I spent 3 years of my life in the UAE in the streets of Sharjah having nothing to eat most
times, yet trained hard and progressed in boxing – one of my life long passions. I always
have had a passion and study about fitness and workout routines as well. I have worked
with several clients for almost nothing, but kept on going primarily for the strong desire
to
succeed and make a difference.
Having issues with my visa, I couldn’t get a job during those times until I got deported and
used that time to compete for the Olympics. After qualifying for the Olympics, Covid hit,
however being lucky to come from a financially stable family, they gave me a second
chance and sent me back to Dubai with the means to get all my certifications, which I did.
Then the lockdown happened and I was hit bad by certain circumstances and ended up on
the streets again without a home or even food, sleeping in the streets of Sharjah Cornish
park. Unfortunately, at that time, Nigerians were getting arrested and deported so I would
walk around from 8pm till 8am everyday to avoid getting arrested because I did not want to
return to my county with nothing, again, as I did the first time.
This time around I got the chance to work in a gym, which I did for free, and helped grow the
business, nevertheless. Afterwards, I worked in two more gyms, again for free, after moving
to Dubai. Since I made so much revenue and client improvements, I built a reputation there
among the customers, and with this I requested for commission from my personal training
which I then earned. I joined a third company, which I worked in, yet again, for free, to
study
the business and then grew to become manager of the EMS studio. I had a vision of creating
the best fitness system and redefining fitness to what it should be, which is transformation
focused - not just counting clients as numbers. I have a belief that it’s better to have 3
clients
paying premium and achieving beyond their expected results, than having 9 clients paying
less but getting no results. This was in no way my style and I was super transformation
focused and I knew how to get it done and train people to do it with me the right way.
Overall, I spent many years of working with people for free, studying and testing myself
along with even training the trainers of other gyms. Therefore, I learned and discovered the
best techniques, tricks and secrets to achieve great and successful transformations and this
simulated my growth. While I faced barriers in the company, I finally resigned and took the
risk to create the future of fitness – AlphaFit.