emmanuel 1. Days of little beginnings:
To every individual is unique print pattern. It
doesn't matter which of your mates you
graduated university with neither does it which of
them now works with Total NG, at the end what
matters is the integrity of what you do, it will
payoff someday! It doesn't matter if you hawk
gala on the streets today, the disaster therein is
complacency. Be proud of what you do, be
hardworking, and always improve on yourself; if
you don't believe me, read about the Ghanian
teacher who taught computer lessons by drawing
them on board.
2. Never settle for less when you are still
hustling:
The best time to show who you are is when you
are still "in the making". If anyone steps on your
foot, let the person know immediately. This is the
time you can have your shoulders high up; you
know why? The best friend of wealth is humility.
Once wealth comes in, the wise ones know a slap
from a boy of 12 years should be followed by
"thank you sir/ma".
3. Leave parent's house:
Nowadays, the greatest fear of an average
Nigerian man is the fear of the unknown; all
thanks to the Nigerian economy. Staying under
your parent's roof equates complacency and
definitely you'd never be ready to throw stones at
the fruits the life tree presents. Get out there and
marvel you can actually feed yourself, probably
even do more.
4. Leave the suburbs:
I do tell my friends this "...save being a farmer or
for official reasons, what reason would a 21st
century unemployed young man give for living in
the villages?" Inspiration comes from seeing what
magnificient projects your mates handle in the
society. You claim nothing works yet you are
enjoying akpu and palmwine in the village? Go
out to the city and make yourself relevant.
Information is power!
5. Its not always Nigerian Masters after BSc:
This is what I do tell people. Save the fact you
currently work for a company and the portfolio of
the office you hold supports improvement
educational wise, kindly invest the money on a
good and lucrative business. Make sure you do
your homework well. If my parents had given me
money for masters, I'd never dash it out to our
poor educational system that adds nothing to the
life of an average graduate. Life isn't about
competition, many of your mates will rush to do
masters even PhD after BSc, be intelligent enough
to know what is next.
6. There is no right age for marriage:
Do you have a dream taking your time at the
moment? Please invest all your energy in it.
Never bow to pressure. It doesn't matter
whatever tales have been told to your hearing;
yes, they will surely tell you your friend's children
will call you brother lagbaja. What matters at the
end is the places your children can confidently
march into and that which theirs cannot. Do not
forget so easily how you wished you were some
kids in your elementary school.
At the end if the perks of being married debars
your life pursuit, the same people will be the ones
to mock you! Be wise!
7. The power of life and death lies in the hand of
a woman (not literarily).
It is safer not to marry than do and physically
assault your wife. It does nothing but reduces
man to nothing. As a young man, never take
women seriously and do not kill yourself for a
woman, the right woman will actually expend less
of your energy and money.
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