Seasoned actor Jim Iyke has stated that the real path to success comes from life experience, mentorship, and survival skills, not just formal education.

Speaking in a recent interview with media personality Joey Akan, Iyke argued that many former students, including himself, are now doing far better than their tutors.

“How many of our teachers are doing well in life? I once met one of my professors, who is now late, on a plane, and we both knew who was doing better.

“If I had taken everything he taught me verbatim and applied it in my pursuit, I wouldn’t have been successful,” he said.

The actor said he learned more from traders and mentors who had little formal education but built significant wealth.

“I will tell you what worked. It is what the uncles, the traders who barely went to school but amassed untold wealth, told me. They told me to go left at all times and never right.

“The father who told me to forget all that book and know when to be ruthless, conform, or stand my ground, and what books to read,” he added.

Iyke added that many of the world’s wealthiest people did not acquire their fortune in the classroom.

“Some of the wealthiest men in the world did not get it from the classroom. How many of them have a PhD? I have a PhD holder who works for me. We can argue all we want,” he said. (PUNCH)