Sunday, May 10, 2009

Life is like a Wind... fight your way


"I’ll always say life is a wind, when you back it, it takes you anywhere; but when you face it,you fight your way to where you want to go"


I spoke with one of the youths shaking their world for excellence. This guy is made it, i mean what am saying, while in school his network includes the University Senate, Lagos State Govt, Enterprenuers of high calibre etc. He's got, say money or what? He is an instrument for "Youths in schools repositionning themeslves for better" He has a business that he runs locally and internationally. I hope you would like to meet him.



Here is our conversation.

Good day Sir, Can we know you?
My name is Olayinka Olabanji, I am a student, am also the Managing Director of Whizzes Nigeria Liimited.

What School?
Federal University of Technology, AKure. 400 level Electrical Electronics Engineering.

Please tell us a little about your background?
My background, born and bread in Akure, Ondo State, a native of Ekiti State, Ado-Ekiti to be précised. I have three siblings. My father is a businessman, my mother a civil servant.

What was your first year in University like?
My first year was interesting, I had a reason to design my purpose, to state what I want, and most importantly I saw everything green, everything about the environment was green and untouched.

Untouched?
Yes, there are a lot of open opportunities here if you open your eyes to see them

You are the founder of Whizzes Nigeria Limited
By God’s grace, yes

What is the organization all about?
It’s a dream born out of passion of believe in Nigerian youths, so far so good everything we’ve been doing has been to Cather and redefine the way every Nigerian youths should live his life.
"Whizzes" is from the word Whiz which means someone who is fast and accurate in what he or she is doing, and that is what the Nigerian youths are.

What do u do?
One of the things we do is to organize seminars for youths in Universities, publish whizzes magazine (check our website) that is why I said the purpose behind whizzes is to redefine the purpose of living.

What made u think of bringing out such an organization?
Looking at the environment; we realize our leaders keep saying the youth are the leaders of tomorrow, but they have never done anything to make the youth believe in themselves. Every program that they get involve in is to enrich them, or even getyouths as political thugs. Then I asked a question, if they were youths (thugs) when they were young, will they be leaders today? No, but I believe in the future of Nigerian youths. In general if the environment is conducive they will perform that is if the environment is conducive Nigerian youths are whizzes because they will be fast, accurate and intelligent

Was there any challenge while starting up?
There will always be challenges and challenges will never stop coming.

Please tell us some of these challenges
It takes you to convince people to believe in your dream and as you climb up the lather some of them will surely fade away. The peak of the issue is that you will be alone, the biggest of all challenges iswhen you look around and nobody to support you.

How did you manage these challenges?
I managed the challenges through God; he gives the strength, he has been present and will always be present.

How do manage your academics with your business?
It has not been easy, but God has given me the wisdom to apply knowledge, which has made me understand the environment of my academic and my business.

What is your philosophy, I mean the belief that keeps you going?
My belief is the world is small and life is short, do what you can do, when you have the time and give it your best.

What is your advice to Nigerian Youths?
Nigeria is the best place they can be. God has a choice, he will have sent them to any of the developed nations, yet he choose to send them to Nigeria, so that they will be part of the development of what they will be Nigeria. They should take advantage; they should love the country because it’s always getting better.

What words would you like to live for people you meet?
I’ll always say life is a wind when you back it, it takes you anywhere, but when you face it, you fight your way to where you want to go

God bless Nigeria!

It is nice meeting you sir,

It’s nice spending time with you.


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