family picture like how many people on here have. We don’t do that over here. I’m currently pursuing my first degree. I’m reading computer science with focus on database technology. Yeah you’re look at a database administrator. Even though I’m currently focused on postgreSQL (because it is the best; open source, cheap, strong compatibility, and robust scalability), I have my eyes on Microsoft and Oracle. Ultimately I want to be an Oracle DBA because of their reputation for high security.

Interests.

What I really want is to be with my girlfriend 24hrs a day and 7 days a week. PeriodT!!!

What?!!! What the heck???!!!

You’re disappointed? That’s in order. You’re human! You’re made to want excitement. So I’ll give you what you want. Just read on!

Sorry my friend I can’t help you. My head is blank here. I can’t think of any interest areas to feed your excitement.

Inasmuch as I cannot wait for the first episode of the House of the Dragons I’m also just as much curious about the story of the wolves. I mean where are the Starks from?!! There’s no Arya Stark anymore to look forward to seeing!!! And why is 21st August moving away from us every single day ?!!!

You’re not lost right ?

Not my lady friend making me feel bad for practicing what I read. She believed I was using some kind of social powers (emotional intelligence) on her. I had just finished reading Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. People don’t talk about this book enough but it’s a really great asset for anyone working with people or as the name says it, for anyone who wants to influence people.

Please don’t use your social powers on people. I used it to win elections(this is a story for another day). Follow me now to read about that story.

Please tell me you’re on track, cuz even though I don’t run track I can spend 50% of my time in the gym on the treadmill. And believe me when I say I spend up to an hour the gym. The irony when I don’t have a picture of me on the treadmill. I need to start taking more pictures in my life in general.

The odd one.

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My dad’s headache, the difficult one, the trouble maker, what is it this time, look at your colleagues, you get how it goes. The thought never crossed my mind to wonder or think why I’m not like my other siblings. I’ve always been calm about being different from them. They don’t think how I think because they don’t know what I know, I tell myself. There is no oppression nor abuse of any form but I’m just different because I think for myself, to put it in the most basic form.

(I’m going to switch to past tense because I think they’ve understood me now and as I’ve grown all the “strange” things I used to do have evolved to make sense and they’ve come to terms with me) I was the headache, the difficult one because I did not easily do what they told me to do, unlike my other siblings. I also did other things that my older siblings didn’t do at my age. So the lack of experience dealing with someone like me in the family made me the difficult one and a headache. And I wasn’t also disobedient too.

I would not always stay in the house, unlike my siblings. Dad wanted us to focus on our books but I would always try to get a job. I would always try to start businesses. I would always try to travel.

I wasn’t doing anything bad but these were things none of my siblings would try to do.

With over six(6) older siblings I was the first one to own a bicycle among all my siblings. I didn’t get it from a family member. I didn’t get it by being like my siblings.

My dad is a religious leader so I got the basics of the religion but most people would want me to be exactly like my dad. …but I also have my own philosophy; “make sure whatever you do is not against GOD”, but of course you’re human so you’ll be flawed at some points.

Blessed child.

me and my friends at the beach

As I mentioned, I was the first among over 10 siblings at the time to own a bicycle. As the saying goes, to get something you never had you have to be ready to do something you have never done. Sometimes it goes as far as being someone you have never been. Or being someone they have never seen. For me it wasn’t anything that I thought about. Like say something like “I want to be different” or “I don’t care what people say I’m going to be this or that”. I’ve never thought to be “different” I was just being normal, my normal at least.

It is also worth mentioning that I was also the first in the family, among all my siblings, to sit on a plane and traveled across the continent and lived there for several weeks, all by myself.

I have many started and failed or abandoned businesses and many skillsets and a quite a network of human resource.

Even though I’m still nobody today. I’m just a student leader. I’ve realized that all the things I did or used to be have some kind of connection with who I am now. So looking back from where I come from and where I am today I see a big achievement and I feel blessed.

Lazy brat.

(I could have been so much more if I were just an ounce less lazy)

Not to sell myself short but I could really use some more self-discipline. I must admit that my girlfriend has been working some magics on me in this department. Hopefully we can share the story with you here some time.

In the past I’ve started many things and didn’t quite finish them. I’m not proud of that but it has a silver lining to it. Nothing is that bad I mean. From doing many things I’ve collected quite a handful of experiences in diverse fields such as in business; retailing, outsourcing, social media marketing and management, customer service, and other fields such as; programming, crypto trading and blockchain technologies, and so on.

Value.

I’m one hell of a person. I take it you get that by now. One with no one-particular interest area. Many different things interest me at different points in time. I’m most probably going to be sharing on topics such as database technologies, blockchain, entrepreneurship and general personal development. I’m most excited about the writing part of this platform. I get immersed in articles and glued to books just appreciating the amount of creativity authors put in their works. I would like to use this platform to develop my creative writing skills. I look forward to meeting mentors, business partners, and investors on this platform.

Remarks.

My style of writing isn’t exactly traditional. I hope it served its purpose of engaging you until this point. Comment “Yahhs” if you read up until this point.
As this is my first post I can’t wait to read your comments of recommendations and advice on my success on this platform.

Special regards.

Again, a million thanks to my friend @depressedfuckup for introducing me to this wonderful platform. I would like to say thank you to @mcsamm and @collinz, the hive Ghana 🇬🇭 community pioneers and leaders, for organizing an info session yesterday on telegram to answer our questions and guide us.

By the way, I am the one using the St09m username. That’s my telegram username. In attendance to the info session were @smariam, @nimatu, @gunu1, @depressedfuckup, @collinz and @mcsamm.

Why I choose LeoFinance community

I come from a background where conversations about money is almost prohibited. (It is like this unsaid rule; don’t talk about money) This topic is very uncomfortable in my part of the world when in actual sense we’re those that need information on the topic the most, if you get what I mean.

I believe education is the key to success. Success in any field begins with you educating yourself in that particular field. I seek to attain financial success so the wise to do is to join conversations that provide education in the field of finance. Hence my membership in LeoFinance community.
I’m excited to be here and I invite my friends @smariam, @gunu1, and @depressedfuckup to join me here in this wonderful community. They say if you want to go fast go alone but if you want to far go together. Let’s go together. 🤝

Thanks to @anomadsoul for the warm welcome. 😊