Handling rejection is not easy infact I dare say it is the true path to generating lasting wealth. It's not really good news that after just announcing that a thousand staffs were laid off from Bank PHB, a new 1200 staffs would be laid off by Intercontinental Bank. These executives have been rejected by the companies they trust so much to shield them economically, socially and politically. I have been receiving mails from some bank executives through this site and I could feel the spirit behind their words; it's truly heart shattering but musing and meditating over an already bad event is not going to make the event any better than it already is. This is why I am going to tell you the truth (from my perspective) about rejection.

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More than six thousand executives have been asked to resign from the banking industry in the last three months and it appears as if there is no end to this matter as fresh one thousand people were advised to resign from Bank PHB. There are two ways to interpret this scenario (no matter the side of the divide you fall); either you blame the CBN governor, the erstwhile bank CEOs and/or the present management team or you simply blame yourself. The latter is one of the hardest things to do but it is actually the pathway to self growth and true freedom. Rewind to pre-Sanusi era where bank executives were literarily jumping from one bank to the other for promotions and increase emoluments, I doubt it would cross the minds of these executives that the axe would fall in their industry soon.

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These are definitely two words that scare the living day light out of almost every executive although endearing words have been cooked up to replace them – from downsizing to laying off. The effect is the same; the fact that some group of people that wanted you suddenly found you repulsive for whatever reason (I don't think the victims care). Last year December alone, more than 5, 000 bank executives were relieved of their jobs and if the bank drama continues, more bank executives would feel the impact of the axe.

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Immediately you saw this picture, what was your first impression? It is important you take 2 minutes to reflect on this. The impression you get from this particular picture says a lot about you; when I saw this picture, I laughed so hard and tears started flowing from my eyes. The picture was quite ridiculous though it held a lot of meaning to me – the picture ironically reflected a similarity between these two sworn enemies; both of them strongly oppose same sex «marriage or sexual relationship». Another thing quite interesting is the fact that Osama was made the husband which could simply interpret that Osama would always have a higher authority to Bush in any combat. In most circles, Osama is regarded as the bad guy while Bush, the good guy. After imagining this last statement in my mind, I realize that I was suffering from what Psychologists call Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE).

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Actually, this post is not for everybody – it's for some group of courageous guys that have been contemplating leaving their 8-6 work. The red and the blue pill have been placed in front of them and their heart is consciously leaning towards the red pill. I am actually having these disturbing feelings that after you finish reading through this article, you may decide NOT to go with it (lol). Ok, let's get to the crux of the matter; a friend who willingly left his job 9 months ago to try out his hands on his dreams of becoming self employed, decided to go back to being employed.

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Somehow, somewhat, I have been getting a lot of invitations for functions with each person telling me how important my presence would be. Seriously, functions are not my thing especially the ones that do not have any «learning» theme. Well, in order to maintain my friendship with these people, I got to compromise; tough luck! Ok, yesterday was a naming ceremony and I had to travel seven mountains and seven seas to get to a place in Lagos coupled with seriously bad roads. Well, I really did not find it funny until I saw the baby boy:

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I have no doubt that everyone would agree with me that we live in a world of oppression; our self esteem is buffered up by what we have that our neighbor doesn't have and vice versa. I have most times wondered why we live in such competitive world fueled with all manners of negative elements like hatred, envy, anger, bitterness, etc. As an entrepreneur or even in the workforce, you cannot really survive without taking account of the competition. However, I cannot neglect to mention the positives inherent in competition – maximizing potentials, encouraging creativity and innovation, eliminating oligarchy, renewing the energy of the participants, etc. The aforementioned elements make competition look like a great thing until you start looking deeper into chronic side.

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