About Me

I grew up in Ghana believing I had no real talent. The world around me measured ability by what you could do with your body — sing, dance, act, play football. I failed auditions. I didn't make sports teams. For a long time, I felt talentless.

Then, in 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown, I was forced to write. A leadership programme at my church assigned essays I initially resented. But something shifted. I discovered I enjoyed writing — and that I was decent at it.

Those WhatsApp status rants about life, government, and the continent became Ponder, my newsletter. That newsletter became this website. And now, that thinking has become my first book, Pragmatic Optimism.

What I've learned is that the things you dismiss about yourself are sometimes your most powerful assets. My jar of oil turned out to be words, ideas, and a persistent belief that Africa's story isn't finished.