My Realest Post of 2025! Hate Me If You Want

"Am I now trying to win the approval of man, or of God?" – Galatians 1:10

This might be the realest post I’ll write this year. But I think people need to hear this as we enter Q4 of 2025

And some of you might hate me for it.

I’m okay with that.

In fact, I want a few of you to feel uncomfortable. I want a small % of people to scroll, seethe, and think, “Who does this guy think he is?”

Because the truth is: I’ve spent too many years trying to be liked.

Trying to make every move clean.

Trying to show up polished. Predictable. “Brand-safe.”

And honestly? I’m done.

I’ve lived in a cage most of my adult life.

You see me as the entrepreneur, the operator, the guy behind the brands. And yes, that’s part of me.

But it’s not all of me.

There are sides to me most people never see. Parts that don’t fit neatly into the boxes people put me in.

I’ve been the spiritual man and the savage builder.

I’ve felt God speak to me in the silence, then walked into a boardroom 10 minutes later to close a 7-figure deal.

I’ve been in luxury and in slums.

I’ve built brands in the beverage space and considered starting something in men’s mental health and porn recovery in the same week.

None of it fits. And that’s the point.

People hate when you change boxes.

I’ll never forget something my dad told me:

They want you to be

• The tech guy.

• The faith guy.

• The finance guy.

• The skincare guy.

• The "South London, made it out" guy.

But don’t you dare try to be all of them at once.

Because then you’re unpredictable. And unpredictable people make people uncomfortable.

For too long, I tried to be the “likeable” version of myself.

• Say the right things.

• Stick to the same subjects.

• Don’t switch lanes too hard.

• Don’t ruffle feathers.

And it nearly killed my creativity. It diluted my boldness.

It made me perform for applause instead of walking in purpose.

Then one day, I had to ask myself: What’s the point of being liked by everyone but known by no one?

So I made a choice: Let people hate the real me.

Let them laugh. Let them misunderstand. Let them screenshot and gossip.

I’d rather be rejected for being real than clapped for being fake.

This is your warning: From this point forward, I will say things that don’t fit your idea of me.

• I will launch businesses that don’t “make sense.”

• I will pivot, evolve, contradict myself, and grow publicly.

• I’ll talk about sin and strategy.

• I’ll post about Christ and closing.

• I’ll pray in the morning and pitch in the afternoon.

Because I’m not in anyone’s box anymore.

NON-NEGOTIABLE ACTION FOR YOU:

Stop performing.
Stop putting yourself in a cage so others feel comfortable.
If God gave you multiple lanes walk in all of them.

Let people say “you’ve changed.” You’re meant to.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"Disappointing people is the price of an authentic life." David Olusegun

You might hate this version of me. But it’s the most free, powerful, and focused I’ve ever been.

And if just one person reading this decides to burn their cage too, it was worth it.

Stay bold. Stay relentless.

David