Good day friends. How are you doing? I have a very long story for you today.
When I graduated from the University, I got a job before I went for NYSC. It was my dream at the time. My life was going well and I had carefully laid out plans. I was going to ensure that whether Nigeria liked it or not, I'll spend my service year in Lagos and continue with my job. NYSC was going to be a breeze. Err, WRONG! Things didn't go as planned. I was "emailed, not posted" (according to one of my friends) to a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon). I actually served Nigeria "under the sun and in the rain". I angrily watched all my plans fall like a pack of cards...In fact, my NYSC story deserves its own post, lol. Somehow, I recovered in good enough time to make reasonable use of my service year and meet some awesome "forever friends".
When I got back to Lagos after the service year, some changes in the organization where I had my "promising" job made it necessary for me to stay at home and wait. They didn't guarantee that I'll get my old job back but they promised to TRULY let me know once they could absorb me into the organization. I was disappointed but not crushed. Well-meaning people tried to convince me to "rest" before I started job hunting. I was determined, like Kanu Nwankwo, not to be a burden to anyone.
I spoke with some family friends about working part time in their Educational Testing Centre. The pay wasn't fantastic. A few people laughed at my decision but I realised there were benefits that came with the job that I wouldn't have had if I looked down on the job. I eventually got the "dream" job(s) and I had to choose eventually.
Why am I telling you this long story? Because I have a challenge with some that look down on certain jobs "because I'm a graduate"...Very few people want to start small. I know that the cousin of the grandmother of your friend's neighbour was sitting in her bedroom and suddenly found a million dollars on the seat beside her. I hope EFCC/DSS is not looking for her in this season of goats and yams, though...Most of the successful people I know started small, worked hard (yes, and prayed hard too) to get to where they are today. They weren't loafing around, expecting manna to fall from heaven. Even for the Israelites, manna ceased when they got to the Promised Land. They had to cultivate the LANs and trust God for harvest before eating.
Dear friend, whatsoever your hand findeth to do, do it with all diligence. If you'll like to discuss opportunities, please follow our "TTM Opportunities" Blog or send an email to the tent makers online gmail.com
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