08/11/2021
There was this friend of mine who dissuaded me from leaving my 9-5 job and venturing into entrepreneurship.
He warned me saying "If you think 9-5 is hard and that's why you're leaving it to go into the business world then you better think again cos business is tougher".
To cut the story short, I didn't listen to him. My mind was made up.
I started out 2017 but it was more of fun for me, just playing around, learning new stuffs and testing my abilities.
I definitely had to learn new stuffs, cos what I read in school (1st degree - Economics & Statistics) (2nd degree - International Law & Diplomacy) had absolutely nothing to do with what I wanted to venture into.
I'ld always beg my parent for data or I silently turn on the hotspot coupled with my parent's laptop I was using at the time.
Should I talk about how I went a full year without receiving one naira from any client. Hahaha bold of me to type client, did I even have oneš¤£
My parent would be like "hope you've sent out your CV to some companies today cos this thing you're doing on the laptop is a waste of time"
Then, I was learning how to build websites, how to write engaging copies, how to run ads etc but I was told it was a waste of time.
Did i feel like giving up? Hell Yeah!
Who won't feel like giving up when one full year went by without no credit alert.
Well...Somehow I stayed. Somehow I continued. Thank God for great people I had around me who encouraged me and gave me some small jobs to start with and test my hand. Thank God for friends who had my back.
Today my parent call me "Odogwu Nwanyi" and you know not everybody can answer that name.
Anywaiz, the concluding part of this long epistle is that "Hold steadfast onto that which you have started". Some people may laugh you to scorn, your friends may not even patronize you but keep on going. Find a way to encourage yourself.
Last year, 2020...I began to see light at the end of the tunnel.
Today, we have more international clients than Nigerian clients (which has always been my prayer).
Keep on going my friends!
Keep on going!
There is light at the end of the tunnel and you would soon see it only if you don't give up.