Why subscribe to RealTalk?

My name is James Praise. I say a lot of things on the internet under the moniker “realjaymes”. My newsletters and bite-sized videos are themed “RealTalk”.

What’s real? What are we talking about? And most importantly, who is James?

You see, historically, there has been an identity crisis among those who bear the name James.

For nearly a century, Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig have all made compelling arguments about who really embodied James, or Bond, or James Bond. I propose that all seven (or 007) of them have been as real or authentic as the actor currently portraying Ian Fleming’s fictional MI6 agent.

If we were to judge by how well they introduce themselves as James Bond, I’d give the crown to Sean Connery. He was the first and the best. I mean see for yourself:

Now this should answer our questions.

What’s real, and what are we talking about?

I’m sharing everything I know about productivity and personal growth—templates, AI tools, handbooks, mental models, frameworks, book reviews, and community—all in one place.

RealTalk is your go-to resource when you need to:

• Achieve work-life harmony through repeatable productivity systems.

• Build a personal brand and monetize products, services and content.

• Use decision-making models to improve focus, career, and life outcomes.

• Adopt holistic systems that align productivity with wellness and lifestyle goals.

• Join a community that offers mentorship and clarity.

• Use custom GPTs, templates, and tools to increase efficiency and reduce friction in daily tasks.

• Learn how to document personal workflows, habits, and systems.

• Join a structured book club and knowledge-sharing network.

I have generally found that the fastest way to get things done is with templates that are based on frameworks, so I create and share templates that will be useful to others executing similar use cases both in life and in business.

I am not a guru or an expert with all the answers, but a friend and a brother who wants to help. I share fundamentals that have helped me make sense of all kinds of systems in life, and I am also doing this to give my kids leverage, so they can be better than me when they grow up.

If I succeed, I would have built the #1 execution-first productivity newsletter for knowledge workers and professionals in Nigeria.

I will also infrequently dabble into social issues like religion, politics and ethnicity—because these are quite sensitive topics.

Who is James?

A lot of famous men have donned the James first name, from James Avery to James Blunt, to James Brown, to James Cameron, to James Cook, and even James Zebedee. However, none of these men carried a last name that suggested praising James if their first names were written last. Well, I do. My name is James Praise.

I may have done one or two things in my lifetime that are actually worthy of praise, but this also begs the question, why should you praise James by default? So here I am on a path to do and to be James, worthy of Praise.

At the moment, I build, I write, I speak, I teach, and I mentor. These are channels through which I am adding value. I am also trying to decentralize common sense by writing, speaking, and teaching.

I invite you to join me on this adventure, and if you've made it this far, hit that subscribe button to secure your front-row seat in this unfolding movie.

My name is James Praise. I’m not perfect. But I’m real—and I have ideas worth sharing.