Accomplished international journalist and Special Assistant to the President on New Media in the Office of the Vice President, Tolu Ogunlesi, sits with Chude Jideonwo, the co-founder of Joy Inc and host of #WithChude, to discuss a host of topics, including his historic Naomi Campbell tweet, CNN interview and work leading the Presidency Office of Digital Engagement.
“I think I have learnt that in difficult situations, it is better for people to misunderstand your silence than to misunderstand your statement,” he said.
Sharing how marriage and fatherhood have changed him, Ogunlesi said this: “Marriage settles you.
“The companionship that comes with it also.
“There is nothing that beats knowing that you have somebody in your corner and knowing that you are not going through life alone.
“Even the Bible says two heads are better than one.
“Marriage is actually one of those things that helps you to have constant insight and perspective from another eye.
“As humans, we are walking blind spots and we walk through life.
“Anyways, not everybody needs to go through marriage to get this same thing.
“But if you find it in marriage, where you are able to make decisions together, there’s somebody in your corner who can think with you, who is there for you, there’s nothing that beats that.”
One of the lessons he learnt, as he told Chude, is when to utter statements and when to be silent.
“I think I have learnt that in difficult situations, it is better for people to misunderstand your silence than to misunderstand your statement,” he said.
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