Social Media: The New Gold Mine

The Social Media is turning ordinary people into extraordinary people. The first time I watched Broda Shaggi's skit, I was like: Who is this? What is this? Then another skit and another one. That was how I got hooked.

Can I shock you? Shaggi's series started this January and he's already advertising for corporate bodies. He has 371k followers on Instagram and still counting.

There is also Lasisi Elenu doing wonders on social media, making fame and money for himself with over 700k followers.

How can I forget to mention Dat Warri Girl (81k followers), Ogbeni Adan (187k followers), Omo Ibadan (314k followers). There are also various dancing groups and individual accounts doing great things for themselves on social media.

I recently saw a guy on YouTube playing bass guitar, Bassmatic. Awesome!

I also saw a guy on twitter who remixed Davido's Assurance. Great talent!

I personally know a guy who makes over N2million naira monthly on YouTube.

I can't imagine how all of these talents would've made it to limelight in such a short period of time if not for social media. Social media is making non entities celebrities!

For those of you waiting and depending on government policies before you launch out, what would you do with your life if there's no government or parent to do anything for you? Yes, I know the government owes you something (as a citizen), but what happens if the government is irresponsible? What happens if they only think about themselves and their Swiss bank accounts? What if the government is responsible but needs time to get things right?

Stop waiting for the governments to come rescue you. They probably won't do so, and even if they do, it might be a little late. Create ripples right where you are and with what you have. It's time to start thinking outside the box. It's time to leverage on the power of the social media. What you have, it might be little; but it's not nothing... Recognize it, nurture it and launch out.

Once upon a time, to make it big in life, you needed to be discovered. But not anymore. Social media has provided a platform that gives everyone the opportunity to be heard. It is where anybody can become somebody cheaply in a short time and with more knowledge and dedication, an international star. Will you maximize it today?

From L-R: Lola Omolola, Mark Zuckerberg

The lady that started FIN, Lola Omolola got an invite from Mark Zuckerberg for her effort to set up the group with an amazing record of over 1 million members.

Now to you reading this: You can dance like Kilode at home, your shaku shaku no be here, you sing like Celine Dion in the bathroom, you inspire people with your words in gatherings, you sketch and draw like Michael Angelo. In fact, when you write, people get goosebumps. You can even play a particular musical instrument with finnesse. You can preach and the dead will sniff back to life. You can teach physics like Einstein, you have a beautiful body and face and you're selling clothes. More so, you are so funny and your acting gift is one of a kind...

... But nobody knows that you exist and you're dying in the corner of your world.

For how long will you remain on a low key? Remember that Love of comfort is a destroyer of destiny.

What are you afraid of? What people would say? Ah! Please care less about what they would say. They've been talking and they will continue to talk, rather care more about what would happen if you don't manifest that gift.

Or is it finance? Stop allowing finance ruin your plans, you can make a difference in the world and for yourself with the little you have. With N20,000, you can get an android phone or even manage your uncle's phone for the mean time. When the heart sets on a journey, the universe opens up. Possibilities can occur if we decide to stretch to get what we truly desire. Trust me!

Please take advantage of what is going on around you and launch yourself into limelight. No matter what you know, you can project it to a larger number of people on social media and become known, influential while also making a lot of money. It may take few efforts like commitment, hard work, desire, patience and consistency, but trust me, you will breakforth in a matter of time.

Knowledge + Social media = Gold.

Remember, your passion is your power and your power is your gain. Launch out today!