A day spent at the GNAT HALL on the 16th march, 2013 for the maiden edition of the Accra Youth Summit was something worthwhile to tell you about. Organised by a young prolific motivational speaker, Jeremiah Buabeng, this was meant to create a platform for young people to lead the transformation of Africa. Youthful speakers as they were, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Joy Fm Host and entrepreneur, Benard Avle, Citi Fm Host and operations manager, Maximus Ametorgbor, MD, PopOut, Emmanuel Woyome, Career Coach, speaker and author, Nelson Korkor, Lead Consultant @ Strategy & Strategy and Benard Kevin Clive, author and speaker lead the participants to many resolutions to be made towards the transformation of Africa. Let me share with you the golden things I picked from this life transformation summit.
1. Learning
2. Working and
3. Living.
For you to plan your career to become that person who is not working to be paid but also enjoy what you do as a career. When you select a career the fits you it will always be free of stress and depressions. Illustrations also from the sayings of Dr. OTABBIL MENSAH even if he is tired, if you call him to preach immediately a new strengths endows him, for David Oyedepo he works averagely 16 hours a day stress free. , it is simply because they do their work not because they were forced by people to pursue them but it was a talent they discovered in themselves and are making good use of them. In discovering your career path, you must identify the following.
1. Self Discovery- discovering yourself based on your potentials is very necessary.
2. Knowledge of the world of work.
3. Knowledge of education-considering the options you have.
We all have natural strengths and weakness. Notice or identify them and work towards their accomplishment.
You must also notice that everyone is a ‘born’ leader in some field of work. He also made an illustration of fitting into a shape as a very good way to get you fit and positioned into the best career. An acronym of the SHAPE as explained;
Spiritual
Heart-passion
Abilities
Personality
Experience.
He also made notice of the follow:
1. Discover Yourself
2. Explore the world of work
3. Choose a career path
4. Deploy yourself into work
5. Evaluation and life-long learning.
NB: choose your career cased on your passion but not the money.
LESSONS LEARNT:
1. I must prioritize a talent in selecting what I want to do or become in future.
2. I must prioritize a fulfilling career which I have the passion for to a well paid one.
3. My career choice must affect people positively.
I did really learn a lot to tell later.
Guess what after the summit I had him autograph his book that I bought and also advised me on mine Choice of future fulfillment and career.
The second speaker on the bill was Nelson Korkor, a young person with a long profile and experience continued with the theme:?DEVELOPING YOUR CAREER PLAN AND STRATEGY.
