Meet PK

[Olakunle Ogunjobi]

Greetings from PK below:

Mo Kii yin o. My name is Olakunle Soriyan and it’s a great pleasure to meet you. This is supposed to be about me, you know, like my profile and such. And yes, this is about me. These are my beliefs and this is who I am. Normally, this is supposed to showcase my achievements, you know, like I am the Chief Executive Officer of so, so and so; I have accomplished this and that and trained or consulted for so and so; have countless such and such awards, academic degrees and titles to my name. I used to present my profile this way; while I don’t regret that, new thinking has however moved me to a new phase of self-awareness. Truly, a catalogue of achievements will definitely not define me; it will however define the collective efforts of so many players including mine, those of my family, colleagues at work, and so on. Rather, my thoughts reflect me, the current status of my mind and the behavioural patterns that proceed as a result. Everything I have and will ever accomplish will be founded on how I think and conduct myself.

[Olakunle Ogunjobi]

From Pk

We probably have not met in person, but I bet I can tell quite a few things about you. I can tell you greatly desire to be and remain happy for the rest of your life. I can also tell that you truly love and respect people and that you long to create and sustain mutually satisfying relationships. It wouldn’t be exactly presumptuous of me to say that you desire, almost more than anything, to succeed at the highest level possible. I can bet you have a wild dream locked up somewhere within you. Would it be true then to suggest, like myself, that you have been a veteran of some doses of dashed hopes and have had dreams with not too happy endings? You probably have experienced some disappointments in the course of your journey through life. Things have not always worked out the way you planned or expected them to. I bet you nurse some fears, maybe not paralyzing fears, but tiny little voices and feelings that question your ability to secure a wonderful, fulfilling future. Not too many people, maybe nobody, are aware of these tiny little twinges of insecurity you do a good job of putting under as you deal with people and circumstances. Truth is: you are not very different from the rest of us planet ‘earthians.’ Maybe that’s why I think I know you so well.

[Olakunle Ogunjobi]

From PK

As I study life through my personal experience of various life trials, failures and triumphs, as well as those of others, I recognize critical differences in the way diverse people from diverse backgrounds respond to very similar circumstances. These responses, I have realized, make all the difference. It separates the wise from the foolish; the great from the average; the extraordinary from the ordinary. The consistency of how well we respond determines the quality of our state of affairs per time.

I have had my own fair share of living, with all its intricacies. I have lived, succeeded, failed, and recovered; I am however no where near my ultimate destination as my very breath is for me the very proof there’s something higher to conquer. I have tested life’s offerings and formed very vital conclusions about them, particularly success and failure. These conclusions have served as my compass through the haze.

I believe the whole of life is an arrangement. What is coming will come, it is who we are and how prepared we are that makes all the difference. Preparation will require that we sustain the relevant paradigms and perceive our state of affairs constructively. There will always be circumstances beyond our control but our postures will always be within control.

[Olakunle Ogunjobi]

From PK

Contrary to popular opinion, there’s no such thing as a future; and the whole idea is simply a deliberate mechanism by God to help us manage the unknown, anxiety, curiosity, ignorance and fear as well as sustain hope and keep rewards meaningful. The majority however believe in its reality together with its uncertainty. I believe we can determine today, and with great precision for that matter, what we obtain “when tomorrow comes”. There are two kinds of people on planet earth: Those who are busy REACTING to what life brings their way, and those who are busy RESPONDING by DETERMINING what life brings to them. The difference is very critical. I call this LIVING INTENTIONALLY. I have since made a shift to the second category, and I have never been more fulfilled. I have taught the principles of LIVING INTENTIONALLY all over the world and the fulfilment, hope and joy it brings out in those who care enough to practice its principles attest to the credibility of this philosophy. I believe there is only one way to live and it’s INTENTIONALLY.

[Olakunle Ogunjobi]

From PK

By the grace of God I have been given a platform from which I share my thoughts and philosophies of life. I am humbled by the thousands of people I have the privilege of speaking with at my sessions, and more so by how hungry they seem for knowledge. To what end? I often find my self asking. Success? What exactly does that mean? It’s about the most talked about and most pursued word in the dictionary. Our perceptions of this all-powerful word will determine how far we go and how effectively we conduct ourselves. Is it success to live in a big house, drive a good car, keep a good paying job or business, be able to take vacations and sustain a robust social status? Partly, but pathetically narrow in scope; I believe that success can only be significantly measured, not by what we have achieved, but by what we have achieved compared to what we could have achieved, given the true value of our potential. For example: if I have the potential to be the President of the World Bank, preside over my nation, move on to Lead the UN, win a Nobel Prize, and be a critical part of Africa’s renaissance; and instead, end up satisfied as the Managing Director of the biggest bank in the nation, I sure could pass for a success. But am I really, judging by my true capacity? I think not. Pursuing the material offshoots of success is one of the most distracting and limiting human factors ever. And many I see are trapped by it.

[Olakunle Ogunjobi]

From PK

Life Sucks! And it may not be worth ‘living’ after all. If life entails pursuing success and happiness, as we define it, then it may not be worth ‘living’ I assert. But if to live is to give, of one’s talent, skill, money, time and energy to the cause of humanity; if to live is to dream, lofty dreams that transcend personal aggrandizement; if to live is to passionately expend oneself in pursuit of a noble vision; if to live is to sacrifice, to love, to respect every person we meet, to empathize and to demonstrate loyalty, then life is worth LIVING

[Olakunle Ogunjobi]

From PK

I believe in living FREE! Now, don’t assume you know what I mean. It is funny to understand the influences that govern the way we behave; influences which either place a lid on our performance or liberate our potential depending on how much we understand them. Every one of us have at one time or the other been victims of circumstances and have submitted our minds to the tutelage of others; parents, teachers and respected elders. We formed our opinions through the eyes of these ‘custodians of our minds’ and also through the media. These opinions we formed under ‘tutelage’ became preferences, these preferences became prejudices and these prejudices formed our personalities, and probably, our temperaments. And so, we like to eat, sleep, read, love, walk, talk, work and behave in certain ways, concluding, ‘that’s just the way we are.’ Sanguine, melancholy, phlegmatic, choleric and all what not, have become the guises under which we mask our failings. But truth be told, we were all born tabula rasa, we picked up influences while growing up which defined our personalities. And some of these so called personalities today limit our capacities. To my knowledge, I have personally purged myself of every influence, some positive but not compliant with my unique calling to optimal performance, and I have redefined who I am. Who I am is who God has made me to be: limitless, not bound by prejudices, not wired up to entertain certain preferences. I am FREE! My tastes, likes and dislikes are dictated by what is necessary per time. I am, I repeat, truly FREE with my conscience as my greatest asset, under the leadership of my Lord and Saviour.

[Olakunle Ogunjobi]

I believe in God, and I believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of the living God, the Saviour of all Mankind. I believe in the responsibility of the Church to the rest of the world and I believe there is more to this responsibility than we realize. There is much more power concealed in our whole person than we deploy. Much more mental, physical, and spiritual power than we ever can imagine. As Africans, particularly the African Church, I observe that we have overemphasized the spiritual and de-spiritualized the use of our minds. And so we throw back to God the same responsibilities He has thrown to us. We pray, fast, but critically think not. We have relegated the discovery of key inventions and innovation to the thinking few, forgetting that it is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the honor of kings to search it out. God, I read, declares us “kings and priests”. And so the Church ought to be distinguished in honour as it searches out key inventions to alleviate human suffering. Jesus healed the sick, the blind, the leprous and the deaf; bottom-line – Jesus solved problems. Today, advances in science provide cures and succour to a good number of the sick. What new frontiers will the Church break this century? In what new ways will God’s Power and Wisdom be revealed? This is left for us to ponder. Personally, I have concluded - God is too big to be boxed in.

I pursue with passion and dedication, a vision that the workplace and individuals in general achieve excellence in productivity and profitability, through the development and sustenance of an exceptional effectiveness mindset. I believe strongly that the state of the family, corporation or nation is a direct reflection of the state of the mind of those saddled with the responsibility of directing its affairs. My name is Olakunle Soriyan, and once again, it’s a pleasure to have met you.
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