MODULE 3 UNIT 1

LIFE (TIME) MANAGEMENT

As we moved on from town to town, with our travelling bags and empty water bottles, my weariness increased; One for the fear of not knowing where we were headed, and secondly because we were left with nothing to eat and drink. My anger got pitched to the highest level when someone screamed out loud the fact that we had been turning in circles in an opposite direction to where we should have been headed.

The leader of our group apologized profusely for reading the map wrong and misleading every single one of us. But nothing could be done to change the fact that we had been on this course for the past 4 days; on a journey that should have taken us 4 hours. I realized that my friends and I had our faults, for we turned deaf ears to our school history tutor who asked us to obtain maps of that region and study it thoroughly before heading out on our visit to Moluckuhistorical site.

At this time, we had lost sight of our final destination, and we were busy shifting blames and complaining about the incompetence of our leader. Suddenly, there arose the guy who never spoke in class, saying he could redirect us and lead us on our way to Molucku. We all decided to give him a trial, and in 2 hours we were standing face to face with the famous historical site.

Dr. Benjamin Carson (Risk Taker)

Brief Profile Born on 18th September , 1951 at Detroit, Michigan, US.

Joined the army and fought in the Creek War of 1836 and in the Texas War for Independence.

Bagged a Bachelors Dergre in Psychology from Yale University in 1973.

Married in 1975.

Obtained a medical degree in 1977 from University of Michagan.

Retired from medicine in 2013

Currently the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Trump Administration.

Exploits

❖Director of paediatric neurosurgery at the age of 33, at the time (1985), the youngest U.S. physician to hold such a position.

❖In 1987, Dr. Carson performed the first successful separation of conjoined twins who were attached at the back of the head.

❖In 1994, Carson and his team went to South Africa to separate the Makwaeba twins. The operation was unsuccessful, as both girls died from complications of the surgery.

❖In 1997, Carson and his team went to Zambia to separate infant Banda boys. The boys were joined at the tops of their heads, facing in opposite directions. After a 28-hour operation, both boys survived and neither suffered brain damage.

❖He has authored several books, including the popular autobiography Gifted Hands (1990). Other titles are—Think Big (1992), The Big Picture (1999), and Take the Risk (2007).

4 Simple Questions to Help Assess Any Risk

What’s the worst thing that could happen if we operate?

What’s the best thing that could happen if we operate?

What’s the worst thing that could happen if we don’t operate

What’s the best thing that could happen if we don’t operate?

For additional reading

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carson

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ben-Carson

Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh (Sacrifice)

Brief Profile

Born on the 27th October 1956 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Graduated from the University of Lagos and had her housemanship at LUTH in 1981.

Married 26th April, 1986.

Died 19th August, 2014.

Exploits❖In 2012 she was the first doctor to diagnose and alert

the ministry of health about the spread of H1N1 (swine flu) into Nigeria.

❖She had never seen Ebola before but was able to diagnose and contain Nigeria’s first-ever Ebola patient in July 2014 and alerted the Ministry of Health.

Despite the threats issued to her by Librarian government officials to discharge Mr Sawyer to attend a conference in Calabar, she said: “for the greater good, for the love of humanity and for the love of country I will not release him”.

On the 4th of August, 2014, it was confirmed she has tested positive for the virus and was being quarantined and treated.

Lessons to be Learnt Diligence,

Exceptional ability,

Sacrifice

Heroism

Selflessness

An unwavering commitment to the Hippocratic Oath

Total attention to details

Alerting relevant authorities in critical times

Dr. Ola Brown Orekunrin(Flying Doctor)

Brief Profile Born in London, England and raised by foster

parents Lowestoft.

She graduated as a medical doctor from the University of York at the age of 21.

She has published three books ‘EMQ’s in Paediatrics’, ‘Pre-Hospital Care for Africa’ and ‘Fixing Healthcare in Nigeria; a guide to healthcare policy’.

Her MotivationHer 12-year-old sister, a sickle cell anaemia

sufferer, who was on holiday in Nigeria, needed urgent care, but the nearest hospital couldn’t offer the needed medical help.

The family started to look for the nearest available air ambulance service to transport her to the nearest hospital with the facility to take care of her, but were shocked to discover that there was none in Nigeria, or the whole of West Africa.

Her Motivation (Contd.)

The nearest was in South Africa, and they needed an activation time of 12 hours to get ready. Unfortunately, the girl died before the service got ready.

The loss of her sister was a tragic one and yet a life changing event that birthed her company.

ExploitsShe pioneered the first air operated

ambulance in Lagos, Nigeria (2009); Flying Doctors Nigeria Ltd.

Dr. Orekunrin is a TED fellow and has been honoured by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a Young Global Leader.

• AWARDS In 2012 she received ThisDay Awards (Contribution

to Health in Africa) 2012.

The Future Award as ‘Entrepreneur of the year 2012’.

In 2013 NewsDirect Awards as ‘Outstanding Female CEO of the Year 2013’.

In February 2018 she received "Extraordinary Business Achievement Award” at the SilverbirdGroup’s annual award held in Lagos she became the youngest person ever to win the prestigious award at age 30 and the only woman in the last decade.

Lessons to Learn

•Be solution driven

Be innovative and entrepreneurial

Versatility

Professor Dora Akuyili (Selflessness)

Brief Profile Born 14th July, 1954

Obtained her first degree in Pharmcology in 1978 from UNN

Bagged PhD from UNN, 1985

She was the Director-General of the National Agency for food and drug Administration and control (NAFDAC) from 2001-2008

She was also the Honourable Minister of Information and Communications, Federal Republic of Nigeria from December 2008 – December 2010

Died 7th June, 2014

ExploitsWhile working as the PTF Zonal Secretary

in 1996, she was diagnosed with a severe pancreatic disease, she was sent to London, with government funds in hand, for treatment.

Doctors in England determined, however, that she would recover without surgery, and

Akunyili returned the $18,000 check to the Nigerian government.

At the time she became DG NAFDAC, over 60% of drugs in Nigeria were believed to be fake from China, India and factories in the southern parts of Nigeria. She reportedly lost a sister to fake drugs.

As the new NAFDAC DG, she declared war on these false drugs and their lords.

Her fierce determination to remove all fake drugs from the country earned the nickname "iron lady". It also endangered her life.

Akunyili's hard work paid off as the fake drug market saw a 90% decline.

After her time at NAFDAC, she was appointed as the Federal Minister of Information and Communication between 2008–2010.

During her time in this role, she invented the slogan "Good People, Great Nation."

She has the highest number of awards ever received by any Nigerian living or dead

➢ 930

Lessons to Learn

❖Diligence

❖Integrity

❖Excellence

❖Honesty

❖Determination and Self belief

❖Gender is not a disadvantage

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