Fela believes that our generation has been selected for greatness.
A excellent generation delivers a far better nation to his children than the 1 that it
inherited from its parents. According to Fela Durotoye, "No generation would be judged by what it inherited from its parents, but each generation will be held to account for the nation it bequeaths to the next generation. Nations are like homes, and just as homes are constructed by plumbers, carpenters, mason, painters and so on., nations also ought to be constructed by Nation Builders who do 4 points that can be summarized as ABCD… Accept, Believe, Commit, and Provide.
Accept responsibility: For too lengthy, we have abdicated the duty of nation developing to other individuals in government, foreign donors and investors, and even the United Nations. Believe in its Potential & Possibilities: For the rest of the planet, seeing is believing, but for us believers, we believe with our hearts and then we see with our eyes. We have to think in the prospective greatness of our nation and our generation’s capacity to birth that greatness. Commit to creating it occur: We ought to be prepared to commit our time, energy, sources and God-provided talents to the manifestation of God’s will for Nigeria. Commitment often needs sacrifice. Consequently we ought to be prepared to give all that it takes to the birth of this new Nigeria.
Beyond this, we ought to be prepared to commit our hearts to a set of VALUES that will guide our thoughts, decisions, words and actions. We need to commit to live a way of life of leadership and excellence and to do all inside our power to transform Nigeria into the most desirable nation to live in. Deliver the future: The future is not a time zone but to come. The future is not a date on the calendar however to be revealed. The future is almost everything we can be as a persons but have not however come to be. The future is every little thing we can do but have not however accomplished. The future is all the things we can have but have not yet possessed.
A year later, his family moved to Ile-Ife where he grew up as one particular of the most active youngsters in the University atmosphere exactly where they lived at the time. For the young entrepreneur, business was booming but he was clearly unaware of the impending event destined to turn his life about. In April 1997 Fela had a one on 1 encounter with God, an knowledge he may possibly never ever forget that ushered him into the actual life a purposeful life. In 1997 the unimaginable happened in a prompt response to a divine instruction, the entrepreneurial guru quit his plum job, determined to fulfill his mandate of becoming a nation builder.
A pal of mine when stated that some persons have thousands of reasons why they can not do what they are supposed to do when all they have to have is one reason why they can. For Fela, that 1 purpose is his mandate to make the nation. His choice to leave was a significant challenge for him. According to him, "the
most tough aspect was leaving , obtaining to detach myself from
Phillips Consulting because I loved it with all my heart and had a personal drive to
get to the top echelon. My vision was aligned to the growth of the company".
In furtherance of his vision, Fela started a Christian Life style and Entertainment Centre called EDEN, and at this time he barely had enough to sustain himself. Fela was the celebrated speaker in the 2003 ECOWAS Regional Youth Conference and thus received a mandate from the ECOWAS Secretariat to prepare a five year strategy for youth empowerment and employment in the 15 member states. Also in 2004, he was one particular of the guest speakers at the Nigerian Professionals Forum (NIPRO) in the US, and also received an award for excellence in consulting. In 2012, Fela broke a record for signing ten,000 of his books "17 Secrets of
Higher Flying Students" in 8 hours 49 minutes. Right now, he is the Managing Companion of Visible Effect (VIP) Consulting Limited, a social enterprise set to tackle social and environmental challenges.