Tonto Dikeh Gives Two Motivational Lessons With N 500 Note

Whoever said good words said at the right time do not
heal. It will be hard to believe that Nollywood actress,
Tonto Dikeh was once very down with clinical
depression to the point of considering suicide, as she
today unleashes words of encouragement and
inspiration to people. Today, the mother of one wrote on
two important management lessons she learnt from a
motivational speaker, who based her lecture on N500
note. Continue to read what she said…
Two important management lessons i learnt from a 500
Naira note.
It happened some time ago but . I was in an
audience listening to a motivational speaker.
The speaker got out his wallet & pulled out a 500
Naira note. Holding it up, he asked, “Who wants
this 500 naira note?”
Lots of hands went up. Including mine. A slow chorus
began to build as people began to shout “Me!” “Me!” I
began to wonder who the lucky one would be who the
speaker would choose. And I also secretly wondered
(and I am sure others did too ) why he would simply
give away 500 naira. Even as the shouts of “I want it”
grew louder, I noticed a young woman running down the
aisle. She ran up onto the stage, went up to the speaker,
and grabbed the five 500 naira note from his hand.
“Well done, young lady,” said the speaker into the
microphone. The speaker simply say “Most of us just
sit and wait for good things to happen. That’s of no
use. You’ve got to make things happen. Make a move”
‘Simply thinking about doing something is of no use and
not gud enough’. Our lives are like that. We all see
opportunities around us. We all want the good things.
But the problem is we don’t take action. We all want the
500 naira notes on offer. But we don’t make the move.
We look at it longingly. Get up, and do something about
it. Don’t worry about what other people might think.
Take action.
later, the speaker got another 500 naira note and
held it up for all to see, I thought I knew what’s
up. But he just asked a simple question. “How
much is this worth?” “Five Hundred naira!” the
crowd yelled in unison. “Right,” said the speaker.
He then took the note and crumpled it into a ball
and asked “How much is it worth now?” “Five
Hundred naira!” screamed the audience. He then
threw the note on the ground, stamped all over it
and picked up the note and asked one more
time: “And how much is it worth now?” “Five
Hundred naira!” was the response. “I want you
to remember this,” said the speaker. “Just
because someone crumples it, or stamps on it,
the value of the note does not diminish. We
should all be like the 500 naira note. In our lives,
there will be times when we feel crushed,
stamped over,Beaten. But never let your present situation get the better of you.