I still get confused over the concept of passion in relations to money. If I consider Maslow’s Law, my conscience will not permit me to advise a fresh graduate in Nigeria without a job to follow his passion; his passion at this time is different from what we generally regard to as passion. I guess I love teaching as you can see in the picture above; the two previous Saturdays were dedicated to teaching RCCG youths – the more I think about my decision to take up the offer from After School Graduate Executives to teach on the two previous Saturdays rather than complete projects that may give me far better pay – the more I realized that I have to evaluate my earlier teachings on Passion vs. Money.
I am passionate about teaching (why else will I have a blog? Why else will I travel the whole state of Nigeria to teach Christian Corpers? Why else will I dedicate five years to write JOBFinder? And the list goes on). My keen interest in teaching is not something that was conscious to me until I had to make the decision to teach over money. Rewind to 10 years back; will I have been able to make this decision? I guess not. This is why passion itself is not absolute; when a youth says I am passionate about singing and ends up working in a bank. Though this may not be his first choice but he unconsciously knows that he needs to satisfy a passion (the passion of making money to be independent, to marry, to clothe, and to acquire shelter).
Common sense, right? Wrong! This goes against the Personal Development advice of some experts1 who say “follow your passion and your money will follow”. According to the bible, Jesus fed 5, 000 individuals with 5 loaves and 2 fishes. There are so many lessons and reasons that can be drawn from this story but the one written in plain black and white is that 5,000 individuals were hungry and needed to be fed. The immediate concern was not for them to hear the good news but for them to be fed. At this hunger point, their passion is defined. No matter how much they love Jesus, if they were not fed, they were not going to listen to him. The same analysis can be drawn for job seekers; feed them and it will be easier to maximize their talent.
This is the vacuum JOBMag hopes to fill in the economic space in Nigeria – feeding fresh graduates and experienced hands with job opportunities and empowering them with the requisite skills to ace any recruitment process of any Nigerian company. They are situated at the heart of Yaba at 254 Herbert Macaulay Way, very close to Sterling and Zenith Bank. It is an ideal place for all job seekers to come to; the atmosphere is superb for learning. When I entered into the place, it reminded me immediately of British Council. JOBMag will be launching its headquarters this Saturday, 17th July, 2010. There are so many things lined up for fresh graduates and job seekers alike; if you are interested, it is important you get there very early for registration or you may lose a seat.
This is the JOBMag brand image that may be in the consciousness on Nigerians for time to come. Highlight for the launch event include job opportunities, free registration, free training, free internet access and lots more. There will be seasoned speakers including myself to grace the occasion. Also included in the launch is a 25% discount on all JOBFinder’s Manual purchased at the launch. I encourage those who see themselves leaving their present job to a better place to attend this launch and get FREE registration to their database. Please, come with your CVs; it’s FREE CV check and there are bound to be recruiters. You may book for a seat by clicking HERE. This is an awesome event that must not be missed by those seriously looking for plush jobs. Have a lovely day!
