Eddie Akpa
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Entrepreneur and explorer of ideas where business, tech, and the human experience intersect. I share stories from my journey to inspire fresh thinking and spark creativity. Join me as we explore ideas shaping the future, one story at a time
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The Last time You'll Ever Be This Version of You
I don't think we notice when it happens; the quiet, unceremonious moments where we outgrow a version of ourselves. It doesn't come with a loud announcement. There's no banner in the sky. One day, you just wake up, and something you used to chase doesn't thrill you anymore. A place you used to run to feels unfamiliar. A version of you that once made perfect sense now feels like a borrowed jacket you've outgrown.
By Eddie Akpa4 months ago in Humans
The Kind of Legacy No One Talks About
When we talk about legacy, we usually mean the big things. The houses built, the books published , the companies founded, the children raised. We think of statues and foundations and plaques on the wall. Things you can point to, tangible proof that you were here and you mattered.
By Eddie Akpa8 months ago in Writers
The Conversations that Changed Nothing (And Everything)
We remember the big conversations, the ones that ended with life-altering decisions, bold declarations, or teary goodbyes. We tell those stories often because they come with clear before-and-after moments. They feel cinematic. But what about the quiet conversations? The ones you barely remember, but yet somehow the rearranged the furniture in your mind without warning.
By Eddie Akpa8 months ago in Motivation
How to Stay Creative When You're Tired of Everything
There are days, sometimes weeks, when nothing feels worth it. You open your notebook or your laptop and every idea feels flat. The spark you used to chase feels like it belongs to somebody else. Everything you see feels derivative, everything you write feels forced, and the projects you were once excited about now feel like obligations you can't quite escape.
By Eddie Akpa8 months ago in Motivation
Why Some People Will Never Get What You're Building, and That's Okay
There's a quiet frustration that comes with trying to share your vision with the world and realising not everyone will understand it. Not everyone will see what you see, feel what you feel, or believe in the same possibilities. Some people just won't get what you're building, and that's okay.
By Eddie Akpa8 months ago in Journal
The Messy Magic of Unfinished Ideas
We don’t talk enough about the ideas we never finished. The scribbled notes in old journals. The voice notes you recorded in the middle of the night, your voice barely above a whisper because you didn’t want to wake the person sleeping next to you. The half-built prototypes sitting in forgotten folders on your desktop, their file names vague but instantly familiar when you stumble across them months or years later. Those concepts you swore you’d return to once life settled down. But realised that life never really settles down.
By Eddie Akpa8 months ago in Motivation
What They Don't Tell You About Building From Scratch
People love a good underdog story. The world celebrates those who rise from nothing, who grind through impossible odds, and somehow emerge victorious. We're fed those neatly packaged tales of scrappy beginnings and million-dollar payoffs, often in the span of a three-minute video or an inspiring Instagram caption.
By Eddie Akpa8 months ago in Journal
Why the Future Belongs to the Curious
We live in a world obsessed with answers. Quick ones. Neat ones. The kind you can Google, sum up in a healine, or wrap up into a viral tweet. But I've come to believe the real power, the kind that shapes futures, sparks revolutions, and leaves lasting imprints, belongs to those who ask better questions.
By Eddie Akpa8 months ago in Futurism
The Myth of Overnight Success
We love the legend of the overnight success. The startup that went from idea to IPO in twelve months. The artist discovered on social media who woke up famous. The story of someone who posted a single video and never had to work a 'normal' job again.
By Eddie Akpa8 months ago in Motivation
The Idea That Almost Broke Me (And Why I'm Glad It Did)
We don't talk about ideas that fail enough. The ones that burn through our savings, our sleep, and sometimes our sense of who we are. The ones we believed in so completely, no matter what anyone thought, the belief in the idea was cast iron, only to watch them unravel in slow, gut-wrenching motion.
By Eddie Akpa8 months ago in Motivation
Stories that Shape Us, Ideas that Move Us
We are at our core, stories waiting to be told. The ones we live, the ones we hear, and the ones we dare to create. Every day, in boardrooms, coffee shops, quiet living rooms, and bustling streets, we're writing chapters of ourselves, sometimes consciously, sometimes without realising it.
By Eddie Akpa8 months ago in Humans
