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[Applause] I can see everyone smiling because I’m
I can see everyone smiling because I’m
I can see everyone smiling because I’m speaking French okay so it’s great to be
speaking French okay so it’s great to be
speaking French okay so it’s great to be here but I have a question I want to
here but I have a question I want to
here but I have a question I want to start with a question should you ask
start with a question should you ask
start with a question should you ask yourself why you came here today I mean
yourself why you came here today I mean
yourself why you came here today I mean did you actually it’s it’s it’s it’s a
did you actually it’s it’s it’s it’s a
did you actually it’s it’s it’s it’s a bit weird but did you think about why
bit weird but did you think about why
bit weird but did you think about why you came here today okay for a couple of
you came here today okay for a couple of
you came here today okay for a couple of people they’re here because they’re
people they’re here because they’re
people they’re here because they’re speaking others are here to connect
speaking others are here to connect
speaking others are here to connect network but the fact remains that you’re
network but the fact remains that you’re
network but the fact remains that you’re all here today because of one thing
all here today because of one thing
all here today because of one thing value it’s either you’re creating value
value it’s either you’re creating value
value it’s either you’re creating value you’re giving value or you’re receiving
you’re giving value or you’re receiving
you’re giving value or you’re receiving value and I think that this is something
value and I think that this is something
value and I think that this is something that affects every part of our lives if
that affects every part of our lives if
that affects every part of our lives if it’s your personal life or your business
it’s your personal life or your business
it’s your personal life or your business life in 2009 I came to cotinue I just
life in 2009 I came to cotinue I just
life in 2009 I came to cotinue I just lost my mom and I just gave birth this
lost my mom and I just gave birth this
lost my mom and I just gave birth this as well so I was an orphan and a single
as well so I was an orphan and a single
as well so I was an orphan and a single mom when I came to the border of cotinue
mom when I came to the border of cotinue
mom when I came to the border of cotinue I looked around I was I was really
I looked around I was I was really
I looked around I was I was really scared because I didn’t know where I was
scared because I didn’t know where I was
scared because I didn’t know where I was gonna go I didn’t know who I was gonna
gonna go I didn’t know who I was gonna
gonna go I didn’t know who I was gonna be with I didn’t have family but I said
be with I didn’t have family but I said
be with I didn’t have family but I said to myself this is a new territory and I
to myself this is a new territory and I
to myself this is a new territory and I needed to conquer and I needed to make
needed to conquer and I needed to make
needed to conquer and I needed to make you know I needed to build something for
you know I needed to build something for
you know I needed to build something for myself but it wasn’t easy that was just
myself but it wasn’t easy that was just
myself but it wasn’t easy that was just me talking to myself so over time I got
me talking to myself so over time I got
me talking to myself so over time I got a job I said at work in many old jobs
a job I said at work in many old jobs
a job I said at work in many old jobs you know do this and that just to make
you know do this and that just to make
you know do this and that just to make enough money to feed and take care of my
enough money to feed and take care of my
enough money to feed and take care of my kid but you know as time went on I
kid but you know as time went on I
kid but you know as time went on I realized that it wasn’t enough it wasn’t
realized that it wasn’t enough it wasn’t
realized that it wasn’t enough it wasn’t gonna do a lot for me I had a little
gonna do a lot for me I had a little
gonna do a lot for me I had a little girl who had to who’s gonna who’s
girl who had to who’s gonna who’s
girl who had to who’s gonna who’s growing she she was eating more and more
growing she she was eating more and more
growing she she was eating more and more every day you know so I just had to do
every day you know so I just had to do
every day you know so I just had to do something and so one day I came back
something and so one day I came back
something and so one day I came back from work and I sat down I cried I did a
from work and I sat down I cried I did a
from work and I sat down I cried I did a lot of crying back then and so I I
lot of crying back then and so I I
lot of crying back then and so I I thought to myself I did re-evaluated
thought to myself I did re-evaluated
thought to myself I did re-evaluated myself when I came in I had a lot of
myself when I came in I had a lot of
myself when I came in I had a lot of dreams I wanted to do big things but
dreams I wanted to do big things but
dreams I wanted to do big things but look over the years look that’s like one
look over the years look that’s like one
look over the years look that’s like one two years I’m still where I am probably
two years I’m still where I am probably
two years I’m still where I am probably worse and then I had to ask myself what
worse and then I had to ask myself what
worse and then I had to ask myself what was I doing wrong
was I doing wrong
was I doing wrong why wasn’t I guess where I wanted to and
why wasn’t I guess where I wanted to and
why wasn’t I guess where I wanted to and then the question came probably you’re
then the question came probably you’re
then the question came probably you’re not giving out and no value because if
not giving out and no value because if
not giving out and no value because if you want to attract something better you
you want to attract something better you
you want to attract something better you need to be able to offer something way
need to be able to offer something way
need to be able to offer something way better than what you have already and so
better than what you have already and so
better than what you have already and so I said to myself I needed to improve
I said to myself I needed to improve
I said to myself I needed to improve myself I needed more value because if I
myself I needed more value because if I
myself I needed more value because if I had value people would come to me people
had value people would come to me people
had value people would come to me people would request for me and then I started
would request for me and then I started
would request for me and then I started the first thing I did was to reevaluate
the first thing I did was to reevaluate
the first thing I did was to reevaluate and then after that I had to upgrade I
and then after that I had to upgrade I
and then after that I had to upgrade I wasn’t been in a foreign country what
wasn’t been in a foreign country what
wasn’t been in a foreign country what was it about this country French I
was it about this country French I
was it about this country French I needed to learn their language so I
needed to learn their language so I
needed to learn their language so I started now I couldn’t afford to pay to
started now I couldn’t afford to pay to
started now I couldn’t afford to pay to go to a French school to learn so I
go to a French school to learn so I
go to a French school to learn so I learnt it you know the wrong way on the
learnt it you know the wrong way on the
learnt it you know the wrong way on the streets so when I go out you know
streets so when I go out you know
streets so when I go out you know everyone is yeah I stayed in an
everyone is yeah I stayed in an
everyone is yeah I stayed in an environment where you know when they
environment where you know when they
environment where you know when they because here in Benin when you speak
because here in Benin when you speak
because here in Benin when you speak English everyone wants to speak English
English everyone wants to speak English
English everyone wants to speak English with you because they weren’t learn
with you because they weren’t learn
with you because they weren’t learn English but I refused and so when they
English but I refused and so when they
English but I refused and so when they say ah good morning sister I say bonjour
say ah good morning sister I say bonjour
say ah good morning sister I say bonjour server and that was how I learned so I
server and that was how I learned so I
server and that was how I learned so I was speaking and I was just I was
was speaking and I was just I was
was speaking and I was just I was learning it wasn’t perfect but you know
learning it wasn’t perfect but you know
learning it wasn’t perfect but you know it kind of helped me scale a little bit
it kind of helped me scale a little bit
it kind of helped me scale a little bit and then after that I I wanted I learned
and then after that I I wanted I learned
and then after that I I wanted I learned French that was the first thing and then
French that was the first thing and then
French that was the first thing and then I said to myself what skills do I have
I said to myself what skills do I have
I said to myself what skills do I have okay what skills would I be able to tell
okay what skills would I be able to tell
okay what skills would I be able to tell someone I could do that would give me an
someone I could do that would give me an
someone I could do that would give me an opportunity better than the other
opportunity better than the other
opportunity better than the other pressive so I did all of this I
pressive so I did all of this I
pressive so I did all of this I researched I I wanted I wanting to build
researched I I wanted I wanting to build
researched I I wanted I wanting to build myself and then at a point I started to
myself and then at a point I started to
myself and then at a point I started to talk to people look I was I need another
talk to people look I was I need another
talk to people look I was I need another job I needed to do something better and
job I needed to do something better and
job I needed to do something better and then in front of my gave me an
then in front of my gave me an
then in front of my gave me an opportunity to you know
opportunity to you know
opportunity to you know got another job he put he took my CV and
got another job he put he took my CV and
got another job he put he took my CV and submitted it somewhere in her school so
submitted it somewhere in her school so
submitted it somewhere in her school so I mean I was excited but I was scared
I mean I was excited but I was scared
I mean I was excited but I was scared you know I promise there’s a reason why
you know I promise there’s a reason why
you know I promise there’s a reason why I’m telling the story and I’m gonna let
I’m telling the story and I’m gonna let
I’m telling the story and I’m gonna let you know so I went on but before I went
you know so I went on but before I went
you know so I went on but before I went for the interview I did a research I
for the interview I did a research I
for the interview I did a research I needed to know the organization I was
needed to know the organization I was
needed to know the organization I was gonna go to I needed to know their
gonna go to I needed to know their
gonna go to I needed to know their strengths I needed to know what they
strengths I needed to know what they
strengths I needed to know what they wanted because if I was going to bring
wanted because if I was going to bring
wanted because if I was going to bring value to them I needed to know what I
value to them I needed to know what I
value to them I needed to know what I was up against so I needed to study to
was up against so I needed to study to
was up against so I needed to study to find out what was lacking and then build
find out what was lacking and then build
find out what was lacking and then build myself enough to be able to provide that
myself enough to be able to provide that
myself enough to be able to provide that to them so I learned about the school it
to them so I learned about the school it
to them so I learned about the school it was a school that had that was using the
was a school that had that was using the
was a school that had that was using the Montessori system and you know the
Montessori system and you know the
Montessori system and you know the system they like to use
system they like to use
system they like to use um materials artifacts while teaching uh
um materials artifacts while teaching uh
um materials artifacts while teaching uh I was applying for to be a maths teacher
I was applying for to be a maths teacher
I was applying for to be a maths teacher so on the day of the interview I went
so on the day of the interview I went
so on the day of the interview I went and I prepared myself I was all dressed
and I prepared myself I was all dressed
and I prepared myself I was all dressed I didn’t just wear jeans I wore you know
I didn’t just wear jeans I wore you know
I didn’t just wear jeans I wore you know corporate I got I got the suit nice
corporate I got I got the suit nice
corporate I got I got the suit nice suits
suits
suits you know shoes made my hair and then I
you know shoes made my hair and then I
you know shoes made my hair and then I went for the interview now when I got
went for the interview now when I got
went for the interview now when I got there there were other people there I
there there were other people there I
there there were other people there I wasn’t the only one but I realized that
wasn’t the only one but I realized that
wasn’t the only one but I realized that a lot of people came there and they were
a lot of people came there and they were
a lot of people came there and they were just there to them yeah you know just
just there to them yeah you know just
just there to them yeah you know just try but I came there with a reason I
try but I came there with a reason I
try but I came there with a reason I needed to get that job so when I came in
needed to get that job so when I came in
needed to get that job so when I came in I came with them I came with a box I had
I came with them I came with a box I had
I came with them I came with a box I had to get woods little woods and I cut it
to get woods little woods and I cut it
to get woods little woods and I cut it into bits because I was I mean I was
into bits because I was I mean I was
into bits because I was I mean I was coming in to teach maths and I knew that
coming in to teach maths and I knew that
coming in to teach maths and I knew that they were gonna ask me to do a
they were gonna ask me to do a
they were gonna ask me to do a presentation or do something so I came
presentation or do something so I came
presentation or do something so I came with the box and you know during my
with the box and you know during my
with the box and you know during my interview it was it was it was great
interview it was it was it was great
interview it was it was it was great because they asked me to teach something
because they asked me to teach something
because they asked me to teach something just anything and I got out of the boxes
just anything and I got out of the boxes
just anything and I got out of the boxes and I got out two words and I said I’d
and I got out two words and I said I’d
and I got out two words and I said I’d demonstrated no it didn’t end there I
demonstrated no it didn’t end there I
demonstrated no it didn’t end there I knew that they were a Montessori School
knew that they were a Montessori School
knew that they were a Montessori School they were using the monetary system and
they were using the monetary system and
they were using the monetary system and there were better ways to improve and
there were better ways to improve and
there were better ways to improve and that’s the thing about value it’s all
that’s the thing about value it’s all
that’s the thing about value it’s all about improving giving people what they
about improving giving people what they
about improving giving people what they have what what if what it is they have
have what what if what it is they have
have what what if what it is they have given something given him something that
given something given him something that
given something given him something that is better than what they currently have
is better than what they currently have
is better than what they currently have so I talked to them about you know find
so I talked to them about you know find
so I talked to them about you know find that their system was great they had
that their system was great they had
that their system was great they had they had a lot of material but what
they had a lot of material but what
they had a lot of material but what about using computers to teach
about using computers to teach
about using computers to teach mathematics in games their games on the
mathematics in games their games on the
mathematics in games their games on the systems that you used entices kids and
systems that you used entices kids and
systems that you used entices kids and he makes learning easier so I didn’t
he makes learning easier so I didn’t
he makes learning easier so I didn’t just show them that I was good at
just show them that I was good at
just show them that I was good at teaching maths but I show them other
teaching maths but I show them other
teaching maths but I show them other ways better ways that they could start
ways better ways that they could start
ways better ways that they could start teaching mathematics now other schools
teaching mathematics now other schools
teaching mathematics now other schools didn’t do that other schools they the
didn’t do that other schools they the
didn’t do that other schools they the same you know counted on the board and
same you know counted on the board and
same you know counted on the board and so when I when I when I gave them that
so when I when I when I gave them that
so when I when I when I gave them that option they loved it cut the long story
option they loved it cut the long story
option they loved it cut the long story short I got the job okay but now why am
short I got the job okay but now why am
short I got the job okay but now why am I telling you the story to provide to to
I telling you the story to provide to to
I telling you the story to provide to to get an edge of other people you need to
get an edge of other people you need to
get an edge of other people you need to be able to provide you need to be able
be able to provide you need to be able
be able to provide you need to be able to create a vacuum that only you can
to create a vacuum that only you can
to create a vacuum that only you can feel so the question you should be
feel so the question you should be
feel so the question you should be asking yourself is am i creating enough
asking yourself is am i creating enough
asking yourself is am i creating enough vacuum in my niche in my business in my
vacuum in my niche in my business in my
vacuum in my niche in my business in my environment because if you don’t have a
environment because if you don’t have a
environment because if you don’t have a big enough vacuum then what do we need
big enough vacuum then what do we need
big enough vacuum then what do we need you why do people need you so that was
you why do people need you so that was
you why do people need you so that was the reason that’s the reason why I I
the reason that’s the reason why I I
the reason that’s the reason why I I took all of that I went all the way back
took all of that I went all the way back
took all of that I went all the way back ask myself questions what was I doing
ask myself questions what was I doing
ask myself questions what was I doing wrong what did I need to do where do I
wrong what did I need to do where do I
wrong what did I need to do where do I need to go which is very very important
need to go which is very very important
need to go which is very very important the value your value is measured by the
the value your value is measured by the
the value your value is measured by the vacuum that you’re able to create take
vacuum that you’re able to create take
vacuum that you’re able to create take for example your business for business
for example your business for business
for example your business for business owners over here a lot of times we
owners over here a lot of times we
owners over here a lot of times we complain that we don’t get clients or
complain that we don’t get clients or
complain that we don’t get clients or you know if we don’t get as much we’re
you know if we don’t get as much we’re
you know if we don’t get as much we’re not making as much money sometimes I
not making as much money sometimes I
not making as much money sometimes I wonder why why that question what are
wonder why why that question what are
wonder why why that question what are you doing wrong take out time to check
you doing wrong take out time to check
you doing wrong take out time to check what your competitors are doing what are
what your competitors are doing what are
what your competitors are doing what are they doing that I’m doing what can I do
they doing that I’m doing what can I do
they doing that I’m doing what can I do that makes my product better than what
that makes my product better than what
that makes my product better than what their products or what worker what what
their products or what worker what what
their products or what worker what what can I do to make me better because
can I do to make me better because
can I do to make me better because remember when consumers are looking for
remember when consumers are looking for
remember when consumers are looking for when they’re looking to buy products
when they’re looking to buy products
when they’re looking to buy products when you’re looking to do anything they
when you’re looking to do anything they
when you’re looking to do anything they search ok and you want to be amongst the
search ok and you want to be amongst the
search ok and you want to be amongst the chintz but it’s not just being amongst
chintz but it’s not just being amongst
chintz but it’s not just being amongst the option being the best option that is
the option being the best option that is
the option being the best option that is business let’s talk about personal life
business let’s talk about personal life
business let’s talk about personal life okay you have a job you’re working but
okay you have a job you’re working but
okay you have a job you’re working but you want a skill you don’t want to
you want a skill you don’t want to
you want a skill you don’t want to remain on the same level you want to get
remain on the same level you want to get
remain on the same level you want to get you know an increase in your salary you
you know an increase in your salary you
you know an increase in your salary you want to get a promotion what do you have
want to get a promotion what do you have
want to get a promotion what do you have to leverage on what do you have to do
to leverage on what do you have to do
to leverage on what do you have to do it’s just a question of asking yourself
it’s just a question of asking yourself
it’s just a question of asking yourself what I’m doing where am I am i creating
what I’m doing where am I am i creating
what I’m doing where am I am i creating a vacuum if I’m actually where I am
a vacuum if I’m actually where I am
a vacuum if I’m actually where I am today to move on will there be anyone
today to move on will there be anyone
today to move on will there be anyone capable enough to replace me now if you
capable enough to replace me now if you
capable enough to replace me now if you if you’re not valuable you’re easily let
if you’re not valuable you’re easily let
if you’re not valuable you’re easily let go okay so over time I worked I worked
go okay so over time I worked I worked
go okay so over time I worked I worked as thought I said to myself if I had to
as thought I said to myself if I had to
as thought I said to myself if I had to skill I needed to create more value so
skill I needed to create more value so
skill I needed to create more value so if I’m here today and I need to move
if I’m here today and I need to move
if I’m here today and I need to move there I need to have enough on you to
there I need to have enough on you to
there I need to have enough on you to carry what is in front of me because
carry what is in front of me because
carry what is in front of me because when I go to people and tell them look I
when I go to people and tell them look I
when I go to people and tell them look I can do this I can do that and I don’t
can do this I can do that and I don’t
can do this I can do that and I don’t have fats to back it up I don’t have
have fats to back it up I don’t have
have fats to back it up I don’t have anything to prove that yes I can do it
anything to prove that yes I can do it
anything to prove that yes I can do it then I’m just telling stories so it’s
then I’m just telling stories so it’s
then I’m just telling stories so it’s important probably if it’s it doesn’t
important probably if it’s it doesn’t
important probably if it’s it doesn’t matter if it’s business it doesn’t
matter if it’s business it doesn’t
matter if it’s business it doesn’t matter if it’s personal life value is
matter if it’s personal life value is
matter if it’s personal life value is important okay and I’m I’m excited that
important okay and I’m I’m excited that
important okay and I’m I’m excited that you know a lot of people that have taken
you know a lot of people that have taken
you know a lot of people that have taken this opportunity to build creating more
this opportunity to build creating more
this opportunity to build creating more values you see companies today they’re
values you see companies today they’re
values you see companies today they’re selling they’re producing more products
selling they’re producing more products
selling they’re producing more products okay because they have understood the
okay because they have understood the
okay because they have understood the importance of creating values so I want
importance of creating values so I want
importance of creating values so I want you to ask yourself this question but
you to ask yourself this question but
you to ask yourself this question but what I’m doing today with where I’m at
what I’m doing today with where I’m at
what I’m doing today with where I’m at where I want to go tomorrow am i
where I want to go tomorrow am i
where I want to go tomorrow am i creating enough value am i creating a
creating enough value am i creating a
creating enough value am i creating a work of am I created a vacuum that only
work of am I created a vacuum that only
work of am I created a vacuum that only me can feel if I live here today would
me can feel if I live here today would
me can feel if I live here today would people miss me when people think about
people miss me when people think about
people miss me when people think about me when people say to themselves oh my
me when people say to themselves oh my
me when people say to themselves oh my goodness I wish she was here or I wish
goodness I wish she was here or I wish
goodness I wish she was here or I wish he was here that’s a question we need to
he was here that’s a question we need to
he was here that’s a question we need to ask ourselves Dave because if you’re
ask ourselves Dave because if you’re
ask ourselves Dave because if you’re living a life that has no substance if
living a life that has no substance if
living a life that has no substance if you live in a life and you’re not making
you live in a life and you’re not making
you live in a life and you’re not making any impact if you’re living a life and
any impact if you’re living a life and
any impact if you’re living a life and there’s nothing to show after you’re
there’s nothing to show after you’re
there’s nothing to show after you’re gone and it means that you just leave
gone and it means that you just leave
gone and it means that you just leave and
and
and nt life to think about it whatever you
nt life to think about it whatever you
nt life to think about it whatever you do wherever you go think about creating
do wherever you go think about creating
do wherever you go think about creating a rig big enough vacuum that only you
a rig big enough vacuum that only you
a rig big enough vacuum that only you can feel when you do that then people
can feel when you do that then people
can feel when you do that then people that you do to listen to you
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