Post by Adedoyin Shodipe

... it has come to an end🥹❤️ Being part of the 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 at Millennium Campus Network (MCN) has been an insightful experience. 76,000+ excellent individuals said yes to the call to impact and were ready to give their all to what it takes to excel as a Millennium Fellow. As this cycle comes to an end, I am grateful to have said YES to the call to be on the review team. My team (Team D4) was beyond excellent as we cooperated to achieve a common goal. Though the review process gradually comes to an end, this post gears towards the GAC Social Hour and not my overall experience on the review team at MCN. That would come much later. 😊 The GAC Social Hour was a platform where global reviewers at Millennium Campus Network (MCN) came together to relax, reset,reflect and refuel for the greater journey ahead. I served as a moderator, and worked closely with Haniya Randhawa, Joseph Odongo, Deeya Mathur, Emmanuel Opatola, Prisca Chibuike-Ugwu, Winner Offor, Siya Shinde, and other great leaders. A few representatives spoke about their experience as reviewers, telling their stories as creatively as possible. We played Kahoot where I was the first in the first round and second in the second round. I had a wholesometime time! Emmanuel Opatola, the Admissions Manager at Millennium Campus Network (MCN) gave the vote of thanks, and us with weighty thoughts and questions. In his words, he said/asked: "What do you want to do?" "What you will be is the impact you leave behind, not just volunteering." "What legacy do you want to leave for your children?" "Take a moment and think about what you want to do with your life in the next 5, 10, 20 years." "People might not remember the process but they would not forget your success." The last point was the weightiest of all. He said, "𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐛. 𝐆𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫; 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨." The room was silent by the gravity of the words the Admissions Manager spoke. It was an emotional, yet challenging speech. It was indeed 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Haniya Randhawa, the Admissions coordinator at Millennium Campus Network (MCN) added a few thoughts centered on 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. The social gathering ended with an after party accompanied by music and dance, dance, dance. The host spotlighted each attendee while the rest of us watched them dance as we danced along. Though we have come a long way, this has to come to an end, so we can launch further into greater things. In Emmanuel Opatola's words, "We do not cry because it is over, we smile because it is." On to the next 🚀 By the way, what words have positively challenged you recently?