<p>CHAPTER TWO</p><p>THE JOURNEY OF A NEW BEGINNING</p><p>After the death of my mother, my life took a different direction. The home that once felt like a place of love and togetherness suddenly became a memory. My siblings went their separate ways, and I was left with a new reality that I never imagined at such a young age.</p><p>My uncle took me to Lagos, a city I had only heard about but never truly understood. Leaving Akure was painful because it meant leaving behind the little I knew my mother's memories, my childhood, and the environment where I grew up. I was filled with fear, questions, and uncertainty about what the future held for me.</p><p>Lagos was a completely different world. The busy streets, the number of people, and the struggle to survive opened my eyes to a new chapter of life. I had lost the two people who should have guided and protected me, but I knew I had to keep moving forward. The pain of losing my parents became a strength that pushed me to face whatever challenges came my way.</p><p>Living with my uncle was not the same as living with my mother. I had to learn how to adapt, respect new rules, and take responsibility for myself. The little girl who once depended on her mother had to become strong and independent. I carried the lessons my mother taught me kindness, faith, hard work, and love wherever I went.</p><p>As days turned into months and months into years, I began to understand that life was not always about what we lost but also about what we could build from the pieces left behind. The struggles I faced in my early years shaped my character and taught me the value of perseverance.</p><p>I remembered my mother's devotion to God and her determination to provide for us despite her challenges. Her life became an example I wanted to follow. Whenever things became difficult, I remembered her strength and used it as motivation to continue.</p><p>My journey in Lagos was the beginning of discovering myself. I did not know what the future held, but deep inside me was a hope that my story would not end with pain and hardship. I believed that every challenge I faced was preparing me for something greater.</p><p>The little girl who lost everything was slowly learning that she still had something valuable the courage to survive, the faith to believe, and the strength to create a better future.</p><p>This was only the beginning of my journey.</p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to between 7 and 20 community members with the best insights in the past month.
The winners are picked by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
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Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
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Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
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Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
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Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Contributor Rankings
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— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.