ADVICE FROM A FIRST BORN CHILD | Abdulhamid Abdulmumin | TEDxYouth@FuntajIntlSchool

Abdulhamid talks about the struggles he faced as a firstborn child. He teaches people, irrespective of their birth order, how to overcome those challenges he faced, should they arise, by believing in themselves. Abdulhamid is a sixteen year old Year 12 student of Funtaj International School, Gudu, Abuja.

He is the current President of Students' Representative Council, and dreams of becoming the future president of his country.

He is a six footer, and he is still growing taller.

His hobbies include: writing, reading and making money.

His role models are Donald Trump and Valdimir Putin.

He loves working on his business and helping others with their businesses.

His belief: Do not take the ladder to success, if an elevator is nearby. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx