UNDERSTANDING THE 21ST CENTURY CULTURAL CHANGE: The Nexus Between Functional Adults, Stronger Families, Healthier Societies And Economic Renaissance by Obele Gospel.
As much as we begin to see the need for a change, a critical success factor for lasting growth and development would be how healthy our societies are. This is so critical and has been an aspect Africans and most people who preach change, have neglected. Our minds in this part of the world have been contaminated strongly with religious beliefs, traditions and culture, family and social backgrounds, etc. which have shaped our behavioural traits, sense of value, drive for excellence and ultimately, our perception towards relationship, marriage, parenting and economic renaissance.
We see no
connection with how our backgrounds, lives and personalities shape our minds,
attitudes and the change we want to see. We could be more likened to be a clean
glass of water at birth and over time as we grew, we gave ourselves to various
religious beliefs, family and social influence. We got our water stained and mixed
with sand. We have grown overtime becoming unconscious of ourselves and carried
away with the need for change that we forget to solve our own problems,
challenges in our families and those around us.
“Leadership
and change in the 21st century is most effective, when we triumph in
the place of personal leadership” -OBELE GOSPEL
We need to revisit our childhood, background, temperament and
behavioural traits, how they came about and genuinely decide what future we
want in order to reposition ourselves appropriately.
Simply put, we need
PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION.
“There can only be a new Nigeria when we have new Nigerians” - Sam Adeyemi
Please ponder on these things;
1.
What
traits have we picked from our parents (trans-generational heart transfer),
families and societies that have shaped us and how truly have these perceptions
impacted on our parental skills (in the 21st century) and ability to be award
winning spouses?
2.
How
well do we understand our roles and as men and women in Nation building?
3.
How
ready are we to help secure our generation?
4.
How
true and intense is our passion for change?
Life in the 21st century and its demands have
redefined the roles of the male and the female respectively, in order to have
more functional adults, stronger families, healthier societies and greater
economies.
“A dysfunctional child
cannot become a functional adult”. -
Kay Akhigbe II
“There exists a nexus
between functional adult, stronger families, healthier societies and
sustainable economic renaissance” - Obele Gospel
As an organisational and economic development strategist, I
have realized, we must embrace this “shift” for sustained impact. It’s first
within and then without. Personal transformation precedes national and
continental transformation. We need individuals who will take up the
responsibility in ensuring that we are healthy physically, mentally,
emotionally, and psychologically and spiritually to become functional adults, acquire
skills for parenting in order to secure our generation, build strong families
and healthier societies which would add up incredibly to sustain growth and
development.
Have a great week ahead. You will succeed!
Obele
Gospel is the CRO-
Project Change Initiative (PCI), A 21st Century Organisational and Economic Development Strategist.
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