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On the JOURNEY...


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Truth be told, I was thinking I could keep up with a daily post just after the last one you know....with the whole strength, vigor and stimulated "yes,I can!"spirit...Lmao! 
Well...as soon as the week kick started with the new rise in dollar to the review of feedback from clients due to major or tiny flaws in my business process or people issue which, most times gets me furious and super worried! Especially the people issue...OMG!

I just DON'T GET IT ðŸ˜Œ!

I once listened to a business audio CD by (cant remember the name) that says YOU are totally responsible for the success and failure of your business. A business is supposed to FREE it's owners to LIVE!
I mean, someone is saying I shouldn't blame the people or the process or anything but my self and I should build a business to FREE myself. I mean, I love the idea of that and still in the process of taking all that in, because really blaming others would take you no where but closer to anger, frustration and then depression. But, how can I be truly FREE (yet) with the depressing gap in the thinking capacity of the 'gown' in the 'town' (gown and town...smh! some HR-ish term) Literally, I mean the thinking capacity of school leavers in the real world of work!

I'm thinking am I supposed to leave out blames completely on an almost paralysed educational system pushing out people who are mostly annoyingly disappointing (I don't know if anyone feels this way!)
It's ridiculous when a secondary school leaving holder with distinctions on PAPER is unable to spell CHICKEN or construct a simple sentence without the listener or reader taking a deep breath, trying to take the words apart in order to understand what is intended to be communicated. Isn't that super frustrating!

Now, how FRUSTRATING can that be?

It sounds like child's play until you see  a so called OND holder sitting in front of you, looking untidy (he excuses this for haven searched endlessly for the interview venue and you wonder what happened to him calling the phone number in the interview message sent to him! Or the excuse of putting on a sandal with his shirt tucked out of the trouser because he felt it was just an Intern role! And you ask basic questions and he goes round giving you ACCOUNTING terminologies from his text book which by the way was poorly constructed.
Haba!!!

GRADUATES🙉🙉🙉?!?
Those ones are the most disappointing of them all!

No offence to the really good ones oo.. by this I mean the ones who are willing to pay the price, be value adding and continuously desiring to improve their skills and competence.
But to the ones who are living daily in what I call "ENTITLEMENT SYNDROME" wehdone sah and mas!!!

Honestly...how did we get to this really breaking and depressing point? Most importantly I ask myself what will these "people" teach the younger ones entrusted in their care especially those placed in educational systems (schools) during NYSC? 

A funny blend of these realities has been my 'ache' on my entrepreneurial journey. Above all, endeavour  as an entrepreneur to be value adding and let your light shine as you creatively solve problems affecting humanity.
Reflect and think deeply on your motives, this motive will determine whether you would be in business for a week, month, a year or centuries long after you are gone!

Don't forget to share your exciting and challenging moments with me here on Eden!
And...oh yes, Happy New Month! 
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