Social Entrepreneur – Mission driven, innovative problem solver, resourceful and resilient. Creating organizations to address social issues. Community engagement,
Social Impact Creator – Digital platform to transmit awareness and positive change, often times drawing from personal anecdote
Anyone who knows me would readily affirm that these two concepts describe who I am. However, I never even knew this was what I was crafting my way towards.
Embarking on my PhD in Psychology helped me discover my Voice and owning my agency. I discovered myself as a Scholar-Practitioner - one who was able to incorporate the acquired academic knowledge, and be a practitioner of it to make relevant social change and impact. I discovered I could motivate others to band with me and we could propagate positive change, and to be effective and legally compliant, it would be more expedient to create a nonprofit organization (or a non-governmental organization, also known as an NGO).
I was an avid Social Media user, but not really interested in the celebrity and fame part of it. I was more interested in using it to disseminate information. I was a graduate of Bible School, and had been anointed into ministry by the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa, so I started an online ministry where I daily shared nuggets of truths from scriptures I read. I was also a writer and singer, recording music and publishing books.
Somewhere along the line, I knew all these multiple ventures and aspects of me couldnt possibly sporadic and random. I could perceive a purpose and destiny path that I couldnt quite define. So I decided to use AI to help me define what I was feeling in discovering and using my voice. Below are the results AI gave me:
1. Public speaking
2. Writing (articles, blogs, books)
3. Social media
4. Advocacy
5. Artistic expression (music, poetry, etc.)
By using your voice, you can:
1. Raise awareness about important issues
2. Inspire and motivate others
3. Challenge injustices or stereotypes
4. Share personal experiences and perspectives
5. Influence others and drive change
These were things I was already doing, so I asked AI what was someone who did these. Among the various titles and explanations given, being a Social Entrepreneur and a Social Impact Creator were the 2 titles that resonated with me.
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