3 key things that helped me grow In life

When I looked back at my journey both in my social life and my work life, a.k.a cooperate journey. Which started roughly nine years ago. 

Allow me some bragging rights. I have done amazingly well in the Nigerian gaming industry and have the top 2 companies in the Nigerian sports betting industry to show. I am in the process of helping to build the third one. 

I think of 3 things that have helped me to become a pacesetter in my chosen Industry: 

1. Good relationship: I try as much as possible to have the right relationship with everyone, and the best way to keep a good relationship with people is to think more about them than yourself. So this means I give, give, give, then ask, not take. 

When I'm on the deal table, I think more about how we can both derive value from the deal, not only about myself. Lots of professionals are doing business the wrong way, for example, when people add you on Linkedin, next day what they are doing is pushing a generic sales content to you. 

I just don't reply to such emails anymore. What happened to get to know the person, or what does he want first? 

2. Patience: I believe so much in the long term game, I'm not interested in getting rich as quick as possible because it's not realisable. Most people who want to get rich quick always end up cutting corners, and by cut cutting corners, you lose your values and self-worth along the way.

 I have been presented several times with opportunities to get rich quick, but clearly, I wasn't brought up that way, and till today I haven't regretted ever taken the high and long road.

Maybe it is because I have always known how to make money, and I enjoyed the process of getting there rather than just cutting corners and suddenly getting rich. 

I honestly think it's no fun, and don't get me wrong, I'm doing exceptionally well as a person, so don't start with the "Have you been there to talk about it" lecture.

I'm very convinced that you can become wealthy by doing the right thing, and I want to prove that by being one of the people who become wealthy by being patient because being patient solves many issues around trying to cut corners and a lot of other bad behaviour. 

Ultimately people are not patient because they want it fast, and if you want it quickly, you will be ready to do anything to make it happen.

My advice is to forget peer pressure or trying to impress anyone and think about what you want people to talk about you when you are no longer around; what will be your legacy?. For me, I would love to be regarded as someone who gave more than he received.

3. Hard work: I sincerely believe that the only thing we all have in common is the work ethic, How much time and dedication we plan to put in anything determines everything. I have never seen anyone who got wealthy without putting in an insane amount of hard work and a bit of smartness. 

And I believe we all have an equal amount of hard work, I mean you could have more connection than me, have wealthier families or parents or attended a better school than me, I believe if I work really hard in a smart way I can outsmart anyone in my chosen field. 

People are not just willing to put in the work because, most times, good things take time, and most people are not just patient.

If you want to be among the 1%, if you're going to achieve something huge and become one of the wealthiest people in the world, it should be hard. Don't you think so? There are billions of people working toward the same goal.

In conclusion, I love building relationships, and I'm very patient and hardworking in the process. I know anything I want is possible, but it will take time, so to stay happy, I enjoy the process of getting there as much as possible.

How do I do that? I only do what I love. If I'm not happy, I leave. I can't stand not being happy or enjoy the process, It's sad to hear people say money bring happiness and that they prefer to cry in a Mercedes than Toyota. I respect their point of view, but they are really not exposed and can be easily manipulated incorrectly, and I stay far from people like this. 

Money, to me, is an enabler and nothing more than that, and you can plan a life no matter how little you have until you have more than enough.

I have learnt to be comfortable in every situation. Life is Long!

Wishing you lots of love, happiness, and good health! xo xo