FROM COLLEGE DROP OUT TO CORPORATE SELL OUT

THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE INTERVIEW
FROM COLLEGE DROP OUT TO CORPORATE SELL OUT

According to Ubong Essien:’One of the finest opportunities of life is the privilege to have a second bite at the cherry, to pick up the pieces and start all over, especially where we may have performed unsatisfactorily.This is an amazing gift.’The success secret of champions can be traced to their stories.Steve harris , a management consultant, life strategist, and author of the bestselling book:’From college drop out to corporate sell out’.,shares his story of rising from gale to glory.Getting kicked off the university twice , becoming a two time office assistant and how he overcame the obstacles to associated with the stigma of being a college drop out.

THE STORY
‘From college drop out to corporate sell out is pretty much what I call a mini autobiography of my getting kicked out of school twice, becoming a two time office assistant and how I overcame the obstacles associated with the stigma of being a college drop out, the lessons learned, and all that helped me become a corporate sell out’

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
In his words:’I had to deal with low self esteem in addition to the fact that there is a stigma attached to not being a college grad .Since it seemed everyone around me was making progress in their personal pursuits and I felt I was retrogressing.i later learned that I wasn’t competing against anyone but myself.’

LESSONS LEARNT
‘One, you are not in competiton with anyone but yourself. secondly, you need to look inwards to discover what God has hidden In you.In additon, the way to the top is through faithful service and lastly turn your passion into profit.’

THE MOTIVATION TO SUCEED

‘The challebeg has served as a motivation to suceed.As you can tell from the book cover, it’s a split imagefor me.Personally, I think the drop out part of me motivates the sell out.I am driven to prove myself that I am not what my alma mata said that I was.I am not one for giving excuses.I hear a lot of people say that ‘if I had a first class or an M.B.A, I’d have gone further in life’,well meet me, I aint got no class!so if God could do so much with someone who had so little.What’s your excuse?

INSPIRATION BEHIND THE BOOK
Truth be told, I never intended writing this book. I was working on
another (out in 2012) when I had 'writer's block' for months and I was so
stumped; until my editor 'Seun Salami suggested I write my story since I
was so comfortable sharing my life experience with audiences. I'm glad I
listened. Thanks Seun!




HOW THE EXPERIENCE HAS SHAPED MY LIFE

Dropping out of school has been the most defining moment of my life. It
caused me to re-discover God, discover myself, find my purpose and add
value


THE NEW YOU-THE CORPORATE SELL OUT

It's exciting! I'm privileged to be a sought after Life Strategist,
Management Consultant and Motivational Speaker. I'm paid very well to do
what I love and I love what I do.


MY JOB AS A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

I have a blast assisting people and organisations achieve success in their
pre-determined endeavours using Consulting, Training and Coaching
interventions to increase their bottom-line and gain competitive leverage
through their people and systems.

ADVICE TO YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
Dream big, start small, grow fast, put God first, get a mentor and never
lose your hunger!