What is a word you feel that too many people use?
If there’s one word I feel too many people use, it’s “someday.”
Someday I’ll start my business. Someday I’ll share my art. Someday I’ll turn my passion into profit. I used to say it too, without realising that “someday” is just a comfortable delay disguised as hope.
In 2021, I moved to England. I left behind over a decade of thriving creatively in Nigeria — hosting events at 17, launching my first business at 21, even contributing to a Guinness World Record. In England, I found myself doing factory shifts instead of creating, telling myself “someday” I’d get back to my craft. Then my mother passed in 2022, and everything shifted. At her funeral, I realised life is too short for “someday.” It’s either now or never.
I started telling my story again, writing daily about fashion for 21 days. By the end, my pain had transformed into purpose. People around the world connected with my work. I saw clearly that style is more than clothing, it’s a signal, a story before you speak. And it can open doors when you choose to act now, not later.
That’s why this project exists, to show stylish creatives that the dream you keep saving for “someday” can start today. You don’t need to be discovered or ready. You just need clarity, courage, and the willingness to replace “someday” with “now.”
Michael Okunloro | Elevate Your Style 