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Study International Nigeria. Vol 4 - August 2014 Edition EST: TEIN'S QU OR EINS PROFESSersus DREAMS TALENT v H ello! Trust your July was awesome? Mine was. I c o n t i n u e d o n m y g re a t adventure and discovered more about the people I refer to as TRUE DREAMERS. By TRUE DREAMERS, I mean those people who not only dream but actually achieve their dreams. Let me share some of my discoveries. THEY AREN'T THE MOST TALENTED! Unbelievable but true. These high flyers are often not the best in class in high school or University. Some of them were actually considered dullards or slow! My namesake Albert Einstein is a good example. He was labeled dull, dyslexic and dim-witted by his teachers, yet turned out to be the genius of his generation. So if you've been labeled, don't give up on yourself…surprise us all! THEY HIRE THE MOST TALENTED! This is even more ridiculous, but again true. Mr Shobanjo of Insight Communications, arguably the leading advertising agency in all of Africa is not a University graduate but he hires PHD holders. Oh, and don't forget Bill Gates. The learning here? You don't have to know everything to succeed, find someone who does. Whether its finance, academics, health or creativity, get the support you need to achieve your goals. THEY FIND OPPORTUNITIES IN CHALLENGES: While the talented and intellectuals are busy complaining about the challenges in Nigeria and Africa as a whole, people from other countries are coming and taking advantage of the challenges to make great gain. Poor communication..MTN. No Retail stores…Shoprite. No available retail fashion…Mr Price. Hunger and low food production…enter the Chinese. Dare I continue? In the greatest challenges are the greatest opportunities. Perhaps it's time to take another look around you and begin to see things differently. THEY KEEP WORKING IT: I just can't get over this one. The True Dreamers don't give up easy. They fail more than most people but they just don't stop! The inventor of the first commercially viable Light Bulb, Thomas Edison, tried over 1000 materials before finding the right one to achieve his goal. I will sign out this month with these great words from him… “Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Selah NEWS IN BRIEF Non-EU Undergrad Applications up 6% says UCAS The UK's undergraduate sector has seen solid growth in international applicants for the second year in a row as figures show non-EU applications submitted by the June deadline have risen another 6% this year. T h e re p o r t s h o w s a p p l i c a t i o n s submitted for 2014/2015 full-time undergraduate courses in the UK since early September until the end of June via the UCAS system. This rise in applications is a good indicator of what's to come for September 2014 UK arrivals. www.studyinternationalnigeria.com Global initiative to support Liberal Arts subjects Leading Liberal Arts providers from across the world, including from the UK, ѡ