opeawo - aiesec 2010

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Balancing Academics with Character

Education and Service Learning

AIMES 2010

Opeyemi Awoyemi


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Lets break it down!

Academics

+

Character Education+

Service Learning

=

Perfect Combo!


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About Me

Grew up in Ife

Missionary Journey in Ilorin (FGC Ilorin)

OAU Computer Engineering Grad (Feb. 2010) Started business in Part 1 at age 17

Graduated with a 2nd Class Upper (4.15)

I have been an employer since 2008


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What I do now

I am a technology entrepreneur

Web Designer turned Graphics Designerturned Web Developer turned technologyentrepreneur

CTO & Co Founder Jobberman.com JobSearch and Career Advisory Portal

Founder & CEO, ennovateNIGERIA WebDevelopment and Technology ConsultingBoutique


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Disclaimer

This is not about being an

entrepreneur;

It is about making a dent in the

universe, it is about scratching your

own itch.

Its about eating your cake and having

it.


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Why the need for a balance?

There are not too many dream jobs outside.At least, they are not for graduate students.Avoid having years of irrelevance

Forget about formal education (partly).Employers want to see interest and previousperformance.

Inspiration is perishable. Start that thingynow.

Remember the parable of the Talents.


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Balance Profits

Better grades

Relevance and higher self-esteem

Character building Skills

Money

Relationships

Less regrets


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Skills you will learn

Selling

Negotiation

Craft

Confidence

Presentation and Communication

Money making


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How to balance

Balance comes from a mixture of little habits

and beliefs.

They are universally accepted as true.


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Truth about schoolwork

There is no system, there are lecturers who set

questions in different ways and expect student

to give it to them the way they want to see it.

There are students who refuse to see the

questions the way they are, and they go on to

do their own thing.

There are students who do not believe in

themselves.


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Take ownership of

your life.


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4 hours a day

makes a genius Steve Ashaolu


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Do away with crap.


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Get wisdom. Thirst for

knowledge. Read wide.

Ask questions. Observeyour environment.


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Go behind the scenes.

Dig deeper.


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Move with the

best, always.(in terms of character,

religion, mindset, academics

et al)


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See work as

serious play.W

ork hard, playhard.


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Believe in cause

and effect.

Believe inLuck (Pmeets O)


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Never be satisfied.


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Never get proud.


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Know thyself and

change for good.


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Be passionate.


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Decide who you

want to be. Have a

guideline. Beassertive about it.


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You can survive

without being

too disciplined,at least for now.


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Dont take life tooserious.


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Blunders (aka little

failures) is not

really a bad idea.


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No time is noexcuse


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Make tinydecisions


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You are the best.


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Celebrate littlesuccesses


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Thank ya!

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