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“IT REALLY
TAKES FOCUS
TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT YOU
NEED TO BE DOING
SO YOU HAVE
TIME TO PLAN
AND EXECUTE.
SPENDING
TIME NOW TO
STRATEGIZE FOR
2018 IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT.”
-STACY IKE
Photo Credit:
PHOTOGRAPHER: Curtis Taylor Jr.
MAKE-UP ARTIST: Odera Nduka
STYLED BY: Daughters of Nonyelum
DESIGNER: Valdrin Sahiti Official
Major Key: “Time-blocking is extremely
important, which is something I’m
learning myself. A lot of us are creatives and
entrepreneurs and there’s no blueprint so
we can create our own plans which is great.
But, we have to take a hold of our time and
really structure it and use it wisely. Plan,
time-block and prioritize those things that we
have to get done.”
and prepare us for what is to come. Make
an effort to track your success quarterly or
bi-quarterly in order to revisit and your goals
and always stay ahead of them.”
Major Key: “Having a planner or some kind
of journal. I need to see the good, the bad
and the ugly in one space. Sometimes
documenting the stuff that didn’t work out,
and the things that did work out and some
MEASURE AND TRACK YOUR SUCCESS
of things that were amazing—just seeing and
learning from all of it is important [when it
“First off, success is one of the most individ- comes to figuring out] how we can track our
ual measurements in life, but we spend most progress.”
of our time basing it against other people.
True success is a mixture of effort and fail-
For The Content Creators: “Content
ure. When we get to the big moment, there management now is so important.
were likely SEVERAL little moments that led Managing the content you want to put out
to the breakthrough—that is where success
there. Deleting stuff that doesn’t make sense
lies. When planning for 2018, reflect on
for the brand. Planning stuff that does make
YOUR success in 2017. All the little things,
sense for the brand and really be ok with the
the failures, the trial and error attempts,
rebranding of that or whatever work it takes
those are the instances that keep us strong
to do.”
#FIGHT
FOR
YOUR
FAIRY
TALE
“The fairytale is the child-like thing that we
never want to give up—that’s who we deserve
to be. And, it takes a minute. It takes a lot of
reworking, a lot of adjusting, a lot of failing/
mistakes. It takes people, friends, losses—it
takes all of that, but in that please continue to
fight because it is worth it and it is real.”
Keep up up with Stacy’s inspiring journey
@onetakestace and on her website,
www.stacyike.com.
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