Live your dreams Africa (LYDA) is an initiative of Mr. Bankole Williams ; a foremost Nigerian management consultant. LYDA is an annual event organized in Lagos, Nigeria to spur young people to dream big dreams and pursue those dreams until they actualize them. This year, LYDA Convener decided to host an edition of the event in Abia State under the theme; “the unveiling”; it was an avenue for the unveiling of talents, ideas and strategies for effective planning and execution of dreams.

LESSONS LEARNT
1. Your persuasion and your vision should determine your decision.
2. There may not be jobs, but there is work to be done.
3. Your dream is valid. You can make it work.
4. You need to take necessary actions to fulfill your dreams.
5. You may not be able to control your past, but your future must not take you by surprise.
6. When a word does not crop up frequently in your conversation how can you experience it?
7. You are called to solve your frustration.
8. That you are doing activities does not mean you are productive.
9. Find your purpose.
10. Live your life. Live your dreams.
11. Reinvent yourself. Brighten your own corner.
12. Strive to be the best in your industry.
13. See your ideas as a solution.
14. If you don’t execute that dream, there are people that are going to suffer.
15. You cannot leave a legacy by doing solo runs. Learn to collaborate.
16. This is our time; and we must as o necessity take it by force.
17. We need to be consistent and become people of integrity.
18. There is no success without a story.
19. Never take NO for an answer. Always believe that there is a way around it.
20. If it is to be, it is up to you.