From Passion to Product to Profit
Doing what you love to do and getting paid for doing it.
Maybe you are one of those incredibly gifted individuals to whom God has given many talents and passions. Don’t let fear or worries of what people think or say hold you back from turning your passion into a product. If you are truly happy with the passion that God has put in you, keep those enthusiasms burning bright because your passion could be the matchstick that will light a spark for the startup of a profitable world-class business venture. Your passions could be used to create opportunities to build profitable businesses that meet social needs in our communities.
Our collective passions, therefore, represent a powerful force of transformation for our country. From one man’s passion for computer and software, the US and indeed the world at large are better for it.
Today, many young Nigerians are pursuing their passions to profit in various areas such as in football, academics, science, music, literature and so on. In football, young Nigerian soccer stars are using their passions to make a lot of impact thereby creating a positive image for the country. Some of the young Nigerians who have pursued their passions for football to profit include Kanu Nwankwo, Obafemi Martins, John Mikel Obi, and even the female Falcon's top strikers Mercy Akide, Cynthia Uwak to mention a few.
In music, Innocent Idibia popularly called Tu Face. Indeed, he is one young Nigerian musician who has become a phenomenon from nothing but just doing what he loves to do; his passion. Cobhams Asuquo, a fascinating blind singer and music producer has proved that there is ability in disability. I call him the music virtuoso. A singer and producer, Asuquo has soared above every limitation posed by his disability. This is the force of passion at work. A man that is driven by passion can never be stopped irrespective of his physical state.
In comedy, Julius Agwu fondly called D' Genius, Bright Okpocha a.k.a. Basket Mouth are not missing from the list. In literature, the outstanding Nigerian young literary jewel Chimamanda Adichie, has also held her own. The list endless.
In this 21st century, stories abound of young people making strides, once again proving beyond doubt that just any one can pursue his passion to profit irrespective of every limitation in their environments or what the society believes.
See how these young people and many others that we don’t even know, have changed and are changing their lives with nothing but by doing what they love to do.
I encourage you to pursue your passion, translate it into a tangible product and then to profit. You owe it to God. You owe it to humanity and you owe it to yourself. Go ahead and do as occasion demands.
Passion is the key and you have it!
Cheers!
