How do you deal with the fear of the unknown when immigrating? What does it feel like to be right about where Nigeria was headed?
I call Nwachukwu Edgar Onyeagba the man who saw the future. After his daughter was born, he took one look at everything that was going on with Nigeria and decided to leave. In his words, “things were looking like they weren’t going to get any better.”
Sadly, he was right.
Edgar joined me on The Newcomers Podcast to chat about his experience living in Canada for the past eight years. We discussed:
The mental exhaustion of code switching
Dealing with the fear of the unknown
Dealing with Canadian experience
He also shares the two questions your resume must answer
Edgar works in Human Resources, so if you want to get the gist about resumes, you can find that from 28:00.
Survival mode can be a strength
The following is based on a recent episode with Kaveri Srivastava
As an immigrant, it's easy to feel stuck in survival mode. You need to focus on immediate needs, and it's hard to do that while identifying and pursuing longer-term growth opportunities.
What if your greatest asset was survival mode?
Here's Kaveri Srivastava's view of survival mode after 13 years as an immigrant:
Embrace the blank slate. You've got nothing to lose. Take risks. Sensibly.
Pay your future self first. Save 20-30% before spending, or find your number and save that first.
Use your cultural strengths as an advantage. Were you raised to focus on education? Turn that into a passion for learning. Anything can be a competitive advantage.
You've got this.
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E44: Nwachukwu Onyeagba on facing the fear of the unknown