A ROLE-MODEL IS ALL YOU NEED

1. A ROLE-MODEL IS ALL YOU NEED Prepared by : Adedara Oduguwa Ph.D, FIPMA, Assoc. CIPD Curam Gerimus Management Services Limited Our Office: 29 Surulere Street, Sagamu Our Training Centre: 60, Oba Erinwole Awolesi Road, GRA Sagamu Tel: +2347039801664, +2347051860432, Tel: +447487674112 UK Office: 438, Harborne Park Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B170PS Email: info.cgnigeria@yahoo.com, adedaraoduguwa@yahoo.com

2. 1. Who is a role-model?2. Types of role-model? 3. Qualities of a role-model3. Why a role-model?4.Models OUTLINE

3. Hero/heroine, •  exemplar, •  mentor,  • idol, • superstar, • epitome, • paragon,  • star. A role-model

4. Parents • First born • Teachers (academic or religious) • Political leaders • Traditional Leaders (Obas) • Peers • Activists and revolutionalists • Celebrities • Social Media Influencers (Cristiano Ronaldo, with 150m followers on average) Types of role-models

5. A positive role-model shows: • Charisma • Passionate • Ability to Inspire • Clear set of values • Selflessness and acceptance of others • Ability to overcome obstacle • Hardworking, determined and honest Qualities of a role-model

6. A negative role-model shows: • Selfishness • Wicked • Determined • Revengeful • Unforgiving • Heartless Qualities of a role-model

7. Models

8. Born April 20th, 1889, in Austria (Well known Dictator, Tyrant and Autocrat) • Parental Background : Poor Childhood with his father always beating him • Lost Father : 13 years old • 1907: failed to enter Vienna Academy of Art (due to no School Leaving Cert.) • 1909-13: Became a menial laborer to survive. • 1914: Joined German Army as Volunteer. • 1919: Appointed Intelligence Propaganda because of his oratory (30years old). • 1920: Entered politics. • 1921: Became Leader of Nazi Party. • 1923: Attempted to overthrew the govt. but failed. Jailed for 5 years ( 9months) • 1925: Re-found Nazi Party • 1931: He challenged Pres. Paul Von in election but failed. • 1932: Became German Citizen, re-contested and became chancellor in 1933. • April 1933-1934: Crushed all oppositions (killed 200 people in total) • Determined to eliminate Jews due to his perceived injustice in WW1 • 1938: Destroyed 7500 Jewish Shops & 400 Synagogues • Sept.1939: He initiated 2nd world war by invading Poland (Britain and France declared war on Germany). • killed about 5.5m Jews, 19.3 m Civilians and Prisoners of war, 28.7m soldiers and civilians died in Europe Theater (53.5). • April 29, 1945: Married Evan Braun (1929) some hours before both committed suicide (inspired by the killing of Mussolini and wife, Clara on 28th). • Died April 30th, 1945 (Aged 56, 10 days) • Legacies: Human sufferings, Immorality, Holocaust , Evil, Cruelest, • Afterlife: Use as bad example Adolf Hitler

9. A LAWYER, A POLITICIAN, & A JOURNALIST • Born March 6th , 1909, in a small village Ikenne ( A Nigerian Founding Father) • Parental Background : Poor of the poorest , Hewed Firewood, Houseboy etc • Lost Father : 10 years old • 1915-1927: Was his primary and secondary schools • 1937: Married Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo • 1943: Asked for £1,400 education loan from Adeola Odutola , rejected • 1944: Raised fund through proceeds from Cocoa business and wife support • 1949: Co-found Egbe Omo Oduduwa in Britain • 1946: Was called to Bar as a legal practitioner • 1951: Found Action Group • 1952: Became Leader of Govt. Business • 1954-1959: Premier of Western Region • 1963-1966: Jailed for treason • 1966: Released by Gen. Yakubu Gowon • 1967-71: Fed. Com. Of Finance and Vice-President • 1978: Found Unity Party of Nigeria • 1979 & 83 Contested and re-contested for Nigeria’s Presidency but was rigged out • 1982: Was Awarded GCFR by Late Alhaji Shehu Shagari (1st non-President) • Legacies: Education, infrastructure and human capital development • Died May 9th, 1987 (Aged 78, 64 days) • Source of death : Peacefully at home • After life: 32 years after his death his name still household name in Africa. Obafemi Awolowo

10. Born April 10th, 1957,in Kano, (Richest Man in Africa, 64th in the world) • Parental Background : Well to do , With Grand- father the Richest Man in Africa. • 1965: Lost father ( aged 8) • 1965: Sanusi Dantata (his uncle) became his Guardian. • 1965: Sells Sweets to classmates (fund from pocket money) • 1977: Dangote Graduated from Egypt Univ. at 21 • 1977: Sanusi Dantata helped him to secure importation licenses from govt. • 1977: Borrowed N500,000 from uncle to start Importation business (rice and Sugar from Thailand and Brazil respectively). • 1977-2000: Dangote the Importer became number exporter of rice, sugar, Cement, fish, salt, flour etc • 1981: Found Dangote Group, (aged 24) • Dangote Group has over 30,000 direct employees. • Dangote Group is in about 10 countries • 2011: Awarded Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger by Former President Jonathan , 2nd most prominent National Honour in Nigeria • 2014: Lost $4.5 billion (recession) • 2019 February : Gained $5.8 billion in a day • 2018: Started building the biggest oil refinery in Africa with 12b dollars • Married : Four times (divorced), with 15 children • 2019: Worth $16.6 billion. • Legacy: Africa Industrial self-sufficiency (mission to stop import) • Age: 62 (April 10, 2019). Aliko Dangote

11. Born in 1979 (A Determined Carrier- Kaya, Alabaru ) • Physically challenged • Parental Background : Poor of poorest • Father: Hunter • Mother: Fufu Seller • Birth Order: Last born • Olaoluwa attended Saints Paul Primary School Sagamu and graduated • He wished to become a newscaster but no one to sponsor him further • After graduation, he started hawking Fufu to support mum • He was known with his prowess to tell fables ( the Tortoise and wife) • Around 1994: He started fending for himself • 1995: Started selling Bamboo for TV antenna • 1996: Started working as Carrier at Awolowo Market • 1996: Bought A wheel Barrow • 1997: Increased his Wheel Barrows to four • 1998: Built a Room and Parlor house on fathers open land • 1998: Expressed his plan to buy a taxi and stop Carrier job • 1998: Died untimely, he was not sick • He was aged 19 • Legacies: Hard work, can-do and strength Olaoluwa

12. Your role-model determines your lifestyle and span: • Illustrating this : • Hitler’s role-models were Benito Mussolini (Italy’s President and Dictator, died 62) • and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (Soldier, Revolutionary, 1st Turkish President, died 57) , he died like Mussolini (56years old) • but prefer to die by own bullet and not that of enemies. He didn’t like how his role-model was humiliated. • Awo’s role-model was Mahatma Gandhi  (Lawyer, Activist, Indian Founding Father, died 79) • Aliko’s role-model were Alhassan Dantata (His Grandfather, died 78 ) and Sanusi Dantata (his uncle), both were Entrepreneurs. • Olaoluwa role-model was Tortoise (people also called him-Olaoluwa: Ijapa), known as the wisest animal in the universe • (He didn’t want to end up like his father). Their Role-Models

13. Parents • Hitler lost father at 13 • Awo Lost Father at 10 • Aliko lost father at 8 • Olaoluwa was born extremely poor • What motivates them? • Hitler- Zeal for power • Awo- Zeal to be successful • Aliko Zeal to be successful • Olaoluwa –Zeal to be successful • World’s View ( Consequences) • Hitler- Tyrant, autocrat, dictator and villain • Awo- Hero, best President Nigeria never had, Moses • Aliko Dangote- A determined entity, The most successful African Entrepreneur in the 21st Century. • Olaoluwa- Although not known to many, but to some of us, a hero • If Olaoluwa could built a house as alabaru, none of us has any excuse not to be great. Looking at the four

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