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Collins Osayamwen

Coaching for Leaders

Inspiring Leaders: Leadership Stories with Impact

Dave Stachowiak

Terry Lipovski

Tim Stringer

BETH BUELOW

Cal Newport

Daphne Scott

Nir Eyal

Bonni Stachowiak

Willie Jackson

Scott Anthony Barlow

Denice Hinden

Kim Scott

Scott Young

Mark Allen

Jim Mattis

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On this episode, we explore a skill that is critical for every leader: Perseverance.Nigeria-based Collins Osayamwen knows about perseverance. He has faced enormous challenges when trying to launch a career that was unrecognized in Africa. After losing thousands dollars in course registrations when his Travel Visa applications were rejected multiple times, Collins finally found a way to travel to Europe and America to learn new career skills. Yet the challenges continued. Limited finances meant sleeping in airports and getting creative with expenses. None of this deterred him, in fact it strengthened his resolve. Collins persevered and later became a Board Director for the International Facility Management Association.Today Collins is the CEO of ShelterCareFM based in Abuja, Nigeria. He is a Senior Consultant with over 17 years of international experience in policy design and implementation. He is also a founding partner of the Corporate FM Alliance, a group of international companies working to provide FM and Real Estate services throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Collins is also the current President of the Abuja Chapter of IFMA and Ambassador for Africa for the IFMA Foundation.Listen in as Collins describes the passion and resolve that helped him achieve his goals and overcome huge odds to become a truly Inspiring Leader!Links:Collins Osayamwen on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sheltercareCollins Osayamwen on Twitter: @COSAYAMWENCollins Osayamwen’s Email: collins.o@sheltercarefmconsult.comShelterCareFM: http://www.sheltercarefmconsult.comIFMA: http://www.ifma.org/membership/why-join-ifmaIFMA Nigeria: http://www.ifmanigeria.orgUbiquity Leadership Coaching: UbiquityLeadership.comNext Week’s Show: Financial Leadership with Dave Gramlich

On this episode, we explore a skill that is critical for every leader: Perseverance. Nigeria-based Collins Osayamwen knows about perseverance. He has faced enormous challenges when trying to launch a career that was unrecognized in Africa. After losing thousands dollars in course registrations when his Travel Visa applications were rejected multiple times, Collins finally found a way to travel to Europe and America to learn new career skills. Yet the challenges continued. Limited finances meant sleeping in airports and getting creative with expenses. None of this deterred him, in fact it strengthened his resolve. Collins persevered and later became a Board Director for the International Facility Management Association. Today Collins is the CEO of ShelterCareFM based in Abuja, Nigeria. He is a Senior Consultant with over 17 years of international experience in policy design and implementation. He is also a founding partner of the Corporate FM Alliance, a group of international companies working to provide FM and Real Estate services throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Collins is also the current President of the Abuja Chapter of IFMA and Ambassador for Africa for the IFMA Foundation. Listen in as Collins describes the passion and resolve that helped him achieve his goals and overcome huge odds to become a truly Inspiring Leader! Links: Collins Osayamwen on LinkedIn: <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/sheltercare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/sheltercare</a> Collins Osayamwen on Twitter: @COSAYAMWEN Collins Osayamwen’s Email: collins.o@sheltercarefmconsult.com ShelterCareFM: <a href="http://www.sheltercarefmconsult.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sheltercarefmconsult.com</a> IFMA: <a href="http://www.ifma.org/membership/why-join-ifma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ifma.org/membership/why-join-ifma</a> IFMA Nigeria: <a href="http://www.ifmanigeria.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ifmanigeria.org</a> Ubiquity Leadership Coaching: <a href="http://UbiquityLeadership.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UbiquityLeadership.com</a> Next Week’s Show: Financial Leadership with Dave Gramlich

e008 Perseverance with Collins Osayamwen

Collins Osayamwen: Facilities ManagementCollins Osayamwen is the Managing Partner/Senior consultant of Sheltercare FM Consult based in Nigeria. He is also a founding partner of the Corporate FM Alliance – a group of international companies working together on regular basis to provide facilities management and real estate services throughout the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. He was the International Facility Management Association’s Distinguished Member from 2011-2012 and now serves on IFMA’s board of directors.Key Points 	Ask yourself some key questions: 	Are you happy doing what you are doing right now? 	Will you be happy doing it for the rest of your life? 	What legacy are you leaving for your children?Failure can redirect you into new directions that are better than before. 	Don’t start a career just because of the money or because people tell you to, only do it if it’s your passion.Related Episodes 	How to Lead in Crisis, with Carol Taylor (episode 55) 	Sin by Silence, with Olivia Klaus (episode 103) 	Five Ways to Avoid Living With Regret, with Allison Clarke (episode 171)Discover MoreActivate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Collins Osayamwen: Facilities Management Collins Osayamwen is the Managing Partner/Senior consultant of Sheltercare FM Consult based in Nigeria. He is also a founding partner of the Corporate FM Alliance – a group of international companies working together on regular basis to provide facilities management and real estate services throughout the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. He was the International Facility Management Association’s Distinguished Member from 2011-2012 and now serves on IFMA’s board of directors. Key Points 	Ask yourself some key questions: 	Are you happy doing what you are doing right now? 	Will you be happy doing it for the rest of your life? 	What legacy are you leaving for your children? Failure can redirect you into new directions that are better than before. 	Don’t start a career just because of the money or because people tell you to, only do it if it’s your passion. Related Episodes 	How to Lead in Crisis, with Carol Taylor (episode 55) 	Sin by Silence, with Olivia Klaus (episode 103) 	Five Ways to Avoid Living With Regret, with Allison Clarke (episode 171) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

281: How to Overcome Obstacles, with Collins Osayamwen