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Nuturing Leadership and Innovation for a better Nigeria

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At YTOP Global, we are deeply committed to our mission of nurturing leadership and innovation to create a brighter future for Nigeria. As we celebrate Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day, our dedication to this cause shines brighter than ever.

A Beacon of Hope in 1960

In 1960, Nigeria emerged as a beacon of hope for the African continent. We represented the promise of potential and greatness, a promise that continues to define our identity. YTOP Global believes in rekindling that hope and channeling it into tangible progress.

Harnessing Our Wealth of Resources:

Nigeria is blessed with abundant natural resources, waiting to be harnessed for the greater good. Our oil, minerals, and agriculture hold immense potential for prosperity. YTOP Global is dedicated to responsible resource management to secure a legacy for future generations.

Nurturing Exceptional Talent:

Throughout history, Nigeria has been a breeding ground for exceptional talent in various fields. YTOP Global aims to nurture and empower these talents, enabling them to shine on the global stage. Our youthful population is a wellspring of innovation, and we’re here to tap into that potential.

A Leader in Africa:

Nigeria stands tall among African nations, boasting a substantial population and vast economic potential. Our influence and market are unmatched on the continent. YTOP Global envisions leveraging this position to drive unprecedented growth and development across Africa.

Unity and Perseverance:

As we commemorate our independence, YTOP Global underscores the importance of unity and unwavering perseverance. Challenges may persist, but our commitment to overcoming them is unwavering. Let the words of our national anthem guide our leaders toward positive change.

A Radiant Future with YTOP Global:

Nigeria’s 63rd year of independence signals a new beginning. YTOP Global prioritizes peace, justice, and equity as we journey toward progress. We invite individuals to join us in fostering unity, championing transparency, and actively participating in our nation’s development.

In the spirit of hope and renewal, YTOP Global stands as a beacon of dedication to make Nigeria better. We are committed to raising leaders who will drive positive change and nurturing talents who will pioneer sustainable solutions. Together, we will illuminate the path to a brighter and more promising Nigeria.

Join YTOP Global in our relentless pursuit of a better Nigeria. Together, we will build a nation that reflects the greatness and potential we have always represented.

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THE DILEMMA OF LEADERSHIP: SEQUEL TO RISE OF 100 LEADERS, OAU.

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Everywhere Racheal went, she was hailed as a natural-born leader endowed with exceptional skills. It seemed destiny had carved out a path for her, placing her in leadership positions at a remarkably young age—in the classroom, during practical sessions, at church, or wherever her presence was required.

Despite her introverted nature, Racheal mastered the art of adaptation, seamlessly blending into any environment she found herself in. She may not have sought the spotlight, but the unmistakable essence of leadership always gravitated toward her. With time, she honed her leadership abilities, immersing herself in the realm and leveraging her strengths while actively working on her weaknesses.

Diligence, commitment, excellence, loyalty, integrity, and other leadership qualities determined Racheal’s guiding principles. However, a quandary plagued her mind.

Racheal had fallen ill with the flu, bedridden for three grueling days. Yet, she couldn’t help but shoulder the burden of completing all the assigned tasks. During this period, she realized how much she had neglected to delegate responsibilities to her team in a manner that would allow progress to continue in her absence. This dilemma could aptly be termed the crucial concept of “knowledge transference.”

Embarking on the journey of knowledge transfer, we uncover the unique art of sharing wisdom, skills, and insights from one entity to another. It’s a profound exchange that captures the essence of growth and development, meticulously capturing, organizing, and transferring the keys to success.

Consider this intriguing scenario: The Rise of 100 Leaders, fueled by an insatiable thirst for progress, tactfully unveiled a fascinating leadership predicament, knowledge transfer, and management. By combining close-knit group interactions with well-equipped coaches and engaging classroom activities, every participant discovered their voice and felt renewed excitement and enthusiasm.

But amidst this captivating narrative, let’s delve into a few tantalizing thoughts:

  1. How can the invaluable knowledge acquired in this transformative training cascade across the leadership realm, nurturing a new breed of exemplary visionaries through an unwavering commitment to quality?
  2. What extraordinary processes can a leader craft within their organization or team, ensuring the continuous flow of projects and tasks even in their absence, fostering a legacy of excellence?
  3. In the labyrinth of leadership, how does a true leader foster trust among their team and deftly navigate the delicate path of knowledge transfer, fostering an environment of growth and collaboration?
  4. Unlocking the secrets to effective knowledge transfer: a quest that demands ingenuity, strategy, and unwavering dedication. How can we traverse this treacherous terrain to extract the full potential of shared wisdom, maximizing its impact?
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Twelve proven methods to overcome psychological stress on the journey to self-discovery

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The road to self-discovery is tasking and can get stressful and frustrating. How, when, where, and what kept popping up in the brain and heart. It gets more worrying when there is no proven success on how much you have worked.

Every man has a specified purpose in various sectors in our world today. Annually, more people graduate from school and don’t even know which direction to go outside the school community, hence the stress of where to begin their lives.

Stress is a common word every youth says indirectly as, “I don’t know what to do.” Or “I don’t know where to start from.” Or “I feel frustrated about everything. “. This stress gets even worse with a lack of resources materially or financially. The six-lettered word, stress, can affect man psychologically, thereby bringing about confusion, anxiety, and depression. Meanwhile, some stress is not avoidable, but it can be managed.

 Today, the most common stress is money, work, and poor health and statistics by the American Institute of Stress, about 33% of the world population suffers from work stress, what to do, or what they are doing presently, and about 77 percent of those stressed experience a decline in physical health.

 

Now the purpose here is not to scare you but to help you realize a better way to manage yourself wherever you are either you are just starting the journey of self-discovery as a fresh graduate, and you have been on the journey for a while.

1.       Take your time; the first mistake most people make on this journey is that they rush into whatever they can do with the motive of making enough money and living a comfortable life. Now, taking your time is different from wasting your time.   During this period, you want to know who you are, what you do to the best of your abilities and efforts, and what makes you happy. You give yourself to understand, observe and develop yourself to solve societal problems. Medically, meditation is encouraged because it’s a period where you can be calm. The moment of calmness is the ability to think clearly. Amidst the chaos, demands, troubles, and economic situation,  take your time reviewing the pros and cons.

 

2.       Identify your stressor; a stressor could be a person, place, or situation, and stress could be a combination of any. After taking your time to meditate, settle down to identify why, how, when, and what gets you stressed out. Answering these questions would help you get a better understanding of your personality.  

 

 

3.       Schedule your worry: Yes, you can schedule your worries at a specific time of the day. It is similar to a to-do list you strictly implement into your day-to-day activities and helps you focus on solving one problem at a time and help place priorities.

 

4.       Take a step at a time; resist that part of you that seeks to accomplish multiple tasks within the same time frame. It is the reason the majority feel so stressed as they focus on many problems together.  After you schedule your worries, solve them one at a time to reduce how much you stress and help you accomplish more than you imagined in a shorter time frame. A great nation was not built in a day.

 

5.       Set limits: cutting off unnecessary visits or journeys, eating unnecessarily, wasting resources,  buying unnecessary stuff, and more could help reduce mental stress. On the journey of self-discovery, discipline is required, that is, setting limits on what you want and focusing from what you want to what you need. Setting priorities right would help reduce stress psychologically.

 

6.       Develop a hobby; be it playing games, strolling, chatting with friends, and more, develop a hobby that takes your mind off your troubles. Interestingly, every game on the Web today has an advantage for the brain, for example,  candy crush is a game that tests your patience and persistence, watercolor sort helps you in problem-solving, and 2047 helps you helps to test your level of concentration, exercising relaxes you. Whenever you feel overwhelmed,  take a break from work to help the brain cool off and keep a clear mind.

 

7.       Learn to ask for help;  I understand that you have been refused many times and have developed this independent mindset that you can do everything on your own. This is where the importance of association has emphasized the type of people you keep in your association, what your association offers positively from the friendship factor, what you gain or give to your association, and who your mentor or role model is. No man is an island.

 

8.       Have an open mind to learn and unlearn: On the journey of self-discovery,  you need to be open-minded and flexible. The journey is not about what you know in-depth but a time for you to learn new things and become a better individual.  Keep your mind open and seek opportunities to learn new things every day. Being open-minded helps keep a clear mind towards achieving your goals because an outdated individual who cannot meet the positive changes of time gets outdated in society.

 

9.       Journal your track record; I understand that keeping up with your set goal can be overwhelming and hard sometimes, but you can reduce the stress by keeping a journal or a calendar to record how close you are to achieving that goal. You compare what you have done to what you are yet to do and plan. This is not to stress you but to know how well you are doing. Not having a comparable record result in mental stress most of the time.

 

10.   Refuse to be compared: on the journey of self-discovery,  you are to discover who you are, not what the people around you want or what they see. Resist living the illusion people create about you. When you determine what you want to be, how to go about it becomes clearer and having a defined goal and imagery of yourself helps you work towards achievement.

 

11.   Build your self-esteem; the common saying, “the way you dress determines how you are addressed,” is not about dressing in a typical sense but about your composure to your goals and responsibilities. Being wealthy with low self-esteem is no different from a mediocre.   In our world today, your self-esteem defines how you view yourself. Take time building your self-esteem and confidence in who you are and want to be.

 

12.   Change your perspective; your mindset determines your approach. A change in your perspective would help to see things differently and approach a situation Skillful and vice versa. Take part in self-talk, read positive books, watch positive videos, and engage in productive activities.

 

 

One or two of the methods listed above are probably missing when you are seeking what to do in meeting ends means. Search through and ask yourself which is missing and engage it productively and you’ll be amazed how much progress you make on your journey to self-discovery

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3 WAYS TO TAKE YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT JOURNEY PERSONAL

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A lot of times we fail to understand what personal development really is and just copy what other people we like are doing. Whereas you are unique and your combination of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats are different compared to other people.

 

Have you ever wondered how siblings who grew up in the same environment, with the same parents and near-equal opportunities have different personalities? This is because aside from their environment, their biology is also a major determinant of how they will perceive things and interpret situations.

 

This is what developmental psychologists and human development professionals will call nature vs nurture. You cannot overlook the effect of your nature (genetics) and the environment you grew up in which includes the people you’ve interacted with up till now, the words you’ve heard, the places you’ve been to, the ideologies that have formed your mindset, and every other external influences that have contributed to making you.

 

This is why you are unique and why you should take your personal development journey personal because it is personal. No one can understand how you feel even if they say so, they might have a clue but not feel the same way. So how can you take your personal development journey personal?

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1. Take a personality test to understand your personality: different personality tests exist on the internet such as the Myers and Briggs 16 personality types, DISC and Big Five. A personality test helps you understand why you do things the way you do them also gives you a glimpse into how you relate with people and jobs/careers that fit you. Your personality is truly not a permanent stamp on you. With a test, you know more about your strengths to make plans on getting better.

Don’t focus on your weaknesses too much because the more you work on your strengths, the smaller your weaknesses look. For example, if you are a shy person and one of your strengths is offering hope and encouragement to people. When you start working on reaching out to people, your shyness will diminish with time.

2. Draw out a personal plan for yourself: the personal development journey is indeed a lifetime journey and your life is also time-based. So it is always advisable to draw out a career, financial and any other personal plan for yourself while still keeping an open mind. How do you make this plan?

Write a list of things you need to know as a professional in what you do by doing a thorough research and looking out for interview sessions of people you admire when they share their stories. This plan will serve as a guide and help you stay on track.

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For example, if you are studying to be an accountant. As an accountant, you need to have certain professional knowledge and certifications. Draw out a plan on how you want to achieve them. Maybe you will take one or two certifications yearly, then read books in and outside your field monthly or quarterly. You also need to attend events and network with people, which means your plan should include the number of events you’ll attend, where you’ll find them (eventbrite is a good source) and how often you’ll attend these events.

Your plan can be for 6 months, 1 year, 5 years or a decade. What is most important is that you draw out an evaluation plan in the course of that duration. For a 1 year plan, you can review it quarterly or monthly to know how much you’ve achieved, note the challenges and how you overcame and other important details that will help you in the future.

3. Celebrate yourself as you progress: let’s say you are working on your interpersonal skills and you successful had a conversation with someone for the first time, it’s ok to celebrate that. Celebrate your small wins because it is the little things that make up the big things.

Ensure that as much as you have role models, don’t compare yourself with anyone or beat yourself down because someone achieved something earlier than you did. You are a unique person and what matters in growth and development is a change in comparison to who you were yesterday.

Cheers to a bigger you!

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