Still becoming.
I have always been someone who loved learning new things.
As a child, I was naturally curious and enjoyed discovering new things. But as I grew older, academics became challenging. There was a period when I struggled to believe in myself because I compared my performance with people around me.
But I never wanted difficulty to become my identity. I kept challenging myself, trying, learning and improving. I have never liked failure, and I have never chosen to become one.
While I was still in secondary school, I discovered another passion: fashion. I told my parents that I wanted to learn fashion designing. They questioned whether I was sure, especially because I was already struggling academically, but they supported the dream.
I continued learning fashion while staying in school. Over time, the dream became bigger. I didn't only want to design clothes; I wanted to own a fashion brand of my own—one with the ambition to eventually stand on the level of the great global fashion houses.
When I gained admission to Lagos State University to study Human Resource Management, I had to pause my fashion-designing work. But I never paused the dream. I kept thinking about names, identity, and what my brand could stand for.
That thinking eventually became Stillnotok.