Growing up, I used to sit with my late dad and watch television, especially the news. I loved listening to newscasters pronounce those big words, and I would try to repeat them. One day, I heard the word ambassador and asked my dad what it meant. He explained it in the simplest way. I asked if ambassadors were always travelling, and when he said yes, I immediately decided that was what I wanted to become.
Life had another plan.
I didn’t become an ambassador in the official sense, but my career has taken me to different countries. Anytime I travel for work, I see myself as representing Nigeria in my own small way.
I’ve always been curious and open to learning. I worked in architecture and engineering, had an IT background, and was studying International Business Management. So when I lost my job in 2021 after a disagreement with my boss, I knew I had to find another path.
I stayed home for almost two months, working without pay, until I finally decided to leave. I started applying for jobs on the mainland because Lagos traffic would finish me if I had to commute to the Island every day. Then I saw an advert for an Executive Assistant role to a Senior Partner in a law firm in Obalende. It wasn’t too deep into the Island, so I felt I could manage it. I applied.
After the first interview with HR, I was invited to meet the Senior Partner. and what started as an interview turned into a full conversation about our children, family, current affairs and everything in between.
At some point, she told me I was very versatile and asked if I had ever considered communications. I said yes. She then asked if I was available for another interview that same day and recommended me to someone in the communications and PR industry. It was only later I discovered he was her husband.
I went through the process like everyone else and after three interviews, my appointment letter arrived.
That was how I entered PR and communications.
I wasn’t looking for a career in PR. I was simply looking for a job.
I wasn’t looking for a career in PR. I was simply looking for a job.
Sometimes you think you’re searching for one thing, but life is quietly redirecting you to something else...I am sure you understand what i mean? Or should i simply say that man proposes but God disposes?
ITS RON
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Honestly........ you write so well
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed every bit of your Potpourri!!
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DeleteHello Ron...Weldone i also like d joy u put in all u do.. I' m almost sure d interviewer saw it too n decided to enrich their own part of family. Forward u go. CHEERS.
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DeleteI never say it from this point of view, you know! God opened her eyes to see a good fit for that position and she didn't hesitate to push me towards that path! Wow!
Thank you Momma for the encouragement 😊 You know I always appreciate you. 😘
*I never saw it*
DeleteThat's the uncertainty and beauty of life we all have to accept and live with. Sometimes we end up in places we never envisaged. I have learnt never to force things, for whatever is meant to be will eventually be in the long run.
ReplyDeleteThere's a quiet peace that comes when you stop forcing and just allow life to unfold. We make plans, but life often has its own wiser itinerary.
Accepting that uncertainty doesn't mean giving up, it just means trusting the timing. What was meant for you has a way of finding you, even if the road looks nothing like you imagined. Most times you found that letting go has brought you to better places than forcing ever did.
©️ TEEJAY
I love this TeeJay and completely agree with you. Like I always tell my children, my life might not be going the way I plan, but it's certainly going the way God wants it to.
DeleteMan proposes,God disposes.
ReplyDeleteHiii Ron.
Hey Marie!!! You're sooo on point!!!
DeleteIndeed man proposes God disposes..
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You can say that again, MercyBee. 😊
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😊😊😊 Thank you
DeleteNever give up because GOD is still saying something 📌
ReplyDeleteApt!!! 👍
DeleteThis is such a sweet read. And yes, man proposes, God disposes is exactly it. You weren't looking for PR, PR was looking for you. That's how the best careers often start, not by searching, but by stumbling into where you're actually meant to be.
ReplyDeleteYou write so well and that makes this column so enjoyable. Catch ya, next week.
Coming from an equally remarkable writer, I'll bask in this! 😊😊😊
DeleteWhat a nice read.
ReplyDeleteThank youuu 😊🙏
DeleteJust like me, I had always wished to work for UNESCO. But I didn't know how. I worked as a part-time teacher with a Masters degree, I learned a skill, later God paved a way for me to start an online training business, and I also took my PhD program seriously. Last year, my research supervisor got a prominent international role at UNESCO and I was appointed as her official mentee. Look at God.
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DeleteIndeed, what God cannot do does not exist! Congratulations 👏
You plan for one thing, but God has a better plan.
ReplyDeleteNice one, Ron.
His ways are certainly not our ways! 😊
DeleteYes! Man proposes and God disposes.
ReplyDeleteWell-done Ron👍
Thank you Arike mi 😊🙏
DeleteI’m so impressed with your writing skills, keep it up sis I’m honestly rooting for you😘
ReplyDelete☺️😊 Asante Sana 🙏
DeleteNaso o, I liked that you started your story in pidgin English. That's why I read the rest 👍 Another type of communication 😀
ReplyDeleteWow ..really!
DeleteThanks for the feedback 🙏😊
Yea, variety spices life ☺️
DeleteYou're welcome dear 😘
Thank God for directing your path to your destiny job 🙏
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this, well-done Ron
Thabk you Mide 😊😊🙏
Delete*Thank*
DeleteGod is ordering your footsteps
ReplyDeleteIndeed He is! That's why the Bible advises we trust the Lord with all our heart and lean not on our own understanding. It says in all our ways, we should acknowledge Him and He shall direct our path!
DeleteMy beautiful Ron ♥️
ReplyDeleteMan proposes and God disposes. We make our plans but life has its own wisdom. Looking at how happy and grounded you're now, it may seems as you were born for this.
Well-done Ambassador Ron 🥰🥰
I'm definitely clocking this... Ambassador Ron!! 🤏🤏💃💃
DeleteBeautifully written. Truly, man proposed and God disposes. Good a thing you're also doing well
ReplyDelete🤗😊☺️ Thank you Ace.
DeleteMan propose and God dispose.
ReplyDeleteWe might be looking towards an aspect of our life while God is busy building us for another thing..
Success to you Ron
Egbon mi, I hail you Sir. Thank youuuuu 😊🙏
DeleteAwww,I enjoyed every bit of your narration 😘
ReplyDeleteIndeed man propose but God dispose and decide the best for us
Weldon Ron bae 🥰
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DeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteHe orders our steps according to His will.
Indeed, He does!! 😊
DeleteYou go girl !!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGod's Plan's always the best 👌🏻
ALWAYS!! 😊💃🙏
DeleteWhen your column was introduced some weeks back, I knew it would be fun, like some of your past posts. For what it's worth, there’s something to like about stories like this: not every change of direction comes with a grand plan. Sometimes you’re simply trying to solve today’s problem, and an opportunity you never considered opens up.
ReplyDeleteThankfully, the PR opportunity didn’t come from nowhere. All those seemingly unrelated things you had picked up along the way, architecture, engineering, IT, International Business, communication, curiosity- somehow became useful when the opportunity showed up. Maybe that’s the part we often miss when we look back at our lives. The detours weren’t necessarily wasted time.
And I like that you didn’t sugarcoat it. You lost a job, stayed home, applied for another one and ended up somewhere completely different. Life can be quite funny like that. You go looking for a job and come back with a career.
Well said, Ebony. You captured it perfectly. We never really know where or when that seemingly unimportant knowledge will come into play, which is why I believe no knowledge is ever lost.
DeleteI truly appreciate the depth of your input. Thank you so much. 😊