When asked about it after, I could only sum up the experience as “Lagos but with much less sass and style.” The kind of bothersome affair when people visibly check your name tag before they deem you important enough to speak to. No one can compete after all with the Najia style of networking with such swag and style that one has not even checked your name but has already filed it in their mental rolodex and snooped your Linkedin profile before they’ve even walked over to you. If you enjoy a spot of competition – even with yourself – there’s always an element of thrill in getting those business cards, making those connections and taking business talks further. Then I think for a minute of Kobe Bryant’s life cut short at just 41, alongside his precious 13-year-old daughter. When our number’s up, it won’t be our job titles or the size of corner suites that matter – because essentially, they never did anyway.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2020 02:15 UTC