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A lot of people studied courses that their parents wanted them to study. Some other people didn't get the course they applied for and ended up studying something else. Some people are not practicing what they studied. Are you doing what you planned to do when you were a child? Is your present career better than what you planned to do? Every week we'll be sharing stories of people and their Career Truth. This week I had a chat with a 26-year-old who made her decision at 15 without any family interference. What did you want to study? I don’t know... I wanted to be many things. Growing up, I said I wanted to be a Scientist. That’s the first thing I remember. Later on I thought maybe I could be a Farmer. Haha. Interesting. I know right! I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. I got into secondary school and didn’t think so much about it until after we wrote Junior WAEC in JSS3. What happened after Junior WAEC? I was put in commercial class after the ...

A lot of people studied courses that their parents wanted them to study. Some other people didn't get the course they applied for and ended up studying something else. Some people are not practicing what they studied. Are you doing what you planned to do when you were a child? Is your present career better than what you planned to do? Every week we'll be sharing stories of people and their Career Truth. This week we have Victoria, a Broadcast Journalist. Who had to choose between her Mother and her Father's choice but eventually chose herself. She says she’s happy and fulfilled. What did you want to study? The truth is, I didn’t know what exactly I wanted to study. Let me just give you a brief story before we get there. I’ve always known that I wanted to be on TV reading the news. Growing up as a child, I used to be very obsessed with Tokunbo Ajayi. I felt she was so smart. Then I didn’t know there was anything like TelePrompTer. I felt everything she...

A lot of people studied courses that their parents wanted them to study. Some other people didn't get the course they applied for and ended up studying something else. Some people are not practicing what they studied. Are you doing what you planned to do when you were a child? Is your present career better than what you planned to do? Every week we'll be sharing stories of people and their career truth. This week Ayomide shared his story about how he had plans to study Computer Engineering, went on to study Mathematics, dropped out of school and is doing amazing as a Music Writer and Content Marketing Consultant. ______________________________________ My name is Olaniyan Ayomide. I'm 25 years old. So, let me give you a little backstory. I'm the only male child in my family and I happen to be the first born, so there's this pressure from my parents and people in my family. I won't say I'm an extraordinary student but I consider mys...

A lot of people studied courses that their parents wanted them to study. Some other people didn't get the course they applied for and ended up studying something else. Some people are not practicing what they studied. Are you doing what you planned to do when you were a child? Is your present career better than what you planned to do? Every week we'll be sharing stories of people and their career truth. This week I had a conversation with a  22-year-old who said she has made her family happy by getting a certificate in Accounting and  Finance , now is the time to make  herself happy. What did you want to study? Growing up, I always wanted to be a model. I had a thing for fashion.   In SS2 I decided Mass Communication or Theatre Arts. I really just wanted to do anything that had to do with fashion and television. Nice. So did you get any of the courses? Hahaha. No. I studied Accounting and Finance. Okkk… How did that happen? ...

A lot of people studied courses that their parents wanted them to study. Some other people didn't get the course they applied for and ended up studying something else. Some people are not practicing what they studied. Are you doing what you planned to do when you were a child? Is your present career better than what you planned to do? Every week we'll be sharing stories of people and their career truth. This week I had a conversation with a 24-year-old who didn't know what he wanted to study but is flourishing in the communications industry now. What did you want to study? I didn't know what I wanted to study before I got into the university.  Oh? so what did you study and who chose the course? Yes, I didn't know what I wanted but I applied to study law at Babcock University. It was my parent's idea. My name came out in mass communication department  though. I also applied to Bowen and my name came out in Law department. My dad pressu...