Published in New Writers Welcome·PinnedWhy You Should Not Stop Writing On MediumEven if your country is not eligible for the partner program — Trapped in an unsatisfying job Medium won’t pay me But there is still a way out. This year has been one of the most upsetting years I have ever experienced career-wise, the carpet was pulled roughly from underneath me when I was suddenly transferred from the radio job I had…New Writers Welcome5 min read
Published in Curious·PinnedHow To Turn A Bad Year Around“In response to Coffee Challenge: Why I want to be a better me in 2022” — If at this time of the year, you are looking at your resolutions, life and experiences and thinking about how it didn’t go as you wished, don’t beat yourself up because here are a practices, mindset and beliefs that helped me in 2021 and they might help you reflect or…New Year4 min read
Published in About Me Stories·PinnedAbout Me — Toyin ZuleihaWho Needs Bios, I Can Make This About Me Post As Long As I Want! — I wrote earlier about most social media bios being too limiting to describe what you do and your accomplishments but with this About Me post, I can write a bio as long as I want. Thank you About Me I really can’t remember the first time I started writing, I…About Me3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Apr 5If It’s Not A Freebie, Why Make It Look Like It?What I learned from online business coaches — Indeed, when you experience writer’s block or any form of creative block, it is because you are in your way. You are self-criticizing, thinking what you have to say is not good enough, afraid to suck, and generally not wanting to be lame and I have been all that in…Online4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Mar 31Read This If You’ve Ever Lost FriendshipsIt can be a very painful experience — Friendships have been a very integral part of my life. I can’t even remember a time when I didn’t have friends. The kids we lived together in the same building with, my classmates at school and children I attended the same Islamiyya with were all part of my peer community…Friendship3 min read
Published in Coffee Times·Mar 10My Profile — Toyin ZuleihaI got an author’s autograph on a book before I was born. My earliest memories of reading were reading books my father gave me, I don’t know how long he had bought and kept those books but I know when I was old enough to read, he would give me…Coffee Times Movement3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Mar 1While You Are Waiting, Mind Your ThoughtsYou can’t afford the self-deprecation — I can’t remember the exact moment I decided to become a broadcaster but I remember that something called to me whenever I watched broadcasters on Television. I remember that my dad then a newspaper editor traveled all around the world. I remember I asked my mum what I had to…Life3 min read
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·Feb 23How Do You Pray?It’s time to reassess! — I see prayer differently now. We are taught that to pray, you need to perform some rituals, you have to be in a particular physical form, you have to be in a particular mental state. But you say a prayer from the moment you wake up till you go to…Spiritual3 min read
Published in Coffee Times·Feb 19Because Drashti Shroff Won’t Interview MeI have decided to follow my mum’s advice — My mum was very particular about telling me this story. It is a story about a mother hen who asked another hen to get food for her chicks and the hen would not do it. She finally learned that she had to do it herself to get it done. She…Self Improvement4 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Feb 9You Are Not Procrastinating, Things Are Just BecomingThink what you like, you are not a procrastinator. In 2008, writer-director Hwang Dong-hyuk came up with the idea of a feature-length film titled Squid Game, but at the time, he was unable to get the script greenlit. He had to put it aside to work on other projects. Ten…Life2 min read