Creativity is the quality or ability to create
or invent something.
Another definition that I want you to take crucial is the ability to use one’s imagination
to create new and original ideas, especially
in an artistic context.
Now, if you are creative, don’t just be
creative for fun and not make that ideas you possess useful, Creativity leads
to entrepreneurship. What is entrepreneurship? Entrepreneurship is the art or
science of innovation and risk-taking for profit in business. This means
someone who exploit his or her initiative or his or her creative ability into
business.
What is business? Business is defined as a
particular trade or profession that one does to provide income which the
particular fellow is surviving on. This makes someone a business man or
business woman, that is, one is able to be comfortable in life. This
is what turns someone into an entrepreneur with his creative acts.
So what we’re saying so far is even at this
secondary level, which is where ones brain is super active, You should learn a trade.
Be it tailoring, hair dressing, fishery, rearing of chickens (either layers or
broilers), bead making, wireworks, arts, pencil sketch, pastries, catering, Air
freshener, Liquid Soap, and so on.
DISCOVER
YOURSELF
1. Create your own life timeline.
2. Distinguish your own thoughts
from the thought of the others.
3. Start relying on yourself.
4. Develop your own moral conduct
and practice sticking to it.
5. Organise your own personal world.
6. Immerse yourself in solitude.
7. Seek out a passion: When you
believe in something and see beauty in it, you should do it, no matter what
someone else think.
8. Find a mentor.
9. Sort out your own career path.
10. Abandon the negative.
11. And get it done.
DISCOVER THE
TALENT IN YOU
According to the dictionary, a talent is a
natural endowment of a person. It is an ability or natural capacity that you
have built in you, which may range from one’s creativity to one’s athletic
abilities. We all have them, we just have to find them.
Listen to others: Those around you usually
know what your talents are, even when you don’t. If you think about it, people
have likely been telling you that you are good at something for a long time.
You just weren’t listening. Now is the time to listen.
Determine what is easy: Are there things that you
find really easy or obvious to do, while others may struggle or muddle their
way through? If you have things that you find super easy, you believe that they
should be just as easy, or obvious, for others, but that’s not how it plays
out. In this scenario, they struggle while you stand there feeling like it was
a catwalk!
What you enjoy most: Your talents may be
demonstrating itself in other ways. Are there magazine topics that you just
can’t get enough of? Are there shows you love? Think about what it is that you
love to do most when you have free time. If you are drawn toward it, it is a
natural talent.
Shut up already: Is there a specific subject
that you love to talk about, often to the point that your friends want to shoot
you? Consider the subject, perhaps it may be one of your hidden talents or is
connected to one.
Just ask: Ask everyone you know that will give
you an honest assessment about what they think your talents are. Ask them to
ignore your bad habits and have them share the one or two things that they
think you are hands down most talented at. Ask a lot of people who know you,
but always ask them one-on-one. Compile the results and there is your hidden
talent.
Key
Components: When
you know what your talents are, you feel more in tune with your life. You can
also use those talents to excel in the business world. Whether you leverage
those talents in your product or service, or you use them to network and make
quality connections, they are important to know. When you capitalize on your
talents, it no longer feels like work, it just feels like living. And anything
that makes business and life more enjoyable is bound to be a good thing.
Advantages of Entrepreneurship
1. It
gives a great amount of freedom.
2. It
can be exciting.
3. It
allows you to set your own earnings.
4. It
offers flexibility.
Disadvantages of Entrepreneurship
1. It can be difficult to
compete with other businesses.
2. It
requires you to dedicate a huge amount of time
3. It does not guarantee 100%
success.
4. It comes with unpredictable
work schedules.
7 Benefits of Entrepreneurship
1.
That you do what you love.
2. Flexibility: You are not
being held on a spot compare to companies and civil servants.
3. You are your own boss.
4. You create your own
personal future.
5. Perpetual Vacation: Freedom
is constant in your life.
6. You are viewed as a leader.
7. Being someone: “Things are
impossible until somebody does what another believes can’t be done”.
Entreprenuership That You Can
Go Into
1.
Fishery
2. Poultry
3. Air Freshener
4. Tailoring
5. Catering
6. Pastries
7. Salonist and so on
Knowing How To Tackle Your
Obstacles
1. Mindfulness takes ongoing
efforts.
2. There will always be
distractions.
3. Progress doesn’t always
come quickly.
4. You may always want to give
up.
5. Your goals may want to
challenge your mindfulness.
6. You might forget the
journey is your destination.
7. Sometimes, the thoughts
within you might end up conflicting each other.
Defeating The Obstacles
A.
External Obstacles:
These are obstacles outside of your control such as the economy, natural
disasters, physical limitations, and the political climate.
B.
Internal Obstacles:
These obstacles are generally one-time issues but you have direct control over
them, such as debt, cash flow, time availability, needed skills or talent.
C.
Habitual Obstacles:
These obstacles reflect how people get in their own way. They can only be
removed with behavioural change.
To
overcome these obstacles, business or personal, you must master these areas:
1. Embrace self awareness.
2. Use your time to your
advantage.
3. Commit to focused
discipline.
4. Engage your own creativity.
MARKETABILITY
What
is marketing? Marketing is a form of communication between you and your customers with the
goal of selling your product or service to them. Communicating the value of
your product or service is a key aspect of marketing.
GOALS OF MARKETING
1.
Make use of your social
networks accounts to advertise your goods.
2.
Find out the price of your
goods, so you can reduce your own to beat your competitors.
3.
Know the strategic areas where
your goods sell.
4.
Know the mouths that your goods
sell to.
5.
Make sure your goods are in
good hygienic condition.
6.
Let your goods be inspected by
authority such as Nafdac, SON and sorts.
7.
Make sure your goods are
regulated, so different companies won’t have the name, This is done in Cooperate
Affairs Commission (C.A.C).
7 CHARACTERISTICS A
SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENUERS HAVE
1.
Know failure is the fastest
way to learn.
2. Understand the value they
have to offer.
3. Know how important
integrity is.
4. Are their authentic self.
5. Are tenacious.
6. Are resourceful.
7. Are ready to try new
things.
TEETHING AGE
People,
people, people: Hiring
for a startup is always a challenging task and most leaders will tell you it’s
the people mandate that gives them more sleepless nights than cash or product
issues! Most startups can’t offer high salary packages, fancy offices and a
5-day week. Startups need people
who are self-motivated, eager to learn, and can adjust with ease in the startup
culture. If money is the only factor for the candidate being interviewed, then
there’s always a handsome salary package waiting around the block. That said, finding the right talent
is extremely crucial as going forward, it does decide the startup’s fate. Not
focusing too much on resumes, but on the characteristics the candidate reveals;
giving defined projects to judge their abilities; and gauging through the
exercise their nature whether they are a team player or not, flexible or not
are some things that have worked for us.
Last but not the least, design an attractive employee referral scheme,
because no one knows better than existing employees the kind of person it takes
to succeed in your startup. Entrepreneurs need to be as convincing in selling
the job to prospective employees as they are selling product or service to
customers and business model and value proposition to venture capitalists.
Retaining the
talent: Once
you manage to hire the right candidate and think all is well, think again,
because more often than not, it isn’t! Next thing you know, she puts in her
papers and wants to move on to greener pastures. Right here is the next bump on the road – being able to retain
your best talent. As a founder, you will need to continue to sell the new hire
on the opportunity throughout their first few weeks at work, maybe even months
or years. Add to this
equation the fact that startups typically hire young people who are more
restless and want to see quickly how they impact the business and their role in
the bigger picture. Therefore sharing on an ongoing basis the vision and future
roadmap, including execution plans and the role new team members are expected
to play, will hold founders in good stead.
Getting in
your few customers: This
is a typical chicken-in-egg situation startups faces wherein they need solid
existing customers to prove their credibility and value proposition so as to
bring in more customers into the fold. Convincing
your prospects to work with you when you’re not a big name, have limited
resources, no case studies, and specifically in our case, convincing them to
trust you with their customer data, isn’t easy. Add to the equation the fact
that you are going up against big players loaded with cash. They are like big
gorillas, which can be very scary when you have to face them in the ring. The
only way you can beat them is to be extremely agile, move quickly, and be
extremely sharp in finding new opportunities.
Building a
brand name: Here
too, startups are faced with a double-edged sword, whether to focus on building
trust and the best capability in their product or on grabbing the marketing
limelight by racing to be first-to-market, thus compromising on some capability,
in an already crowded marketplace etc.
Both
are important but a tough feat to accomplish, especially when resources are
limited. The traditional brand building tropes are cost-prohibitive;
therefore, startups need to be innovative and organic in their approach. Social platforms such as Media can be
used creatively to develop impactful communication. Half the battle is won.
ENCOURAGE YOURSELF
1.
Set a personal mission
statement.
2. Make a plan.
3. Start a routine.
4. Set time for yourself.
5. Plan ahead and set
reminders.
6. Set rewards.
7. Engage friends.
8. Indulge in inspirational
activities.
9. Stay positive.
10. Sleep.
Written/Presented by
ADEBAYO
BUSAYO
