What Is Like To Be Scammed: This is a story of what happened to me early this year.

My day was just there today, nothing much happened shaa, accept that the weather is cool and cloudy like it wants to rain, I don't know if you're feeling the same with me because today is not looking like Monday to me, maybe is because of the weather and the tension of the awaiting concluded elections.

I have a story to tell today about what happened to me early this year in the month of January and something reminded me of  it today tho I have forgotten about it because is so annoying and painful.

My mom sent me to bank today, to pay in money for my brother in first bank. When I entered there it reminded of the first day I came there to pay in money for delivery because that was my first time going to that first bank branch and today made it the second time. Honestly, it was a flash back for me, how I entered there, filled a deposit slip, went to the counter and paid. Standing over the counter today in front of the man that attended to me that day i came reminded of this story. 

I participated in a give away program on Instagram and I thank God that some of my friends are witnesses to this story because they were the reason why I had to screenshot this photo while I was trying to let them know about the give away by sending them the photos, so they can join me and participate. Am happy that I actually involved my friends not because I knew this would happen, but I was trying to help and that's what friends do.

The pictures below explains everything about the give away if you read so I don't really need to write it down here.

OK, the scam story starts from when I requested for a delivery and paid the delivery fee which I sent a proof of payment, delivery address and a reachable phone number. They (360mobile) said they will call me the day they will send the package to notify me. Sincerely, till today I have not received any call from them and the month is almost ending. I tried calling the number on their page but it wasn't reachable till today but it was available during the give away, because I called them using that line the day they sent me that message. The funny thing is that, the two people (a boy and a girl) that won the prize deleted their account on Instagram because I can't find them again unlike when I searched their profile the time they announced the winners. 

Two accounts (main_page_under_maintenance and 360 _mobile_giveaway) was used for the give away which they said they will delete one ( 360_mobile_giveaway) after the give away because it was only meant for the give away, but they deleted the two account without sending me the package or returning my money and that was the reason why I wasn't able to get the rest of the screenshot when I remembered but thank God I still kept my teller because that's my evidence of payment tho it might not be clear shaa, you can check the date of payment to see that I paid when the package was still valid.

 I have tried convincing myself that this is not a scam while I waited for their call but I can't wait forever because is clear and obvious that is a scam judging from my story and my evidence. This is not fair at all, after all the stress of putting my ideas together and my data for participating and all I get is a heart break of scattered dreams that I had to deal with for days, coupled with the tension of being asked "how far the package" from my family and friends because they were aware of the package and my mom was actually the person that gave me money to pay for the delivery. I couldn't even tell my family that it was a scam because I was advised not to pay that it might be a scam or maybe I can try If I decides to and now this people have cleared their doubt that they are really scammers. I tried searching for their new website that was meant to be launched this month but I couldn't find it because they didn't even tell us the name of the website or the link to the website.

I don't know who to blame, whether I should blame myself for trying to make use of my time and opportunities as a student or should I blame the company for letting down their reputation and security systems, I don't even know sef, whichever one. I understand that some people might be thinking that the money is too small for me to be making a big deal about it but I don't mind. I can't bear to see my motivation fade out while am still at it.

Seriously, I can't believe my eyes that I have been scammed for the first time in my life, just that the only good thing about the participation is that, it made me compile my business plan from my ideas.

Finally, this company should look into this case of impersonation or whatever it is, because I still want my package or my money and I hope not to give up on this so please, read and share to get my case looked into.

Something I Will Forever Cherish In My Life:There are three things that remain _faith, hope and love and the greatest of these is love _1corinthians13:13.

Am so happy that I have something to share with you today and am glad writing my story. OK, today is Sunday and I am wishing you a happy sunday.

The message today in the church was "love your enemies" and is kind of linked to what am about writing. Seriously, I was thinking about what to write next on my blog, I can't believe am actually going to write about love today because I didn't have that in mind, but an inspiration came.

There are so many definitions and meaning of love but I will be using Bible version because it is more composed, authentic, infact the ultimate  and gives a clear picture of what love is all about. 

Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trust, always hopes, always perservers. Love never fails _1corinthians13:4_8.

To feel to be loved is a packaged gift of every other thing in life you can receive from someone. Judging from the bible definition of love, you will understand and be able to relate well, what i mean by packaged gift of every other thing in life. Is not easy to find that kind of gift anywhere or anyhow so is a privilege to get that kind of packaged gift and you should value it.

 I don't have much to say shaa because I don't want to you bore with long talk. As they say, experience is the best teacher. I hope you get the point am trying to make,there is power in love because It can change situations and so many things.

The love from my loved ones, my family and friends means a lot to me. The care and attention given to me from the people around me. I will always cherish the sacrifices they have made for me in one way or the other, no matter how little it is, I really appreciate and cherish that love.

Most of all, I will forever cherish the love of God in my life, his indeed a faithful God, his grace has been sufficient for me, he has been with me both in my times of trouble and times of joy and happiness. I will forever cherish and be grateful to you for your mercy is endless.

Love the greatest thing I cherish.

There are three things that remain_ faith, hope and love and the greatest of these is love _1corinthians13:13.

The Only and Most Popular Personal Blog In Nigeria: See the reason why I decided to give travel with current the only and most popular personal blog.

Today is Saturday 23rd February which is the day Nigeria did their 2019 election tho is not what I want to talk about shaa, am just trying to save the date. Today is just like sit at home because of the election, everyone is at home, no work , no school. I have been on my phone, browsing and reading online since morning till I decided to pen down something on my mind.

Something got me that made me to start writing this post after browsing some things. OK, while I was googling about Nigerian bloggers, I noticed that there was no personal blogger among all the list of successful bloggers in Nigeria. Majority of the bloggers are into news and entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, music, technology, food, makeup, travel, business etc but I didn't see any on personal blog.
Thinking about this, I just said to myself no wonder my friend asked me "which one is personal blog, am I the only one allowed to read it"? When I was telling her about my blog, I had to explain personal blogging to her because it's not a common niche in Nigeria blogosphere.  Most new bloggers don't consider it at all, instead they prefer lifestyle and some other common niche that's way popular and conversant with he one everyone knows about so it can be easier to get audience and traffic to their blog.

There are a of lot niche in blogging which I read about before choosing the one I want to venture into, to avoid dropping out from blogging and giving up on the way due to challenges. After much thought about the competition in blogging and what i can offer coupled with the kind of person I am. You know, I don't like stress. I decided to be a personal blogger and be unique in my own way.

I have always known there is a difference between lifestyle blog and personal blog from the start. I read about it earlier before I started my blog but from what am seeing online, I think most people doesn't know there is a difference between the two. I tried googling about Nigeria personal bloggers but I wasn't seeing any satisfying answer on that accept seeing different niche of bloggers, Linda ikeji (lindaikejiblog.com), Jide Ogunsanya (ogbongeblog.com), Noble Igwe (360nobs.com), Uche Eze ( Bellanaija), Ovie (notjuskok.com) Chude Jideonwo (y!naija), Loyokieze (Techloy.com), Onibalusi Bamidele (writersincharge.com), Makinde Azeez (naijaloaded.com) etc which are the top Nigerian's bloggers and not personal bloggers.
This made me think, "am I the only personal blogger in Nigeria" or is my own google different? I don't get.
Hmm, no much talk,that's why I decided to give travel with current (adioneconstance.blogspot.com) the only and most popular personal blog in Nigeria.

Ashley Coleman Thomas is a personal blogger and she wrote on the difference between personal blog and lifestyle which I will like you to read to note the difference. https://www.writelaughdream.com/the-blog/personal-vs-lifestyle.
You can still read other articles on this topic for more clarification.

Finally, am encouraging other new bloggers to try venturing into other possible niche and not just to settle for the common ones because you feel they are easy to build and grow audience tho you still have to choose from something you are capable of doing.

Me at home busy spending my day on my bed.

How To Create Self Awareness For Your Blog: These tips are according to my experience and what has been working for me.

 This blog post is based on this question "Is there anything a person can do to gain greater self awareness? What has worked for me?

Gaining greater self awareness depends on what you mean by that or what you have in mind to achieve.
Gaining greater self awareness on your business, career or life needs promotion and exhibition of work especially on social media.

Social media is a major medium for creating awareness. It's also a business that has unlimited potential with a client base that span across the world. This trend is unlikely to die soon, if ever and new platforms are being released every year, making the possibilities of expansion limitless, that's why I advice people to invest in it because it pays sooner or later in future.
I make use social media platforms for self awareness and it's really helping me because it has brought me to this level and will still take me far more than I can think of by God's grace.
There are a lot of social media platforms you can use to create awareness like facebook, tweeter,instagram, Quora,linkedln etc depending on the field you want to promote.

I have read a lot of articles and blog post on how to get traffic for your website, people have different ideas and similar opinions on how to drive traffic for a blog, but I believe everyone is writing according to their experience and what has worked for them. There are a lot of website and blog of different niche on internet that's why there is competition and getting traffic is very difficult for new bloggers, because of that some end up giving up and deleting their blog.

How to create self awareness for your blog according to my experience and what has been working for me.

For a new blog, start first to choose wisely by creating a fan page on any social media platforms where your target audience is active, so that you can share your blog post there and get at least few visitors to your blog.
If possible first build and grow your fan page to create awareness for your blog which is what I did that's why I opened my Facebook page before my blog. I started my Facebook page with my friends before inviting my other Facebook friends to join tho is not everyone that accepted my invite which is normal so you should have that in mind and don't think is not working out. Have other social media account to promote and create awareness for your blog and don't depend on only one platform.

The next step is putting effort in creating titles for your blog post because they are very important and not just the content. Titles entice readers whether to click and read more to know the content of the post.

Consistency and quality content also matters. You can have a fixed schedule of how to run your blog for easy organization, identification and consistency.

Build a database of email address to keep the communication flowing between you and your audience. Encourage your audience to subscribe to your email and follow your blog to help stay in touch.

Engage in conversations, share your knowledge and content related to your topic. Collaborate with other bloggers and experts, interact with them by following, visiting and reading other blogs of different niche. Learn to like and leave a comment on any post because is a way of reaching other audience and letting them reach you. Sincerely, this works because I tried it and is working for me.

You can also add short videos to supplement your blog post, it can drive a lot of traffic especially when it goes viral and add photos to compliment your blog post for visual purposes and clarification based on the post. Including keywords in the Alt image tag on the photos help boost blog post on search engine optimization (SEO).

Learn to appreciate your audience and let them know that you are grateful, you care about them and their opinions. Say thank you and can even engage conversations with them.
Create give away events for them to win prizes for commenting, sharing blog post and being active on your blog. You can provide prizes yourself or raise funds by inviting other individuals and companies to donate or sponsor your event.

Writing a book or an e_ book will help you create self awareness for your blog as an expert. You can also invite guest contributors to your blog and try to be a guest blogger for other website depending on your niche, this helps to find new audience and to drive traffic from other websites.
Honestly, finding websites for guest blogging is difficult due to a lot of terms and policies that might not suit yours because I have tried countless times tho I was once a guest blogger for naiji.com before they created another website for guest bloggers which is legit.com. maybe you can try applying for their website. This was my first article https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1838934439651546&id=1776859119192412

Always try new other new things and not just blogging to create media presence. Be ready to expose yourself to new audience by finding other similar or related things to do like vlogging, podcast show, radio, TV shows etc. I already have a podcast of my own on podbean after taking a podcast course on future learn but is kind of inactive because I want to launch it first on a radio so that I can use it for vlogging.

For me I promote my blog on Facebook, tweeter, Quora as a writer and also create self awareness on Instagram and other platforms available. I have started advertising my page and website on Facebook and Instagram using my little resources and I will advice you to do the same, make use of the opportunities you have on social media for your blog.

 Is not up to a year I started blogging because is just my six months of blogging and I have been seeing results of my hardwork, I really appreciate God for putting me on the right path and establishing my plans.

This is my Quora profile with the link to my blog, a way of creating awareness for my blog.

Finally, always read and keep reading to gain more knowledge and meet up the competition. Learn more about blogging and practice what you have learnt to know what works for you on your niche. I have a blog post I wrote on habits that can be of help http://travelwithcurrent.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-best-habits-that-i-suggest-for-you.html.

The Single Decision That Changed My Entire Life.Action speaks louder than voice, don't just listen and procrastinate of doing what you heard, act for people to see see what you're actually doing.

Empowerment seminars is very nice for young people to attend tho is for both the old and the young but am being specific with young people because they are the future generation and also the leaders of tomorrow. Attending seminars can change your life in a big way, you either get to learn new things you're ignorant of or be reminded of, the forgotten knowledge you have heard before that will help you make it in life.
Educative programs and event has really done a lot in shaping my life, character and attitude, so I think this is what made me take drastic measures.

Well, my life is going fine and good tho there are times when there are ups and down that's the good days and the bad days. I thank God my life has been moving along and I hope you feel the same.
Sincerely, I still have a long way to go in life and I believe that by God's grace I will get there.
Things hasn't really fallen in place the way it should be but at least everything has started making sense to me especially when I decided to create my own blog.

The single decision that changed my life was the decision to start making use of my free time and little resources to achieve my dreams of being a blogger and the decision to never give up on myself no matter the frustration and struggles and that's what kept me till today, being a writer on qoura was among my opportunities of being perseverance and I hope this decision will get me to my dreams.

Ok, I don't have much to say but I know, I still said something that made sense and I hope you understanding what I mean. No time is too late, start now to be creative and useful while you're still young.

In conclusion, Action speaks louder than voice, don't just listen and procrastinate of doing what you heard, act for people to see see what you're actually doing.

SFI convention.
 Theme: your time is now.

The pictures I took when I went for last year young daughters forum covention.

YDF 2018.

How Does One Decide When To Give Up?Many of life's failure are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up _Thomas Edison.

I will always tell people not to trust anyone accept their God and also learn to take decisions themselves especially their life decisions, so that they won't blame anyone for their mistakes when something goes wrong rather they will be aware and ready to take the consequences of their mistakes without living in regret that someone talked them into doing it.

Someone asked me this question on quora, How Does One Decide When To Give Up Versus Keep Going On A Passionate Side Project They Want To Turn Into A Business. I thought of this as very important that can help a lot people especially those of the same or similar question, so I decided to write it on my blog.

Giving up or keep going is a personal decision you decide for yourself because is your life and you're the one that knows how it feels to be in that situation. There is no fixed time for someone to give up on their dreams till they achieve it.

Everyone has an idea of how you should live, advising you on what's right and wrong for you, but the truth of the matter about advice is that, you listen to all and decide for yourself whether to take them or leave them. We are all individuals and our advice is mostly based on our life experiences and what we have observed or witnessed in life.
Yes, of course my experiences has been a life coach and will still be. We learn from our mistakes, people's mistakes and our life experiences, that's one of the reasons why I have a personal blog, share my thoughts and life experiences with other people. My advice on this is basically on what have helped me.

Try to read people's success story to motivate yourself anytime you have the urge to give up, besides some people failed many times but never gave up on their dreams till they achieved it. Many of life's failure are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up _Thomas Edison.

I personally, have my own success story on how I started my writing career which I wrote on my blog. We will always struggle to achieve our dreams because it's not easy to achieve success or something worth while. People often say that motivation doesn't last. well, neither does bathing_ that's why we recommend it daily _Zig Ziglar. Always encourage and motivate yourself no matter the circumstances surrounding you because all those struggles and frustration are stories you will tell later to the world as your success story, so my dear never give up on yourself.

I can't give up on myself or my writing career because I tried and failed and realized why it was important. Self encouragement and motivation to work hard to achieve success not withstanding the circumstances surrounding you, trigger your success.
It has worked and have been working for me and I hope it will work for you.

Seriously, can't give up on myself not with those smiles of hope and faith to make it.
Still working on myself, a divine project in progress.

Some Things You Should Do Before Turning 20. Think of what you want to be in future, your career and profession especially.

Is good to start running your life as early as possible in order to fix things in place before it becomes too late. As a teenager growing up,you are expected to start moulding yourself, shaping your character and attitude to become a better version of you as an adult.

I believe everything in life can't be taught, there are some things we need to find out on our own from our life experience or from reading different articles and books. We learn as we grow up even when we become adults.
As side that, some things still need to be taught and be prepared for to avoid regrets of if I had known.

There are a lot of things one should do or start early in life to get better results which I can't mention all here but am going to pen down fifteen things one should do before turning twenty which you can still add more to that depending on your choice.

Public speaking and learn how to interact, approach and communicate with people. It helps to build your confidence and self esteem while you're young.

Develop yourself and improve your habits to shape your character.

Think of what you want to be in future, your career and profession especially.

Have a personal relationship with your God.

Learn how to cook and do house chores.

Know how to read and write. Reading will help you get more informed about life.

Know about personal hygiene and how to take care of yourself.

Learn how to save money by saving and also have an account.

Socialise and make new friends especially with your mates.

Start doing something creative with your free time from what you like or your hobby.

Have a positive mindset about life and start motivating yourself.

Learn to be yourself and believe in yourself, be proud of who you are and don't feel intimidated or less of yourself.

Begin to think of things to achieve and how to make impact.

Learn not to neglect little things that you think doesn't matter because they become matter arising later in future.

Listen carefully to learn from other people's mistakes and take corrections to avoid repeating the same.

The picture I took when I was twenty going to twenty one that year.

Something About Me That Would Surprise People. Hmm, me feeling myself and looking forward to my future, Wondering what it will be like when I get there after achieving my dreams.

Sincerely, is not easy at all to start working for your future in order to make it in life, that's why some people starts early as a student to fix themselves somewhere before they leave school to face the world or life after school tho some still don't mind because they want to start their own career after school.
Whichever one that suits one, provided we still achieve what we want.
I believe these things depends on your mindset and the kind of life you really want to live.

Most people will be surprised to know that am working hard online as a student in my early twenties to make it in life while am still young.
I have decided to start building my future with my free time and the little resources I have without waiting for when I leave school so I will find job. I want to start my career first as am waiting to conclude my profession in school.
By God's grace, I pray to make it both in my career and in my profession.

I also encourage other people especially the youths of our times to have that kind of mindset and motivation to start building their future with the little they have without waiting for when they have it big.

Hmm, me feeling myself and looking forward to my future.

Wondering what it will be like when I get there after achieving my dreams.

No caption, just a selfie.

The Best Habits That I Suggest For You: Learning new things and practicing them to become a better person.

From what I think, I feel that there are some things we have to learn to do often and almost without thinking, especially something that you will find hard to stop doing.
There are some things that people form as a habit that is helping their life in one way or other and I want to suggest a few for you.

Eat well to maintain good health. A healthy man is a wealthy man.
Sleep well, get enough rest and relax your body which is very necessary and important for your health.
Exercise, try to engage yourself in one or two exercise to keep fit and healthy too.
Pray often, a family that prays together stays together.
Always listen properly, it helps a lot in life and in whatever we are doing to avoid unnecessary life mistakes that you will regret.
Read and write to get knowledge and be informed. Ignorance is not excuse, one thing is to accept that you don't know and the other is wanting to know. Writing has a whole lot of benefits and not just for clearing your head and putting down thoughts.
Socialize and get to associate with other people especially your mates to learn new things from friends.
Always be cheerful it helps a lot, a cheerful heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit makes one sick.
Be punctual and time conscious it says good about you.
Don't keep late nights unless is something important.
Finally, learn to take corrections.

This strong need to keep smiling and being positive about myself, my life and my future.

An Everyday Object I Live Without At Home.

These few months I've stayed at home has done a lot to me but not minding I will always try to find peace and opportunity in whatever circumstances I find myself. Hmm,I think there are two objects I live without at home that I use everyday like I use other things but not like the way I have noticed these two. I mean object that is very important to me now i have been at home.

I have always found comfort in my bed both in school and at home. Some see it as a form of laziness to be on my bed most times or something but to an extent it actually is because I don't like stress and boredom has contributed to that. Hope am not sounding weird because I know and am pretty sure that everyone makes use of their bed at home but am only trying to point out how is important to me which is one of those object.

My phone is another, seriously it is and I think is one general thing people do without especially young people. My phone is what keeps me company when am bored, because of fun social media and so many other things.