The information I am about to divulge
is elusive to many; very few have got hold of it and strategising themselves
and their family to rule the world in their own right.
Let’s go into business- a generation...,
someone once said- we run things, things don’t run us! Basically, an organized system
of running organisations has been born and fast on the rise- a generation that
will not ask you what you study in school, but what difference can you make-
what have or are you adding to yourself, your community, the society and what
can you contribute to and not take from my organisation or the society.
Some
people have gotten it all wrong, thinking it has to do with accruing Western
Education- in most cases- paper qualification; as good as that may be, the
generation in question considered that as a groundwork.
What
you did before, during and what you are currently doing after school has a direct
bearing on who you are- a contributor or a liability. And like we all know, no
one wants a liability- not even as a wife.
The
following are not important to the generation= 1. Ethnicity. 2. Family name/societal
status. 3. Educational qualification with no practical proof and, 4. Your skin. What they are on the lookout for is 1.
Passion for your area of specialisation. 2. Dedication and ability to work as
and in a team. 3. Consistent thirst for self development knowledge- growth and
then, 4. Qualification.
You
will notice that ‘qualification’ came last, that is because the generation is
tired of over qualified personal who are not productive and progressive. It has
also discovered that, if the first 3 are in place, the last will find its way-
they believe that, the first ‘3’ would give the person all the strength needed to
pursue education and knowledge even after graduation.
The
generation in question got this prescription from the very few that are
currently ruling the world in their various field of endeavours-
entrepreneurship, creativity, business, management, science, medicine,
engineering and even religion. The said that,
“...if
the contemporary generation must go to places we only dreamt of,
...if
Nigeria/Africa must fill the gap of invention and production open for it to
fulfil,
....if
the future must be better than the present, then, the evolving system has to go back
to the old ways of doing things- invest in people and not in materials- oil, gold, diamond...
People
when truly empowered discover better ways of maximising or new natural resources
than oil, gold, diamond... a great mind said, if the future is not better than
today, then we have fathered them in vain!
It
is high time YOU prepare for the future today or else, you may see it and not
fit in or profit from the abundant opportunities, and guess what, THE FUTURE IS
HERE AND NOW!
This piece by Anon titled ‘Running with
a Mission’ showcase a principle that anyone who wants to be part of the
evolving generation must practice consistently;
“Every morning in Africa, a GAZELLE
wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the Lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a LION wakes up, it
knows it must out run the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It
doesn’t matter if you are the lion or gazelle. When the sun comes up, you
better be running.” –Anon. What have you learned or achieve today?
“If today you have not learned
something different, You are a day behind.” –Mike Murdock.
Excellent driven people ask
themselves this question everyday– what have I learned or achieved today? Is
either you have learned or achieve something today or else, it is a wasted
24hours. One way to be a step ahead is by;
1. Going to school- you’ve done that
or are in school, then make the best use of the time and or what you have
learned.
2. Improve your knowledge base by
being a reader with a passion and consistent with evolving knowledge and
technology- most people believe that, on graduating from higher school, they
are done with reading- that’s wrong, that is rather the best time to invest in
your knowledge base.
3. Advance your skills by learning
up-to-date techniques of making things happen in your career- register for some
professional exams; be part of professional bodies. “You can’t travel within
and still stand without”–James Allen, it is just not possible!
Benjamin Franklin also said, “if a
man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An
investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
THE
WAY FORWARD
MASSIVE
REORIENTATION! The truth is that, most unsuccessful people today, youths especially, were at
different spot in life close to ground breaking success but lost out, why?
Because, they were ignorant of success power- knowledge! WE HAVE TO GO OUT
THERE TO THE STREET AND COACH THESE YOUTHS; because most of them have what it
takes- but need simple inspiration and the evolving technology to succeed!
‘SUCCESS’ is a subject like Engineering, Medicine and Law; when you teach people
success principle from childhood, they on their own discover and create what to
do, endure the resulting challenges and excel at it. On the other hand, when
taught just the skill/trade and profession, they rarely succeed at it.
We are proudly Nigerians/Africans
and 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
and the world know this. 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 family and conventional education, skill acquisition,
amnesty, sport, money and other condiments like motorbikes are secondary ways
to truly develop and empower the youths.
Thank God, motorcycle that was once celebrated on national television as
the best way to empower youths is gradually fading away across the country.
People should be encouraged to READ and participate in life changing programmes!
Discover, develop themselves and or also attend distinguished supplementary
business/life school like Harvard Business School and our own
prestigious Lagos Business School.
Because, due to ignorance and indolence, a lot of people
are yet not aware of the fact that, most courses
and business they are busy
learning, investing their finance and time on today is as good as obsolete.
THE
IMPLICATION
The implication 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 knowledge/skill, investment and have
nothing to lose but their already frustrated life- the most frustrating
situation is to be endowed and not know how to maximise it.
There is no other time than now to
connect the evolving youths with the inspiration and technology they need to go
to places we only dreamt of, it is possible and it’s is now!
We are glad to unveil 9ja Knowledge Show mission to search, develop and empower the
emerging young boys and girls who would become highly productive and successful
like GOOGLE, MICROSOFT and FACEBOOK founders before their (30th) thirtieth
birthday in Nigeria/Africa- they are with us in Nigeria and in Africa!
We are using our online platform, offline life changing
events, products and business opportunities to fulfil this mission and yet open
to partnership with great companies/organisations, governments/agencies,
countries/states and likeminded individuals in the BIGGEST empowerment
EVOLUTION.
Be
a part of the evolving frontier of development in Nigeria and Africa.
9ja Knowledge show
...redefining
and blazing the trail of human development
To Your Success- OKRI
JOHN
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