Do you seek Career
Planning and Development Tips to ensure you are on the right TRACK IN LIFE upon
Graduation through a Workplace and Enterprise Readiness Program?
I write this article to
address a challenge a lot of folks encounter when we want to implement our projects
and ideas.
In this write-up, I will
share some key points on how to begin and the other factors you should or must
consider to ensure that what you want to do is effective.
First and foremost, you
need to ask yourself how this project or community based idea of yours serve
your long term interest. You are not father Christmas spending money for the
sake of just giving out.
Everyone will applaud your
noble reason but your selfish reasons and needs being met is what will
guarantee the lifelong continuity of the noble cause.
One free advice: Always
ensure that whatever community development work you get involved is consistent
with your long term career aspirations. We need growth and one of the best ways
to grow exponentially is by giving back but ensure you give in areas you are
most interested in professionally.
Be a Pharmacist, Doctor or
Nurse interested in public health and how those without access to basic
amenities can enjoy these facilities you think everyone must have. Be the
Chartered Accountant that decides to teach ICAN to those just starting off or
share some extra knowledge with secondary school undergraduates studying
accountant as a subject or better, you can share your knowledge to Undergraduates
on Campus.
Having established what
you are passionate about and measuring or setting a standard to evaluate how it
impacts your long term career professional.
The next phase will be
thinking out the idea.
At this point, you really
need to get a new exercise book or diary where you will solely document the
ideas, action plans, steps to be taken, prospective partners, volunteers,
financial resource and how to go about mobilizing it then laying out a simple
strategy on how to ensure social media helps you enhance the little you are
doing – the concept is to make quality noise that can ensure the kind people
are noticing – it could be your colleague, manager or even your Boss.
Having gotten a new book,
begin to scribble your thoughts - every
idea that flows, write them down. Then begin to reason out the target group and
demography, location, sex, age bracket, who are the stakeholders I am to deal
with (Obas, Baales, Imams, Chiefs or King), if possible the local authority or
most influential person there. You must find this out in your writing then
reach out to them through cold contact and recommendation.
After meeting the
stakeholders via which you will agree on a date, place of executing the idea
(agreeing with them that you will rent chairs or canopies) if need be for them
from the community, make a commitment to renting those items. You don’t have to
buy anything for the chiefs or authority, they will be excited about the good project
you have planned out for them – don’t sound like you got all the money. Let them
see through your passion. Its advisable you don’t go alone. Share the ideas
with some of your friends you think might be interested, observe before you
share with a dream killer or someone whose attitude might not be encouraging. Seek
the energetic type or kind to share your ideas with.
Once you have sorted out
stakeholders, begin to think of ways to raise funds – friends, family, savings,
corporate organization (not advisable as they can kill your ginger and waste
your time). Like I advise cut your coat according to your size, if your pocket
can accommodate a small project, by all means implement your project with your
own savings and the willing contribution of those around you. If you need a
resource speaker for your event, don’t go about thinking of a big name, use the
small trusted name that can deliver within your immediate reach rather than
incur extra avoidable cost.
After you have sorted your
cost and fund raising, you can begin to seek volunteers for the main
implementation. At the first few stages, don’t run with a crowd if not you won’t
achieve anything, do the undergrounds work – people are attracted to success stories
and a likely success stories. No one understands your vision and passion better
than you do so don’t depend on them to give you 100%. Having called for
volunteers utilizing social media, word of mouth and through any other medium –
even your colleagues can be dragged into the project because it aligns with all
of you interest and aspirations.
Having called for
volunteers, summon a meeting where the vision is shared and roles allocated
based on the date you initially agreed with the community you want to impact. Going
there with the same customized attire will help your packaging and brand
visibility. Get a good shirt designer to make shirts for you.
Lastly, use social media
to hype what you are doing and what you want to do. From the get-go, share a
little of your thoughts on social media at the beginning, as you progress, meet
people as regards the project – take pictures, share them explaining what you
are doing there and ensure that on the final day of the project, take limitless
amount of pictures - get a good photographer that will ensure you have make
sense pictures.
Lastly, the intro part of
your Facebook Profile should clearly state who you are and what you are
passionate about by the side.
Examples:
Medical Doctor, Proper
Breast-feeding Advocate and Child Mother Care Specialist
Legal Practitioner, Child
Rights Advocate and Gender based Issues Expert
Family planning counselor,
Children Educator and Human Capacity Development Professional
Use the samples to coin
the issues you care stating clearly what you do professionally.
If you follow through with
this, you will have a good one and grow exponentially.
EldaDavid
be my Name!
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#HumanCapitalDevelopmentProfessional #TechnologyInclusivessEnthusiast
#ProfessionalInclusionAdvocate #DreamInstigator #Inspirer #Motivator
#LeadByExample #BeMyNameLegacy #PassionDrivenByValues
