I see people walk the street on daily basis
searching for means of livelihood; when in actual sense, they are a moving institution
and conglomerate that has the capacity to create job for themselves and generation
after them.
The truth is that, most unsuccessful
people today
in life were at different spot in life close to ground breaking success but
lost out, why? Because, they were ignorant of success power- knowledge!
I am in love with the much talk about film, the “3
Idiots.” In the film, the
young man who originally invented the toy plane lost out and committed suicide,
why? Because, the Head of the School said he was not serious.
Unknown to him, he was at that point close to perfecting his idea and ground
breaking success.
He discarded the toy plane and the lead actor picked
it up, improved on what he had done and got it right- most times, we are closer
than we think.
Irrespective of the perceived
disability of any kind- no money, lack of education, physical disability, deteriorating
economy… there is greatness in everyone created by God Almighty that is yet to
be maximised - it is in you!
YOU CAN BE AND CAN INSPIRE
AND MENTOR YOUR CHILD OR STUDENT TO BE EXCELLENT DRIVEN AND BE HIGHLY
PRODUCTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL. YES, YOU CAN!
Our warri people say,
“na wetin you look throw-way
face, na him your mate take pass you!”
The sad part of life is
that, most people see ‘success’
as abstract, in trying to upgrade, some replace it with the word ‘entrepreneurship.’ That is not bad,
because, they in teaching entrepreneurship cover ‘success’ as a subject.
Most people left school with only paper qualification;
mentally and physically indolent- the worst is mental indolence.
We stand proud to say that, the Nigeria/African youths
are not lazy as propagated by some quarters; they are among the most
resourceful if given the right condition.
Again, what is the right condition? Some persons think
it boils down to money.
NO! Just like other good thinking people have
overemphasised, we are of the opinion with proven facts that, the current
system of conventional education, skill acquisition, amnesty, sport, money and
other condiments like motorbikes are secondary ways to truly develop and
empower the youths.
The developed countries are currently battling with
the puzzle and trying to change to the system of education and empowerment that
took them this far, because the current system is not highly productive as they
had expected.
The current system is best described as administering
analgesic to someone who needs to undergo a surgery. We do not in any way
support or advocate amnesty, money and skill acquisition as the first line of action.
We can see that locally with the ban on OKADA sweeping
the nation; a youth development and empowerment initiative that was once
celebrated nationwide.
Like building, you need to certify- be sure of the
foundation- the soil, the location and material you are using before erecting
the structure.
To buttress our point, it on record that, some of the beneficiaries
of the River State Government Skill Acquisition training programme abroad, have
been calling on the governor to ask for employment and financial support, after
travelling out of this great country Nigeria, fully sponsored by the state
government; that is an error!
That is practically because; they were only trained on the skill and
lack the mental training needed to become highly productive and successful in
the evolving generation.
With such opportunity to have travel abroad for
training, if properly tutored, they should have been attracting investments and
creating jobs and not pleading for jobs and peanuts.
Like one of mentor said, “I will rather pay Alh. Aliko Dangote, The
Bull Wale Adenuga, Prof. Pat Utomi millions of naira for one day business/success
lecture, than pay a hundred thousand to an institution professor of business.”
Why? Because, the Professor knows the theory,
but, we need practical solutions to excel in the real world!
Human capacity development goes beyond skill and knowledge
about a particular discipline/career. This should include teaching people how
to discover their individuality-
their mission in life, how to manage change
and challenges as they grow, to be
able to identify and enjoy opening opportunities.
Unfortunately, due to ignorance and indolence, a lot of
people are yet not aware of the fact that, most courses and businesses
they are busy learning, investing their finance and time on today is as good as
obsolete.
THE
IRONY
The irony of this is that, these set of people if not
redirected today would have no place to work or do business in the fast
changing, challenging world, though full with opportunities.
These unemployable would then become object of mass
destruction, because they lack profitable skill, investment and have nothing to
lose but their already frustrated life.
There is no other time than now to connect the evolving
youths with the inspiration and technology needed to go to places we only
dreamt of, the time is now and it is possible!
9ja Knowledge Show’s business is to SEARCH; inspire and connect the evolving youths with the
inspiration and the technology needed to succeed in the 21st century!
If you or your child or
student must maximize the latent capacity for greatness in you, then, you must know what you NEED to succeed in
this evolving fast changing and challenging global village full of
opportunities.
Philip
Emeagwali said,
“Africa must get onboard… Right now! … Africa will be either
on to the Information Age or off to the dark Agricultural Age … Africa is
suffering from knowledge apartheid that forces its children to eat the crumbs
from the dinner table of the information-affluent nations.”
SPORT FESTIVALS
Have you ever wonder why
there is usually drastic reduction of crime and youth related restiveness
during sport festivals?
Sport festivals engage
idle minds with what to watch away their life and argue about. Most youths are
unproductive because they are spectators
instead of ACTORS they were created to be.
Spectators watch
to have something to talk about people; ACTORS
watch to hone their knowledge and skills.
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