Children copy action, not words

Jim Iyke has recounted how his father’s actions, rather than his words, shaped his understanding of work and responsibility.

“Children copy action, not words,” Jim said told Chude Jideonwo in an interview monitored by MyNewsGh.

“You can teach a child for years, but what will define him is how you carry yourself, how you treat his mother, how you approach problems. My dad is a resilient man. I learned from the best.”

He shared that his father taught him the value of earning his desires early on.

“When I wanted a bike, he told me, ‘Fine, but you’ll work for it.’ He’d take me to construction sites to count cement and blocks.

“When he decided I’d earned it, that’s when I got the bike. So, I learned quickly, if you want it, work for it.”

Even though their relationship later faced turbulence when Jim pursued acting, he acknowledged that his father’s influence remains embedded in him.

“Everything I’ve become came from that example. He taught me resilience without even knowing it.”