Who Are You?
Chidi Chukwudi-Madu, PSM1, PMP®
Project Manager | Business and Data Analyst | Scrum Master | Product Owner/Manager | Innovative Planner | Team Coach & Collaboration Expert | Keynote Speaker | Public Speaker
If someone accosts you and asked: "Who are you?" The automatic response is to give your name. By giving your name you feel you've answered that question. But that answer is incorrect because your name is not you - it is a label given to you by others (parents, friends, colleagues, etc) by which you identify.
Do you change when you change your name? I am certain a number of persons reading this article have probably changed their names, or are known by different names by different persons. People can, and do, change their names. But they remain the same person.
Who then are you? To answer this question, you can begin by doing the following;
* Unravel Your Personality and Core Values. Ask yourself what's most important to you. What makes you happy? To figure out your values, you need to consider what's most important in your life. You should let your values define you. Who you are personality-wise and what values you have define your actions.
* Discover Your Passions. What drives you? Inspires you? Motivates you?
* Discover Your Skills. What are you good at?
* Sum up with a Personal Statement.
Roy T. Bennet (American Thought Leader) once said, if you do not know who you truly are, you will never know what you truly want and You must not let the roles you play in life make you forget who you are.
Allow me to introduce myself to you - "I am Chidi Chukwudi-Madu, a Biologist by education and a trained Financial Analyst by profession. I am a Chartered Banker and Certified Project Manager who enjoys dancing, reading, volunteering, travelling, Tennis and Taekwondo. My purpose is to put smiles on the faces of people around me and leave behind a positively lasting impact because I believe that kindness makes living life easier. I am a daughter, wife to one man and mother to two fascinating boys. I am a Toastmaster with proficiency in Innovative Planning, Effective Coaching and Team Collaboration. My personal mantra is 'Kaizen', which means - continuous improvement.
Feel free to incorporate as much as your values, passions, skills as you desire into your response. It is safe to say that your response to the "Who are you" question can serve as your Personal Statement.
So, over to you, WHO ARE YOU?
Project Management/Data Analysis/Customer Service/Theatre Producing and Directing/Creator Hal-theatre/Islamic Finance
3yMy name is Babatunde AbdulGaniy Adegbindin, a social entrepreneur, thespian, stage play producer, business development professional with a focus on Islamic finance. I lead a team of young minds working assiduously to bring ethical stage plays to all and sundry. I collaborate with other well meaning individuals to support families with feeding challenges or health bill challenges through an NGO called the food and health support initiative. I believe in the words of Socrates when he said you cannot know thyself if you don't know thyself. I pray to inspire and motivate minds to be the greatest version of themselves and leave a world where my positive impact will be felt even in my absence.