One of the things I have discovered in teaching success principles is the need for people to start and run businesses; the need for entrepreneuring.
It is very likely you will start your business in your current line of interest. One of the places where people are defeated is in starting where they know nothing about, and this defeats one’s confidence. It is usually difficult to make a mark outside your area of assignments. It, therefore, makes sense to start from your area of competence and interest. If you are a journalist, look closely around you, you will discover problems you can package into business ideas; if you are sportsman, there are many problems awaiting your intervention. There is no career that is inferior. Have you not noticed that people have packaged humour into big time business! If you are a tailor, strive to be the best tailor in your area. If you are a mechanic, do all you can to be the best in that area. If you try to add value to the services you render to people, they will always put you on their priority list. This is guaranteed.
Looking at the existing services every day, there are things you need that are not available. You can just locate those things to start with. If you are willing to provide better service than what is currently available, it is likely you will find some businesses to do. If you are talking about quality service, this country has fantastic opportunities. Just look at what is being provided and decide to produce a better quality one.
Until the new generation banks came into the scene in Nigeria, the old generation banks were holding us to ransom. The innovations brought in by the new generation banks have made banking transactions easy.
Universities in Nigeria do not prepare people to start jobs; they prepare them to look for jobs. Most times, the apprentice who studied under a professional is better than a university graduate. From the day he starts training, he knows that he is going to own his business one day. Something happens to the brain of the person who has gone to the university, and he prepares himself to look for a job. Education should not be a disadvantage but an advantage so that we will be able to manage opportunities better than those who did not go to school.
If you are planning to ‘check out’ of Nigeria, think well about it. When you get to your destination, what will you do? Menial jobs? Are you ready to do ‘dirty’ jobs? Many of the ‘dirty’ jobs that you will get to do there, you can do them here. Learned people can do most businesses in a better way. For instance, vulcanizing can be done in a better way by learned hands. Whatever the quality of service you are willing to provide, somebody is willing to pay for it even if it costs more.
Nigeria is in debt because it imports more than it exports. In few years’ time, it should be exporting more than it is importing, which will depend on the entrepreneurs.
Become one of them today and your success is guaranteed!
Post Credit: Success Power Media
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