SPEAKER FOR TODAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 ON OPEN LEADERSHIP.
My name is Sam Yumar....
And I'll be your Chief servant for the duration of the class
We shall be elaborating on the topic.
HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR TWENTIES.
The term SUCCESS has a different meaning according to an individual's disposition of it..
I'm THIRTY years old, still single and a SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
Whereas, there are other fellows on this platform who may be 25 or below, and are married, own a car or even own a school.
Now, does it mean they are SUCCESSFUL than me?
SUCCESS to this ends,
simply means FULFILLMENT
Take a cursory look at the above screenshot
These were others achievement when they were my age
Imagine Donald Trump asking for 80m USD from a bank at that age...
And still at that same age, William Hank overdose alcohol and drugs
But most importantly, I was taken aback with Bill Gates, Who became the FIRST BILLIONAIRE IN THE WORLD AT AGE, 30.
S-select goals
U-unlock your potential
C-communicate
C-committed
E-eliminate all odds
S-select partners
S-surrender to God.
Thus, to become successful in your twenties, isn't just about reading or googling information on how to be successful.
There are thousands of articles that you can read but it isn't enough.
The aim of this session is to tell you one formula to follow in BLOOMING your way to success
And I chose this....
LEARN ABOUT A GREAT MAN WHEN HE WAS YOUR AGE...
It's important to have role models and mentors who can resharpen your horizon about being successful.
For the purpose of this session, let's pry into the life of....
JEFF BEZOS the richest man in the world currently.
Jeff Bezos hasn't always had the golden touch: Here's what the Amazon founder was doing in his 20s
This implies that, BEZOS was not born with silver spoon on a rosy bed.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is worth an estimated $84.7 billion and has briefly held the title of the richest person in the world. But before the 53-year-old became a tech mogul, he didn't always have the Midas touch.
Bezos spent most of his 20s the way many millennials now do: job-hopping.
While in college at Princeton, the future billionaire realized that he couldn't keep up with other students in his honors physics classes, so he switched his major to computer science. He also committed himself to the idea of one day running his own business, according to a 1999 Wired profile on the billionaire.
Here's a quick lesson, DON'T BE STUCK WITH A CAREER PATH THAT IS NOT IN SYNC WITH YOUR ASPIRATIONS
After graduating from college, Bezos turned down positions at several established companies, including Intel, Bell Labs and Anderson Consulting. Instead, he accepted a job at Fitel, a telecommunications start-up.
Do you know why he rejected those job offers?
The answer is not farfetched, he had already MAP OUT HIS FUTURE
Hence he took an offer in a telecommunications company because he knew he will need it some day.
Fitel's main goal was to create a global telecommunications network for trading firms, and Bezos started out debugging lines of code, Wired reports. He quickly rose through the ranks, eventually landing a role as the head of development and director of customer service.
He spent more than two years attempting to grow the business. But the start-up failed to get off the ground, so Bezos left and took a job as a product manager at Banker's Trust, which is now part of Deutsche Bank.
Another quick lesson....
IT'S ALLOWED TO START SMALL...
And you must learn THE ARY OF FAILURE
At Banker's Trust, Bezos again advanced and became vice president, Mic reports. But Bezos grew bored at Banker's Trust and after only two years there, at age 26, he began preparing to pivot into tech.
Another Lesson...
NEVER REMAIN ON JOB OR RELATIONSHIP OUT OF EMOTIONS.
He took a job at the then two-year-old hedge fund D.E. Shaw and became one of the company's vice presidents in just four years. As a V.P., Bezos was tasked with researching new business opportunities on the rapidly growing Internet, which was held tremendous potential in the early 1990s.
Another lesson....
DON'T BE SHY OF THE LADDER OF SUCCESS
After all, LADDERS ARE MEANT TO BE CLIMBED
After making a list of 20 products he could sell online, Business Insider reports, Bezos decided that books were the most viable option. When he couldn't get D.E. Shaw on board with the idea, he decided to branch out on his own.
A quick lesson....
1. ALWAYS DEFINE YOUR PERSPECTIVES
2. YOUR PLAN B IS LIFE....
NEVER SHARE IT WITH THE GUY NEXT DOOR.
His bet on the Internet paid off. In 1994, Amazon was born — and the rest is history.
Amazing I must say...,
Jeff BEZOS could become the first trillionaire in the world.
Now the grand rule....
TAKE CALCULATED RISKS IN YOUR TWENTIES!
IN CONCLUSIONS....
If I’m going to pursue a
big dream, am I willing
to drive a 1993 Honda
Civic Hatchback with no
power steering, no air
conditioning, and no
right mirror for 15 years?
Pursuing something bigger than yourself will cost you something.
So if you’re going to pursue your purpose, what are you willing
to sacrifice?
So in your career, your relationships, your life—what’s going
to be your Honda Civic Hatchback? Functional, yet not exactly
something you’re pulling up to valet parking.
What are you willing to give up, and what are you going to cling
tight to?
We have to get lost if we want to discover something new and
amazing.
Sure, it might feel like you’re going through a quarter-life crisis.
But maybe feeling lost is a healthy, important part of going
through a transition.
Exploring and being lost are pretty much the same thing. The biggest difference is that explorers get lost on purpose with purpose
for a purpose.
Explorers have a general sense of where they’re going. They have
guides to help them along the way.
They’re not out there all alone.
Yet, the exact destination and how they’re going to get there is
completely unknown.
Explorers don’t follow a map, they make the map as they go.
Do you feel lost? Congrats. You’re officially exploring.
Take one step. Then another. You can’t see what’s up around the
bend until you get there. When it feels like you want to turn back,
remember—the most exciting part of any journey is when you go off trail.
The main thing you need to do quickly is to stop doing things quickly. Trade hurry for calm, confidence, and precision.
Everybody needs an editor. Everybody.
It truly matters what you think about. Think well by reading good books, building good, loving relationships, having good conversation, and imitating great people.
I’m still learning — in fact I haven’t fully appreciated most of the list I made, myself.
And I’m still adding to it. But I’m getting better.
I want to specially thank Mr Valentine Idaewor the Founder of OPEN LEADERSHIP
And every other person on the platform for having me...
Thank you very much.
My name is Sam Yumar....
And I'll be your Chief servant for the duration of the class
We shall be elaborating on the topic.
HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR TWENTIES.
The term SUCCESS has a different meaning according to an individual's disposition of it..
I'm THIRTY years old, still single and a SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
Whereas, there are other fellows on this platform who may be 25 or below, and are married, own a car or even own a school.
Now, does it mean they are SUCCESSFUL than me?
SUCCESS to this ends,
simply means FULFILLMENT
These were others achievement when they were my age
Imagine Donald Trump asking for 80m USD from a bank at that age...
And still at that same age, William Hank overdose alcohol and drugs
But most importantly, I was taken aback with Bill Gates, Who became the FIRST BILLIONAIRE IN THE WORLD AT AGE, 30.
S-select goals
U-unlock your potential
C-communicate
C-committed
E-eliminate all odds
S-select partners
S-surrender to God.
Thus, to become successful in your twenties, isn't just about reading or googling information on how to be successful.
There are thousands of articles that you can read but it isn't enough.
The aim of this session is to tell you one formula to follow in BLOOMING your way to success
And I chose this....
LEARN ABOUT A GREAT MAN WHEN HE WAS YOUR AGE...
It's important to have role models and mentors who can resharpen your horizon about being successful.
For the purpose of this session, let's pry into the life of....
JEFF BEZOS the richest man in the world currently.
Jeff Bezos hasn't always had the golden touch: Here's what the Amazon founder was doing in his 20s
This implies that, BEZOS was not born with silver spoon on a rosy bed.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is worth an estimated $84.7 billion and has briefly held the title of the richest person in the world. But before the 53-year-old became a tech mogul, he didn't always have the Midas touch.
Bezos spent most of his 20s the way many millennials now do: job-hopping.
While in college at Princeton, the future billionaire realized that he couldn't keep up with other students in his honors physics classes, so he switched his major to computer science. He also committed himself to the idea of one day running his own business, according to a 1999 Wired profile on the billionaire.
Here's a quick lesson, DON'T BE STUCK WITH A CAREER PATH THAT IS NOT IN SYNC WITH YOUR ASPIRATIONS
After graduating from college, Bezos turned down positions at several established companies, including Intel, Bell Labs and Anderson Consulting. Instead, he accepted a job at Fitel, a telecommunications start-up.
Do you know why he rejected those job offers?
The answer is not farfetched, he had already MAP OUT HIS FUTURE
Hence he took an offer in a telecommunications company because he knew he will need it some day.
Fitel's main goal was to create a global telecommunications network for trading firms, and Bezos started out debugging lines of code, Wired reports. He quickly rose through the ranks, eventually landing a role as the head of development and director of customer service.
He spent more than two years attempting to grow the business. But the start-up failed to get off the ground, so Bezos left and took a job as a product manager at Banker's Trust, which is now part of Deutsche Bank.
Another quick lesson....
IT'S ALLOWED TO START SMALL...
And you must learn THE ARY OF FAILURE
At Banker's Trust, Bezos again advanced and became vice president, Mic reports. But Bezos grew bored at Banker's Trust and after only two years there, at age 26, he began preparing to pivot into tech.
Another Lesson...
NEVER REMAIN ON JOB OR RELATIONSHIP OUT OF EMOTIONS.
He took a job at the then two-year-old hedge fund D.E. Shaw and became one of the company's vice presidents in just four years. As a V.P., Bezos was tasked with researching new business opportunities on the rapidly growing Internet, which was held tremendous potential in the early 1990s.
Another lesson....
DON'T BE SHY OF THE LADDER OF SUCCESS
After all, LADDERS ARE MEANT TO BE CLIMBED
After making a list of 20 products he could sell online, Business Insider reports, Bezos decided that books were the most viable option. When he couldn't get D.E. Shaw on board with the idea, he decided to branch out on his own.
A quick lesson....
1. ALWAYS DEFINE YOUR PERSPECTIVES
2. YOUR PLAN B IS LIFE....
NEVER SHARE IT WITH THE GUY NEXT DOOR.
His bet on the Internet paid off. In 1994, Amazon was born — and the rest is history.
Amazing I must say...,
Jeff BEZOS could become the first trillionaire in the world.
Now the grand rule....
TAKE CALCULATED RISKS IN YOUR TWENTIES!
IN CONCLUSIONS....
If I’m going to pursue a
big dream, am I willing
to drive a 1993 Honda
Civic Hatchback with no
power steering, no air
conditioning, and no
right mirror for 15 years?
Pursuing something bigger than yourself will cost you something.
So if you’re going to pursue your purpose, what are you willing
to sacrifice?
So in your career, your relationships, your life—what’s going
to be your Honda Civic Hatchback? Functional, yet not exactly
something you’re pulling up to valet parking.
What are you willing to give up, and what are you going to cling
tight to?
We have to get lost if we want to discover something new and
amazing.
Sure, it might feel like you’re going through a quarter-life crisis.
But maybe feeling lost is a healthy, important part of going
through a transition.
Exploring and being lost are pretty much the same thing. The biggest difference is that explorers get lost on purpose with purpose
for a purpose.
Explorers have a general sense of where they’re going. They have
guides to help them along the way.
They’re not out there all alone.
Yet, the exact destination and how they’re going to get there is
completely unknown.
Explorers don’t follow a map, they make the map as they go.
Do you feel lost? Congrats. You’re officially exploring.
Take one step. Then another. You can’t see what’s up around the
bend until you get there. When it feels like you want to turn back,
remember—the most exciting part of any journey is when you go off trail.
The main thing you need to do quickly is to stop doing things quickly. Trade hurry for calm, confidence, and precision.
Everybody needs an editor. Everybody.
It truly matters what you think about. Think well by reading good books, building good, loving relationships, having good conversation, and imitating great people.
I’m still learning — in fact I haven’t fully appreciated most of the list I made, myself.
And I’m still adding to it. But I’m getting better.
I want to specially thank Mr Valentine Idaewor the Founder of OPEN LEADERSHIP
And every other person on the platform for having me...
Thank you very much.
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