Who Am I?
I'm a self-taught programmer and a graduate of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. My passion for computers was developed a few years back.
Many guys would follow-up and build upon their passion through the drive-way. Perhaps, they would move it further up the university and study a related course - I wasn't that guy.
I was delusional. I kept chasing after the wind for years. I would hover and bend with the sands of time. Well, I lacked the proper mentorship to propel me into my real deal. I was young. I was passionate. But I was naive.
I neither studied computer science nor a numerate course, yet I knew I loved mathematics. I graduated with a 4.40 CGPA from the Department of Microbiology 🤣 - Microbiology? Yes!
Why I Left Computer?
So I left the computer for a bit, I was busy with some tiny microbes (I love them though). Then something that would reshape the way I think struck me at my penultimate - this contributed significantly to a drop in my grade. I soon figured I wasn't doing what I was meant to do. I decided I would rekindle the fire in me and sharpen my skills. I started gathering materials like a crazy man. I hopped into data analytics and I was tagged "that guy without a direction". Maybe that was right, but I decided that it would only be right with my past.
I learned for some months. I loved what I was doing. I started analyzing data for my mates and before I knew it, some cash was coming in. I was now paying the bills in school. But that wasn't it. Reality struck me when I finally graduated. My skill was outdated and boom! I came across the field of Data Science, Web, and IoT. I decided I would never be left out of the loop of the 21st Century technologies. I started thinking my way out of the box. My new schools became Data Camp, Google, Udemy, Bing, and YouTube.
Perhaps, because I'm a young man with great responsibilities. I love to work for whatever I earn. I would teach high school mathematics and chemistry from house to house for a meager to balance up. I couldn't get a job in microbiology because of the native constraint that has bewildered the profession - a story for some other time (maybe).
This brief narration was and is how I've been struggling to become a better version of myself. Retrace my steps into my passion and rewrite my history. It hasn't been rosy. But the tides have toughened me. I have built some meaningful stuff with coding over time. Worked on a freelance basis for some companies and individuals. I love to extract simplicity from complexity. I love to think right out of the box.
My story is boring - sorry, writing boring stories is one of my gifts too and here I am writing it on Hive. I look forward to pushing some of my creative works soon.
Take life in steps, don't jump, that's what a wise man recently told me.
Who Do I Get To Know About Hive?
I saw with one of my friends around the neighborhood here in Ilorin town and I saw the way she was completely engaged with her mobile phone and I moved closer to know what type of site she was in, I saw the name Peakd, I was confused. Later I called her to give me a proper tutorial on how to go about it but due to her busy schedule she gave me the contact of another huge Hiver here too which I believe is part of the pillar here in Nigeria Community as well. The person of . I met him today and he gave me the full gist of how Hive came to existence from the (Steemit community) I gained alot from him because he taught me so much about how to succeed more on Hive. How to engage in several contest and also how to engage communication with my audience and more.
He took these pictures himself while having a good time lectures.
Thanks for encouraging me and enlightening me on Hive Community because I have come to stay and make more positive impact through software developing skills.