Greetings everyone!
Yesterday, the 12th of July saw the end of the Twitter conference; Path to Exceptional Excellence in School #PEES.
The Twitter conference convened by Akinjobi Sodiq; The Geek Tutor had great minds like; Coach Sam Obafemi, Brand Strategist/Catalyst; Queen Esohe, Life Coach; Stephen Michael and our very own Social Media Manager; Sanni Hussein discuss various methods and tips to attain excellence in School and Life.
Below is a storified version of our Social Media Manager; @sannihussein session that went down on Thursday, 9th of July:
”Greetings everyone, Thanks for joining the #PEES Tweetconference. And thank you very much for having me on this platform @geektutor #PEES” – @sannihussein
”1a) A little about me: Sanni Hussein is a Serial Entrepreneur, Child and Human Rights Advocate. And am a Student (always learning). #PEES” – @sannihussein
”1b) My philosophy of Life: Life is a Lesson. We live to learn a new thing daily. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”2) I must thank @queenesohe for her session on #PEES yesterday, it was insightful. And thanks @geektutor for bringing such great mind.” – @sannihussein
”3) Today, we’d be discussing how Social Learning can make us all excel exceptionally in School or Outside School. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”4 Social Learning is about Behaviour. It encompasses attention, memory and motivation. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”5) To excel in school and in life, you should ask yourself: What enables you to become great at what you do? #PEES” – @sannihussein
”6) What allows you to perform at the highest levels of excellence? Can you keep up with the challenge of time? #PEES” – @sannihussein
”7) The first element of excellence is your COMMITMENT to excel, to be the best you can be, to do everything required to excel #PEES” – @sannihussein
”8) To develop the mental, physical and technical links to excellence and set clear personal goals and relentlessly pursue them. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”10) The second element of excellence is your BELIEF or CONFIDENCE
in your own potential and in the meaningfulness of your pursuit. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”11) Excellence is guided by belief in the meaningfulness of your goal, and trust in your capacity to reach that goal. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”12) Learning is a cognitive process that takes place in a social context and can occur purely through observation. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”13) The third element of excellence centers around being FULLY FOCUSED: For the duration of the performance
on the task at hand. #PEES” @sannihussein
”14) Various factors that increases or decreases the attention paid include – distinctiveness, prevalence, complexity… #PEES” – @sannihussein
”15) To excel at learning, or living, you must project an openness to learning and a commitment to ongoing personal growth. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”16) You must engage yourself in a continual process of self- discovery, and act upon those discoveries. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”17) An individual’s behaviour is influenced by the environment, the environment also CAN be influenced by the individual’s behaviour. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”18) To excel exceptionally, make sure your environment of study is a quiet, well-lit, distraction-free place to study. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”19) Distraction-free means no phone, TV, or surfing of websites when studying. Keep away from your comfort zone.. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”20) We all have our comfort zones which if we don’t step out of that small bubbles of ours, our knowledge would not be able to grow. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”21) While activities at school, new interests, and expanding social circles are central to the lives of students… #PEES”
”22) …,Parents and guardians are still their anchors for providing love, guidance, and support. #PEES”
”23) This is why I will appeal to parents to help their kids excel exceptionally in school. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”24) When teens know their parents are interested in their academic lives, they’ll take school seriously as well. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”25) As a socially sound student, you need company of those striving for excellence as you do… #PEES
”26) …,your personal qualities and theirs influence each other. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”27) They will encourage you towards excellence and correct you when you deviate from the path to excellence. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”28) Note also, that in your pursuit for excellence, Time is not money or gold, it is life and it is limited. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”29) You must begin to appreciate every moment of your life and always strive to make the best use of it. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”30) With all the demands of worldly life on your time, you will need to find time for self development and maximise your potential. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”31) The better route towards self development is ofcourse, to integrate all your efforts into a structured daily life. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”32) Live a structured life. Have confidence in God and yourself. Ask God to help when you feel you going astray. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”33a) For some years now, I have learned how to fly the excellence plane from thousands of hours of conferences,… #PEES”
”33b) …careful observations, and extensive two-way interactions with coaches, and performers in a variety of settings. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”34a) I have also learned important lessons about excellence from a series of in-depth studies… #PEES”
”34b) ..Investigating the mental qualities of exceptional performers in schools and educational institutions. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”35) Most of these studies were conducted in the best of environment: The great estate of the realm (The Digital/Internet World). #PEES” – @sannihussein
”36) There are countless oppurtunities for you to excel online. There are educational forums and courses (some free, some paid) online. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”37) The opportunities for free online learning continues to expand as the Internet becomes a crucial component in education. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”38a) For those looking for courses that will test even the brightest student, MIT is sure not to disappoint. You can download course.. #PEES”
”38b) ..material, which is just like courses taught at MIT(it even gives you the semester it was taught). Visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm #PEES” – @sannihussein
”39a) There’s edx.org . EdX offers an array of courses from different universities. The main difference between EdX… #PEES”
”39b) .. and other online courses is that it has specific length and duration. When you sign up, you are committing to the class time. #PEES”
”39c) You can register for classes offered by Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, and other prestigious schools on EdX. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”40) There’s Alison: The free online education institution offers lectures, videos, and class materials in subjects like nursing and education. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”41) There’s Coursera: It works with universities to make courses like engineering, medicine, and other subjects available online. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”42) Free online courses on Leadership and Business (with certificates) are on #YALI site: http://1.usa.gov/1HUfecL Cc @pjlalah @MWFAAN #PEES” – @sannihussein
”43) I implore you to take advantage of all these and develop yourself right from the comfort of your home. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”44a) To conferences you can attend: There’s one from 3 amazing coaches; @iamsteveharris , @jimitewe and @iambankole coming up.. #PEES”
”44b) ..on the 12th of July, 2015 online. All you require is a smartphone or laptop and internet access. #PEES”
”44c) Because it’s audio, #SpeakerKings will not consume so much data, so don’t fret. Register for it here: bitly.com/1CCLYW9 #PEES” – @sannihussein
”45a) Also, Coach @sobafemi (who would be speaking on #PEES on Saturday) has a conference holding in Lagos… #PEES”
”45b) ..,secure your seat and confirm your reservation, Check the conference white paper here » db.tt/aGHTWJWx #PEES” – @sannihussein
”46) Also, @WeAreGEMSTONE ‘s #DeliverTheFuture leadership training holds 18th of July across the country. Be part of it. #PEES” – @sannihussein
”47) Ending this session, I say; Be PHENOMENAL or Be FORGOTTEN (in @JohnObidi ‘s voice). #PEES” – @sannihussein
”48) Thanks to everyone following the conversation, thanks for the retweets and mentions. Thanks for joining. #PEES”
”49) I’ll take questions, comments and observations now. Thanks everyone. #PEES @Geektutor”
”50) Don’t forget to follow tomorrow’s session with @stephencoach700 and Saturday’s interview with Coach @sobafemi . #PEES” – @sannihussein
”Special recognition to my sisters; @gbemy01 and @hormorborlanle for making this easy for me. God bless you both for me. *hugs* #PEES” – @sannihussein
Then, it was time to take people’s reaction and comment.. A lot of people did join the conference, but we did capture only a few..
REACTIONS, QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
”Yepa, what did I miss ooo.. #PEES” – @olu_soul
”@olu_soul You missed #PEES? Go to @sannihussein’s timeline or fill the form at http://adresocial.com/pees/index.htm” – @geektutor
”@sannihussein @hormorborlanle GRACIAS *smiling*” – @gbemy01
”@Geektutor @sannihussein honestly I felt great following today, will see how much knowledge from every resources shared today. #PEES” – @akin_more
”@akin_more @Geektutor #PEES Oh, that’s great Akinola Oyewobi. Let’s keep connecting and help each other develop. #PEES ☺” – @sannihussein
”@sannihussein @Geektutor a lot of information being shared here and will also love to add code academy, udemy and learnstreet #PEES” – @akin_more
”@akin_more @sannihussein There is also The Khan Academy, Ted, Academic Earth, Almighty Google, Wikipedia, Quora Etc To Learn Online #PEES” – @geektutor
”Where on earth is my notepad? Edx you say @sannihussein #PEES” – @olu_soul
”@olu_soul @Geektutor #PEES Yes, EdX… Become that Harvard graduate now now now. ☺” – @sannihussein
”@akin_more @geektutor @sannihussein A lot of information and insights shared here. Wow” – @leobeesorlar
”@sannihussein nice philosophy, I got that” – @ajumoko_14
”@ajumoko_14 Lol yh, thanks.. What yours? Mind sharing? #PEES” – @sannihussein
”@Geektutor mrkhunmie@gmail.com . please send @sannihussein session. to the mail address” – @ibrogodo
If you do have any comment, let’s have it… 🙂
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