BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

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Years back when I was in SS1, everyone around me described JAMB as a tough exam. You have to read and read, you must be exceptionally intelligent, you must be this and that ...

I held on to this fear and by the time I was in SS3, most of my classmates registered themselves for JAMB but I refused to do the same. Instead, I told my dad I'll like to school in the Benin Republic (I had friends schooling there) and he kind of agreed. I was happy (I felt I have conquered my enemy - JAMB).

A few weeks later, my dad called me and told me a story (one of those stories that touch the heart). He said for some reasons best known to him I'll not go to study in Benin. That day, you need to see me, I cried my heart out.

That year passed, the following year I reluctantly registered for JAMB. I enrolled for an evening JAMB class where I was tutored. I became friends with the Secretary. She's so fond of me (her Boyfriend and I have the same names and so she called me 'namesake'). She tried her best to motivate me. She was like my tutorial-mother.

Fast forward...
Few days to the exam, she gathered all the students and prayed for us, and she encouraged us. The day of the exam came and I went to write my exam. When the result came out I scored 200+. I did POST-JAMB and my name came out in the merit list of YabaTech and to top it all I was given the course I registered for - Computer Science.

From the above illustration, belief in one's ability is paramount. Never allow the fear of failure to stop you from taking that course, attending that class, starting that business, taking that step, etc.
What you fear doesn't exist. Fear is like a mirage the closer you get the more it disappears. Believe you can and you will.

Even if everyone has given up on you, believe in yourself (you don't need people to believe in you before you succeed) but if you don't believe in yourself, don't expect others to believe in you.

Remember this at all times - NOBODY IS OBLIGATED TO BELIEVE IN YOU.

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