I came across an article written by someone about the proliferation of motivational speakers in Nigeria, and how
they promote self-employment or entrepreneurship with examples of
successful billionaires. In his words ; "But that is where it ends"!
I became compelled to write this article because I happen to be one of these so called "motivational speakers"!. Before now, I was very comfortable with my job. I worked with the federal government,and earned money to live my life. My bubble burst 16years later when I attended one of these seminars about entrepreneurship. As someone who had already worked for over 16 years, I realized that the points raised by the speaker were very true. How many of us can ever hope to become CEOs in our companies? Can you maintain your lifestyle if you're sacked or with a pension? Can you will your job to your children? In today's world where companies are trying to stay profitable, are you assured of job security? Just take a look at tabloids from 2013. You see articles like " Microsoft reduces workforce by 18,000". Schlumberger to release 11,000 after initial 9000 job cuts" e.t.c. The list is endless. Many of my friends have been fired! Do you even know that robots that can perform human functions are already in existence (check out Asimo on youtube)? Can you picture the year 2030? Employers would have the option of employing robots over humans. Would you be prepared for that? Ask the thousands of UK and US trained graduates how much they are paid in the Nigeria of today. Does the annual salary after tax even match the cost of tuition? The fact is that the industrial age, characterized by getting an education just to become an employee, is dying! Please study global trends my friend.It's giving way to a new age, called the information age. That's why companies are firing in thousands without filling the vacant positions, because they became redundant because of technology and efficiency! When last did you see adverts for mass employment in the Tuesday or Thursday Guardian? The writing on the wall is clear! people need to start thinking outside the box. The world is changing at a very fast pace, and we are unfortunately behind. Google " top 40 millionaires who became millionaires before 20". You'd be shocked!!! Most of us were still asking our parents for money in our early twenties! There have been over 30 million new millionaires in the last decade, and none of them is an employee. They earn residual income, whether asleep or awake. Employees only earn active income. So when you retire, or get fired, or get sick (and get fired), your income stops. This includes all forms of employment, government or private. If you do not understand how to leverage on other people, the internet (social media e.t.c) and use your spare time (if already employed) to build a business that would earn you residual income, then you may not be prepared for the future. Forget all you were taught in school. You were only learning to work for someone else. Start getting self education today. It begins at some of these seminars! I started a business in July 2014, and I have slowly built a steady income stream on the side of over 200,000 naira per month. I project that in 5 years time, I should earn nothing less than 3-5million per month. The business that I do is referred to as " The cash cow that most people reject". It's called Network Marketing. I don't want to go into a detailed explanation, but it would interest Mr neahyo to know that the Managing Director Shell Nigeria E&P Company and VP Human Resources ( Tony Attah) is a Network Marketer ( so much for aspiring to become the CEO of Shell and invest!) . You want to know why? It's very simple. He's an employee and isn't beyond retrenchment at his level. You can google "Tony Attah Forever Living Products". What about Tele and Mina Ikuru (Past deputy gov of rivers state), Liyel and Obioma Imoke, mama Peace......even Nollywood stars like Ufuoma Ejenobor, Miss Pepeye of papa Ajasco, Zach Orji and larry Coldsweat (all network marketers earning in millions). They understand that it's risky in today's world to earn only an active income from your efforts only. I have many friends who have resigned from 600k + salary jobs to become full time entrepreneurs, while people keep bickering about! I know people who have waited for over 5 years in the labour market, and are looking for jobs that would pay less than my 'side cash'. Small Thinkers they are! Read books written by billionaires, e.g Why we want you to be rich by Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump, or The Business of the 21st Century by Robert Kiyosaki. They recommend entrepreneurship as the way out of the unemployment crisis, and Network Marketing as the best form of entrepreneurship for those of us who don't have the capital to start a Dangote group. Warren Buffet, Les Brown, Paul Zane Pilzer (world renowned economist/entrepreneur and HSBC president at the age of 24), Brian Tracy etc all recommend Self employment in general and Network marketing in particular. If billionaires do and recommend entrepreneurship/network marketing, why wouldn't you just give it a try? it costs next to nothing to start, but you have to work really hard to rise to the top...and there's no upper limit. All you need is your social capital. If your friends can come to your house for a party, why wouldn't you share a business idea with them. Surely, one or two would buy the idea. the rest would laugh at you. But you get to laugh last (I don dey laugh already). Choosing to stay as an employee for the rest of your life is an unsafe choice for you and your generations. It's for people who don't desire to ever control their time and are willing to get paid only 12 times a year. Most of our parents have realized that they made a mistake by working for a lifetime only to get a pension that still requires many of them to depend on their kids who happen to be struggling to keep up in a fast changing world. If you're young, it means you have some energy. Now is the time to take a risk. See you at the top
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