Midweek Check-In: What Happens When An Innovator Gets Tired...
🥴🥴 when tech is tech-ing and life is life-ing
Hi-ya, Dear Innovator 👋
How’s the grind treating you today?
Working hard? Hardly working? Or maybe you’re just in the middle, dodging Ls and planning global domination at the same time? 😅
Whatever stage you’re in, let this be your reminder that building something meaningful takes time, tea, and sometimes... tears. Let’s talk balance 🧘🏾♀️👇🏾
Look, Dear Innovator, we know you’re building the next unicorn. But when last did you sleep for more than 5 hours? Or step outside just to touch grass?
Even Elon sometimes takes a break (probably 🤷🏾♀️).
Remember: a well-rested brain is 74% more likely to land an investor pitch (Okay, we made that up but you get the gist 😎)
The way you keep showing up? It’s giving REAL superhero ✨ energy tbh and there’s already so much evidence of how far you’ve come…
Like that time you first opened a physical office, even though you weren’t sure how to sustain it. Or when you finally got that funding.
And yes— we’re even counting that period when you committed to posting on LinkedIn for a whole month (miss that era though 👀)
Soooo, if today all you did was open a Notion doc and stare at it for hours…
If today is feeling like a "soft life me, please” kind of day, we’re rooting for you 🌱 all the same!
“Resting is productive. Laughing is medicine. And you’re doing just fine"
— Jack Ma (the one in Ogudu)
Whenever you’re tired, remember, it’s ok to take a break. You can still be excellent tomorrow 😌
Tech Ecosystem Update
The World Bank has approved a $350 million grant to support the Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project in Malawi, a significant infrastructure initiative aimed at boosting the country's electricity generation capacity.
This project, with a total cost exceeding $1.5 billion, marks the largest foreign direct investment in Malawi's history. Click the headline for the deets!
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Congratulations, Vant! 😍
We don’t hype members of the Consonance Community of Innovators enoughhhh!! 🔥🎉
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