{"id":1774,"date":"2016-04-25T12:03:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T12:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/?p=1774"},"modified":"2022-01-28T14:10:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T12:10:51","slug":"ted-accra-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/ted-accra-2016","title":{"rendered":"We Need to Rethink Our Responsibilities \u2013 Babajide Otoki"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The CEO of Jobberman Ghana, Ghana\u2019s no. 1 website has advised the young people to eschew an entitlement mentality and take responsibility and make something meaningful out of their lives.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the TEDxAccra event which took place at the National Theatre in Accra, Mr. Otoki noted that not everyone will be great but those who will make a conscious decision to take their lives into their own hands have a better chance of becoming great.<\/p>\n

“The truth is that no\u00a0one owes you nothing.<\/span>\u00a0We<\/span>\u00a0must cease attributing your problems to others, our environment and exercise our personal responsibility; because we are responsible for everything.\u00a0<\/span>The decisions we make now will becomes a complete reflection of what we become tomorrow.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Babajide Otoki was one of several speakers at this year\u2019s TEDxAccra event, where he spoke on Taking Responsibility and entreated participants to begin to rethink their responsibilities in life.<\/p>\n

“We have to take responsibility and we need to do this on three (3) fronts; responsibility to self, responsibility to others and responsibility to the environment.<\/p>\n

Unsing the story of the three founders of Jobberman.com, Opeyemi Awoyemi, Ayodeji Adewunmi and Olalekan Olude, who took responsibility for their lives during a University strike and started Jobberman.com from a garage,\u00a0Mr. Otoki noted that we can all emulate this story and create solutions and lasting impact for our societies.<\/p>\n

“From a humble beginning, these young men have been able to create in the last seven (7) years, \u00a0the no.1 jobs board in sub-Saharan Africa, which caters over two (2) million job seekers, over 70,000 employers, and placed over 50,000 candidates in various roles. Like them, we must move past the entitlement mentality , create and give back to society”, he said.<\/p>\n

TEDxAccra is an annual event, where thinkers and doers of our community gather to create and share ideas. It seeks to develop and leverage the TED experience at a community level, bringing together innovative thinkers to connect and discuss great ideas. At TEDxAccra, participants take part in a TED-like experience that will ultimately equip and inspire them into boundless possibilities.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Some section of participants at the TEDxAccra event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Babajide Otoki during his presentation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The main auditorium of the National Theatre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Babajide Otoki speaking at the TEDxAccra event on Taking responsibility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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