One of the best form of investment is entrepreneurship. Get into business sell something. It is not difficult, we are just fearful. There are many green areas waiting to be exploited. But the problem with us is that we are always seeing problems instead of opportunities. Be out to meet people’s needs. Even in areas where there are champions, there is still plenty rooms for competition. It is the ground that is crowded; there is enough room at the top for you and l.
In business you have to see enough people. Most of us believe what we need is a shop, but this is not so. Our primary need is customers. People want what you have to sell, not where you have to sell it. Be ready to overcome rejection and failure. That is a major issue in business. Due to the level of development in some countries, the thinking of our environment is not yet developed, such that when you take a bold step at business, people are waiting for you to fail. Do not listen to cynics.
Success grows out of failure. If things do not workout you have not failed; you have just learnt how things do no work. Do not internalize your failure, it is just am event. The most successful sales men have suffered a lot of rejection. You cannot insist that every time you play football you must score a goal if you want to be a professional footballer. Get out and do what you must do-and keep on keeping on.
Each time you record a failure, encourage yourself. Do not let the fear of failure keep you in poverty. Do not let fear keep you from getting it. You must be persistent. Learn from your mistakes and more on.
Always improve on the quality of your service or product. Be ready to add value to people’s lives in whatever area of specialty you are in. Invest in your earning ability. Check today how much you can earn with the level of skill you have developed. Improve on it if it falls short of getting you to the position where you believe you will be comfortable enough to live and save and invest. It is worth it to take from your savings to invest in your earning ability.
Increasing learning is increasing expertise. There is a connection between learning and earning. What you learn affects what you earn.
“Do you see a man who excels in his work, he will stand before kings and not stand before unknown men” Proverbs 22:29.
The acquisition of skill is very important. Even though prayer and fasting are necessary, they cannot take the place of skill. If we do not acquire the highest level of skill we are capable of, we are just role models by mouth. If you have identified your gift, strive to be at the top in your area of calling in your country over time.
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