Overcoming Obstacles in Life as Professionals

Overcoming Obstacles in Life as Professionals

There are many known and unknown obstacles in life. People all over the world who are wise make such obstacles stepping stones to greatness; but the foolish take such obstacles or hindrance to be the end of life. Professionally too, there are many hindrances and obstacles professional practioners must overcome.

Beloved, there are numerous obstacles in life and this is simply the reason why the fittest survive in the life “Survival of the fittest.” For example;

1.     The first set of Doctors that came back to Nigeria after their training in Russia, were refused employments by Nigerian government those days, saying that education in Russia was substandard to that of Britain.

These professional doctors immediately went into action to establish their own private hospitals; one of such hospitals is “Ireti Hospital,” at Herbert Macaulay way Ebute-Meta.

Today we have many private specialist hospitals all over our nation Nigeria providing services to people of this nation without depending on governments for funding of whatsoever.

2.     We have so many practicing professional lawyers today in this nation who are not employed by government, but have established various Law Farms; engaging in private practice.

Many of them today have become consultants to various government instead of crying for government employments.

3.     There are many accountants in Nigeria today, who are certified and chartered accountants and are not in the employment of government; yet they have established their own private firms of accountants offering accounting services to the public and government.

4.     There are numerous engineers today in our nation who have not been able to secure government jobs; yet many of them have established engineering firms and contracting firms, providing engineering services to the public as well as the government.

5.     There are many graduates of education in our nation Nigeria who have no placements as teachers in any public schools; yet many of them have taken their destinies in their hands, by establishing private schools from nursery to secondary and higher institutions, offering education to the teaming population of our nation.

6.     There are many graduates of mass communication today in our nation, who cannot be employed by government broadcasting stations. These set of graduates have established various media outfits, becoming independent presenters and offering beneficial services to the general public.

7.     There are many graduate pharmacists in our nation today, who cannot get any gainful employment with government; and many of them have resolved into establishing pharmaceutical firms and centers to offer professional services to the public.

Now to chaplains in Nigeria: Are your own obstacles and hindrances greater than that of all other known professionals. Must government employ you whether you are qualified or not? Must government employ you even when you know there are no places for you?

Are sure you have adequate training as chaplain to venture into private practice? What stops you from establishing your own private chaplaincy practice, if you are qualified? For how long are you going to wait for government to come and offer you employment? Food for thought!

Chap. Prof. Mike-Jacobs

Professional Counselor, Clinical Spirituotherapist and

Certified Chaplaincy Educator in Private Practice