Managing Director of Background Check International (BCI), Kola Olugbodi, has urged Nigerian graduates to utilise the untapped potential for innovation within the country’s borders.
He bemoaned the economic situation of the country, saying that within the challenges lie an opportunity for innovation.
Olugbodi, who delivered the convocation lecture of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, said graduates should adopt economic difficulties as platforms for creativity. He also advocated a mindset shift that transforms adversity into a catalyst for transformational change.
The managing director of BCI, who shared his life experiences to the amazement of the audience, said a “can-do spirit” should be the focus of the graduates.
He said that he never allowed his disability to affect him in any way as he derived a sense of satisfaction in accomplishing tasks himself, which overshadowed his challenges.
According to him, “when life gives you lemon, make lemonade out of it. You are whatever you make out of life’s challenges.”
Olugbodi enthused that despite the disability on his leg, he devised a method to drive a car as he developed a positive mindset beyond his personal limitations.
He, therefore, urged the graduates to be persistent in all their pursuits despite challenges and failures in life.
Besides, he challenged them never to accept anything negative but remain dogged in life.
He added that they should brace all odds to succeed in life.
Olugbodi spoke in an exemplary and experiential way to his audience, which included the Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom, Oba (Dr) AdesimboKiladejo; former Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko and several other dignitaries.
He urged them not to accept rejection as the norm in their pursuits.
He further advised the medical graduates to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset within the healthcare sector, adding that establishing medical start-ups, exploring tele-medicine solutions and collaborating on innovative healthcare technologies can create new avenues for success.
He also urged other young graduates to embrace entrepreneurship to enable them to contribute to the vital role in shaping the future of healthcare in Nigeria.
