You and your business
Emmanuela Felix, a friend of mine in
the University once told me some things which I will like to share here. I have
also published the work in Joint Christian Body (JCB) Unity magazine,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The account is as follows.
Ten years after Michael’s youth
service (NYSC), he could not secure a job for himself to enable him see to the
welfare of his family. Michael failed to discover where his calling is and
endlessly pursued after one interview or the other that disappointed him sat
the end. He began to question his ability to succeed in life.
But Michael,
during his undergraduate years was a brilliant and skilled young man in craft
and business. However, after his graduation he saw these potentials as humiliating,
thus, he aimed for white collar jobs with either the government or well
established firms. Every human being has one potential or the other which can
be of benefit to him and his society but the inability to discover the
potential, talent, skill and gift kills that individual resulting to the bane
of the future of his society.
Researches have shown that there is a
high rate of unemployment in the society. Consequently, every call for
application for a post receives more than 70 percent of responses. Unfortunately,
less than 15 percent of them will be employed. This shows that the society is
in need of potential entrepreneurs who will set up firms that could bring about
employment opportunities to the society. Many have asked whether they can be
self employed, to them I say a resounding “yes”, you can be whoever you want to
be by hard work and commitment.
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