IriaRii

28/05/2025

Arise! Shine!

13/05/2025

Sun is out…we are out to play ☀️

31/03/2025

26/01/2024

The other day at the African Creators Summit 🩶

24/01/2024

It’s the new year and I thought to share a few things about content marketing as we’ve now seen in this digital era..”Content Is King”. Bottomline, your business needs a story!

As a story teller, I know stories could be stimulating, it paints a picture for your audience, they have something to believe in. It clearly explains what you stand for and represent. This is more than just what you put out on social media or your website, it is the consistent communication of your values to your prospects, customers and audience.

The beauty of storytelling is it can be used in any format, there are no restrictions really. You can use videos, emails, blog posts, vlogs, e-books e.t.c to communicate your message.

You need to be able to tell a story that resonates and appeals to your audience whilst being intentional about making human connections but please, be honest while at it.

In the world of business, stories will help you create contrasts between choices and this will help your prospects have a clear sense of the decisions they are about to make.

A quick disclaimer; your story isn’t limited to your history but it is a clear communication of “why you are doing what you are doing and telling it accurately”. It’s about standing out, not blending in. Your story is unique to you and your brand, so take advantage of that. Stories are how audiences remember, use stories to better engage, teach and guide your audience.

Emotions are a great tool to explore too because emotions get remembered! So instead of hammering solely on the logic of what you do, which at best, appeals to the analytical part of the brain, you can appeal to the emotional side to your advantage.

No matter how you choose to tell your story, there are 3 key elements that are fundamental to storytelling and they are;
Character
Conflict
Resolution

A good story revolves around your characters. Stories stick when there are characters involved because it is the connection between the storyteller and the audience.

So, plan out who the character is, decide the tone of voice you’ll be using, what the conflict is and what the resolution is!
See you later!

01/01/2024

2024🤍

17/07/2023

It's My BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
Forever God's Baby Girl
🤍🤍🤍🤍

04/02/2023

Keep Going 🌸

16/01/2023

I used to be that girl who was very concerned about people's opinions of me,understandably so! I was growing.
We are often faced with the pressure of false perfection. Now, because you made "that mistake" doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't speak or counsel against it, matter of fact those after you shouldn't make those mistakes because you stood to make sure they didn't. It's noble!
In 2017 or so I wrote an article on depression which stemmed from the loss of a parent, that was my story. Thinking back, I know how worried I was putting myself out there like that, I was more worried about how people will begin to "see" me after having this picture of a girl who had it all together. That post made alot of people speak up and that was beautiful to watch not because they still dwelt there but because they had healed enough to speak about it without bleeding (you get the drift?)
Pay no mind to those who'd rather spray perfume on the casket while the co**se rots underneath.
You were lifted to lift ❤

MIND OVER MATTER

11/01/2023

RANDOM MUSINGS: Boarding School!🌸

I got into boarding school at 10years old. I "H-a-t-e-d" it! I was so tiny, skinny and fragile. At that time I thought my parents didn't want disturbance because they weren't in the country as much BUT now looking back I think that was prevalent then(for us millennials)because almost every one I knew then was in boarding school.
Drop off day was the worst ever, I would cry my eyes out, the very next day I'd be at the matron's office asking for an exit to go home. I was a regular there😁
I disliked the cold! The cold would bend our classroom and hostel lockers, yet you have to wake up by 5am to have a bath(in that cold), get to the refectory and then assembly ground before 7:30am or so! I didn't like the food but I was stuck with it. Seniors were another story entirely, I was blessed to have a bunch of them like me, maybe because I was unbelievably tiny. Except one who decided to punish me unworthily after I had an appendectomy, she had to flex her muscles but my big sis came in all her glory to save me😂
As I got into SS1, now becoming a senior, I began to love going back to school, sometimes some of us would even remain in school during mid-term breaks and be ALRIGHT!
Errrrmmm, before 2021, I used to say my kids must attend boarding schools because it gives a certain level of independence BUT heck no, I've changed my mind!
Mine was an all girls school...also another trap, while preventing one thing, you create another!(Don't ask me what)
Oh well...
I made the best friends I have till this day then though❤️

WHAT DO YOU THINK? ARE YOU FOR BOARDING SCHOOL OR AGAINST?

10/01/2023

If your phone is original copy this
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07/01/2023

The happenings in society just makes you a bit paranoid! I was at the hair salon two days ago and there's this mother of three(2 boys and a girl) who came to cut and make her children's hair. When the boys were done, she decided to go drop them off at home, leaving the girl behind since she had not started making her hair. The girl should be about 6 or 7. Very pretty little girl. She was playing around and then a young man at the salon who doubles as the cashier took her to go play outside. I got sooo uncomfortable especially when they were no longer in sight. Maybe he innocently wanted to go play with her or whatever but the discomfort I felt didn't let me sit back. I went after them and said to him, bring her back inside let her play where everyone can keep an eye on her. Was he embarrassed? I don't know!
I thought to share this because my friend sent me a video of a grown man traveling from Edinburgh to Leeds to see a 13year old girl, they found text messages from him teaching the child how to ma.s.tur-bate. when caught, he said he just wanted to surprise her on her birthday...A 13 YEAR OLD!
Please protect little girls, known personally to you or NOT! Life will thank you!