Rookie mistake | The Daily Vulnerable

I used to make this mistake a lot, and today I continue to be surprised when people make that elementary mistake. People get unhappy, and they assume the solution is somewhere outside. Once, they get a new job, go to a new country, get a new lover, buy a new car, get a new breast,... Read More

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Chude Jideonwo, Joy Inc, TDV, The Daily Vulnerable

March 23, 2019

How does one deal with insecurity? | The Daily Vulnerable

Therapy helps. But when it comes to emotions, therapy is about management more than anything else. And what you want is a shift in consciousness. I like those who request that you go to spirit. Spiritual thinkers and teachers across traditions teach you that beyond management, what you need is a reset. Therapy helps with... Read More

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March 9, 2019

You can learn a lot from driving | The Daily Vulnerable

No matter what other drivers are doing, you can’t move forward if you spend your time looking at them. Some other people have faster and better cars, you will be foolish to try to do with your car what your car is incapable of doing. You’re all on the same road, but you aren’t going... Read More

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Chude Jideonwo, Joy Inc, TDV, The Daily Vulnerable

March 2, 2019

“Your mother doesn’t know what she is talking about” | The Daily Vulnerable

One of the interns at one of our companies came to spend an evening with me – he had things that had been worrying him for a while about his life and growth and he wanted to share. In the midst of sharing, he talked about his mother. “The other day,” he shared. “She said... Read More

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Chude Jideonwo, Joy Inc, TDV, The Daily Vulnerable

February 23, 2019

Does it honour you? | The Daily Vulnerable

That relationship you’re in, that friendship you’re participating in, that business you’re running, that church or mosque or temple you’re attending, that girl that’s flirting with you, that restaurant you go to eat in… Does it honour you? Does it make you feel better about yourself? Does it pull you gently, firmly along the path... Read More

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Chude, Joy Inc, TDV, The Daily Vulnerable

February 19, 2019

Timi Dakolo, Iyin Aboyeji, Adaora Mbelu, Bolanle Olukanni, others turn up for official opening of The Joy Hub

Timi Dakolo, Iyin Aboyeji, Adebola Williams, Adaora Mbelu, and Bolanle Olukanni were among the personalities present yesterday in Surulere, Lagos at the launch of the pilot location of The Joy Hub. Initiated by Joy, Inc. in partnership with Mentally Aware Nigeria and Olamma Cares, the hub is a non-clinical, non-judgmental, non-discriminatory emotional and mental health... Read More

Complete, always | The Daily Vulnerable

I shared a mail from someone who said she doesn’t understand what I mean by being perfect or complete as she is because “I don’t feel perfect or complete in any way. I feel lost… so lost and empty.” And then she proceeded to share with me a detailed tale of something that happened to... Read More

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February 9, 2019

How do you? | The Daily Vulnerable

Two years or so ago, I was selected for a Stanford programme for entrepreneurs. It was, of course, a prestigious programme, and it had taken a while to get to that stage. But the news came just as I had arrived at another level in my evolving consciousness. And so my answer was an absolute... Read More

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Joy Inc, TDV, The Daily Vulnerable

February 9, 2019

Chude Jideonwo speaks on finding happiness amidst chaos at the 2019 Social Media Week Lagos

Participants at the 2019 Social Media Week Lagos joined Chude Jideonwo, the founder of Joy Inc. for a session focused on how young Nigerians can truly flourish and find fulfillment in chaos – especially in the age of social media. Tagged ‘Stop Hustling; Signal in the Midst of the Social Media Storm,’ the event which took... Read More

The fear of sadness | The Daily Vulnerable

When I posted on social media in December about feeling sadly and barely avoiding the pit of depression, I was struck by how many people reached me, in somewhat of a panic. “What happened?” “Why?” Why? Why, I a human being, is sad? I would think that would be obvious – sadness is part of... Read More

Chude Jideonwo, Joy Inc, TDV, The Daily Vulnerable

January 26, 2019

What about the person who loved you? | The Daily Vulnerable

You are counting all the people who didn’t say yes to you, didn’t stay with you, didn’t love you the way you deserved, who broke your heart viciously, who didn’t give as much as you gave, who treated you like dirt. You’re amassing evidence against yourself that you’re unloveable, that you can’t get what you... Read More

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Chude Jideonwo, Joy Inc, TDV, The Daily Vulnerable

January 19, 2019

The Daily Vulnerable | True Prosperity

There is nothing wrong with striving to improve your life situation. You can improve your life situation, but you cannot improve your life. Life is primary. Life is your deepest inner Being. It is already whole, complete, perfect. Your life situation consists of your circumstances and your experiences. There is nothing wrong in setting goals... Read More

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January 10, 2019

The Daily Vulnerable | This is why we want you to succeed

If you’re a committed reader of this newsletter, then you probably know what I know: that money doesn’t lead to happiness, that status is a game that leads to a trap, and that what matters is living a life of love, and gratitude, and peace. You are blessed to have money, fame, status, but you’re... Read More

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January 5, 2019

The Daily Vulnerable | Drama

I like drama. I am also naturally given to drama. And I attract a number of dramatic people to myself. Drama makes like a bit more fun, enhances the experience, and helps you glide across the surface. So when I am sad, I put on a bit of sad music, when I lose something, I... Read More

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December 29, 2018

The Daily Vulnerable | New year, new … what?

New you, yeah? Well, how has that worked for you all these years? For much of you, not very much. How about old you, getting better, making decisions to grow steadily? How about you, acknowledging that there is nothing wrong with essential you, and you don’t have to wait for some big thing that suddenly... Read More

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December 8, 2018

The Daily Vulnerable | What’s your story?

I shared one of the most profound moments of my life with the audience of TEDx Ungwarimi, where I was invited as a guest over the weekend. My therapist was helping me through a process of confronting and working through loneliness. And we agreed on an exercise: take a trip to the world. But rather... Read More

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November 23, 2018

The Daily Vulnerable | Nothing but the truth

Friend, ask me: “Do you care what people think about you, Chude?” My answer will be this: “On most days? No. Because I truly know that it doesn’t matter. What matters is that every day I do my very best to be my truest best self, and to do better as soon as I know... Read More

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Chude Jideonwo, Joy Inc, TDV, The Daily Vulnerable

November 17, 2018

The Daily Vulnerable | Friends

Sometimes your friends will be unreasonable. Sometimes they will be annoying, they will say the wrong things, do the wrong things, be insensitive, be selfish, not be there for you when you need them to be, or the way you need them to be. You have to expect it, even if you are not ready... Read More

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November 3, 2018

The Daily Vulnerable | For my sake, I choose truth

I was at dinner with a mentor the other day, and he asked me, “So are you still based outside Nigeria?” Now, if you live in Nigeria, you know that being seen as ‘based abroad’ is a status enhancer. It indicates some level of options and affluence and opportunities that is a heritage from colonialism and widespread... Read More

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October 27, 2018

The Daily Vulnerable | Sadness

When I began to learn about living a joyful life, I would find myself ashamed whenever I was sad. Almost as if I was failing a lesson I should already have learnt, and failing those who were learning those lessons from me. I was increasingly much happier than I had ever been ever in... Read More

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Chude Jideonwo, Joy Inc, The Daily Vulnerable

October 20, 2018

What’s the formula? | The Daily Vulnerable

…for living what Brene Brown calls a “wholehearted” life – what I call a life of “joy”? Authentic + Courage + Compassion. Authenticity: Show up everywhere, everyday with your truest best self – exactly as you would be if you weren’t living in fear or scarcity. Believe that you are enough and that as long as you keep your... Read More

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September 28, 2018

Both ways | The Daily Vulnerable

When someone asks you a favour, if your reply is “I sadly don’t have the money. I haven’t even paid for X”, you expect empathy, even sympathy, right? But when you ask a favour of someone, and the person replies, “I am so sorry, I don’t have the time,” have you caught yourself judging that person... Read More

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Chude Jideonwo, Joy Inc, The Daily Vulnerable

September 15, 2018

Come and carry your pedestal, biko | The Daily Vulnerable

When others respect you or love you, or in other ways hold you in esteem, there is always the temptation for them to idolize you, to put you on a pedestal. That’s because people like things that they can aspire to. People want to be perfect, they want to be without blemish, or weakness, or fear, and they want people who... Read More

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August 2, 2018

The Daily Vulnerable: “I am annoyed”

The moment has been stuck in my head ever since. It was 17 years ago. I had just won my first prize outside of high school – the British Council Telling Stories competition. The reward was two weeks at one of Nigeria’s choice beachfronts under the tutelage of Nigeria’s first female writer, Mabel Segun and literature... Read More

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July 27, 2018

The Daily Vulnerable: Nothing human is alien to me

Him: And you made a statement on how only those who have deep emotions can reach deep or something like that? Me: Yeah… Him: Well…I went through a deeper ocean on Monday. And it left me apart. I wish I could tell you some of these things. I honestly wish I could. Me: Why can’t you? Him: It’s a long... Read More

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Chude Jideonwo, Joy Inc, The Daily Vulnerable

May 22, 2018

Chude Jideonwo concludes #TheJoyTour in Cameroon – teaches classes in Beau, Yaoundé

Chude Jideonwo, founder of the benefit company focused on building happier flourishing Africans, Joy, Inc. [www.joyinc.xyz] has concluded his two month #TheJoyTour with an edition of The Joy Masterclass hosted yesterday at the International Relations Institute, Yaounde, Cameroon. During the two-month tour, which he kicked off in March with a lecture hosted by happiness professor... Read More

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Chude Jideonwo, Joy Inc, The Joy Masterclass Tour

April 22, 2018

The harbinger of joy: Chude Jideonwo covers latest edition of The Guardian Life magazine

Joy, Inc. founder, Chude Jideonwo is the face on the cover of this Sunday’s edition of Nigeria’s leading weekend magazine, The Guardian Life. Titled ‘The harbinger of joy’, Jideonwo takes readers on his journey towards changing the narratives surrounding the pursuit, perception, and understanding of joy and happiness on the African continent. With his usual... Read More

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Chude Jideonwo, Guardian Life, Joy Inc

March 19, 2018

Joy, Inc. releases Africa-centric analysis of the 2018 World Happiness Report

*Mauritius is the most happy country in Africa, Nigeria is 5th, Cameroon (7th) while Burundi is the least happy in the world. The revolutionary teaching and media benefit corporation focused on building happier flourishing Africans, Joy, Inc. [www.joyinc.xyz] has released her analysis of the 2018 World Happiness Report. According to the release, African nations overall... Read More

Chude Jideonwo and Ayobami Adebayo talk about her debut novel on the Joy Podcast

The podcast network is finally starting to come into its own in Nigeria. There are a whole constellation of podcasts dedicated to the Nigerian millennial experience, a couple of humour podcasts and a number of LGBT, tech and romance podcasts. As more podcasts come into the space, they expand our expectations of what on-demand radio... Read More

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January 29, 2018

Chude Jideonwo launches Joy Inc., a revolutionary new company with a simple mission to ‘spread happiness across Africa’, pioneers all-profits-to-charity business model

After 12 years as chief executive of media group, RED based out of Nigeria and Rwanda, Chude Jideonwo has announced his new venture, Joy, Inc. The company which has a mission to spread happiness across Africa was launched after he concluded a World Fellowship at Yale University in December 2017. Joy, Inc. (www.joyinc.xyz) is a... Read More

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Rookie mistake | The Daily Vulnerable

How does one deal with insecurity? | The Daily Vulnerable

You can learn a lot from driving | The Daily Vulnerable

“Your mother doesn’t know what she is talking about” | The Daily Vulnerable

Does it honour you? | The Daily Vulnerable

Timi Dakolo, Iyin Aboyeji, Adaora Mbelu, Bolanle Olukanni, others turn up for official opening of The Joy Hub

Complete, always | The Daily Vulnerable

How do you? | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude Jideonwo speaks on finding happiness amidst chaos at the 2019 Social Media Week Lagos

The fear of sadness | The Daily Vulnerable

What about the person who loved you? | The Daily Vulnerable

The Daily Vulnerable | True Prosperity

The Daily Vulnerable | This is why we want you to succeed

The Daily Vulnerable | Drama

The Daily Vulnerable | New year, new … what?

The Daily Vulnerable | What’s your story?

The Daily Vulnerable | Nothing but the truth

The Daily Vulnerable | Friends

The Daily Vulnerable | For my sake, I choose truth

The Daily Vulnerable | Sadness

What’s the formula? | The Daily Vulnerable

Both ways | The Daily Vulnerable

Come and carry your pedestal, biko | The Daily Vulnerable

The Daily Vulnerable: “I am annoyed”

The Daily Vulnerable: Nothing human is alien to me

Chude Jideonwo concludes #TheJoyTour in Cameroon – teaches classes in Beau, Yaoundé

The harbinger of joy: Chude Jideonwo covers latest edition of The Guardian Life magazine

Joy, Inc. releases Africa-centric analysis of the 2018 World Happiness Report

Chude Jideonwo and Ayobami Adebayo talk about her debut novel on the Joy Podcast

Chude Jideonwo launches Joy Inc., a revolutionary new company with a simple mission to ‘spread happiness across Africa’, pioneers all-profits-to-charity business model

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