I don’t know if you are conscious of how the environment has an effect on you, I didn’t realise this because of how I grew. I still wasn’t aware of the environment effect until I started being attentive to myself. I read this book “Outliers”. This book actually drew my attention to what the environment can do to us in our lives. It can be positive and it can be negative.
I am glad that I quickly figured out. And I had to adjust before it was late. I wasn’t so exposed in some ways which also is good for me to a very good extent because it has shaped my thinking towards life. All what I just did was to adjust and find a balance.
Here are short scenerios of how I think environment has affected me.
- Parent Background: The family you grew up in can really determine a lot of how you think, interact with people, relate, and work. I really don’t want to talk much about this but I want you to pay attention to this.
- Career Path: I have passion in a wide industry but my life revolves around tech and educational industry. I usually say I won’t be the same assuming “I am in the Silicon valley environs” I do joke around it anyway not that I regret that I didn’t find myself there, I am very thankful for where The Almighty has placed me. But just imagine we have an environment like the silicon valley. What do you think you will become by just having the sense of being in such a place? You get to meet people, have access to some things and a few other valuable stuff. I have not been there anyway, I heard and read about them and I know it’s a place I will love to be to learn.
I once wrote an article on medium that I shared about my journey into the tech world, it wasn’t that I am a genius, it was the people I met in that environment and how I have been listening and paying attention. It really shaped me positively.
I want you to reflect on yourself because that’s the key, if you can reflect on yourself, you will be able to know how you can make the environment to be of favour to you. I didn’t leave my parent house either did I get into the silicon valley. I made use of what was available. Oh! I almost forgot, CoLab really played a huge role in giving me the experience of silicon valley. Thank you @CoLab and @Ridwan for introducing the Hub to me. The day Ridwan told me about CoLab, I branched their place sharp sharp and since then, I am proud and glad I have known them. CoLab is Kaduna’s first coworking space and innovation hub.