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The Sage Dosage

The Sage Dosage

By Oluwaseun Ayansola

Oluwaseun Ayansola is a high-achieving young professional, mentor and excellence enthusiast.

The Sage Dosage is a career building and personal development podcast. It explores different issues relating to careers in law, Finance and Investment Banking. It also offers tips on securing and acing internship and/or volunteering opportunities.

Whether you are a young professional in or simply aspiring to build a career in these fields, this podcast offers insight, support and tips that not only improve your understanding of how these fields work but also helps you navigate your way through them.
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How to Ace Law Firm Interviews

The Sage Dosage Feb 27, 2021

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How to Overcome Procrastination

How to Overcome Procrastination

In this episode, I share some of the ways I deal with procrastination. I explored the mental and efficiency elements of the problem and shared some tested solutions.
Mar 02, 202417:46
2024: How to set SMART goals and stay accountable

2024: How to set SMART goals and stay accountable

On this episode, I shared my process for setting specific measurable achievable relevant and time-bound (SMART) goals and how to ensure you stay accountable throughout the year.
Jan 13, 202414:09
Deciding on a Master’s Degree

Deciding on a Master’s Degree

In this episode I explored factors to consider when deciding on a master’s degree and shared tips on how I survived Oxford.
Jan 13, 202415:36
Networking 101

Networking 101

Part one of my podcast series on networking
Sep 04, 202212:23
Productivity: Thinking Systems

Productivity: Thinking Systems

Sharing notes from a transformational book I’m reading titled Secrets of Productive People
Aug 17, 202210:51
How to Ace Top Law Firm Interviews: The Interviewer’s Perspective

How to Ace Top Law Firm Interviews: The Interviewer’s Perspective

I got the interviewer’s perspective on how to ace top law firms interviews. You will find this extremely useful.
Jun 06, 202116:39
10 Myths and Facts of Working at a Top Law Firm (As an NYSC/Junior Associate)

10 Myths and Facts of Working at a Top Law Firm (As an NYSC/Junior Associate)

I explored 10 common myths of working as an NYSC Associate or Junior Associate in a top law firm.
May 17, 202112:16
Open Banking in Nigeria I

Open Banking in Nigeria I

In this episode, I introduce listeners to what open banking means and how it will revolutionize the future of banking in Nigeria.
Apr 04, 202116:22
How to Negotiate Salary in a Job Interview

How to Negotiate Salary in a Job Interview

Including specific responses to “what is your salary expectation?” and “how much are you paid in your current employments?” questions
Mar 20, 202112:15
How to Ace Law Firm Interviews

How to Ace Law Firm Interviews

In this episode, I help you answer some of the most common law firm interview questions from “Can we meet you?” “Why this firm?” “Why Finance” “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”
Feb 27, 202128:44
How to Engage a Mentor

How to Engage a Mentor

In this episode, I discuss the ways of engaging a mentor for the best mentorship experience.
Feb 07, 202112:53
Why We All Need Mentors

Why We All Need Mentors

On mentorship.
Jan 30, 202110:36
To Get a Master’s Degree or Not

To Get a Master’s Degree or Not

The episode explores the many factors to consider when deciding on a Masters - immigration, network, career advancement, exposure etc.
Jan 16, 202121:02
Goal Setting II

Goal Setting II

This is the concluding episode of the series. I discuss how to thing about goals and the best way to manage unmet goals.
Jan 10, 202114:22
2021: Goal Setting I

2021: Goal Setting I

In this episode, I did a review of 2020 and the lessons 2020 taught me. In the next episode, I will talk about goal setting and the systems that work.
Jan 02, 202114:25
How are you really doing?

How are you really doing?

In this episode, I offer motivation to those experiencing a low point.
Dec 05, 202009:28
What If I Don’t Have Good Grades?

What If I Don’t Have Good Grades?

In this episode, I responded to a recurring question, “what do I do if I have good grades but desire employment in a top tier law firm?”.
Nov 21, 202015:02
GloCo - Think Globally, Act Locally II

GloCo - Think Globally, Act Locally II

This is the second episode in the series on how to become a globally relevant professional or student in Nigeria.
Nov 07, 202015:18
GloCo - Think Globally, Act Locally.

GloCo - Think Globally, Act Locally.

This is the first episode of a series exploring how to build a global mindset as a student and young professional in Nigeria.
Oct 31, 202013:09
Demystifying the top tier law firm application process II

Demystifying the top tier law firm application process II

This concludes last week’s episode.
Oct 24, 202016:36
Demystifying the top-tier law firms application process

Demystifying the top-tier law firms application process

In this episode, I attempted to demystify the application process into top-tier law firms from start to finish.
Oct 17, 202024:31
Securing an internship other than by application

Securing an internship other than by application

In this episode, you will learn other ways to secure prestigious graduate and undergraduate internships than bu application.
Oct 03, 202016:23
Networking tips for introverts and professionals

Networking tips for introverts and professionals

This episode explores networking tips for introverts and professionals generally especially on LinkedIn. In this episode, you will learn how to send personalised connection requests, follow up, post regularly and engage your connections on LinkedIn.
Sep 26, 202018:45
Why do people become less ambitious as they age?

Why do people become less ambitious as they age?

I have always wondered why people become less ambitious and idealistic as they age. In this episode, I have shared thoughts from a few authors on how we can lead a more enriching life by simply saying “yes” to more random things.
Sep 19, 202013:51
Starting a Legal Career: Litigation or Corporate/commercial (Conclusion)

Starting a Legal Career: Litigation or Corporate/commercial (Conclusion)

This is the concluding episode for last week’s podcast on “Litigation or Corporate/commercial?”. In this episode, I gave a quick recap on litigation, corporate/commercial and Banking & Finance. I then drilled down on Capital Markets/Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology, Media, Entertainment and Telecommunications (TMET), Business Advisory and Intellectual Property teams.
Sep 12, 202018:57
Starting a Legal Career: Litigation or Corporate/commercial?

Starting a Legal Career: Litigation or Corporate/commercial?

In this episode, I specifically discussed the day-to-day life of a Banking and Finance Associate. I went out from the general to the specific: I discussed which the practice group is more lucrative between corporate/commercial and litigation; I then threw some light on each of litigation and corporate/commercial practice groups before concluding with the quotidian tasks of a Banking and Finance Associate. I will take the other teams in the Corporate/commercial group such as Capital Markets, Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, Entertainment and Telecommunications, Business Advisory etc. in subsequent episodes.
Sep 05, 202018:10
What is Pollyannaism?

What is Pollyannaism?

In this episode, I attempted to demystify the concept of Pollyannaism which is also known as The Pollyanna Principle or The Positivity Bias. I shared from a practical perspective, how to make a message out of every mess. I also talked about what I planned on doing if I couldn’t redeploy to Lagos and had to serve in Edo state or if I missed an opportunity to work with a big firm or if my application got rejected by a top university.
Aug 29, 202030:30
What is the colour of growth?

What is the colour of growth?

In this episode, I share my unique story and why you should own yours too. I also touched on the danger of comparison and how nothing is really effortless; what you see on stage really and truly takes years of practice.
Aug 22, 202028:37
August 18, 2020

August 18, 2020

Aug 18, 202000:32