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It was 10:47 PM. I was driving home from the office. My phone had just died — but before it did, I saw the video my wife had sent me. Our daughter was standing on stage at her kindergarten graduation. Singing. Looking into the audience for me. Not finding me.
I wasn’t there. I had been in back-to-back meetings. I checked my inbox one more time before leaving work. Then another message came in. Then I thought, I’ll just finish this one thing. That one thing became three things. By the time I looked up, it was 7 PM. The graduation had started at 6 PM.
I was not lazy. I was not undisciplined. I had systems. Strategy. Frameworks. By every external measure, I was successful. But there was a gap — between what I knew and who I actually was.
The problem wasn’t laziness. It was a gap — between the person he knew he was and the way he was actually living.
— Kehinde Fawumi
Director, Global Product Development at Mastercard
Foreword, Petty Little Things
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Petty Little Things
50 Habits Quietly Ruining Your Life and How to Fix Them
“Because someone had to say it.”
Pelumi Olawole
Leadership coach. Author. Founder of The Forge System.
Which of these do you recognise?
Be honest. No one is watching.
You’ve recognised 0 so far
Part 1
How to Ruin Your Day Before Breakfast
Habits 1–5Part 2
Your Phone Owns You
Habits 6–14Part 3A
The Problem Is in Your Head
Habits 15–22Part 3B
The Problem Is in Your Day
Habits 23–40Part 4
Being Everyone's Helper Except Your Own
Habits 41–45Part 5
Small Habits, Massive Destruction
Habits 46–50Epilogue
The 30-Day Identity Reset
The 5-1-1 Identity Shift Method
Every habit chapter follows the same structure. Here’s what it looks like.
5
Questions that expose the habit at its root
1
Identity statement that replaces it
1
Non-negotiable daily action that proves you've changed
Habit #01 — Hitting Snooze
The Roast
You set an alarm. It goes off. And then you negotiate with it like you're haggling at a market. You're not resting. You're not sleeping. You're teaching yourself that your commitments are optional.
The Psychology
Hitting snooze isn't about being tired. It's about identity. Every time you hit snooze, you complete a tiny act of self-betrayal.
The Shift
From 'I need more sleep' to 'I honour my commitments, starting with the first one.'
Who You Become
Someone who does what they say they'll do. Someone whose first decision of the day is integrity, not convenience.
Identity first. Strategy second. Results inevitable.
This is one habit. There are fifty.
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Pelumi Olawole
Petty Little Things
50 Habits Quietly Ruining Your Life and How to Fix Them
“Because someone had to say it.”
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Enquire about team ordersThe habits are already running your life.
The only question is whether they’re running it for you or against you.
Kehinde Fawumi
Director, Global Product Development at Mastercard
Foreword, Petty Little Things
50
Habits exposed
5
Identity domains
1
Method to fix them all