UNIVERSITY .BABCOCOK.UNAD.UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN..YABATECH.HARVARD.WHAT IS IN A NAME? E.A ADEBOYE .BILL GATES. DENZEL WASHINGTON.THIERY HENRY. MTN.COCACOLA

One of the first choices every school leaver has to make after his career choice is the university he intends to attend. It’s indeed a very interesting discovery that even people who do not have the slightest idea of what their dream university looks like will still opt for it and speak well about it when anyone tries to say otherwise. The name of the university seems to make a whole lot of difference; it’s the little difference that makes all the difference between top class universities sand other tertiary institutions. It’s the same reason why you would rather open a yahoo e-mail address, take a bottle of coke, search on goggle, buy OMO for laundry, get a nokia phone and ultimately take your date to a Mr. Bigg’s outlet than settle for any other. After taking a careful look at what makes a name I discovered that regardless of the field, all world-class brands have three things in common.

THEY ARE DISCOVERED

There’s this story of a Christian that went to heaven. On getting there he met the Apostle Peter at the pearly gate and asked, ‘’who was the greatest general of all times?” Apostle Peter pointed to a man that wasn’t too far from Him. The new visitor to heaven contested his reply, because he lived with the man Peter pointed at in a slump for many years before his death. “Well that might be true, but by my records here, he is the greatest general of all times”, said Apostle Peter.

I Love to say that what counts is making what was once lying-in-state in your heart to become a state-of –the-art. There’s the famous Kellogg’s Cornflakes, many people prefer it to any other brand of cornflakes. Somebody simply forgot wheat in the oven overnight and the next morning he loved what he was. The rest is history. You have an idea, concept or dream that has the potential of making a name tomorrow. God is still in the business of giving the sons of men extraordinary ideas that can make them a voice to their generation. Heaven can never be short of revelations; the problem is that there are very few young people who are willing to get connected to the source of ideas.

OVERTIME, NOT OVERNIGHT

People don’t make a name in any sphere of life overnight; rather they begin to make significant impact overtime. Your idea can become a world-class brand, but it’s a process and not a 100m dash. It’s been said that the road to success is always under construction. At the moment, what you are involved in might only have impact on people in your room; it’s not impossible that your course mates don’t even know you exist. What counts is what you do on a consistent basis about your dream. Nothing works except you give attention to it; nothing moves except you move it. Sitting down did not make the footprints of great men. Whatever it is that God has laid in your heart to do, start from where you are and it won’t be long before you meet success at uncommon hours.

CONTRIBUTION

People can forget what you say, but they will never forget your service to humanity. Every person that makes a name in one field or the other has simply met a need and solved a problem. It’s been said that Henry Ford resigned from the company he started because he wanted the company to manufacture a car model that the average American would be able to afford, but his co-workers were more interested in the viability of such a model. So, they disagreed. Today, we still talk about Ford; nobody remembers the rest of that team.

Nobody will remember you for what you received; they would rather remember you for your contribution. Whose life do you intend to impact with that idea of yours? Of all the goals you have set for yourself which one will benefit others on your campus? Show me a man that is committed to helping men solve their problems and I will show you a man that will remain on top. How would you feel if in the next few years you name becomes a reference point? What if your idea of a establishing a boutique, writing a novel or waxing an album becomes a world-class brand? It’s time to move your life to the next level.
Culled from the book: CAMPUS TALK