Definitely a lady 'extraordinaire',
Stella Damasus is one woman that amazes me and I must confess I am tripped by
her life style. I love Stella Damasus, scorn me all you want but I have made my
confessions. Lol. Now, back to the business of the day, Stella Damasus is a
woman of many colors, she is a mother, prominent and skillful actress, singer, Producer,
Educator, Humanitarian, Lover of God, TV host, CEO of SDA Productions, Founder
of the Stella Damasus Arts Foundation and ADIVA, co-founder of Index Two
Studios, writer (You need to visit her website if you haven't seen it), and
many more. She is funny, easy going and indeed a good influence to our world.
When asked how she balances being a
mother first of all, being all the plenty things she is and been a celebrity,
Stella Damasus has this to say, "Being
a mother comes before being a celebrity and CEO. Everyone knows my children are
my life and they always come first, so I make sure that whatever appearance I
have to make as a celebrity or whatever work I have to do as a CEO doesn't keep
me away from home for too long. My children are growing up and they need me
with them more now than ever. So, I have learnt to prioritize and delegate. If I
know making an appearance at that award show or event isn't that important I
wouldn't go and if I know that someone else can sort out that issue in the
office then I'll pass it on to them to deal with. I thank God for my management
and legal team, they make my work much easier. I only leave my house or travel
when it's absolutely necessary, but we all know I am not super human so all the
strength and wisdom I need to balance out my life comes from God".
Her favorite books are the Bible,
"Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren and "Acting in Film"
by Michael Caine. And for fun, Stella used to play badminton but not anymore
but now she says fun for her means hanging out with her family.
This babe I am personally
proud of established Stella Damasus
Archives Production Ltd with the vision of creating a production company that
would develop and showcase quality Nigerian content for Television, Radio, New
Media, Cinema and Live Events to global standards in the most innovative way.
Through the company she did the first season of Changing Lives on the Stella Damasus show. It was shown in a few
Nigerian Television shows and there are some episodes on her YouTube page. The
Stella Damasus Arts Foundation is a non-profit organization set up to provide
economic, intellectual and emotional support to the society, using the arts as
its primary tool. Their flagship program is a 3 months, FREE Arts training
course which is designed to give aspiring actors and singers access to proper
acting and vocal training which they would not otherwise be able to afford to
pay for. All their facilitators are volunteers who are experienced and highly
skilled professionals in music and drama.
Amazed at how Stella manages to stay
true, I ask her this; I know you as a Christian,
how do you consistently maintain the fear of God in the midst of raging trends
associated with fame? What’s your secret to worship? And
this is what she replies; "I have never really been a person that follows trend and I
honestly never really aspired for fame, I aspired for success, and I never
conformed. I maintain the fear of God by reminding myself that I want to make
heaven. Anyone who has that in mind will sit tight and maintain their
relationship with God. With heaven in mind, you would constantly remind
yourself that you can't afford to stray or make a mistake and stumble into sin.
But we are all human and if we find ourselves in a bad situation, we should
always go back to God. He is ever ready to forgive us and accept us back again.
My secret to worship is using every part of me to glorify his name and honor
him. In doing that, I constantly remember that it's all about him. It's
important to worship God in spirit and in truth, not caring who is around you,
knowing that it's all about him. Worshipping is not just about singing. It's
about your life and praise".
And giving her inspiring message,
Stella says; "Stay true to you. No
matter what area you find yourself in life. Don't change who you are and what
you believe in just to please someone else. The only people you should aim to
please are yourself and God. Put God first in all that you do and you would be
amazed how things would work out for you. Believe in yourself and your dreams,
no one else can do that for you. Also, greatness is not measured by how much
you have or how famous you are. True greatness is about identifying your
purpose in life and using it to affect the lives of other people positively".
Stella Damasus' favorite quotes are "It's
Not Who People Say You Are, It's Who GOD Says You Are" and "God does
not call the qualified, he qualifies the called"
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