My job motivates me. Being a part of little miracles everyday motivates me, as well as, living fully in the present with gratitude, the wonders of na… - Regina Askia-Williams

I am a people’s person, a social person, and a nurse is socially oriented. Acting is also a way to make a difference but it was not enough, especially the way it is set up in Nigeria. No royalties, no job security, no investment tools for health plans and retirement. With acting, there is the necessity to maintain a front; a sort of image which you could use for endorsements, and so on. A level of “fakeness” is required. Now, where does that stop? It gets difficult to be true to who you really are as a person and having to tow the line of being politically correct, or keeping up appearances, or saying what you think will make everybody happy just to be liked. I cannot live like that.

It is through service. The only way to truly be a leader, stay ahead and be on top of your game is to be in service to others. This is the only way you can truly discover salient needs and find ways to meet them. In my case, it was the health of the people. In meeting these needs, you become a resource person. People come to you for advice, direction and help. Another name for one who does all the above, if you ask me, is a Leader. A great man once said, “If service is beneath you, leading is beyond you.

I still look at my kids and wonder, if these people came from me. Life is amazing. To have been the vessel that channelled such brilliant, gifted and lovable people into the world makes me so proud.