LEKAN AHMED is a personal development trainer who has continued to share his message on how people can be more, achieve more, and succeed more by looking inward and finding their life's purpose. He is a best-selling author whose books include Igniting Your Smart Plugs: Discover Seven Secrets That Will Change How You Think and Act, Finding Your Place on Planet Earth, and The Unseen Dangers. After his voyage from Africa to the United States of America in pursuit of his dreams and goals in order to afford him the promise he made to his parent that he would liberate them from poverty. As the youngest child, Lekan was raised in poverty. At the age of five, he challenged his parent and questioned them why they were poor, but with no satisfying response, he decided to create a better life for himself and his parents. He started working at the age of 9 helping his mother to sell bread on the street of Lagos, Nigeria. By 17, he got a job in the factory where they were maltreated, but forged ahead. By 21, he started his first company as an entrepreneur where he sold phone calling cards and operated a small Kinkos where people came to make phone calls, but soon, the business failed, and he found another job in the bank as a cleaner, where he acquired the knowledge of stock trading through the help of his boss. He then went to college to study electrical engineering, but realized the need for leadership development among fellow students. Lekan, with a few other students, decided to start an organization that focused on training students on becoming an effective leader. He has continued to use this medium to impact lives all over the world, from hosting is own events, to being a regular conference speaker. Lekan is the founder of Lekan Leadership International and the Lekan Leadership Academy, the legendary personal development program for leaders and achievers. He is recognized as a thought leader in human motivation. He has received many awards to his name. Meet Lekan, and receive free resources on motivation, high performance, and leadership at LekanAhmed.com