THE MISS WEST AFRICA CAMEROON A TALK TO THE CONTESTANTS Wednesday october 21, 2015 Hotel seme beach limbe 1
THE MISS WEST AFRICA CAMEROON
A TALK TO THE CONTESTANTSWednesday october 21, 2015
Hotel seme beach limbe
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TRANSFORMING YOUR PASSION INTO
A
PROFESSION
A presentation by Etonde MARTIN
CEO - Sheraiz Delightz & SIPEC
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DEFINITIONS OF KEY TERMS
Your Passion is something you love doing
Examples
Event planning (my case)
Knitting
Sewing
Singing
Dancing
Modeling (your case)
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DEFINITIONS OF KEY TERMS CONTINUED…
Your profession is what you do for your daily bread.
You need on almost a daily basis:
Shelter
Food
Airtime
Cloths
Shoes
Beauty care
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YOUR PROFESSION COULD BE:
Banker
Auditor
Doctor
Lawyer
Teacher
All these jobs allow you to meet your daily needs.
Today I want us to dwell on passions that can be
transformed into Revenue Generating Streams.
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FROM PASSION TO PROFESSION
Sewing
Knitting
SingingDancing
Modeling
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HOW TO MONETIZE
Your passion could be anything and it could be
monetized
PassionEnergy Spent
Price
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SOME EXAMPLES OF PASSIONS THAT WERE
TRANSFORMED TO PROFESSIONS
EB Kreations
She was/is passionate about drawing designs, mixing up different fabrics
She spends time going to Marche Congo, Nigeria and comes back to work in her workshop in Bali to sew designs she has drawn and sells them.
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HOW DOES EB KREATIONS MONETIZE HER
PASSION?
FCFA 2,500 / meter of
fabric
Taxi fare to and from the market and
all other related costs
Value for time FCFA
5,000/Hour
Price of a completed
dress
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WHAT IS YOUR GOAL?
To turn your passion into a profession?
This should be it as it is very rewarding
You get paid to do what you are passionate
about and what you are good at
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HOW DID THEY DIFFERENTIATE THEMSELVES?
•Beauty Products
•TV Show
•Actress
•Beauty Products
•Super model
•Writer
•Good will ambassador
•Supermodel
•Actress
•Music Artist
•Guitarist11
HOW THEY ALL STARTED AND FAIRED
All started modeling in their teens
Got rejection at the beginning but were
tenacious
Were all running away from something
Give back to society in one way or another
All broke the statuesque
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DID YOU KNOW MOST PEOPLE ARE:
Good designers?
Good models?
Good singers?
Good dancers?
***Most people end up JUST being good at
something.
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TO BE EXCEPTIONAL YOU MUST BE LIKE:
Wolfgang Mozart
Whitney Houston
Serena Williams
Naomi Campbell
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THESE AND
OTHER EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALS
Start of their respective careers
Mozart started playing the piano and violin at age 3
Whitney started singing in church at age 5
Serena started playing at 3
Noami started modeling at 15
Dedication / opportunities
All had parents who were into the things they loved and spent time practicing
Parents gave them the opportunities to develop their talents
Rehearsals / practice
In church, home, court, bars, clubs, everywhere possible
Education / learning
Education and learning were all related to what their talents were. No waste of
time nor resources.
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YOU ARE A GAME CHANGER
You are in an industry that is misconstrued,
change the game
You are given a platform, use it to your
advantage
You have an avenue to make a difference, do
not take it for granted
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WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO BE EXCEPTIONAL
Research shows that you need to put in 10,000 hours to be
exceptional
10,000 = 2.5hrs / day of study/rehearsal/self
improvement. *Hence 10 years*
Examples of people who have put in these hours
Beatles (music band)
Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft)
Steve Jobs (founder of Apple)
Whitney Houston (Singer & Actress)
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WHAT WILL DIFFERENTIATE YOU?
Maximizing the opportunities you are given or
grabbing the ones you see
Improving yourself (reading, studying and
getting mentored)
Be detailed oriented
Practice, practice and more practice
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THE REASON WHY YOU MUST MAKE A
DIFFERENCE
To be truly exceptional
To compete internationally
To grow
To be sustainable
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CAN BE EXCEPTIONAL
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