You must always be prepared to fight, anytime! This is what you need if you want success. Did you know that every morning, in Africa, a deer must always be prepared to run! Why? Because if the deer is not prepared or run slower, it will become a lion’s breakfast. Did you know that every morning when a lion wakes up, it must be prepared to run! Why? Because if it is not prepared or run slower than the deer, it will not has any breakfast. So this is what it is all about in the real world. You must always be prepared. If you’re not, you either ends up don’t have any breakfast and died of hungry, or become the breakfast of the lions. It may sound cruel, but this is the real world. Always be prepared to fight!
The more you fight the more successful you will be. You know, most of the people who gets online are those who in the age of their 30s. And this is great news since time is their most valuable asset. They afford to fall (fail) and get up again, why? Because they are still young. They can fall for 29 times and still manage to wake up for the 30th time. When you are at the age of 25, and you still don’t want to fight, then you want to fight at what age? 55? Therefore don’t wait, always fight for your future.
In our life, we only have one season. In spring, we are still young, at the age of 20s. It is the best if we start to be prepared to fight. Then comes to summer. This is a very hot season, you will be in the age of around 30, and you must fight and fight and fight. This is the best time for you to fight for your future and success. Once you miss this opportunity, autumn will arrive, you will be in your 40s. You will start feeling cold and lazy to move. If you miss out all these 3 seasons, you will eventually come to winter. It is very cold in winter and you are at the age of 50s. Do you think that you will want to fight at this age? Honestly, I don’t think so. Hence, you must always be prepared to fight whenever you can. Don’t wait because time waits for no one!
You must be hardworking, just like an ant.
I believe that you’ve heard or seen the cartoon about the ant and the grasshopper. The ants are very hardworking, during spring time, they keep on searching and collecting their food. As for the grasshopper, it is very lazy, laughing at the ants, saying that it is spring and they should enjoy it. Why work when the times they can enjoy? Then the time past by, winter has arrive. It is cold, but the ants are having lots of fun enjoying the food they have harvested before. As for the grasshopper, since it has never look for any food, it is starving of hunger. And died in the end. Thus now you can see, why we need to fight even at the time we can enjoy ourselves.
We fight because we want to have a better future, we want success. Many people wait. They wait for the economy to turn brighter, and then only they want to fight. Let me tell you, when the economy is down, don’t blame anyone, just be prepared to fight. And when the economy turns up, it will be the time for you to harvest your rewards.
So there you have it, the key to success, always be prepared to fight. Keep this key into your pocket and don’t lose it. Use it to open the door which leads to your success.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
KEY #2-CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS
Now, here is the second key that you will need if you desire to succeed. All the 12 keys to success are equally important, the order of all the keys are not important here. For example, Key #1 is Never give up , the order of it doesn’t matter here. All of the 12 keys are crucial and you must have them!
Are emotions important to us? Indeed. All of our work will be influence by our emotions. So what if you’re in a bad emotion? Do you think that you can did a perfect job if your emotion is bad at that time? If you want to success, especially for businessman, they need to control their emotions. This is because they need to deal with other people all the time to have their business done. If they don’t control their emotions, it is impossible to get their business deal in a nice and perfect way.
Another great example is for network marketers. Every network marketers need to contact with their members all the time. So if they cannot control their emotions, all their members will leave them eventually.You need to feel happy all the time. You need to feel positive all the time.
Let me give you an example here of how important controlling your emotions are. There is a father, who works in an insurance firmOne day he had been fired from his company. So he is in a very bad mood. When driving home, the traffic jam. He is so angry and keep on sounding horns. Suddenly a car hit his car from the back. Now he is getting more angry and get out of his car, quarrel with the one who hit his car. Back at home, he see his wife and he straight away scold her. Then went into his room and slam the door.
Now, the wife too is getting angry because her husband scolded her without any reasonable reason. The wife keep scolding their children, throwing things. Then one of the kid drop some food on the floor and the wife give that kid a slap on the face. Did the kid feel happy? Of course not, the kid move out of the house, and see a cat walking across. What that kid did? That kid kick that poor cat. Therefore you see. The negative effect of having bad emotion is so powerful. What if you are happy all the times? You can imagine that your positive emotions will influence all the people around you.
There are lots of downs in our life. And many people don’t know how to control their emotion to face their downs. We are humans, we are can control our emotions. Why can we control our emotion? Because we can control our thinking. And why can we control our thinking? Because we have the power of making decisions. Thus you must learn how to make the right decisions.
Talking about controlling your emotions, what should you do when you’re upset or angry? Well, you can take bath, sing songs, etc. Just make yourself feel comfortable.
You can even pretend to be happy when you are upset. Please don’t say that I’m crazy, but this is true and it definitely will helps to cure your sadness. Some people said, when you’re down, try to smile and laugh more. The more you pretend the more it will comes true. This is the same as every night reviewing your goals of what you need to do and dream about what kind of lifestyle you want. Your mind will stimulate it to becomes true.
There you have it, the second key to success, control your emotion. Don’t let your emotion control you. You have the power of making decision, always think positively and control your emotions. To your success.
NUMBER ONE KEY TO SUCCESS
This is a very crucial key for you if you want to success. No matter in your career or in your life, success will never come automatically. You must never give up if you desire for success. If you insist, keep on your hard work, in the end, the wealth will be yours, prosperity will be yours. You must know that this is the spirit that you need to succeed in your life.
Allow me to give you an example here. If you took a hammer, and hit the wall of a house. What will happen? Nothing will happen, what you will get is just a loud “bang!”. But what if you keep on hitting and hitting the very same wall? You will get a huge hole eventually, you can even make the whole house collapse with just a hammer. Therefore you see, many things seem like impossible to happen. But if we keep on working on it without giving up, you will find that we can actually create something impossible.
Look around you, do you have any friends who are very rich and success? Let me tell you, if you have this kind of friend, they must be very hardworking. And you know what, they’ve been hardworking for many years, maybe they’ve been very hardworking for 10 or 20 years. However, if you are very lazy, the whole story will be different. If you are lazy for one day, it is ok. But if you keep on your laziness for 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, 5 years and so on. Your laziness will create a massive destructive force which tends to destroy your life. If you see some one who live a frustrated live, poor, this is maybe he or she is lazy. But let me remind you, this person is not only lazy for a few days, maybe he or she had been lazy for 10 or 20 years.
Every successful people out there face a lot of ups and downs in their route to success. But they insist and keep moving on. They turn the destructive force into energy and inspired them to keep moving on. Like I mentioned just now, success will never come automatically. You will need to face many problems and challenges before you reach your target. Just like climbing a mountain, you will need to cross all the obstacles and climb before you can eventually reach the top.
Actually I’m very impress with those who had create amazing results in their life. A lot of people who pursuing for successth times that make the stone breaks? Absolutely not! The 1st to the 98th times do contribute to break that stone. Well, this is what happens in real life. Many people hit the stone until half way, say 50th times and they found that the stone is not breaking, they give up and stop hitting it. What they do then is that they search for other stone and hit it again. They keep on hitting and hitting, again, the stone never break and they give up again. So you see, they’ve wasted the time and energy of hitting until the 50th times and get no result. gives up in the end. And they waste a lot of their precious time the moment they give up. Why did I say so?
Let me give you a metaphor. Imagine that there is a stone in front of you. You keep on hitting it until it breaks. If the stone breaks after you hit it for 99 times, do you think that it is the 99I hope that you can understand what I’m trying to say here. Always remember, if you want success, then there will be no giving up in your dictionary.
There is no failure in this world, people fail only because they give up. So keep this key in your pocket today and use it to unlock the door to success. To Your success.
Allow me to give you an example here. If you took a hammer, and hit the wall of a house. What will happen? Nothing will happen, what you will get is just a loud “bang!”. But what if you keep on hitting and hitting the very same wall? You will get a huge hole eventually, you can even make the whole house collapse with just a hammer. Therefore you see, many things seem like impossible to happen. But if we keep on working on it without giving up, you will find that we can actually create something impossible.
Look around you, do you have any friends who are very rich and success? Let me tell you, if you have this kind of friend, they must be very hardworking. And you know what, they’ve been hardworking for many years, maybe they’ve been very hardworking for 10 or 20 years. However, if you are very lazy, the whole story will be different. If you are lazy for one day, it is ok. But if you keep on your laziness for 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, 5 years and so on. Your laziness will create a massive destructive force which tends to destroy your life. If you see some one who live a frustrated live, poor, this is maybe he or she is lazy. But let me remind you, this person is not only lazy for a few days, maybe he or she had been lazy for 10 or 20 years.
Every successful people out there face a lot of ups and downs in their route to success. But they insist and keep moving on. They turn the destructive force into energy and inspired them to keep moving on. Like I mentioned just now, success will never come automatically. You will need to face many problems and challenges before you reach your target. Just like climbing a mountain, you will need to cross all the obstacles and climb before you can eventually reach the top.
Actually I’m very impress with those who had create amazing results in their life. A lot of people who pursuing for successth times that make the stone breaks? Absolutely not! The 1st to the 98th times do contribute to break that stone. Well, this is what happens in real life. Many people hit the stone until half way, say 50th times and they found that the stone is not breaking, they give up and stop hitting it. What they do then is that they search for other stone and hit it again. They keep on hitting and hitting, again, the stone never break and they give up again. So you see, they’ve wasted the time and energy of hitting until the 50th times and get no result. gives up in the end. And they waste a lot of their precious time the moment they give up. Why did I say so?
Let me give you a metaphor. Imagine that there is a stone in front of you. You keep on hitting it until it breaks. If the stone breaks after you hit it for 99 times, do you think that it is the 99I hope that you can understand what I’m trying to say here. Always remember, if you want success, then there will be no giving up in your dictionary.
There is no failure in this world, people fail only because they give up. So keep this key in your pocket today and use it to unlock the door to success. To Your success.
THE KEYS TO SUCCESS
This is a very crucial key for you if you want to success. No matter in your career or in your life, success will never come automatically. You must never give up if you desire for success. If you insist, keep on your hard work, in the end, the wealth will be yours, prosperity will be yours. You must know that this is the spirit that you need to succeed in your life. Allow me to give you an example here. If you took a hammer, and hit the wall of a house. What will happen? Nothing will happen, what you will get is just a loud “bang!”. But what if you keep on hitting and hitting the very same wall? You will get a huge hole eventually, you can even make the whole house collapse with just a hammer. Therefore you see, many things seem like impossible to happen. But if we keep on working on it without giving up, you will find that we can actually create something impossible.
Look around you, do you have any friends who are very rich and success? Let me tell you, if you have this kind of friend, they must be very hardworking. And you know what, they’ve been hardworking for many years, maybe they’ve been very hardworking for 10 or 20 years. However, if you are very lazy, the whole story will be different. If you are lazy for one day, it is ok. But if you keep on your laziness for 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, 5 years and so on. Your laziness will create a massive destructive force which tends to destroy your life. If you see some one who live a frustrated live, poor, this is maybe he or she is lazy. But let me remind you, this person is not only lazy for a few days, maybe he or she had been lazy for 10 or 20 years.
Every successful people out there face a lot of ups and downs in their route to success. But they insist and keep moving on. They turn the destructive force into energy and inspired them to keep moving on. Like I mentioned just now, success will never come automatically. You will need to face many problems and challenges before you reach your target. Just like climbing a mountain, you will need to cross all the obstacles and climb before you can eventually reach the top.
Actually I’m very impress with those who had create amazing results in their life. A lot of people who pursuing for successth times that make the stone breaks? Absolutely not!
The 1st to the 98th times do contribute to break that stone. Well, this is what happens in real life. Many people hit the stone until half way, say 50th times and they found that the stone is not breaking, they give up and stop hitting it. What they do then is that they search for other stone and hit it again. They keep on hitting and hitting, again, the stone never break and they give up again. So you see, they’ve wasted the time and energy of hitting until the 50th times and get no result. gives up in the end. And they waste a lot of their precious time the moment they give up. Why did I say so? Let me give you a metaphor. Imagine that there is a stone in front of you. You keep on hitting it until it breaks. If the stone breaks after you hit it for 99 times, do you think that it is the 99
I hope that you can understand what I’m trying to say here.
Always remember, if you want success, then there will be no giving up in your dictionary. There is no failure in this world, people fail only because they give up. So keep this key in your pocket today and use it to unlock the door to success. To Your success.
Look around you, do you have any friends who are very rich and success? Let me tell you, if you have this kind of friend, they must be very hardworking. And you know what, they’ve been hardworking for many years, maybe they’ve been very hardworking for 10 or 20 years. However, if you are very lazy, the whole story will be different. If you are lazy for one day, it is ok. But if you keep on your laziness for 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, 5 years and so on. Your laziness will create a massive destructive force which tends to destroy your life. If you see some one who live a frustrated live, poor, this is maybe he or she is lazy. But let me remind you, this person is not only lazy for a few days, maybe he or she had been lazy for 10 or 20 years.
Every successful people out there face a lot of ups and downs in their route to success. But they insist and keep moving on. They turn the destructive force into energy and inspired them to keep moving on. Like I mentioned just now, success will never come automatically. You will need to face many problems and challenges before you reach your target. Just like climbing a mountain, you will need to cross all the obstacles and climb before you can eventually reach the top.
Actually I’m very impress with those who had create amazing results in their life. A lot of people who pursuing for successth times that make the stone breaks? Absolutely not!
The 1st to the 98th times do contribute to break that stone. Well, this is what happens in real life. Many people hit the stone until half way, say 50th times and they found that the stone is not breaking, they give up and stop hitting it. What they do then is that they search for other stone and hit it again. They keep on hitting and hitting, again, the stone never break and they give up again. So you see, they’ve wasted the time and energy of hitting until the 50th times and get no result. gives up in the end. And they waste a lot of their precious time the moment they give up. Why did I say so? Let me give you a metaphor. Imagine that there is a stone in front of you. You keep on hitting it until it breaks. If the stone breaks after you hit it for 99 times, do you think that it is the 99
I hope that you can understand what I’m trying to say here.
Always remember, if you want success, then there will be no giving up in your dictionary. There is no failure in this world, people fail only because they give up. So keep this key in your pocket today and use it to unlock the door to success. To Your success.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Life is governed by basic principles. Likewise success has it's own laws. For one to become successful there are things that must be done. In our discourse today, we will take a look at one of the principles success. For one to acquire wealth, that person must be a problem solver. If you take a look at the history of successful men and women, one obvious thing you will observe is that their primary focus was to provide solutions to a particular need in society.
As usual we will use case studies which will prove that if others can do it, we also can do it. Men who added value to society and went smiling to the bank. To create wealth is very easy. Just take a close look at your environment, discover what they are lacking, provide that item and people will comfortably part with their money.
He was used to taking treated bottled water. On this particular day under the blazing Lagos sun, he had no enough money to buy himself the usual bottled water and at the same time be able to transport himself back home from work. He was very thirsty but the situation was helpless. He thought of what to do, because he could not risk consuming the 50k nylon water popularly called "ice water."
far as he was concerned, if he could be going through this experience, some other persons must have gone through it, and still some people are going through it. So he began to ask himself questions. Why is it that you cannot enjoy treated water at a cheaper rate? Those who cannot afford the cost of bottled water, put their lives at risk by drinking the 50k water known as "ice water".
Then an idea came to him. Why not package treated water at the rate affordable to the general public? With this and many more questions, he came out with sachet water at N5.00 instead of the usually N50.00 bottled water. Today it is popularly known as "pure water." Within the next six months he became millionaire, and left the market by the time it was flooded by other businessmen.
I belong to the school of thought that insists the best way to make money is to solve problems. The slogan used to be that the economy is bad, that there is no money in this country. But it is in this same country that telecommunication companies are making mega bucks. Why? Because they provided solutions to people's needs.
DMT is making it as a company today by providing mobile toilets to the public. We all know what it used to be in public functions where this service is not available. I can never be tired of telling the story of cowbell sachet milk. What they did was just to solve the problem of non-availability of milk to the low-income earners in the country and the rest has been history ever since. In fact that singular act changed the face of business in this country.
The truth of the matter is that as far as the earth is still in existence, there must be problems. The only thing you need to do is to find solutions to those problems and that breakthrough you are looking for will be yours. Look around you, don't go too far. In your immediate community is the starting point. What are the problems people are going through that you can provide solutions to? All you need to make that change is within if you but search.
The story is told about a young man who for years after graduation could not secure a job. From one interview to another, yet nothing happened. From one aptitude test to another the story still remained the same.
As he woke up one morning to set out for another job interview, thinking he was going to fulfil all righteousness, after all he has come very close to securing one, but at the end of the day the story will be same "We will get back to you"
When he got to the bank, the interview could not hold as scheduled, so he had to wait for hours. Fortunately for him, he was not able to secure the job. But as he was leaving the bank premises, he had a strange feeling that was very unusual. I mean he has just lost another chance to work in the bank like his mates, so has every reason to be in a mournful mood. But the reverse was the case, though he couldn't place his hand on what was happening.
At home he began to play back what happened in the bank. While he was waiting for the interview to commence he discovered that those who came to withdrew money where not going with a satisfied look on their faces. In fact, one customer had a heated argument with a bank staff.
The problem happens to be that as soon as people collect their money, they are left to find ways to protect the money. And he began to think. Is there no way somebody can provide the customers with something to protect their money as they leave the bank? What can be provided? Who can provide it? The questions were coming very fast.
And soon the answers came, why not? Yes, something could be provided. A nylon bag. And who is the best person to provide it? Him of course, after all he has no job as at present and the business requires low start up capital.
He went to the market bought the nylon bags at N5 each and positioned himself in front of the very bank that refused him employment and began to sell his wares at N20 to those who were in need of it. Now almost every body was in need of it.
At 300 per cent profit people were willing to even pay more to protect their money. If you withdrew, for instance, N100, 000, do you think N20 would be too much to use for it's protection? And the money came pouring in. Within a short while, he started buying from the manufacturers at a cheaper rate and engaged the services of 20 youths who he placed in front of other 20 branches of different banks making more than 300 per cent profit per bag. Before people could get into that business as is our culture, he had made millions and re-invested his money into other areas.
In your bid to provide solutions, be ready for rejections. Be courageous. For it's only you and no one else will prove to the world that you can do it. This was the kind of adversity Booker T. Washington was confronted with. As a youngster, he and his brother had walked nine miles each day to school in order to start their education.
At age 12, he had left home for good to attend high school, supporting himself, doing chores and housework similar to what he'd done at home on the farm. At age 20, he was ready to start college. So, in 1885, he used every penny he had to travel from his city to Highland College. He felt excited over his admission to Highland College, for getting an education had always been his driving goal. When he got to Highland College, however, his hopes where dashed. Even though his application had been accepted, school officials rejected him when they discovered that he was black.
For a few years after that rejection, he tried to establish a business, but his desire to continue his education drew him back to his goal. In 1890, after several rejections by other institutions, he was accepted by Simpson College, which accepted students regardless of race. He opened a laundry to support himself and studied painting and piano.
He excelled in arts. One of his works won first prize at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. His writings were published in newspapers. He became a trainer for the school's athletic teams. He joined the campus' military regiment, where he rose to the group's highest rank-Captain. He later changed his major from art to agriculture.
He went on to receive his degree in agriculture. His excellence in the fields of botany and horticulture prompted two professors to encourage him to stay on as a graduate student and earn his master's degree. He did. And in the process, he worked as the assistant botanist for the College Experiment Station, developed expertise in plant pathology and mycology, and became the first African American faculty member at Iowa State College.
In April of 1896, he accepted an offer from the Tuskegee Institute to become the school's director of Agriculture. His agricultural research and discoveries improved farming throughout the country, and he was especially successful at helping poor, black farmers. His development of an extension programme to take the classroom out to the people made a real difference in the lives of thousands. While at Tuskegee Institute, he earned the respect of such innovators as Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, as well as that of several Presidents of the United States.
Look around you, is there a need as little as N5 can solve? That could be the breakthrough you've been praying for.
Forget that certificate, forget your background, your pride and every other thing that constitutes a hindrance to your wealth creation dream. Be a solution provider, that way wherever you build your tent, people will surely come after you. Remember the story of sachet milk or that of pure water. Are they a success today? They solved a problem in society and the businessmen involved smiled all the way to the bank.
The key is in your hands. Use it!
To your success!
As usual we will use case studies which will prove that if others can do it, we also can do it. Men who added value to society and went smiling to the bank. To create wealth is very easy. Just take a close look at your environment, discover what they are lacking, provide that item and people will comfortably part with their money.
He was used to taking treated bottled water. On this particular day under the blazing Lagos sun, he had no enough money to buy himself the usual bottled water and at the same time be able to transport himself back home from work. He was very thirsty but the situation was helpless. He thought of what to do, because he could not risk consuming the 50k nylon water popularly called "ice water."
far as he was concerned, if he could be going through this experience, some other persons must have gone through it, and still some people are going through it. So he began to ask himself questions. Why is it that you cannot enjoy treated water at a cheaper rate? Those who cannot afford the cost of bottled water, put their lives at risk by drinking the 50k water known as "ice water".
Then an idea came to him. Why not package treated water at the rate affordable to the general public? With this and many more questions, he came out with sachet water at N5.00 instead of the usually N50.00 bottled water. Today it is popularly known as "pure water." Within the next six months he became millionaire, and left the market by the time it was flooded by other businessmen.
I belong to the school of thought that insists the best way to make money is to solve problems. The slogan used to be that the economy is bad, that there is no money in this country. But it is in this same country that telecommunication companies are making mega bucks. Why? Because they provided solutions to people's needs.
DMT is making it as a company today by providing mobile toilets to the public. We all know what it used to be in public functions where this service is not available. I can never be tired of telling the story of cowbell sachet milk. What they did was just to solve the problem of non-availability of milk to the low-income earners in the country and the rest has been history ever since. In fact that singular act changed the face of business in this country.
The truth of the matter is that as far as the earth is still in existence, there must be problems. The only thing you need to do is to find solutions to those problems and that breakthrough you are looking for will be yours. Look around you, don't go too far. In your immediate community is the starting point. What are the problems people are going through that you can provide solutions to? All you need to make that change is within if you but search.
The story is told about a young man who for years after graduation could not secure a job. From one interview to another, yet nothing happened. From one aptitude test to another the story still remained the same.
As he woke up one morning to set out for another job interview, thinking he was going to fulfil all righteousness, after all he has come very close to securing one, but at the end of the day the story will be same "We will get back to you"
When he got to the bank, the interview could not hold as scheduled, so he had to wait for hours. Fortunately for him, he was not able to secure the job. But as he was leaving the bank premises, he had a strange feeling that was very unusual. I mean he has just lost another chance to work in the bank like his mates, so has every reason to be in a mournful mood. But the reverse was the case, though he couldn't place his hand on what was happening.
At home he began to play back what happened in the bank. While he was waiting for the interview to commence he discovered that those who came to withdrew money where not going with a satisfied look on their faces. In fact, one customer had a heated argument with a bank staff.
The problem happens to be that as soon as people collect their money, they are left to find ways to protect the money. And he began to think. Is there no way somebody can provide the customers with something to protect their money as they leave the bank? What can be provided? Who can provide it? The questions were coming very fast.
And soon the answers came, why not? Yes, something could be provided. A nylon bag. And who is the best person to provide it? Him of course, after all he has no job as at present and the business requires low start up capital.
He went to the market bought the nylon bags at N5 each and positioned himself in front of the very bank that refused him employment and began to sell his wares at N20 to those who were in need of it. Now almost every body was in need of it.
At 300 per cent profit people were willing to even pay more to protect their money. If you withdrew, for instance, N100, 000, do you think N20 would be too much to use for it's protection? And the money came pouring in. Within a short while, he started buying from the manufacturers at a cheaper rate and engaged the services of 20 youths who he placed in front of other 20 branches of different banks making more than 300 per cent profit per bag. Before people could get into that business as is our culture, he had made millions and re-invested his money into other areas.
In your bid to provide solutions, be ready for rejections. Be courageous. For it's only you and no one else will prove to the world that you can do it. This was the kind of adversity Booker T. Washington was confronted with. As a youngster, he and his brother had walked nine miles each day to school in order to start their education.
At age 12, he had left home for good to attend high school, supporting himself, doing chores and housework similar to what he'd done at home on the farm. At age 20, he was ready to start college. So, in 1885, he used every penny he had to travel from his city to Highland College. He felt excited over his admission to Highland College, for getting an education had always been his driving goal. When he got to Highland College, however, his hopes where dashed. Even though his application had been accepted, school officials rejected him when they discovered that he was black.
For a few years after that rejection, he tried to establish a business, but his desire to continue his education drew him back to his goal. In 1890, after several rejections by other institutions, he was accepted by Simpson College, which accepted students regardless of race. He opened a laundry to support himself and studied painting and piano.
He excelled in arts. One of his works won first prize at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. His writings were published in newspapers. He became a trainer for the school's athletic teams. He joined the campus' military regiment, where he rose to the group's highest rank-Captain. He later changed his major from art to agriculture.
He went on to receive his degree in agriculture. His excellence in the fields of botany and horticulture prompted two professors to encourage him to stay on as a graduate student and earn his master's degree. He did. And in the process, he worked as the assistant botanist for the College Experiment Station, developed expertise in plant pathology and mycology, and became the first African American faculty member at Iowa State College.
In April of 1896, he accepted an offer from the Tuskegee Institute to become the school's director of Agriculture. His agricultural research and discoveries improved farming throughout the country, and he was especially successful at helping poor, black farmers. His development of an extension programme to take the classroom out to the people made a real difference in the lives of thousands. While at Tuskegee Institute, he earned the respect of such innovators as Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, as well as that of several Presidents of the United States.
Look around you, is there a need as little as N5 can solve? That could be the breakthrough you've been praying for.
Forget that certificate, forget your background, your pride and every other thing that constitutes a hindrance to your wealth creation dream. Be a solution provider, that way wherever you build your tent, people will surely come after you. Remember the story of sachet milk or that of pure water. Are they a success today? They solved a problem in society and the businessmen involved smiled all the way to the bank.
The key is in your hands. Use it!
To your success!
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