Why Visibility Is the New Currency of Influence
You are sitting in traffic in Lagos. Not moving. Not even pretending to move. Someone beside you is watching a comedy video and laughing out loud alone in the back seat of a cab. Two seats ahead, a young man is scrolling fast, thumb locked in a rhythm that looks almost religious. Instagram. TikTok. WhatsApp. Repeat. Outside the window, the city is loud and alive. Inside, nobody is present. And this is the contradiction of our time. We are more connected than any generation in history, yet we are emotionally out of reach from one another. Let me be clear from the beginning. Visibility is no longer optional. It is the new currency of influence. If people cannot see you, they will assume you do not exist in any meaningful way. Not in your career. Not in your industry. Not in your community. Not even in your relationships. That is the truth many people do not want to admit. We keep talking about talent, character, and h...