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Hi My name again is Abiola Akinyemi and the following make up

WHO I AM TODAY

A Graphic Artist
I started out doing graphic designs in 1999. I guess that means I have 10years working experience, between 2001 and 2006 I was member of the graphics team for the campus fellowship, the department and the faculty, there I made designs for the entire 5 years stretch for Flyers, Posters, Bill boards, tickets, letter headed papers, greeting cards, receipts etc. I currently work for a consulting company where I have designing as part of my job description. Today I do web design, logo creation among others

Digital Photographer
I started out using manual cameras under my Dad’s tutelage in 1991 (JSS 1). I didn’t use my first digital camera until 2002 and I have done digital photography professionally ever since. I own a growing digital outfit and we cover Read more…

Late last year I attended a convention where I was particularly fascinated by a particular preacher who had is own unique style. He was introduced and all seem to know him as the man of God who quoted from the Bible and the “book of elders”. When he stepped up to deliver his message I understood what was meant immediately. This man of God was using deep yoruba (One of the major tribes in Nigeria) proverbs as support for better understanding and to add a little humour to it he used the proverbs like quotes from the “book of elders” stating chapters and verses that he made up. When we meet with the elders of our land, it seems they can hardly ever speak without adding one or two proverbs Read more…

I was going through a stuff I came across and decided to remix for myself some days ago. I am talking about a small write up tagged “Today I will”. Something that was supposed to be my general todo list for a day. The basis for everything that I will do day in, day out. Here it is: Read more…

It’s a few days into 2009 and in this few days I have been opportuned to hear a lot of people say what the year is most likely going to be for them. Most declaring according what their pastors declared and prophesied. For example: 2009 my year of exploits, of unimaginable success, of rewards, of signs and wonders, of joy etc. I quite agree that this year will be a remarkable year. As a matter of fact 2009 for me, it is my year of all those good things that have been said. However, just as it was written of Jesus that he came for the rise of some and the fall of others. This year will only be good for some, helping some to rise and in this same year many will fall and suffer. Listen to me as I tell you what Read more…

Aliens

By my own understanding of aliens (if they truly exist) I believe I can say that that they are extraterrestrials. They were not created by man, possibly by God or the devil. They do not originate from earth. They came to visit earth with a desire to consume, or to assist or both. Usually they come with more advanced technology and by the time they would have left they would have open the eyes of earthlings (humans) to possibilities in technology…the future. Aliens like humans have a Read more…

This how I entered into 2009 and this is how I planned that my first article will look. Before I continue I want to thank those of you who have been regular visitors of www.akinyemiabiola.wordpress.com for visiting, passing comments and patient with my inconsistency. From now I can promise you there will always be something waiting for you here. I really appreciate you guys. Now that we are in www.biolaakinyemi.com I am happy. I will love you to compare this to my previous blog and in general I will love to have your sincere comments and advise on this one. Thank you. That said, now let me go into how I said I entered this my year of NO LIMITS.

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Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up,

Just as in fact you are doing.

1thessalonians 5: 11

It isn’t enough to say in our heart

That we like a man for his ways

It isn’t enough that we fill our minds

With paeans of silent praise;

Nor is it enough that we honor a man

As our confidence upward mounts

It’s going up to the man himself,

And telling him so that counts!

If a man does a work you really admire,

Don’t leave a kind word unsaid

In fear that to do so might make him vain

And cause him to “lose his head”

But reach out your hand and tell him,

“Well done” and see how his gratitude swells,

It isn’t the flowers we strew on the grave,

It’s the word to the living that tells.

Every one has an invisible sign hanging from his neck

Saying, “MAKE ME FEEL IMPORTANT”

I walked into the office after a 3 days trip and i realized there was a new wave. It’s the “to do list” that was now raining. You had to put up your to do list for each day on the notice board in the morning and then rate how well you did in a staff meeting in the evening. First and foremost this office is really coming close to playing by what I call the “Rules of the Garage”. I think I should share it with everybody.

RULES OF THE GARAGE

• Believe you can change the world
• Work quickly, keep the tools unlocked…work whenever
• Know when to work alone and when to work together
• Share tools, share ideas, trust your colleagues
• No politics, no bureaucracy, these are ridiculous in the garage
• The customer defines a Job well done, radical ideas are not bad ideas
• Invent different ways of working, make a contribution everyday
• If it does not contribute, it does not leave the garage
• Believe that together we can do anything.
• Invent

These are my rules of work and I thought I should share it with all.Back to the talk of “to do lists”. I don’t have one for my work on Monday when I’ll resume back yet but I’ve always had a life’s “to do list”. One that should take me through everyday and I must admit I carried away and score less than 40% most times. Let me also share it with you and here your thoughts.

TODAY I WILL…

• Rise up early cos no day is ever enough for the day’s work
• Not loose an hour in the morning and spend the whole day looking for it
• Give my best time to communion with God
• Compliment three people
• Make myself valuable to somebody
• Leave someone better than I found him/her
• Tackle a problem bigger than me
• Take small steps to conquer bad Habits
• Smile a little more often
• Consider and ask myself WWJD from time to time
• Never be afraid to be me cos it’s me the world needs
• Get my brain engaged before I put my mouth in gear
• Judge this day not by the harvest but by the seeds I plant

So much for “to do list”. If I could make a 100% on this then we can have “@biola reloaded”.

Hey all,

In case you don’t know I work in an HR Consulting firm as a Graphic artist in the make and pack section.

Some days ago our Chairman (Adeolu Akinyemi) decided to rotate his Chairmanship among us and day before yesterday it was Kamal, yesterday it was my turn. The Chairman happens to be my only brother, I work for him. Today it is the turn of my younger sister (Seun) who also works with us. In a bid to help you all understand how it felt like yesterday I decided to gist Tola a colleague in the office about it today. And below is our conversation in full…Enjoy

Abiola Akinyemi: are u there
omosolatola: yep, how far?
Abiola Akinyemi: we need to talk
Abiola Akinyemi: i was reflecting on yesterday
omosolatola: ok
omosolatola: which part of yesterday
Abiola Akinyemi: and i realized that something more happened to me when i was on that seat
Abiola Akinyemi: i wont call it seat of power
omosolatola: tell me
omosolatola: isn’t it|?
Abiola Akinyemi: i’ll call it seat of leadership
omosolatola: ok…
Abiola Akinyemi: i can’t fully pin in it myself
Abiola Akinyemi: but practically speaking
Abiola Akinyemi: leadership is service
Abiola Akinyemi: leadership is responsibility
Abiola Akinyemi: leadership is adding value
omosolatola: okay…
Abiola Akinyemi: leadership is being fair
Abiola Akinyemi: leadership is upholding standards
Abiola Akinyemi: i felt all these yesterday
Abiola Akinyemi: leadership is delegating
omosolatola: biola!
Abiola Akinyemi: leadership id focus
Abiola Akinyemi: i’m being serious
Abiola Akinyemi: i saw everybody in the office from a different light
Abiola Akinyemi: i saw myself from a different light
Abiola Akinyemi: on the good side leadership is all that
Abiola Akinyemi: but if one is not careful
Abiola Akinyemi: leadership can be lazy
Abiola Akinyemi: leadership can be power
Abiola Akinyemi: leadership can be boring
Abiola Akinyemi: leadership can be costly
Abiola Akinyemi: yesterday i spent a lot making phone calls
Abiola Akinyemi: i sat alone until i had anu’s company
omosolatola: very funny, making cals?!
omosolatola: oky…
Abiola Akinyemi: i had to work from inside the office
Abiola Akinyemi: so i did make calls to cover for not going out to get some things
Abiola Akinyemi: i experienced what it felt like to deligate
Abiola Akinyemi: i asked kamal to represent me in a meeting i was to go for
Abiola Akinyemi: i had the opportunity so settle stuff between felix and bolaji
omosolatola: lol
Abiola Akinyemi: i had the opportunity to be fair and i’m sure i was
omosolatola: ok
Abiola Akinyemi: i asked for witnesses
Abiola Akinyemi: i saw bolaji admiting he was wrong
omosolatola: ok
Abiola Akinyemi: i could appeal to felix to let go if he would appologise
Abiola Akinyemi: felix added more conditions
Abiola Akinyemi: he agreed to abide
Abiola Akinyemi: they settled out of court
Abiola Akinyemi: no fines involved
Abiola Akinyemi: i found it an opportunity to serve
Abiola Akinyemi: and give what i can
Abiola Akinyemi: so i sent the mail that i did
Abiola Akinyemi: i’m sure everybody will be better of for it
Abiola Akinyemi: i dare to make it fun by making it a competition
Abiola Akinyemi: using the concept of nnc
Abiola Akinyemi: you can be paid for doing something i.e something that you are doing for your own good in the first place
Abiola Akinyemi: some have still not responded
Abiola Akinyemi: now if they get i fine for that they cannot hold me in bad blood
Abiola Akinyemi: that will be the difference between me and kamal
Abiola Akinyemi: staying alone helped me to focus instead of getting bored
omosolatola: biola this is all too much for me to take i o
Abiola Akinyemi: the standard of office conduct was in my hands and i upheld it as much as the day demanded
omosolatola: y are u telling me all thi
Abiola Akinyemi: seriously i felt sleepy at a point
Abiola Akinyemi: but my launch came on time
Abiola Akinyemi: let me ask you a question
Abiola Akinyemi: do you think chairman is better than you?
Abiola Akinyemi: answer sincerely
omosolatola: yes in a no of ways, now, not bcos he is born special or cos he has some super power but cos of some choices he has made
BUZZ!!!
Abiola Akinyemi: do you think you can be as good
Abiola Akinyemi: of course he will move so you may not catch him on that spot
Abiola Akinyemi: but do you think you can attain where he is now
Abiola Akinyemi: do you?
BUZZ!!!
Abiola Akinyemi: are you still there
BUZZ!!!
omosolatola: of cos i kno
Abiola Akinyemi: kno what
omosolatola: i kno i can be as god and even better if i choose to and wok at it
omosolatola: wat?
Abiola Akinyemi: okay
Abiola Akinyemi: what will you av to do
omosolatola: gime a min
omosolatola: 1. Get closest to God
2. Be a bit more patient
3. Read
4. Listen attentively
5. Get a mentor
6. Start a business
7. To always put in an extra effort
8. Review my goals and strategies every once in a while
9. Talk less
10. Set daily goals and follow through
11. Watch news
12. Meet and chat consistently with people that share my vision
13. Manage my time
14. Cultivate a good saving habit
15. Work on my self esteem

and some more i’m workin on
Abiola Akinyemi: yikes
omosolatola: lol
Abiola Akinyemi: o ti mura mi le tele ni
omosolatola: nope, juast been doin a lotta thinkn lately
Abiola Akinyemi: i’m out to assist especially you in any way i can
Abiola Akinyemi: i may be a little hard on you but
omosolatola: hey, thanks and to what do i owe this?
Abiola Akinyemi: the objective is to make you better
omosolatola: tank
Abiola Akinyemi: sorry i spoke a bit hash the other time
Abiola Akinyemi: but i’m sure u’ll understand
Abiola Akinyemi: i wish you will enjoy the avenues and resources that you av
Abiola Akinyemi: if you need to be driven you will get drive
Abiola Akinyemi: and on the long run
omosolatola: yep, i plan to and u only just spoke the truth d oda time!!
Abiola Akinyemi: it will not matter to you, who is a man or a woman
omosolatola: dnt worry no hard feelings
Abiola Akinyemi: you’ll understand that if you put your mind to some of the things these men have put their minds to
Abiola Akinyemi: if you understudy what they do and how they do it
Abiola Akinyemi: you can be…even better
Abiola Akinyemi: i understudy my brother everyday
Abiola Akinyemi: and not like i’m saying i am totally better than you but
Abiola Akinyemi: in certain ways you can understudy me
Abiola Akinyemi: i can understudy you
Abiola Akinyemi: i can learn about food
Abiola Akinyemi: and you can learn about computers and shortcuts
Abiola Akinyemi: shortcuts to getting things done
Abiola Akinyemi: I like you
Abiola Akinyemi: sincerely i do
omosolatola: woah thaks
omosolatola: y do u
Abiola Akinyemi: i always have anyway
omosolatola: hmn…
Abiola Akinyemi: y do i
Abiola Akinyemi: i like pple who are down to earth
omosolatola: o really, tank
Abiola Akinyemi: people who can admit to what they dont know
Abiola Akinyemi: such pple are teachable
Abiola Akinyemi: and they can learn fast if they set their mind to it
Abiola Akinyemi: my brother thinks i hav a better iq than him
Abiola Akinyemi: he thinks i can be smarter than him
omosolatola: lol
Abiola Akinyemi: if exposed to the same experience
Abiola Akinyemi: and if i started making the right choices
Abiola Akinyemi: hmm choices
Abiola Akinyemi: i intend to prove him right
omosolatola: m sure every one was born to be great its just a matter of choice and how you manage ur situation
Abiola Akinyemi: now have a nice day
Abiola Akinyemi: i want to put this our conversation on my blog

omosolatola: biola anybody can be anything, anything at allif only they set their minds to it, dat much i leant from generis
omosolatola: av a great day too and thanx for the talk.

Seriously I thought my brother’s (Chairman’s) move was a strange one and I wondered what good could come out of it. Alas it did and is still doing me a lot of good. I’m yet to recover…in fact I don’t hope to recover cos I like what it is doing to me

Get your glasses filled and let’s drink to leadership and service

Cheers all