Ever heard the strangest secret in the world?

The year will cross the finish line soon. And most people will start setting their goals for the new year.

But let me ask…

Do you often set your goals to conform to the society?

Before we talk about the danger of conformity, Let’s see what the “strangest secret in the world” is all about.

It’s a 30-minute motivational audio by Earl Nightingale on YouTube.

Take my word for it…

It’s not like those Instagram wannabes that tell you to take a cold shower or take 10,000 steps per day.

Not any of that nonsense.

The audio explains in clear terms what you need to know about success and failure (or in this case, conformity).

The message has been recorded for over 40 years. And it’s still one of the most powerful and influential messages ever recorded.

But how dangerous is conformity?

Or how is it the opposite of success?

Let me explain with an example we can all relate to.

Surely you recall when we completed JSS3, and then it was time to pick a class in SS1?

There are usually three options:

Science class. Art class. Commercial class.

The crux of the matter is...

More often than not, most people don’t know what they want. They are like wind that can be blown in any direction.

So with these 3 options staring at them in the face, they are left confused.

What do they often choose as their best option?


To CONFORM with their close friends. They follow their friend who is heading to science class like a shell following the snail.
If their best friend is heading to art class, they do the same.

Or sometimes…

Other people use their elder siblings as a roadmap. Another way to FIT-IN.

That’s why at the end of the term…

You see, few students pass with excellent results with minimal effort.

And most of the students?

Struggling not to drown in mediocrity.

And a few others: Thrown out of science class like expired food in the fridge.

This same conformity is an octopus that spreads its tentacle to different areas of life.
How often do we silence that inner voice urging us to push ahead, fooled by the siren song of conformity?

Want to fill a course of study? Most people trail others like following a path.
Place of study? Put in where their mates want to study.


The space of personal thinking is filled with CONFORMITY.

“I have to do like others, I don’t want to be the strange one out”

But for those who want to stand TALL among others.

Who wants to be among the 1%...

There is no space for HERD MENTALITY.

Success is for those who have set ambitious goals before themselves and…

Achieved the GOAL.

They have burst forth from the cocoon of conformity, unfurling the wingspan of their dreams toward dazzling heights.

Want to be a world-class copywriter?
Want to be a large-scale farmer?

Regardless of one's envisioned ambition.

The most important thing is getting there
And the only way to do that…

Is to be responsible for your own thinking.

Because once you conform, at best, you reach other people's goals.

Forever lurking in their shadows.

Nigerians need money and food not motivational speeches.