MUCH ADO ABOUT FELA DUROTOYE

THE MAN FELA DUROTOYE

Apart from being a renowned Motivational Speaker and inspiration to many, who is Fela Durotoye?

Would say, Fela Durotoye is a man who is totally sold out to do God's will. He is simply a messenger with a message. Fela is just a Kingdom builder, an Institution builder, a Nation builder and a Generational builder (K.I.N.G)

How did you start being a motivational speaker?

Actually, I didn't start out to become a motivational speaker. Besides, I hardly call myself a motivational speaker. I believe that I am just a man with a message to transform people. When I was in secondary school, I led a musical youth band and it was always amazing to see the way people responded to me, when I came on stage; holding people spell-bound, standing with the microphone and do what I do, and I still see that happen today. So, you wouldn't have expected that I would end up being a speaker. But after I had an encounter with God, my life took a totally different turn for good. In September, 1999, God asked me to set up a place where he can meet with is children as in the days of Adam, so I set up the only Christian Entertainment Center called Eden on campus while I was on my M.Phil program in Ife. In 2001 I started to speak to students in large crowds on campus. That was the point that my public speaking career took off once I had delivered at a graduation ceremony for a department in school then, invitations started rolling in. A lot of people tell me that they are not surprise by what they see today, that they have always known. I didn't.

Was it easy to gain recognition and audience you sought for?

The truth be told, I didn't start out seeking recognition. I was simply doing what I felt I was called to do. one message at a time. But interestingly, the more I did that with all the passion I could muster, the more my audience grew and the more recognition I got. But it wasn't what I set out to achieve from the onset; it was a result of doing what I was doing as excellently as I could do it.

What do you believe are the qualities that make  a good Leader?

For me, leadership is about service and solving problems. A good leader is one who has the heart to serve the people he/she is leading. A good leader must also be able to identify and solve problems for people he/she is called to lead.


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