By Dipo Tepede, 1 year and 1 month ago

A Must Read for Workers

Average time to read3:54 minutes aprox.

«A word is enough for the wise…..»

 

Every time I am about to speak at a youth gathering, I always have to go back to the rudiments of what makes one a winner because it is the basic, if implemented that strengthens your foundation to any form of success. I got this mail from an MTN staff straight in my official mail and I became curious; scanning through it, I immediately concluded it was basic stuff just like ABC of success but when I remember that there are people out there who may have never read or heard of this ABC of success; I decided to post it and encourage writers like this to keep pouring out their inner leanings. If you are blessed from the write-up, please show some love to the writer by leaving a comment. Since I am not sure he wants his name to be publicized; let call him MR. Goodwill. Happy Reading....... 

 

 

The shrill in his voice cut through my bone marrows like a chain saw ashe narrates his ordeal over the phone. He had just lost his youngerbrother in an accident a month ago, his wife just gave birth, inaddition he caters for his other five siblings and a week after he wasfired by the organisation for which he has sacrificed nine years of hislife. Bugzy got fired last week; he could not even pick his personalfiles from his PC. 

  

This piece is not about Bugzy, it's about us, you and me. Let's pausefor a moment and put our selves in Bugzy's shoes, did I hear God forbid?Yeah! Bugzy would have said that a week ago but reality has set in.whether Bugzy was unfairly sacked is not what I want to discuss but whathave we to learn from it? 

  

We work in the 21st century where technology is fast claiming good oldjobs, my dad used to be a cable expert at NITEL, he reveled at thesingle fact that he's so good at the job, he was indispensable, but themoment the idea of GSM was being mooted, he was such a smart man that heresigned and started some other business but his colleagues stayed onwith expectation of the usual monthly pay perk, then came the big bang,256 NITEL Technical staff sacked, my dad was still being paid hispension after taking his gratuity. Technology we love so much isbecoming our competitor, organisations are fast automating theirprocesses, we are being replaced by machines, it's now a war of man vs.machine but man is fast losing the battle due to that tacit support ofthe capitalist machine. 

  

Yes, the capitalist machine, that greedy behemoth, never satisfied withlittle. Due to globalization, companies are spreading more than ever,are consolidating more than ever and profits are rising more than everbut jobs are lost more than ever. You may ask why, the reason is; theyhave found alternatives and they are machines. Companies cut jobs atevery little provocation, losing ones job is as easy as a phone call oran SMS, hurray technology! When organisations want to cut costs, theydon't sell computers and softwares, they sack people. 

  

Like Bugzy, we have come to work today, to earn our pay, but are wereally sure we will be here when the salary will be paid? I am notNostradamus but I can give a little advice on how to live in thisperilous times. I may be sounding too negative but permit me to drivehome my points. Do we have the I-quit-money? Majority of us just spendand spend till we drop dead, hoping to earn an unearned salary. We shop,drink, party away, take loans to consume luxuries over income we are yetto earn in the next three years. What if after this, we get sacked andnothing is left in our accounts? We get frustrated and feel worthless.Please, let's save and save and save and then invest, invest and investagain but wisely, let's invest in landed properties, stocks, bonds;invest long term and short term for we will fall back on them in therainy days. At least let's set about 30-40% of our income aside forinvestment and savings so when it happens we can comfort our dependantsand keep their hopes alive instead of killing our dreams and theirs dueto our wrong choices. 

  

A job should not deter us from having a plan B, one of the best ways tomake a plan B is to learn some very practical skills aside from what wedo at work, let's learn some skills. The truth is in some years fromnow, people like Bugzy might be thankful to the organisation for sackingthem as they might become more successful by going into personalbusinesses or doing something that will bring income far above whattheir paid jobs offered. Can you sing? Try developing that skill, learnto sew, learn hair dressing, make use of that ability to cook thatpeople have always praised you for, are you good at programming? Trydesigning software, teach if you can, learn something, anything, itcould be your saving grace after you receive that call. These arederided skills which wiser people have converted to cash. Talk about theMr Biggs, Nandos, Tiffany Ambers, Frank Oshodis, Tufaces, Bill Gates,Steve Jobs of these world and you talk of people doing ordinary thingsin special ways and making serious money. 

For those that can still apply to study pleaseintensify efforts, it increases your market worth and you can call thebluff of any employer when you need to A word is enough for the wise, let's do these things so we can smile anddrop our letters with joy when we are called to do so. These things callfor serious discipline, what else differentiate success from failure ifnot discipline and determination? 

  

If you can't fly, run. If you can't run, walk, but please keep moving.Don't sit in your comfort zone because there is nothing as such, it's an illusion. 

Thank you. 

  

 

  

  

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Gravatar #11. Babatunde
6 months and 7 days ago

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Gravatar #9. Damilola Afolabi
1 year and 1 month ago

You just shook me back to reality, never to feel too comfortable. There's always a higher ground.

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Gravatar #8. Yetunde
1 year and 1 month ago

Exactly, what the writer says is true.most pple working are like the man used in the write up.

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Gravatar #7. aderonke
1 year and 1 month ago

Mr Goodwill, true talk. this is exactly what i was discussing with my colleague this morning, you can and must not depend on one source of income, it's too risky. So many of us are too comfortable with our current status and not making effort to add value to ourselveslves and when the did is done we find ourselves in a sorry state. I guess it's time to look inside yourself and let your hobbies make money for you and save as much as you can when you now have the opportunity.

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Gravatar #6. balo
1 year and 1 month ago

True! True!! True!!! If you can't fly, run. If you can't run, walk, but please keep moving! With a good plan, focus, determination and enough discipline we can all get to our financial destination. I will use myself as a case study; I had worked for 3 different reputable companies before I joined my current employer. Before I joined them a little over 2yrs ago, I didn't have any savings because I had been utilizing my past income to make myself comfortable. As at then I didn't have a PLAN, talk less of having a good one. But thank God I was opportune to associate with some focused people and I got to learn what a FINANCIAL PLAN is, I got to learn about the stock market (where I made a large chunk of money from), I learnt about real estate and through this wonderful blog I also learnt about MLM and the likes. There have been UPS and DOWNS but as at the last time I calculated my total networth (which was about 4 months ago), the value was about 6 times my current annual income from paid employment. Some days ago, I was having lunch with some colleagues and I told them I was resigning soon, one of them jokingly said why won't you resign when you have used the money our company is paying you to turn yourself into a billionaire (currently it's not true but that is my destination). Another one said before nko! Are you not earning more money monthly from your investments than what we are pay you? No matter how little the amount is, it is advisable for every employee to set aside a percentage for investment monthly to safeguard his/her future, the higher the amount set aside the earlier you plan to be financially free.
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!

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Gravatar #5. touche
1 year and 1 month ago

Nice post. I disagree with being sympathetic with those that are laid off because of
technological advancement. There are hundreds of professional certifications that
will make one indispensable in any organization. The nitel cable guy would have
simply taken a course on wireless communications or satelite technology to make
himself relevant in the gsm industry.
I recommend empowering one's self with IT skills in the following fields:
-networking
-graphics (web design)
-programming(java)
-database,
and then specializing in any one of these fields.

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Gravatar #4. olajuwon
1 year and 1 month ago

Mr goodwill,u have spoken very well and you have soo got me thinking,i have to determine what it is i like doing the most right now.Waoh

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Gravatar #3. Royal_Prince
1 year and 1 month ago

Great write up Mr. Goodwill.
So true is the saying that Life is 20% what happens to us and 80% how we respond (or react) to them.
Your reaction to whatever happens to you determines its ultimate effect or impact on your life.
it is more than mere coincidence that whenever passions, talents or potentials are turned into careers, the result is always fame, excellence and sometime riches. I support the idea of developing our inert or latent abilities or following hrough with hardword our passion for sometime. Henry ford, honda, Bill Gates, agassi, etc became famous and wealthy not by any paid job but by truning their passion (or hobbies if you like) into careers. Ford, founder of ford motors, started playing with engines quite early in life and even had to abandon his family's business of farming. the same is true of soichiro Honda of honda motors. ask agassi when he started playing tennis and u see what i mean. that bill gate left harvard to pursue his passion for digits is common knowledge. the list goes on and on.

preparing for change, becuase it will surely come whether u like it or not, is the only way to remain relevant in a fast changing world like ours. at times it appears God allows such adversity so as to force us realise our other languishing potentials and abililty. if you doubt me, go ahead ask nollywood stars what made some them great musicians overnight (with the monies it brought them) and they will tell you it was the ban placed on them by thier regulatory body back then.
A WORD IS ENOUGH 4 THE WISE

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Gravatar #2. Golden Mama
1 year and 1 month ago

what more do i say. i have been preaching this for years. it has happened to me once. let me just amplify the last paragraph - to be stagnant in a comfort zone is to prepare for death.

let us all prepare for the rainy days by buying a shelter NOW. Prepare for hunger by planting a tree Now, Prepare for sleep by laying the bed NOW.

Yours,
Golden Mama.

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