Asulewon Babalola, CEO of LASPAG and Convener of the Mastermind Community, has encouraged youths and entrepreneurs to have confidence in themselves, emphasising that self-belief is key to achieving remarkable success and making significant progress in life.
He shared this message during the “Entrepreneurs: Tales by Moonlight” event held on Saturday at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in Ondo State.
“When you look at some of these terrorists out there, one thing they know for sure is if they want to take down an entire school like FUTA, they will do it because they believe in the firearms they have, they have so much belief in their faith so much that they will tell you that even if they die at it, they’ve done what they want.
“So in this context, believing in yourself means that you know that you are capable enough to do anything you aspire to do considering the right morals.
Speaking on the theme of the event, Babalola said the event is organized to encourage upcoming entrepreneurs, students and youths how to create a clear path in business learning from people who have toiled through that path and had successful outcomes.
“If you trace the tradition of tales by moonlight, you will see it’s from our root, you will see that it was a gathering of children and adults in a way narrates stories of success, failures and wisdom for them and this is not just fairy tales to share alone, it was more of them to pick lessons and help them in their journey, even if it’s on a rabbit and a tortious, there is always a take home from that.
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“So in this context, at Tales by Moonlight what we did was to bring together people who have done so well in their field and for them to share with us how they’ve been able to do it so that we can take this information and use it to build ourselves in our own journey”
Entrepreneur and founder of Stylecity, Craky Brown advised that business should not just be seen as an avenue to make money, but a laid down system that will continue to bring yields even when you are no longer active.
“The layman understands that I need to do business to make money, I don’t want to ask my parents for money all the time, but I am trying to create an atmosphere for people to understand that business is more than a side hustle, business is something that even after you are done, it can still bring in money, we have people who are retired and they are still making more money than people who are active, so it is expected of you to build something that can stand even when you are not standing, so basically it’s about building a system ahead of time.”
Brown noted that the path to achieving great business success might appear shaky and insignificant to friends and colleagues, but youths should not be discouraged.
“At that time you are building systems for your business, it won’t really make sense to people around you, they will question your understanding about it, but at the end of the day, you are the only one dreaming, and the dream only makes sense to you at that point in time”
CEO of Arise, Arise Adeoye Dideoluwa shared insights on how building quality relationship building is a huge criterion in business development.
“As a student and a brand owner, I tell you without having good relationships with people, I don’t know where I will be, because there are times when I will be in class or on an assignment and a client will need a product of mine and I will just call a friend to help me out with it.
“Having good relationships will save you from a lot of stress as a business owner, not only because of what you can savour from them, but there are many opportunities you can get from it.”
Master Mind Community is a community of young entrepreneurs set to guide, train, and encourage them by creating a safe space where they can network, learn, and figure out things for themselves.