Yoruba Proverbs with Bidemi Ologunde
Soft Life, Hard Choices: Money, Hustle Culture, and Integrity artwork

Soft Life, Hard Choices: Money, Hustle Culture, and Integrity

Yoruba Proverbs with Bidemi Ologunde
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Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's new show: The Work Ethic Podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.com In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores the tension between the "soft life" ideal and the hard choices people make around money, hustle culture, image, debt, and integrity. What happens when success becomes a performance? When does ambition turn into pressure, and pressure into compromise? Why do fraud glamour and status display appeal to so many people, and what is the difference between prosperity and a good name? This episode invites listeners to think deeply about what real success costs, and what should never be traded for it.

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