My Experience #CustodianMentorsConference 2019 #CustodianMentors

With Oby Ezekwesili; The former Minister of Education. No, I am not pregnant

My heart is full of gratitude as I write this blog. I have seen great people but never have I met the ones who I have looked up to from afar.

Recently, I had tweeted about Subomi Plumtre and how much I love her. She has the ability to put down what I think but can't write(believe me, this takes a lot of grace). I have gone as far as reading most of the posts on her website. The only thing I am yet to do is subscribe to her investment class, which I hope to do soon.

With Subomi Plumptre

I always knew me and this woman have so many things in common.

— Jane Chima (@JaneChima1) April 27, 2018

and

This woman knows how to put down what I can't write or explain.

I will get there 😊

— Jane Chima (@JaneChima1) March 27, 2018

With Leke Alder (My Left)and Fellow Mentees

I didn't know that I would meet her in person much less be in the same room with her and other great people I have looked up to for long time. I do not want to bore you with too much details but I have to share some of the lessons we learnt from the conference.

My mentors were influenced by their parents. Their fathers played huge roles in their lives. I have been a very vocal advocate of raising children well. I believe that what children "see at home", they exhibit to the world. There are behaviours(good/bad) that we learn from childhood that influence us and we find difficult to shake off. These mentors had nothing but praise for their parents who taught them values, principles, diligence, integrity, purpose, assignment, etc, which has led them to success.

Mr. Wole Oshin; GMD of Custodian Investments PLC and the chief host of the event kicked off the conference with a short biography of his life. He shared how his desire to have his own Insurance company drove him to interning for a company for free. The company later employed and paid him well but he got there by his passion and sense of purpose. He also said that he had always wanted to change the way Insurance was done back in their days. He admonished us to have a destination and make intentional moves. He and his team were willing to learn and learnt their trade in a company for 3 years.

During the two hours that she counselled and mentored us, I felt Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili(Former Minster of Mining and Education, Former VP World Bank and Economic Adviser) try to drill her values into us. She tried to make us understand with her life as an example, how these gems(integrity, purpose,etc) would change our lives if only we followed them. She also reminded us that we are in the dispensation of LQ an acronym for Love Quotient (I need to read more about this. The world is waiting for us to use our "humanness" to bring the world together. She told us we have the world without travelling as thy had to and should be make our life meaningful.









Mr. Leke Alder gave us six points with six examples of his life. He advised us to put our best in everything we do in life and have integrity because it is a credit facility. he reminded us of the famous phrase: Nobody owes you anything. There should be no excuses. He told us to always use our imagination. Don't let religion kill your brain cells or your creativity, he said. Your creativity is what God gave you in abundance, use it. He said we should believe in ourselves.

He also said we should not be afraid to take on giants. We should start somewhere. Go beyond making money. Nobody is too young to contribute to the society

Never be afraid to take on giants. All you need to do is change the rules of engagement to win your battles like David. Go beyond making money, contribute to the society like @CustodianPLC - @LekeAlder #CustodianMentorsConference #CustodianMentors

— Jane Chima (@JaneChima1) August 11, 2018

My Lunch At The Event

With A Fellow Mentee At The Conference

Leke Alder Sat Across Me!

Mrs. Ezekwesili Too!

Breakfast

My Breakfast