{"id":75315,"date":"2023-08-24T11:52:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=75315"},"modified":"2023-08-26T12:02:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T11:02:04","slug":"a-lizard-in-nigeria-cannot-become-crocodile-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/a-lizard-in-nigeria-cannot-become-crocodile-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lizard In Nigeria Cannot Become  Crocodile In America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026 <em>Elife Academy contends at Mentoring Master class in Lagos<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By <em>Ad\u00e9b\u1ecd\u0301l\u00e1 Ad\u00e9war\u00e1<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a renewed endeavour to inspire Nigerians to embrace their potential and rightful positions in society, Elife Academy, a Nigerian motivational organisation known for publishing Elife magazine and presenting Mentoring Master class talk-show online, has emphasised the critical distinction between mentorship and parenting, noting that a nation that overlooks mentorship is risking standing still or regressing in a world where others are on the run.<\/p>\n<p>The academy underscores that failing to differentiate between mentorship and parenting will inevitably lead to a future generation lacking in knowledge, wisdom, and insight.<\/p>\n<p>Given this confusion, the prevailing perception of Nigeria\u2019s younger generation as lacking in seriousness and depth is unsurprising.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Elife Academy argues that the remedy does not lie in seeking opportunities abroad; a lizard in Nigeria cannot become a crocodile in America. One cannot transform into something entirely different by changing surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*<em>Ad\u00e9b\u1ecd\u0301l\u00e1 Ad\u00e9war\u00e1, a clergy, mentor, coach, motivational speaker, author and publisher of Elife magazine writes from Lagos, Nigeria\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026 Elife Academy contends at Mentoring Master class in Lagos By Ad\u00e9b\u1ecd\u0301l\u00e1 Ad\u00e9war\u00e1 In a renewed endeavour to inspire Nigerians to embrace their potential and rightful positions in society, Elife Academy, a Nigerian motivational organisation known for publishing Elife magazine and presenting Mentoring Master class talk-show online, has emphasised the critical distinction between mentorship and &hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":75316,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[10477,10476],"coauthors":[2393],"class_list":["post-75315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","tag-adebola-adewara","tag-elife"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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