When Your Degree No Longer Guarantees Success!

Good afternoon, everyone.

I'm writing tthis due to two reasons. There's a thread on FP where someone's said sometimes he almost regretted going to school. I'll post the link to that thread later. Also, a few days ago, maybe even over a week ago, a friend of mine sent me a text message as early as 6 am, complaining how joblessness has been frustrating him. In the message, he claimed he was about to go into depression and that I should advise him.

My friend and I have come all the way through the same secondary school back in Lagos. He later went to read Marine Engineering from UST, Port Harcourt, the same city where I now work. I called and spoke at length with him. He saw my points. And it's some o these points I'm now sharing here.

A wrong Reason For Going To school!

A vast majority of us believe that the sole aim for going to acquire a degree or some other higher qualifications is to secure a job. That's a terrible mindset! It's the most inappropriate reason for undertaking a challenging process like getting a degree. I used to think that way too. But I was fortunate to have read Rich Dad, Poor Dad and other inspirational books during my ND days. From those books it became clear I was in school to reduce my ignorance and to increase my capacity for usefulness.

When you have a wrong mindset like this, you set up yourself for frustration when the job doesn't come at the right time. It creates tension, envy, depression and may even lead to a suicide. But when you have the right mindset, it prepares you for the challenges ahead, and may force you into doing or learning other skills that may prove invaluable in the future. We didn't go to school for the sole purpose of getting a job. It was a mindset sold us by the society and our parents, but we have to change it. NOW!

The World Doesn't Owe You A Job!

This was the second point I discussed with my friend. My dad told me how jobs were waited for them even before they finished school. That time don pass! A few top politician may achieve that for their fortunate kids, but the vast majority of us knew before hand that that won't be our case. With that belief, we have set up ourselves for unnecessary tension and frustration. The world doesn't owe you a job. The system doesn't owe you a job. You've got to go and fight for your place. You've got to hustle and create a niche for yourself.

Your Degree Isn't A Guarantee For Success!

We need to change our mindset about a lot of things. I never doubted the fact I was going to secure a job after my higher Institution but I also knew my certificate isn't necessarily a guarantee for a job. In fact, I had gone to Lagos hustling with my fishing boat and wood engine boat when I got a letter for my aptitude test. I was still reading and making the necessary contacts as I was paddling my canoe. My hatred for poverty and lack was so great I wasn't even willing to narrow down my success to a paper- a degree/certificate. People saw me as I took my engine and boat to hustle opposite the Nigeria Ports Authority in Lagos, moving passengers from the villages to Apapa township. I didn't bother. I knew it was temporary. But in between when I would secure that dream job, I couldn't ask my parents for money. They've done their best.

I was always prepared for any aptitude test. I had a lot of past oil and gas questions and answers. I never failed to browse relevant sites. I was able to pass the aptitude test, the oral interview and landed the proverbial dream job. I give Him all the glory.

To all those believing Him for a great job, do not pass this moment complaining and whining; they will only lead to chaos and disaster. Look for something SMALL to do. Start small little. Just do something.

There's no free meal anywhere anymore. Don't let that degree prevent you from taking up that cleaning job. Don't let it stop you from taking that security job. It's all a process. Don't let your degree stand in your way. Your degree is supposed to give you a PLATFORM from which you could shoot into any angle and area. Why allow it to become a hindrance to you? Opportunities abound; open your eyes.

Till date I keep learning new skills. There's NO job security anywhere. I'm always conscious of the future. I'm not relenting. I'm not carried away by the little pleasure of the moment. I've got TOMORROW in view.

Change your mindset, and you've changed your life.

The world owes you NOTHING! Forthwith, get busy and believe God for that mega paying job.

Wishing you all a successful career. Thank you!

Source: nairaland.com

Top 10 Inspiring Movies you need to Watch. UPDATED with Download Links!

It is  expedient to take some time to relax, enjoy, replenish and compensate for the series of night classes, 8 am lectures, the crazy assignments, the struggle for seats at various lecture halls, the very cold and sleepless nights.

 Although we do not advocate laziness, sluggishness or wasting precious time but we also that all work and no play makes jack a dull boy,

1. The Pursuit of Happyness: This movie will get you cracking your ribs. It is about a man (Will Smith) that had his own fair share of lifes problems and decided that he would be successful at all cost, initially he sold a medical machine that most medical institution were unwilling to buy, but through his determination and thirst for success he sold of the machines and became highly successful.

Watch out this Movie will inspire you to greatnes

 

2. Ben Carson’s Gifted Hands: This timeless movie about the biography of the popular accomplished neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson will inspire not only to become an academic giant but will also give you a profound philosophy on excellence. If you have not watched it you had better do so now!

3. The Men Who Built America: this is a very inspiring movie; it is about the biographies of America's earliest Billionaires and inventors. This movie shows how each of the billionaires acquired their wealth, how they dared to dream and worked hard till they achieved their goals. This movie will set you in motion to be an achiever, a must watch. 

4. The Secret: This is more or less like a documentary (about a book titled the The Secret by Rhonda Byrne) that demonstrates the Law of Attraction (what you predominantly think will come to you). The documentary advocate thinking positive thoughts all the time even in the face of danger, that life’s problem can be altered by thinking positive thoughts.

5. The Social Network: This is a biography about Facebook’s founder and the youngest Billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg. It showed his early life in Harvard University, how Facebook came into being and how he almost lost the trust of his friend. This teaches that even while in the University there are countless opportunities that make you a billionaire at a very young age.

 6. Yes Man: it is a story of Stanley who was not living life to its potential, dissatisfied and was indifferent about life. There came a point in his life when he attended a seminar, at the end of the seminar he was told to “say Yes” to anything that came his way, be it opportunity or hazard. Ultimately saying ‘yes’ actually got him back on his feet and added juice to his life. This movie is quite funny. The movie teaches that you can live a fulfilled life by saying yes to possibilities and opportunities and not shrink from life. 

7. Amadeus: This is a biography of one of the greatest music giants WOLFGANG AMADEUS, the movie teaches that you should be wise in all things (finances, friends etc) and pay close attention to those you trust. According to the movie Amadeus was talented but was not wise enough. He overspent the money he made from concerts and ran into debt, he trusted his enemy who wanted his fame and talent (needless to say that the enemy sabotaged his life). Amadeus later died in the movie as a poor yet talented Musician. This movie illustrates that Talent is Never Enough.

Whatever you do put common sense into it.

8. The Words: this is also an interesting movie about an under-accomplished writer who on an occasion stumbled upon a manuscript that was perfect, so he took the manuscript and coveted it as his own and published it. The book went viral and brought him much success and fame. Unknown to him the manuscript was owned by an old man living in the same town and when he realized it, it tormented him.

Well, the moral of the story is BE ORIGINAL don't die a copy.

9. Long Walk to Freedom: this movie will let you see leadership in its purest form, how Nelson Mandela (RIP) sacrificed his life for the freedom of the blacks in South Africa. This is quite a dramatic movie that teaches hate for injustice and fight for freedom not by violence but by dialogue.

 

  

10. Half of a Yellow Sun: This movie is an adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie's book "Half of a Yellow Sun". It is a story of Nigeria during the Biafra war as narrated by Chimamada.  This movie is quite interesting, dramatic and will add to your knowledge about Nigeria.

pls hit the comment box to let us know what you think!

LEADING TODAY NOT TOMORROW (INSPIRING)

SPEECH LIKE POETRY

It is said that, “we the youths are the leaders of tomorrow”,

 but I am not okay with this statement, I am challenging it telling the youths to WAKE UP!!! 

…to my NIGERIAN youths.

*What is LEADERSHIP? If I may ask
*Some don’t know, yet we ask for what we don’t know,
  Give us good leadership we say,
we need true leaders in the country
We need true leaders in the community
We need true leaders in the class & schools
We need true leaders in our sports.

SELAH

*We say & they also say, WE ARE THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW,
this is the excuse we give for not being responsible for our lives,
or the nice lies they tell us, to unconsciously make us retarded.
*For as we know it, tomorrow never comes, or have you ever heard
“Yesterday was Monday and today is tomorrow”
*It’s like seeing a pool from a far distance, in the middle of a desert
only to get near & discover that it was only an illusion, an
impossibility in nature.
*So is the idea of leading tomorrow,
which eventually drifts away into the abyss of hopelessness.

SELAH

*The youths, LEAD TODAY!!! NOT tomorrow.
*Tomorrow is the future, but little did we know,
that the future of yesterday is today.
*The future is not a time zone that is yet to come.
the future is everything we can be & have not yet become,
the future is everything we can do & have not yet done,
the future is here & now.

SELAH

*The day that matters most in your life is TODAY,
*Today is the day I can begin my journey to greatness, not tomorrow
*Today I begin to carve my legacy on the rocks of time
*Today I begin to write the history of tomorrow,
so I can make future generations proud of their history.
*Today I take that step & leap of faith facing challenges for a better
tomorrow.
*Today I make the decisions that will shape my tomorrow &
make my society a better place than yesterday.
*Today I make decisions to diligently watch and pray for a good &
adorable wife,
so that I may receive favour from the lord .
*Today I make decisions to be a better man for my wife & kids
tomorrow.
*Today is the day that matters most in my life,
*Is today that day for you?

SELAH

*Every day I strive to be a man,
that loves wisdom, justice, fairness, equity & integrity.
*Why not I lead today? So the man who loves wine, foolishness,
injustice & stealing will not rule over me.
*Yet I am afraid to take action to lead, are you too?
*I love to enjoy my life, than to take responsibility for the better good.
who doesn’t love life.
*But not until I & you take action to lead,
we can never shape a better tomorrow for ourselves & kids.

(Short pause)

*Yet it comes with a price, nothing good comes free & easy.
*We say SALVATION is free, but it cost the FATHER His SON to redeem
us to Him.
*We say the gospel is free, but it cost money to print the scripture of
the gospel, called the BIBLE.
*LEADERSHIP IS COSTLY, but the PRICE is worth it, in the END.
*WHY NOT LEAD TODAY AND NOT TOMORROW, so you can get the
price quickly, my NIGERIAN youths…

Akinwale Z. Segun

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