Abdi Omar working on one of his motivational speech videos for YouTube ! |
When you are having a bad day or are thinking that you can not handle one more thing that life has thrown your way there is usually a message sent to you to inspire and offer you hope. There is that silver lining... and nobody knows that better than Abdi Omar who has decided to broadcast his motivational messages to the world via his You Tube channel Abdi Omar TV. Abdi Omar has severe cerebral palsy and he is not letting his disability stand in the way of his hopes and dreams. He wants to show the world that nothing is impossible earning him the nick name " Mr Possible". So far Abdi has 536 subscribers on his Your Tube channel and his motivational speech videos have received over 117,000 views! Abdi Omar doesn't have time for any haters who are leaving negative comments on his videos either! Abdi sees no point in engaging them...he knows where his energy is best spent and that is focusing on the positive and helping to inspire one person at a time with his uplifting speeches. Abdi Omar hopes to one day be the best motivational speaker out there...The way I see it Abdi Omar is headed for global success!
BC: Where are you from?
AO: I was born in Somalia in the capital Mogadishu.
BC: How old are you?
AO:I am 19 years old
BC: Tell me about your disability?
AO: I have a cerebral palsy
and is a disability which has
different levels. For example I have the highest disability. Some people think
if you have disability then you can't do anything for yourself and it isn't
true. Having any kind of disability cannot stop you from doing what you love to
do. For example... you want to be a
motivator speaker but you can't talk... you will find any equipments to help you. I use a machine to
talk and it changed my life for the better!
BC: Why and when did you start your You Tube Channel?
AO: I started AbdiOmarTv in
August 2012 and I wanted to see what will happen if I make videos on YouTube. I watched a lot of inspiring
videos by people with disability and I found it very inspiring because I didn't
know a lot of successful disabled people. The only person who I knew of was Steven hawking and when I was 15 I started
looking up to him. One day I uploaded a video talking about my disability and
people seemed to be interested...nowAbdiOmarTv is going strong and inspiring thousands people around the
world!
BC: What message are you hoping that everyone gets from watching your videos?
AO: I started AbdiOmarTv just
for fun but with time it became something which people can benefit from. In my second video called Abdi
Omar II I started inspiring people because I wanted to show if you have
disability or not you can do anything that you want. I have received a lot of
positive comments about how the video inspired them and it made me feel very
proud. I will continue doing the videos because I believe it will inspire millions of people around the world
and I love inspiring people.
BC: What advice would you give someone with a disability or facing adversity in their life?
AO: I would like to tell them
this don't give up because you were given this life the reason is you have the
strength to live it. I know having disability can be very difficult but it is
all about how we act to it for example if we are being positive and not letting
the disability hold us back from achieving our goals then everything will be
OK. Having disability is not a
problem for me because I have accepted it. now I will try to live as the best I can.
BC: What are your thoughts on the world today and our youth?
AO: I believe we can make the
world a better place if we work together and forget about the skin color and
what religion we believe in because we must remember we all belong to the same
human race.Now is the time to start
act like one before we destroy this world. I believe people judge today's youths to quickly because of how
they act and how they dress. I feel we must
give a chance to everyone to change their life because everyone can change with
help.
BC: What are your plans for the future , where do you see your self?
AO: I would love to be a
motivator because I think I am already good at it and with time I am sure I will
get better. One day I want people to think having disability is normal and live
their life as normal as possible. I will work my hardest to build a international charity called Abdi Omar charity
which will improve the lives of those who are in need.
BC: What do you like to do for fun? What are some things you
enjoy?
AO: I like tweeting some inspirational and motivation quotes
and I like going to the cinema with my friends.
BC: I see that! you have over 8000 followers! I like that they Tweet using #TeamAbdi
AO: Yes I am blessed to have them!
BC: What do you do when your not on your computer?
AO: When I am not on my computer I like
listening to music especially hip hop and my favorite rapper at this moment
is Macklemore because he talks about
life. I think he will have positive effect on the world. My favorite rapper of all time is
2pac!
BC: Thank you for sharing with my readers and I am excited to see what the future has in store for you!
AO: Your welcome...you never know! The sky is the limit!
" Just remember ...everything is possible "
Abdi Omar
Follow Abdi Omar on Twitter @AbdiOmartv and please subscribe to his You Tube Channel!
http://www.youtube.com/user/ABDIOMARTV?feature=watch
Very inspirational !!!!!!! And what a great attitude this young man has !!!!!! And Billy !!!! Yet another great interview xox terry tlcville xox
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